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Which Morning Joe Sidekicks do you love/hate?

posted 12 years ago by yaabdu
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The Good:

Steve Rattner-Arguably the best sidekick on the show in my opinion. He has one of the most impressive resumes due to his past on Wall Street and NY Times journalism experience. I like that he's serious and smart, I love his charts, and I adore how he delivers his opinions WITHOUT the smart aleck attitude of others like Halperin and Deutsch.

Mark Halperin-One of the few that Joe will actually listen to....for all of two seconds.

Mike Barnicle-Common sense for the common man watching. True populist and very likable with his Boston background and love for the Red Sox.

The Bad:

Dan Senor-Rude, condescending, downright annoying.....Why do they invite this douchebag back to the show time and time again? He talks over everyone when he gets the chance, even Joe and that is no small feat. Do they like him just because he's married to Campbell Brown?

Jonathan Capeheart-I really want to like him, but don't you have to be able to string together a few complete sentences without the ummmmmms.....to make it onto network TV? Apparently not.

The Ugly:

Donny Deutsch-Arguably the most annoying individual in television history. I get the feeling that he's worn out his Morning Joe welcome. No one seems to like him and I DREAD his typical Friday appearances. Mark Halperin looks like he wants to rip out his eyeballs every time Donny makes a comment. This little munchkin man proves that even CEO's can have expensive (but unflattering) suits and ferraris, but VERY small penises and even smaller brains.

Neutral:

Harold Ford, Jr.-Needs to be given Pop Rocks, Hammerheads, and Double Espressos before every segment. Likable, but unbelievably boring.

Tina Brown-Needs a complete makeover!

Your thoughts?

[–] pythoner 12 years ago

Love Willy, like Mark and Mika. I have zero respect for Barnicle the habitual plagiarist and I really can't believe any News outlet would hire his lying ass. Come on now, you are gonna totally rip off George Carlin and no one will notice? and then you freakin' lie about having read his book?????

[–] yaabdu 12 years ago

I enjoy how Mika makes fun of Barnicle's clothing choices and the fact that he loves the Red Sox. But, aside from that I agree that it's pretty clear Mike must have a great relationship with a higher up at MSNBC. He really lucked out getting this job after his sordid past.

[–] anbmom 7 years ago

I would love if Willie was gone. He adds nothing, he is just there because his Dad was a journalist. No brains, too stiff, Matt lauer clone. Put him back on the Today show, he doesn't have the brains for MSNBC.

I really enjoy Barnicle, Rattner, Harold Ford, Nicolle, Halperin & HIleman, Sam Stein, and Donny. I love Jonathon Capehart, Dan Senor, and Steve Kornacki. These guys need more airtime. They all make Mika and Joe tolerable. I hate that they repeat the first hour in the middle of the show and then return with ten minutes for the last guest. Let the people have more time onscreen so they can say more than just hello.

I forgot Jon Meecham. He's very interesting too.