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Messages to run on in 2016 and other musings

    I still don't quite understand MSNBC’s programming decision to allow Joe Scarborough to unleash his rants, screeds & diatribes against Barack Obama and the Clintons every morning before 7 AM…? Mr. Scarborough represents everything that is wrong with the polarizing and snide nature of punditry. He couches most of his vitriol with qualifiers such as, “I said the same thing about the Bush administration” or “This is not a partisan criticism on Barack Obama.” Yes, it is. You are extremely partisan, Mr. Scarborough, and your message extends to working behind the scenes to ensure that most of the guests are not allowed to finish their sentences while other right-wing pundits are allowed to simply sit and ruminate. Most of the questions are framed in terms such as, “Why do you think Barack Obama is the worst President ever?” He has been allowed to run roughshod over an extensive time block on MSNBC for years. I don’t understand the reasoning, as he isn’t knowledgeable