Morning Joe and Mika: ‘Our Hearts Break’ for Disgraced Mark Halperin

Morning Joe and Mika: ‘Our Hearts Break’ for Disgraced Mark Halperin

by Tony Lee 27 Oct 2017

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Sanctimonious Morning Joe co-host Mika Brzezinski said on Friday morning that her and Joe Scarborough’s “hearts break for” disgraced former panelist Mark Halperin after at least a dozen women accused Halperin in the last two days of sexual harassment or assault.

“I’ll speak for both Joe and myself here—our hearts break for Mark and his family, because he is our friend. But we fully support NBC’s decision here,” she said, referring to the network’s decision to get rid of Halperin. “We want to know more about these disturbing allegations. We want to hear the stories. We need to know what happened. And we are not going to avoid the story just because he’s our friend. We’re going to cover it, and we’re going to pray for everybody involved.”

After CNN spoke to five women who accused Halperin of sexually assaulting or harassing them while he was the political director at ABC News, three others made similar accusations against Halperin on Thursday. The Washington Post spoke to nine women who accused Halperin of sexually harassing or assaulting them.

Referencing “more disturbing reports regarding Mark Halperin’s treatment of younger female co-workers” that have come to light “over the the past 24 hours,” Brzezinski said there may be a “possible pattern of unacceptable conduct.”

“Mark and Karen have been part of Morning Joe’s extended family for years. They’re our friends. And we believe it’s important to stand with our friends, through even the most difficult of times,” she said. “But it’s even more important to demand the truth even when the facts appear to be extremely painful.”

Though she said she has “spoken to and heard from some of these women” and claimed that she feels “their pain” and understands “the difficult position they were in” because she has “been through enough in this business to know what” she hears, Brzezinski insisted that “nothing has been proven or adjudicated here.”

Halperin has been accused of, among other things, “placing his erect penis” against women without their consent, making subordinates sit on his lap while he had an erection, lunging at women, aggressively propositioning women, trying to kiss women without their consent, and grabbing a woman’s breasts without her consent.

Halperin’s alleged heinous behavior was reportedly an open secret throughout the industry, leading to questions about whether the Morning Joe co-hosts palled around with him even though they knew about his predatory behavior. Left-wing anchor Keith Olbermann suggested that it is laughable that Scarborough did not know about Halperin’s “Sleazebag” reputation.

Scarborough has not commented about Halperin, allowing Brzezinski to speak on his behalf.

The Daily Beast reported on Thursday that “numerous sources at NBC, MSNBC, ABC, and Bloomberg” said that the “private allegations of Halperin’s sexual misconduct were an open secret, particularly in New York City and D.C. political media, for many years.”

Vox reporter Liz Plank said on Thursday that Halperin “was the Harvey Weinstein of media.”

“I’m receiving texts today from women in media who are older, younger, new to media. And a very sort-of-junior reporter told me that one of the first things she was told when she started working on the campaign trail was she was warned about Mark Halperin,” Plank said during a CNN appearance. “So, in a way, he was the Harvey Weinstein of media.”

Let’s connect the dots:

Mark Halperin

Mark Halperin is Morton H. Halperin’s son, a founding editor for Bloomberg Politics, a frequent guest on Morning Joe, and was a political director for the ABC News.

Note: Bloomberg Politics is a division of Bloomberg LP.

Morton H. Halperin is Mark Halperin’s father, a senior adviser for the

Open Society Foundations, a director at the ONE Campaign, was a Washington office for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress (think tank), and a director at the Debt AIDS Trade Africa.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), and the Center for American Progress (think tank).

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, a board member for the International Crisis Group, was a supporter for the Center for American Progress (think tank), the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, and a benefactor for the Harlem Children's Zone.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the Center for American Progress (think tank), the Harlem Children's Zone, the Robin Hood Foundation, the International Rescue Committee, and Aspen Institute (think tank).

Zbigniew Brzezinski was a board member for the International Crisis Group, and Mika Brzezinski’s father.

Michael R. Bloomberg was a benefactor for the Harlem Children's Zone, a donor for the Robin Hood Foundation, an advocate for the ONE Campaign, and is the founder of Bloomberg LP.

Harvey Weinstein is a director at the Robin Hood Foundation, and was the co-founder & co-chairman for the Weinstein Company.

Jeff Zucker is a director emeritus for the Robin Hood Foundation, the president of CNN Worldwide, and was the president & CEO for NBCUniversal.

CNN Worldwide is a division of CNN.

MSNBC is an NBCUniversal network.

Harold E. Ford Jr. is a political commentator at MSNBC, was an overseer at the International Rescue Committee, and a 2008 Bilderberg conference participant (think tank).  

International Rescue Committee is a partner with the ONE Campaign.

Debt AIDS Trade Africa is a merged organization with the ONE Campaign.

Morton H. Halperin was a director at the Debt AIDS Trade Africa, a Washington office for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress (think tank), and is Mark Halperin’s father, a senior adviser for the

Open Society Foundations, and a director at the ONE Campaign.

International Rescue Committee is a partner with the ONE Campaign.

Harold E. Ford Jr. was an overseer at the International Rescue Committee, is a political commentator at MSNBC, and a 2008 Bilderberg conference participant (think tank).  

MSNBC is an NBCUniversal network.

Morning Joe is an MSNBC program.

Mika Brzezinski is a co-host for Morning Joe, and Zbigniew Brzezinski’s daughter.

Zbigniew Brzezinski was Mika Brzezinski’s father, a board member for the International Crisis Group, and Madeleine K. Albright’s dissertation adviser at Columbia.

Madeleine K. Albright’s dissertation adviser at Columbia was Zbigniew Brzezinski, is an overseer at the International Rescue Committee, and a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).

International Rescue Committee is a partner with the ONE Campaign.

Harold E. Ford Jr. was an overseer at the International Rescue Committee, is a political commentator at MSNBC, and a 2008 Bilderberg conference participant (think tank).  

Morning Joe is an MSNBC program.

Michael R. Bloomberg was an advocate for the ONE Campaign, a benefactor for the Harlem Children's Zone, a donor for the Robin Hood Foundation, is the founder of Bloomberg LP, and the founder of the Bloomberg Family Foundation.

Bloomberg Politics is a division of Bloomberg LP.

Mark Halperin is a founding editor for Bloomberg Politics, a frequent guest on Morning Joe, Morton H. Halperin’s son, and was a political director for the ABC News.

Bloomberg Family Foundation was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Walter Isaacson is a director at the Bloomberg Family Foundation, the president & CEO for the Aspen Institute (think tank), and was the chairman & CEO for CNN.

CNN Worldwide is a division of CNN.

Michele Norris is a founding director, for the Race Card Project at the Aspen Institute (think tank), and was a correspondent for the ABC News.

Jeff Zucker is the president of CNN Worldwide, a director emeritus for the Robin Hood Foundation, and was the president & CEO for NBCUniversal.

Diane Sawyer was a director at the Robin Hood Foundation, and an anchor for the ABC News.

Harvey Weinstein is a director at the Robin Hood Foundation, and was the co-founder & co-chairman for the Weinstein Company.

MSNBC is an NBCUniversal network.

Morning Joe is an MSNBC program.

Mika Brzezinski is a co-host for Morning Joe, and Zbigniew Brzezinski’s daughter.