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I didn’t hear it, but from what I understand — just a few seconds before he made his comment there was a woman talking to him about her exercise routine involving pole dancing. If true, then his comment has some context that is being left out. (That doesn’t mean it wasn’t a stupid comment.) |
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My point being (in case I wasn’t clear) — does any of the YouTube footage include what was said prior to his comment? Or does it all begin with what you provide in the transcript? |
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If he was referring to that stripper aerobics thing that’s been catching on as an exercise then he has a point. However, stripper aerobics isn’t exactly the same thing as "that exercise", and it’s not much better than referring to her as a stripper in the context he asked it in. |
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Don’t care JWG. As I said, I wasn’t that concerned with it originally. People say things which are or sound stupid from time to time. No particular biggie.
But what he didn’t say was "I wonder if she exercises this way"?
That’s a load of crap. And then the attack on bloggers, while refusing to clarify the point you’re trying to make for him, well its time to raise the BS flag. |
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Is it just me? or does it seem to you that in order to be hired by MSNBC you have to be an absolute flake? |
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I have zero respect for someone whose idea of political commentary is to attack the wife of someone he disagrees with. Were I advising Thompson, it would be to publicly challenge Scarborough to a duel. |
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Harrumph! |
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I have zero respect for someone whose idea of political commentary is to attack the wife of someone he disagrees with. Were I advising Thompson, it would be to publicly challenge Scarborough to a duel. As would I, only I’d end up shooting him and THEN issuing the challenge... |
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Pole dancing or not, they were talking about Thompson’s wife’s body.
Not that they absolutely shouldn’t do that, and I hope she’s got a sense of humor. |
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I am absolutely certain if Mrs. Thompson had done Hatha Yoga Scarborough would have said "do you think she does hatha yoga?". Sure. I am convinced that he mentioned "work the pole" because of its obvious connotation, which is probably the only reason he remembered that particular exercise regimen. It was a poorly choisen joke. It happens. If he couldn’t have just ignored the situation he should have admitted it was a lousy joke and moved on. Just like in Washington, it isn’t the bad joke, it’s the coverup that gets you in trouble. |
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I didn’t hear it, but from what I understand — just a few seconds before he made his comment there was a woman talking to him about her exercise routine involving pole dancing. If true, then his comment has some context that is being left out. (That doesn’t mean it wasn’t a stupid comment.) Scaeborogh and Crawford were engaging in wini-wink-nudge-nudge-say-no-more-Squire type commentary on the pole dancing routine. When Jeri Thompson came up, Scarborogh asked if she "works the pole" in the contrext of their banter. It was lewd and juvenile, but not deliberately insulting.
It doesn’t really put him in such a good light, but that is the context. |
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I am absolutely certain if Mrs. Thompson had done Hatha Yoga Scarborough would have said "do you think she does hatha yoga?".
Exactly. There are few people on this earth less likely than I am to see sexism in an innocent remark. People ought to be able to kid around without the PC police looking over their shoulders all the time.
But even I know boorishness when I see it. This was clearly inappropriate. Don’t need to make a federal case out of it. Just admit the quip was out of line and move on, Joe. |
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"Don’t need to make a federal case out of it"
Jeez, now there is a phrase I have not heard in a while. It has been a long times since anybody was reluctant to make a federal case out of anything. State courts are for chumps now. |
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