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Scarborough claims Pelosi called opponents "Nazis"; Brzezinski tries to rebut, is repeatedly interrupted

August 10, 2009 8:41 am ET

From the August 10 edition of MSNBC's Morning Joe:

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Previously:

Still in denial about swastikas at town hall protests, Limbaugh takes on David Brooks

Limbaugh again refers to "similarities" between Dem Party leaders, "Nazi Party of Germany"; adds Pelosi "started it"

Limbaugh on Pelosi: "This woman is deranged" for stating that some protesters are carrying swastikas

Jonah Goldberg goes in search of swastikas

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    • Author by Bad News (August 10, 2009 8:45 am ET)
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      I like you Joe but you should be careful.
      You tend to go on attacks without being Tactful.
      You should be careful with whom you Attack.
      I like you Joe but sometimes you come across as Whack.

      Speak truth to power.


      Mr. News
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    • Author by nerzog (August 10, 2009 8:46 am ET)
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      I was a little disappointed with Laurence O'Donnel this morning. He let a lot of these lies go unchallenged. I guess they threatened to boot him if he challenged Joe's absurdities too much.

      We've all seen the pictures of people holding Swastikas and pictures of Obama with a Hitler Moustache. Pelosi was merely reporting what we've all seen.

      The fact that the Republicans can deny such an obvious fact and get away with it is an indication of the absolute corruption and uselessness of our Press Corps.
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      • Author by HumblePie (August 10, 2009 9:07 am ET)
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        I agree. LOD seemed a bit off his game this morning. He was on fire last week, while hosting The Ed Show. Mika is worthless, I'm sorry she's back.
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      • Author by robyn20094113 (August 10, 2009 9:41 am ET)
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        I noticed that too. I watched the entire show this morning and waited for O'Donnel to speak up and set the record straight, he didn't.
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    • Author by renardot (August 10, 2009 8:46 am ET)
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      Have we not seen pictures of people carrying signs at the town hall meetings. What is Joe talking about? Mika has always been weak so it does not surprise me about how she puts up a fight.
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    • Author by jmille426471 (August 10, 2009 8:59 am ET)
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      New right wing tactic; Call your oppenents nazis, and then when your oppenents call you out for it, accuse them of accusing you of being nazis. Its so infuriatingly annoying, it might just work.
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      • Author by NiceguyEddie (August 10, 2009 9:11 am ET)
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        I know! They're like buzzing mosquitoes!

        You know what? I don't care what the proposal/issue is: If the sign your carrying has a swastika on it - crossed out or otherwise - you have NOTHING to add to the debate. It's not even about free speech because you have NOTHING TO SAY.
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        • Author by renardot (August 10, 2009 9:20 am ET)
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          I agree with you niceguy. How can anyone learn about the plan if you can't hear about it?
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        • Author by jmille426471 (August 10, 2009 9:28 am ET)
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          Exactly. I dont feel very enlightened or persuaded by people who have nothing to say but to hysterically and baselessly accuse those they disagree with of being nazis. You might as well start a debate by saying "Resolved; my opponent has sex with animals".
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    • Author by snoopy (August 10, 2009 9:01 am ET)
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      OK then, once again the reich goes overboard and her apologists try to paint it as "extreme rhetoric on both sides". Funny how their idea of equally shared blame is the reich saying all things nazi several hundred times and pelosi saying the reich is carrying nazi signs at the town hall meetings once. No wonder republicans can't balance budgets.
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      • Author by nerzog (August 10, 2009 9:05 am ET)
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        Not to mention... Pelosi was telling the truth; the Republicans are lying... as usual.
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    • Author by Barry Bonds (August 10, 2009 9:05 am ET)
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      It appears that Mika has a mandate not to speak up.
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    • Author by jmille426471 (August 10, 2009 9:05 am ET)
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      Also, isnt this just a quintessential MSM political discussion?

      "So the republicans are saying democrats are Nazis who want to kill children with down syndrome while democrats report correctly that they saw swasticas at townhall meetings. Both sides are equally vicious partisans."
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      • Author by nerzog (August 10, 2009 9:09 am ET)
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        It ever amazes me how they get away with such blatant lies, though I should be used to it by now. I just about lost it when Mika turned to Joe in all earnestness and asked "How did we get here?".

        They will not, or cannot admit that the Republicans have deliberately sabotaged this debate.
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    • Author by MickD (August 10, 2009 9:49 am ET)
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      Joe tries to be so "above it all," the reasonable conservative, etc. But when the check comes through for a talking point or a particular lie that can be perpetuated, he caves and joins the propaganda chorus.
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    • Author by seeryer (August 10, 2009 11:03 am ET)
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      Joe,
      Neither Pelosi nor any Democrat has called these idiots Nazis. We have only pointed out they have called Obama and his policies Nazi like. Don't play dumb becasue Pelosi said they are carrying swastikas instead of saying they are calling Democrats Nazis and have signs implying Obama and the Dems are Nazis. You must be playing dumb because you get paid too much to really be that dumb.
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    • Author by roxsteady11180 (August 10, 2009 11:30 am ET)
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      Joe Scarborough is a lying, ignorant clown. He's trying to drag the Dems into this but, it's not happening. I hope that tonight, Rachel and Keith pull up the footage of these inbreds and crazy oldsters with their Nazi signs and hate filled screeching! Joe, like all the Republicans have a problem with Nancy Pelosi. They can't stand it that she has more power than all of them and that she's a Speaker who gets things done. Stop tryhing to blame the left for the rightwing lunatics. They look badly and they know it. This is why they want to draw us in. Joe continues to soil himself trashing Pelosi. It's weak and pathetic. Hey Joe, less Pelosi trashing and more DEAD INTERN IN YOUR OFFICE BANTER! He's a clown and Mika is an idiot!
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    • Author by magnolialover (August 10, 2009 12:29 pm ET)
         
      I've already seen the retort to this one.

      Someone on here, can't remember which thread, that the signs did have Swastikas on them, but they were crossed out, so they weren't calling Pelosi a Nazi.

      Con logic right there.

      Let me help that person fill in the blanks. Someone was there, protesting against Pelosi, they had a sign, with the swastika on it, they crossed it, as in, we don't want Pelosi and we don't want Nazis. They were calling her a Nazi.

      And of course, it's OK to call a dem a Nazi, but just let it happen to a republican. The freaks come out of the woodwork at those times. Example, the advertisement that Moveon.org had on their website that yes, called Bush a Nazi. What happened? They took it down almost immediately (it was a self submitted contest), and APOLOGIZED.

      I'm sure we'll still hear conservatives cry about that one, but alas, Moveon.org did the right thing in that case.
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    • Author by twseattle (August 10, 2009 1:10 pm ET)
         
      JOE REBUKES CONSERVATIVES!

      "You don't do it by calling your opponents Nazi's."(46 seconds in the clip) So willing to blame others, he inadvertantly took a swipe at his sides tactics. That sentence needs to be shoved in the face of Rush, Glenn, and the other loudmouths every time THEY bring it up. I like it even better out of context.
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    • Author by clams casino (August 10, 2009 3:37 pm ET)
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      Gee, Mika, way to stick to your guns. How can you sit there and let him get away with that? Speak up.
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