Today's Fresh Blogs...

• Brzezinski: Democrat's Affair 'Not Pressing,' No Objection to Vitter Coverage

  Published: August 6, 2007, 3:57 pm

  Tags: Conservatives Amp Amp Republicans, Dc Madam, Double Standards, Liberals Amp Amp Democrats, Media Bias Debate, Political Scandals, Religion, Sexuality, Antonio Villaraigosa, David Vitter, Joe Scarborough, John Ridley, Mika Brzezinski, Mirthala Salinas, Morning Joe, Msnbc

  and ethics, MSNBC's Mika Brzezinski can still be counted on to go to bat for the Democrats. The reporter and "Morning Joe" regular showed off her famous sense of journalistic integrity while filling in for host Joe Scarborough on Monday morning. In the first half hour, Brzezinski played a video of a journalist trying

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• Brzezinski Reverses on Villaraigosa Story: 'That Story's Important'

  Published: August 7, 2007, 12:42 pm

  Tags: Animal Rights, Conservatives Amp Amp Republicans, Dc Madam, Double Standards, Liberals Amp Amp Democrats, Media Bias Debate, Political Scandals, Sexuality, Antonio Villaraigosa, David Vitter, Joe Scarborough, John Ridley, Mika Brzezinski, Mirthala Salina, Morning Joe

  Joe" it seems that Brzezinski has arrived at virtually the same conclusions I outlined yesterday. After today's guest host Willie Geist played the same video tape, Brzezinski and Geist had this exchange: Willie Geist: "...[The reporter] went on to ask her question so give her credit for that." Mika Brzezinski: "I do give

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• Pat & Willie Warn: Don't Cross 'Mean Schoolteacher' Hillary

  Published: August 9, 2007, 12:25 pm

  Tags: 2008 Presidential, Campaigns Amp Amp Elections, Foreign Policy, Middle East, War On Terrorism, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Mika Brzezinski, Pat Buchanan, Willie Geist, Morning Joe, Msnbc

  to cross her. Newsreader Mika Brzezinksi, ever the defender of her beloved Dems, admonished Buchanan with a disapproving "Pa-t-t-t-t!" Contact Mark at

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• MSNBC Panelist Speculates on Hillary's Sexuality

  Published: August 10, 2007, 3:33 pm

  Tags: 2008 Presidential, Campaigns Amp Amp Elections, Sexuality, Brad Luna, Chuck Nice, Hillary Clinton, Mika Brzezinski, Tucker Carlson, Human Rights Campaign, Morning Joe, Msnbc

  he returned to the theme. Mika Brzezinski began by waxing enthusiastic over the Dem field. MSNBC NEWSREADER MIKA BRZEZINSKI: You know, you've gotta love the diversity on every level in this campaign. I mean it's really exciting in some ways. GUEST HOST TUCKER CARLSON: But there is not a gay candidate. BRZEZINSKI: There is not. But we are

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• 'Morning Joe' Shout-Out: 'Call NewsBusters Now!'

  Published: September 6, 2007, 2:27 pm

  Tags: 2008 Presidential, Media Bias Debate, Fred Thompson, Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski, Morning Joe, Msnbc, Mrc Nb News, Video

  At about 7:07 A.M. EDT Mika injected her opinion into the reading of a news item about Fred Thompson's "Tonight Show" appearance. Video Clip: Real (2 MB) or Windows (2 MB), plus MP3 (381 KB) MIKA BRZEZINSKI: In true Hollywood fashion, the former actor made his long-awaited announcement on last night's "Tonight Show."

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• NewsBusters Notwithstanding, Mika Says 'Misleading' Bush Speech Made Her 'Mad'

  Published: September 14, 2007, 7:09 am

  Tags: Democrats, Iraq War, Surge, George W Bush, Harry Reid, Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski, Nancy Pelosi, Morning Joe, Msnbc, Mrc Nb News, Video

  a DNC medal for heroism on Mika Brzezinski. The MSNBC newsreader opened today's "Morning Joe" with an intrepid assault on President Bush, undaunted by the rhetorical fire she knew it would draw from NewsBusters. View video here. JOE SCARBOROUGH: Not a lot of fans, though, in the Democratic party, about what the president said last

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• 'Bubbles' Brzezinski: SATs Were Not My Strong Suit

  Published: September 20, 2007, 6:56 am

  Tags: Education, Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski, Willie Geist, Boston Globe, Humor, Video

  came around, we had writing. BRZEZINSKI: Really? GEIST: Yeah. BRZEZINSKI: Are you that much younger? GEIST: Just kidding. BRZEZINSKI: Thanks a lot, Willie! In all seriousness, credit Mika for her self-deprecating candor. How many among us would bare this kind of detail? Mika Brzezinski: henceforth and forevermore, "Bubbles." Aside:

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• Tom 'Dan-Man' Shales on Memogate: 'This So-called Flawed Report'

  Published: September 20, 2007, 10:00 am

  Tags: Dan Rather, George W Bush, Mika Brzezinski, Tom Shales, Willie Geist, Media Scandals, Msnbc, Washington Post, Journalistic Issues, Video

  Joe." Earlier, Mika "Bubbles" Brzezinski had admitted that "the SATs were not my strong suit." Later in the show, the notoriously tough-on-conservatives [see, e.g., MRC item #3 here] Tom Shales acknowledged that he has a soft spot for Dan Rather, calling himself a "Dan Man." I'll say. Despite the

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• Rather: 'Nobody Has Proved Documents Were Fakes'

  Published: September 21, 2007, 9:31 am

  Tags: Dan Rather, George W Bush, Joe Scarborough, Mary Mapes, Mika Brzezinski, Media Scandals, 60 Minutes, Cbs, Msnbc, Journalistic Issues, Video

  rides again. In any case, Mika didn't confront Rather with any of the mountains of evidence demonstrating that the documents were blatant forgeries. This "Little Green Footballs" overlay is my favorite. Brzezinski instead chose to ask a hanging curveball of a question. MIKA BRZEZINSKI: Then why read the apology, Dan? Host Joe

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• MSNBC Gives CAIR Air Time To Smear Rep. Peter King

  Published: September 23, 2007, 8:01 pm

  Tags: Cair, Ibrahim Hooper, Mika Brzezinski, Rudy Giuliani, Msnbc, Video

  Mika Brzezinski said MSNBC would show the full comments in context of Rep. King, a top advisor of Rudy Giulliani. Instead they begin the video segment directly with the mosque statement. After showing a few seconds of his comment and a statement from Giulliani, the rest of the segment was spent with CAIR representative, Ibrahim Hooper,

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• CNN's Newsroom,' MSNBC's Morning Joe' Pile on O'Reilly

  Published: September 25, 2007, 6:26 pm

  Tags: Race Issues, Racism, Bill O Amp 039 Reilly, Don Lemon, Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski, Rick Sanchez, Willie Geist, Cnn, Msnbc

  the Fox News host. Co-host Mika Brzezinski put on her best Meryl Streep imitation after a clip of O'Reilly's comments were played. "Oh, my God.... Wow... That's attractive," and also made an audible Al Gore-style sigh. Guest host Willie Geist went further. "Also, using the term 'blacks.' I don't think anybody's said that since

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• Mika Fave? Maureen Dowd, of Course

  Published: September 26, 2007, 7:09 am

  Tags: Foreign Policy, Iran, Sex Scandals, Sports, Isiah Thomas, Joe Scarborough, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Maureen Dowd, Mika Brzezinski, Willie Geist, Msnbc, Video

  Isiah Thomas. Then it was Mika's turn. View video here. JOE SCARBOROUGH: Mika, what are you looking at? MIKA BRZEZINSKI: I was reading Maureen Dowd. And of course she so eloquently says what I was trying to say yesterday, which was -- this was Ahmadinejad's visit -- that "New York's hot blast of nastiness, jingoism and xenophobia toward

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• Scarborough Still on O'Reilly's Case

  Published: September 28, 2007, 7:09 am

  Tags: Anti Americanism, Foreign Policy, Iran, Racial Issues, Venezuela, Bill O Amp 039 Reilly, Eugene Robinson, Hugo Chavez, Joe Scarborough, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Mika Brzezinski, Willie Geist, Msnbc, Washington Post, Humor

  apologize for. A bit later, Mika Brzezinski rose to the defense of Michelle Obama, who had said publicly that Barack needs to win the Iowa caucuses or it's over. Mika emitted a sympathetic "awww," then added "she's fine, she's fine . . . this is what happens to these poor candidates' wives, or husbands. One little thing they say

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• Scarborough: Media Matters Used 'Phony Story' to Go After Rush

  Published: October 2, 2007, 6:55 am

  Tags: Congress, Fact Checking, Foreign Policy, Iraq, Media Corrections, Jesse Macbeth, Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski, Rush Limbaugh, Willie Geist, Online Media, Msnbc, Video

  this, the normally voluble Mika Brzezinski stayed silent as the Sphinx. Later, when Joe displayed the cover of New York magazine showing Bill Clinton as a "First Lady," Mika suddenly found her voice, wanting viewers to understand that "it's a joke, it's a joke," adding that Bill is "going to be far more than a First

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• NewsBusters Making Impact at 'Morning Joe'

  Published: October 2, 2007, 7:45 pm

  Tags: Conservatives Amp Amp Republicans, Fact Checking, Liberals Amp Amp Democrats, Media Bias Debate, Netroots, Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski, Rush Limbaugh, Willie Geist, Media Scandals, Online Media, Mrc Nb News, Video

  viciously attacking poor Mika [who could they have in mind?]. We have to stand here and defend her honor. But you know what? MIKA BRZEZINSKI: I enjoy it.SCARBOROUGH: They make money, they make money doing that.WILLIE GEIST: You're no phony soldier, Mika.SCARBOROUGH: You are no phony soldier.BRZEZINSKI: It's kind of fun to read that stuff.

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