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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
“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.
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.
“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.
“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.
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.
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.
In Mike Barnicle’s latest column for The Daily Beast, he writes about the beloved Boston firefighter and union leader Mike Mullane, who died recently at age 68. Mullane was the longest serving member of the International Association of Fire Fighters.
“For more than a decade now, unions in America have been under a more sustained assault than our government sometimes seems to have waged against ISIS,” writes Barnicle in reference to Mullane’s legacy as an unyielding champion for firefighters and their families amid the uncertain future of labor unions in today’s America.
You can read the entire column here.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/01/10/requiem-for-a-union-boss-in-his-america.html
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.
