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!

New York Attorney General Letitia James said that she would seek to have former President Donald Trump's buildings seized by a judge if he is unable or unwilling to pay a $363 million fine from a civil fraud case. Trump‚ his sons‚ and the Trump Organization were ordered to pay the fine Friday after a judge said that they had committed fraud by over-estimating the value of his properties in order to seek better financing and insurance. James‚ who filed the civil lawsuit‚ told ABC News that she was confident the ruling would stand up to an appeal by the Trumps. "If he does not have funds to pay off the judgment‚ then we will seek judgment enforcement mechanisms in court‚ and we will ask the judge to seize his assets‚" she said. "So at the end of the day how he pays for the judgement is really not my business‚" James added. "At the end of the day he is responsible and liable for $363 million dollars plus a hundred million dollars in interest." She also addressed the contention from Trump and his defenders that the ruling was unjust because there were no victims involved. "Financial frauds are not victimless crimes. He engaged in this massive amount of fraud. It wasn't just a simple mistake‚ a slight oversight‚ the variations are wildly exaggerated‚ and the extent of the fraud was staggering‚" James argued. "If average New Yorkers went into a bank and submitted false documents‚ the government would throw the book at them‚ and the same should be true for former presidents." The former president has lashed out at New York state Supreme Court Judge Arthur Engoron and at James and accused them of participating in a "witch hunt" against him out of political motivation. He called James a "slob" and accused them of conspiring with the White House. "We are prepared to make sure that the judgment is paid to New Yorkers‚" said James. Here are the comments from James: Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Tucker Carlson said that an advisor to former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson told him he would need to pay $1 million when the host asked for an interview. Carlson made the accusation while speaking to Glenn Beck‚ nationally syndicated radio host and co-founder of Blaze Media‚ about his much maligned interview with Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin. "So‚ I'm over in Moscow waiting to do this interview. It gets out that we're doing it‚ and I'm immediately denounced by this guy called Boris Johnson‚ who was for a short time the prime minister of Great Britain‚" said Carlson. "And Boris Johnson calls me a tool of the Kremlin or something. And I'm thinking‚ 'His name is not actually Boris‚' as I'm sure you know. His name is Alex Johnson. He called himself Boris in high school. So‚ the guy who calls himself Boris is accusing me of being [a tool of the Kremlin]‚" he laughed. "So‚ I was annoyed‚ and so I put in a request for an interview as I have many times because he's constantly denouncing me as a tool of the Kremlin. He says no‚" Carlson continued. He said that he reached out to people who know Johnson in order to seek an interview. "Finally‚ one of his advisors gets back to me and says‚ 'He will talk to you‚ but it's going to cost you a million dollars.' He wants a million dollars‚" Carlson said. "What?!" exclaimed Beck. "In U.S. dollars‚ gold or bitcoin. No‚ this just happened yesterday or two days ago‚" Carlson said. He went on to accuse Johnson of being responsible for the deaths in the Ukraine-Russia war because of a report that he intervened against a peace offer by Russia‚ something Johnson has vehemently denied. "This is‚ by the way‚ the guy who single-handedly‚ at the request of the U.S. government‚ stopped the peace deal in Ukraine a year and a half ago‚ and is‚ I think‚ for that reason‚ responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands people. He won't explain any of that to me in an interview until I pay him a million dollars‚" Carlson said. — (@) Carlson then compared Johnson to Putin. "Putin didn't ask for a million dollars! So‚ you're telling me that Boris Johnson is a lot sleazier‚ a lot lower than Vladimir Putin! Which is true! So this whole thing is a freaking shakedown!" he exclaimed. "This is a money laundering operation‚" Carlson continued. "A lot of the people involved in it are taking money from it. And if you're making money off of war‚ you can deal with God on that because that's really immoral — like‚ that's actually really really wrong. And a lot of people are‚ including Boris Johnson." Carlson took aim at his other critics during the first interview in the U.S. since he returned from Moscow. Blaze News reached out to Boris Johnson for comment but did not receive a response by the time of publication. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

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