"Wow" Reid mocks 'Morning Joe' interview of Kochs
Joe Scarborough responds that the Senate minority leader is 'blinded by hatred.'
By Seung Min Kim and Hadas Gold
11/04/15 12:20 PM EST
As he launched his anti-Koch broadside, Reid read excerpts of the brothers’ “Morning Joe” interview on the Senate floor -- including Scarborough’s inquiry on whether the Kochs got their “graciousness” in philanthropy from their mother, or Brzezinski asking them who was the better brother.
The "Morning Joe" hosts did press the Kochs on more substantive issues, such as whether it was fair for a relatively small number of wealthy families to have contributed an overwhelming amount of the campaign cash in the 2016 race, according to a recent New York Times report. Still, Reid noted: “Sometimes, most of the time there weren’t even questions. There were just compliments.”
“Wow. Those were some really tough questions asked by the host of “Morning Joe.” That’s sufficient journalism,” Reid said Wednesday morning from the Senate floor. “Those questions are so easy, they may even qualify them to moderate the next Republican presidential debate.”
“We should be working to rid the system of the Koch brothers’ dark money, but this cannot and will not happen if reporters and journalists refuse to ask Charles and David Koch questions, maybe even probing questions,” Reid said. “Otherwise, no one is holding these two oil barons accountable for their nefarious actions."
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but I suppose that if he's been marinading this long.....
Although coming back to it allow me to see my own 'type-o'.
“Those questions are so easy, they may even qualify them to moderate the next Republican presidential debate.”
Yep, absolutely painful and a gross example of journalistic malpractice. I recorded the whole thing & watched it yesterday. Not only did these 2 MSNBC nitwits tongue bath and support the vile, lying, delusional Kochs, they actually pulled in Kansas "witnesses" to Koch rave. (of course zero mention that their Brownback puppet has bankrupted Kansas following idiotic Koch "economics."
Here's a few unchallenged Koch remarks from the interview: It's ok for 150 richest families to control the political process because "they have the right intentions" Repeated remarks about how their work is "philantrophy and social welfare". And their explanation for America's wealth inequality boiled down to the "disadvantaged" not having a strong work ethic and paternal role model (like their Bircher father beat and brainwashed into them)
These brothers have the same mindset as Ben Carson actually. Scientifically very educated, condescending and cold, yet completely devoid of intellectual fluency or emotional maturity. I guess as a document into their hermetic sociopathic minds and universe, this was interesting. But we already knew they were monsters and live in a closed system that exists for their insatiably self serving ends to poison our environment and pollute our discourse.
Should be fun 
Reid has always been saavy and courageous despite the ignoratti GOP. They derailed momentum when his releases on the Koch agenda came out and was gathering air time. So the media diverted the public with Bundysville. When Reid's disclosure was derailed long enough to make the public forget, they left the story and moved on. It has been played from all sides by the Koch brothers and their shills. Thanks for posting this.
Go Harry
