Entries from Aug 2007
MIKE BARNICLE ON HARDBALL: Will the president’s top military man tell him ...

Will the president’s top military man tell him it’s time to get out of Iraq? “Hardball” guest host Mike Barnicle talks to cycling legend Lance Armstrong on how the next president can win the war on cancer. Plus Michael Eric Dyson, Marcia Dyson, Julian Barnes, Charlie Hurt, Dan Gilgoff, and Susannah Meadows.

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MIKE BARNICLE ON HARDBALL: Do we stay or do we go?

A new intelligence report says Iraq’s government will become more precarious over the next six to twelve months. Does that mean we stay or we leave? Rajiv Chandrasekaran, Melanie Sloan, David Rivkin, Perry Bacon, Julie Mason and Eamon Javers talk with “Hardball” host Mike Barnicle.

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MIKE BARNICLE ON HARDBALL: Will comparing Iraq to Vietnam help President Bush?

President Bush looks to history for help on his unpopular war, but will comparing Iraq to Vietnam really rally the county? Paul Rieckhoff of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America discusses this with “Hardball” host Mike Barnicle.

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MIKE BARNICLE ON HARDBALL: What will voters say?

Hillary Clinton says Barack Obama has no experience, he says she has no judgment. What will voters say? Holly Bailey, Chris Cillizza, Jeffery Rank, Jeffery Rank, Nicole Rank, Jon Soltz, Pete Hegseth, Peter Baker and Chrystia Freeland join “Hardball” guest host Mike Barnicle.

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MIKE BARNICLE ON SCARBOROUGH COUNTRY: Who’s left on the Don Imus bandwagon...

MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough and Mike Barnicle discuss the media’s scrutiny of Don Imus.

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MIKE BARNICLE ON HARDBALL: Is the war in Iraq working?

Mike Barnicle, filling in for Chris Matthews, talks with Brian Katulis and Mike O’Hanlon about the surge in Iraq.

MIKE BARNICLE ON HARDBALL: Will American troops get caught in the crossfire?

Today, top U.S. generals tell senators that the violence in Iraq could turn into a civil war. Will American troops get caught in the crossfire? On “Hardball,” host Mike Barnicle talks with Saxby Chambliss, Jack Reed, Dan Gerstein, Al Sharpton, Mark Zaid and Max Cleland.

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MIKE BARNICLE ON HARDBALL: The Politics of Disaster

The Minnesota bridge collapse and the politics of disaster. “Hardball” host Mike Barnicle talks to Tom Ridge, Sen. Chris Dodd, Sen. Chuck Hagel, Ryan Murphey, Rep. Barney Frank, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, April Ryan and Pat Buchanan.

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MIKE BARNICLE ON HARDBALL: Rumsfeld returns

Former defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld tells Congress there was no cover-up in the Pentagon’s investigation of Pat Tillman’s death. “Hardball” guest host Mike Barnicle talks to Sen. Joe Biden, Holly Bailey, Chris Cillizza and John Feehery.

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MIKE BARNICLE ON HARDBALL: Sen. Joe Biden

Mike Barnicle, filling in for Chris Matthews on “Hardball,” talks with Sen. Joe Biden about the war in Iraq, General David Petraeus, the Bush administration, Defense Sec. Donald Rumsfeld, and running for President.