Scarborough Defends Biden’s Age: Republicans Are Mocking Him, and It Plays Right Into His Hands

LEMIRE Remember that despite ░░░░░░░░ s bravado about the ░░░░░░░░ Joe Biden got the ░░░░░░░░ of him in 2020 ░░░░░░░░ I know LEMIRE Like ░░░░░░░░ won those debates And ░░░░░░░░ was incoherent and infected ░░░░░░░░ Covid at least in ░░░░░░░░ first one SCARBOROUGH Yeah ░░░░░░░░ And also we re ░░░░░░░░ seeing from the Republicans ░░░░░░░░ setting expectations so low ░░░░░░░░ Biden that if he ░░░░░░░░ stands up there and ░░░░░░░░ some sentences together he ░░░░░░░░ win We saw what ░░░░░░░░ did in the State ░░░░░░░░ the Union SCARBOROUGH Yeah ░░░░░░░░ by the way they ░░░░░░░░ learn They never learn ░░░░░░░░ Republicans never learn They ░░░░░░░░ underestimate Joe Biden They ░░░░░░░░ say he s an ░░░░░░░░ man he can t ░░░░░░░░ As you know if ░░░░░░░░ re debating somebody even ░░░░░░░░ you re a lot ░░░░░░░░ than a few years ░░░░░░░░ you know I just ░░░░░░░░ hope I m able ░░░░░░░░ walk off the stage ░░░░░░░░ hound dog is still ░░░░░░░░ to me afterwards because ░░░░░░░░ s such a great ░░░░░░░░ I m going to ░░░░░░░░ a boom you constantly ░░░░░░░░ yourself down These Republicans ░░░░░░░░ saying Oh we just ░░░░░░░░ he gets through the ░░░░░░░░ of the Union He ░░░░░░░░ so old an adult ░░░░░░░░ just hope BRZEZINSKI That ░░░░░░░░ amazing SCARBOROUGH and and ░░░░░░░░ about BRZEZINSKI It was ░░░░░░░░ triumph SCARBOROUGH All you ░░░░░░░░ do is you can ░░░░░░░░ somebody by their toughest ░░░░░░░░ Joe Biden the Democratic ░░░░░░░░ he was at the ░░░░░░░░ know back against the ░░░░░░░░ He went to South ░░░░░░░░ he destroys all the ░░░░░░░░ politically that had been ░░░░░░░░ him before that You ░░░░░░░░ about the first State ░░░░░░░░ the Union He s ░░░░░░░░ old He s too ░░░░░░░░ He can t he ░░░░░░░░ them out of the ░░░░░░░░ This last State of ░░░░░░░░ Union not only was ░░░░░░░░ prepared remarks it was ░░░░░░░░ the you know off ░░░░░░░░ cuff remarks He just ░░░░░░░░ BRZEZINSKI Wow SCARBOROUGH and ░░░░░░░░ them and made them ░░░░░░░░ like children And yet ░░░░░░░░ why should we be ░░░░░░░░ They still don t ░░░░░░░░ it They re still ░░░░░░░░ him which plays right ░░░░░░░░ his hand Rattner Yeah ░░░░░░░░ to paraphrase George Bush ░░░░░░░░ s nice to go ░░░░░░░░ a debate with the ░░░░░░░░ bigotry of low expectations ░░░░░░░░ in your favor SCARBOROUGH ░░░░░░░░ Rattner They think he ░░░░░░░░ BRZEZINSKI That s true ░░░░░░░░ they basically made him ░░░░░░░░ to be a guy ░░░░░░░░ can barely put a ░░░░░░░░ together BRZEZINSKI It s ░░░░░░░░ Rattner And so he ░░░░░░░░ going to go and ░░░░░░░░ there And I think ░░░░░░░░ s his chance And ░░░░░░░░ know I was reading ░░░░░░░░ Kearns Goodwin s new ░░░░░░░░ about the 60s And ░░░░░░░░ the 1960 Nixon Kennedy ░░░░░░░░ the whole idea was ░░░░░░░░ Kennedy needed to show ░░░░░░░░ he was a grown ░░░░░░░░ The narrative on Kennedy ░░░░░░░░ he was a kid ░░░░░░░░ was too young he ░░░░░░░░ too unexperienced he couldn ░░░░░░░░ command the stage And ░░░░░░░░ s all Kennedy had ░░░░░░░░ do against low expectations ░░░░░░░░ I think Biden is ░░░░░░░░ very much the same ░░░░░░░░ As Jonathan pointed out ░░░░░░░░ did win the last ░░░░░░░░ debates I think everything ░░░░░░░░ ve agreed to so ░░░░░░░░ and this could still ░░░░░░░░ down over a lot ░░░░░░░░ these details plays to ░░░░░░░░ s strength no studio ░░░░░░░░ set times BRZEZINSKI Yeah ░░░░░░░░ moderator cuts off the ░░░░░░░░ and give Biden a ░░░░░░░░ to talk without Trumphovering ░░░░░░░░ and waving his arms ░░░░░░░░ Throwing Covid his way ░░░░░░░░ right Still ahead on ░░░░░░░░ Joe SCARBOROUGH And and ░░░░░░░░ the way By by ░░░░░░░░ way Mika BRZEZINSKI That ░░░░░░░░ so gross SCARBOROUGH if ░░░░░░░░ BRZEZINSKI Yeah SCARBOROUGH if ░░░░░░░░ agrees to this BRZEZINSKI ░░░░░░░░ SCARBOROUGH with everything working ░░░░░░░░ him BRZEZINSKI Yeah SCARBOROUGH ░░░░░░░░ shows you it reveals ░░░░░░░░ desperate they are for ░░░░░░░░ debate BRZEZINSKI Yeah SCARBOROUGH ░░░░░░░░ they know things aren ░░░░░░░░ as great as maybe ░░░░░░░░ of their allies think ░░░░░░░░ BRZEZINSKI I m more ░░░░░░░░ in my thoughts about ░░░░░░░░ Anything could happen.”