Monday, April 10, 2017

David Clarke, Charlie Sykes, and Lena Taylor

I never watch MSNBC, so I don't find out about stuff like this until I see it via an outlet like NewsBusters.



The "MSNBC 'Conservative'" is, of course, Charlie Sykes.

He credits himself for creating Sheriff David Clarke. Sykes refers to Clarke as "my Frankenstein monster."

Good grief. Sykes didn't create Clarke. Sykes talks like he was the most powerful person in Milwaukee media, pulling all the strings and getting voters to do his will. With all due respect, that's flat-out nuts.

We go through the MSNBC looking glass completely when Democrat Wisconsin state senator Leftist Lena Taylor joins Sykes as an ally.

From Brad Wilmouth, NewsBusters:
On Sunday's AM Joy, it was another case of MSNBC including an alleged conservative guest for the purpose of having him bolster the views of the liberal host rather than provide a contrarian point of view. MSNBC contributor and right-leaning talk radio host Charlie Sykes joined in host Joy Reid's derision of Sheriff David Clarke as he complained that the Milwaukee County sheriff has been "AWOL" and has used his uniform as a "prop" on Fox News.

The MSNBC contributor then ended up deriding him as "my Frankenstein monster" who has "beclowned himself" as he referred back to supporting the Milwaukee County sheriff in the past.
After recalling that the right-leaning Democratic sheriff recently attracted a primary opponent for next year's election, host Reid brought aboard Sykes and Wisconsin Democratic State Senator Lena Taylor. After relating to viewers that there has been a movement to push Sheriff Clarke to run for the U.S. Senate, she turned to Sykes and snarked: "Do you see in Sheriff Clarke someone who still wants to be sheriff and, you know. let more people die in his jail?"

Laughter could be heard in the background, and Sykes started to chuckle as he responded:
No, I -- it's a -- (pauses to chuckle) -- it's an interesting question because I'm sure they would like to keep wearing that uniform as a prop when he goes on Fox News. Which is about the only time that we ever see him around here. I mean he is awol. He's basically bailed on Milwaukee.

So I actually don't see him running for reelection. I think that he thinks that he is bigger than the sheriff's job and he's really transformed himself into this mini Trump wannabe. And that's his career trajectory.
After recalling that the right-leaning Democratic sheriff recently attracted a primary opponent for next year's election, host Reid brought aboard Sykes and Wisconsin Democratic State Senator Lena Taylor. After relating to viewers that there has been a movement to push Sheriff Clarke to run for the U.S. Senate, she turned to Sykes and snarked: "Do you see in Sheriff Clarke someone who still wants to be sheriff and, you know. let more people die in his jail?"

Laughter could be heard in the background, and Sykes started to chuckle as he responded:
No, I -- it's a -- (pauses to chuckle) -- it's an interesting question because I'm sure they would like to keep wearing that uniform as a prop when he goes on Fox News. Which is about the only time that we ever see him around here. I mean he is awol. He's basically bailed on Milwaukee.

So I actually don't see him running for reelection. I think that he thinks that he is bigger than the sheriff's job and he's really transformed himself into this mini Trump wannabe. And that's his career trajectory.
Moments later, Reid referred to Sykes's conservative talk radio background as she asked:
And Charlie Sykes, as someone who was, you know, a long time in conservative talk radio, talk radio in the past was very supportive of this guy. But you just hinted at some of your change of heart, that you think that he's been awol. Would Republicans get behind him if he runs against Tammy Baldwin for the United States Senate?
After predicting a crowded primary for U.S. Senate, Sykes further piled on the Milwaukee County sheriff as he added:
I do think that Sheriff Clarke in the last year has really sort of "beclowned" himself, and I refer to him as kind of "my Frankenstein monster." There was a time when Sheriff Clarke had some substantive things to say, but clearly the ego and the big hat, I think, have gotten the best of him. But I don't see that as a plausible path for him.
Reid referring to Sykes' "change of heart" is hilarious.

Yes, we all know about that profound "change of heart."

Because I don't watch MSNBC, I don't deal with that 180 Reid speaks of as a "change of heart."

I assume most loyal listeners of Sykes' old radio program aren't aware of the post-620 WTMJ Sykes, and just how radically his heart has apparently changed.

Sykes spent years trashing MSNBC and its propaganda. I doubt Sykes' audience made the leap to MSNBC with him. I doubt the former audience has adopted the Leftist mindset like him.

There is "beclowning" occurring. That much is certain. However, David Clarke hasn't beclowned himself. Sykes has.

If Clarke were the Republican candidate challenging extremist Leftist Tammy Baldwin, Wisconsin Republicans would support him, though I think it's unlikely he will be Baldwin's opponent.

Someone needs to remind Sykes that Wisconsin went Republican for the first time since Ronald Reagan. Wisconsinites preferred Donald Trump to Hillary Clinton. We also reelected Republican Ron Johnson, handing Russ Feingold another defeat. Those same people would likely get behind Clarke to oust Baldwin.

Sykes needs to stop viewing reality through the Leftist lens.

The whole "my Frankenstein monster" thing smacks of egomania on the part of Sykes.

If Wisconsinites viewed Sykes as our leader, Trump would not have carried the state.

Sykes said, "There was a time when Sheriff Clarke had some substantive things to say, but clearly the ego and the big hat, I think, have gotten the best of him."

It pains me to say that "clearly the ego" has gotten the best of Sykes.

This is so inconsistent with his years and years of conservative talk.

Wilmouth writes:
After Reid turned back to State Senator Taylor and received from her more criticism of Sheriff Clarke, Turner ended up concluding: "I'm so glad to hear that Charlie Sykes and I agree that David Clarke is all hat and no cattle."

The MSNBC host ended the segment by jokingly commenting that she had brought her two guests together because seeing them agree would be "unexpected," even though there's actually nothing "unexpected" about seeing a "conservative" and a liberal agree on MSNBC. Reid: "We did this segment specifically to get State Senate Lena Turner [sic] and Charlie Sykes to agree on TV because no one would be expecting that. So we do the unexpected here on AM Joy."
Oh, my God.

Sykes spent years attacking Lena Taylor.



Sadly, it's not "unexpected" for Taylor and Sykes to be allies now, through the looking glass.






Posted by Mary at 4/10/2017 12:02:00 AM

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