harold ford is with us.f a deal is it for the grand family to be giving up and jeff bezos to be stepping in. >> it looks like a partnership. it will work well not only for the readers, the post is the richest content paper in washington. it's what the leaders in washington look to, business and political. if you are a member of congress or the senate, you want to have your views on public policy aired. you want it on the editorial page. have you to be pleased to hear mr. bezos is a commitment to the readers. he will provide that content. hopefully, a liquidity and expandivity to expand the paper over the years. >> the reason i ask, i was saying earlier, they take a national approach in the news, it's a very local paper. the grand strategically spent a lot of time trying to own d.c. yet they have politico and others who have tried to take part of that business. so what do you, to the extent you have seen the post having a bright future what does it look like as a d.c. watcher? >> i think it probably looks bri

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mike barnicle and harold ford jr.. >> i doubt it. >> and joining us from washington, the moderator of "meet the press.." >> sam would tell you even if he was speaking to us, most of us couldn't hear him without our hearing aids turned up. >> let me do that. >> david gregory and pulitzer-prize winning columnist and associate editor of the "washington post" and political analyst eugene robinson. >> we've been taking abuse from young sam stein for talking about "separate lives". >> we feel old. >> the movie "white nights" baryshnikov and gregory hines. >> yeah. yeah. i remember it. not one of my all-time favorites but i remember it. >> okay. >> are we going to talk about "against all odds" next? >> oh, my god. >> making fun of us? >> let's get all the phil collins' inspired movies together. i would love that. we have a lot -- >> "in the air tonight" use that music coming into the next segment. >> little "miami vice" action. a lot to talk about. in washington this morning, there are a lot of people talking about how congr

would you agree, harold ford jr.?at way and the narrative looks that way. >> how could it not be that way? >> i don't think there's any doubt. i believe he knows -- the president knows he owes the clinton's a great deal. written and said the speech at the convention was more helpful and pivotal. two, she's earned and deserves a lot of what she's getting right now. i do wonder how the biden camp is interpreting a lot of this. >> interesting. >> robert gibbs, that's what i was going to ask you. he owes hillary clinton a lot but probably owes joe biden a lot more. he has fought a lot of his legislative battles on capitol hill. how does president obama walk the line, supporting its vice president but trying to give hillary clinton her due. >> look, i've got to say, i think this is not quite as ultrachoreographed as we're making it out to be. i think the president, first of all -- >> are you saying you don't agree with every word maureen dowd said. >> i know that's the first time i've said this on the show. i think that, y

jesse jackson jr., harold ford jr., patrick kennedy, a whole group of them who came in the '90s.of them congressmen. >> bill: joe cirincione will join us. we'll find out the latest about egypt. have you seen "the butler" yet? >> it comes out tomorrow. i hear great things about it. movie about the african-american butler at the white house for generations. he had been there. >> bill: it looks great! oprah winfrey is in it. coming at a very good time with the anniversary, too. joe cirincione is coming up next. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." >> did anyone tell the pilgrims they should self-deport? >> no, they said "make us a turkey and make it fast". >> (laughter). >> she gets the comedians laughing. >> that's the best! >> that's hilarious. >> ... and the thinkers thinking. >> okay, so there is wiggle room in the ten commandments is what you're telling me. >> she's joy behar. >> ya, i consider you jew-talian. >> okay, whatever you want. >> who plays kafka? >> who saw kafka? >> who ever saw kafka? >> (laughter). >> asking the tough questions. >> chris brown, i mean you

back with us on set, steve rattner and harold ford jr. >> morning. >> everybody's making fun of my pants >> crazy conservative website, they -- >> what's wrong with -- >> oh, look at that. rewind, rewind. >> sherri shepherd was going woo -- >> and you wonder -- >> now i get it. i didn't see that part. >> this guy puts up video, town hall, joe scarborough, colon, i like gay pants. >> they are gay pants. and by the way, they're nantucket red. >> i have nantucket red but i don't wear them on "the view." >> yesterday, nantucket reds became gay pants, not that there's anything wrong with that. >> exactly. i liked it when you did the little dance with sherri. >> she was amazing. she gave me the biggest hug. i couldn't believe it. >> barbara was wonderful. >> everyone was so nice. >> barbara -- one of barbara's last shows. >> always get so nervous. >> sherri shepherd's an amazing lady. amazing woman. >> she's got such an incredible energy. i really was transfixed by her. earlier this week, anthony weiner had a dramatic exchange with an angry voter. and last night -- would you all move on? i jus

. >> you know what, if harold ford were here, you know what he'd say, one word, healtl helipad, , helicoptersays, we won't have to go to jersey. >> god forbid you cross that bridge, right. >> where do you live? you don't even live around here! you don't even count. get out of here. go back to the 'burbs. which is everything but manhattan. thank you so much. we appreciate it. jim, thank you as well. it's of course a great ret retrospective of michael bloomberg's time as new york city mayor. make sure you read it online at least. coming up, the voice behind oprah and forest whitaker. emmy award-winning screenwriter of "the butler" join us next. peace of mind is important when you're running a successful business. so we provide it services you can rely on. with centurylink as your trusted it partner, you'll experience reliable uptime for the network and services you depend on. multi-layered security solutions keep your information safe, and secure. and responsive dedicated support meets your needs, and eases your mind. centurylink. your link to what's next. bob will retire when he's 153, which w

. >> let me just say -- >> get him -- >> like harold ford jr., i can see the value in all three positions. >> what are you talking about? just move on. >> let's go to politico, the editor in chief down there, it's john harris. john harris. >> good morning, willie. >> john harris was in there. should we grind you to dust? >> bring it on. i'm ready. >> bring it on. more trash talk. mike allen yesterday. >> mike was -- hold on a second, willie. >> he trashed talked. >> mike allen wasn't good at trash talk. >> that column was wrong, by the way. it is like -- it's not a zero sum game, it's like when one restaurant goes around the corner, three more move in and all the restaurants do well. >> oh, my god. >> that's a load of crap. either you die or the post dies. you all are in the death cage and only one of you are going to get out alive. willie, i'm sorry. >> all right. john said his peace on that one. hillary clinton, breaking her political silence, weighing in on an issue that could have an impact in the 2016 presidential race. north carolina, a state president obama lost by just two points

. >> talk about hard work, you know, blue collar ethic, but it was harold ford's good friend at university. harold's probably golfing somewhere right now. at michigan together? >> at michigan, yep. >> dangerous duo right there. >> i went to school with the great ford jr., now i work for a great ford jr. >> i love it. coming up, we'll talk with the owner of the cleveland cavs. he's a detroit native. he's made a huge investment in the city of detroit. unbelievably important. also, ford president and ceo alan mullaly right there with cnbc's phil lebeau. and why generations continue to send their kids to work here at the plants and why the auto industry means so much to the city of detroit. >> more "morning joe" live from the motor city, we'll be right back. [ male announcer ] at northrop grumman, we know in the cyber world, threats are always evolving. at first, we were protecting networks. then, we were protecting the transfer of data. and today it's evolved to infrastructure... ♪ ...finance... and military missions. we're constantly innovating to advance the front line in the cyber battle,

. >> harold ford, jr., thank you for coming n. and judge, thank you for filling n. and thank you, becky. we could do it everyday. >> that does it for us evtoday. time for "squawk on the street." ♪ time is now the seize the day ♪ ♪ answer the call and don't delay ♪ ♪ storms will be rising >>> there to kick us off, good tuesday morning and welcome to "squawk on the street." i'm carl quintanilla with kelly evans and cramer and faber are off, and joining us is david berman, editor of the "wall street journal," and another finance guy, welcome to you. >>> and of course, the latest lightest volume of the year yesterday, and the fed may respond to dday later at the fe meeting. and today, the publisher newspaper business, the "post" and can he do for papers what he has done for books? >>> and the big black and blue ibm shares falling under credit suisse. >> and michael kors up strongly after sales, but american eagle outfitters are losing altitude after issuing a profit warning they post in a couple of weeks. >>> meanwhile, a stunner the world of media, washington post sell