MSNBC Morning Joe co-host Joe Scarborough has been very vocal about gun control in the wake of the school shooting in Florida that left 17 dead and many more injured:
“We Americans?”
-95% of Americans want stronger background checks
-75% want military-style weapons banned
-75% of Americans don’t own a gun
-3% own half of all gunsAND EVEN SCALIA refused to rule that the 2nd Amendment applied to military-styled weapons. https://t.co/All84szImf
— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) February 15, 2018
-80% of Americans support bans on assault-style weapons.
-90% support tougher background checks. https://t.co/sXX8iWZYCs— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) February 15, 2018
With that in mind, The Weekly Standard’s Jay Cost did a little digging into Scarborough’s days in Congress:
Hi, @JoeNBC! Apropos of nothing, are you a fan of the Almanac of American Politics? I am. Big time. I've bought used versions going back to the 1970s.
I just grabbed two at random from my shelf. See –> pic.twitter.com/7fvGy7g9AL
— Jay Cost (@JayCostTWS) February 16, 2018
Put on some protective gear, because it’s about to get real:
Let's open to a random page, ok @JoeNBC?
Why look … it's you! How fun! I bet being a congressman was awesome! pic.twitter.com/F4Viiy76lr
— Jay Cost (@JayCostTWS) February 16, 2018
And, @JoeNBC, one of the cool things about the Almanac was that Michael Barone recorded key votes to give you a sense of what the congressman stood for. Here's yours from the 104th.
Er … wait what's this? pic.twitter.com/011xWDbCud
— Jay Cost (@JayCostTWS) February 16, 2018
Why @JoeNBC it looks as though you voted to repeal the assault weapons ban back in the 1990s. That can't be so, can it, Joe? You are just so filled with righteous indignation today that I assumed you were consistent on this issue. pic.twitter.com/3o8bO3pusD
— Jay Cost (@JayCostTWS) February 16, 2018
Hey @JoeNBC I'm kind of freaking out here because here you are in the 2002 Almanac again. And here's your voting record again. pic.twitter.com/eiapHbjIMn
— Jay Cost (@JayCostTWS) February 16, 2018
According to the Almanac, you voted AGAINST gun-show background checks in the 106th Congress, @JoeNBC. pic.twitter.com/yGNNqLFNgz
— Jay Cost (@JayCostTWS) February 16, 2018
Why, @JoeNBC, it looks as though when you had actual, real political power, you were with the NRA.
Now that you don't have any power, you're talking about politicians finding the courage to stand up to the NRA.
I'm so confused, because I know you to be a man of principle.
— Jay Cost (@JayCostTWS) February 16, 2018
My whole worldview is being rocked here, @JoeNBC. I'm starting to wonder if maybe your moralism is a schtick, and you're an opportunistic preener. But that couldn't be! I'm sure Barone and Cohen just consistently misreported your voting record.
Yeah that's gotta be it.
— Jay Cost (@JayCostTWS) February 16, 2018
I am kind of freaked out by all this cognitive dissonance, @JoeNBC. So I'm gonna go chill to one of my favorite tunes. https://t.co/GEmsk2E0AM
— Jay Cost (@JayCostTWS) February 16, 2018
Now that’s gonna leave a mark!
This is good. https://t.co/EHv0080MDC
— BT (@back_ttys) February 16, 2018
This is so awesome.
— Chris Brennan (@Chrisb0322) February 16, 2018
Epic thread.
Joe Scarborough exposed as fraud. Sad! https://t.co/zXRYNf7bpA
— mediacritic (@mediacritik) February 16, 2018
Good thread on the absolute, incredible hypocrite @JoeNBC is.
He never admits this. He lies to his audience. And if he thinks blood is on the hands of the Republicans…he should look in the mirror first to see who to blame. https://t.co/AXcrlH1ydW
— Pradheep J. Shanker, M.D., M.S. (@Neoavatara) February 16, 2018
— Jon Snider (@DrSnide) February 16, 2018
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