Morning Joe’s Mike Barnicle talks with CNBC’s Brian Sullivan about the latest developments on Wall Street, including Apple’s stock falling more than 14% since its all-time high in April 2015. Watch the financial news update here and also learn why Mike believes recent ESPN subscriber losses will not impact athletes’ salaries in the long run. Only on MSNBC.
“How do you find the time to locate your purpose if you’re surrounded by fear of where you live, fear of your children’s safety, worry about your children’s education, worry about your own job? How do you get to your purpose with all those other issues?,” asks Mike Barnicle of megachurch leader Bishop T.D. Jakes, who was featured on MSNBC’s Morning Joe to promote his new book “Destiny: Step into Your Purpose.” Listen to Bishop Jake’s answer here and his conversation with Mike on race relations in this country.
On MSNBC, Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) talks with Morning Joe’s Mike Barnicle about why approving the U.S.-Iran nuclear deal is the only option in response to Iran’s growing threat. “Yesterday, when the ambassadors from the P5+1 countries were assembled before the Democrats, did you get a sense from them, if this deal goes south, how quickly the sanctions would evaporate? How quickly countries like Russia, China and France would begin doing business with Iran? And did they meet with any Republican senators?,” asks Mike of Sen. Durbin. Listen to Senator Durbin’s answers here and his statement on the importance of approving the U.S.-Iran nuclear agreement.
In discussing the latest NFL news, Morning Joe’s Mike Barnicle reacts to a possible pending settlement between NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and New England Patriot’s Tom Brady over the Deflategate controversy. “I think the judge is probably, like most of us, just as sick of this as everyone else is and saying ‘end it!,’” says Mike. Watch the conversation on the NFL here, including Mike’s thoughts on whether former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice, who was arrested and subsequently indicted for punching and knocking unconscious his then-fiancée (now wife), has any chance to get back on a team.
Following bipartisan introduction of The Mental Health Reform Act of 2015 in the U.S. Senate, which seeks to comprehensively overhaul and strengthen America’s mental health care system, Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) join MSNBC’s Morning Joe to discuss their new bill with Mike Barnicle. “What does this bill do, if anything, about access to mental healthcare for people?,” asks Mike. Listen to details of what this bill is here.
On MSNBC’s Morning Joe, Mike Barnicle discusses the unlikely possibility of Vice President Joe Biden joining the 2016 presidential race. “It’s one thing to talk about it, but it’s quite another to pull the trigger on putting together a presidential campaign at this stage,” says Mike. Watch the conversation on VP Joe Biden here and listen to a breakdown of all the reasons why Mike thinks he will not run for president this time around.
Senator John Thune (R-D), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, joins Morning Joe to respond to Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid’s (D-NV) accusations of gridlock and discusses opposition to raising the federal gas tax. “This country is falling apart, bridges and roads crumbling… the last time the gas tax was raised to support the Highway Trust Fund was 1993. Gasoline prices have come down enormously in the last two years. Would you support a nickel increase in the federal gas tax in order to rebuild parts of America?,” asks MSNBC’s Mike Barnicle of Senator Thune. Listen to the conversation here.
On MSNBC’s Morning Joe, Mike Barnicle talks with The Washington Post’s Carol Leonnig about her reporting on the FBI’s investigation into the security of Hillary Clinton’s private e-mail setup and a thumb drive in possession of her lawyer that contains copies of work e-mails sent during her time as Secretary of State. “Was there any point of vulnerability about this [server] issue that was raised by any of your sources?,” asks Mike. Listen to Leonnig expand on her story and the authorities’ concerns over having delicate State Department material hosted on Clinton’s private servers.
Continuing the conversation about Fox News’ upcoming Republican presidential debates, Morning Joe’s Mike Barnicle highlights another component of candidate Donald Trump’s influence: “We’ve seen Donald Trump moderate his behavior and his language over the past week and a half. To me, the question is going to be on the undercards. Does someone like [former Governor of Texas] Rick Perry go complete ‘Donald’ on Donald when Donald’s not on the stage in the undercard, hoping to crash into the coverage of the debate later in the evening.” Watch the conversation here. On MSNBC.
On MSNBC’s Morning Joe, Mike Barnicle and Joe Scarborough discuss the relevancy of Fox News’ “undercard” debate for Republican candidates who didn’t make the cut for the prime-time debate. “It’s a Thursday in August…if you say anything memorable and newsworthy at 5 o’clock in the undercard, it’s going to be on the news the next morning, it’s going to be on the news that night,” says Mike of the undercard debate. Watch the conversation here.
“There is huge unrest and volatility out there in this country with regards to anyone who is a professional politician. Bernie Sanders is a professional politician who doesn’t come off as a professional politician,” says Mike Barnicle of Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders’ increasing popularity among New Hampshire primary voters. “[Sen. Sanders] comes off as a variant of Donald Trump. And, in Willie Geist’s memorable phrase last week, the country is interested in issuing a huge middle finger warning to anybody who is a professional politician,” continues Mike. Watch the conversation between Mike and former congressman Harold Ford, Jr. (D-TN) on Sen. Sander’s narrowing in on frontrunner Hillary Clinton here. On MSNBC’s Morning Joe.
Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO), member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services, joins MSNBC’s Morning Joe and talks with Mike Barnicle about taking her time in analyzing the U.S.-Iran nuclear agreement. “What is it that causes you concern about the Iran deal, that causes you to still be on the fence whether you’ll vote for it or against it?,” asks Mike. Listen to Senator McCaskill’s personal deliberation process leading up to the vote on the agreement here.
On MSNBC’s Morning Joe, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani compares his previous run for President to Donald Trump’s current campaign. “What are Trump’s biggest liabilities? What are the odds of him getting the Republican nomination in your mind?,” asks Mike of Mayor Giuliani. Listen to Giuliani’s answer on why he thinks Trump’s chances are as good as any other candidate’s in the Republican race here.
Leading Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump calls in to MSNBC’s Morning Joe and talks with Mike Barnicle about gun control. “When the news stories, newspapers, and TV networks aren’t talking about Donald Trump, a lot of time and space is filled with stories about gun massacre after gun massacre in this country. What would you do about the gun shows, where it’s easier to get a hand gun than a library card?,” asks Mike of Donald Trump. Hear Trump’s answer in support of the Second Amendment here.
Continuing the conversation on Donald Trump’s campaign for the presidency, Morning Joe’s Mike Barnicle sums up Trump’s appeal: “Two thirds of the people who are with Trump, I would bet, have never been into politics. And part of the thing going on with Trump, Willie Geist coined it last week, is Donald Trump’s candidacy in effect is giving the big middle finger to the entire political system—and people like that.” Watch the conversation on Trump’s ever-surprising campaign here. Only on MSNBC.
Ahead of the first Republican presidential debate this week, organized by Fox News, MSNBC’s Morning Joe discusses the impact of Donald Trump’s increasingly strong campaign for the presidency. “The poll that would scare me [as a candidate] is the poll that shows him most trusted with the economy by a substantial margin,” says Mike of a recent New Hampshire poll that shows Trump leading with 43% among Republican primary voters as the candidate who would best handle the economy. “One of the more amusing things about the criticisms of Trump—who I don’t believe will end up with the Republican nomination, by the way—is about those buildings on the Westside of Manhattan, as you travel up the Westside highway you see Trump this and Trump that, when people say ‘yeah, but he doesn’t own the buildings.’ No, he markets and licenses his name and that I think contributes to the fact that New Hampshire voters would trust him with the economy, ” continues Mike. Watch more of the discussion on Trump here.
On MSNBC’s Morning Joe, co-host Mika Brzezinski highlights Mike Barnicle’s latest column for the The Daily Beast, which takes a close look at Vice President Joe Biden’s character—one forged by tragedy, loss, family, and faith—and contrasts it with that of Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton. “There is this one thing, this one nagging question that hovers above Hillary Clinton like a crop duster with a full tank of gas. It’s been there for nearly three decades. It’s always there, won’t go away and seems as if it’s never really fully answered and it is this: Who is she? Really, who is she? Nobody wonders who Joe Biden is,” writes Mike. Read Mike’s column at https://thebea.st/1VVSraH and watch the panel’s discussion surrounding Hillary Clinton.
Amid new speculation that Vice President Joe Biden will make another run for the presidency, Mike Barnicle’s latest column for The Daily Beast takes a close look at VP Biden’s character—one forged by tragedy, loss, family, and faith—and contrasts it with that of Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton. “He is, perhaps, the least complicated man in public life. It’s all right there, on display, for anyone and everyone to hear and see, to criticize or applaud. There is no filter, sometimes to his detriment. There is never any pretense. There is never, not ever, any attempt to hide or even disguise an emotion. Nobody wonders who Joe Biden is,” writes Mike of the Vice President. In contrast, Mike sums up the question nagging Hillary Clinton: “…it hovers above Hillary Clinton like a crop duster with a full tank of gas. It’s been there for nearly three decades. It’s always there, won’t go away and seems as if it’s never really fully answered and it is this: Who is she? Really, who is she?” Read the entire column and Mike’s profile of Joe Biden here.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/08/02/who-would-president-joe-biden-be.html
