Scarborough on door of his "American car" freezing shut: "[P]robably some Japanese engineer ... sabotaged us. Kinda like blowing up things at Pearl Harbor"
SUMMARY: On Morning Joe, shortly after Mika Brzezinski remarked that the weather was "so cold" that "[i]t'll freeze your car door shut," Joe Scarborough recounted, "I tried to turn the key, and it was ... locked." Then, in response to Brzezinski's comment, "Oh, American car. That's the problem," Scarborough declared: "The American car -- you know what? It's probably some Japanese engineer that made the key hold -- just sabotaged us. Kinda like blowing up things at Pearl Harbor."
During the December 22 edition of MSNBC's Morning Joe, shortly after co-host Mika Brzezinski remarked that the weather was "so cold" that "[i]t'll freeze your car door shut," co-host Joe Scarborough recounted, "I tried to turn the key, and it was -- it was locked." Then, in response to Brzezinski's comment, "Oh, American car. That's the problem," Scarborough declared: "The American car -- you know what? It's probably some Japanese engineer that made the key hold -- just sabotaged us. Kinda like blowing up things at Pearl Harbor." Scarborough went on to say, "I'm an economic nationalist," to which Brzezinski replied: "You are an economic patriot." Scarborough and Brzezinski recently debuted a radio version of Morning Joe on WABC in New York.
Scarborough also asserted that "[w]e need to be economic nationalists" earlier in the show, while discussing a December 20 column by The New York Times' Bob Herbert.
From the December 22 edition of MSNBC's Morning Joe:
BRZEZINSKI: "Hope Amid the Gloom." This is Bob Herbert:
These elites, of course, were the geniuses who ruined the most powerful economy on earth. When Citigroup went into yet another swoon last month, the rush to rescue it was breathtaking. Posses don't come more elegant: the outgoing treasury secretary, Hank Paulson; the incoming treasury secretary (and president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York), Timothy Geithner; and former treasury secretary (not to mention Citigroup board member), Robert Rubin.
They materialized magnificently, armed with hundreds of billions in taxpayer bailout cash.
Leo Gerard, president of the steelworkers union, summed up the government's attitude nicely when he said, quote, "Washington will bail out those who shower before work, but not those who shower afterwards."
SCARBOROUGH: And Tucker [Carlson, MSNBC political analyst] --
BRZEZINSKI: This bailout was small, comparatively, to that huge, pork-filled bailout that they came up with in the first place.
SCARBOROUGH: Tucker, I want to focus on this line that Mika read. And this is a great op-ed, Mika. "These elites, of course, were the geniuses who ruined the most powerful economy on earth."
I think it's time that we step back and start listening to what people like Pat Buchanan had said. We need to be economic nationalists. We've been told you can't be an economic nationalist, you've got to open all the borders, free trade, do whatever it takes to get China to buy your money, to make cheap products. Get -- we're seeing this is short-sighted, but we always listen to the geniuses. "Oh, they're on Wall Street, they know best." Isn't it time we step back and start using a little use common sense?
[...]
SCARBOROUGH: Welcome back to Morning Joe. It's the top of the hour. A beautiful shot of the White House.
BRZEZINSKI: Very nice morning here in Washington.
SCARBOROUGH: But don't let -- don't let the sun surprise you.
BRZEZINSKI: Why?
SCARBOROUGH: It's cold.
BRZEZINSKI: It is so cold.
SCARBOROUGH: It is very cold in Washington.
BRZEZINSKI: Yeah, it'll freeze your car door shut.
SCARBOROUGH: I stepped outside this morning. Eighteen -- it was 18 degrees outside. That ain't --
BRZEZINSKI: Yeah, yeah. Couldn't get to work.
PAT BUCHANAN (MSNBC political analyst): The Tahoe wasn't in good shape, huh?
SCARBOROUGH: Tahoe --
BRZEZINSKI: Oh, American car.
SCARBOROUGH: -- I tried to turn the key, and it was -- it was locked.
BUCHANAN: It resisted.
BRZEZINSKI: That's the problem.
SCARBOROUGH: The American car -- you know what? It's probably some Japanese engineer that made the key hold -- just sabotaged us.
BRZEZINSKI: Yeah, that's what it was. Makes you feel better. It's OK.
SCARBOROUGH: Kinda like blowing up things at Pearl Harbor. Anyway.
BRZEZINSKI: We've got a lot going on. T. Boone Pickens is going to be here.
SCARBOROUGH: I'm with Buchanan. I'm an economic nationalist, Mika.
BRZEZINSKI: You are an economic patriot.
SCARBOROUGH: I don't care if you hate America or not.
BRZEZINKSI: I salute that.
Must be, because we know the auto company would never, ever build a POS. Between the Japs and the Unions those poor babies never stood a chance...
What was the deal about this "Japanese" engineer thing? I thought his car was American? I'm confused.
Tha whole show today was wierd. Anyone elese notice Mika's bizarro comment about her kids being with their grandparents, and a deer or something was now hanging in the garage?
What was that all about? Is pop Brzezinski a hunter or something? Talk about non-sequiturs...
You know, Joe, it'a a scientific fact that people make fewer verbal gaffes when they just stop talking. ;>)
Don't tell him it's a scientific fact.
Tell him it's tradition, or that you have it on good authority.
Tell him it's tradition, or that you have it on good authority.
Yeah, Steeve, tradition and authority, two things the con mind can understand.
Okay...it says it in the Bible that people make fewer verbal gaffes when they stop talking. ;>)
It also says stoning is an appropriate response to verbal gaffes. Who's first? ;)
"Let he who is without sin........" Lead on, Oh Great Beagle!!! :>)
I'm gonna have to go old testament to avoid that little legal loophole, Oscar! ;)
TOSS!
I'll bet even his dreams are stupid.
Y'know, the same thing happened to me with my Toyota Camry this morning! Undoubtedly the work of some Japanese engineer! But I fox'ed em - I have a can off this spray I bought in a good-ole' USA auto parts store that unfroze that lock immediately!
American ingenuity triumphs again! Joe, maybe you should try it sometimes.
I think Joe just lost the respect of every NASCAR fan out there. Real Americans know how to deal with trivial car problems like this. If Joe was a regular guy, he'd know about WD40, a genuine American invention.
You can use Windex in a pinch, or any other spray found under the sink, that contains alcohol or another solvent (like ammonia). There's nothing to wipe away with Windex, just a noticably cleaner spot on the car door.
WD40? Windex? We didn't have no fancy stinkin' WD40 or Windex.
Matches!
(Seriously, just yesterday I saw a guy light a piece of newspaper to get his mailbox open. A statement which, on its face, sounds ridiculous but everyone here knows exactly what I mean 'cause you can fill in the middle part on your own. Ain't language combined with cultural understanding grand?)
Oops, and I guess [/sarcasm] doesn't show up if you put actual HTML tags around it!
I love the sense of proportion -- I have an issue with getting into my car and a thousand plus Americans die in a suprise attack. Seems the same to me.
Way to go Joe.
How's that airplane first class seat that does not adjust for some reason remind you of 9-11?
That's a good question. Maybe he thinks that thing hanging on the keychain is just decorative.
I'm sure he made the whole thing up just so he could use the "like bombing Pearl Harbor" line. Joe Scarborough doesn't have a garage? Give me a break. He isn't parking his car on the street.
How about this? It's cold outside. When things get cold, AND wet, they tend to freeze. Car doors are no exception. Jeesh...
Mindboggling, ain't it Mag? These two are trying to jump on the "geniuses" who they imagine ruined a perfectly good economy, yet the idea of water freezing at freezing temperatures makes their eyes go all buggy.
It is indeed utterly amazing. I'm surprised that somehow they didn't toss in something about global warming all being a farce, because, you know, Joe's door froze in Northern climes in December. I remember the "good old days" when I lived in Maine, and didn't have a garage for my car. Thing is, this happened to me about, oh, 2-5 times per week, depending on the weather of course. And, I drove, and still drive, a Subaru. Thing is, living in North Carolina, it tends to not freeze shut any longer. The wonders!!
C'mon Col, Even you don't take this kind of inanity on morning gabfests seriously? It was a throwaway comment at best. This kind of silliness makes the folks monitoring the media around here look petty and humorless. Is this all they've got these days?
Don't you get it Tommy? This is living proof that Scarborough is disseminating conservative misinformation. Oh the damage ol' Joe is doing to the media industry by spreading such propoganda. Have you ever????
"C'mon Col, Even you don't take this kind of inanity on morning gabfests seriously?"
Based on the seriousness of what Col wrote, I'd say no.
Well, considering this is one of the silliest threads put here in recent memory, I just assumed that the quick-witted Colonel would even find it so. I guess it's where the sarcasm meets the serious, sometimes they blur for me, oh well.....
Yes, Colonel. What in blazes is wrong with you? Pundits on morning shows, evening shows, midday shows are all just throwing away lines for no effect. They mean nothing. And they're very humorous to boot. I mean I LOLed when I heard this because it made so much sense and was so funny. God, that Joe Scarborough is a comedic talent.
Oh JJ, Joe isn't a pundit. Pundits are supposed to be learned and erudite people. Joe is just a talk show guy. So his innanity is okay. Sheesh, girl.
The only thing Joe's show is lacking is a band in the studio...and a band leader who dresses in loud clothes and laughs hysterically at all of Joe's jokes.
Yes, he needed a drumroll for that clever one liner that he threw off. It was frickin' hilarious, man......l
I'm not sure what's wrong with me, but maybe if I break down Tommy's "question". I know it's not really a question, but it's got his trademark question mark at the end.
C'mon Col, Even you don't take this kind of inanity on morning gabfests seriously?
"Even you..." - this would seem to imply that I'm more likely than most to take these morning gabfests seriously. I'm not sure where Tommy would get that idea, as I don't think I've ever posted any positive remarks at this site about dopey morning yak shows. My comment on this thread was clearly saying that I'm amazed at their stoopidity, and don't take these shows seriously at all.
They're just a couple of cut-ups talking about national pride and sneaky furriners in a fun-luvvin way. =')
Well, everyone cannot be a shining example of political correctness. Since you seem sarcastic with your statement "They mean nothing" when referring to pundits throwing away lines, perhaps you would enlighten the bigots around here and let us know what Scarborough "really meant" by his statement?
perhaps you would enlighten the bigots around here and let us know what Scarborough "really meant" by his statement?
Hey Crispy, how 'bout I don't and say I did....:-0)
Guy, you take things way too seriously, lord...........:-0)
Oh and Crispy, if you figure out what he meant by his nonesensical statement, please tell the rest of us. Apparently YOU came up with something bigotted. I say he'd drunk too much eggnog....:-) Ah, maybe you're right about him being a bigot? In any case,lighten up, dude.
And Merry Christmas. Or Merry Chrispmas...Ha!
Just another example of the fallacy of global warming, no doubt... ;>)
The good thing about Joe is that you know he'll try to pad his lead... This guy needs to just stop talking. Oh wait...he's a talk show host. ;>)
What no explosions when you press the gas pedal? They are just phoning in their evil schemes.
The door must have froze after he killed his intern.
Oh...now that's COLD. ;>)
Coming up tomorrow: Scarborough snarks at a Volkswagon by mentioning the Holocaust.
What a classless moron.
And then Scarborough snarks at a Yugo by...
Wait a minute. Everyone snarked at the Yugo.
He's a C-E-L-E-B-R-I-T-Y. The normal rules that apply to everyone else don't apply to celebrities...
OT, but you republicans really, really need to do a better job vetting your candidates before you allow them to run for office!
http://timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=753116
Must not have been a member of the NRA. Two shots to commit suicide?????
...missed the heart with his first shot.
He's not the first Republican who's had trouble finding his heart.
Too small of a target, perhaps?
Only a rating hungry (or plain) idiot like Scarborough can make a statement like this.
When I buy anything automotive, electronic, I look for the made in label. I willingly pay more for Made in Japan, Made in USA (not of imported parts) items. Sure Honda cars are made in US (not in China).
Since the last snow storm we had in Boston, I am on the lookout for a snow blower. Honda's HS520AS (google the item) is 750 bucks. I can get a generic one for $400.
If Scarborough can get me my snow blower $500, I will agree with him.
Fifteen years ago, I would have wagered USA was the leader on engineering. Not anymore. Now I am not sure what we lead the world in, except hating it.
You know it's some kind of holiday when THIS is news! Joe is just a jock that got to be friends with somebody at NBC. Maybe they were on the team somewhere in the olden days. On the golf course, perhaps? Since when does Joe drive himself to work? The driver would have known what to do. DW40 is the answer to almost everything. I use it to scramble my eggs in the cast iron skillet my Mama gave me. Frozen car door is like Pearl Harbor? Yeah, Japan attacked the U.S. by making better cars. Way to GO, Joe.
These two dimwits (Joe & Mika) deserve each other. Their idiotic Banter on "Morning Joe" is highly annoying. Big three network shills like Matt "Burrhead"Lauer and Diane "former Nixon flack" Sawyer aren't much better. As Newton Minnow once said, network television is a "vast wasteland."
Twice this morning (Tuesday), while discussing the economy, first Buchanan and then Joe stated that "Americans are idiots." Did anyone catch the context?
I saw that, they just don't get it.
Perswonally, I thought the "American car. That's the problem" line was pretty dumb, too.
Oh He!! Joe, I owned a Saab when they were still produced in Sweden, and my ignition lock would freeze up all the time. Sometimes things just don't work.
My advice, buy one those little de-icers, or a lighter
god, Joe sounded like he'd been hitting the old Egg-nog a little early.
Pearl Harbor was stolen from the kanaka maoli. When Japan attacked, they were attacking a country's military base. The military base should have never been there, because it is a royal crown land, belonging to the Kingdom of Hawaii. It's not America that was attacked, it was the kanaka.