believe a word i say. >> the newspaper that published the article on antonucci is the same one joe watson on the outside. and now, ironically, after a routine cell reassignment, the jail has made watson and antonucci cell mates. >> the object is to try and get them to stay in the sink. which is extremely difficult because they do that. >> the new cellies have helped each other battle boredom by finding another use for dominos. >> four days -- i would have had to do a minimum of ten push-ups for every one i couldn't get in the sink i would have to do an additional ten. >> john i think has lived a fairly sheltered life, so it's hard for us to connect as far as popular culture. i think he told me he saw his first film when he was like 15, 16, something like that. you know, i've asked him if he's seen this movie, that movie. he's never even heard of most of the movies i want to talk about. we finally found a connection to talk about last night. he's seen "office space" and "office space" is my favorite of all time. >> isn't it about a couple of disgruntled employees that smash some of the equ

watson's. probably more bubba gump. joe terranova leaving the set yesterday. he was ready to buy the stock and add to it right then and there. he likes it. it does pay a dividend. some may say the turn around of meg whitman is taking longer than some people had anticipated. it's certainly an interesting -- maybe it's higher today on the patent play, right? aol does this billion dollar deal or there abouts with microsoft. now all sorts of talk is going on about patents and whose patents are worth what. perhaps it's up a little bit because of that. it's notable if for only it's up in a really down tape today, guys. simon, that's why i'm watching it. >>> president obama making his case today for the buffett rule. under the proposal which is, of course, named after billionaire investor warren buffett, nobody who has an income of $1 million should pay less than 30% tax, federal tax, on that income. the president calls this a basic principle of tax fairness. but is this good policy or pure politics? that debate now with jared bernstein, former economic adviser to vi

thanks, mika. >> he's wearing it. >> he's here with the jacket, baby. >> he is, bubba watson is next on "morning joefers 42 mpg on the highway. actually, it's cruze e-co, not ec-o. just like e-ither. or ei-ther. or e-conomical. [ chuckling ] or ec-onomical. pa-tato, po-tato, huh? actually, it's to-mato, ta-mato. oh, that's right. [ laughs ] [ car door shuts ] [ male announcer ] visit your local chevy dealer today. now very well qualified lessees can get a 2012 chevy cruze ls for around $159 per month. e.p.a. estimated 36 miles per gallon highway. i get my cancer medications through the mail. now washington, they're looking at shutting down post offices coast to coast. closing plants is not the answer. they want to cut 100,000 jobs. it's gonna cost us more, and the service is gonna be less. we could lose clientele because of increased mailing times. the ripple effect is going to be devastating. congress created the problem. and if our legislators get on the ball, they can make the right decisions. >>> no, >>> i told dave that i wanted to announce the on sale on letterman and it was all set up and the

joe" on. >> wow. lining up to six-inch it. why not? and bubba watson is wearing a green jacket at augusta! and this time, his name is bubba. >>> good morning. it's monday, april 9. welcome to "morning joe." with us on set, we have msnbc and "time" magazine's mark halperin. also financier steve rattner. and editor of "the new yorker" david realmna. a lot to get to this morning. >> so i'm watching bubba watson, never taken lessons, one of the masters. and he's crying. he lost his dad last year. and all -- there's a -- just adopted a baby. all these great stories. and my phone starts ringing, you know, when he's breaking down and they're putting on the green jacket. and it's like, what's with these guys running around with green jackets and they're crying? i want to see "60 minutes." >> well, i didn't understand. >> you didn't understand what that was. >> no. >> can you explain the significance of the masters? we're not -- >> crying over a ball. >> we're not talking about the buick lesabre open in like youngstown. this is the masters. >> like no other. mika, you missed two of the greatest golf

watson finds taj gibson for the emphatic dunk. bulls go on to win in overtime 96-86. >>> coming up at the top of the hour on "morning joe," two major dividing lines begin to take shape with the general election -- taxes and women's issues. we will break down the back and forth battle with our "morning joe" crew in a few minutes. >>> when we come back here, we'll huddle around the water cooler to read the tweets of mayor corey booker, moments after he rescues a woman from a burning building. that's one way to get a vote. "way too early" will be right back. [ female announcer ] it figures...on your busiest day you see the gray. try root touch-up by nice 'n easy. just brush our permanent color matching creme right where you need it. then rinse. in ten minutes zap those grays and get on with your day. nice 'n easy root touch-up. holding down the fort while you're out catching a movie. [ growls ] lucky for me, your friends showed up with this awesome bone. hey! you guys are great. and if you got your home insurance where you got your cut rate car insurance, it might not replace all this. [ electricity crackling ] [ gasping ] so get alls

and the newly-crowned king of golf, an emotional moment for bubba watson as he poses for his victory tour with the people of "morning joe" and talks about his late father. >> to see my dad go to the masters, be cheerful of his son, the way he raised me, the way he raised me as a son, as a man, he probably could care less now about the golf. i know he's probably watching from heaven, but probably the man that's more important to him than the masters championship. >> what a refreshing moment a sports hero. good day, i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. after 32 state contests, 20 debates, $1890 million in candidate spending and $50 million more by super pacs, the republican presidential primary race is effectively over. but will rick santorum endorse mitts romney and urging his supporters to back romney? this morning on fox, romney was confident he will. >> i think senator santorum throughout the campaign has been speaking about issues that we care about very deeply. so we're on the same page on those issues and i think he'll see us all come together in a very powerful way. but the time for that will happen down the ro

>> well, besides bubba watson winning the masters in dramatic fashion, good morning, joe. i think the job numbers are so volatile. pre-crisis, they were volatile. and they still are. we're making way too much of one number. we made way too much of one number last month. we're doing the same thing in the opposite direction this month. the recovery is tepid at best. the fed has thrown everything but the kitchen sink. the kitchen sink will get thrown at the market. when qe 1 was launched, we'll have five qe 1s, we'll have a $5 trillion balance sheet. i still think we're headed in that direction. >> so we've been back and forth on just like with the jobs numbers on whether the fed -- we had bernanke who sounded like he was going to talk qe-3 and the market wen160 points. a couple other fed guys said no way for qe-3 and the market was down. stimulus is drying up. then one jobs number and we're back to qe-3 again. it's almost like i'm getting whip lash. >> the big problem is don't forget you have a really divided fetd. probably the most divided fed in the last 10, 20 years. that