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Macho MSNBC host Joe Scarborough continued to expose his troubling obsession with outward manifestations of masculinity. Macho Joe was back at it Tuesday during Tuesday's Morning Joe‚ twice referring to the Republican Speaker of the House as "little" Mike Johnson. We've documented his multiple boasts about his own toughness‚ as when Macho Joe threatened to make a Capitol tourist "eat" his camera if Joe found him snapping pics somewhere Scarborough didn't like. And then there was Scarbrough boasting he'd never let anyone "emasculate" him the way Donald Trump supposedly did to J.D. Vance. Just to name a couple of examples. You'll note in the first part of the clip‚ that Scarborough began to simply say "Mike Johnson‚" but then interrupted himself‚ circling back to say "little" Mike Johnson. In other words‚ this was a very intentional snipe at Johnson's physical stature. Later in the clip‚ Scarborough refers to Johnson as the "little Speaker." Yes‚ Joe‚ at 6'4"‚ you're much taller than the 5'8" Johnson. But when the going got hot for you back when you were a congressman‚ you quit the House and ran away to spend the proverbial "more time with your family."     In contrast‚ not only did Mike Johnson manage to get himself elected Speaker‚ but he had the strength to hold the fractious Republican caucus reasonably together on a range of issues. We don't recall Scarborough mocking Nancy Pelosi's modest height. On the contrary‚ Scarborough and Co. were always filled with praise for her strength as Speaker.  And Scarborough's fascination with height was especially ironic considering that one of his go-to phrases was to speak admiringly of "Madisonian democracy‚" and to bewail the supposed Republican threat to it. Know how tall James Madison was‚ Joe? 5' 4" - making him the shortest of all American presidents. Here's the transcript. MSNBC Morning Joe 2/20/24 6:29 am ET JOE SCARBOROUGH: The message that Xi getting right now from Mike John -- little Mike Johnson‚ and Donald Trump‚ it's just devastating. And the message is this‚ Republicans‚ who for the past 50 years have been the main force to push back hard on communism‚ they've‚ they've surrendered to the communists. They've surrendered.  Mike Johnson surrendered to the communists‚ to the ex-communists‚ to the wanna-be communists. Mike Johnson surrendered. Donald Trump surrendered a long time ago to Vladimir Putin. Surrendered to Xi a long time ago. He has nothing but praise for Xi‚ for Kim Jong-un‚ these communist leaders‚ Mika. And that is a message that Xi is receiving loud and clear. That it's not just Donald Trump now. It is the Republican party. Once the bulwark against communist aggression‚ it is the Republican party‚ Ronald Reagan's old party‚ that has now collapsed. . . .  How grave is the situation? It's‚ it's‚ it's grave for Ukraine. It's grave for freedom in Europe. It's grave because we fought a Cold War for 42 years‚ for 42 years‚ from Harry Truman to JFK to Ronald Reagan to‚ to Zbigniew Brzezinski‚ to Madeleine Albright‚ to Colin Powell: you name it!  You name it. Republicans and Scoop Jackson. Republicans and Sam Nunn. Republicans and Democrats alike dedicated‚ devoted their lives to freeing the lives of Europeans enslaved by Russia [pounds fist on table]‚ by Soviet Russia.  And here we are. Here we are. We have a guy who wants to be president again‚ and his pathetic‚ little Speaker who are actually doing Vladimir Putin's bidding.

Four people were charged in the murder of a 3-year-old toddler who was beaten to death by two young teenagers in Baton Rouge‚ Louisiana. Police said they responded to a call from a child about an unresponsive toddler on Feb. 12 at about 3:45 p.m. at a home on O'Neal Lane. When they arrived‚ they found no adults in the home and eight children. The toddler named Blessing Buckles was transported to a hospital where they reported that she was suffering from injuries consistent with blunt force trauma‚ including a brain bleed‚ bruises‚ and abrasions to the face and body. She died from her injuries two days later on Wednesday. While police were at the home‚ two adults arrived and said they had been at the casino for several hours and left the children unattended. 26-year-old Dineshia Yates was the mother of the toddler while 26-year-old Terica Scott was the mother and aunt of the child suspects. Arrest records said that Yates had lived with Scott for several weeks and they had often left their children unattended. The eight children ranged in ages from 11 months to 12 years old. Police identified two of the children‚ a 10-year-old boy and a 12-year-old boy‚ as suspects in Buckles' death‚ and they were booked into the EBR Juvenile Detention Center for simple battery and second-degree murder. Both Yates and Scott allegedly told police that they had knowledge about violent behavior from one of the underage suspects. After an investigation‚ both were arrested and Scott was charged with principal to second-degree murder and principal to battery‚ while Yates was charged with principal to second-degree murder and principal to simple battery. WBRZ-TV reported that Yates had been arrested numerous times on charges‚ including drug possession and theft. Scott had also been arrested for second-degree murder in 2021‚ but a grand jury opted against formally charging her. Yates and Scott had a bond set at $20‚000 each. Here's a local news report about the incident: Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!