On Tuesday's "Morning Joe" host Joe Scarborough lost it at legislators who made the Ferguson protester "don't shoot" gesture on the floor of the House of Representatives the day before.
"COME ON!" said Scarborough. "It's not the truth. You know it's not the truth. And you're going on the House floor suggesting that police officers who put their lives on the line are shooting people with their hands in the air when you know it's a lie. What's wrong with you?"
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Rep. Al Green (D-TX), and Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-NY) displayed their support of those protesting the grand jury decision in the Michael Brown case, by making “Hands up, don’t shoot” gesture on the floor of the House of Representatives.
The St. Louis Rams' protest using the gesture as well as that of the three Representatives launched Scarborough into an angry rant, asking why people are perpetuating the "hands up" story after it was disproved by the grand jury.
Scarborough: I want to talk about the Rams first. So the NFL, don't they have the right to tell players not to wear socks a certain way? I mean, they control everything about them.
Geist: Whether or not you think the Rams players should be punished, within the NFL, if your socks are down, they are not the right height, you get fined for it. If you dance too long in the end zone you get fined for it. They have these crazy rules to keep the brand uniform, to keep everybody on message.
Scarborough: But these players can suggest that the St. Louis cops shoot black youth with their hands up in the air? That's cool with the NFL? That's cool with the St. Louis Rams? That's cool to suggest St. Louis police officers in the town -- probably a lot who go to the games and watch the games and are fans -- the St. Louis Rams think it's cool for them to suggest that St. Louis cops shoot young black men who had their hands up in the air when we know that was a lie? It's a lie. And what was that gesture on Capitol Hill? More people like going, it doesn't matter whether it's the truth or not; I’ll suggest cops shoot people with their hands up in the air. What is wrong with this country? What is wrong with these people? What is wrong with these elected officials? They know it's a lie. They know the cops didn't shoot him with his hands in the air. They know it's a lie and they are doing this on the capitol floor?
Brzezinski: Hold on a second.
Geist: Congressman Jeffries of New York and two others. Congressman Green and Congresswoman Clarke also of New York making the gesture hands up don't shoot on the floor yesterday.
Scarborough: Well, boy, that would be really moving if that were the truth. Like I said yesterday, why don't they put flying saucers on top of their heads and say if only Michael Brown had not been transported up to Venus? It's just horrible. When will aliens stop coming down here and transporting people to Venus. This flying saucer on my head is an indication we can no longer stand for aliens -- COME ON! It's not the truth. You know it's not the truth. And you're going on the House floor suggesting that police officers who put their lives on the line are shooting people with their hands in the air when you know it's a lie. What's wrong with you?
