Why does HuffPo censor comments critical of Joe Scarborough?

JamesA1102

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Sun Oct-04-09 12:17 PM
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Why does HuffPo censor comments critical of Joe Scarborough?

Or anyone else from Morning Joe? I've been noticing the pattern for a while. Comments for any article or column by or about Joe or Mika are strictly moderated over there and for the most part only the non-critical comments are let through for the most part. And the few critical comments that are let through are very tame.

This was true of Scarborough's "Thank you, Mr. President" column on Friday and Andy Ostroy's love letter to Scarborough yesterday. In fact an article earlier in the week about Scarborough's surgery didn't even allow any comments (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/09/29/joe-scarborough-surgery-m_n_302957.html).

I haven't seen this strict moderation policy extended to other media figures on that site whether it be Glenn Beck or Rachael Maddow. Why is Joe Scarborough being given this protection from the editors of HuffPo?

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flyarm

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Sun Oct-04-09 12:20 PM
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1. THEY CENSOR EVERYTHING..!! They censored everything that exposed anything Obama in the primaries!

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WCGreen

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Sun Oct-04-09 12:23 PM
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2. Probably because Queen Arianna is a regular guest of Joe's...

I don't watch the show but I would guess that is part of the problem.

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JamesA1102

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Sun Oct-04-09 12:27 PM
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3. She's a regular guest on Keith and Rachel's shows too

but doens't give them the same protection.

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WCGreen

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Sun Oct-04-09 01:07 PM
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5. She started her "media" career as the wife of a right wing politician

from California.

I think she favors money.

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JamesA1102

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Sun Oct-04-09 02:52 PM
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6. Maybe but I doubt Scarborough

makes more money than Keith.

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WCGreen

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Sun Oct-04-09 03:02 PM
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7. Not Joey, but that there is far more money on the GOP side...

Edited on Sun Oct-04-09 03:03 PM by WCGreen

It could also be that Joey has been positioning himself as a moderate republican and they are simply highlighting him as a sane voice on the other side of the debate.

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Ninga

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Sun Oct-04-09 12:30 PM
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4. Hard to know, I imagine the deciders at HuffPo will keep their cards close to the vest,

and poo-poo that it is our imagination.

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moondust

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Sun Oct-04-09 03:29 PM
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8. It's not just the Scab.

I quit going there more than a year ago due to posts being deleted for no apparent reason.

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