Morning Joke

This morning on Morning Joe Sen. Richard “Awwwww, Shucks” Shelby said that WaMu collapsed because Hawaiian apparel isn’t as popular as it used to be, Mike Murphy‘s head looked extra “cartoony,” Jowl Leasherman pried John McCain’s cock out of his mouth long enough to pretend that he was a house rep from a deep south conservative district, and Mika Brzezinski, who has one of the smartest fathers in the world, still insisted that Sarah Palin is a woman of keen intellect after they aired the Couric clip about Vladimir Putin’s giant, floating Head O’ Destruction.

So how was your morning?

p.s. Okay, Shelby didn’t say that, but he did say that, even though he’s the ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, John “Save the Day” McCain hadn’t called him at all over the past week and he only spent a few minutes talking to him after yesterday’s White House meeting. Here’s what happened there:

Multiple sources said McCain didn’t say much. Two Democratic leadership aides said he didn’t speak until 43 minutes into the meeting.

More at TPM.

Posted by Kevin K. on 09/26/08 at 08:40 AM • Permalink

Categories: Politics • Election '08 • St. McSame • Nutters • Sarah Palin • Skull Hampers • Television •

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My morning was about the same, Kev.

Morning Joe always starts my day off with a headache. Sometimes I actually miss Imus.

Comment by Denise aka gimmeabreak on 09/26/08 at 09:10 AM

Thankfully I missed all that but Richard Holbrooke did a good job criticizing McCain for his DC photo-op and explaining why a debate now is so important.

Comment by terry on 09/26/08 at 09:30 AM

Yeah, Terry, even though he’s a lot more hawkish than I am, I have a lot of respect for Holbrooke. Really bright and well-reasoned guy. I’m always happy to see him on my teevees representing our team.

Comment by Kevin K. on 09/26/08 at 09:33 AM

So, debate predictions: Will McCain show up or not? My guess is not. But who knows what that crazy old coot will do? I loved this riff on that theme at Wonkette yesterday:

Here is a brilliant switcheroo! John McCain proposes delaying his debate if he has not singlehandedly resolved America’s financial crisis by tomorrow, so that way he and Barack Obama can debate next Thursday — the night when Sarah Palin and Joe Biden were set to debate. And then once they’ve rescheduled the Palin/Biden debate, John McCain can pull another crazy stunt — announcing his own daughter is fake pregnant, maybe, or firing Ruth Bader Ginsburg, or refusing to appear in public in anything but a glittering leotard — and everyone will forget all about this Palin nut and how she withers under intense questioning by Katie freaking Couric. John McCain will personally bomb North Korea in an ancient fighter plane with a Muppet as his co-pilot before he allows Sarah Palin to debate anything besides a goldfish. A dead goldfish.

Comment by Betty Cracker on 09/26/08 at 09:52 AM

I think it was Rachel Maddow who said last night that McCain showed up at the White House with a campaign aide and Obama actually had one of his Senate staffers with him….you know like you’re supposed to.
All you who watch Morning Joe are braver than me. I can’t handle that crap so early in the day.

Comment by iceberg wedge on 09/26/08 at 10:30 AM

with a Muppet as his co-pilot

Lindsey Graham

Comment by Kevin K. on 09/26/08 at 10:54 AM

So, debate predictions

It’s hard to believe McCain will not show if Obama makes it clear (which he has been doing) that he’ll be there. I mean he said he was “suspending” his campaign and, doesn’t actually look like it so much (“McCain showed up at the White House with a campaign aide”). He’ll probably throw in some accusations against Obama for making him drop the important business of screwing up the bailout to come and talk but I’m betting he’ll be there. (I seldom make real bets though because I’m not that great of a predicter!)

Comment by marindenver on 09/26/08 at 11:42 AM

It’s in. McCain found a way to pretend he’d solved the crisis so he could attend the debate. Campaign resumes with issuance of pompous self serving statement praising John McCain for saving America.

Comment by marindenver on 09/26/08 at 12:10 PM

Palin will skip out on her debate to return to Alaska when the Palin investigating Palin troopergate investigation demands her presence to handle a national security crisis that reared it’s head when the investigation learned that Trooper Wooten was co-conspiring in Vladmir Putin’s plan to invade Alaska.