Mika Brzezinski: Serious Journalist or Just A Modern Day Wendy to the Lost Boys?
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So What The Heck Is Going On With Morning Joe and Mika Brzezinski?
They do talk about the news, they even have legitimate guests such as former U.S. National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski, Jonathan Capehart--WaPo editorial writer, Ted Sorensen--former JFK speechwriter, Doris Kearns Goodwin--historian and former LBJ aide, Tom Daschle--former Dem senator, Terry McAuliffe--Clinton campaign chairman, and Jon Meacham--Newsweek editor, and Mitt Romney--former GOP presidential candidate.
Chuck Todd, Andrea Mitchell,Harold Ford, Jr. and Pat Buchanan served as panelists]. Chuck Todd, Andrea Mitchell,Harold Ford, Jr. and Pat Buchanan served as panelists. Sounds like real news, huh? Well, no you are wrong.
There are people who talk about the news, including many of the same people who appear on the evenly MSNBC shows, but much of the show is Joe teasing Mika. He teases her about her 'drug usage', being mugged, and a myriad of other silly, little boy things while Mika rolls her eyes and the other boys mug.
So, my Monkey Brained argument here is two fold.
1. Is Mika Brzezinski wasted on this silly show? Will it hurt what could be a promising career? Or is she doing the best she could with meager talent and a name?
2. Is this kind of show a disservice to all women. I will compare the situation to The Smurfs and Smurfette and to Peter Pan, His Lost Boys and Wendy.
I hope you will participate in both duals. Thank you for coming to the lens.
Contents at a Glance
- 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Mika Does a Serious Show
- Can Mika Brzezinski Be Redeemed As a Journalist? Or Is She Just a Wendy/Smuffette?
- Links From Sources That Think That Mika Is a Serious Journalist Who may Be Wasted At Morning Joe
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Mika Does a Serious Show
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue is an MSNBC evening Show, more serious and more prestigious by far than Morning Joe. Mica has subbed there. How well did she do. Interestingly, I was unable to find any You Tube Video about her being on that show,The question is: How much has the Morning Joe circus hurt her chances to get a better job? Here is the poll for viewer choice of anchor. She got some votes, in the small poll, but was far from the favorite. Could the set up on Morning Joe be hurting her?
Who should host MSNBC's "1600 Pennsylvania Avenue"?
David Schuster 54% (97 votes)
Alison Stewart 11% (20 votes)
Mika Brzezinski 15% (26 votes)
Milissa Rehberger 2% (3 votes)
Norah O'Donnell 10% (18 votes)
Other 8% (15 votes)
Can Mika Brzezinski Be Redeemed As a Journalist? Or Is She Just a Wendy/Smuffette?
Frankly, while Mika Brzezinski could be a serious journalist, or at least anchor woman,she is nothing more to Wendy to this motley crew of Scarborough as Peter Pan with his Lost Boys, or worse yet The Smurfette to the Smurfs
My concern is that she is going to ruin her reputation and fall into some very bad and hard to change habits.
I understand that these kinds of jobs are not easy to come by. i cannot say that I would turn it down if it were offered to me. However, what can the future be here?
Is Mika Brzezinski Wasting Herself on Morning Joe?
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bill says:
David Shuster is a spinless idiot, and he is considered the best choice,wow no wonder they have no ratings.
Posted October 30, 2009
joubess says:
She's very intelligent but Morning Joe is doing her no favors. I'd like to see her sub for Rachel Maddow to see what she's really made of. Rachel often has her dad on the show and always mentions he's Mika's dad. She is definitely on the right of Rachel's politics, but still far more left than Scarborough. She must be worth her salt or Rachel would not keep mentioning her. Rachel is honest and does not give out praise or recognition where it is not earned.
Posted October 06, 2009
Andrea says:
She is intelligent enough and knows better as well, but I fear it is too late and she i a limited right-wing mouthpiece.
Posted July 11, 2009
nmr says:
Mika has set women way back with her "role" on Morning Joe. She allows herself to be used as "the little woman" with her cutesy smile and body language. I remember when she used to do the news with Ashley Banfield, and they were a very professional team. What has happened to you, Mika?
Posted March 30, 2009
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the Pollitikat says:
mika is definately not a real journalist. she rarely has anything to contribute to the conversation other that making faces and having the boys call her mommy which is really sexist. also during the campaign when she stated that the media was being sexist to sarah palin made me think mika was a birdbrain. she allows herself to be ridiculed by ... See Morejoe all the time. plus why did she have to follow joe on his book tour, to me she just comes off as eye candy because she brings no substance to the conversations
Posted January 06, 2010
Marina Gipps says:
The "serious journalist" does not run away from serious issues. I've noticed that her work as a commentator is rather sparse. It's painfully obvious that her father's connections have helped her attain employment. As a true feminist, I find Mika's view that the media attacks on Sarah Palin are sexist quite laughable. The real sexism is on the show with Scarborough where she is treated like a lap dog. I would have had more respect for her if she had not rushed back to work after fracturing her child's leg on a staircase. Her account of the story is rather chilling. A normal mother would have stuck it out longer with the child after the recovery.
Posted January 06, 2010
Gail says:
You've got it backwards. MSNBC is wasting a profitable time slot on a woman that is an embarassment to all women.
Posted November 02, 2009
Meredith Rubar says:
She is not wasting herself. She is way over her head. She is simple and vacuous. She takes a political stand every now and then, giving the impression she has actually been thinking. However, she never backs up her statements. She doesn't have the intelligence to carry her side of any argument and resorts to eye rolling or repeating the same inane statement repeatedly. She is bored and boring. She has a wonderful, intelligent father; but seems to have nothing of his except his name. I find her vain, dull and tiresome. Each time I see her I feel more and more that she is nothing more than window dressing. This is not true of Andrea, Nora, or any of the other intelligent women who appear on this show. I am sick of her silliness and have almost stopped watching.
Posted October 09, 2009
Donna says:
Increasingly, she is becoming more and more silly, vane, and just plain embarassing. Initially I thought the banter between she and Joe was funny and cute--but there is a point to when it becomes just plain inane and vacuous. Now, I find discussions of her shoes, her dresses, her hair, her running habits, her drinks becoming the ONLY thing she and the others talk to her about. Serious journalists will not longer take her seriously. They'll be sweet to her on camera, but no doubt, they're dismissing her off camera.
Posted June 27, 2009
Links From Sources That Think That Mika Is a Serious Journalist Who may Be Wasted At Morning Joe
If you agree, add links (proof!) that help me make my case
One day, Mika refused to read Paris Hilton's release from jail as the top story. The guys tried to tease her into doing it, she wouldn't. She tried to burn the paper, she eventually shredded it to make a point as they ridiculed her. I was pleased that she took a stand by insisting that important stories be covered, I felt anger that she had to put up with the childish behavior of the Smurfs who are her cohorts.
I wondered what is really going on here. Why would a serious news show insist that this woman read a story about a pretty spoiled child before reading stories about the war? And why does she put up with this?
She has subbed in more serious shows such as 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue also on MSNBS. She has done well. But she was not offered a permanent job there. Is Morning Joe going to stain her career forever? And will it affect all women?
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The Morning Joe's Official Story
If you have never seen Morning Joe I suggest that you view it before you enter the debate. It is on MSNBC from 6 am to 9 am Monday through Friday.
Morning Joe is a weekday morning talk show on MSNBC, hosted by Joe Scarborough with co-hosts Mika Brzezinski and Willie Geist. It airs between 6AM and 9AM U.S. Eastern Time.
It is the replacement for Imus in the Morning, which was cancelled in April 2007 after simulcasting on MSNBC since 1996. The program is set out in a panel format, with Scarborough discussing the news of the day with his two co-panelists.
My View of Morning Joe: Psuedo Journalism, But If You Disagree, Chime In
I think it is worse than the network shows such as Today and Good Morning America as they do not pretend to be serious journalism. Thus when they do have serious segments, they take them seriously. Morning Joe will mug and pan and mock Mika through the most serious stories, such as former U.S. National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski's analysis of the Gaza situation that could threaten the world. Joe's Constant Jibes About Her (made up) "Drugs and Drinking"
Meet Joe Scarborough: Class Clown Who Wants to Be Taken Seriously
Joe continued to try to make fun of the situation, but it was Mica's mugging for the camera that concerned me. Was she really so embarrassed that she couldn't contain herself, not very professional, or is this her Smurfette role in the show? Is she being Wendy to the misbehaving Peter Pan?
Mika Is Mugged by a Mugger, Then Mugged by Joe and the Boys
"Mayor it was six dollars, it's okay ... I love that hotel. I'll need six dollars before I leave the bureau is all."
Peter Pan to Mika's Wendy?
Joe Scarborough won 3 elections for the House of Representatives from Florida. While in office he received an award from American Conservative Union for voting their positions 95% of the time.Shortly after winning his 4th election, he suddenly resigned to spend more time with his boys. Shortly after this announcement a 28 year old employee was found dead in his office.
"FORT WALTON BEACH, FL. - Lori Klausutis, a 28-year-old office worker for Rep. Joe Scarborough (R-Fl), was found dead in the congressman's district office. Police said preliminary findings from the medical examiner's office showed no foul play or any outward indication of suicide."
There were two notable results from this. The first is that both he and an aide gave press conferences stating that they knew of a neurological disease that could have caused the mysterious death. It turned out that there was no such disease. The second is that while at this time Gary Conyers had been daily news around the disappearance of Chandra Levy, the death of Ms Klausutis in Scarborough's office was only covered in one local paper.
Since then he has talked about a presidential run, worked as an attorney and hosted an evening show, Scarborough Country, on MSNBC. This show had mediocre to poor ratings. He has done better with Morning Joe, due in part to the patter with Mika Brzezinski and the interest in Barack Obama, something that has helped all MSNBC shows rise in popularity.
Why Do I Compare Morning Joe to the Smurfs?
I have compared this show to the Smurfs and Smurfette. You may wonder why. You can read more about the Smurfs in the Wiki article, however, know that this article does not mention Smurfette. You see, the Smurfs are a cartoon, much like the Seven Dwarfs. Each one has a different personality and a different function and is named to describe that. Much like the guys on Morning Joe, except for the names, of course.Then their is Smurfette, who doesn't even get a mention. She is the one female character and she is all females; all girls. No need for differentiation of personality. Mica is the anchorette here. 'ette' is a phrase that Rush Limbaugh attaches to all female journalists and most other jobs to show contempt. I don't have contempt for Mica, not yet, but I am concerned that her position on this show is very much an 'ette'.
And to Peter Pan?
Peter Pan enters the nursery to take Wendy and her little brothers to Never Never Land, where boys don't have to grow up. Peter needs Wendy, just a girl herself, to grow up and be their mother.The boys on morning Joe are certainly lost. They need Mika to give them any legitimacy, while making the days as difficult as they can.
This, if you haven't seen it, is Morning Joe.
Mika Takes a Stand While the Boys Ridicule
I think she was serious here. However, how long can she stay with this show, where her job seems to be to give the naughty boys something to make fun of?
Mika Brzezinski of MSNBC rips Paris report
MSNBC's Mika Brzezinski refuses to talk about Paris Hilton as a *Lead Story* on the Morning Joe show. Perhaps more people in the media & news outlets should TAKE her example and STOP propping up worthless news as LEAD stories. The public deserves a little more respect than to be fed gossip and 'filler' material disguised as NEWS. A bit more on this is said at http://tinyurl.com/26wsc7 and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mika_Brzezinski - - - - - - - Comments have been closed as of March 4, 2008. With 6,400+ I think the opinions have run their course - the overwhelming majority in favor of the stance by Mika Brzezinski. Not staged, partially staged or all about staged... this brings forward a solid point: Gossip stories are not News, let alone Top Hour news on a major broadcasting outlet. Comment voting will remain open. Thanks to all who took the time to pour their thoughts and opinions on the matter. ~cc6809
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To Make My Point
Mika refused to let Paris be the news when there was a war to report on. Mika is mocked and teased by the men who would have read the story as lead. A search for Mika's pictures results in pictures of Paris Hilton.
Now, imagine that happening to any male news person, no matter how frivolous he might he. Has it every happened to Joe?
I Think These Kinds of Roles Affect Women Negatively
Just as Smufette is supposed to represent all females, we still live in a world where people tend to see one woman as representing all women.
Thus when a woman is in the supposed role of news anchor, people who watch her tend to see all female news anchors or maybe even professional women as being like her.
Thus when any woman, such a Mika Brzezinski is in a position in the public people tend to unconsciously judge all women by her. People who think that Joe Scarborough is Peter Pan or a cartoon Smurf will not have the rub off on all male news persons. However, Mika's Wendy or Smurfette tend to rub off on all women.
Do You Think That Mika's Role On Morning Joe Hurts Women's Image?
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apolloguy says:
At least you finally spellled her name correctly.
Posted September 17, 2009
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joubess says:
It hurts the image of women as professionals, but no more so than many other shows did in the past. It's about 10 years behind is what hurts Mika and women in general. Women, despite the Bush administration have become equals on the news with many men. Katy Curic used to be zaney and funny on Today, but she is also a serious journalist who tagged around Iraq with Gen. Schwartzkof during the first Gulf War. Now she anchors CBS evening News. Andrea Mitchel has always been a serious journalist and has worked hard for decades. Mika needs to get off of Morning Joe and get her own show or go back to anchoring the news. I'm not sure which option to pick below, though. I don't think those are the right courses to take. I think the women involved in these roles have a responsibility to demand to be treated equally by demanding men's roles, not being their Smurfettes, and leaving situations that are beneath them. Women divorce husbands for this B.S., why not start divorcing jobs for the same B.S.? I don't think she should leave before she has a better job to replace this one, though. As long as she's on screen she still has name recognition, important to attract viewers to a new show. Too sensitive? I think we're not sensitive enough and we're not made enough about it to stop taking it.
Posted October 06, 2009
julcal says:
I think the behavior of ALL parties on this news show hurts ALL parties. That guy is a jerk, which makes him look bad to any person with any common sense. The way she takes it makes her look like a jerk which makes her look bad. They're all acting like a bunch of 13 year olds. It's like family therapy, if she would stop playing the game, there would be no game to play. What a creep.
Posted January 02, 2009
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So Is Mika a Real Journalist? I don't Know Yet.
and what I eventually decide will probably depend on how long she stays on Morning Joe. This is a good place for exposure, but it is a kind of exposure that could backfireWe will see what happens, but I hope you expressed your opinion here. Be sure to watch the show to help you decide!
More on Morning Joe
Morning Joe was brought in to replace the Imus Show when his radio/TV program was canceled do to the uproar about the comments about the Rutger's Women's Basketball Team. Joe Scarborough, for whom the show is named, had had an evening show, with poor ratings. He suggested this morning contrast to other morning shows that feature cooking segments and celebrity interviews. This is supposed to be serious morning news, however, it is actually a daily review with Peter Pan and the Lost Boys with Mika as Wendy.
However, it was one thing for the boys' club of Imus (i enjoyed that show and disagreed with those who canceled it) has a bimbo who they all use as a butt of jokes. It is something else when Morning Joe does this to an intelligent woman.
But, then, that's my opinion. If you have seen it, you will have your own. If you haven't seen it, please do.
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- Excellent lens and interesting duel. I seldom watch TV anymore, and so while I have not watched this show it sounds like a perfect example of why I avoid network TV. Your lens is compelling and actually makes me feel like watching it - once or twice only - just to watch a silly circus, kinda like Barnum & Bailey. 5*s!
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- julcal julcal Jan 2, 2009 @ 7:50 pm
- I think this is a superb lens, Margo. I had no idea about this show. It certainly stirred up a lot of emotion in me, not just against Joe and the boys, but I feel so disappointed in Mika for playing the game. Doesn't she think she could do better? Does she like it? But really, Joe couldn't be more obnoxious than my brother was at 13.
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When I was six months old my parents bought their first small town weekly newspaper in Iowa. This was back in the day, back when small town newspapers were not just advertising sheets. Perhaps there are still some of them that are real, I hope so.
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