MSNBC's Mika Calls Video Game Makers Just as 'Reprehensible' as Murderous Dictator

Complex: Yesterday we reported how former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega was filing a lawsuit against Call of Duty publisher, Activision.

The suit claims that Activision is guilty of "blatant misuse, unlawful exploitation, and misappropriation for economic gain" by using Noriega's likeness with his permission. Considering that Noreiga is serving a 20 year sentence for murder and drug trafficking, the lawsuit is a quirky one-off news story that's more chuckle-worthy than anything else.

That's where Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough come in. The two MSNBC anchors took a moment from hosting Morning Joe to comment on the Noreiga lawsuit by chiming in with the sort of video game scapegoating normally reserved for AM radio call-in shows.

[TheBurger29]

I just dont understand how people can actually be this stupid.

[JohnathanACE]

Its MSNBC, this level of stupidity is to be expected of them.

[Yi-Long]

'It's damaging to the brain'

... well, I guess she must have been a hardcore gamer for many many years then...(!)

What an idiot. Lay low on the peroxide and glue-sniffing, grandma!

[starchild]

Incredible the amount of ignorance coming out of the mouths of some of these so-called "professionals". MSNBC and most of the other networks, whether they lean liberal or conservative, are mostly a big joke.

[Sayai jin]

@Larry L- Why bring in political mumbo jumbo. Since you did. Detroit, liberal, etc you. Why Detroit? If you take out all the people you call liberal, progressive, etc you still have the other idiots on the other sides...conservatives, tea party enthusiasts, etc. Labels...Following either on of the parties hook line and sinker is ridiculous IMO.

@IncredibleH- Same to you. Political non sense. It's funny, so much anti-Obama rhetoric by so-called Reps...the same one who voted for bush and ignored all the negative stuff he did. The same for the people complaining about Bush...so called Dems, but they turn around and give Obama a free pass when they shouldn't. BTW, gas was over $4 in 2006 and 2007.

On topic...This guy on MSNBC is a joke.

[LightDiego]

I hate liberals, they believe in global warming and always blame George Bush, he was a great president.

[AngelicIceDiamond]

Lol wow look how disgusted and repulsed she is as they continue to talk about killing kids in COD lol.

What's really funny you really have gamers there age type playing games like COD and BF.

The guy on the right is deliberately pissing her off lol I LOVE that guy you can tell hes a COD player in some capacity.

Reprehensible lol ok she doesn't realize there's actual people day and day out who create these games. People who devote her life in this buissness, a buissness that can send you packing the next day very high risk and reward type of buissness.

But ok MSNBC and Fox by bad mouthing our games and the industry is only piquing interest. They don't realize their hate is is only piquing consumer interest and making our hobby more money.

Make a big deal out of GTA and you get the sales that it has now.

They made a big deal out of COD Blops 2 now more will probably will buy it because shes bad mouthing it so much.

The more they hate they report the more http://www.adamjschrager.co... the industry sees and the more http://playeressence.com/wp... for us at the end of the day.

So we win.

[Dirtnapstor]

Mika's always like that. Joe deliberately jabs just to get a rise. Their morning show is one that I'll watch, Joe is nowhere near the lib as most of the panels, he's pretty open minded an knows better than as Mika would play it out. Yes, her statement was asinine.

[E2S]

Joe has said he is a gamer, but I'm not sure if he plays COD. He's said he prefers sports games like FIFA more.

[Metallox]

They catch attention though, just exactly what they want. So they aren't that stupid, you know.

[morganfell]

At this point they are desperate. MSNBC ratings are in the toilet.

[Yi-Long]

Well, they caught attention for being stupid.

Who's ever going to value their opinion on anything, or take them seriously, after such a display of utter stupidity...!?

[morganfell]

@Yi-Long,

It isn't just this. MSNBC is a joke when it comes to professional journalism and integrity.

[I_am_Batman]

It's a combination of having an opinion about something without having any knowledge about it and having something to blame for certain problems in the world.

They are only repeating what other people told them. They assume it's true because other people told them it is.

It's basically the same kind of mindset that made people burn other people at the stake just because they didn't agree with their religion or ideology in the dark ages (even though in this case it's not nearly as drastic of course).

[Zichu]

No, they instead they were going to have a mass burning of games in Connecticut. Not sure if they actually did it.

These are the kind of people that are brain dead and just follow what everyone else says.

[Clunkyd]

Im just waiting for their generation to die so we don't have this type of ignorance anymore.

[I_am_Batman]

Our generation will be ignorant towards other things. It's not a problem of when you were born. It's a problem of not being open minded and taking false information to form an unreasonable and biased opinion towards something.

[Pozzle]

Sadly I know many young people who are like this. I used to have a housemate in her early 20s who would constantly rant about how video games are immature, how they turn people into murderers, how they corrupt children, blah blah blah. She thought she was so much more mature than everyone else in the house (we all played video games except her). It's baffling how hateful a person can be towards other peoples' hobbies.

My dad, on the other hand, is in his 70s and loves video games. It's not about age. Just ignorance.

[3-4-5]

She should be arrested for Treason, for outright lying to the American People.

People like her, are THE reason there are problems in this world.

[Saelyn]

She must be really upset about the game that bantering near the end was great.

[Vegamyster]

That look of disgust lol, the other two guys were good.

[Eldyraen]

Yeah, for some reason she got the impression they weren't taking here very seriously... I wonder why.

[Starbucks_Fan]

This is why I don't watch cable news networks anymore.

[ShaunCameron]

Well, most of them are ran by leftists.

[Spotie]

It's not like the right is any better. Unless you're gonna say the NRA is full of left-wing liberals that blamed school shootings on video games.

[WeAreLegion]

It's better to ignore people like this. Misinformation is one thing. This is insanity.

[Gezmoyassine]

Must be that time of the the month for her.She should just get off her high horse and leave video games alone.

[Macdaddy71]

Everyone should boycott MSNBC, everyone don't even watch them or go to there website, this is a joke...it's a F****kin video game for god sake! when i play these games I don't even think bout what country there set in, most would not even knew it if ppl would not bring it up..
They a lot more REAL things in our Life n World to worry bout then a dang video game, it's all bout the money is ALL,it's bout,
I think our Ball-less Gov should step up n not let no one sue over a video game!!!!!
They a dollar limit on what we can sue a Doctor n they have your life in there hands, but ppl can sue a Fake butt game for any amount!!!!

[STK026]

There is nothing to boycott. No one watches MSNBC anymore.

[aliengmr]

Don't get all worked up about it. It means nothing and has no power at all.

Video games are not only a multi-billion dollar industry, but are considered protected speech by the Supreme Court. They aren't going anywhere, no matter what the 24-hour news networks say.

[diesoft]

She sounds exactly like an out-of-touch old grandmother who doesn't understand these vidya games. "These games cause brain damage" is the kind of idiotic rhetoric a stupid old woman would say when the only thing she knows is what the news has told her to think.

Shut up, you bitter old hag. Get back to pretending you deliver news.

[OrangePowerz]

Interesting video, now back to killing hockers in GTA.

[Kenshin_BATT0USAI]

http://www.urbandictionary....

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[OrangePowerz]

The second one :-)

[BattleN]

So that's what Mika of N4g looks like!

[Rimeskeem]

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

[WeAreLegion]

Anyone wanna watch Russel Brand tear her a new one?

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

[djplonker]

I wasn't going to watch the video because I knew it would get me angry but if I can watch her get out smarted by an ex-heroin addict after it's all good

thanks!

[djplonker]

"little guys from scotland"

Damn I hope it was me XD

[Mike_D82]

MSNBC......such a horrible excuse for news. Surprised they took time out of their day to not bow down to our idiot president.

[DC777]

These are the idiots who ban Bugs Bunny cartoons for being "violent".

[dafegamer]

who gives a sh*t about what some Reporter says about videogames

[Tru_Ray]

Agreed. These uninformed "journalists" belittle our hobby incessantly, but when GTAV generates $1 billion dollars in 24 hours it becomes obvious that the video game industry is impervious to criticism.

Tru_

[dafegamer]

true dat.
Hey remember the article about how "video games" developes murderous habits on kids.
lol Journalism is a joke, especially fox news and other shit sites(msnbc)

[thebudgetgamer]

Dumb

[radiantmind]

Messnbc and fauxnews are just 2 sides of the same corporate coin. They never have been and never will be "news" stations. Just news entertainment. Turn off the tv and stop participating in the madness. Watching this stuff has absolutely no effect on what goes on in your everday lives, other than perpetuating the lie. They are the E! Of politics.

Don't vote don't participate. Doesn't matter either way. Enjoy what little of life we can and do no harm. Smoke copious amounts of pot and try to live where it is sunny.

Learn to make living on your own, don't rely on an employer to tell what to do. Be truely free. Peace

[aLiEnViSiToR]

http://treasure.diylol.com/...

[BattleN]

Thanks I needed that!

[Soldierone]

Anyone that goes to MSNBC for "news" is just plain stupid to begin with lol

I don't like a lot of news networks, but they are indeed the worst when it comes to being blatantly terrible at everything they do.

[ger2396]

So I guess it's not just fox news that's clueless.

[coolbeans]

As far as news networks go, it's most of the big ones when it comes to this particular topic. From that CNN reporter trying to pry out false information from a psychologist to this, I don't think there's a specific channel that'd be considered a safe zone when it comes to video games.

[HacSawJimThugin]

I'd still punch her right in the tushie!!!

[CaitSith]

Da fcuk am I reading/watching...

[ATi_Elite]

.......and these comments are coming from someone who is out of touch with reality because they are a known alcoholic who gets drunk during the show and drinks Sky Vodka like its water.

I use to watch this show while getting ready for work but I stopped because the comments from Mika were those of any drunken idiot at a bar or alley.

Stop commenting on video games and go to REHAB

[TheTowelBoy]

For once this is something we can ALL agree on. The dramatization of how gamer society can be linked to murderous acts has to stop. SO sick of the main stream calling our industry out when they do more harm than we do to progress. It's pathetic, childish finger pointing, just like the games in Washington.

[TripC50]

"Why did you kill them?"
"Nintendo made me do it."

[Tzuno]

Stupid turds.

[DVAcme]

I'm just amazed at the hyperbole here. If he said, say, that game makers are like, say, pedophiles, I'd still disagree with him, but I wouldn't laugh at the ridiculously overblown comparison. You can't equate anything with mass murder except more mass murder.

This is just the new version of the same old witch hunt. They did the same shit with comics and rock music, gaming is just the newest "easy" target. Wait til the old guys die off and those murderous maniacs who grew on videogames start filling up in congress. I bet you the country won't go to hell. It'll probably get a LOT better, actually.

[Gears_President]

Booooooooooooooooooooooo. Next.