# Why is Joe Scarborough away from his show?

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-joe-scarborough-away-from-his-show/451085
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [May 29, 2008, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-joe-scarborough-away-from-his-show/451085 "2008-05-29T23:52:50Z")
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### Author: ![BarnOwl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e95f7d/32.png) [@BarnOwl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BarnOwl)
#### Post date: [May 29, 2008, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-joe-scarborough-away-from-his-show/451085/1 "2008-05-29T23:52:50Z")

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He hosts Morning Joe, but recently he’s been among the missing. Mika, the substitute host, keeps saying Joe’s in Florida and will be back soon, but little to nothing more. Weird.

I don’t watch the show very much, but when Scarb’s name came up, one of the guests (Barnicle?) asked, “Who’s Joe?” rather derisively.

Does anyone know what’s going on?

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### Author: ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)
#### Post date: [May 30, 2008, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-joe-scarborough-away-from-his-show/451085/2 "2008-05-30T01:07:57Z")

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Best I could find:

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> Mika Brzezinski, anchoring the show during Joe Scarborough’s extended absence awaiting the birth of a child home in Florida

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### Author: ![BarnOwl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e95f7d/32.png) [@BarnOwl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BarnOwl)
#### Post date: [May 30, 2008, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-joe-scarborough-away-from-his-show/451085/3 "2008-05-30T01:10:25Z")

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[QUOTE=samclem]  
Best I could find:  
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I think that’s it. Thanks.