Mike Barnicle on TV: January 2016

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Ahead of another Morning Joe broadcast from Java Joes CoffeeHouse in Des Moines, Iowa on Monday, Mike Barnicle, Mika Brzezinski, Willie Geist, and Joe Scarborough recall the special moment when legendary journalist Tim Russert showed up unannounced in 2008. “He always brought fun and insight to everything he ever did—and he did that day,” says Mike of the late Russert, then host of NBC’s Meet the Press. Watch the highlight here. Only on MSNBC.
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Mike Barnicle on the late legendary journalist Tim Russert

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“It’s all beyond me. I can’t figure anything out anymore when it comes to (Republican presidential candidate) Donald Trump, but Fox News should have never issued that statement that they issued,” says Mike Barnicle of the latest blows in the ongoing feud between Trump and Fox News’ Megyn Kelly. Listen to Mike’s comments here and watch the Morning Joe discussion on Trump’s refusal to participate in tonight’s Republican debate to be aired on Fox.
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Mike Barnicle on the ongoing feud between Donald Trump and Fox News’ Megyn Kelly

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Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders' campaign manager Jeff Weaver talks with Morning Joe’s Mike Barnicle about a recent Washington Post editorial critical of Sanders and the possibility of more debates with fellow candidate Hillary Clinton. “Given the tone of the editorial, why the hesitation of jumping into another debate next week before the New Hampshire primary?,” asks Mike of Senator Bernie Sanders’ (I-VT) decision to sit out an upcoming, unsanctioned debate sponsored by MSNBC and The New Hampshire Union Leader. Listen in on the conversation here.
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Bernie Sanders' campaign manager Jeff Weaver talks with Mike Barnicle

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“Body cameras do a couple of things: They helpfully point out any wrongdoing by police officers and, on the other side, they point out that 99 percent of police officers perform their jobs admirably and legally,” says Morning Joe’s Mike Barnicle in support of Ferguson Police Department’s agreement to body cameras and new firearm guidelines as part of a sweeping deal with the Justice Department resulting from investigations into the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown in 2014. Watch discussion of the report here on MSNBC’s Morning Joe.
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Mike Barnicle on Ferguson Police Department’s agreement to use body cameras

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Joining MSNBC’s Morning Joe is Vice News’ Ben Anderson, who talks with Mike Barnicle and panel about his experience traveling to the front lines of ISIS in Iraq, as well as investigating Russia's role in the fight. “The West has tried to come up with propaganda devices to prevent young people from most of Europe from being attracted to ISIS and we’ve been incredibly lame in our attempts to do this. Do you think there is anything we can do to come up with some propaganda devices to slow this down?,” asks Mike. Listen to Anderson’s response on the battle for hearts and minds between ISIS and the West and watch the full conversation on HBO Vice’s upcoming report on the fight against ISIS here.
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Vice News’ Ben Anderson talks with Mike Barnicle

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On Morning Joe, Mike Barnicle shares his thoughts on comparisons between then Republican presidential candidate Ronald Reagan's defining "I am paying for this microphone" moment in New Hampshire in 1980 and Donald Trump's refusal to participate in Fox News' next Republican debate. "Reagan, off that one moment, became the dominant figure in those primaries and certainly Donald Trump is the dominant figure in these primaries. And you'd have to think that what happened yesterday with the whole debate flap played strongly into his hands," explains Mike. Watch the Reagan moment and listen to the discussion here. On MSNBC.
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Mike Barnicle shares his thoughts comparing Ronald Reagan and Donald Trump

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“Can either of you think of any other position in the United States—private or public—where you… are going to have your hands on the tools of power and only work three days a week?,” asks Mike Barnicle of former Senators Trent Lott (R-MS) and Tom Daschle (D-SD) about the diminished sense of public service in the U.S. Congress. Watch Lott and Daschle discuss their new book, “Crisis Point: Why We Must—and How We Can—Overcome Our Broken Politics in Washington and Across America” on MSNBC’s Morning Joe. And watch their previous conversation with Mike at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate at http://bit.ly/1PTwO4C.
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Mike Barnicle talks with former Senators Trent Lott and Tom Daschle

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Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Jon Meacham brings Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's unprecedented campaign into historical context on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, when he joins the panel’s Mike Barnicle to discuss the cult of personality in American presidential elections. "Have you ever heard of, read about, researched, or have any comprehension of a prior campaign where one person has been such an obsessive focus by the news media and nearly everyone?," asks Mike of Meacham in reference to the media's nonstop coverage of Trump. Watch the conversation here.
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Mike Barnicle on the cult of personality in American presidential elections

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On MSNBC’s Morning Joe, Mike Barnicle reflects on the woman who recently spoke to Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) about having to live on $12,000 a year, despite having a degree and working different jobs. “She represents something about Iowa, New Hampshire and America that we very rarely see—the one on one. The person confronted by the reality of life on the margin. And there are millions of people in this country for whom a large part of life is like staring at a showroom window,” observes Mike. Listen further to Mike's comments on the often unaddressed struggles across America, and read Mike’s latest column for The Daily Beast about the underlying factors behind Bernie Sander’s popular campaign at http://thebea.st/1nIybMP.
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Mike Barnicle comments on the often unaddressed struggles across America

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Following the release of PricewaterhouseCooper’s 19th annual Global CEO Survey, PwC’s Chairman Bob Moritz joins Morning Joe to discuss what’s on the minds of the world’s top CEOs. “What’s the level of concern about the political uncertainty/paralysis in Washington?,” Mike Barnicle asks Moritz of American CEOs. Listen to the conversation and view the list of expectations and top-three concerns for CEOs here. On MSNBC.
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Bob Moritz joins Morning Joe to discuss what’s on the minds of the world’s top CEOs

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Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld talks with Morning Joe’s Mike Barnicle about the ongoing fight against ISIS. “Last week we had your successor in, Robert Gates, and we asked him for his view on the things some of the candidates running for president are saying in regard to how they would handle the growth of ISIS and increasing tumult in the Middle East. His view was that some of the candidates just didn’t know what they were talking about. What’s your view?,” asks Mike of Rumsfeld. Hear the former Secretary describe the “known knowns” and “known unknowns” in the asymmetrical fight against enemies who are willing to die. Rumsfeld also talked about his new game — a video game app called “Churchill Solitaire.”
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Donald Rumsfeld talks with Mike Barnicle about the ongoing fight against ISIS

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South Carolina state Representative Justin T. Bamberg (D), the lawyer who represented the family of police-shooting victim Walter Scott, joins Morning Joe and talks with Mike Barnicle about switching his support from Hillary Clinton to Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) in the race for the White House. “Once you educated yourself as to Sen. Sanders’ positions you changed your mind and decided to support him. Which positions specifically caused you to change your mind?,” asks Mike. Listen to Rep. Bamberg’s response here on why he now, as someone who represents a poor and rural constituency, better identifies with Bernie Sanders. On MSNBC.
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Justin T. Bamberg joins Morning Joe and talks with Mike Barnicle

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On MSNBC’s Morning Joe, Mike Barnicle says: “One of the keys to understanding (leading Republican presidential candidate) Donald Trump is that he came across the bridge from Queens 40 years ago, with a huge chip on his shoulder, to do business in Manhattan. He still has that chip on his shoulder and it’s working well for him.” Watch more of the conversation on Trump here.
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"He still has that chip on his shoulder and it’s working well for him."

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Continuing the Morning Joe conversation with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, Mike Barnicle asks the leading Republican candidate about his ability to work with the Democratic politicians: “You are a person of instinct, a candidate of instinct. What is your instinct about who, right now, on the Democratic side of the aisle you would be able to deal with to cut a deal?” Listen to Trump’s answer here on why he thinks he would get along well with Democrats in Congress, in contrast to fellow Republican candidate Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX). On MSNBC.
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Mike Barnicle asks Trump about his ability to work with Democratic politicians

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On Morning Joe, Mike Barnicle asks Republican frontrunner Donald Trump about the possibility of former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg entering the 2016 presidential race as an independent candidate. Listen in as Trump describes to Mike his relationship with the fellow New York billionaire and why he hopes Bloomberg joins the race for the White House. Only on MSNBC.
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Donald Trump on why he hopes Bloomberg joins the race for the White House

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“What you’re saying, in essence, is that this is a fight—Hillary Clinton vs. Bernie Sanders—between the head and the heart,” suggests Morning Joe’s Mike Barnicle to New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio about why Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton is the better candidate over Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT). Watch the conversation between Mike and Mayor de Blasio on pragmatism and the growing insecurities of the American middle class here. Only on MSNBC’s Morning Joe.
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"This is a fight-Hillary Clinton v. Bernie Sanders-between the head and the heart"

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In case you couldn't make it to Boston on Thursday, you can watch here Mike Barnicle in conversation with Senator Trent Lott and Senator Tom Daschle in a lively and informative discussion at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate.
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Across the Aisle with Senators Tom Daschle and Trent Lott on "Crisis Point"

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On MSNBC’s Morning Joe, contributor Mike Barnicle shares his thoughts on the controversial Major League Baseball player Pete Rose, who was just inducted into the Cincinnati Reds' Hall of Fame. "Pete Rose belongs in the Baseball Hall of Fame,” states Mike. "Put on his plaque what happened and what he did to himself.” The all-time Major League leader in hits, Rose was banned from baseball in 1989 amidst accusations that he gambled on baseball games while playing and managing the Cincinnati Reds. Watch the conversation on Rose here and catch Mike's comments on the Boston Red Sox's Ted Williams.
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Mike Barnicle on the controversial Major League Baseball player Pete Rose

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Continuing the conversation on the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, Morning Joe's Mike Barnicle provides a likely answer as to why it took government officials, including Governor Rick Snyder and the Environmental Protection Agency, so long to address the lead-poisoning issue. "It's an age old answer—and it's called 'demographics.' [The people of Flint] have no political clout... they don't know politicians... they live on the edge... and if they're working they live paycheck to paycheck," explains Mike. Watch the ongoing discussion of the mishandling of the disaster in Flint here. On MSNBC.
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Mike Barnicle on the mishandling of the disaster in Flint, Michigan

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry joined MSNBC’s Morning Joe to talk about how the Iran nuclear deal paved the way for the quick resolution and release of the American sailors who inadvertently strayed into Iranian waters. Watch the exchange between Morning Joe’s Mike Barnicle and Secretary Kerry about the goal of the nuclear agreement, the lifting of sanctions against Iran, and the progress being made between the two countries.
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John Kerry joined MSNBC’s Morning Joe to talk about the Iran nuclear deal

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The Washington Post's Robert Costa joins MSNBC’s Morning Joe to talk with Mike Barnicle about his observations of the large crowds being drawn to events held by presidential candidates Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Donald Trump. Find out here which crowds are growing in intensity and anger, and how geography plays into the equation.
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The Washington Post's Robert Costa joins Morning Joe to talk with Mike Barnicle

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Republican presidential candidate and Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) joins MSNBC’s Morning Joe and talks with Mike Barnicle about the common ground he has with President Barack Obama and the problem with what he calls "empty partisanship” — disagreements along party lines, not taking into consideration the specific issues. Hear why Paul says party lines are not stopping him, and on what issues this self-described “conservative” agrees with President Obama.
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Rand Paul (R-KY) talks with Mike Barnicle about "empty partisanship”

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On MSNBC's Morning Joe, in conversation with the Council on Foreign Relations' Richard Haass, Mike Barnicle gets to the heart of concerns about the U.S.-Iran nuclear deal. "In an increasingly volatile region...and a violent and dangerous world, do you want to allow Iran to continue to be part of an ongoing international criminal enterprise or do you want to try to slowly - and hopefully, effectively - bring them into an alliance with civilized nations?” Mike asks. Watch the discussion and Haass’ answer here.
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Mike Barnicle gets to the heart of concerns about the U.S.-Iran nuclear deal

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The Washington Post's Executive Editor Martin Baron and Foreign Editor Douglas Jehl join Morning Joe from Germany and talk with Mike Barnicle about the release of Washington Post correspondent Jason Rezaian, who had been held in an Iranian prison for 544 days. “Could you talk a bit about the difficulty in covering a story you were so intimately involved with on so many different levels,” Barnicle asks the editors. Watch what the editors say were the biggest challenges both personally and professionally.
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Washington Post correspondent Jason Rezaian held in an Iranian prison for 544 days

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In an interview with Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina, Morning Joe’s Mike Barnicle asks Fiorina specifically about her personal attack related to the marriage of former President Bill Clinton and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. "What information do you have about the Clintons' marriage and their relationship that we, apparently, don't have?” Hear Fiorina’s answer here and why she believes there are no subjects off limits in the race for the White House. Only on MSNBC.
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Mike Barnicle asks Carly Fiorina about her personal attack on the Clinton's marriage

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Republican presidential candidate and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie joins MSNBC’s Morning Joe to talk about some of the topics not covered in last night’s Republican presidential debate. Mike Barnicle asks Gov. Christie: "If you were elected President of the United States, what steps could you take to help wage growth increase for the first time, substantively, in about a decade?” Hear Gov. Christie’s answer here.
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Mike Barnicle talks with Chris Christie about wage growth

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Live from Des Moines, Iowa, on a special broadcast of MSNBC's Morning Joe, the panel interviews Republican presidential candidate frontrunner Donald Trump. Hear Trump’s answer when Mike Barnicle asks him: "A lot of your constituency... live now paycheck to paycheck. What can you tell them about a Trump presidency that would relieve the pressure and anxiety that comes with living week to week, paycheck to paycheck?” Only on MSNBC.
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Donald Trump on his constituency living paycheck to paycheck

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During a live MSNBC broadcast from Des Moines, Iowa, Morning Joe's Mike Barnicle interviews Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump about the low, stagnating wages endured by American workers. "Wage growth, here in Iowa and across the country, has not caught up with the rise of the economy for a lot of people... If you believe wage growth ought to be an important element of the economy, how do you go about linking up the two?," asks Mike. Listen to Trump's answer here.
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Mike Barnicle talks with Donald Trump about low wages endured by American workers

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In discussing last night’s Republican presidential debate, the MSNBC Morning Joe panel focused on candidate Donald Trump’s performance. "I have never seen a faster learner in American politics than Donald Trump," says Mike Barnicle of the leading Republican candidate. Watch the conversation, live from Iowa, and hear how Trump defended his New York roots against criticism from Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX).
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"I have never seen a faster learner in American politics than Donald Trump"

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As the presidential race between Democratic candidates Hilary Clinton and Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) narrows in Iowa, Morning Joe's Mike Barnicle sums up a key factor in the drop in support for Clinton: "I've never encountered a Democrat who does not believe Hillary Clinton has the credentials and would be a good president of the United States, but there is always an undercurrent of wariness about her." Listen to Barnicle, Willie Geist, Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough discuss the Democratic candidates vying for the White House and the relevant issues here. Only on MSNBC.
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Morning Joe's Mike Barnicle sums up a key factor in the drop in support for Clinton

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"I can understand it.... You've got the schools, the medical and biotech centers, and GE beginning an initiative to move into technology, away from engineering," says Mike Barnicle of General Electric's big decision to move its headquarters from suburban Connecticut to Boston, Massachusetts. Watch the conversation here. On MSNBC's Morning Joe.
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Mike Barnicle on General Electric's decision to move its headquarters to Boston

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As Morning Joe kicked off, Mika Brzezinski, Joe Scarborough and Willie Geist continued their kidding of Mike Barnicle about his "veteran” status and celebrity among Bostonians, including the Oscar nominated star of “The Martian,” Matt Damon. Listen to the spontaneous conversation unfold here. Only on MSNBC.
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The Morning Joe team kids Mike Barnicle about his "veteran" status and celebrity among Bostonians

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"St. Louis, I deeply believe, is uniquely a baseball town," says Mike Barnicle of the city now that the St. Louis Rams are officially the Los Angeles Rams again. Watch the conversation on MSNBC's Morning Joe about the much-awaited return of the National Football League to Los Angeles.
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"St. Louis, I deeply believe, is uniquely a baseball town"

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"Who is more responsible for this decision: the network, the Republican party, or both?," Mike Barnicle asks presidential candidate Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) about his exclusion from the main stage of the upcoming Republican debate on Fox Business Network. Listen to who Senator Paul ultimately blames for the decision here. Only on MSNBC.
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Mike Barnicle on Rand Paul's exclusion from the main stage of the upcoming Republican debate

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Republican presidential candidate and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie joins Morning Joe and talks with Mike Barnicle about his issues with President Barack Obama's final State of the Union address. "You described the President of the United States in the State of the Union as talking about 'the world as he wishes it was.' Was there anything appealing to you in 'the world as he wishes it was' that President Obama described?," asks Mike. Listen to Governor Christie's response here. Only on MSNBC.
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Chris Christie on President Obama's final State of the Union address

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On MSNBC’s Morning Joe, following the release of 10 U.S. Navy sailors detained by Iran after their boats allegedly drifted into Iranian waters, panelist Mike Barnicle and the Washington Post's David Ignatius discuss how this incident highlights a conflict between hardliners and moderates inside Iran . "This deepening divide within Iran poses a threat to our future relationship....When news reached Iran from the U.S. Department of State yesterday afternoon there was some amazement that this had indeed occurred out in the ocean," says Mike. Listen in on the conversation here.
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Mike Barnicle talks with the Washington Post's David Ignatius

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Morning Joe’s Willie Geist and Mike Barnicle talk about the newest additions to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown — Ken Griffey Jr. (Seattle Mariners) and Mike Piazza's (New York Mets). Find out who else Barnicle believes should make the cut and who may never make it. Only on MSNBC’s Morning Joe.
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Mike Barnicle on the newest additions to the National Baseball Hall of Fame

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Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani joins the Morning Joe panel to talk about terrorism, safety concerns and ethnic profiling in the U.S. “Are we safe?” Morning Joe’s Mike Barnicle asks of Giuliani. Answers Giuliani: “It a tough one. You want to tell people they’re not safe so they’re alert….People have to be alert....They can't allow political correctness to stop them from reporting people… Here’s where I think you’re wrong about ethic identification." Listen in on the conversation here.
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Rudy Giuliani joins the Morning Joe panel to talk about terrorism

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Admiral John Kirby, spokesman for the United States Department of State, joins Morning Joe and talks with Mike Barnicle about future steps in addressing tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran. "Saudi Arabia is overextended militarily in Yemen, their oil revenues are down, which they use as a source for pacifying a largely poor population, the crown itself seems to be surrounded by newer people... What is the level of concern within the State Department about the immediate future of our relationship with Saudi Arabia?," asks Mike of Kirby. Hear what Kirby has to say about Saudi Arabia as a key ally and partner in the region, despite disagreeing on some issues.
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Admiral John Kirby talks with Mike Barnicle about tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran

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On Morning Joe, Richard Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, and Mike Barnicle discuss the United Nation's lack of authority and inefficiency in dealing with issues such as the recent tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia. Haass says the United Nations “is not a serious place.” Hear the rest of the conversation here. Only on MSNBC.
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Richard Haass talks with Mike Barnicle about the United Nation's lack of authority

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"He has a hole in his heart that's never going to go away," says Morning Joe’s Mike Barnicle of Vice President Joe Biden, whose son Beau died in May 2015, preceding his decision to not make another run for the White House. Biden said he regrets the decision every day, but knows it was the right one for him and his family. Hear Mike's thoughts on how the Vice President likely deals with and justifies his decision, which he said was the product of not having enough time to mount a serious campaign.
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"He has a hole in his heart that's never going to go away"

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/01/mike-barnicle-on-anger-frustration-and.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbhKt35Ns9sendofvid
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On MSNBC’s Morning Joe, the panel discusses that the GOP Establishment and the media is now understanding that Republican presidential candidate Donald J. Trump could actually win. Mike Barnicle says the politicians in Washington live in a bigger bubble than anyone else in the world, and have no idea of the anger, frustration and anxiety on both sides — Democratic and Republican — that sits in the country. Listen in on the whole conversation here.
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Mike Barnicle on the anger, frustration and anxiety in the country

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/01/mike-barnicle-on-elizabeth-warrens-show.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=943qReYoqaMendofvid
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On Morning Joe, hear the conversation that erupts when co-host Mika Brzezinski introduces Mike Barnicle as “veteran columnist and MSNBC contributor.”

“Have you seen his career, it’s amazing. Have you seen his writing, it’s amazing,” says Brzezinski. Former communications chief for George W. Bush and Morning Joe panelist offers up: “blockbuster news man” to describe Mike before the show moves on to discuss the news of the day.

Barnicle says of Senator Elizabeth Warren's (D-MA) recent show of support on Twitter for Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, “She quickly realized, after her lavish and deserved praise of Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) for sticking to the message that she's been sending out for years, that there's another candidate in the race. Everybody in America is eventually going to get in trouble for tweeting. Everybody." Watch Morning Joe kick off the day's news here. Only on MSNBC.
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Mike Barnicle on Elizabeth Warren's show of support on Twitter for Bernie Sanders

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/01/mike-barnicle-talks-with-democratic.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd0yQM34p2Qendofvid
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"We live in a country now where the vast majority of the middle class lives paycheck-to-paycheck. If you believe, as I think you do, that insurance conglomerates are part of the financial system, what can be done in terms of breaking-up insurance companies so that healthcare policies are reasonable, affordable and understandable?," asks Mike of U.S. Senator and Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders (I-VT) during an interview on MSNBC's Morning Joe. Watch a clip from the extended discussion here and listen to Sen. Sanders' assessment of Obamacare and his ideas on how to lower the cost of healthcare in the U.S.
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Mike Barnicle talks with Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/01/mike-barnicle-talks-with-chris-christie.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mhq65yDXSckendofvid
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On MSNBC’s Morning Joe, Mike Barnicle asks Republican presidential candidate and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie about his and his party's perception of President Barack Obama's call for additional gun control measures. Hear from Gov. Christie about why he compares the president to a “petulant child” for employing executive actions to try and curb gun violence.
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Mike Barnicle talks with Chris Christie

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/01/the-government-is-not-coming-to-take.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oY_9NEGYcmUendofvid
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"Why does anybody act outraged or surprised by these executive orders? There's been a war on this man, personally and politically, for seven years now by the Republican party. How depressing is it to sit here and listen to these Republican candidates say 'they're coming to take your guns'? The government is not coming to take your guns," says Morning Joe's Mike Barnicle of Republican reaction to President Barack Obama's relatively modest executive actions for additional gun control measures. Watch the continuing conversation on gun control here. Only on MSNBC.
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"The government is not coming to take your guns"

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/01/mike-barnicle-on-president-obamas.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9orwSHCNIEIendofvid
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"We all know people who know the President—and who know that the President was shattered emotionally on that Sunday that he went to Newtown after the shooting. That emotion, that sadness, that remorse, that anger, as he alluded to, has stayed with this man every day," says Morning Joe’s Mike Barnicle of President Barack Obama's overwhelmingly emotional moment as he recalled the first grade victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting during yesterday's announcement of an executive actions on gun control. Watch the MSNBC conversation here on President Obama's latest approach and public support for additional measures to reduce gun violence.
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Mike Barnicle on President Obama's emotional moment

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/01/mike-barnicle-talks-with-jeb-bush.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ay6rr_NYvbMendofvid
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Mike Barnicle talks with former Florida Governor and Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush about what sets him apart from his fellow Republican presidential candidates. "You're sitting in an area of the country where jobs have been disappearing for decades, jobs that never came back.... What makes you more capable of helping those people's immediate economic future?," asks Mike of Governor Bush, currently campaigning in New Hampshire. Listen to Bush's response here. Only on MSNBC's Morning Joe.
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Mike Barnicle talks with Jeb Bush

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/01/mike-barnicle-on-main-driving-factor.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2jAdWWrSdQendofvid
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"Politicians have never really addressed the fear that was instilled in the American public due to the economic collapse in 2008. People lost homes, lost a sense of their future, lost their 401ks.... A lot of them have not gotten it back and are told repeatedly that the economy is improving," says Morning Joe's Mike Barnicle of what he believes is a main driving factor behind support for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. Watch the Morning Joe discussion on Trump's so far successful fight against establishment Republicans only on MSNBC.
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Mike Barnicle on a main driving factor behind support for Donald Trump

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/01/mike-barnicle-talks-with-washington.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XC-pzxAwiA0endofvid
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Continuing the conversation about Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's strong, ongoing popularity with potential Republican primary voters, Morning Joe's Mike Barnicle talks with The Washington Post's Chris Cillizza about the latest push-back from other candidates, such as New Jersey Governor Chris Christie. Watch the discussion on Christie's seemingly effective message against Trump here. Only on MSNBC.
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Mike Barnicle talks with The Washington Post's Chris Cillizza

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/01/ian-bremmer-on-eurasia-groups-top-10.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYGBHaPcqqMendofvid
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Ian Bremmer, author and president of Eurasia Group, joins the MSNBC Morning Joe panel to talk about the Eurasia Group's top 10 list of geopolitical risks for 2016, which does not include Iran this year. "Is it our best bet strategically, in the interest of the United States, to go with Iran in the long therm? The long term being three to five years...," asks Mike Barnicle. Listen to Bremmer's answer on shifting perspectives toward Iran and tensions with Saudi Arabia, and read the full "Top Risks 2016" report at http://bit.ly/1ZMF2m2.
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Ian Bremmer on the Eurasia Group's top 10 list of geopolitical risks for 2016

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/01/mike-barnicle-on-clintons-reluctance-to.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2g0a1_qVrDUendofvid
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On MSNBC's Morning Joe, Mike Barnicle addresses the Clintons' new reluctance to respond to Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's latest attacks. "Her best bet is to be talking about Iran, Saudi Arabia, ISIS... play her strong card," says Mike of leading Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. Watch the conversation here, along with clips of Hillary Clinton and former President Bill Clinton's approach to questions about Trump on the campaign trail.
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Mike Barnicle on the Clintons' reluctance to respond to Donald Trump's attacks

[postlink]http://www.mikebarnicle.tv/2016/01/mike-barnicle-on-republican.html[/postlink]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMDsL3P_HvEendofvid
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"The phenomenon—having watched it now for several months—began with the curious and now, last night in Lowell, Massachusetts with 7,000 people in Tsongas Center, it ends up with the committed. And they are fiercely committed," says Morning Joe’s Mike Barnicle of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's supporters. Watch the conversation on the 2016 election. Only on MSNBC.
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