Entries from Apr 2016
Mike Barnicle on Bernie Sanders’ interview with the New York Daily News Editoria...

On MSNBC’s Morning Joe, Mike Barnicle and Bloomberg Politics’ Mark Halperin and John Heilemann discuss the outcome of Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders’ interview with the New York Daily News Editorial Board. “It was very tough if you’re a Sanders advocate. They repeatedly asked for specifics… and he really had no clear answers,” says Barnicle of the questioning of Senator Bernie Sanders by the New York Daily News, which criticized him for his stance on gun control, breaking up big banks, and foreign affairs knowledge. Watch the conversation on the negative impact the interview might have on the Sanders’ chances ahead of the Democratic presidential primary in New York.

“The delegates, not the voters, are going to take it from him.”

“In the delegate acquisition process within the Republican party, it appears that Ted Cruz’s process is much more sophisticated than the other two — Donald Trump and Governor John Kasich. If Donald Trump doesn’t go to Cleveland with pretty close to 1237 delegates, he isn’t getting that nomination. The delegates, not the voters, are going to take it from him,” says Morning Joe’s Mike Barnicle of the Republican presidential nomination scenario. Hear Barnicle’s political forecast and the discussion about the outlook for the remaining GOP candidates here.

Mike Barnicle on David Price’s pitching debut with the Boston Red Sox

Following David Price’s pitching debut with the Boston Red Sox in a 6-2 win against the Cleveland Indians, Mike Barnicle makes light of Red Sox President of Baseball Operations Dave Dombrowski’s decision to contract the ace pitcher for $217 million. Watch Mike humorously recreate the decision, only on MSNBC’s Morning Joe.

For The Daily Beast: The Timeless Beauty...

In his latest column for the Daily Beast, Mike Barnicle celebrates Major League Baseball’s opening day and reflects upon the enduring allure of the sport. “That’s one of the great gifts of this, the greatest of all games, baseball: it allows you, still, to lose yourself in a dream, to feel and remember a season of life when summer never seemed to die and the assault of cynicism hadn’t begun to batter optimism. Baseball is a game that shouts ‘Slow Down’ to America. Stop tweeting, texting, blogging, watching cable news, and obsessing about polls, lost planes, and focus group-driven politicians. Baseball is the perfect antidote to one of the particular cultural poisons of the age,” writes Mike. Read Mike’s column on the parallels between the game of baseball and life itself—and then go find your glove! You can also read and watch Mike’s baseball commentary over the years at www.mikebarnicleonbaseball.com.

The Timeless Beauty of Baseball

https://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/03/30/the-timeless-beauty-of-baseball.html

75% of Donald Trump voters say that life in America today is worse than it was 5...

“Wage stagnation, for people who work paycheck to paycheck, week to week, has gone on for nearly 20 years in this country. The big disruptor is the underplaying by the media, people like us, of what happened to so many average American families in the fall and winter of 2008-2009 when they lost their retirement savings. If you lose your job at 50-55 years of age in this country, it isn’t coming back,” says Morning Joe’s Mike Barnicle about the underlying factors behind a new Pew Research Center poll showing that 75% of Donald Trump voters say that life in America today is worse than it was 50 years ago “for people like them.” Listen to Barnicle’s comments and watch the Morning Joe conversation with the Council on Foreign Relations’ Richard N. Haass and Bloomberg Politics’ John Heilemann on the working class and their support of Donald Trump’s Republican presidential campaign.

Mike Barnicle reacts to Hillary Clinton’s defensiveness

On MSNBC’s Morning Joe, Mike Barnicle reacts to Hillary Clinton’s defensiveness over fellow Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders and his supporters. “I don’t think it’s the tone of Bernie Sanders’ campaign or his rhetoric that is aggravating the Clinton people, it’s the fact that her leads have collapsed in state after state. It’s her frustration in dealing with a 74-year-old Democratic socialist from Burlington, Vermont, that they can’t put away. Also interesting is that there is almost a joyousness in the Sanders crowds,” says Barnicle. Watch the Morning Joe conversation on the Democratic campaign and discussion of Senator Sanders’ impressive crowds, including the latest rally in the Bronx, estimated at 18,500 supporters strong.