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Monday, November 10, 2008 12:00 AM

Joe Scarborough: Hoisted by his own sanctimonious petard

The MSNBC star, who today used the "F-word" on his show, has repeatedly demanded massive FCC fines for similar infractions.

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  • Monday, November 10, 2008 11:21 AM

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    Just go ahead and email me each morning the topic that you think is Most Important and I'll be sure to write about that one and no other. -Glenn Greenwald

    My god, Mr. Greenwald. I know we're living in the age of irony, but is it possible in this day and age to respond to a piece of criticism with anything other than dismissive sarcasm?

    I'm obviously not suggesting that you take your marching orders every morning from me. I'm POINTING OUT that there is an important issue here (Obama's first staff selection) and an fairly UNIMPORTANT issue (the idiotic hypocrisy of an F-bomb crusader who got caught using the word on TV). You seem to be prioritizing the latter, and I'm making a point of the oddness of this. Instead of defending your choice, you chose to erect a straw man, intentionally misconstrue my point, and then pout about it. Good grief.

    Par for a blogger, perhaps, but I expected better from you.

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