>> when mike barnicle is speaking.he becomes -- >> when i'm at the pope desk. >> when he's at the pope desk. where is pat buchanan? hey, somebody call pat buchanan and wake him up. what's up next? >>> well, we're going to talk about the state of the union next. coming up, deputy majority whip congressman tom cole will join us. also former deputy campaign manager for the obama campaign, stephanie cutter will be here to preview the president's state of the union address. and later, we'll talk to nbc news chief white house correspondent, chuck todd. and "new york times" columnist gail collins. and in just a few minutes, sports columnist for the "new york daily news," mike lupica joins the table. he knows it's true. look at him, he looks guilty. >> of course he's guilty, he's here for confession. we'll talk about that along with mike allen in this morning's "politico playbook." you're watching "morning joe," and we are brewed by starbucks. few industries are changing more rapidly than healthcare. by earning your degree fro

where's barnicle? where's barnicle? >> that was a great event last night. >> relief for rockaway. the website. >> some amazing stuff. and still, the pain and suffering that those people are still dealing with, mika, just unbelievable. you know, the cameras have left, the suffering continues. they need all the help they can get. >> we tweeted out a video taken recently. this one as well as a few others. just if you need to get a sense of why you might want to help a little bit. also, we do have breaking news. just this morning, we learned longtime new york city mayor ed koch has died. he had been in and out of the hospital recently. and last night was admitted into the intensive care unit. koch was known for his sharp tongue, sparring with everyone from donald trump to rudy giuliani. he even made the head of the city council cry. in his autobiography, he wrote, i'm not the type to get ulcers, i give them. he lifted the city out of a shortfall while still managing to improve subway service. at times the longtime democrat broke party rank, backing george w. bush for president in 2004

i love it when barnicle's microphone is off and he's right there and i can say anything. don't understand why the little dogs always win. >> a boston won in 1925. it was a black lab. >>> coming up, president obama knows the clock is ticking when it comes to pushing through his agenda before the focus shifts. yes, for the next election. "morning joe" will break down his address last night and what may be his best chance of getting something done. but when we come back here, we'll huddle around the water cooler where senator marco rubio has already beaten us to it. he gets a little thirsty while delivering his highly anticipated response to the president. we'll have that when "way too early" comes right back. many cereals say they're good for your heart, but did you know there's a cereal that's recommended by doctors? it's post shredded wheat. recommended by nine out of ten doctors to help reduce the risk of heart disease. post shredded wheat is made with only one ingredient: one hundred percent whole grain wheat, with no added sugar or salt. try adding fruit for more healt

barnicle dove in. >> i love those.ose. >> so i think, look, this is his next -- and he's getting close to the end. and mike bloomberg is determined that he is going to get as much done as he can in his remaining 320 days. >> so what that means, willie, is we've got to go to jersey. >> stock up. >> to get our big gulps and foam containers. >> right through the tunnel. >> we could do that. meeting on the other side. >> i'm with him on this one. every time you get takeout, you have it for five minutes, you throw it away. it lasts forever. there must be some alternative. >> what are they going to put the takeout in? >> a paper bag? that's going to work. >> your pocket? >> you ever been to, like, whole foods? >> they use the same thing. >> it's a paper product. and you can recycle it. i'll teach you about it sometime. with us now, chief white house correspondent for "politico," mike allen here with a look at the playbook. good morning. >> morning and happy valentine's day. aww, thanks, mike. >> and all you bosses out there

i'm on team barnicle with this one. >> wow. stepping out. >> to me, an outrage was, for instance, steve kroft's "60 minutes" interview where he had the president and secretary clinton. it was the biggest softball interview on the planet. they didn't ask any questions about benghazi. it was in the news that week. a whole range of issues. it was all sweetness and light. the president on the one hand when they do get this access, it's like softball city. and when they don't get the access, like on the golf course, it's where we're being shut out. it's the most opaque administration in history. so it's a little bit of much to do about nothing, i think. >> it's harder to be a journalist these days. it really is. in the era of social media with not just the white house and the president but corporations. everyone is going direct to the readership themselves. so i think that's just adding to the frustration here. >> jay carney answered some of these questions yesterday at the podium in the briefing room, too. he laid out all the inter

inside the studio here, we have msnbc contributor mike barnicle. >> yes?> are you completely buttoned? okay. whatever. >> have you buttoned everything up? >> i think so. >> it didn't look like it for a second there. msnbc political analyst and visiting professor at nyu and former democratic congressman, harold ford jr. >> we love harold. >> and he's all buttoned up. >> it's the day. >> i know, i'm getting there. i'm getting there. it's the buildup. we also have with us democratic political strategist -- >> oh! >> -- james carville. >> look at this! >> what is this? >> more than that. >> strategist. >> he's the co-author of the book "it's the middle class, stupid!" and you're so right about that. >> thank you. >> good to have you on board this morning. this is going to be fun. i'm a little nervous. yeah. >> you'll somehow get through it. >> somehow or another. >> you will somehow get through it. i'm a little concerned, though. i brings this vile, vile sticker. what's that lsu thing you've got there? >> he's trying to insult you already? >> it's really ugly.

mike barnicle is still with us. of msnbc's "hardball" and author of "jack kennedy: elusive hero," chris matthews. also on board this morning, the editor of "the new yorker," david remnick. the latest issue of the magazine is now out on newsstands. david, good to have you here as well. >> good to be here. >> so -- what? >> nothing. let's go through it real quickly. i can't wait to hear about everything. >> ben affleck and the crew of "argo" beat out films like "lincoln" and "silver linings playbook" to win best picture at the academy awards. "lincoln" had its day in the sun as daniel day-lewis earned his third academy award for best actor. the most ever in that category. he even flashed a sense of humor during his acceptance speech. >> it's a strange thing because three years ago before we decided to do a straight swap, i had actually been committed to play margaret thatcher. and meryl was steven's first choice for "lincoln." i'd like to see that version. >> pretty good. >> you know, those two, though, they're the tw

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you got it, barnicle? just taken from inside the car.oks like an impressionist painting. and here with us now from washington -- >> gorgeous picture. >> -- we have a columnist for "bloomberg view," margaret carlson. she joins us from washington for the "must-read opinion pages." we start with sheila bair. she writes about income unequality in "the new york times," and it's entitled "grand old parity." "i am a capitalist and a lifelong republican. i believe that in a meritocracy, some level of income inequality is both inevitable and desirable. but i fear that government actions, not merit, have fueled these extremes in income distribution through taxpayer bailouts, central bank engineered financial asset bubbles and unjustified tax breaks that favor the rich. this is not a situation that any freethinking republican should accept. >> amen. >> it cuts against everything our country and my party stand for. government's role should not be to rig the game in favor of the haves but to make sure that the have-nots are given a fair shot. having

mike barnicle, ed rendell and al sharpton are still with us. sorry about that. was kind of worse than just bumping the deer. tell her i'm sorry. that's horrible. and joining us from washington, moderator of "meet the press," david gregory. hello, david. >> hey, good morning. >> what a handsome man. >> he is a good-looking guy. >> that was the vice president in connecticut yesterday. >> yep. >> to our top story now, we're just one week away from those automatic cuts that will slash $85 billion from government spending. the congressional budget office estimates the sequester, as it's called, will cost 750,000 jobs and lower economic growth by 0.6%. it could mean longer lines at the airport, less funding for teachers, and cuts at the pentagon that officials say could hurt national security. still, the white house and republicans remain locked in a stalemate over how to deal with it. yesterday president obama called house speaker john boehner and senate minority leader mitch mcconnell, but neither republican leader has any appetite for new taxes, something the presi

barnicle, i believe that would be time for "morning joe," but right now it's time for "the daily rundown" with the one and only chuck todd. >> all right. he did it. he did it. >> repetition, is it the mother as spending cuts loom? president obama looking for congress to find a deal today. he's talking to tv stations across the country. but does casa even care about these cuts. find out why the market keeps roaring without any sign of any hand ringing this time around. and virginia's 2013 fight between the clintons, the tea party for governor is shockingly close. new numbers show it's even more interesting if a major republican decides to make it an independent three-way race. it's going to be a big deal for 2013 and 2016. don't ignore this. >> good morning from the great state of indiana. >> it's wednesday, february 20th of 2013. >> and this is "the daily rundown." now here's chuck todd. >> thank you, hoosiers. a day after a campaign style event with first responders, the president intensifies his public push to avert the automatic budget cuts that come next friday. he's doing interviews

." >> as ted kennedy said to mike barnicle, mike, you fell into a tub of butter. >> a lot of butter. >> what time is it? >> it's "morning joe" time. must be time for chuck. >> hey, chuck. >> thank you, guys. damage control, get set for another week of haggling over chuck hagel. congress is on break but that won't tamp down the noise. even though the same republicans bashing him admit he's still likely to get the job. border patrol, parts of the president's hidden plan on immigration leak out into one nation's newspaper, prompting republicans to fight before the real debate even gets started. and ten years later, what some key players are saying about the decision to topple saddam hussein in 2003. >> good morning, happy president's day in minneapolis. it's monday, february 18, 2013, and this is "the daily rundown." here's chuck todd. >> thanks, brad, and happy president's day to all of you. but remember, the federal government says this holiday is called washington's birthday, so get it right. let's get to my first reads of the morning. defense secretary nominee chuck hagel may have s

>> i learned that the last time the pope resigned, mike barnicle was about to get his driver's license. >> 1415 and let me tell you it was hard. >> well, it is like those flintstone cars that mike had to move the feet really fast. >> all right. well, very good, and pitchers and catchers today. this is the day you waited for. >> it looks like it out there. >> it has been a long and cold and lonely winter. >> little darling. we will see what happens. if it is way too early, mike, what time is it? >> well, if it is way too early, it is time for "morning joe" but now it is time for our old pal chuck todd. >> all right. take itway, chuck. >>> big breaking news this morning, pope benedict xvith announces he will step down at the the end of the month citing a lack of strength. the 85-year-old's historic decision makes him the first catholic church leader to leave office in 600 years. we could have a new pope by mid-march just before easter. if you think e that the iowa caucuses are complicated, wait until you get a load of the college of cardinals. >>> and at home, the president plans to focu

let's start with the annoyed mike barnicle. >> i learned that i should leave when i say i'm going to leave rather than having everybody in the control room tell me you can't leave. i've learned that you're a pain in the ass for making me stay. >> look at them. >> i learned that mika doesn't think that dried blood on a sock is worth a lot of money. >> ew. ew. >> the thing i learned most importantly is when louis, when hollywood had a $10.8 billion profit and made some really great movies. >> for such a long time we've learned that the movie industry is dying and there's not a really good business model for it, $10.8 billion. plus again, hollywood will be the first to tell you, that's where we -- talking about soft power, our entertainment industry, hollywood. we spread the message across the globe just how crazy we are. what did you learn? >> i learned that there were a million things that didn't get done here on "morning joe" this week and now i know why. >> why? >> because louis took off to l.a. trying to become a star. >> unbelievable. all right. i learned that republicans and demo

with us on set, we have msnbc contributor, mike barnicle. looks kind of awake this morning. >> i am. >> i don't know what's going on there. >> been up all night. >> former treasury official and "morning joe" economic analyst, steve rattner. and washington bbc world news anchor, katty kay. good morning. >> good morning. >> good. should we get right to news? >> sure. if you want to. >> are you joking? >> you guys want to talk about something? >> a good story. >> it is good. >> johnny damon wants to play baseball with the yankees. >> they need somebody. >> i should have gone with it. >> when conservatives gather at cpac, they'll do so without one of the most popular republican leaders in the country. have you heard this? i did. >> conservative chris christie will not be invited to speak at the conference despite him having a record high 74% popularity with the voters. here are some that will be invited. >> if you're going to get the guy who has a 74% approval rating -- >> you don't have him. >> in a blue state, in a state that hasn't won a pres

>> when mike barnicle is speaking -- >> when i'm at the pope desk. >> the last time a pope resigned,0s. >> more like the 1800s. >> you were uncivil and then you grew a beard. you've become an elder statesman, of sorts. >> he's modern. who knows who tupac is. sorry, tupac. >> i thought it was sagacious. what a word! >> the budget negotiation is this big ball of hair. >> wow! >> hairballs! >> what do you get when you put paul krugman, a blogger, and a tweeter in a basement? >> what? >> angry joe scarborough. >> why is phil here? >> kate upton's gone. she's not here. >> she's not here? >> nice going. >> thank you. thank you very much. it's fashion week. >> look at me! i'm happy. >> you going to be okay, joe? >> i'm happy. >>> up next, what, if anything, did we learn today. mallon brothers magic? watch this -- alakazam! ♪ [ male announcer ] staples has always made getting office supplies easy. ♪ another laptop? don't ask. disappear! abracadabra! alakazam! [ male announcer ] and now we're making it easier to get everything for your business. and for my greatest trick! enough! [ male annou