Morning Joe downplays violent talk: ‘Stop insulting Trump supporters — there’s rage on both sides’

[DonViejo]

TRAVIS GETTYS
28 OCT 2016 AT 07:43 ET

Moments after complaining that anti-government militants had been acquitted on all charges in Oregon for their armed takeover of a federal facility, Joe Scarborough pooh-poohed the notion that angry Donald Trump supporters would consider taking up arms if he lost.

“It’s just absolutely staggering to me that the jury acquitted all of those defendants in the case who just basically spit at the rule of law,” Scarborough said, turning to Huffington Post reporter Sam Stein. “Anyway, sam, back to your point, there’s going to be no blood in the streets. It’s deeply offensive that the national media is pushing this narrative.”

The host of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” compared anecdotal reports of Trump supporters calling for post-election violence to some of the “bad apples” at Sarah Palin rallies in 2008 who questioned Barack Obama’s loyalty to America — as if those were two unrelated phenomena. “They had to go through the crowds and find something that called (him) a socialist, claimed it was the end of American democracy — just stop,” Scarborough said. “Stop insulting Trump supporters.”

Panelist Donny Deutsch pointed out that 64 percent of Trump supporters believe the candidate’s claims that the election will be rigged, and while he doesn’t believe that translates to “muskets being taken off shelves” — he can imagine some isolated instances of election-related violence.

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http://www.rawstory.com/2016/10/morning-joe-downplays-violent-talk-stop-insulting-trump-supporters-theres-rage-on-both-sides/

[bmstee01]

1. Give me a break

One side is trying to turn anger and fear and turn it into positive change.
The other (Trump) is encouraging violence and bigotry. I guess morning Joe will be moving to Trump TV

[jcgoldie]

2. Did anyone else hear Steve Inskeep's decription of people at the Trump rally yesterday?

"And here's another gentlemen with an American flag bandanna. It looks like he has a new T-shirt. The front reads 'Trump that bitch'..."

[Cha]

3. mourning joe is fubar

[dalton99]

4. Sure. Didn't Hillary say she wanted to punch somebody in the face

and have them carried out on a stretcher?

[Hortensis]

5. The schmuck's having a terrible, very bad election.

As you sow, Joe.

[tonyt53]

6. This guy is trying out for the lead mouthpiece during primetime on the Trump TV channel.

[BSdetect]

7. Unbelievable spinning. He must get dizzy a lot.

[beachbumbob]

8. The "both sides do it" narratives has been hogwash for years..besides we

Don't need Msm media talking heads explaining what we see and hear...my eyes and ears don't lie....