On Bloomberg Politics today, Mike and John Heilemann talk about whether Vice President Joe Biden will join the race for the Presidency. Mike admits: “I love the Vice President for many reasons.” But will Biden run? Hear their analysis here.
Mike Barnicle and John Heilemann on Bloomberg Politics today talking about the Republican candidates’ race to the White House and what the newest polls say about Bernie Sanders and Donald J. Trump. Hear their conversation and analysis here.
In his most recent column for The Daily Beast, Mike Barnicle reflects on violence across this country—from this week’s shocking murders of journalists Alison Parker and Adam Ward during a live morning newscast to the unending homicides witnessed in America’s harshest neighborhoods every day, year after year. “There are blocks upon city blocks where the sound of gunshots and the sight of someone down, dead in the street, is simply part of everyday life. Their very own deadly and daily reality show,” writes Mike. As a reminder of how little has changed in the 25 years, Mike shares one of his heart-rending columns from 1988—another election year in which the focus was far from the streets where gun violence abounds. “We do not know mothers, terrified to let children play on a sidewalk or sit on a stoop in front of their own building. We do not know the 7 and 8 year olds who regard the sound of gunfire as common as the sound of music. We don’t know the grief felt by a parent when a son is shot to death over a pair of sneakers, the color of his cap, a glance, a grudge or just because,” continues Mike. Read his entire column here.
On MSNBC’s Morning Joe, Mike Barnicle asks actor Owen Wilson about doing his own stunts as an action hero in the new thriller “No Escape.”
Listen in as Mike and Owen discuss this new role and the filming in Thailand, with Pierce Brosnan and, as previously, director Wes Anderson.
Just ahead of the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, which caused death and severe destruction in Louisiana and along the rest of the Gulf coast, Morning Joe’s Mike Barnicle talks with Democratic strategist James Carville and Republican strategist Mary Matalin about the situation today in New Orleans now. “What improvements do you sense in the [New Orleans Police Department]?,” asks Mike about the traditionally conflicted police department. Listen to New Orleans residents and husband and wife Carville and Matalin list examples of the many improvements in New Orleans since the devastating Hurricane. On MSNBC.
On MSNBC’s Morning Joe, Mike Barnicle reacts to Burger King’s proposal to offer a Big Mac-Whopper hybrid, the McWhopper, in a one-day truce with McDonald’s in honor of the upcoming International Day of Peace. “It could not be for just one day. If they did it for one day, it would be forever,” says Mike. Listen to the conversation and see the advertisement here.
The MSNBC Morning Joe panel is joined by The Weekly Standard’s John McCormack, who discusses with Mike Barnicle the field of Republican candidates for President.
Mike asks McCormack: “Which of the candidates—Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), Governor Scott Walker, and Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX)—has been hurt the most by the ( Presidential candidate Donald) Trump implosion-explosion this summer?” Watch the conversation here and listen to McCormack’s response on why he thinks Gov. Walker’s campaign has suffered the most.
Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina calls in to MSNBC’s Morning Joe and talks with Mike Barnicle about her belief in birth-right citizenship as stated in the U.S. Constitution. Hear Fiorina share her immigration policies and find out why she believes fellow candidate Donald Trump is a wakeup call to the media and politicians alike.
On MSNBC’s Morning Joe, Mike Barnicle describes the enthrallment with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s public speaking style: “It is complete stream of consciousness. But you can see people nodding their heads as he raises one point after another. He tunes into the audience as he speaks.” Watch the conversation on Trump’s style and Republican struggles with the Latino vote here.
Continuing the conversation about Univision reporter Jorge Ramos’ clash with Presidential candidate Donald Trump during a press conference in Iowa, Morning Joe’s Mike Barnicle sums up the exchange: “If you play that clip again, you will see that both sides, Jorge Ramos and Donald Trump, did very well. They both got their points across. It was a discussion more than it was an interrogation—that second round.” Watch the panel evaluate the exchange between the Spanish language reporter Ramos and Republican candidate Trump here. On MSNBC.
“Reporters are not hired to be polite,” says Mike Barnicle of Univision reporter Jorge Ramos’ recent confrontation with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. “But at some point, you have to realize that Mr. Ramos is involved in a debate with Mr. Trump, not a question and answer period,” Mike observes. Watch clips of the confrontation on MSNBC’s Morning Joe and listen to the panel’s take on Ramos’ attempt to address Trump’s immigration policies.
“The New York Mets are more than for real. With that pitching staff and a short series, they are very dangerous in October. And they’re going to be playing baseball in October,” says Mike Barnicle of Major League Baseball’s New York Mets. Standing in first place in the National League East, the Mets set a franchise record with 15 extra-base hits in a 16-7 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday night. Watch the highlights on MSNBC’s Morning Joe.
Despite a new Quinnipiac University Swing State Poll showing voter opposition to the proposed nuclear agreement with Iran by margins of more than 2 to 1, Morning Joe’s Mike Barnicle sums up the fate of President Barack Obama’s pending deal: “This is not an issue that [the President] is going to do public opinion polls for… it’s going to be the law of the land in five or six weeks. It’s going to pass.” View the poll results and listen to Mike’s comments on the U.S.-Iran nuclear deal here. On MSNBC.
On MSNBC’s Morning Joe, Mike Barnicle and Joe Scarborough discuss the increasing number of homeless people in New York City since the start of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s term. “Part of the reason for the growing influx of the homeless is the lack of facilities where they could be housed, so they are safe from themselves, among themselves,” explains Mike. Watch the conversation here and listen to Mike and Joe’s criticisms of Mayor de Blasio’s handling of Times Square.
Continuing the conversation on the recent volatility of global financial markets in reaction to drops in the Chinese economy, Mike Barnicle talks to Austan Goolsbee, Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago, about the negative impact of China’s debt. “You have a nontransparent economy, a nontransparent state, with massive debt. Who are these people in the stock market in China and what kind of an impact does the massive debt have on the global economy?,” asks Mike. Listen to Goolsbee, former Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, give his take here.
Following the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropping 588 points on Monday reaching an 18-month closing low, Financial Times’ Gillian Tett joins MSNBC’s Morning Joe and talks with Mike Barnicle about the financial fallout tied to China’s weakening market. “Who are the investors in the Chinese stock market? Where do they get the money to invest in the Chinese stock Market? And what is the story on the historic debt that China is carrying?,” asks Mike. “China’s economy is clearly built on a thin tissue of debt, but the larger point is that it shows the world that [the U.S.] economy is truly the most stable economy in the world,” Mike continues. Listen to Tett break down the situation in China here and the ensuing conversation on China and its impact on global markets.
Watch the MSNBC Morning Joe panel discuss the appealing nature among Democratic voters for the authenticity of candidate Senator Bernie Sanders (D-VT) and potential candidates Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA). “There is one wild card in this—and we shouldn’t ignore the fact that Hillary Clinton is a strong, confident, determined, well-funded candidate for the presidency. The wild card is the FBI and the Justice Department,” says Mike Barnicle speculating on whether Clinton can survive probes into her use of private email servers while Secretary of State. The whole conversation is here.
“I don’t know what happened at lunch yesterday, and I don’t know if the Vice President has firmly or finally made a decision to run or not. But the White House has a candidate—and his name is Joe Biden,” says Mike Barnicle in reaction to White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest’s enthusiastic approval of a potential Biden run for the presidency. On MSNBC’s Morning Joe, Mike and the rest of the panel discuss increased speculation over Vice President Joe Biden’s possible campaign and its contrast with Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton. Watch the conversation here.
On MSNBC’s Morning Joe, Mike Barnicle talks with U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) about her new book, “The Senator Next Door,” and her journey to the U.S. Senate. “One of the reasons you wrote the book is to expose people to the fact that an average person can run for office. But it takes an enormous toll on your family on several different levels—the travel, the media exposure. What impact has that had on you, but, more importantly, your family?,” asks Mike. Watch the conversation here and listen to Sen. Klonbuchar’s experience as a working mother and female Senator.
Former U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey joins MSNBC’s Morning Joe and discusses with Mike Barnicle the email controversy that continues to dog Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. “What is your personal feeling about [Clinton’s use of a private email server]?,” asks Mike. Listen to the former Attorney General’s response here and why he believes the deleted personal emails were far more compromising than mere talk of wedding plans and yoga classes.
