Althouse: "President Barack Obama's top adviser, Valerie Jarrett, went around the table and kissed reporters before an interview this morning on MNSBC's Morning Joe."

April 15, 2015

"President Barack Obama's top adviser, Valerie Jarrett, went around the table and kissed reporters before an interview this morning on MNSBC's Morning Joe."

"The moment was briefly captured on live television before the network cut away to a commercial break."

42 comments:

traditionalguy said...: The middle east Kiss of peace. It was a favorite ritual of Judas Iscariot.; 4/15/15, 8:43 AM
Sebastian said...: Probably called them "sweetie" too.; 4/15/15, 8:44 AM
SGT Ted said...: It's because they are political BFFs.

But, Fox News isn't "real news", right?; 4/15/15, 8:46 AM
chillblaine said...: They all have to kiss her signet too.; 4/15/15, 8:46 AM
tim maguire said...: Think that's bad? You should see what they do when the camera's are off!; 4/15/15, 8:48 AM
Anonymous said...: traditionalguy said...
The middle east Kiss of peace. It was a favorite ritual of Judas Iscariot.

Michael kissing Fredo...; 4/15/15, 8:48 AM
MayBee said...: I don't understand how she remains a relatively mysterious figure while Karl Rove was the most evil political Rasputin ever.; 4/15/15, 8:50 AM
Gahrie said...: Are you sure they weren't kissing her ring?; 4/15/15, 8:52 AM
JAORE said...: Did she get explicit permission?

RAPE!; 4/15/15, 8:56 AM
PB said...: Ah, a kiss from a Chicago slumlord.; 4/15/15, 9:05 AM
Xmas said...: I think it's funny that there aren't enough fans of the network here to notice the misspelling.; 4/15/15, 9:28 AM
David said...: The part where they kiss her ass is done off camera.

And on. (Metaphorically).; 4/15/15, 9:31 AM
David said...: Predictable comments, me included. Anyone got something more original? I didn't.; 4/15/15, 9:32 AM
lemondog said...: VJ joins the set....

Is that her next post-presidential advisor gig?; 4/15/15, 9:42 AM
Anonymous said...: Not surprised, as Mika gets texts from her, whenever they veer off the talking points....; 4/15/15, 9:43 AM
Balfegor said...: Is it just me or has American culture become a lot more touchy in the past 20 years? I feel like when I was a child, respectable American adults didn't touch each other this way, hugging, or doing those gangster cheek kiss greetings. Yes, and people calling complete strangers "honey" and "sweetie" -- I find it off-putting when other people do it around me, and flatly offensive when people do it to me. It is climbing on the list of things that rub me wrong when I return to the US from East Asia.; 4/15/15, 9:43 AM
Xmas said...: Balfegor,

In the last 20 years...yes. But the late 80s and 90s where unusual in the lack of touching and familiarity of speech. I think we're returning to the norm.; 4/15/15, 9:51 AM
Anonymous said...: Now imagine this was Joe Biden and all the reporters were female.; 4/15/15, 9:52 AM
Anonymous said...: No, wait.

I take that back.

Imagine it was Karl Rove and the reporters are all young, pretty, females.; 4/15/15, 9:52 AM
Eric the Fruit Bat said...: My guess is that East Asia has a great many fewer show business phonies.; 4/15/15, 9:53 AM
MadisonMan said...: I wonder if Jarrett brought up the pay disparity among the hosts.; 4/15/15, 10:09 AM
Xmas said...: Really, no one else is irked by "MNSBC"?; 4/15/15, 10:17 AM
Drago said...: Why shouldn't Valerie show affection to her teammates?; 4/15/15, 10:32 AM
Unknown said...: XMAS: It is a direct copy/paste from the original article at the Weekly Standard.; 4/15/15, 10:48 AM
damikesc said...: Well, given that the reporters have been wearing knee pads for 6 years for her boss...

I don't understand how she remains a relatively mysterious figure while Karl Rove was the most evil political Rasputin ever.

With Lee Atwater before him being even MORE evil...; 4/15/15, 11:12 AM
William said...: Foreplay. The act is consummated during the interview.; 4/15/15, 11:19 AM
Known Unknown said...: JOURNALISM

How does it work?; 4/15/15, 11:31 AM
Laura said...: "Ah, but you are in charge here? . . . Oh, then you should ensure that we, the members of the press, gets free ale. We are thirsty."

Ethel Langham, "The Devil's Violinist"; 4/15/15, 11:33 AM
richard mcenroe said...: So THAT'S what 'cruel neutrality looks like... *g*; 4/15/15, 12:53 PM
Sam L. said...: Sexual Harassment, or RAPE! DID SHE ask permission?; 4/15/15, 1:35 PM
Mountain Maven said...: Her and Madonna. Can't these cougars keep their lips to themselves? Who knows where they've been!

Blogger LarsPorsena said...
The reporters later reciprocated by kissing her ass

LOL

MayBee said...
I don't understand how she remains a relatively mysterious figure while Karl Rove was the most evil political Rasputin ever

Rove mopped the floor with liberal politicians. Jarret has done nothing that we can discern beyond flapping the afore mentioned lips.; 4/15/15, 2:34 PM
ken in tx said...: I don't remember which time it was, I have lived in Asia twice, once in the 70s and once in the 80s, but one time, when I went over, no one said bye-bye on the phone unless they were speaking to a child. Two years later, when I came back, almost everyone was saying it to everyone else, even on business calls.; 4/15/15, 2:59 PM
Saint Croix said...: that's how you do it, Madonna! take notes, bitch.; 4/15/15, 4:18 PM
Saint Croix said...: If Glenn Beck tried that on the View, that would have been a thing.; 4/15/15, 4:21 PM
Doug said...: Eeeeew, cooties!; 4/15/15, 6:34 PM
Gahrie said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 4/15/15, 6:38 PM
Gahrie said...: Jarret has done nothing that we can discern beyond flapping the afore mentioned lips.

She took a third rate college lecturer and community activist from nowhere to President of the United States. And she did it while the empty suit accomplished nothing along the way except get credit for others people's work.

Give the devil her due.......; 4/15/15, 6:39 PM
Bleach Drinkers Curing Coronavirus Together said...: Oh my Gawd. How can such friendly informality be tolerated by such uptight WASPs. It's political-social sacrilege, threatening to disrupt the delicate balance of uptightness and aggression that fuels our best political moments. And entirely imported from our imperial/monarchical mother country.; 4/15/15, 9:04 PM
Bleach Drinkers Curing Coronavirus Together said...: It is climbing on the list of things that rub me wrong when I return to the US from East Asia.

Lol. Now there are some cultures with long-standing freedom-loving traditions.; 4/15/15, 9:06 PM
Clyde said...: Her kissing them definitely qualifies as "(wo)man bites dog."; 4/16/15, 2:39 AM
Largo said...: Nice 'unrequested kissing' theme today Professonr.; 4/16/15, 4:57 AM
Diogenes of Sinope said...: They are all of like mind on the issues. This is just part of a normal bonding ritual in the hive.; 4/16/15, 5:12 AM