Something happened to Rick ("Florida's First Martian Governor") Scott today that we cats would love to see happen to Donald Trump (again).
Grinning like a simpleton during a remote interview on the "Morning Schmoes" (that would be the show featuring Mika, daughter of Zbig, and Republican Joe), Scott refused to answer a question and was immediately hustled off the air.
Did Scott agree with GOP front-runner Trump that "Islam hates us"? Or, as Joe himself put it, "“Do you think Muslims in the state of Florida hate America?” Scott tried to weasel his way out of answering by talking about what a great "melting pot" the Sunshine State was — desperately trying not to agree or disagree with the nut who may head the GOP's ticket in the fall.
Goodness gracious. We haven't seen a politician act so space-alien-y since we saw Stephen Harper do this. Or Baby Marco Rubio do this. But anyway.
We sincerely hope that Anderson Cooper watches the tape from the Schmoes this morning — he could take a lesson from Mika and Joe (especially Mika). Because yesterday, when Cooper questioned Trump on the truth of his ridiculous "Islam hates us" statement, Trump said, "You're going to have to figure that out, okay?"
Um, no. Not okay. Trump said it, Trump needs to explain it — not the journalist asking the questions. At which point Anderson Cooper should have stood up and said, "Sorry, Donald, this interview is over."
But of course he didn't. And he won't, because in what passes for television news these days, ratings and money are all that matter. We hate to sound like a GOP clown car passenger complaining about Trump's media coverage, but we do wish that reporters would draw a line in the sand sometimes. At it stands now, it all makes us HISS.
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