Radio Lady Discusses: Is anybody watching "Morning Joe" Scarborough on MSNBC 6 AM -- 9 AM ET?

[Radio_Lady]

Tell me what you think of this "replacement" to Don Imus.

[Horse with no Name]

1. He is a fascist prick

So I choose not to watch.:)

[Radio_Lady]

2. He seems to have many of the same guests that Imus had. When I get up this early on Friday,

I need an infusion of news before I do my radio program.

What's a gal to do?

[Radio_Lady]

3. I do like Mika Brzezinski... she endures a lot of BS from Joe,

but she does exceptional job with the news, and she's "easy on the eyes."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mika_Brzezinski

The black fellow (not on today, July 27th) -- what's his name? John Ridley? He is REALLY RIGHT WING.

http://www.jridley.com/blog/

[madrchsod]

30. mika is the only reason why i watch the show

she`s great! well she very good looking and has brains to match

[Radio_Lady]

33. She's a real talent. She shines in that format, such as it is.

Then, at 7 AM PT, she takes over as one of the MSNBC anchors, at least that's how it is going this summer.

[janx]

20. OMG

:rofl:

Tell us how you really feel...do not hesitate! :rofl:

[Radio_Lady]

21. Hi Janx. Thanks for your PM and I'm sorry the interview didn't work for Friday.

I look forward to speaking with you at another time.

[janx]

22. I look forward to it too...

And when I get to Portland, I'll try to find you.


That first comment by Horse w/No Name really cracked me up! It was so...spontaneous!

[Skittles]

4. Scarborough (R - Dead Intern)

you couldn't pay me enough to watch that piece of shit

[Radio_Lady]

8. I can't say I disagree. What should I watch from 3AM to 6AM Pacific Time?

Maybe I'll go back to CNN on Channel 44 instead of MSNBC on Channel 47.

But I do want to support Mika -- she's a very interesting woman. Her news shift goes on during the morning hours after Scarborough and company depart. That's the good news.

[patricia92243]

5. Male chauvinist pig. I feel sorry for the news lady for having to put up with him. The way he acts...

is sexual harassment. Tweety is right behind him on this.

I was a FAITHFUL watcher of MS NBC. I now have CNN on television.

[Radio_Lady]

9. Yes, maybe you're right. Do you ever watch Fox and Friends?

I think that's the competition here. I haven't watched that show for a long time.

[patricia92243]

13. Never!!

[Radio_Lady]

16. Next time I have to face this is on Friday, August 17. I'm reviewing the situation...

Thanks, Patricia. Have a wonderful week...

Sincerely,

Radio Lady in Oregon

[Radio_Lady]

6. Is he related to Chuck Scarborough, news anchor in NYC?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Scarborough

Chuck used to be in Boston television a long time ago.

[Radio_Lady]

10. No one seems to make this connection. I wish I knew...

[chieftain]

7. Bring back Imus. Admittedly Don is a crude racist, but he had

insightful conversations with a wide array of guests. Joe is a smarter version of Tucker. All he is is a mouthpiece for the Republican Party. And when he has Willie Geist on rather than John Sidley, if you close your eyes and just listen to the dialogue, you would swear you were in a frat house at Dartmouth. Joe, Willie and Tucker are prime examples of the deleterious effect of privilege on intelligence and morals.

[Radio_Lady]

11. Hi Chieftain. I don't think Don Imus will be back... ever. But who knows?

Stranger things have happened.

I've never been at a frat house at Dartmouth, but I did live in a women's dormitory called Twin Pines at U.C.L.A. We weren't that privileged -- everyone worked on a crew to support her room and board. I could have pledged the sorority my mother belonged to at the University of Pittsburgh, but I didn't. I was a solid student and socializing was at the bottom of my list. My mother and father were paying for the schooling, for which I am in their everlasting debt. I wanted to be the very best at whatever occupation I chose. We were solidly middle class, and today, that seems as if it is a real privilege.

Thanks for your comments. I do appreciate your viewpoint.

[chieftain]

12. Hi right back at you Radio_Lady. In a better world the choice

wouldn't be between a racist, sexist Imus and a self satisfied ignoramus such as Scarborough. But who could ever confuse tv with a better world? I really get ticked off at these Republicans who live lives hermetically sealed off from the realities that most other people in the world face. Smugness and ignorance seem to be reinforcing attributes and Tucker, Willie and Joe reek of both.

[femmocrat]

14. I catch bits of it before "Washington Journal" comes on at 7.

Other than Mika Brzezinski, it's pretty much un-watchable. Funny, because his evening show wasn't so bad. He just seems so totally self-absorbed and full of himself. I can't stand him.

[Radio_Lady]

15. Next time I have this choice, I think I'll listen to my recordings. Maybe check out CNN.

Music on KBPS, 89.9 FM here in Portland (OR), is also an option.

Thanks so much for your comments.

Sincerely,

Radio Lady/Ellen in Oregon

[Ava]

17. I actually like Scarborough

and Chris Matthews too for that matter. It seems strange to me that so many of my fellow liberals talk about the bias in the media but only when it is conservative. there is no doubt that a majority of the media has a conservative slant, but when someone tries to be fair and show both sides(as i think these two many times) then it's still biased. I enjoy both shows and I also enjoy Keith Olbermann(although he has a liberal bias). I don't think Scarborough is a "fascist pig" and I actually enjoyed his show in the afternoons(though I usually don't get a chance to watch tv that early in the morning since I'm doing schoolwork or something else during that time).

[Radio_Lady]

19. Hi Ava. Good to hear from you. I wish Stephanie Miller had gotten that job; she was delightful.

I listen to Scarborough sometimes because he has ties to Florida, where I used to live.

Also, he has some interesting guests and I really like newscaster Mika Brezinzski (the spelling of her name is difficult, though... two Z's and I get it wrong periodically).

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[janx]

24. I'm on the way to work/at work during those hours.

Is the format anything like the somewhat arrogant one that Imus had? You know, guys yucking it up a lot?

[Radio_Lady]

25. "Morning Joe" Scarborough comes on at 3 AM - 6 AM here. The only time I deign to hear him is...

Friday, when I get up at 4:45 - 5:00 AM, and get ready for my radio shift.

There are not too many TV choices at that hour -- but I also could listen to NPR radio or other things.

[janx]

26. But does it seem to target guys, the way the Imus show did?

?

[Radio_Lady]

27. No idea what the demographics are for "Morning Joe." Maybe somebody else knows...

Here in Portland, Oregon, it would still be people on the night shift at 3 AM to 6 AM.

On the East Coast, it's 6 AM to 9 AM -- now, those would be more closely considered for viewership numbers I would think.

[janx]

28. Yes, because people there would be getting ready for work.

Where I live, it must be on from 4:00 until 7:00--some overlap. But since I usually hit the road at 6:00...no thanks!

[Radio_Lady]

29. Exactly. The further east you go, the more you get into morning drive time.

Now, if the show is NOT delayed, you get the actual broadcast at the East Coast time. I think that's what they do with Fox and Friends, but up until now, I haven't paid much attention to that program on Friday mornings.

That's what happened with the CNN Presidential Debate. Scheduled for 8 PM ET/5 PM PT (adjusted for other time zones), my husband missed the first outing, while I saw most of it. I believe CNN then replayed the debate at 8 PM PT, and then probably other times during the all-night period.

We get Lou Dobb's MSNBC program at 3 PM PT, Keith Olbermann at 5 PM PT, etc. Larry King is on at 6 PM PT from the West Coast origination point, then repeats at 9 PM and 12 Midnight PT.

[janx]

31. It messes me up when there's a delay involved.

I'm cool with my timezones, having lived in three of them and had family in four, but when the delay factor is added, it screws me up!

[Radio_Lady]

32. I completely agree. Very confusing for anyone.

Especially when trying to reach NYC employees in the morning hours. Have to do that every workday. If I wait until 9 AM Pacific Time, they've gone to lunch. That's a built-in problem that is formidable.