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Scarborough Confesses: ‘Perhaps We Don’t Know What We’re Talking About’ On The Stimulus
Think Progress —
... seems sloppy. It seems that the White House has been off their game. … And then we see a poll like the Gallup Poll that came out yesterday that makes me think that perhaps we overanalyzed it, and we don’t know what we’re talking about. … Sixty-seven percent of Americans approve of Barack Obama’s handling of the economy.
“I think it’s high fifties at least. Oh. Sixty-seven,” said a surprised Mika Brzeznski. Watch it (via TPM): ...
The ones who matter
Political Animal —
... still-unsigned stimulus package a "debacle," and lists a series of what he sees as political fiascos, chalked up to a "lack of presidential leadership." Republicans, Kristol argues, "have some reason to cheer" and "are relieved by Obama's weak start." My sense is that much of the political establishment agrees with this. A few days ago, MSNBC's Joe Scarborough said he saw the president as being "off his game," before he looked at the polls and realized that it's possible the pundits " don't know what we're talking about ." It's a common problem. ...
What's Not to Understand?
Hoffmania! —
... that they approve of Congressional Democrats, only 31 (Gallup), 32
(CBS) and 34 (Pew) percent could say the same of their G.O.P.
counterparts.
At least some media hands are chagrined. After the stimulus prevailed, Scarborough speculated on MSNBC
that “perhaps we’ve overanalyzed it, we don’t know what we’re talking
about.” ...
Today in The Nation: Scarborough's Sitcom
The Nation: Top Stories —
... bully. The tension between his past and America's present, and between his rejection and acceptance of new political realities, are what make the show irresistible to both reds and blues. You tune in because Joe is unpredictable. Is he zigging--damning the stimulus bill as "a socialist agenda," and declaring that for Obama "it's been a disastrous three weeks"? Or is he zagging, as he did the morning after Obama's impressive first press conference, when Joe groveled that perhaps "we don't know what we're talking about" ? You never really know in advance, just as you don't ...
