Morning Joe - An Exercise In Denial

Yet to hear Scarborough rant about it the true issue is the elitist ivy leaguers who don't want to hear any other opinions than their own. Which is patently absurd. Perhaps if Rice were willing to engage in a debate about the merits of the Iraq War with proper opposition, you would see a different response because that would be an ACADEMIC undertaking. This was the commencement speech. That is free reign to say what you want without having to answer one tough question. The students, who provide the money for Rutgers to exist, said no. Bravo to them for standing up for the dead who can no longer speak for themselves.

As for Kelly, his was a speech on policing in big cities, not a commencement. Again however it was a speech, not a debate, where people could counter his positions. I am confident that if it were an academic exercise where people could question Kelly and offer counter points, that the result would have been different. But providing a forum for a speech is essentially agreeing and condoning what his policies were and the students at Brown said they disagreed. They tried to do it through proper channels but were shut down. So they took their legal rights and protested. Once again, bravo for standing up to what is wrong.

I know some will think this is just a silly point because there is no real news anymore. Maybe my expectations are too high and I am too naive. If I want to wake up and watch pre-fabricated outrage and talking points that deny reality I would tune into Fox and Friends. I don't expect Joe Scarborough to be anything less than what he is - a true shill for the right. But they have to stop padding the panel with pretty blond conservatives and women with English accents and start generating a real conversation. Michael Bloomberg made real news yesterday. It was a real story. But to twist it into an indictment against liberal thought required the flexibility of a contortionist and the guile of someone who knows full well he is full of it. Oh well, maybe I can sleep in from now on.