I never watched Joe Scarborough before today and my first impression is not good.

[Towlie]

I usually turn on my TV later in the day and watch MSNBC, but of course this week is different. Mika Brzezinski seems pretty cool but Joe Scarborough? Not so much.

[634-5789]

1. What did you expect from a former TeapubliKKKan?

[catbyte]

2. He's always been a jackass but once in a while he does make valid points. The panel is always

so much better.

[PatSeg]

15. Yeah, that sums it up

Joe has some moments when he is very thoughtful and insightful, but his tendency to cut people off and filibuster for long periods of time is rather exhausting. He goes into some long monologues where he repeats himself a lot and obviously loves the sound of his own voice. Fortunately, I can fast-forward when he starts going on and on. I usually like the rest of the regulars on the show.

Mika's father once called Scarborough "stunningly superficial" and that pretty much says it all.

[Beakybird]

3. Both of them were die hard Trump supporting propagandists running up to the election.

They both make me sick. Behind any principles you perceive is cunning calculations of viewership and popularity.

[SharonClark]

7. In 2016

[Windy City Charlie]

9. He's normally not

But these are special circumstances with the election results. Also, they've all been putting in unusual hours this week.

[jcgoldie]

16. Might it also have to do with Joy and Chris Hayes pulling extra shifts

I don't think they expected to be back last night but Rachel had to quarantine.

[Loge23]

5. Lots of friction there

Mika and Joe have some reconciliation to do.

[SharonClark]

6. First impressions can be correct.

[Faux pas]

8. He's

a bloviating, pontificating ASSHOLE.

[Claustrum]

10. I will tell you that he is actually better than a week or 2 back.....

[comradebillyboy]

11. First impressions are usually correct.

Joe and Meeeka are both right wing assholes.

[beachbumbob]

12. I've been aware of this guy back to Gringrich days, and he is a

Thru and thru republican, but that doesn't make his observations any less true. If you want to understand the other side of argument, you have to listen to people like this or we become as blind to the debate as they are.

[SheltieLover]

13. He's a repuke

Need I say more?

[mtnsnake]

14. I like Joe Scarborough more than I dislike him.

[JonLP24]

17. He used to be a lot worse

First time I saw him was on Scarborough Country when he was a full fledged Republican.

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18. When I wake up they're the first cable news show to start the day...

so I find myself watching it. Often the show has worthwhile guests but Scarborough is not my cup of tea (guess I should say my cup of joe).

That show and its hosts are still psychically, in the abstract, trying to make up for its robust promotion of trump four years ago as he would frequently call into the show and both Scarborough and Mika would enthusiastically welcome him to chat and campaign. It was millions of dollars worth of free publicity for trump and helped his campaign tremendously.

Once trump showed the nation what an inept idiot he is and a disaster as a president, they've become as enthusiastically opposed to him as they were once enthusiastically welcoming to him.

[BannonsLiver]

19. Joe is a scumbag

And so is Mika. If Joe and Chuck Todd had a contest to see who is the most obtuse it would be close.