There’s a new liberal sheriff in town, and his name is Joe Scarborough.
Sheriff Joe is on the lookout for any media varmints billed as liberal, but who ain’t liberal enough to suit Scarborough’s standards. We saw Sheriff Scarborough in action on today’s Morning Joe.
When Mika Brzezinski referred to Harold Ford, Jr. as “the lone liberal co-host of Fox News show The Five, Scarborough cut Mika off:
“Wait. Wait a second. Now, Harold. Willie, if you agree with both sides, you’re not liberal, right? Harold’s like — he’s just an agreer, right? [Imitating Ford] Here I agree with your side, I agree–“
Mika stood up for Ford, a former Morning Joe regular. “No. He very smartly brings in his side by being kind to both sides. Do not mistake that.” Sneered Scarborough: “I’m not mistaking anything.”
The agreeable Willie Geist — not known for stirring up controversy…
