Something is wrong with Mika Brzezinski. Threatened to hit Joe this morning...

[CTyankee]

and started yelling at Eugene Robinson about Chris Christie, then incoherently defending Christie's wife (who was attacking her?) to no one in particular.

Morning Joe was a hot mess today. Usually it's just Joe yelling and waving his arms. But today Mika was trying to rip faces off, too.

I wonder if, like Joe, she needs some sedation. If they don't, the two of them aren't gonna make it through this election. I realize they're unhappy about Romney's bad numbers and their little game of "Let's pretend this is a close election!" has come to a screeching end at long last. But these two were completely out of control today.

Harold Ford, Jr. couldn't get a sentence out without Joe interrupting. Ed Rendell and Donny Deutsch sat there in silence, probably wishing they could dive under the table for cover.

It was one of the most bizarre mornings on that show that I have ever seen...

[handmade34]

1. brought to you...

by Starbucks...

[CTyankee]

3. Well, that must be it.

good lord...I wonder if Zbig was watching the spectacle...

[malaise]

34. The palpable tension has been going on for

close to two weeks

[99Forever]

2. **sigh**

[mmonk]

4. The neoconservative dream unravelling?

[spanone]

5. what a pathetic group of losers & has beens....except for eugene

[CTyankee]

16. I loved his column where he said that Christie ought to "eat a salad and take a walk around

the block..."

[gordianot]

6. I wonder if they are able to recruit interns? n/t

[Jackpine Radical]

7. Bath salts?

[hatrack]

8. SNORT!

[madinmaryland]

11. Heh! They were snorting something!!

[CTyankee]

9. Could be. When you start yelling at invisible people about something bizarre, you know

it's time to stop substance abuse and get help.

I shoulda known it wouldn't go well when she looked at Joe and said "I'm going to have to hit you..." but I thought she was just being cute. It got ugly fast from then on.

Great theater, tho! If you missed it, you can see it on the Morning Joe page at msnbc.com

[flamingdem]

36. ha ha ha

someone snuck it into their coffee

[MadrasT]

10. If I had to deal with Joe every day...

...I'm pretty sure I'd be a little edgy myself.

[redroof]

12. Ugh.... That Mika girl is awful.

She just sits there and makes faces like she's constipated through most of Joe's tirades.

[Honeycombe8]

57. She hasn't been a girl in years. And Joe hasn't been a boy in years.

Just pointing out the obvious! They're both middle aged.

[WI_DEM]

13. Maybe they don't get enough sleep? they get up awfully early.

[DainBramaged]

14. I would care if one of their heads actuially exploded live on TV

otherwise

[CTyankee]

15. Oh, but you missed the fun...

I wonder if it was 'roid rage...

[Atman]

17. She is clearly too close the Christies.

Obviously friends with Mrs. Christie. The guys made a few New Jersey jokes (doesn't everybody?), and she went off. Not just defending New Jersey, but drew Mrs. Christie into it, although on one had said anything about her. She is apparently a goddess. And either very, very strong, or she likes it on top. Just sayin'.

But I think Mika is too close to Christie to be objective. In fact, it sounded like the whole panel this morning was pitching for either Christie or Ryan to take the nomination from Rmoney. The GOP clearly hates him if even that table full of shills is calling for someone else.

It was a mess of a show. Everyone yelling at each other, talking over each other -- I mean, even more than usual. Unfortunately, switching to CNN doesn't help, because Soledad is on vacation. The stand-ins are just as insipid as ever, and it felt like the old CNN, before they gave O'Brien some free reign to make the morning show more watchable.

.

[CTyankee]

18. "very, very strong or likes it on top"...

OMG, you actually went there! I was thinking it, but I didn't want to say it...I think everyone wonders about it, tho...

[MADem]

27. I don't want to discuss mechanics.

But what other option is there? Realistically, I mean.

It's really a "Patrick Henry's choice," isn't it? Give me liberty, or give me death?

[calimary]

30. Indeed! That's what I was wondering.

How on earth do they - um - execute marital relations in that household? Without her getting quite literally steamrolled?

Hmmm... doing to her in their bedroom at night what he's also trying to do to the rest of the state of New Jersey.

[kestrel91316]

35. He stands at the side of the bed and she is on her back laying across it........

well I'm sure you get the picture so I won't belabor the details.

My former BF who was the RWer gained much weight while we were dating, so I know how it works. Though IMHO it doesn't work very well once the man reaches a certain amount of belly fat. The important structure simply disappears into the fat.

[bongbong]

45. Christie standing?

I don't think so. He has the state bring in the official helicopter and airlift him to perform his duties.

[Warren DeMontague]

55. She looks like she has some upper arm strength

So, that may be the key.

[bluedeminredstate]

19. Another day, another tirade

I turned it off yesterday b/c Mika was acting like an idiot about the Obama PAC commercial. Today I turned it on to see Scarborough ripping Harold Ford to bits for having the temerity for sticking up for Obama's experience. Harold "Closet GOPer" Ford". You can't find a more compliant Dem-basher and Joe was getting his panties in a wad.

If Joe and Mika can't tolerate any opinion other than their own why do they have guests? It did my heart good when Mika's Dad knee-capped Joe one day and called him a clown or something like it.

I turned it off today less than 5 minutes after I turned it on. Just like yesterday. These folks need to get a grip.

[TeamPooka]

32. best insult ever! during a discussion of Israelie-Palestinian negotiations:

"you have such a stunningly superficial knowledge of what went on that it's almost embarrassing to listen to you."

[CTyankee]

40. I had forgotten how snotty Joe sounds in that clip and how the camera caught

the look on Mika's face when Joe was saying it, as if to say "Joe, you stepped in it this time..."

[RZM]

42. 'Coming up after the break, our guest will be . . . my dad!'

LOL. Quite the 'get'

[UnrepentantLiberal]

20. I hate morning television.

That is all.

[nichomachus]

26. Most talking-head television is just the political version of professional wrestling

Just about as real too

[UnrepentantLiberal]

37. And you'd barely know the rest of the world even exists.

I can't watch it anymore. It's pointless.

[winstars]

21. Meeka was off the hook today, literally foaming at the mouth over Chrispy Cream...

"Have you ever met his wife" she shouted to Eugene Robinson when he had the audacity to say the Large One might not translate so great nationally. She clearly is in love with the guy and wishes she was his wife... She claimed that Chrispy would have made short work of "Chicago" for the dead wife ad that "Chicago" did not put out and that has not been shown anywhere except on the "news" shows...

Joey Scar was ranting and raving over how Eddie Munster is way way more qualified to to be President than Barack Obama, even now!!! Because he, little Eddie that is, has been in Washington since the middle '90's and "knows how Washington works"... Schmoe was killing me (pun intended) with his twisted logic and when Harold Ford, that rabid partisan Democrat, said weakly that little Eddie might not be seen as "ready to be President, the king of the beady eyed circle jerks went off on him...

Oh, and they mentioned the new polls showing our President in the lead essentially in passing, what a bunch of dopes. The DVR is great because I can basically find out what the enemy is saying each day in a very short period of time and keep from throwing something at my TeeVee machine.

[lunatica]

25. Meeka, Crispy, Eddie Munster, Schmoe

[Mike Daniels]

48. Not a surprise that she's a fan of a loud-mouth blowhard like Christie

Mika was totally in the tank for Palin in 2008 until Palin proved to be a major liabillity to the McCain campaign.

As it is, the Republicans already have an arrogant jackass on the top of the ticket and it's hurting them in the polls. What could make them think doubling down on that personality style is a winning strategy.

[CTyankee]

23. And what's Joe's man-parts issue?? Erectile dysfunction?

[MADem]

31. Propecia, maybe? They just announced that shit is bad for one... nt

[msanthrope]

24. What time of the month would that be, bigdarryl? nt

[southernyankeebelle]

28. Best medicine is to switch to CURRENT Tv if you can get it. You have 2 back to back radio

shows on tv and are really good and informative. You don't have to get all upset with people yelling.

[Aerows]

29. In her defense

I wanted to hit Joe most mornings. Thankfully, I fixed that by not watching him or her.

[CTyankee]

39. it was weird. He was joking about some factoid that stressed out men prefer chubbier

women. That got her going. He kept on jabbing at her. Finally, she said "I'm going to have to hit you..."

This was before she started yelling about Christie and his wife.

[Paladin]

33. Mika's An Anti-Fat Nazi---Except For Christie.

Sorry I missed this morning's show; sounds like things got pretty edgy......

[gyntrix]

56. Stressed out men like larger women

Mashed potatoes and gravy is comfort food not french fries and catsup.

[American Made]

62. LOL! Speak 4 yourself pal.

ROFLFAO!

[northoftheborder]

38. for my peace of mind, I no longer EVER watch any morning shows, except C-Span sometimes.

Wish I had Current. Life's too short to get mad at that trash every day.

[montanacowboy]

41. PLEASE FOLKS WATCH CURRENT TV IN THE AM

BILL PRESS IS ON FROM 4 AM MTN TIME TO 7 AM AND THEN STEPHANIE MILLER PICKS IT UP

THIS HAS BEEN MY LIFESAVER FOR MORNING NEWS - I WILL NOT TURN ON THAT STOMACH TURNING DEAD INTERN OR HIS EMPTY HEADED SIDE KICK

[bluedeminredstate]

49. Thank you

I didn't know that. I usually watch Willie Geist then stay for Morning Joe, but I get so upset most of the time watching that insufferable prick. Bill Press is much more to my liking. And I LOVE Stephanie Miller! Thank you for the info - I didn't know Current had programming that early.

[montanacowboy]

52. Bill has a great show

and great guests - and Stephanie has the Rude Pundit on every week with call ins.

[Ilsa]

50. I have switched to Bill Press on most mornings.

I face the day feeling much better.

[femmocrat]

58. I have watched Bill Press since his show came on.

Stephanie Miller is hysterically funny.

I never watch Scars.... can't take it.

[gkhouston]

43. Why not take a lawn chair and plant yourself near the most accident-prone intersection in town?

You'd learn as much and probably have more fun in the process.

[CTyankee]

46. Yeah, my husband thinks the way you do...

He always asks me "Why do you watch that sh*t?" when I complain about the latest outrage on that show.

[vinny9698]

44. Ford Jr. is a paid Bank of America employee

Yet they never disclose his employer, yet always carrying water for the banksters.

[slackmaster]

47. Like everyone else named Brzezinski, she needs to buy a vowel or three

[hlthe2b]

51. Hes' a very smart man, but I'd bet a very very distant and demanding Father...

I think a lot of Mika's problem is "Daddy issues."

[GoneOffShore]

53. Why watch? Cartoons are more productive.

You're really not getting anything from these clowns but high blood pressure.

[Whisp]

54. I don't watch that show very often because

I can't stand that Joe Schmuck.

but I did notice that Mika is sort of a decoration there and isn't really allowed to speak much and when she does, he never looks at her.

That's a telling sign of some sort, when someone is speaking and you can't look at them. He looks at all the guys on his panel when they talk. So I mentioned this in a reply to a Joe post a while back and someone said:

sounds like they are having an affair and something has gone wrong - To that effect.

Maybe, eh?
hope she rips his stupid q-tip head off - what a massive jerkoff

[Honeycombe8]

59. I watched most of the show this morning, and I didn't notice that.

I noticed she was more vocal than usual, but I didn't hear any tirade or anything like that. I heard the part about Christy, and I heard her comments about Mrs. Christy.

She and Eugene more or less agree on just about everything, and I didn't see much difference this morning.

I HAVE noticed that the show is more and more becoming a Republican talking point show. When he does have Democrats on, they are usually blue dogs or moderates, at most. Every now and then he'll have Dean on, and that's about it.

[CTyankee]

60. Yeah, Joe is pushing this to the Right. He can't stand it that he is losing!

She is just caught up in her anger about the Soptic ad. It has obsessed her. She can't seem to focus on anything else.

I don't know why she got so wrought up about Christie, tho. That was strange...

[winstars]

69. She is obsessed with an ad that has not been shown on TeeVee, she a regular Albert Einstein!!!

I would say she has a crush on Chrispy but I can't get my arms around it.

I did have a thought why Mourning Schmoe is angry about the Soptic ad:

Like Rmoney, he knows what it is like to be accused of murder!!!

[CTyankee]

63. well, she just seemed more shrill and emotional today, just like Joe who is ALWAYS emotional...

maybe she was over-caffeinated or something else related to her relentless running (ahem). We just don't know...

[Honeycombe8]

64. Maybe she's reacting to the increasing far right tone of the show. That's not how it started out.

It started out more balanced.

[CTyankee]

66. yeah, with RW Harold Ford and Ed Rendell!

I hear you...

[upi402]

61. I can't look at that crap

MSNBC is unwatchable until later. I think it twists my neuron trails and makes my synaptic gaps esplode too.

[Honeycombe8]

65. Oooooh. That sounds painful. nt

[Gidney N Cloyd]

67. She was only venting in the general direction of the Christie/Jersey issue.

God knows what she was reallymad about but I'd bet it had virtually nothing to do with Eugene Robinson's Jersey comments.

[Dash87]

68. I'm sorry, that show is so insanely stupid

Both of them are terrible, annoying hosts - especially Joe Scarborough. He's one of those pompous, fake, plastic-y hosts with the permanent, frozen smile, combined with that wind-bag Republican personality. Every time he talks I want to get out a barf-bag.

It's also one of those morning shows. Everything on there, including this, is guaranteed to be hammed up, if not completely scripted.