Scarborough: Biased Debate Moderators Haven’t Been Problem in the Past

Scarborough: Biased Debate Moderators Haven't Been Problem in the Past (NewsBusters)

BRZEZINSKI: “It seems to me the process itself and some of the problems that the moderators have had have played into a narrative that there's bias, and I don't think this is true, but that everybody asking all the questions in all these debates would never vote in a Republican primary. We can't have moderators you don't feel a sense of balance in the mix.”

SCARBOROUGH: “Listen, if that were the test, we would never have any of the other debates again. I'm not being a jerk. You know, like 90 percent of the people in our business vote for Democrats and Democratic primaries.”

BRZEZINSKI: “Well, then there should be even more of an effort to have respect and ask fair questions.”

SCARBOROUGH: “I never once said, we talk about Anderson [Cooper], I've never seen Anderson at Tea Party meetings, you know, but Anderson played it straight. Jim Lehrer also played it straight. I'm afraid, Willie, this is sort of the cable news culture, the prime-time, cable-news culture seeping into our presidential debates. This is not something we've had a problem with in the past …  Katty, remember, like Jake Tapper. That's a perfect example. I'm just going to assume he's a Democrat –“

GEIST: “I don't know if that's true.”

SCARBOROUGH: “-- because I assume anybody in media other than me is a Democrat. But Jake plays it straight. He does not make it about himself. I've never seen him make it about himself. And it's like Brian Williams. Brian did debates with Tim Russert. Straight down the middle. Russert was a big Democrat. Big liberal. But you know what, that kind of made him even tougher on Democrats because Tim always wanted to be extra fair.”

BRZEZINSKI: “You're tough on your party.”