On MSNBC’s Morning Joe, Willie Geist and Mike Barnicle share a couple of their favorite Yogisms—colorful phrases made popular by New York Yankees Hall of Famer Yogi Berra, who recently passed away at 90 years old. Listen to one of Mike’s favorites here and watch the report on the life and legacy of Yogi Berra.
Following a Bloomberg Politics poll that shows Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders (D-VT) and undeclared Vice President Joe Biden gaining significantly on front-runner Hillary Clinton, Morning Joe’s Mike Barnicle sums up the damage done by the email controversy on the presidential campaign of Hillary Clinton. “There’s a huge gap between the reality of what’s in those emails—we don’t know—and the perception of the emails themselves, which is devouring her candidacy. She can’t seem to get ahead of it or get out from it.” Listen to Mike’s analysis and the full conversation on Clinton and the Democratic candidates here. On MSNBC.
Following the passing of the beloved cultural icon Yogi Berra, legendary catcher for the New York Yankees, Morning Joe’s Mike Barnicle shares an anecdote of the time he, Berra, and the late Tim Russert were on the field together during an MLB All-Star Game. “Just a wonderful man,” says Mike of Yogi Berra. Listen to Mike’s story here. Only on MSNBC.
On MSNBC’s Morning Joe, NBC News’ Maria Shriver—citing Mike Barnicle as a prime example of the complex Catholic—discusses her new report on Pope Francis and how he’s been received by American Catholics. “One of the keys to Pope Francis is that he is a Jesuit. He is open to ideas and debate in the truest of Jesuit traditions. To teach without judging. He listens… and that spills down into the flock, you can just sense it,” says Mike. Watch the full conversation on Pope Francis’ impact on Catholics and the significance of his visit to the U.S. here and view Shriver’s revealing report at https://www.shrivermedia.com/snapshot.
Former White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer joins MSNBC’s Morning Joe and talks with Mike Barnicle about the role of climate change discussions in the Republican and Democratic primaries. “Anybody who goes outdoors knows there’s something going on with the climate,” says Mike. “The more interesting aspect is, here, in this country, in the first quarter of the 21st century, we have both political parties leaning on pollsters and focus groups before they talk about climate change,” continues Mike. Watch the conversation here and listen to Fleischer, a Republican, share his own views on our climate change challenges.
Following Governor Scott Walker’s exit from the Republican presidential race, Mike Barnicle and the Morning Joe panel discuss the ongoing conflict among the many Republican candidates and its negative overall impact on the party. “Viewing it from the outside, it seems too many of these Republican candidates are living in their own separate universe, their own cocoon, talking to just a slice of the electorate,” says Mike. “Two things are not going to win you elections: fear and anger. And too many of the Republicans combine both,” concludes Mike. Watch the conversation here and listen to Mike’s examples of Republican candidates’ completely disparate priorities. On MSNBC.
As President Barack Obama begins to implement a more aggressive military campaign in Syria, Morning Joe’s Mike Barnicle sums up the new strategy: “We’ll probably end up going along with keeping [President of Syria] Bashar al-Assad in power for a while. You’ve got a very dangerous situation—you’ve got Russian jets in the air and American jets in the air. You don’t want any tipping point to occur.” Watch the report and Mike’s analysis of the multifaceted war on ISIS here. On MSNBC.
TIME Magazine’s Nancy Gibbs joins MSNBC’s Morning Joe to reveal the magazine’s latest cover story on the “gospel” of Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders. “It’s clearly apparent if you go to a Bernie Sanders rally—I’ve been to one of them—that he is addressing one of the great fears and elements of anger that is out there in our society stemming from the economic collapse of 2008, which shattered the foundation of hope that so many people had in this country, that other candidates aren’t even mentioning,” says Mike Barnicle of Senator Bernie Sanders’ (D-VT) presidential campaign. Watch the full conversation on Sen. Sander’s strive for converts here and read the TIME magazine story at https://time.com/4038080/the-gospel-of-bernie.
On MSNBC, Mike Barnicle and the Morning Joe panel evaluate the winners and losers in the aftermath of last night’s Republican presidential debate on CNN. “It was a three-hour debate with 11 people on the stage and almost all of them, including Donald Trump and Jeb Bush, faded slowly into the background—with the exception of Carly Fiorina, because of her specificity and strength in delivering,” says Mike of the candidates. “Governor Chris Christie had a good night. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) was very specific and very strong on foreign policy. What was Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) doing there? And, oh yeah, Ben Carson was there—I forgot,” continues Mike. Watch the conversation on the GOP debate here.
On MSNBC’s Morning Joe, Mike Barnicle provides his analysis of last night’s Republican presidential debate that aired on CNN: “I think because of her substance and presentation, Carly Fiorina really cleared the field last night. Because of the length of the debate, I think all of the people up on that stage had a tendency to fade into the background as the hours endured… but I think Carly Fiorina’s presentation last night put Ben Carson’s candidacy in the down escalator. I would not be surprised to see him slide quite precipitously and Carly Fiorina take over the number two position.”
“Would you join several of the people, who were on the stage, who said last night that they would rip up the Iran deal on the first day in office? Where do you stand?,” asks Mike Barnicle of Republican presidential candidate and Governor Chris Christie after last night’s Republican presidential debate. Listen to Governor Christie try to clarify his position on the U.S.-Iran nuclear agreement. On MSNBC’s Morning Joe.
Following a strong, well-reviewed performance during last night’s debate, Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina joins MSNBC’s Morning Joe and talks with Mike Barnicle about one of the more personal, emotional experiences she shared on stage—losing a daughter. “I hesitate to ask this, but you raised this issue last night…. You lost a child, tragic circumstances. Other than the obvious, that anyone would feel after losing a child, going through that experience, what did it teach you about yourself?,” asks Mike. Listen to Fiorina’s response here on how love and faith helped get her through both the loss of a child and her battle with cancer.
CNBC’s Sara Eisen talks with Morning Joe’s Mike Barnicle about the stock markets’ lingering uneasiness with the Federal Reserve’s upcoming policy changes. “Why is the market so skittish when it comes to talk of an interest rate hike, when the consensus seems to be that it’s inevitable that interest rates will be hiked by the Fed, if not this week, sometime over the next four or five months? Why so skittish if you know it’s coming?,” asks Mike. Watch the conversation on the economic recovery here and listen to Eisen describe the Fed’s complicated role in continuing to do its job without disrupting progress. On MSNBC.
On MSNBC’s Morning Joe, Mike Barnicle, economic analyst Steve Rattner, and Meet the Press’ Chuck Todd take a closer look at the incredible income inequality and insecurity across this country, which is helping drive the popularity of candidates like Democrat Bernie Sanders and Republican Donald Trump. “It’s very rare that people in public life, politicians today, can manage to articulate and express the sense of rage, frustration and anger…. The definition of what encompasses ‘middle class’ has changed drastically over the last two decades. You have people now living on the edge. Everything around them goes up: their health insurance premiums, their property taxes, their car insurance bills. And their pay raise, when they get one, comes in the form of decreasing gas prices…,” explains Mike of the widespread economic situation that has led to increasing frustration that few candidates can relate to. See the charts that show that the bottom 90% of all Americans have essentially received no pay increase for the past 22 years. Watch the entire discussion here.
The MSNBC Morning Joe panel and its guests discuss tonight’s Republican presidential debate and possible performance strategies deployed by the candidates. “I think that the candidate with the most potential danger in front of him tonight is Jeb Bush. What does Jeb Bush have to do to prevent people like us and people writing about this tomorrow from saying ‘he’s basically extinct now as a candidate’?,” asks Mike Barnicle of Republican campaign strategist Steve Schmidt. How can former Governor Jeb Bush compete with front runner Donald Trump?
“People don’t think politicians are on the level. People don’t think we are on the level. People don’t think much of anything is on the level… I don’t think most people think the country has been wrecked by President Barack Obama or anyone else, but I do think most people think the county has gone off the rails,” says Mike Barnicle in conversation with Joe Scarborough about voters’ overall rejection of traditional and dynastic politicians. Watch the discussion here. On MSNBC’s Morning Joe.
NBC News’ Tom Brokaw and President of Arizona State University Michael Crow join MSNBC’s Morning Joe to discuss the school’s new approach to public service. “How do you confront the obstacle, often led by parental pressure, which says ‘go to school in order to get out and make a lot of money’?,” asks Mike Barnicle of President Crow. Watch the conversation about bringing additional meaning to the college experience and listen to Brokaw and Crow expand on ASU’s innovative Public Service Academy.
Following the recent CBS News/New York Times poll that finds 81% of likely primary voters perceive Vice President Joe Biden as honest and trustworthy, higher than any other Democratic or Republican candidate, Mike Barnicle gauges what might be going through the Vice President’s mind as he weighs jumping into the race. “I think he’s still conflicted whether he has the emotional and physical energy to do it… He knows the total commitment it takes to run for the presidency. It’s a full time job—24/7 for 14, 15 months. The aspect of raising money—which is humiliating enough when you’re running for the Senate or House—and he has to raise millions to run for the presidency. So, I think it’s still a jumble for him,” explains Mike. Watch the discussion on Vice President Biden here and listen to his response to Republican front runner Donald Trump’s comments on immigration. On MSNBC.
Ahead of tonight’s Republican presidential debate, hosted at The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Library in Simi Valley, California, Ed Gillespie, former chairman of the Republican National Committee, talks with Morning Joe’s Mike Barnicle about Donald Trump’s chances of getting elected. “Off the [CNN/WMUR New Hampshire Primary poll], 39% of people polled believe that Donald Trump gives Republicans the best shot at winning. Do you believe that?,” asks Mike. Watch Gillespie’s answer here, along with a report of the history of the Republican party in California. On MSNBC.
On MSNBC’s Morning Joe, Mike Barnicle reacts to The New York Times report that claims high-ranking U.S. intelligence analysts provided investigators with altered documents that showed a false, overly-optimistic picture of the fight against ISIS in Iraq and Syria. Mike says: “The world has suffered through the faulty intelligence we got in our invasion of Iraq…. The intelligence estimate is altered before it’s presented to the President of the United States and that’s a very, very dangerous story.” Listen to Mike’s comments here and read the report at https://nyti.ms/1Oww48F
