Joe Scarborough's "Morning Joe" program erupted into a war of words Thursday during an exchange over President Obama's dominantly male cabinet nominations.
Scarborough and his MSNBC co-host Mika Brzezinski tussled over criticism of Obama for selecting one white man after another for top Cabinet positions for his second term. Scarborough said a Republican would face far more outrage; Brzezinski defended Obama, who she said had placed many women in government and advanced policies that benefited women.
Then, Scarborough joked about the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 — which extended women's right to sue employers for unequal compensation — a final straw for Brzezinski.