Punks.

MSNBC's 'Morning Joe' hosts caught faking post-Thanksgiving banter they taped earlier
By Brian Flood | Fox News

MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” tried to fool viewers into thinking Friday’s pre-taped show was live and host Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski even discussed their Thanksgiving meals – even though the holiday hadn’t occurred yet when they taped the show.

Brzezinski opened the show by saying, “Day after Thanksgiving… I’m stuffed,” while Scarborough nervously laughed as if he knew the engaged-to-be-married co-hosts were being dishonest. The opening to the show is still available on MSNBC’s website.

The move, which TV insiders consider disrespectful to viewers, specifically because the network tried to create a deceit that high-paid morning show stars would come to work in the early morning hours following a national holiday. The Washington Post reported that the show was taped on Wednesday.

An MSNBC spokesperson declined comment when reached by Fox News.

The second segment of Friday’s “Morning Joe” brought the fraudulence to another level, when Brzezinski joked that she forgot to remove the guts from the turkey before cooking it and that is was still a little frozen when she served it.

“Joe didn’t notice. He ate the bag,” Willie Geist said.

Scarborough, still giggling, fired back, “It was good… the game last night made up for it.”

The show did not feature a disclaimer that it was pre-taped and the only noticeable difference to a normal, live version of the show is the disappearance of a subtle “live” graphic that is typically present. The scam continued throughout the remainder of the show when the hosts asked guests, such as MSNBC contributor Rick Tyler, about their Thanksgiving holidays.

The Washington Post noticed the deception when a regular “Morning Joe” viewer contacted the paper, reportedly asking if MSNBC was airing “fake news.” The Post said the viewer was shocked to see Scarborough and Brzezinski appearing in studio on the Friday after Thanksgiving.

“I was quite flabbergasted by the way they were so deceptive about this . . . especially when they are always so quick to castigate lying [or] deception they attribute to others,” the tipster told the Post.

The show obviously failed to mention any news that occurred after it taped on Wednesday, such as the deadly terrorist attack at a mosque in Egypt that killed more than 300 people. However, the network’s chyron and news ticker were updated with events that were actually occurring in real time.

An anonymous MSNBC executive talked to the Post about the situation, but essentially brushed it off.

“Would it have helped if there was a disclaimer? Maybe. But that’s not typically done,” the executive said. “There was no intention to trick viewers.”

Meanwhile, MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” has had a bizarre relationship with President Trump for years. Trump used to be friendly with Scarborough and Brzezinski and the show took him serious when the rest of the media thought he was a political afterthought early in his campaign.

The co-hosts were even accused of lobbing softball questions during an MSNBC town hall event. However, Scarborough and Brzezinski eventually turned on Trump and have been openly critical of the president on a daily basis – which has resulted in heated Twitter exchanges between the former friends. Many insiders believe Scarborough turned on Trump because of personal reasons or simply to lift the show’s ratings.

This isn’t the first time a mainstream media program has been caught deceiving viewers. Back in 1994, ABC News correspondent Cokie Roberts was reprimanded by the network for faking a shot and NBC’s Michelle Kosinkski tried to fool viewers by reporting from a flood zone via canoe – but her cover was blown when pedestrians walked through the live shot and revealed the water was only inches high.

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"There was no intention to trick viewers."

Man, I bet he said that without a twinge of conscience.

Very Fake News©

Why didn't they put a disclaimer? There was EVERY effort to trick viewers...including BS refs to "the game" and the holiday meal including cooking gaffes, in order to give it an air of verisimilitude.

What d-bags

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Originally posted by Rey HRH:
"There was no intention to trick viewers."

Man, I bet he said that without a twinge of conscience.

Despicable trash.

More lame shit from the lamebrains in the media. I'm mystified as to why anybody interested in the truth even turns it on. I'd as soon watch "infomercials".

The only surprise is why the surprise.

Most everything in TV is artificial, phony, faked anyway, and nothing more so than reality TV.

Oh no! A leak from within the propaganda machine. How shameful!

If you are going to make a comment like "there was no intention to trick viewers", then I guess it's best to remain anonymous. In fact there was every intention to trick viewers. They went out of their way to trick viewers and for what reason? The networks routinely show pre-recorded shows on holidays and vacations. Reminds me of a comment about a person I knew, who was a compulsive liar, "the only man I ever knew, who would climb a tree to tell a lie". Let's not forget that old "Morning Joe" is a former congressman, so he's had a lot of practice tricking people, a fact his fiance/co-host might want to make a note of.

I don't believe half wit Mika knows how to cook a turkey - pictures of them eating it please.

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White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders, a daughter of the great state of Arkansas, had been doing some baking – and she posted a picture of her culinary masterpiece on Twitter.

“I don’t cook much these days, but managed this Chocolate Pecan Pie for Thanksgiving at the family farm,” she wrote.

The delicious pie stirred the suspicions of CNN political analyst April Ryan who all but accused the White House press secretary of faking the pie.

“Show it to us on a table,” Ms. Ryan tweeted.

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Lying when there's nothing to gain is a sign of psychopathy, isn't it?

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Lying when there's nothing to gain is a sign of psychopathy, isn't it?

I think it's simpler than that. They're just douchebags.

“The most important thing is honesty. Once you can fake that, you’ve got it made.” —- Attributed to various sources

Yawn

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I don't believe half wit Mika knows how to cook a turkey - pictures of them eating it please.

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Hell, I'm not sure she could manage getting the can open.

Everything on Morning Joke is fake, this should be no surprise.

Seems to me these folks are entertainers. Everything they do is fake. I have no time for such drivel.