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It's not just Joe Scarborough's phone buddy Joe Biden with troubling issues of memory loss. It's also 61-year-old Scarborough himself. Concerns continue to mount over the Morning Joe host's apparently failing memory. Earlier this month, we noted Scarborough ripping the media for portraying Trump voters as "people stumbling drunk out of their trailer park and shooting raccoons or something like that." Poor Joe had apparently forgotten that he himself had recently mocked Republican Rep. James Comer of Kentucky claiming apropos of his committee's investigation of Hunter Biden: "We ain't got nuthin' but a squirrel fryer and a hound dog." Now, more troubling evidence has emerged of Scarborough's apparent memory loss and declining mental acuity.   On today's Morning Joe, Scarborough mocked Rudy Giuliani for creating his own eponymously-named brand of coffee.  After the show displayed images of Rudy's coffee, Mika Brzezinski exclaimed, "Oh my God! This is not real, is it? It is! That's the problem." Lamented Scarborough in response, "Yeah, unfortunately. This is our world, 2024." It obviously escaped poor Scarborough's memory that Rudy is not the only one in the political/media world to have his own coffee brand. There's also . . . you, Joe! Perhaps the image here will refresh your enfeebled memory. Starbucks "Morning Joe" brand has been on the market for years. Although Joe and Mika slurred Rudy's coffee as tasting like "hair dye and sweat," it's not clear that "Morning Joe" coffee ever sold well. Although it's still available via Amazon, one reviewer mentioned that it's hard to find in supermarkets. When it first came out, Scarborough tried to promote his coffee, often displaying it on the Morning Joe set.  This is Scarborough's second recent episode of apparent memory loss. Should it happen again, Mika might want to have her husband seen by a good neurologist.  Bonus Coverage: Scarborough Slimes Trump Voters As 'Stupid' In light of Trump's attorneys in the Stormy Daniels hush money trial resting their defense without calling the former president as as a witness, Scarborough opened today's show by repeatedly accusing Trump of lying when he suggested that he was inclined to testify at the trial. Scarborough seized on the matter to slime Trump voters [video here] for believing him about anything. I wonder who's stupid enough to believe him, right? I wonder why his voters keep going back to this guy when he lies. Because it's not just about -- it's about everything.  And speaking of "stupid," Scarborough also fantasized about Trump's campaign people calling him "stupid, dumb" and "an idiot."  Here's the transcript of Scarborough mocking Rudy for marketing a coffee brand, Joe forgetting that he has a coffee brand of his own. MSNBC Morning Joe 5/22/24 6:03 am EDT JOE SCARBOROUGH: For a guy that really doesn't believe anything, that is one thing he believes. That states should be able to take away women's right to get contraceptives, to have abortions, whatever. Then he goes back to his campaign. They go, that was really stupid, Donald. You're really dumb, Donald. You need to change your opinion, Donald. You're an idiot, Donald. That's what they're say to him.  I'm surprised they talk to him that way. But they do, I guess. And so, then he changes his mind again. Oh, wait. No wait. No, those are Democrats that are -- no, they're not Democrats saying thast. Just like the Democrats saying that he was going to testify, when the whole world knew he was lying about testifying because he would perjure himself on the stand, and he was afraid of what he would have to admit about this tawdry encounter with a porn star and a payoff through Michael Cohen. MIKA BRZEZINSKI: Okay. So when asked -- SCARBOROUGH: That's all I have to say, Mika. MIKA: Thank you.Thank you, very much. Right out of the box, he's awake. I was worried when I talked to him on the phone this morning that he was a little sleepy. SAM STEIN: He's had his ice cream. MIKA: Okay.You done good. SCARBOROUGH: You know what it is, Mika, actually. And it's so funny, I called Elisabeth yesterday as well. MIKA: Uh-oh. SCARBOROUGH: It ends up, it's not just me. It's everybody in the Times Washington bureau. When they're tired, they drink Rudy's drip coffee. MIKA: Oh, which you drink black? ELISABETH BUMILLER: No, I don't drink black. SCARBOROUGH: That's what's keeping us awake.  STEIN: Has anyone tried the coffee yet? MIKA: Rudy says it's really good. STEIN: Has anyone tried the coffee yet? SCARBOROUGH: No! STEIN: I'm interested. SCARBOROUGH: Nobody's tried the coffee. I mean, it's the hair dye and sweat. MIKA: It's the hair dye sweat mixed in that gives it a special flavor. BUMILLER: Ugh! STEIN: You have to report it out. MIKA: Then you put it in the Ninja [ice cream maker] and wow, it's fluffy. Okay, so when asked why -- SCARBOROUGH: [Images of Rudy's coffee appear on screen] Oh, yummy. STEIN: What do you think is in the mug? MIKA: Oh my God! This is not real, is it? It is! That's the problem. SCARBOROUGH: Yeah, unfortunately. This is our world, 2024. MIKA: Center, center [makes self-calming gesture.]

Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt remains behind by large numbers for his re-election bid on Tuesday as crime has become a top issue for voters within the Portland, Oregon, metro area. With almost 70% of votes counted, Schmidt has 43% of the vote. His challenger, Nathan Vasquez, is ahead at 55%. Vasquez has worked at the Multnomah County District Attorney's office since 2001. Unlike Schmidt, who boasted about making the justice system more "equitable," Vasquez ran his campaign on law and order.Mega-donor George Soros gave last-minute money to Schmidt's campaign."We must take lawless behavior seriously and enforce our laws. Studies show the best way to deter crime is the certainty of getting caught, the swiftness of the penalty, and the severity of the punishment. Even 'petty' crimes, like theft, vandalism, and littering, public use of illicit drugs and public highs, all contribute to the overall feeling of safety and wellbeing of a community," Vasquez states on his campaign website."It’s all of the 'small things' that have added up to create an environment of chaos, and completely broken the social contract we all agree to as citizens of a community. When we don’t enforce, we tell our community we don’t care," he added.Schmidt was elected to be district attorney in May 2020, right as the BLM and Antifa riots ravaged Portland for months. His office dropped over 80% of the cases that were brought to him during the height of the riots, according to KATU.While open drug use plagued the downtown area and gun crime spiraled out of control, Schmidt said he was focused on "standing up to gun lobbyists and the NRA" and decreasing open drug use.Schmidt was backed by the Democratic establishment for his re-election. The Multnomah Democrats praised Schmidt for having "skillfully navigated an extremely challenging period in Portland." OregonLive reported mega-donor George Soros gave last-minute money to Schmidt's campaign. Each candidate raised around $1.1 million for the race.Schmidt is not the first Soros-backed DA to have fallen behind on the race to stay in office. Voters in San Francisco recalled progressive DA Chesa Boudin in 2022.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Fitness influencer Jillian Michaels is dismantling the woke argument that Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker should lose his job to a woman.Last week, the Kansas City Star published an essay demanding the Chiefs kick their three-time Super Bowl-winning kicker to the curb and replace him with a woman for the social crime of espousing pro-Catholic, pro-traditional views.'This guy lives a little different than you, has different opinions than you, and we want his life ruined?'"Harrison Butker is not Patrick Mahomes. He's a special teams player. That gives him less leverage with the team," wrote Peter Hamm in the Star. "They could trade him for a solid kicker, or they could make a statement by signing a woman to kick.""This is not a joke. It's not unrealistic," Hamm argued.But Michaels believes it's completely unrealistic."There was a study published in Sports Med that actually assessed the possibility for such things to happen, and, in fact, football kicker was one of the sports they looked at," Michaels explained on Fox News this week. "And men had a 16%-22% advantage over women in kicking a football."Blaze News could not find the exact study that Michaels cited. However, there is a plethora of scientific evidence showing that men are more athletic kickers than women. No woman, after all, has ever made an NFL roster as a placekicker, nor do woman find football success at the collegiate level. Even the best female soccer players in the U.S. can lose to teenage boys. Science aside, Michaels pointed out the free-speech double standard that exists in American culture — and asked an important question."As a person who probably couldn't be more different than said kicker — I'm a female businesswoman, I'm gay, I'm not religious — I really don't understand what this man said that has everybody calling for his head," she said."Somebody tell me what I'm missing when there are literally children on a college campus down the street calling for the death of all Jews, but we're protecting their First Amendment rights?" she pointed out. "But this guy lives a little different than you, has different opinions than you, and we want his life ruined? What the heck?" Despite cancel culture's attempt to make Butker its next victim, Butker is not going anywhere.That's because — whether equity culture likes its or not — the NFL remains a pure meritocracy, and Butker is one of the best kickers of his generation. For him, that means job security.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

California Assemblyman Bill Essayli (R) on Tuesday forced a vote regarding his bill, Assembly Bill 2641, which would end "sanctuary state" protections for illegal aliens convicted of sex crimes against children.California's sanctuary policies prevent state authorities from turning over illegal immigrants to Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. The restricted cooperation forces ICE to expend more of its own resources to locate and detain illegal aliens who have committed additional crimes.'They literally don't give a damn.' Essayli proposed a motion on Tuesday that forced California lawmakers to vote on whether to hear his proposed bill. Assembly Speaker pro Tempore Jim Wood (D) cut off Essayli's microphone while he was announcing the motion. "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I move to suspend the rules and invoke the California constitution to withdraw Assembly Bill 2641, which will end sanctuary state protections for convicted illegal immigrant pedophiles," Essayli stated.The speaker instructed Essayli to stop before turning off the assemblyman's microphone. "You went beyond making motion. You started to go into debate," Wood told Essayli. "Members, Mr. Essayli is requesting to bypass the joint rules and the committee deadlines. This is a suspension of the joint rules and takes 54 votes. It is not debatable," Wood explained.The motion failed in a 14-36 vote.In a statement following the vote on Tuesday, Essayli said, "I'm completely outraged that when we had an opportunity today to roll back sanctuary state policies that protect illegal immigrants who are convicted of committing sex crimes against minors — we're talking about pedophiles — that every Democrat in that building refused to support it.""They literally don't give a damn," Essayli continued. "These politicians here, every single Democrat, don't give a damn about you or your family."Essayli explained that the reason he forced the vote on the motion was "because the public safety committee refused to even have a hearing on the bill.""What we did today was our mechanism in the minority party. It's what we can do to try to force it, is to suspend the rules and take the bill up on the floor," he added.If passed, the bill would require local law enforcement agencies to "cooperate with immigration authorities by detaining and transferring an individual and providing release information if a person has been convicted of" sex crimes against a minor."Democrats don't want the public to know they're protecting pedophiles, that's why they cut my mic on the Assembly Floor! This is not democracy — it is tyranny," Essayli stated in a post on X. — (@) 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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