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VIDEO: Mike Barnicle Criticizes Obama, Gets ‘Castrated’ by Mika Brzezinski

Posted on | June 16, 2010 | 18 Comments

Newsbusters caught this exchange on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe”:

Barnicle was parrotting the decidedly negative reaction from MSNBC-oids to Obama’s Big Spill speech, and Mika fired back:

BARNICLE: I’m wondering why he didn’t address more specifically the plight of ordinary Americans in the Gulf . . . What are we going to do about energy in this country? . . .
BRZEZINSKI: What the hell are you saying? . . . You’re criticizing it for not being enough. . . .
WILLIE GEIST: She tore you up.
BRZEZINKSI: I haven’t even begun.
JOE SCARBOROUGH: She castrated you. Get the scalpel.
BRZEZINSKI: Would you stop it. . . . This is ‘Morning Joe’ and that is not acceptable. . . .
SCARBOROUGH (to Tina Brown): Tina, was Barnicle not emasculated by Mika?

Understand that when liberals say they didn’t like Obama’s speech because it wasn’t specific enough, what they mean is (a) he didn’t detail any draconian punishment of BP; and (b) he didn’t blame the whole thing on rich lazy Americans driving SUVs. Ben Adler of Newsweek says Obama is a coward for not calling for higher energy taxes.

The Left requires a scapegoat — Big Oil, SUVs, corporate greed, scary right-wing Republicans — to explain why liberal policies have failed to bring us to Utopia.

Category: Barack Obama, MSNBC

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18 Responses to “VIDEO: Mike Barnicle Criticizes Obama, Gets ‘Castrated’ by Mika Brzezinski”

  1. Andrew Sullivan
    June 16th, 2010 @ 4:33 pm

    I am more concerned with the reign of terror that is happening in Wasilla:

    Have I ever seen Sarah Palin refer to Trig as the “retarded one”?

    No I have not personally heard her use that term, but I do remember my brother twice coming home and telling me about it.

    So we now have independent confirmation that Palin, after making a huge song and dance about the use of the word “retarded” by Rahm Emanuel to describe – metaphorically – some Democrats, referred to her own Down Syndrome son – literally – as “retarded” in front of him at home. And yet no one in the MSM challenged her on this point when she launched into one of her Emanuel nonsense, as if her word is somehow automatically more reliable than Levi’s – because, er, she’s powerful. No one, in fact, has even asked her to rebut Levi’s and Mercede’s assertion.

    Deference, again. Deference, always. And to give an insight into who really does have power in this situation:

    Do I feel safe living in Wasilla?

    No. I do not feel that my property is safe, nor do I feel my family is safe.

    Amazing how many people say that in private about living under the shadow of Todd Palin. And one reason I remain happy that Joe McGinniss accepted the offer to live next door: it’s an open declaration that he is not afraid. Bursting that bubble of fear and intimidation is critical to getting at the truth.

    Oh wait, there is this quote too…

    Can I say for a fact that Levi is not the father of Trig?

    YES! Levi is NOT the father of Trig. He is the proud father of Tripp Easton his one and ONLY child.

    Clearly the maniacal Todd Palin is torturing Levi and his family to keep them spouting these lies! Lies! LIES!

  2. Andrew Sullivan
    June 16th, 2010 @ 12:33 pm

    I am more concerned with the reign of terror that is happening in Wasilla:

    Have I ever seen Sarah Palin refer to Trig as the “retarded one”?

    No I have not personally heard her use that term, but I do remember my brother twice coming home and telling me about it.

    So we now have independent confirmation that Palin, after making a huge song and dance about the use of the word “retarded” by Rahm Emanuel to describe – metaphorically – some Democrats, referred to her own Down Syndrome son – literally – as “retarded” in front of him at home. And yet no one in the MSM challenged her on this point when she launched into one of her Emanuel nonsense, as if her word is somehow automatically more reliable than Levi’s – because, er, she’s powerful. No one, in fact, has even asked her to rebut Levi’s and Mercede’s assertion.

    Deference, again. Deference, always. And to give an insight into who really does have power in this situation:

    Do I feel safe living in Wasilla?

    No. I do not feel that my property is safe, nor do I feel my family is safe.

    Amazing how many people say that in private about living under the shadow of Todd Palin. And one reason I remain happy that Joe McGinniss accepted the offer to live next door: it’s an open declaration that he is not afraid. Bursting that bubble of fear and intimidation is critical to getting at the truth.

    Oh wait, there is this quote too…

    Can I say for a fact that Levi is not the father of Trig?

    YES! Levi is NOT the father of Trig. He is the proud father of Tripp Easton his one and ONLY child.

    Clearly the maniacal Todd Palin is torturing Levi and his family to keep them spouting these lies! Lies! LIES!

  3. Andrew Sullivan
    June 16th, 2010 @ 4:40 pm

    I know you are all concerned about Mika, and normally I take male genital mutilation quite seriously, but sometimes it is okay.

  4. Andrew Sullivan
    June 16th, 2010 @ 12:40 pm

    I know you are all concerned about Mika, and normally I take male genital mutilation quite seriously, but sometimes it is okay.

  5. keyboard jockey
    June 16th, 2010 @ 5:15 pm

    Meanwhile Collen McShane on FBN sounded a whole lot more professional.
    Watch the video, you might notices a difference between Mourning Joe MSNBC and Imus In The Morning FBN – you know the show they ripped the format off from.

    Connell McShane, Fox Business News “Imus In The Morning” June 16th, 2010
    Obama Vows To Make BP Pay For Oil Spill

    BP Worse Case Scenario – Deep Horizon Well May Leak Until December. Jesus Wept.

    http://youhavetobethistalltogoonthisride.blogspot.com/2010/06/bp-worse-case-scenario-deep-horizon.html

  6. keyboard jockey
    June 16th, 2010 @ 1:15 pm

    Meanwhile Collen McShane on FBN sounded a whole lot more professional.
    Watch the video, you might notices a difference between Mourning Joe MSNBC and Imus In The Morning FBN – you know the show they ripped the format off from.

    Connell McShane, Fox Business News “Imus In The Morning” June 16th, 2010
    Obama Vows To Make BP Pay For Oil Spill

    BP Worse Case Scenario – Deep Horizon Well May Leak Until December. Jesus Wept.

    http://youhavetobethistalltogoonthisride.blogspot.com/2010/06/bp-worse-case-scenario-deep-horizon.html

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  8. nicholas
    June 16th, 2010 @ 9:49 pm

    Nice source, Sullivan. There you have it, staright from the mouth of the sister of the guy who moved to LA and posed for Play Girl. She also talks about life dealing with mom’s parole officer and getting around despite mom having to wear an ankle monitor.

    And no, you do not have confirmation of anything. You have hearsay, which is worth nothing.

  9. nicholas
    June 16th, 2010 @ 5:49 pm

    Nice source, Sullivan. There you have it, staright from the mouth of the sister of the guy who moved to LA and posed for Play Girl. She also talks about life dealing with mom’s parole officer and getting around despite mom having to wear an ankle monitor.

    And no, you do not have confirmation of anything. You have hearsay, which is worth nothing.

  10. nicholas
    June 16th, 2010 @ 10:50 pm

    Mika seems overly defensive. She still is having separation anxiety. Meanwhile, the rest of the Dems are taking Carvilles lead and heading to the high ground, hoping to save a few of the faithful from the fate the coming election holds.

  11. nicholas
    June 16th, 2010 @ 6:50 pm

    Mika seems overly defensive. She still is having separation anxiety. Meanwhile, the rest of the Dems are taking Carvilles lead and heading to the high ground, hoping to save a few of the faithful from the fate the coming election holds.

  12. ccoffer
    June 16th, 2010 @ 11:00 pm

    Castration implies the subject had balls to begin with.

  13. ccoffer
    June 16th, 2010 @ 7:00 pm

    Castration implies the subject had balls to begin with.

  14. TR Sterling
    June 17th, 2010 @ 5:01 am

    1) I think Andrew would want to get his fully blue balled condition relieved before begging for the Mika-Eunuch Procedure. (mep).
    2) I agree with Nicholas, in that AS must think that Levi’s sister has something straight in her mouth (best to say forward, not straight) that he wants to exploit (or taste, no doubt).
    3) Mika is typical of a woman in menopause (Like MoDo) on the decline and in denial with that FU-Bobbit attitude.

  15. TR Sterling
    June 17th, 2010 @ 1:01 am

    1) I think Andrew would want to get his fully blue balled condition relieved before begging for the Mika-Eunuch Procedure. (mep).
    2) I agree with Nicholas, in that AS must think that Levi’s sister has something straight in her mouth (best to say forward, not straight) that he wants to exploit (or taste, no doubt).
    3) Mika is typical of a woman in menopause (Like MoDo) on the decline and in denial with that FU-Bobbit attitude.

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  17. Bob Belvedere
    June 17th, 2010 @ 11:31 pm

    Picking up on ccoffer’s comment and having lived in New England my whole life, I can tell you that Mr. Barnicle had to give up his family jewels many years ago as a condition of his being allowed to turn fiction into non-fiction and fellate Boston pols in a column at The Boston Globe.

  18. Bob Belvedere
    June 17th, 2010 @ 7:31 pm

    Picking up on ccoffer’s comment and having lived in New England my whole life, I can tell you that Mr. Barnicle had to give up his family jewels many years ago as a condition of his being allowed to turn fiction into non-fiction and fellate Boston pols in a column at The Boston Globe.