Morning Joe’s Mika Brzezinski chastises Mark Halperin’s sexual harassment victims for not wanting to see him so he can apologize – By Media Matters staff (mediamatters.org) / Dec 22 2017
From the December 22 edition of MSNBC’s Morning Joe:
MIKA BRZEZINSKI (CO-HOST): We also have — some men who are willing to face the music, who are willing to face the facts, who are willing to admit to their actions 10, 20 years ago, even five years ago. Mark Halperin is more than willing to meet with his accusers and apologize with them face-to-face. I’ve actually tried to offer him to them. They don’t want to talk to him. They don’t want to talk to him. There are some — there are some hypocrisies here. When things happen and men actually want to validate that truth, that’s important that we actually allow that, if we want to grow as a society and learn from each other. If we just want to strike people down for political motivation or for anger, we’re not going to get anywhere. And I know I said something incredibly — what’s the word — explosive.
JOE SCARBOROUGH (CO-HOST): Truthful? Truthful.
BRZEZINSKI: But I have been pouring through these case, they’re all different. They all involve people, they all involve people who have had terrible experiences in some cases, and some of them involve men who have sought counseling and who want to apologize, who may not ever come back to their careers in full form. But the question is, should they be allowed to apologize? Should they show that they know that things have changed, that perhaps maybe they want to actually come forward and talk about this? I’m not sure what we’re doing here, I really don’t know. And what happened with Al Franken doesn’t feel right. It feels political.
PB/TK – Do the accusers need an apology, is that what they’re really seeking should be the question? “I’m sorry I made you feel uncomfortable or did horrible things to you, truly I’m sorry and feel bad. Could you now sign this paper that states I apologized so I can go back to work?”
