Bloomberg's Carlson Slams Christine O'Donnell as Brainless, But Gushed Over Primary Victories of Boxer and Feinstein in '92
In a zinger that roused the indignation of MSNBC's "Morning Joe," Bloomberg columnist Margaret Carlson cast Christine O'Donnell as Sarah Palin's protege - but "with not a fully-functioning human brain." But in 1992, Carlson gushed over the primary victories of current Sens. Barbara Boxer and Diane Feinstein. Does she hold a double-standard?
Co-host
Mika Brzezinski was taken aback when the panel had to discuss Carlson's
piece for The Daily Beast, "Watch Your Back, Sarah." She silently
mouthed the word "bitchy" to Carlson to describe the article, adding
that it was "searing."
Carlson's piece focuses on the emergence
of the Republican Delaware Senate nominee as the next Sarah Palin
protege, predicting a political catfight of sorts between the two female
GOP stars. Carlson labeled O'Donnell an "obvious knockoff" of Palin,
"hawking her wares on the shores of the Delaware."
Appearing on "Morning Joe" Wednesday, Carlson sneered that O'Donnell lacks a "fully-functioning human brain."
Of course, there was a time when she smiled upon the emergence of female Senate candidates.
-Matt Hadro is News Analysis intern at the Media Research Center. You can follow him on Twitter here.MIKA BRZEZINSKI: Margaret wrote a searing piece on this woman called "Watch Your Back, Sarah." And I'm sorry, it's a little -
JOE SCARBOROUGH: A little harsh?
BRZEZINSKI: (Mouthing words) Bitchy.
A little - I'm sorry.
(...)
CARLSON: This is how we get in trouble.
BRZEZINSKI: I'm just saying - "rarr." (Imitating cat noise)
CARLSON: No, I was just suggesting that -
BRZEZINSKI: You more than suggest.
CARLSON: Christine O'Donnell is, you know, what the Republican Party's been heading to for a long time. It's - she's post-Sarah Palin. And she's got a fully -
SCARBOROUGH: (Laughing) Post-modernist.
(Crosstalk)
CARLSON: With not a fully-functioning human brain.
(Collective groan)
WILLIE GEIST: That's not fair.
BRZEZINSKI: You go below the belt.
CARLSON: This is where the elites will be getting out the e-mail now to me. But, you know, she's not, she's not ready for this. I think she's more fluent than Sarah Palin, in that what she says comes out better and you can parse it. But she's taken on - she's taken on - she's copying her act. I mean, already, you know, she's putting on the glasses. She doesn't need them except for cosmetic reasons.
