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Scarborough was first elected during [[Newt Gingrich]]'s [[Republican Revolution (1994)|1994 Republican Revolution]] and served on the Judiciary Committee and the Armed Services Committee. Like most freshman Republicans in the 104th Congress, Scarborough was a reliable [[conservative]], earning a 95% rating from the [[American Conservative Union]].<ref>http://www.acuratings.org/ratingsarchive/2000/2000House.htm</ref> After leaving Congress he joined the law firm of Beggs and Lane. In recent years Scarborough has shifted sharply to the Left and has been critical of conservative leaders such as [[Rush Limbaugh]], [[Karl Rove]], and [[Glenn Beck]]. "We have not been conservative as a party, we've been radical."<ref>http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2009/05/03/scarborough-todays-gop-not-too-conservative-its-too-radical</ref> His 2009 book ''The Last Best Hope: Restoring Conservatism and America's Promise'', which was highly promoted on left-leaning media outlets, was unsuccessful in book sales.<ref>http://newsbusters.org/blogs/p-j-gladnick/2009/06/20/joe-scarborough-conservative-bashing-book-flops-bigtime</ref>
 
Scarborough was first elected during [[Newt Gingrich]]'s [[Republican Revolution (1994)|1994 Republican Revolution]] and served on the Judiciary Committee and the Armed Services Committee. Like most freshman Republicans in the 104th Congress, Scarborough was a reliable [[conservative]], earning a 95% rating from the [[American Conservative Union]].<ref>http://www.acuratings.org/ratingsarchive/2000/2000House.htm</ref> After leaving Congress he joined the law firm of Beggs and Lane. In recent years Scarborough has shifted sharply to the Left and has been critical of conservative leaders such as [[Rush Limbaugh]], [[Karl Rove]], and [[Glenn Beck]]. "We have not been conservative as a party, we've been radical."<ref>http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2009/05/03/scarborough-todays-gop-not-too-conservative-its-too-radical</ref> His 2009 book ''The Last Best Hope: Restoring Conservatism and America's Promise'', which was highly promoted on left-leaning media outlets, was unsuccessful in book sales.<ref>http://newsbusters.org/blogs/p-j-gladnick/2009/06/20/joe-scarborough-conservative-bashing-book-flops-bigtime</ref>
  
Scarborough called for U.S. President [[Donald Trump]] to resign in 2017, in line with [[anti-Trump]] liberals.<ref>Chumley, Cheryl K. (June 6, 2017). [http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jun/6/joe-scarborough-makes-deranged-case-trump-go/ Joe Scarborough’s deranged case for Trump to go]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved June 7, 2017.</ref> He also defended [[CNN]] after a damaging scandal in which it promoted a retracted anti-Trump [[fake news]] story in order to increase its ratings.<ref>Bowden, Joe (June 27, 2017). [http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/339780-scarborough-knocks-trump-while-defending-cnn Scarborough defends CNN against Trump: CNN 'has more integrity']. ''The Hill''. Retrieved June 28, 2017.</ref> In July 2017, Scarborough showed how liberal he had become by finally leaving the GOP.<ref>Multiple references:
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Scarborough called for U.S. President [[Donald Trump]] to resign in 2017, in line with [[anti-Trump]] liberals (although he did call out other liberals reporting fake news about Trump earlier, although this is likely just a pretense to make him look balanced<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ihavoqep4XA</ref>).<ref>Chumley, Cheryl K. (June 6, 2017). [http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jun/6/joe-scarborough-makes-deranged-case-trump-go/ Joe Scarborough’s deranged case for Trump to go]. ''The Washington Times''. Retrieved June 7, 2017.</ref> He also defended [[CNN]] after a damaging scandal in which it promoted a retracted anti-Trump [[fake news]] story in order to increase its ratings.<ref>Bowden, Joe (June 27, 2017). [http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/339780-scarborough-knocks-trump-while-defending-cnn Scarborough defends CNN against Trump: CNN 'has more integrity']. ''The Hill''. Retrieved June 28, 2017.</ref> In July 2017, Scarborough showed how liberal he had become by finally leaving the GOP.<ref>Multiple references:
 
*Siegel, Josh (July 11, 2017). [http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/joe-scarborough-announces-he-is-leaving-republican-party/article/2628354 Joe Scarborough announces he is leaving Republican Party]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
 
*Siegel, Josh (July 11, 2017). [http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/joe-scarborough-announces-he-is-leaving-republican-party/article/2628354 Joe Scarborough announces he is leaving Republican Party]. ''Washington Examiner''. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
 
*[http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jul/12/joe-scarborough-host-morning-joe-explains-move-lea/ Joe Scarborough, host of ‘Morning Joe,’ explains move to leave GOP]. ''The Washington Times''. July 12, 2017. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
 
*[http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jul/12/joe-scarborough-host-morning-joe-explains-move-lea/ Joe Scarborough, host of ‘Morning Joe,’ explains move to leave GOP]. ''The Washington Times''. July 12, 2017. Retrieved July 12, 2017.

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Joe Scarborough
Joe Scarborough.jpg
U.S. Representative from Florida's 1st Congressional District
From: January 3, 1995 – September 5, 2001
Predecessor Earl Hutto
Successor Jeff Miller
Information
Party Independent (formerly Republican)
Spouse(s) Melanie Hinton (div.)
Susan Waren
Religion Baptist

Charles Joseph "Joe" Scarborough (born April 9, 1963) is a liberal who hosts a show on MSNBC. He served as a Republican U.S. Representative from Florida's 1st congressional district from 1995 through 2001, before resigning to spend more time with his family.[1] He went on to host MSNBC's Morning Joe and The Joe Scarborough Show on ABC Radio Network. Previously he hosted "Scarborough Country" in primetime on MSNBC.

Since being on MSNBC, Scarborough has moved from being conservative to the Left on most issues including bashing Republicans and agreeing with most MSNBC liberal analysts/anchors. He claims to be a conservative on the show, often touting his supposed credentials within the GOP and the ACU rating he received while in Congress before he worked for MSNBC. He calls himself a conservative but frequently bashes conservative principles and people. His stance on gun control shifted drastically and now Scarborough is a firm supporter of new laws restricting gun ownership. To be fair, he is the most conservative host and most conservative MSNBC commentator. Nonetheless, he is at best a centrist and at worst a left-of-center host, but he is still not of the extreme Left as other hosts such as Al Sharpton. He did, however, seem pleased when it was announced that liberals like Ed Schultz left the network.

Scarborough was first elected during Newt Gingrich's 1994 Republican Revolution and served on the Judiciary Committee and the Armed Services Committee. Like most freshman Republicans in the 104th Congress, Scarborough was a reliable conservative, earning a 95% rating from the American Conservative Union.[2] After leaving Congress he joined the law firm of Beggs and Lane. In recent years Scarborough has shifted sharply to the Left and has been critical of conservative leaders such as Rush Limbaugh, Karl Rove, and Glenn Beck. "We have not been conservative as a party, we've been radical."[3] His 2009 book The Last Best Hope: Restoring Conservatism and America's Promise, which was highly promoted on left-leaning media outlets, was unsuccessful in book sales.[4]

Scarborough called for U.S. President Donald Trump to resign in 2017, in line with anti-Trump liberals (although he did call out other liberals reporting fake news about Trump earlier, although this is likely just a pretense to make him look balanced[5]).[6] He also defended CNN after a damaging scandal in which it promoted a retracted anti-Trump fake news story in order to increase its ratings.[7] In July 2017, Scarborough showed how liberal he had become by finally leaving the GOP.[8]

See also

  • Token conservative, term describing Scarborough and other media liberals posing as conservatives

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