Mike Barnicle on TV: 2016

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As 2016 is almost a wrap, the Morning Joe team and frequent guests gave their take on "2017 In three words." Hear how Mike Barnicle, Willie Geist, Elise Jordan, Donny Deutsch, Mark Halperin, Arianna Huffington, the Rev. Al Sharpton, hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski, and others summed up what may lie ahead. #2017in3words
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2017 In three words

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“Tell us about the art of the conversation, or slash interrogation, with Saddam Hussein. How do you get into it with him?” asks Morning Joe senior contributor Mike Barnicle of John Nixon, the CIA analyst who interrogated the former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein on behalf of the United States government after his capture 13 years ago. “Did he understand the United States?” Hear details of Nixon's conversations with Hussein here and read about them in his new book, "Debriefing the President: The Interrogation of Saddam Hussein."
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Former CIA Analyst John Nixon on Saddam Hussein Interrogation

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The New York Times’ national security correspondent David Sanger joins Morning Joe’s Mike Barnicle to discuss the instability in the Middle East and tensions between Secretary of State John Kerry and President Barack Obama. “How much of the frustration that the Secretary of State has felt towards the ongoing and failed peace process [for] Israel-Palestine… has also been added to because of what we did not do in Syria?” Hear Sanger’s response here.
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David Sanger on John Kerry’s Frustration as Secretary of State

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Listen in as The New York Times’ Yamiche Alcindor and Morning Joe senior contributor Mike Barnicle discuss the potential future of the Democratic Party under the Trump Administration and in the light of a nearly unilateral Republican government. What will happen with Social Security and Medicare? How will the Democrats rebuild the party?
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The Fight to Retain Democratic Programs and the Democratic Party

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“Do you think the Democrats as a unit, in the House and the Senate, can they get a majority among themselves to answer the question: Will you do what’s best for the country? Never mind (President-Elect) Trump, will you do what’s best for the country? Unlike Republicans did when Barack Obama became President,” asks Morning Joe senior contributor Mike Barnicle during a conversation with The Huffington Post’s Sam Stein, MSNBC political correspondent Kasie Hunt, and former Ted Cruz communications director Rick Tyler about the potential political climate that might unfold between Democrats and Republicans in the coming years.
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Morning Joe on How Democrats Will Respond to the Trump Presidency

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On MSNBC’s Morning Joe, senior contributor Mike Barnicle is joined by author and historian Evan Thomas to discuss the historical significance of the Trump Administration, given his widely documented distrust in U.S. national intelligence agencies and what this could mean for his administration and for Americans in the coming years. “What’s your instinct having covered these situations for years given the fact that Donald Trump is… inexperienced in terms of governing [and] the idea that you’re going to have an internal fight between the National Security Advisor, the Director of National Intelligence, a new director of the CIA. That can’t be good to think about?” Barnicle asks. Hear Thomas’s reply here. Only on Morning Joe.
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National Security and the Trump Administration

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On MSNBC’s Morning Joe, senior contributor Mike Barnicle, The Washington Post’s Robert Costa and MSNBC political correspondent Kasie Hunt discuss the current status of relations between the United States and Russia. “You mentioned Donald Trump has a very, very different view of the world order than does Barack Obama. Spell that out a little, what’s his world view?” Barnicle asks of Costa. Listen in on the conversation here.
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Trump on Russian-American Relations

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MSNBC senior contributor Mike Barnicle speaks with The Huffington Post’s Sam Stein about recent White House statements about how the current administration intends to respond to the Russia following attacks against the United States and the purposeful interference into American politics in November. “I’m wondering what goes through your mind when you hear that Washington, the Obama Administration, intends to take covert action against the Russians for their role in … interfering in our election?” asks Barnicle. Tune in here to for Stein’s response.
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Obama intends to Punish Russia

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Mark Shriver, author of the book Pilgrimage: My Search for the Real Pope Francis talks with Morning Joe’s Mike Barnicle about the future of the leadership for the Roman Catholic Church. Asks Barnicle: “Pope Francis seems to be a part from several elements of… the Papacy that he has succeeded. Is there a schism, is there opposition to him within the Vatican?” Hear Shriver and Barnicle talk about how Pope Francis has dealt with important issues on the worldwide stage.
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Pope Francis’ Distance from the Former Pope

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Morning Joe’s Mike Barnicle speaks with author Mark Shiver about his recent book Pilgrimage: My Search for the Real Pope Francis about the leader of the worldwide Catholic Church. Asks Barnicle: “In your search for Pope Francis… what did you find out that surprised you about him?” Hear Shriver talk about his book here.
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Mark Shriver on Pope Francis

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As President Barack Obama’s eight-year term in the White House draws to a close, veteran columnist Mike Barnicle and the Morning Joe panel of experts begin to look to the legacy of the Obama Presidency. “His administration, his presidency was the first presidency to be subjected to the explosion of social media, to the venom [and] to the hate that explodes on Twitter.… The whole country was let in on opinion making and his administration… was buffeted constantly by these things and… that has an impact,” said Barnicle. Listen in on how the changing face of America has impacted the presidency.
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Obama’s Presidency and the Age of Social Media

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On Morning Joe, senior contributor Mike Barnicle speaks with hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski about the highs and lows of the outgoing Obama Administration in the final 25 days of his eight years in the White House and the tone he set during his time in office. “I think one of the big things is going to be just the President himself. His character, his family, his seeming nobility in dealing with a country… rife with racial divisions, a world rife with terrorist implications, and yet for eight years this President has been scandal free. He has been unbelievably articulate and comforting to the country when the country needed to be comforted… [and] saving the economy from a truly great and really deep depression,” says Barnicle. Hear more on the topic here.
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Mike Barnicle Reflects on the Obama Administration

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With only 25 days remaining until President-elect Donald Trump takes office, Morning Joe senior contributor Mike Barnicle speaks with host Joe Scarborough and presidential historian Michael Beschloss about Trump’s “Thank You Tour” to the states that carried him to victory during the November election. In what has been seen as a controversial set of rallies given his set of chosen locations, Barnicle gets directly to the point many critics have raised: “How about going to a state that he didn’t carry?” Hear the conversation here. Only on MSNBC.
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Trump’s Thank You Tour

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On MSNBC’s Morning Joe, senior contributor Mike Barnicle weighs in on a conversation with host Joe Scarborough and Rick Tyler, former communications director for Republican presidential hopeful Ted Cruz, regarding what President-elect Donald Trump and his administration might be setting their sights on for the first 100 days. “I have an odd feeling here, an instinct -- and often my instincts are wrong -- that the first day of his presidency is the most important day of his presidency in the near future and that is because what he does, what he tells the country in that Inaugural Address is going to go a long way toward pulling the country together…. His rhetoric, his tone, his behavior at that inauguration and what he tells the country to calm the country, to pull the country together, I think is going to be the core of the first year and perhaps of his entire four years of the presidency.” Hear more of the discussion here.
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First 100 Days or First Official Day?

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Morning Joe senior contributor Mike Barnicle talks with The Weekly Standard Editor Bill Kristol about Kristol’s “The Party of Liberty” article in where he points out that the topic of liberty was excluded throughout the election process by both democrats and republicans. Barnicle asks: "I have been mildly surprised at the number of people I have encountered – ordinary people – who express some fear about a Trump presidency in the context of their own personal liberty.... Will they be changed? Will they be altered?,” Listen to Kristol’s response here. Only on MSNBC.
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Mike Barnicle talks with The Weekly Standard Editor Bill Kristol

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On MSNBC’s Morning Joe, veteran columnist Mike Barnicle is joined by Peter Wehner from The New York Times to discuss the tone being set by the incoming Trump administration and the institutional checks and balances to guide against fanaticism in favor of moderation. Asks Barnicle: “Could you extend your definition of moderation, of moderates? Is it ideology? Is it rhetoric? Is it legislative proposals that might be made? … How does that impact a specifically hard block of ideologues, in the House especially?” Hear Wehner’s explanation of moderation here and why it’s so important for the new administration.
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Moderation in the Era of Trump

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As the administration for President-Elect Donald Trump continues the transition process leading up to next month's inauguration, Morning Joe's senior contributor Mike Barnicle asks Jeff Mason, White House correspondent for Reuters: “Could you envision a time when the incoming Trump administration does away with the daily Presidential press briefing?” Listen to Mason’s response and discussion about what could be in store for the press corp.
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President-elect Trump and the Press Corp.

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As the Morning Joe panel discusses the depth of the ongoing atrocities in Aleppo, Syria, following a failed cease-fire agreement, senior contributor Mike Barnicle shares information he received from a doctor who had just returned from the Syrian/Iraq border. "The stories that poured out of the refugees…who were in shock, traumatized by what they had endured. (They) had seen their sons, their husbands beheaded in front of them…Some of them had seen their daughters raped. Some of them had seen their kin – husband or other children – burned to death…This is what has been going on for five years.” Hear the rest of the conversation and highlights from U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power's powerful address to the United Nations Security Council.
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The atrocities in Aleppo, Syria continue

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As the Morning Joe panel kicks off the show by discussing President-elect Donald Trump’s “Thank you” rally in Wisconsin, senior contributor Mike Barnicle says: “It's funny until it's not funny. There's a little lounge act element in Wisconsin. He's President-Elect of the United States.” Tune in to watch a highlight of Trump’s remarks and a segment from Jimmy Kimmel Live! concerning Trump’s recent meeting with musician Kanye West.
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"It's funny until it's not funny."

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In memorializing astronaut John Glenn and highlighting his longtime friendship with his military buddy, baseball Hall of Famer Ted Williams, Morning Joe senior contributor Mike Barnicle explains: “Ted Williams always said that if he had not been the greatest hitter who ever lived, he would have stayed in the Marine Corps and been the greatest fighter pilot the Marine Corps ever had. But John Glenn's life was a trajectory of the ultimate American story: World War II, Korea, one of the seven original Mercury astronauts and a truly humble guy. They had a night for Ted Williams in Boston in 1988. John Glenn was there along with Joe DiMaggio, several other icons, and Glenn was electric in just his appearance; but, he never articulated anything about what he had done or who he was.” Hear much more about Glenn’s monumental legacy here in this tribute to the American hero who died on December 8, 2016 at age 95.
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Mike Barnicle remembers astronaut John Glenn's monumental legacy

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Morning Joe’s Joe Scarborough and Mike Barnicle discuss the illustrious legacy of astronaut John Glenn, who died December 8, 2016, at the age of 95. Says Barnicle: "The rockets that we see on TV today or have seen in the past, those rockets allowed the rocket that took John Glenn into space for the first time as an American around the earth. That rocket was loud, but John Glenn was not loud. His service, his career was humble and quiet. On the day that rocket left the Earth on February 1962 at Cape Canaveral…much of the country listened to it on radio. Gathered around radios in gas stations and school auditoriums. TV was nowhere what it is today. John Glenn remained true to who he was, the spirit of his life and the spirit of his service until the day he died. Hear more on Glenn from Barnicle, Scarborough and presidential historian Michael Beschloss, who together weave into context the significance of Glenn’s iconic moment and life for younger generations.
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Mike Barnicle on the illustrious legacy of astronaut John Glenn

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While the Morning Joe panel examines how the conservative cabinet choices of President-elect Donald Trump will impact certain government programs, such as Medicare and Social Security, senior contributor Mike Barnicle suggests: “The confirmation hearings, a couple of them, are going to be very, very interesting – especially the (health secretary Tom) Price confirmation.” Listen to more of the panel’s analysis of how the Trump administration is shaping up here.
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The conservative impact on Medicare and Social Security

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“I grew up on a street where there were seven Gold Star families from World War II. It was a war that changed this country — I think much more so than September 11 did because the foundation of this country moved in a different direction, a more progressive direction because of the War. The big thing about the War is: We now communicate through cell phones, we have a million cable channels and the internet gives us access to everything — no matter where we live. But World War II is the connecting tissue, the connecting fiber of this country for many, many families,” said Morning Joe senior contributor Mike Barnicle during a conversation on the 75th anniversary of Pearl Harbor." Jon Meacham, you have written about the culture of this country, the culture of our politics and how it's changed, but one thing we had then that we don't have now…is a sense of national service that began in conflict in the War but then sort of dissipated over the years to the detriment of this country. Listen in for more of the conversation between Barnicle and Random House Executive Editor Jon Meacham about how America’s involvement in World War II, following the Pearl Harbor attack on December 7, 1941, impacted and changed the country as a whole.
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Mike Barnicle on the 75th anniversary of Pearl Harbor

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As President-Elect Donald Trump’s transition team continues to try and distance itself from Michael Flynn Jr., son of Trump’s National Security Adviser Gen. Michael Flynn, after causing “pizzagate,” Mike Barnicle says the elder Flynn is not immune from the controversy. "General Flynn has also forwarded, retweeted stuff that have to do with absolutely ludicrous conspiracy theories. He has done it multiple times. It gets to his position in the White House, which requires no confirmation. I can't think of a more critical component of the presidency right now given the fact that Donald Trump has very little experience in foreign affairs, military affairs, fighting a war-- than the national security adviser’s position.” Tune in to watch footage of a recent Morning Joe interview where Barnicle asks Vice President-elect Mike Pence about Michael Flynn Jr.’s involvement with the Trump transition team.
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Mike Barnicle on the national security adviser’s position

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"I think it’s time to get past the tweets….I get it. I understand it. The fear of the future and a Trump presidency. But I would just remind people: 1968 was an absolutely horrendous year. We got through it. We survived it. It was the heart of the Vietnam war, the Tet offensive, the assassination of Martin Luther King, the assassination of Robert Kennedy, the Chicago riots. The country collapsing around us. We survived. We prospered. We're America. So let's stop it,” says Morning Joe senior contributor Mike Barnicle during a conversation about President-Elect Donald Trump. Hear more of the conversation here, including Bloomberg Politics Managing Editor John Heilemann sharing his thoughts on the “normalization” of Trump.
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"We survived. We prospered. We're America."

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As the Morning Joe panel discusses a post-election poll from Bloomberg Politics that shows President-elect Donald Trump’s favorability has risen to 51 percent since August 2015, senior contributor Mike Barnicle says: “I think it's helpful to stop this hand-wringing. We don’t know what’s going to happen. We don’t know where the Trump presidency is going to go. But this is still the United States of America. Let's have a little hope that things will be okay.” Listen to more of the panel’s discussion here and comments made by Vice President Joe Biden in regard to Trump at the previous night’s Ripple of Hope Awards Dinner, which honored Biden.
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"We don’t know where the Trump presidency is going to go."

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As the Morning Joe panel begins the show by reflecting on Vice President Joe Biden’s comment that he might be interested in running for the presidency in 2020, senior contributor Mike Barnicle teasingly says: “I want to see the New Hampshire primary between Joe Biden and John Kerry. Both going around in walkers up there in the snow…[Biden] is in New York tonight. Maybe he’ll really kick off the campaign,” Barnicle says with a chuckle. Tune in to listen to more of the panel’s thoughts on Biden’s potential bid for the presidency.
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Will Joe Biden run for the presidency in 2020?

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Morning Joe senior contributor Mike Barnicle asks U.S Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) about the problems in the Democratic Party. “Congressman, why do you think the Democrats have been losing their majority consistently in the House over the last three elections?" Hear Swalwell’s answer here.
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The Democratic Dilemma

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While Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough leads the panel in a discussion about “fake news” and how most of the mainstream and Democrats on the left overlooked the huge support President-Elect Donald Trump had from voters throughout the campaigning, senior contributor Mike Barnicle explains: “They somehow lost the innate ability to do a critical thing when you are gathering news or looking for votes: Listen. Listen to the people you are trying to represent if you are a politician. Listen to the people you are trying to record what their feelings are for a news story. Listen to them.” Tune in to listen to more of the discussion here. Only on MSNBC.
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The Media Missed the Story

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As the Morning Joe panel switches gears to discuss the media’s poor and unbalanced coverage throughout the 2016 election cycle, senior contributor Mike Barnicle says: “It saddens me to say this, but the media took a bigger hit in this year's election process and over the past two years than any of the political parties. There is a reason why people are going to Facebook for news, unfortunately. I really regret saying that, but you can't ignore the facts.” Listen to Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough give his thoughts on the media’s coverage during the election cycle and the poor performance of the political parties.
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Trump and the Media

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As the Morning Joe panel reflects on yesterday’s Capitol Hill speech by Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), senior contributor Mike Barnicle comments: “Every day, she's clearly a candidate for president of the United States She’s clearly running for president, and good for her. She leads a significant portion of the Democratic party. The interesting thing is going to be if there's a (Democratic Senator) Chuck Schumer party in the Senate and an Elizabeth Warren party in the Senate.” Tune in to watch a highlight of Warren’s speech here.
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Elizabeth Warren for President

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Responding to news that North Korea is developing nuclear weapons capable of reaching the United States, Morning Joe’s veteran columnist Mike Barnicle says: "President-elect Trump has put together his NSC appointment, his CIA appointment, and yet he has the two pivot points of this North Korea story — Department of Defense and Department of State (positions) — still open, and they are all intertwined. I don’t know that as president-elect he has yet received his first really full intelligence briefing, but I would assume when he does he will be told ‘President-Elect Trump sometime within the first tenure of your administration, you’re going to have a North Korean regime with the capability of reaching Seattle with a nuclear head missile.’ You're going to need a strong Secretary of State as well as your intelligence team.” Hear more from the Morning Joe panel on this topic here.
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Mike Barnicle on North Korea

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The bureaucracy of the State Department is front and center as President-Elect Donald Trump considers candidates for Secretary of State. Says Morning Joe’s senior contributor Mike Barnicle: “You need a strong secretary of state — someone who can manage that bureaucracy — a strong under-secretary of state because the word in the State Department — more so than any other department in Washington— is that the titular heads — the secretary of state, the under-secretary, the political appointees — the bureaucracy refers to them as the `Christmas help.' They are just there for a while.” Listen in on more of the discussion on Trump finding the right leader for the State Department.
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President-Elect Donald Trump considers candidates for Secretary of State

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As the Morning Joe conversation shifts to the regularity in which a president-elect selects for his cabinet perceived rivals over others considered close supporters, veteran columnist Mike Barnicle comments: “In 2008, when incoming President-Elect [Barack] Obama selected Hillary Clinton, there was a level of consternation among his close supporters that he was going to choose Hillary Clinton for secretary of state. The odds were it was going to be John Kerry... It didn’t happen." Listen to the rest of the conversation here by the panel and Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough. Only on MSNBC.
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Mike Barnicle comments on president-elect cabinet selections

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As the Morning Joe team discusses President-Elect Donald Trump’s sense of loyalty toward staffers and particularly campaign manager and adviser Kellyanne Conway, in light of her scathing comments against former Gov. Mitt Romney being considered for Secretary of State, veteran columnist Mike Barnicle cites an article in The New York Times by Maggie Haberman and says Trump has an "unwavering sense of loyalty. No matter what happens. No matter what (Conway) did, what he said."
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Trump's "unwavering sense of loyalty"

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“This goes on in every transition…It went on in 2008 in the Obama [administration with] Secretary of State... John Kerry gave Barack Obama the podium in 2004 to help put him on the ascendancy and endorsed him early. [Kerry] does not get Secretary of State - said nothing, went quietly into the night back into the Senate. But there has never, ever been anything quite as remarkable as Kellyanne Conway’s [comments],” explains Morning Joe senior contributor Mike Barnicle as the panel analyzes the scrutiny that Trump detractor and former Governor Mitt Romney is receiving from other political figures, especially President Elect-Donald Trump’s campaign manager and adviser Kellyanne Conway, as he is being considered as a candidate for Trump’s secretary of state, proving that supporting a potential presidential nominee doesn’t guarantee a position in his cabinet. Listen to more of the discussion here.
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Mike Barnicle on Kellyanne Conway’s comments

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In discussing world leaders’ mixed reactions to the weekend death of the controversial former Cuban leader Fidel Castro, Morning Joe senior contributor Mike Barnicle recalled covering the mass emigration of Cubans in 1980 juxtaposed with a statement by Canadian Prime Minster Justin Trudeau, who described Castro as a “larger than life leader who served his people for almost half a century.” Said Barnicle: “I can remember covering the Mariel Harbor evacuation in 1980. I was in Key West, Florida. We rented a boat and went out to meet the flotilla. It was the flotilla of many, many ships coming across the bay. To see, hear and speak to people…who risk their lives and the lives of their children to flee that island [about] why they wanted to flee that island would put a whole new twist on Prime Minster Trudeau's statement.” Watch more on the story here.
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Mike Barnicle on the death of the controversial former Cuban leader Fidel Castro

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/11/general-john-kelly-is-terrific.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbgGkvlzd0Yendofvid
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During the ongoing conversation about President-Elect Donald Trump’s cabinet choices, host Joe Scarborough insists - despite all the jockeying by those around Trump - that he alone will make the decisions. Veteran columnist Mike Barnicle adds that for the position of Secretary of State, Trump has some “pretty good choices. In addition to Governor [Mitt] Romney, there is General [David] Petraeus and General [John] Kelly. General Kelly is a terrific candidate ... and would accrue to the value of the Trump administration on the continuing war on terror because Secretary of State is much more now than just going around the world shaking hands with diplomats. There's a internal security component that is vital, and John Kelly would be a terrific asset.” Watch more of the discussion here.
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General John Kelly is a terrific candidate for Secretary of State

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/11/mike-barnicle-talks-about-mitt-romney.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ccem8SmmDg4endofvid
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During the Morning Joe conversation about the possibility of President-Elect Donald Trump choosing his staunch and vocal adversary, former Gov. Mitt Romney, as his Secretary of State, senior contributor Mike Barnicle said: “I can report from sources close to Governor Romney that he will not be apologizing. I can also report that the problem wouldn’t be a rogue Secretary of State. The bureaucracy within the state department is of its own weight. It is something that is difficult to move. There is one way to clear this up: For Donald Trump to appoint the secretary of state today.” Listen in on what the panel thinks is the likelihood of Romney being selected and when that might or might not happen. Only on MSNBC.
[endtext] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=&feature=youtu.be

Mike Barnicle talks about Mitt Romney as Secretary of State

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/11/mike-barnicle-on-rudy-giulianis-public.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wz1YJ2UJB8Aendofvid
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“Everything thing Rudy Giuliani has said publicly in seeking this job is a actually a disqualifier,” says Morning Joe veteran columnist Mike Barnicle during a conversation about former New York Mayor Giuliani's public campaign for the job of Secretary of State in the Trump administration. Hear more from Barnicle and Random House Executive Editor Jon Meacham on the topic here.
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Mike Barnicle on Rudy Giuliani's public campaign for the job of Secretary of State

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/11/trump-rebels-against-tradition-and.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvJImOkwAkEendofvid
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Following President-elect Donald Trump’s break from tradition in abandoning the press pool to attend a private dinner with his family at Manhattan's famed 21 Club, Morning Joe’s senior contributor Mike Barnicle and the panel discuss the ramifications of Trump’s break from protocol. “Given the current climate toward the media — and the demonization of the media during the course of the campaign hasn’t helped — but everything changed for the Presidency on the afternoon of November 22nd 1963. You need a press pool. It’s a protective press pool,” explains Barnicle. Listen to more of the conversation here. Only on MSNBC.
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Trump Rebels Against Tradition and Press Pool

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/11/mike-barnicle-speaks-with-us-rep-tim.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CLzt-kgFMUendofvid
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U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Oh) joins Morning Joe senior contributor Mike Barnicle to share his thoughts of what's to come for the Democratic Party following the monumental fall of the ‘blue wall’ in the 2016 presidential election. Asks Barnicle: “Goodyear, Firestone, people who live in bungalows, two-family homes, blue collar workers, black and white and Hispanic — make the argument right now of why they should remain or go back to the Democratic Party that has been with them since 1932?” Listen in to Ryan’s answer about the challenges that Democrats face in the Midwest.
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Mike Barnicle Speaks with US Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Oh)

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/11/theres-real-anger-about-inequity-class.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1woVKVztA0endofvid
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“In retrospect, it’s easy to look at it in the rear-view mirror and indict [Hillary Clinton’s] campaign. It was a very well-run campaign. But gender wasn’t the only issue here. [There was] rage, frustration, and anxiety among the voters. There's real anger about inequity--class was the issue, income was the issue,” explains Morning Joe senior contributor Mike Barnicle as the panel discusses President Obama's support for Clinton and his mandate for the Democrats in the wake of the country's election of Donald Trump.
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"There's real anger about inequity--class was the issue, income was the issue."

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/11/how-some-in-democratic-party-feel.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmkRH4mu-zYendofvid
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“There is a growing…resentment of both Clintons for…the opportunities and the chances they had [and] did not take advantage of. You hear repeatedly from Democrats…that you cannot run for president of the United States basically on a platform of 'it's my turn,' which is what they think that campaign was all about,” explains Morning Joe senior contributor Mike Barnicle as the panel discusses how some in the Democratic party feel toward the Clinton family now.
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How some in the Democratic party feel toward the Clinton family now

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/11/mike-barnicle-on-bernie-sanders.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnmPWIzeX1Qendofvid
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“[Bernie Sanders] is right. He’s absolutely right,” proclaims Morning Joe senior contributor Mike Barnicle as the show’s panel reacts to Senator Bernie Sanders’ comments on ABC's The View that working class voters didn’t believe in Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, and that the Democratic party hasn’t been as strong as it should be. Tune in for more discussion about the problems in the Democratic party here.
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Mike Barnicle on Bernie Sanders' comments on ABC's The View

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/11/in-certain-sense-country-does-not-know.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqbOP0eSqrsendofvid
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Morning Joe senior contributor asks host Joe Scarborough and former RNC chairman Michael Steele an important question as the only two people on the show who have ever run for public office: "In a certain sense, the country does not know Donald Trump right now. They know who he was and who they voted for, but they don't know who he is as president-elect. And we have not heard from him since the election. Do you think it's approaching the time when… [the] president-elect of the United States…has to speak to the nation about his intent as president-elect?” Hear their answers here. Only on MSNBC.
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"In a certain sense, the country does not know Donald Trump right now."

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/11/mike-barnicle-on-trumps-possible.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-5NmeFDj9gendofvid
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On Morning Joe, veteran columnist Mike Barnicle and show host Joe Scarborough discuss the lack of qualifications of former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani to be Secretary of State in President-elect Donald Trump’s administration. “He’s drunk with his own power,” says Scarborough. Listen in for more insights on Trump’s possible cabinet choices.
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Mike Barnicle on Trump’s possible cabinet choices

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/11/remain-optimistic-about-countrys-future.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sfu8uSvZfIendofvid
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“The important thing to remember here… while everybody is grabbing the arms of their chairs and squeezing their knuckles in fear or dread, is: Something happens on the way to January 20th. And it's the first full intel briefing that a president-elect gets and that's when you realize the expanse of the job, the awesome responsibility of the job, the dangers out there in the world. And that will change Donald J. Trump,” explains Morning Joe senior contributor Mike Barnicle as the show’s panel encourages viewers to remain optimistic about the country’s future despite the unexpected victory for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Election Day. Listen in here.
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Remain optimistic about the country’s future

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/11/2004-and-2016-exit-poll-parallels.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lrc9UU-P3nUendofvid
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“There was quite a parallel to 2004 with the exit polls that came in the were very encouraging for Senator [John] Kerry's candidacy. To the point where Bob Shrum…who is a very skilled operative, one of the best in the country, went to John Kerry and... said let be me the first to shake your hand, Mr. President. That was at about a quarter past 9:00 on that evening on Election Day 2004. Last night, I was speaking to someone in the Clinton campaign at about 9:30, they were still very encouraged by exit polling that they were getting from Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania,” explains Morning Joe senior contributor Mike Barnicle about the similarities in the outcome for the Democratic presidential candidates of the 2004 and 2016 elections. Listen to more of the discussion here.
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2004 and 2016 exit poll parallels

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/11/mike-barnicle-on-trumps-unexpected.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74tGe5JvCZsendofvid
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“I’m sure there was a reverse Bradley effect in some quarters. I have no doubt about that, but I think in the country at large there was no reverse Bradley effect. It was just people who were going to vote for Donald Trump no matter what—no matter what he said, no matter what he did and no matter how he behaved. They were determined to vote for Donald Trump, and they were ignored. They were ignored by pollsters. They were ignored by the media. They showed up yesterday in astounding numbers. A wave of people across the country. I think it rendered both political parties in this moment irrelevant,” explains Morning Joe senior contributor Mike Barnicle as the show’s panel discusses how Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump became the election victor despite pre-election polls clearly indicating Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton would be the winner. Listen to more of the panel’s thoughts on Trump’s unexpected victory here.
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Mike Barnicle on Trump’s unexpected victory

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/11/the-country-isnt-fragile-we-are-not.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAJPmAhGm8sendofvid
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“If you go out in the country to any state, you realize one thing very quickly by talking to people. The country isn't fragile. We are not fragile. The institutions that have failed us are fragile and are not working, but the country is not fragile,” states Morning Joe senior contributor Mike Barnicle during a panel discussion about the sustainability of our American democracy and the viability of the country. Tune in to hear more the conversation between Barnicle and the show’s host Joe Scarborough.
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"The country isn't fragile. We are not fragile."

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/11/appreciation-on-election-day-for.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiND2rGDLAcendofvid
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“Let’s put the torture of this past 18 months of a [presidential] campaign behind us - the dissension, the name calling. This pageant of democracy that we witness today is not only truly extraordinary, but it makes you really proud to be an American citizen. This is an editorial comment: I really resent [Republican presidential candidate] Donald Trump saying that this is a waste of time if he loses. It’s an extraordinary honor to be one of these [presidential] candidates…To be able to go to the country and make your pitch as to why you ought to be president of the United States is an extraordinary honor. And it’s an even bigger honor to be allowed to vote for president of the United States,” says Morning Joe senior contributor Mike Barnicle as the show’s panel expresses its appreciation on Election Day for American democracy and voting rights. Listen to more of the discussion here. Only on MSNBC.
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Appreciation on Election Day for American democracy and voting rights

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/11/mike-barnicles-piece-is-just-beautiful.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJfj9waYMCkendofvid
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“Mike Barnicle’s piece is just beautiful, and (Vice President) Joe Biden - a wonderful man,” says historian Michael Beschloss in conversation about the Vice President and the column Barnicle wrote for The Daily Beast. Does Biden have regrets about deciding not to run for the presidency? Says veteran columnist Mike Barnicle: “All those ‘what-ifs’ are unanswerable. He chose not to run.” Hear more of the discussion about what regrets Biden might or might not have. Only on MSNBC.
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“Mike Barnicle’s piece is just beautiful" says historian Michael Beschloss

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/11/what-vp-joe-biden-represents.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6fMA2YrRskendofvid
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“You get the sense … that (Vice President) Joe Biden symbolizes one of the biggest stories of this campaigns and it's what happens to both political parties after today. And does it happen that the Democratic party that Joe Biden symbolizes, represents, talks about and articulates: Does it become a party of coastal elites, urban people and college towns? Does the Republican Party become a party of just purely cultural and economic grievances? That's going to be a huge story going forward. God love Joe Biden. He symbolizes so much of what the Democratic party used to be,” says Morning Joe senior contributor Mike Barnicle in a conversation with host Mika Brzezinski, who read an excerpt of Barnicle’s latest column for The Daily Beast about Biden.
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What VP Joe Biden Represents

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/11/youre-rightthat-is-word-pertinent.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbjhD9e8isMendofvid
[starttext]
“If [FBI Director James Comey] had shown that letter he put out to a decent lawyer, the lawyer would have taken out the word ‘pertinent' and the letter may have worked,” says Morning Joe senior contributor Mike Barnicle as the show’s panel examines what changes Comey could have made to improve his communication with Congress about the FBI's additional investigation into the private email server emails of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. Replied show host Joe Scarborough: “You’re right…that is the word... 'pertinent.'" Click for more of the discussion here.
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"You’re right…that is the word... 'pertinent.'"

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/11/theres-no-email-story-thats-going-to.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRw4YIEe5UIendofvid
[starttext]
"There's no email story that's going to help [Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton]. None. Today's email story does not help her. It's a constant reminder. She doesn't need that. The [Clinton email] story has the most impact…on the FBI. At some point…people are going to have to sit down in Washington and decide what is wrong with the FBI,” says Morning Joe senior contributor Mike Barnicle during a panel discussion about FBI Director James Comey’s latest letter to Congress saying that the FBI would not pursue charges against Clinton. Listen in on the conversation here.
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There's no email story that's going to help Hillary Clinton

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/11/some-of-challenges-that-hillary-clinton.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCMqwNb3hcEendofvid
[starttext]
“There's a level of concern in the Clinton campaign…that wasn't there at the end of last week. I think they….now regard Michigan as a potential Brexit state, Bradley-effect state. There's really no hard evidence that [Hillary Clinton] is going to win [Michigan] going away or win it at all. The president of the United States is going to Ann Arbor in a last-minute effort to shore up Michigan,” explains Morning Joe senior contributor Mike Barnicle during a conversation about the challenges that Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton must overcome to win the election. Listen to more of the discussion here.
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Some of the challenges that Hillary Clinton must overcome to win the election

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/11/please-come-out-and-vote.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_beTj-gxgmMendofvid
[starttext]
"The race is tightening. [Clinton’s campaign] doesn’t want to have happen to them what happened to (presidential candidate) John Kerry in 2004 when his campaign ended, and they had about $20 million left in the bank. Spend it. Get it out there. Reinforce what strengths you have in those states. There is a shrinking base of black voters who will come out in support of Hillary Clinton. There's an increasing awareness among voters as we approach Tuesday [thinking] ‘I don't like either candidate’….So I would assume spending in those states is targeted to (those) groups: I’m begging you, please, come out and vote,” explains Morning Joe senior contributor Mike Barnicle during a panel discussion about Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s efforts to win over unconvinced or undecided voters through increasing her ad buys in the final week before the election. Hear more on the discussion here.
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"Please, come out and vote."

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/11/who-will-be-big-winner-in-pivotal-game.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RFP2IZg4T0endofvid
[starttext]
“The only sad thing about [this World Series] is there's not a game 8, 9, 10 and 11 to take us through the weekend,” says Morning Joe senior contributor Mike Barnicle at the top of the show, recapping the game. “But we are going to game seven! [The Chicago Cubs’] bats came alive. The kids on the Cubs clearly played a lot looser in Cleveland than they did at home in Chicago.” Listen here to find out who the panel declares will be the big winner in the pivotal game 7 between the Cubs and the Indians.
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Who will be the big winner in the pivotal game 7 between the Cubs and the Indians?

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/11/james-comeys-reasoning-on-sending.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8AofcEGsZ0endofvid
[starttext]
“That has to be part of (FBI) director Comey's motivation for issuing the letter because he knew somebody like (The Wall Street Journal’s) Devlin Barrett, who we had on (the show) yesterday, was completely sourced in the story. (Comey) didn't want to see a story on the front page of The Wall Street Journal with the leaked information. So, he took control and went ahead,” explains Morning Joe senior contributor Mike Barnicle during a conversation about the reasoning behind FBI Director James Comey’s decision to send a letter to Congress concerning a new FBI investigation into additional emails tied to Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. Hear the conversation here.
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James Comey’s reasoning on sending a letter to Congress

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/11/james-comeys-decision-on-fbi.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aV34g0tF17Iendofvid
[starttext]
“There is so much going on in the decision that (FBI director) James Comey made. First of all, I don’t know anyone who has questioned his character, but everyone has questioned his judgement…The other aspect of the decision…is that clearly director Comey said what he said and issued the letter that he issued because he was fearful of losing further control of the FBI apparatus beneath him,” said Morning Joe’s senior contributor Mike Barnicle as the panel further discussed Comey's decision to send a letter to Congress last week stating that the FBI was investigating additional emails related to Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s private email server. Hear more about the situation here.
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James Comey's decision on the FBI investigating Hillary Clinton's email server

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/10/gowdy-on-clinton-email-issue.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCtNl8Cd3Wkendofvid
[starttext]
U.S. Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) joins Morning Joe’s senior contributor Mike Barnicle to discuss the recent resurgence in interest surrounding Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's email scandal following the FBI’s statement that the investigation will resume. Barnicle asks Gowdy: “When the next Congress convenes in a few weeks in January, can the American public look forward to more and continuing investigations of the email server and Secretary Clinton and perhaps President-elect Clinton at that point?” Listen in to hear Gowdy’s response.
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Gowdy on the Clinton email issue

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/10/clinton-v-comey.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtrP6YHPIwAendofvid
[starttext]
“The danger of the Clinton campaign going on the attack against (FBI Director James) Comey, while understandable, … [is that] his character is unassailable… His judgment here certainly might be suspect in the eyes of many, but his character? No,” says Morning Joe’s senior contributor Mike Barnicle about Comey coming under fire for his decision so close to Election Day to announce another probe into the email problem that has dogged candidate Hillary Clinton for the entire campaign.
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Clinton v. Comey

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/10/emails-v-russia.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXoWnev1P50endofvid
[starttext]
“One of the things that goes unspoken of, to a large extent, is Russian interference in the American political process,” comments Morning Joe senior contributor Mike Barincle in conversation with Rep. and House Committee on Benghazi chairman Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.). “Would you care to rank, in terms of priority, Hillary Clinton’s emails versus the clearly established Russian interference in our electoral process? Which is more important?” Listen in to hear Gowdy’s response and comparisons.
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Emails v. Russia?

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/10/trump-tax-returns-business-with-russia.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hu3I7oT40yUendofvid
[starttext]
“What about people who want to know whether Donald J. Trump does business with Russia [or] gets any money from Russia? Why not release his tax returns now?” asks Morning Joe senior contributor Mike Barnicle of Kellyanne Conway, the Republican candidate's campaign manager. Hear her answer here. Only MSNBC.
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Trump & Tax Returns, Business with Russia?

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/10/weiner-fbi-and-clinton-foundation-but.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGsUHfYq2fMendofvid
[starttext]
“What’s so amazing to me is that we have the Russians tampering with an American election and it goes under the radar,” says Morning Joe senior contributor Mike Barnicle contrasting the alleged tampering with the rash of media attention around FBI Director James Comey's decision to send a letter to Congress notifying them of the discovery of further emails found on a computer shared by former Rep. Anthony Weiner and his now estranged wife Huma Abedin, a longtime top aide to Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.
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Weiner, the FBI, and the Clinton Foundation but not Russia?

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/10/mike-barnicle-on-aggravated-voter.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trdRoDoiT10endofvid
[starttext]
“There is a selective group of people out there. I'll call them the aggravated voter. They haven't voted yet. They are available, and you don't know what this is going to trigger in them. They are aggravated enough that both candidates bother them. So, which candidate is going to bother them the least when they finally do vote? That's the question,” says Morning Joe senior columnist Mike Barnicle about how the latest news concerning Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s email controversy could effect voter behavior in the final week of the presidential race. Tune in to listen to more of the conversation here.
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Mike Barnicle on the "aggravated voter"

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/10/mike-barnicle-on-internal-fbi-feud-over.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_4kfNm62-sendofvid
[starttext]
“According to three people I spoke to this weekend, all affiliated with the FBI, all retired, two of them very highly placed within the FBI structure, (FBI) director (James) Comey has put his own reputation at risk over the past several days and … there were a couple of reasons (he did it). One, the FBI beneath him is in turmoil. Dissension over this case has been for many, many months. And the director feared once he found out about this new cache of e-mails… that one of the teams of agents working on this case for some months now would leak the story about the discovery of the e-mails on (embattled former Rep.) Anthony Weiner’s computer and that would make the entire process look even more tainted than a lot of people feel it appears right now. That's the principle reason he leaked it, but the larger story here is: There has never been a grand jury empaneled in this case, which has severely aggravated many agents,” explains Morning Joe senior contributor Mike Barnicle during a conversation about the internal FBI feud over the probe into the private email server of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.
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Mike Barnicle on the internal FBI feud over Hillary Clinton's email server

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/10/mike-barnicle-on-hoping-world-series.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSIq6uIZdNwendofvid
[starttext]
“We are going back to Cleveland. Hopefully it goes seven. If it goes seven, that means three more days (that) we don't have to deal with what we actually have to deal with," said Morning Joe senior contributor Mike Barnicle during discussion of the World Series between the Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians before the conversation inevitably turned to politics. Tune in to listen to more of the baseball conversation here between Barnicle and Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough.
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Mike Barnicle on hoping the World Series goes seven games

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/10/mike-barnicle-on-one-of-best-campaign.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ife5YeV2OC8endofvid
[starttext]
Watch as the Morning Joe panel shares the viral campaign ad for the reelection of Gerald Daugherty as Commissioner Travis County in Texas. The ad features Daugherty’s wife, Charlyn, who suggests it would be better for Daugherty to continue as county commissioner rather than stay at home. Tune in to watch Daugherty’s terrific campaign ad and the Morning Joe panel's response to "one of the best campaign ads ever."
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Mike Barnicle on "one of the best campaign ads ever."

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/10/wikileaks-emails-show-rift-and-lack-of.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2qIdXD-Zswendofvid
[starttext]
During the Morning Joe conversation about Wikileaks emails that show a rift and a lack of transparency within the Clinton campaign, senior contributor Mike Barnicle says: “The narrowness of this election…and the contentiousness about the Wikileaks’ email drops and the email server itself prove the dangers are potentially fatal of an overly protective palace guard. Your duty to a candidate or president I would think is to tell the bad news first.” Listen in on more of the discussion between Barnicle and Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough about the latest developments in Clinton’s email problem.
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Wikileaks emails show a rift and lack of transparency within the Clinton campaign

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/10/mike-barnicle-on-growing-outrage-over.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlJfGRXjJokendofvid
[starttext]
"Enlistment bonuses were provided to people joining the National Guard. They go to Iraq or Afghanistan. They serve their country. They come back and they're hounded by bill collectors because of bureaucrat mistakes. I'm sorry. Stop it,” said senior contributor Mike Barnicle on Morning Joe during a segment by NBC’s Anne Thompson about the growing outrage over nearly 10,000 National Guard members were ordered to repay enlistment bonuses. Find out more about the controversy here.
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Mike Barnicle on the growing outrage over repaying enlistment bonuses

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/10/i-dont-think-old-rules-apply-to-lot-of.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DK4pTyhk8y8endofvid
[starttext]
"I don’t think the old rules apply to a lot of aspects of the campaign,” says veteran columnist Mike Barnicle on MSNBC’s Morning Joe during a conversation about Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s run for the White House without traditional ad spending, field offices and polling. "I do think you can run sort of a guerrilla campaign - even as a national candidate. You can feed off other people's polls - news media polls. You can feed off of getting free TV (time). But when it comes (to) New Hampshire ... you have to have a field operation to target them and get them to vote.” Hear more of the conversation among Barnicle, show hosts Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough and political analyst Nicolle Wallace about how Trump has defied traditional campaigning in the 2016 election.
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"I don’t think the old rules apply to a lot of aspects of the campaign.”

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/10/you-can-just-lose-yourself-in-baseball.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MqOHYtRVJIendofvid
[starttext]
“It's such a relief from the campaign news and political news. You can just lose yourself in baseball,” said Morning Joe senior contributor Mike Barnicle about Game One of the World Series played last night. Hear the conversation between Barnicle and host Joe Scarborough about baseball - instead of politics - for all of 55 seconds on Morning Joe.
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"You can just lose yourself in baseball."

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/10/mike-barnicle-on-three-elements-still.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWazLivumA0endofvid
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With two weeks remaining until the presidential election, the Morning Joe panel weighs in on the candidates' chances for winning. Explains senior contributor Mike Barnicle: “There are three elements still alive and very active in the campaign. One is turnout. What will the turnout be after this dreadful campaign with many, many months of voters listening to this daily? The second element is going to be voter suppression. Is that going to have an impact on the election? The third element is the down ballot. What’s going to happen with the widening in the race ?" Hear from Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough and the rest of the panel here about voter turnout and the other factors in this tumultuous campaign.
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Mike Barnicle on three elements still alive and very active in the presidential campaign

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/10/mike-barnicles-prediction-on-who-will.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nt1Rt1OPFwendofvid
[starttext]
“The [Cleveland] Cavaliers get their rings….The Cleveland Indians begin game one of the World Series. It’s great for Cleveland. It’s great to see these two mid-Western teams in it,” says Morning Joe veteran columnist Mike Barnicle in conversation with the show's host Joe Scarborough about the Cavs celebrating their first-ever NBA championship and the Indians in their first World Series since 1948. Tune in to hear Barnicle's prediction on which team will win the World Series - the Indians or the Chicago Cubs.
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Mike Barnicle's prediction on who will win the World Series

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/10/the-dangers-of-hillary-clinton.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5MurqinqTUendofvid
[starttext]
"There are too many people in Washington who have been there far too long. The only jobs they've ever had are within the framework of politics. They completely miss the pain, the suffering that so many Americans endured during the winter of 2008 and 2009. They still don't seem to understand the concept of loss. So many people lost homes, hope for their future [and] their children, [and their] 401K plans. These are the same people who put their children at risk of loss in the wars that we've been fighting for the last 15 years, and it seems in the Senate, especially in the Senate, and the House that they just don't grasp it,” said Morning Joe senior contributor Mike Barnicle during a conversation with the show's host Mika Brzezinski and The New York Times' Nicholas Confessore about the Times' recent op-ed, “The Dangers of Hillary Clinton” by Ross Douthat. Hear more about the article and discussion surrounding it on MSNBC.
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"The Dangers of Hillary Clinton"

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/10/futile-attempt-to-trump-supporters.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqCH1mICgYkendofvid
[starttext]
“There’s a huge percentage of (Republican presidential candidate Donald) Trump supporters, Trump voters, whose needs ought to be addressed by the Democratic Party, (and) have not been addressed by the Democratic Party. What do the Democrats do?” asks Morning Joe’s veteran columnist of the show’s guest Sam Stein of the Huffington Post about the attempts to compartmentalize Trump supporters and their concerns. Tune in to hear Stein’s response.
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Futile Attempt to Trump Supporters

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[starttext]
“I want to ask each of you: How proud... are you of your party today and (of) your candidate? What happens to the Republican Party after election day?” asks Morning Joe's veteran columnist Mike Barnicle of the show’s guests Benjamin Ginsberg, a top Republican elections lawyer, and Michael Steele, former chairman of the Republican National Committee. Listen to their answers here.
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Proud Republicans?

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/10/trumps-talk-about-rigged-election.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWE81sEBucoendofvid
[starttext]
“You can have Donald Trump’s ear but his ears are blocked. Does Trump realize the damage to himself and to the process by continually harping on a rigged election?” asks Morning Joe senior columnist Mike Barnicle during a conversation on the show ahead of the third and final presidential debate.
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Trump's Talk about a Rigged Election

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/10/mike-barnicle-on-conclusion-of.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ga5-F5MfG_oendofvid
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“I shutter to think of what [Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump] might do… I would have him talk calmly and confidently about the bulk of his supporters about how much they’ve been neglected and forgotten by the establishment in Washington [and] the establishment in Wall Street,” suggests Morning Joe veteran columnist Mike Barnicle ahead of the third presidential debate. His recommendations follow Trump’s rally in Colorado Springs, where he deviated from his routine by not sharing the most recent poll numbers with his audience. Instead, Trump went on the offensive saying: “I don’t believe in the polls anymore” and “you can’t believe anything you see.” More on this topic here.
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Mike Barnicle on the Conclusion of Presidential Debate Season

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Happy Birthday to the legendary Mike Barnicle! "I'm grateful to be here," says Mike on the set of Morning Joe, as co-host Mika Brzezinski brought out a birthday cake and everyone sang "Happy Birthday." "We love you," she said. Added co-host Joe Scarborough: "We're grateful every day that you're here." Only on MSNBC.
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Happy Birthday to the legendary Mike Barnicle!

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/10/mike-barnicle-on-donald-trump-and.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eq1rUIKWbLgendofvid
[starttext]
Trump and the Twittersphere “I am surprised that in an age where 99 percent of the people in this country think the media tilts left and think the media is biased that more editors and publishers don’t tell reporters ‘stay off Twitter.’ All you do with Twitter is get yourself confused and raise these questions,” said Morning Joe senior contributor Mike Barnicle during a discussion about the social media posts of journalists who are supposed to be objectively covering the presidential race. Watch more of the conversation here.
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Mike Barnicle on Donald Trump and the Twittersphere

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/10/mike-barnicle-on-donald-trumps-slow.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rr0g5qQ6sXEendofvid
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“It’s not going to work… Donald Trump is locked in at between 42 and 45% of the vote, they’re going nowhere. Change is the biggest winner this year…. I want change but I’m looking at Donald Trump who is, over the past three or four days…having a slow-motion nervous breakdown in public,” said Morning Joe senior contributor Mike Barnicle in response to the ongoing conversation about Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s defense of his brilliant use of the “unfair tax system” to avoid paying federal income tax. Hear more on the topic here.
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Mike Barnicle on Donald Trump's slow-motion nervous breakdown

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/09/donald-trumps-comments-about-miss.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWR9SMNV23Aendofvid
[starttext]
Following Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s comments claiming he had actually saved the job of Miss Universe, who he has been criticized for making disparaging remarks about, Morning Joe panelist and senior contributor Mike Barnicle points out “the interesting subplot is the victimization of Donald Trump. You just heard him say ‘why am I put in a position like this?’ He always turns these events into self-victimization.” Check out what the other panelists had to say about Trump’s statement here.
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Donald Trump's comments about Miss Universe

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/09/mike-barnicle-talks-about-undecided.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0d-1xaPUhgendofvid
[starttext]
On MSNBC's Morning Joe, senior contributor Mike Barnicle said the undecided, reluctant voters are "the specific target for Hillary Clinton and her campaign. It’s going after exactly those people…trying to make the solid impression that… it’s going to be either Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump; it won’t be any of the third party candidates.” Watch more of the panel discussion here.
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Mike Barnicle talks about the undecided voters

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/09/donald-trump-is-not-going-to-change-at.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bbOyIoCdp8endofvid
[starttext]
“Every campaign at some level is a mirror reflection of the candidate at the top of the campaign. Donald Trump has eliminated and eclipsed 16 other Republican candidates. He did it his way. [Donald Trump] is not going to change at this point. This campaign is about Donald Trump, designed by Donald Trump, and articulated by Donald Trump. It’s who he is,” says Morning Joe senior contributor Mike Barnicle during a panel discussion about Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s reluctance to change his approach and strategy moving forward in the presidential race. Tune in to listen to more of the panel discussion here.
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Donald Trump is not going to change at this point

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/09/mike-barnicle-on-donald-trump-as.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fs8-Aw9qCGUendofvid
[starttext]
As Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s attack on 1996 Miss Universe winner Alicia Machado in which he stated that she had “gained a massive amount of weight and it was a real problem,” continued to snowball and lead headlines, the Morning Joe panel discussed the ramifications of this to his presidential prospects. As a candidate that has consistently struggled in the polls with both women voters and minority voters, veteran columnist Mike Barnicle raises an important point: “We can sit here and talk about the potential of Donald Trump as Commander-and-Chief, we can talk about Donald Trump’s economic package… but when you combine ‘Miss Piggy’ with ‘Miss Housekeeping’ with this woman, that has more resonance to many people… than anything we talk about.” Only on Morning Joe.
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Mike Barnicle on Donald Trump as Commander-and-Chief

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/09/remembering-israeli-president-shimon.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_yGU57tJysendofvid
[starttext]
Following a massive stroke earlier this month, Israel has confirmed that former President and Prime Minister Shimon Peres has died at the age of 93. After the news of Peres’ death broke, President Obama issued a statement saying that Peres “changed the course of human history” in a statement that veteran columnist Mike Barnicle described as “truly extraordinary in itself.” Host Joe Scarborough responds to the recent tragedy by saying: “The great arc of his life was that he was seen as a man of peace that was fighting hard to actually bring peace to that troubled region.” Barnicle: “The arc of Shimon Peres’ career… is truly extraordinary from its origins to its end….A healing person in an extraordinarily combustible region of the world.” Follow along to hear the rest of this conversation.
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Remembering Israeli President Shimon Peres

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/09/mike-barnicle-on-donald-trumps-lack-of.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayvvRGUUobAendofvid
[starttext]
Ana Marie Cox, senior political correspondent for MTV News, joins Morning Joe's senior contributor Mike Barnicle to talk about how the presidential candidates have largely neglected many of the key issues for young voters in the United States. Barnicle comments: “There’s a common thread in Donald J. Trump… and it is his lack of empathy for the human condition. Do you want that in a President?” Cox's response here.
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Mike Barnicle on Donald Trump’s Lack of Empathy

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/09/millennial-voters-connection.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YB6MRg07DfYendofvid
[starttext]
As the fight continues on to lock down the millennial vote for the 2016 presidential election, Katty Kay from BBC World News America, Mark Halperin from Bloomberg Politics, and MSNBC’s Mike Barnicle discuss what what it was about Sen. Bernie Sanders that helped him connect so strongly with young voters. Says Barnicle of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's campaign: “They can’t rely on Bernie Sanders to turn this millennial thing around, she has to do it herself.” More on Morning Joe.
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Millennial Voters Connection

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/09/msnbcs-mike-barnicle-speaks-with-aspen.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeVS3k7EDWQendofvid
[starttext]
Aspen Institute president and CEO Walter Isaacson joins Morning Joe's senior contributor Mike Barnicle to discuss the looming shadow that Russia has cast over the U.S. 2016 presidential election--from financial ties to Republican candidate Donald Trump, to hacking and access attacks, to concerns of voter disruption at polling stations. Barnicle poses the question: “The Russians, cyber attacks, they’re already here, they’re in the financial system to a certain extent, what is the defense? Do we have a defense? Has it been implemented?” Listen in to hear Isaacson’s response.
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MSNBC’s Mike Barnicle speaks with the Aspen Institute's Walter Isaacson

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/09/no-cop-is-afraid-to-do-this.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0L7TnMofmCQendofvid
[starttext]
On Morning Joe, the panel discusses Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s recent critiques about local and federal law enforcement agencies' failure to thwart the latest New York bombing attack. Trump said law enforcement officials "know who a lot of these people are... [but] they're afraid to do anything about it." To which Morning Joe senior contributor Mike Barnicle responded: “If you consider the time factor here…[in] less than 24 hours… a combination of the New York Police Department, the FBI, and the New Jersey Police Departments had tracked down and apprehended the suspect of this bombing... No cop is afraid to do this.” Follow along to hear the rest of the conversation.
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"No cop is afraid to do this."

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/09/adam-schiff-joins-morning-joe-and-talks.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OLnNmMms48endofvid
[starttext]
“We have reports that Mr. Rahami’s wife left the country a couple of days prior to this weekend’s bombings here in New York City. Do you know anything about that?” asks Morning Joe senior contributor Mike Barnicle of U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the House Intelligence Committee. Tune in to hear Schiff’s response about the still developing case.
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Adam Schiff joins Morning Joe and talks with Mike Barnicle

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/09/david-ignatius-from-washington-post.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtzDAlB_FvMendofvid
[starttext]
The Washington Post columnist and author David Ignatius joins senior contributor Mike Barnicle on MSNBC’s Morning Joe to discuss the violence in Syria and the failed cease-fire attempts. Barnicle asks: “How much sway do the Russians actually have over the Syrian government and President Assad.” Tune in to hear Ignatius’ response.
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David Ignatius from The Washington Post joins Morning Joe

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/09/mika-brzezinski-literally-cuts-mic-on.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vSkGlPOJ7Aendofvid
[starttext]
In the "What Have We Learned Today" segment of Morning Joe, host Mika Brzezinski literally "cut the mic" on regular contributors Donny Deutsch and Mike Barnicle after this exchange: “Mika, though I love [her], you are insensitive to the medical needs of between 40 percent and 60 percent of men over 70 in this country, and I was surprised by that.” Retorted Brzezinski: “Can I tell you, for my insensitivity, you’ve got big business on your side because you men get that covered by insurance. Okay? And you wouldn’t believe what’s not covered by insurance for us women." To which Barnicle responded, “What is that?” Hear the answer (which Deutsch says is his nickname) and watch the spirited exchange here. Only on MSNBC.
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Mika Brzezinski literally "cuts the mic" on Donny Deutsch and Mike Barnicle

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/09/the-nyts-maureen-dowd-joins-morning-joe.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upHYsd6CDy0endofvid
[starttext]
The New York Times' columnist and best-selling author Maureen Dowd joins the Morning Joe panel to talk about her new book, "The Year of Voting Dangerously." Says Dowd: "He's in his own alternative universe." Adds veteran columnist Mike Barnicle: "You can track Trump through the years by reading the book, by reading your columns because it begins ...Trump is amusing… he's funny and you love the fact that he sticks it to … like the neocons … and then you come to the end of the trail in the book and we're not at the end of the trail yet … and it’s no longer funny." Watch the whole conversation here.
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The NYT's Maureen Dowd Joins Morning Joe

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/09/mike-barnicle-discusses-us-economy-with.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LMqqtpoGWMendofvid
[starttext]
MSNBC senior contributor Mike Barnicle speaks with bestselling author Edward Conard about his new book “The Upside of Inequality: How Good Intentions Undermine the Middle Class,” his thoughts on the stagnation of wages in the United States and the prospects for the the economy. What is “the impact of the lack of re-training programs state by state that are offered to middle income workers who lose their jobs, never to get the similar job back again, and technology--the role that that plays in income inequality?” Hear what Conard has to say here.
[endtext]

Mike Barnicle Discusses the US Economy with author Edward Conard

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/09/mike-barnicle-talks-trump-with-former.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdQ_dPkf3gcendofvid
[starttext]
“Does the current election campaign in this country, and Mr. Trump’s candidacy specifically, remind you of any past demagogic candidates in Latin America?” asks Morning Joe's veteran columnist Mike Barnicle of former President of Mexico Vicente Fox. Listen in on what Fox has to say about the United States economy and the 2016 Presidential election.
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Mike Barnicle talks Trump with former president of Mexico, Vicente Fox

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/09/mike-barnicle-talks-with-nancy-pelosi.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGLG4hSUsk8endofvid
[starttext]
“I think a lot of people wonder why when something like Zika arrives, a health emergency, that there seems to be such a difficulty in the Congress of getting more money… to deal with the emergency…. What is the real problem?" asks Morning Joe's senior contributor Mike Barnicle of House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.). Listen in to hear Pelosi’s response about the issues facing Congress.
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Mike Barnicle talks with Nancy Pelosi on the issues facing Congress

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/09/mike-barnicle-on-historic-support-for.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fH0BEhtQQK4endofvid
[starttext]
“This race might be close between Trump and Clinton, but the surrogate race? Forget it," says Morning Joe's senior contributor Mike Barnicle about the historic support Clinton has received on the campaign trail from President Obama and Vice President Biden. It's been 100 years since a president has campaigned so strongly for a chosen successor. Hear the conversation on MSNBC.
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Mike Barnicle on the historic support for the Clinton campaign

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/09/learn-more-about-another-legendary.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzWd9dji3tcendofvid
[starttext]
Morning Joe's "legendary columnist" Mike Barnicle earned his title for the thousands of columns he's written over a four decade career. But watch this Morning Joe clip to learn more about another "legendary" member of his family. Only on MSNBC.
[endtext]

Learn more about another "legendary" member of Mike Barnicle's family

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/09/mike-barnicle-on-veterans-and-their.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVWRPUQORgkendofvid
[starttext]
“The Veterans Administration--once you get in that system--they take care of veterans extraordinarily well. The problem is the system itself; getting into the system,” says Morning Joe senior contributor Mike Barnicle during a discussion about veterans and their support for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. More on the topic here.
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Mike Barnicle on veterans and their support of Donald Trump

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/09/mike-barnicle-on-why-release-of-trumps.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UM9l_W-OR2Eendofvid
[starttext]
The Morning Joe panel discusses Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s questionable relationship with the Attorney General of Florida and why the release of Trump’s tax returns are important. Joined by Bloomberg Politics’ John Heilmann, veteran columnist Mike Barnicle says: “If you assume that the office of the Florida Attorney General is run professionally and competently there has certainly got to be an email trail about the disposition of dropping any potential investigation into Trump University in Florida.” Tune in to hear the rest of the conversation.
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Mike Barnicle on why the release of Trump’s tax returns are important

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/09/trump-dealing-in-reality.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XB7EqUh_piQendofvid
[starttext]
“If you want really documented evidence of the fact that (Republican presidential nominee) Donald Trump does live in a parallel universe, there was an element in his speech last night toward the end… when he talked about the first hour of his presidency. What he would do in the first hour of his presidency…that he would remove everyone here who is here in this country illegally. Within the first hour of his presidency. You listen to that and you say he’s not dealing in reality here,” opines Morning Joe contributor Mike Barnicle during a conversation about Trump's chances in the race for the White House. Hear the rest of the conversation with the Morning Joe panel here.
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Trump: Dealing in Reality?

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/09/mike-barnicle-on-donald-trumps-visit-to.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RkZPNorPaoendofvid
[starttext]
Veteran columnist Mike Barnicle and the Morning Joe panelists discuss the recent developments for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump following his meeting with the Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto and Trump’s speech on immigration in Phoenix, later that same day. Still, “I defy you to tell me what his immigration policy is,” says Barnicle. Listen in to hear the rest the whole discussion here.
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Mike Barnicle on Donald Trump's visit to Mexico and immigration policy

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/09/mike-barnicle-talks-with-tim-kaine.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXnqyPlr3KAendofvid
[starttext]
“Syria is the worst humanitarian crisis since World War II,” Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Tim Kaine told Morning Joe’s Mike Barnicle, as the two discussed the Clinton-Kaine foreign policy plans. Asks Barnicle: “You were a big proponent of getting people on the record to ramp up the use of force in Syria and elsewhere around the globe… What’s the administration going to do if you are elected?” Hear more of the exchange here.
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Mike Barnicle talks with Tim Kaine about the Clinton-Kaine foreign policy plans

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/09/mike-barnicle-on-hillary-clinton-can-we.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8GcuUc8PT0endofvid
[starttext]
Heading into the Labor Day weekend, national polls have Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton maintaining her lead over Republican opponent Donald Trump, but the margins continue to diminish. Says Morning Joe senior contributor Mike Barnicle: “(Clinton has) had a tough two weeks and has yet to stand up and address the issue that bothers people: Can we trust her?”
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Mike Barnicle on Hillary Clinton: "Can we trust her?"

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/09/mike-barnicle-talks-with-michael-hayden.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=In30W4k0AoYendofvid
[starttext]
On MSNBC’s Morning Joe, senior contributor Mike Barnicle is joined by former CIA Director Michael Hayden to discuss the ongoing situation in Syria and how it impacts the United States. Given the issues also with Turkey, Barnicle asks Hayden: “Is there any, any prospect that we could form a closer union –not an alliance -- with the Russians within Syria? Is there any potential there?” Hear Hayden’s response here.
[endtext]

Mike Barnicle talks with Michael Hayden on U.S. relations with Syria

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/08/mike-barnicle-talks-about-getting-more.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhv1GON0yhgendofvid
[starttext]
“How come all of you people with such big brains can’t figure out a way to get more younger, healthier people to jump into this system?” Morning Joe's Mike Barnicle asks Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, former White House advisor for health policy, about getting more people enrolled in Obamacare. Hear Dr. Emanuel’s answer and how it involves changing the national attitude around health care.
[endtext]

Mike Barnicle talks about getting more people enrolled in Obamacare

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/08/mike-barnicle-on-influence-of-al-adnani.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFzO6lXQZNsendofvid
[starttext]
MSNBC foreign correspondent Ayman Mohyeldin joins Morning Joe senior contributor Mike Barnicle to discuss what is to come following the death of ISIS leader Abu Muhammad al-Adnani in Syria. “Given the growing structure of the leadership… are there other bureaucratic elements of ISIS in Europe as opposed to just Syria? Are we making a mistake here in the United States thinking we’ve cut off the head now of ISIS by killing him?” asks Barnicle. Tune in the hear Mohyeldin’s answer here.
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Mike Barnicle on the influence of Al-Adnani in Syria

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/08/mike-barnicle-on-hillary-clinton.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2T0jVDRo9UYendofvid
[starttext]
Morning Joe’s Mika Brzezinski, Joe Scarborough, Donny Deutsch and Mike Barnicle discuss Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s decades of service and debate what she might do to put to rest all the controversy around her emails and the Clinton Foundation. “The email, the home server, the Foundation, I think it’s all part of the baggage that the Clintons’ have lugged across the landscape of this country for 30 years.” Hear the panel’s suggestions for Clinton’s campaign here.
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Mike Barnicle on Hillary Clinton impairing her own campaign

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/08/mike-barnicle-on-clinton-foundation.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tS3EpB9Uv8kendofvid
[starttext]
MSNBC’s Morning Joe co-host Willie Geist and senior contributor Mike Barnicle discuss the continuing controversy surrounding Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and her email problem and the issue of the Clinton Foundation. Says Barnicle: “The Clintons have always operated under the premise, ‘Look, we’re going to do good things, so just don’t worry about us. Stop questioning our motives.’ But is the public buying that premise?
[endtext]

Mike Barnicle on the Clinton Foundation turmoil

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/08/donald-trump-prepares-his-visit-to.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97hY_GagAoQendofvid
[starttext]
Ahead of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s visit to Mexico, the Morning Joe panel discusses the visit’s significance in his overall campaign. Says veteran columnist and MSNBC senior contributor Mike Barnicle about Trump: “He has a form of political amnesia that allows him to say something one day that he said the direct opposite of the next day and still, up until 72 hours ago, still when the crowd wanes in terms of its love for him, he goes right [back] to we’re going to build the wall.” Will the visit make a difference? Hear more of the conversation here.
[endtext]

Donald Trump prepares his visit to Mexico

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/08/mike-barnicle-on-recent-controversy.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSY5Awr4rFAendofvid
[starttext]
With the Clinton Foundation enveloped in ongoing scrutiny and growing uncertainty, veteran columnist and Morning Joe regular Mike Barnicle sums up the recent controversy. “I don’t know anyone who questions the good works that have been done by the organization… It gets to judgment, it doesn’t get to corruption as far as I’m concerned.” What's next for the Foundation and how might it restructure if Hillary Clinton were to be elected President? Find out here.
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Mike Barnicle on the recent controversy surrounding the Clinton Foundation

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/08/mike-barnicle-on-donald-trumps_25.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWTCj6L_AbIendofvid
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“When your ideology and your beliefs are grounded in Jello it’s fairly easy to do it," says Morning Joe's Mike Barnicle as the conversation on the show centers on Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's continuing shifts on a variety of social and political issues. What are the potential motivations behind Trump's "softening" on certain stances? Hear what the Morning Joe panel has to say here.
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Mike Barnicle on Donald Trump's continuous flip-flopping

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/08/mike-barnicle-on-disclosure-of.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKBuELAvkzUendofvid
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Following up on former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani's statement that “all you have to do to find out about Hillary Clinton’s health is [to] check it out on the internet,” Morning Joe's Mike Barnicle asks former Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson his opinion on the situation. “What do you think about [Hillary Clinton’s] health and what do you think about what Rudy Giuliani is doing?” Hear what Carson has to say, here on MSNBC.
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Mike Barnicle on the disclosure of the Presidential candidates' medical histories

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/08/mike-barnicle-on-donald-trumps-response.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLovM-5AKF4endofvid
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Referencing this week's Fox News’ Sean Hannity's town hall interview with Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, veteran columnist Mike Barnicle responds to Morning Joe co-host Joe Scarborough’s observations about Trump's campaign strategy: “He seems to be the kind of person who hears only the negative refrain…. He’s going to win back that one person who shouted in disagreement with him at the expense of his campaign,” says Barnicle. More of the discussion is here.
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Mike Barnicle on Donald Trump’s response to criticism

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/08/mike-barnicle-on-ongoing-relationship.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOxsIi3nHsgendofvid
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Veteran columnist Mike Barnicle and the Morning Joe panelists discuss the ongoing relationship between the Clintons and private money, citing the insider access it seems to provide. Barnicle suggests: “To make it easier, prior to (Hillary Clinton's) election we’re going to establish an easy-pass lane so that you can come with your tributes [and] you don’t have to stop at the toll booth.” The rest of the conversation is here.
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Mike Barnicle on the ongoing relationship between the Clintons and private money

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/08/mike-barnicle-on-breathtaking-report.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49rm4bK6k7Uendofvid
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On MSNBC's Morning Joe, panel members reacted to the “breathtaking” report by the Associated Press that shows that donors to the Clinton Foundation gained special access to the State Department “to a large extent.” Veteran columnist Mike Barnicle opines: “If (Hillary Clinton) were running against a more credible opponent, this would perhaps be almost a death note because rather than get to corruption, at first, it gets to judgment. What were they thinking?" Follow the rest of the conversation here.
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Mike Barnicle on the "breathtaking" report about the Clinton Foundation corruption

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/08/mike-barnicle-on-donald-trumps_24.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vzvT0xSbt0endofvid
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Morning Joe’s Mike Barnicle is joined by The Huffington Post’s Sam Stein and former George W. Bush White House communications chief Nicolle Wallace to discuss what is being described as “a softening” of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s deportation policy, prompting Barnicle to ask: “What happens in the echo chamber that is right-wing talk radio as he begins to ‘soften’ … his position?” Listen in on the conversation here.
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Mike Barnicle on Donald Trump's "softening" of his deporation policy

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/08/mike-barnicle-discusses-ongoing.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbbUgjEO9acendofvid
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Morning Joe's Joe Scarborough and Mike Barnicle discuss the ongoing controversy in Syria and the growing ramifications of the hands-off stance the United States has taken.“Through our inaction we have walked and talked ourselves globally into a situation in Syria that is now the fuse of Syria [and] entwines nearly all of Europe... and a huge part of the civilized world,” says Barnicle, who goes so far as to say that the way in which the United States has handled the instabilities were, in retrospect, “a huge, huge mistake. A huge error.” Watch the conversation here. Only on MSNBC.
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Mike Barnicle discusses the ongoing controversy in Syria

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/08/morning-joe-final-thoughts-and-jests.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHApmiSrQI4endofvid
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With just more than 10 weeks until the general election, Morning Joe veteran columnist Mike Barnicle converses with NBC News Correspondent Jacob Soboroff about his recent on-site work with voters in swing states. Barnicle asks: “I wonder, are Jacob and the guy on the bike are still friendly?” Hear their exchange here.
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Morning Joe final thoughts (and jests)

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/08/mike-barnicle-on-continued.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zCmzemcuJAendofvid
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U.S. Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) joins Morning Joe’s Mike Barnicle to discuss the continued investigation into former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s ongoing email scandal. As agencies continue to investigate the issue, Barnicle asks Chaffetz: “Off of what you’ve read, off of what you know, would you be inclined to pursue a perjury indictment against Secretary Clinton?” Hear Chaffetz’s response and the ensuing discussion here on MSNBC.
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Mike Barnicle on the continued investigation into Hillary Clinton's emails

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/08/mike-barnicle-on-googling-hillary.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0KAHvuMbHMendofvid
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Morning Joe’s Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski and Mike Barnicle express their surprise that former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani has suggested that citizens “google” Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s physical fitness as he and other surrogates for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump suggest Clinton is not healthy enough to run for president. “Rudy says you should google it,” says Brzezinski. Adds Barnicle: “Do 9/11 truth, Rudy, and find out what’s on the Internet.”
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Mike Barnicle on "googling" Hillary Clinton's physical fitness

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/08/mike-barnicle-talks-about.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KU08IzvFhIendofvid
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“We’re surrounded in this country by millions and millions of people who feel … that small pieces of their lives have been slowly stolen from them in plain sight over the past three decades while public officials from the President on down to governors and the senators have said or done nothing on their behalf,” says Morning Joe’s Mike Barnicle describing supporters of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. How do these fractures and losses figure in the upcoming election? Hear the rest of the conversation between Barnicle and Morning Joe co-host Mika Brzezinski here.
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Mike Barnicle talks about the disenfranchised Trump supporters

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/08/mike-barnicle-on-hillary-clintons.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfmzd5t_1isendofvid
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With a growing interest centering on the controversy surrounding former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell and his potential mishandling of emails, Morning Joe’s Mike Barnicle zeroes in on the important difference between email set ups for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and Sec. Powell. “The biggest distinction, the only distinction, the most important distinction is that General Powell, Secretary Powell, never had his own personal server. That’s the biggest difference.” Listen in here for the rest of the conversation on MSNBC.
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Mike Barnicle on Hillary Clinton's ongoing email scandal

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/08/mike-barnicle-on-suggestions-to-trump.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrIJuWzT_Csendofvid
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The Washington Post’s Eugene Robinson joins veteran columnist Mike Barnicle on Morning Joe to discuss what Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump could do to boost his appeal with black voters, whose support is only in the single digits. Suggests Barnicle: Trump “could walk 65 blocks north of where he lives on 5th Avenue into the heart of Harlem, take off the jacket that he always wears, the hat he always wears, and spend the day walking around with actual human beings, African American human beings, and talking to them about their lives.” Hear Robinson’s response to that strategy here.
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Mike Barnicle on suggestions to Trump to build African American support

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/08/mike-barnicle-asks-if-donald-trump.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_R1WhWafT8kendofvid
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As talk focused on Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and his approach to sensitive issues and topics, MSNBC senior contributor Mike Barnicle asks: “In the larger question in terms of this candidate caring about things, does he care about the Republican Party?” Listen in on discussion only on MSNBC.
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Mike Barnicle asks if Donald Trump cares about the Republican Party

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/08/mike-barnicle-on-donald-trumps-first-ad.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pPhmLqg6KAendofvid
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Morning Joe’s Mike Barnicle and Joe Scarborough discuss Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s first ad of the general election. It only “increases the level of awareness of the tragedy that is this year’s national election -- presidential election,” says Barnicle. “A lot of people -- a lot of Republicans -- view this election as a referendum on the future of the Republican Party.” Barnicle goes as far as to describe the imminent election as a “pending, looming disaster.” Hear the rest of the conversation here.
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Mike Barnicle on Donald Trump’s first ad of the general election

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/08/truth-vs-fiction-in-race-for-white-house.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muXe5Us4yo4endofvid
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The Washington Post’s Bob Woodward joins Morning Joe and talks with host Mika Brzezinski and panelist Mike Barnicle about the media’s responsibility in reporting on the presidential campaign, specifically on the irresponsible statements made by Republican nominee Donald Trump. “He says one outrageous thing after another, nearly every single day,” says Barnicle. “Are we playing it too loosely by branding it as just another campaign statement? Or should we be looking more and more at who this man really is on the stage, on the campaign stage, as he just disassembles language in front of us?” Hear Woodward’s answer here and the rest of the conversation about truth v. fiction when it comes to presidential rhetoric.
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Truth vs. Fiction in the race for the White House

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/08/mike-barnicle-on-worries-of-donald.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aR8VWKEvqG0endofvid
[starttext]
Morning Joe’s veteran columnist and panelist Mike Barnicle talks with Ret. Gen. Michael Hayden, former director of the National Security Agency and the CIA, about the intelligence briefing that both candidates for president have already or will receive soon. Asks Barnicle: “Is there any level of discomfort within you -- having led the NSA, having led the CIA, and having sat there with the President of the United States who looks at the full presidential daily briefing -- knowing Donald Trump will receive a partial intelligence briefing?” Hear what Gen. Hayden is most concerned about and the “very severe” political penalties that could result. Only on MSNBC.
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Mike Barnicle on the worries of Donald Trump's intelligence briefing

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/08/mike-barnicle-on-donald-trumps-divisive_11.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3wvJVg_R1Aendofvid
[starttext]
The Morning Joe panel and Rick Tyler, former communications director for Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz, discuss Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s ongoing divisive rhetoric, the weight of his words and who will “babysit” him through the rest of his campaign and into the presidency, should he win in November. Veteran columnist Mike Barnicle says: “For some people there was a very worrisome nugget in an NBC poll that 72 percent of registered Republicans still don't believe (President) Barack Obama is a citizen of the United States.” And he asks of Tyler: “Does that trouble you at all in terms of the storyline of the legitimacy of this president and the legitimacy of past presidencies? That's where Trump is going when he says it is a rigged election.” Hear Tyler’s answer and the rest of the conversation here.
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Mike Barnicle on Donald Trump’s divisive rhetoric

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/08/mike-barnicle-on-ongoing-scandal.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTd4r66iu4Mendofvid
[starttext]
Morning Joe’s Mike Barnicle and Willie Geist discuss the ongoing scandal surrounding Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s leaked emails with a spotlight on the question: Did donors to the Clinton Foundation influence U.S. policy through the State Department when Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton was Secretary of State? The answer so far: No. Hear more of the conversation here and Barnicle’s view that the campaign for Republican presidential challenger Donald Trump has missed a critical opportunity because “the Trump campaign couldn’t get off a dime to go after it. They’re so incompetent.”
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Mike Barnicle on the ongoing scandal surrounding Hillary Clinton's leaked emails

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/08/mike-barnicle-on-donald-trumps_10.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKDfehKJCRMendofvid
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On MSNBC’s Morning Joe, veteran columnist Mike Barnicle speaks with Jon Meacham, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author and executive editor at Random House, about Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s potential impact on the future of the GOP. Asks Barnicle: “Has there ever been anything close to this in history?” Hear Meacham’s response here on MSNBC.
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Mike Barnicle on Donald Trump’s potential impact on the future of the GOP

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/08/mike-barnicle-on-power-of-words-and.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WSwHmK1YKIendofvid
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Veteran columnist Mike Barnicle and the Morning Joe panel discuss the power and impact of both the words of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and the influence of the media in his campaign. “Do we legitimize Donald Trump’s performances, and they are performances, by trying to be objective … by bending over backward for it?”
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Mike Barnicle on the power of words and the media

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/08/mike-barnicle-on-donald-trumps-remark.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7k0CJRqAa4endofvid
[starttext]
“Donald Trump’s candidacy… is now toxic to democracy,” says Morning Joe’s Mike Barnicle in reference to Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s controversial suggestion of halting his Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton by way of 2nd Amendment. Hear the rest of the conversation here.
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Mike Barnicle on Donald Trump's remark about the 2nd Amendment

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/08/mike-barnicle-on-donald-trumps-attacks.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1h3XpBBGwwMendofvid
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Morning Joe’s Joe Scarborough and Mike Barnicle discuss Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s ongoing attacks on the current leadership in Washington. “His track has always been the outside or against Washington,” says Barnicle. “He’s basically saying they gave you Iraq, they gave you the Middle East that we have today.” See the rest of the conversation on Morning Joe.
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Mike Barnicle on Donald Trump’s attacks on the current leadership in Washington

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/08/mike-barnicle-talks-with-scott-rigell.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvnQsHPIgsgendofvid
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As the presidential election draws closer, the fracture within the Republican Party appears to be widening with U.S. Rep. Scott Rigell (R-VA) officially announcing plans to vote for the Libertarian Party’s presidential ticket and resigning from his local Virginia GOP as a result of the perceived danger posed by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. Veteran columnist and Morning Joe contributor Mike Barnicle asks Rigell: “Why would (Trump) be dangerous?” Hear Rigell’s response here on MSNBC.
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Mike Barnicle talks with Scott Rigell on the fracturing in the Republican party

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/08/mike-barnicle-on-potential-of-trump.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jl8S1eGY9Ccendofvid
[starttext]
Following a recent poll showing that Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump trails his Democratic challenger Hillary Clinton by 13 points, RealClearPolitics’ senior elections analyst Sean Trende and veteran columnist Mike Barnicle discuss the potential of a Trump comeback as candidates have done in elections past. “In 1988, the big difference there is something that doesn’t exist today: The Bush campaign had extraordinary discipline,” explains Barnicle. Hear the rest of the conversation here.
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Mike Barnicle on the potential of a Trump comeback

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/08/mike-barnicle-talks-with-frank-bruni.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1PlV6sTFp8endofvid
[starttext]
On Morning Joe, veteran columnist Mike Barnicle talks with journalist Frank Bruni about his recent column for The New York Times: “Hillary’s Summer of Love” that suggests that Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump “is the best thing that ever happened to Hillary Clinton. He’s definitely the strangest. With his fits of pique, spasms of ignorance and flashes of demagogy, he has turned the G.O.P.’s favorite bogeywoman into its summer crush. I haven’t seen a love story this unlikely since “Harold and Maude,” writes Bruni. But when speaking of Trump, Barnicle says: “He has a base of voters that aren’t … going to go anywhere but with him and for him and by creating this sense… that the election is rigged he is setting up another illegitimate presidency.” Listen in on the conversation here on MSNBC.
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Mike Barnicle talks with Frank Bruni about his column "Hillary’s Summer of Love"

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/08/mike-barnicle-on-trump-businessman.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J28QnHddgKMendofvid
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“So many of (Donald) Trump’s decisions -- daily decisions -- about his campaign, revolve around: Is it good for the business, will it hurt the business -- his larger business,” comments Morning Joe’s Mike Barnicle in reference to Trump the businessman compared with Trump the Republican nominee for president. Listen in here on the toll the campaign is taking on Trump’s businesses.
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Mike Barnicle on Trump the businessman compared with Trump the presidential nominee

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/08/mike-barnicle-on-current-deep-divide-in.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJIf9HVNZUgendofvid
[starttext]
“In listening to Donald Trump, in watching his campaign now for over year, can you think of one example to give us where Donald Trump seems to understand the concept of human frailty, of vulnerability, of loss, of the human condition? Just one?” veteran columnist Mike Barnicle asks Congressman Tom Cole (R-OK) on MSNBC’s Morning Joe. Hear Congressman Cole’s answer and the conversation about the current deep divide in the Republican party.
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Mike Barnicle on the current deep divide in the Republican party

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/08/mike-barnicle-on-donald-trumps-divisive.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwN6nZgiyfUendofvid
[starttext]
David Ignatius from The Washington Post joins veteran columnist Mike Barnicle on MSNBC’s Morning Joe to discuss his recent article about Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s divisive nature within his party. Barnicle asks: “Can you envision any time soon, the following happening: Some Republican standing up and saying country first, country is more important than party?” Listen to Ignatius’ response and his thoughts on how Trump might repair his image within the party.
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Mike Barnicle on Donald Trump's divisive nature within his party

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/08/mike-barnicle-on-donald-trumps_5.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mgkpe_-AQWEendofvid
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In continuing the discussion about Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s war of words with the Khan family, veteran columnist and Morning Joe contributor Mike Barnicle says: “It’s a universal -- no one gets out of life without losing something. We all understand loss. Donald Trump seems uniquely incapable of articulating his sense of what it’s like.” Hear what the panel has to say, here.
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Mike Barnicle on Donald Trump's incapability of articulating his sense of loss

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/08/mike-barnicle-on-clinton-strategy-of.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LU9kglI0agendofvid
[starttext]
Following the unveiling of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s newest campaign ads branding her Republican presidential nominee challenger Trump as unfit for office, veteran columnist Mike Barnicle and the experts on Morning Joe discuss the Clinton strategy that utilizes “one of the underestimated cards they were going to play … the Commander in Chief card and it seems to be having some effect.” Listen in on the discussion here, only on MSNBC.
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Mike Barnicle on the Clinton strategy of playing "the Commander in Chief card"

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/08/mike-barnicle-talks-with-david-ignatius.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uofPYRvoPN8endofvid
[starttext]
With new polls showing Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton ahead of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump in the race for the White House, Morning Joe’s Mike Barnicle and the panel discuss The Washington Post’s David Ignatius’s recent article “Why Facts Don’t Matter to Trump’s Supporters.” Barnicle asks him Ignatius how he would explain Trump’s “inability to understand the concept of loss with the Khan family.” Hear the conversation here.
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Mike Barnicle talks with David Ignatius about the psychology of Donald Trump

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/08/mike-barnicle-talks-with-dr-ben-carson.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tl6MOlg1q0gendofvid
[starttext]
On Morning Joe, veteran columnist and contributor Mike Barnicle talks with former Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson about his thoughts on Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. Asks Barnicle: “Why do you think Donald Trump finds it so difficult, seeming, to speak to loss? ... Why hasn’t he done it yet?” Hear Carson’s surprising answer here, on MSNBC.
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Mike Barnicle talks with Dr. Ben Carson about his thoughts on Donald Trump

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/08/mike-barnicle-on-gops-party-loyalty-vs.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDuGfuZ9O60endofvid
[starttext]
With the presidential election three months out, veteran columnist Mike Barnicle and the Morning Joe panel talk about the recent double bind that many Republicans find themselves in: remaining loyal to their party and voting for nominee Donald Trump or voting for his Democratic challenger Hillary Clinton. “Have you ever in your memory encountered a luckier campaign than the Clinton campaign?” asks Barnicle of BBC World News America presenter Katty Kay. Hear her response and what this means for the Trump campaign.
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Mike Barnicle on the GOP's party loyalty vs. Clinton hatred

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/08/mike-barnicle-on-donald-trumps.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pG7pO8PM20endofvid
[starttext]
Veteran columnist Mike Barnicle and the Morning Joe panel are joined by former RNC Chairman Michael Steele to discuss Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's fundraising efforts, which reached a total of $82 million in July alone. Barnicle asks: “What’s he gonna do with all the money?" Hear Steele's answer here and the ongoing discussion about Trump's campaign strategy.
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Mike Barnicle on Donald Trump's fundraising efforts

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/08/mike-barnicle-on-donald-trumps-comments.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzLFj7vvRKoendofvid
[starttext]
New York Police Department Commissioner Bill Bratton joins Morning Joe veteran columnist Mike Barnicle and the panel to discuss the recent development in the Donald Trump campaign following comments he made about the Purple Heart. Specifically, Barnicle ask him: “I’m wondering, as a Vietnam veteran, what was your reaction to the Purple Heart incident yesterday?” Hear Bratton’s answer here. Only on MSNBC.
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Mike Barnicle on Donald Trump's comments about the Purple Heart

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/08/mike-barnicle-on-polls-following-dnc.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFTBFraLhW4endofvid
[starttext]
With recent polls showing that Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton increasing her lead over Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, veteran columnist Mike Barnicle and the Morning Joe panel discuss the recent political shifts following the Republican and Democratic National Conventions. “No one has witnessed what we’ve seen all year long,” says Barnicle. “I can only imaging what that jump would be if they go in the field to take a poll now after these last three days.” Listen in on the conversation and what this means for the two candidates moving forward.
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Mike Barnicle on the polls following the DNC and RNC

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/08/mike-barnicle-on-donald-trump-having.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cr5eoZpKil8endofvid
[starttext]
On Morning Joe, former NSA and CIA Director Michael Hayden speaks with veteran columnist Mike Barnicle regarding concerns circulating about Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump having high-level security clearances. Barnicle asks: “Based upon what you know—and what you don’t know—about Donald Trump, could Donald Trump get the kind of security clearance that would be necessary to work as a deputy to you when you were at the CIA or NSA?” Hear the response here, only, on MSNBC.
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Mike Barnicle on Donald Trump having high-level security clearances

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/07/you-have-sacrificed-nothing-and-no-one.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dxf8Iy0ZNdcendofvid
[starttext]
Morning Joe kicked off with the panel recapping the last night of the Democratic National Convention, during which the father of a Muslim soldier who lost his life fighting for the United States addressed the crowd and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump directly. "When Mr. Khan looked into the camera and said to that convention crowd and to the United States of America about Donald Trump: 'You have sacrificed nothing and no one,' I began to cry," said veteran columnist Mike Barnicle. "I don't know if there's anything you can do if you're Donald Trump. You can't tweet this one away." Hear the rest of the conversation with Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough here. Only on MSNBC live from Philadelphia.
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"You have sacrificed nothing and no one."

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/07/mike-barnicles-truck-promise-to-mika.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vy4J67aMzQendofvid
[starttext]
“It’s like life itself, it’s deception,” says veteran columnist Mike Barnicle, presenting Morning Joe co-host Mika Brzezinski with a truck after promising one to her months ago if Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was able to win the GOP nomination. Watch Brzezinski's response to the long-awaited exchange here, on MSNBC.
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Mike Barnicle's truck promise to Mika Brzezinski

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/07/mike-barnicle-and-andrea-mitchell-on.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Z4ubfzZzmkendofvid
[starttext]
Discussion on the set of Morning Joe turned to Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton's position on human rights and women’s rights and how relations with China might be impacted if she is elected president. During a conversation with NBC News Chief Foreign Affairs correspondent Andrea Mitchell, veteran columnist Mike Barnicle says he's heard reports from a former senior Obama official that “the Chinese are very, very hesitant about supporting Hillary Clinton in any form or fashion. They’re “leaning toward (Republican presidential nominee Donald) Trump because they’re afraid of Hillary Clinton’s position on human rights.” Listen in to the discussion here on MSNBC.
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