Today\’s quote comes to us from Joe Scarborough, the increasingly erratic namesake of MSNBC\’s “Morning Joe” show.
It seems that, during yesterday\’s confirmation hearing, Ashton Carter – President Obama\’s selection to replace Chuck Hagel as Secretary Of Defense – said he would consider sending arms to the Ukrainians to use while fighting Russian soldiers and pro-Russian forces within their own borders.
Here is what Mr. Scarborough has to say about it:
“Whatis Vladimir Putin\’s response going to be to the United States armingUkraine? Certainly I would guess uh, no better than, uh, the Russiansarming Mexico with weapons against Texas.”
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I admit I didn\’t read all the morning papers, so maybe I missed it: did we invade Mexico last night?
Because in the absence of our invading Mexico and taking over part of its sovereign territory – which is what Russia has done with the Ukraine and is continuing to do with the troops in question – no parallel exists.
If anything, Russia would be sending arms to us, since about 10% of the entire Mexican population (that is NOT a typo or an exaggeration) has crossed the border into the United States.
Vigorously scratching your head may be unsightly, but it feels good and supposedly stimulates hair growth. I award Joe Scarborough Quote Of The Day honors for giving me a reason to scratch away at will – because that comment is a true head-scratcher from the word go.
“Morning Joe”, like virtually every other MSNBC show, is on a significantly downward viewership spiral. But I have to say I\’m a bit surprised…because when a show host comes up with comments like this, you\’d expect people to watch every day, just to hear what his next gem will be.
Come to think of it, if I\’m right about this, Joe Biden has a wildly successful post-Vice Presidential TV career ahead of him.
