but now, mika, let's go to news. >> really?> i just wanted to wake harold up. >> i'm seated. >> again, i can't wait for the first person to trip over that bar there. >>> the white house is taking its job push to florida, swing state, critical to president obama's reelection hopes. speaking with nbc's orlando affiliate yesterday, the president offered his thoughts on why the economy has struggled in recent years. >> the way i think about it is, you know, this is a great, great country that had gotten a little soft and, you know, we didn't have that same competitive edge that we needed over the last couple of decades. we need to get back on track. but, you know, i still wouldn't trade our position with any country's on earth. we still have the best universities, best scientists, and best workers in the world. we still have the most dynamic, economic system in the world. so we just need to bring all those things together. >> hmm. in a separate interview with miami radio station -- with a miami radio station, vice president joe bid

mika, you know this. basically didn't see your dad for four years. >> we went on trips with him. it's how it happened. i commend him for dragging us along because three kids and all these different events and things he had to do. i'm not sure how he did it. >> i remember jay, specifically torturing president bush in press conferences. >>> coming up in a few minutes. mika is going to ihop. once she leaves, we can bring in former vice president dick cheney. >> i'm staying right here. >>> coming up next, chuck todd. first, here is bill karins with a check on the forecast. bill, you are the one responsible for driving mika to ihop. >> that would be an interesting trip in itself. she could sit in the back. good morning, everyone. let's talk about the forecast. storms this morning rolling north of pittsburgh. they have had a wet go of it. this is not going to hold b together for the east coast. we have a hurricane out there, katia. bermuda is a bigger concern. can't rule out new england at this point. as of now

mika? >> yeah, very. >> very grim. >> awful. >> around these parts. heilman knows what i'm talking about. yesterday. >> yeah, yeah. >> willie, the -- >> what's going on? >> oh, this is arch west. >> arch west slipped the surly bonds of earth. >> i hate to tell you this. >> well, he touched td face of god. >> he actually died a week ago. >> okay. we learned yesterday. >> we learned yesterday. >> this guy, seriously. >> play along. >> the thing is, willie, if patrick moynihan were here today you know what he would say. he would say, you know, we may laugh again, willie geist, but with the passing of the founder of the doritos, we'll never be young again. it's over. >> irony might be dead. is it possible? >> exactly. >> doritos live on. cool ranch rocks the house. >> do you agree? >> oh, yes. willie and i have advanced degrees in nutrition. if you get your classic food pyramid, like back in the 1960s you would actually have doritos right below the top. >> i think that was actually probably the beginning of the downfall of the -- >> come on. he's passed a

let's start with the obvious, mika. expert, day-to-day lives, really important, like how to get a raise, how to run a meeting and also do the really really big stuff, how to save europe and reinvent manufacturing. mika's piece is a terrific piece, honest. that's the key to these pieces. if they're honest, you get something out of it. >> what's your best piece, how to get a raise? >> don't apologize for it. if you're a woman. have your information and data. know what everybody else makes an what people from other companies do what you do and make and go in there with information. >> know the market and your value. >> you have to know what your value is to the company. >> that is the only thing you talk about. the only thing you talk about. you don't hem how and don't feel bad. you have to pick your timing. i think i'm more interested in how to save europe. >> well, recapitalizing the banks would be good. that's something you can talk about with your boss when you ask for a raise. christine really talks about without reca

>> mika. >> come on now. seriously. >> you know, because you sit next to me but i think it's very nice for you to do this. >> no. >> no, no. anybody that has watched this show, and i know you don't watch it every day, has heard me say, i think we need to do tax reform. i think it's obscene. >> i know you said that but i don't understand what you're saying now. i really don't. it is literally trying to say two things van it both ways. >> like i said i'm the john lackey of political discourse right now. over the next three hours i will get it right. what is the big idea i guess? the big idea should be, get america back to work. i don't think right now that's the president's big idea. i don't think he knows how to get america back to work. >> well, look. i would only disagree that, first of all, nobody knows exactly how to get america back to work. >> willie geist does. >> i'd like to hear that plan later. >> you'll have to pay. i mean, he doesn't give this stuff away for free. >> the president is operating with

>> mika wants a fight.sident to take boehner out golfing and kind of boom like a good -- >> what i'm saying a lot of people -- i think the president has prevailed at times during the campaign and during his presidency when everybody wanted him to fight, and he held and took the high ground and didn't, and it actually ultimately was the right thing. at the same time, right now -- >> no. listen, i know there are some times -- times that need -- >> that they want him to say it's on you. >> i think it was very clear, i think he's been very clear in these -- in that speech and since, people understand what's going on. the -- one of the interesting things that was written about that speech, i forget who wrote it, a great line, that said the president appeared like a man who wasn't looking for a fight but wasn't afraid to have one. >> right. >> and i think that's exactly right. >> who's better than david axelrod? >> nobody. >> i was going to say. you're looking good. tan, rested. >> you need new glasses, brother.

and their witnesses actually made that case for us. >> mika?ay people should still have the right that married people have. just don't call it marriage. >> but why? >> i'm just saying, isn't that another one and do you address that in the play? it's kind of an interesting conversation and it's not religious. >> we do address that. we're saying, again, why should one group of people be tarnished with a lesser word? in other words, they want to be equal parts of society. why should that group of people be said, you're not allowed to have that word "marriage." you're not allowed to have that. everybody else can have it. you can't have it. >> other groups would argue -- >> it has impact on benefits. >> it has impact on benefits, financial stuff. one of the plaintiffs, chris perry who i know very well, i work with her on children's issues in california. she said how difficult it is for her to every single day of her life to have to come out. because you go to a bank. you sign a check. you go to a hotel. whatever. you have to say, my partner, my -- m

there's a new bloomberg poll out, mika.esting because when the president was running around saying elect me and the earth will heal itself and the oceans will recede, he was running against hillary clinton at the time. my girlfriend. not ashamed of saying my girlfriend. >> a growing number of americans are having so-called buyers remorse saying the country would be better off if secretary clinton became president in 2008. 13% of those polled said the country would be in a worse position and 47% said things would be the same with clinton as they are with obama. clinton's favorability on the rise at 64%. >> john, you have predicted. let's lay the marker downright here off-air that hillary clinton will be president of the united states in 2016. >> january 23rd, 2017, after the failed obama presidency, followed by the failed romney one-term presidency, we'll have the inauguration of another clinton. >> coming up -- >> peggy, what do you think? >> i think it's a period of general instability and i would not be shocked if we were

he's modest about that. >> would you dance with mika after?sure you can dance. as a little girl, you did a little tapping and jazz. >> i danced, but i don't dance well. we have proved that on this show. >> the cowboy years for a lot of people are the most memorable times for a lot of us growing up in the nfl. there was off the field stuff that made it exciting for you guys. >> right. >> what was it like in that locker room? you had huge personalities. >> the thing with that many personalities, everybody had a huge personality. when it came down to playing the game, everybody was on the same page. everybody worked hard. that's the unique thing about football. it's one of the best metaphors in life. when it comes down to winning and losing, everybody on that team wants to win. everybody is willing to make the right sacrifice for the team to win. michael irvin had one of the best work ethics to be around. i learned how to train and prepare my body watching them work out. so, he was a great leader. great inspirational guy, period. to me, being aro

mika. >> they will come to -- >> to mitt romney on that point.esident, and i think it'll pay off. he's getting more relaxed too in the debate performances. >> it's very interesting. >> sam stein has written something in the huffington post about this. also, willie, i think since we're talking about rick perry, as we go to break, i think we need to go to the badlipreading.com. >> well, actually, sam, you know, it's interesting with the supreme court story on the health care overhaul law, the issue about romney care, and you write about that in the "huffington post." it was a policy so poisonous for republican voters that he'd have to abandon it in order to win their support. but months into the run, mitt romney has been surprisingly unhindered by the health care policy he passed as governor of massachusetts leaving some political observers utterly befuddled. it's not hurting him. >> that was just beautifully written. i'm still getting over that. actually, this is something that surprised me a lot because obviously heading into the primary was cons

. >> you know, mika, a lot of time. you also got off month, off season. >> well, happy birthday, belated. >> thank you. have a nice thanksgiving. >> yeah. exactly. >> happy new year. >> that's really weird. >> no, it's really sad. >> it's interesting. >> a lot of times the u.n. comes together, nothing happens. they sit around and talk and seems like divisions are really more pronounced than when the week started. >> well -- >> that's not happening this week. >> no. >> last night, i sense something happening in the air that hasn't happened. i don't think it's happened. i think this is historic, mike barnicle. i saw -- and you can see it here this morning, friends. can we get an overhead shot? because i want people to have a graphic description here of we're all coming together. if michael jackson were alive, we'd ask him to come and sing "we are the world" because for the first time we've got yankee and red sox fans cheering for the same team. and i want to thank you, willie geist as the yankees -- as the red sox have di

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>> yes, it is time, pre-recorded mika brzezinski.>> the president must not continue to lead from behind on key issues of national and international security. >> at number three, dead meat. >> it's time to reach for the brass ring of liberty once again. >> in a warm-up for thursday night's debate, republican presidential candidate michele bauchmann campaigned inside an iowa meat locker, inspecting slices of beef, slicing a little rib-eye, and scolding the president of the united states with hanging meat as a backdrop. >> i call on president obama to stop -- >> bauchmann's staging struck some as odd, but it was a second to sarah palin's infamous thanksgiving turkey grinder. >> at number two, billionaire brawl. a couple of russian tycoons got into a heated television debate this week over the global economic crisis. the champion, a media mogul worth $3 billion. the challenger, a property developer worth a measly $1 billion. billionaires ready, fight. man, what we wouldn't give in this country to watch warren buffett and bill gates slap

that's obviously one sign of how sick this economy is, mika.e "wall street journal" today, the fact that american household income slides to 1996 levels. it is the third year in a row that median household income has gone down. that is just something that doesn't happen in the united states of america. it's happened now. and again, i'm not saying this to try the to give anybody a free pass just like i -- i said you couldn't blame everything on george w. bush. but anybody out there trying to blame what's going on right now, these long-term trends on one president, one party, they are seriously, i will go back to my lawn equipment statement that these are people that you would not want to trust with basic lawn equipment. these are trends that have been with us since 1970, 1971, but we do need a leader that can get us out of it. >> i agree with that. i think that's a fair assessment. i think obviously everyone has their own -- >> we need a new lead. we need -- we need a new leader. is it elizabeth warren? >> i love her. >> i think she's cool. >> w

>> say that again, mika. >> any compromise here?nfrastructure, i think you were talking about that earlier. that does work, obviously. and we've been planning long this fall for doing our transportation bill. the problem with that is it takes a long time to get that through the pipeline. that's not instant jobs like some people try to market it as. but obviously infrastructure does create jobs. i don't think you can deny that. what we don't like is repeating mistakes. look, bush tried temporary tax rebates, obama tried temporary tax rebates and they have proven not to create jobs. all this temporary booster shock stimulus didn't work on the stimulus package, didn't work when the last administration tried these things. we don't want to go with ideas that have proven to fail, we want to go with ideas that have proven to succeed. i think tax reform is the key. and what i liked about the president's speech, he had a sentence or two dedicated toward cleaning up our tax system. here's the deal, joe, i spent the month of august talking to

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mika, we have a over 200 year history in always summoning the best and rising to a crisis.on. there's a yearning for it. every member i've spoken to this week since we've come back from break, the number one question people had is how can you guys fix this stuff? i think we got to focus on that a little. 9/11 is an appropriate time to do it. again, the way to look at it, the way at least it's helpful for me to look at, that's why i wrote that op-ed, would we paralyze our nation and are we doing that now? mike? >> senate, what is it about the congress that it cannot get what the country has gotten months ago, years ago? that the social fabric of this country today, in other events, certainly not similar to september 11th, but the social fabric of this country is torn by unemployment, by a feeling of frustration and sometimes hopelessness among people about the future. what is it that the congress doesn't get? >> i think too many in the congress think that paralysis will actually lead to success for them. and that's not going to happen. what the congress doesn't get is that t

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>> definitely turning the corner, mika. another for about a month. trying to jinx us i think that will happen. the latest devastation and destruction. this pictures from southern new york in the binghamton area. having a huge disaster. the water crested yesterday. it peaked last night and now is coming down. we'll find out and get more pictures over the weekend as people return to homes to see how much damage is done. the latest estimates are thousands of people will not be able to re-enter their homes because of the damage. as far as rain, there are showers. over the weekend, on the coast, keep an eye on maria. this storm looks to become a hurricane just off the florida and georgia coastline by wednesday of next week. right now it looks it should take a track between north carolina and bermuda, somewhere like hur tain katia did. that will spare us. ar far as the weekend, not a lot of bad weather. just showers lingering in the atlantic region. >>> you're rauching emergen iwa joe," everyone, brewed by starbucks. i want healt

to say with motor sports where mika given in benefited from teammate he had a not so loveless knowing down on the team orders to go in there early australia with him taking his second win of the season with his compadres relegated to second place overall iranian now fifteen points behind the seven time defending champion sebastian go with three races still to go this season rushes you gain you know a bit of how to run right during a particularly challenging stretch of terrain and fresh talent here. so it is here really who takes the victory despite all teammate lot we can go where we want nine specials they just pass a small big game said the only six in that top three. of the european basketball championships now where russia continuing to do everything right on the hardwood they need lots of men now unbeaten after seven games following victory over two thousand and five champions greece the game closing the opening haul first the greeks matched russia shot a shot thought the russians were up by eight to start the final course of thanks mainly to some superb shooting from t. my feet

stay with motor sports where mika had been benefited from teammate yet a much loved down under team orders to win the australian barely been taking his second win of the season with his compadres relegated to second place overall here but in the fifteen points behind seven time defending champions the boston globe with three races and still to go the season rushes you gain in norfolk of how the rough ride during a particularly challenging stretch of terrain crashing out here. so it is here one who takes the victory described ford teammate loveless super weekend of work week one thousand special stages better solberg came third the lonely seats events of three. to the european basketball championships now where russia continuing to do everything right on the hardwood they did lots and now unbeaten after seven games following victory over two thousand and five champions greece the game close in the opening half of the griefs match to russia shock shot by the russians were up by eight to start the final quarter thanks mainly to some superb shooting from soon to be possible macedonia have not

. >> that's why mika is right when she says it's all romney.people mocked the romney people for not reacting dramatically. they are playing a strong hand. they need to deal with perry. he's a problem, a threat to the nominee. >> rick perry may deal with himself. >> they're trying to do that. we're going to stay on an even keel and ride this out. >> speaking of rick perry, going to see him on wednesday for the first debate. he was supposed to do that forum in south carolina but left to tend to the wild fires. what can we expect on wednesday? >> he's always been a reluctant debater. he wept back and looked at debates he has done. and found he won by not losing. he doesn't make a lot of mistakes so he goes in with a lot of confidence in a politico, george washington university battleground poll out today, he's 36% doubling up, mitt romney down at 17%. michelle bachmann at 10. >> the nbc poll has him up 15% on mitt romney. mike allen, a look at the playbook. thanks so much, michael. see you soon. >>> have a great debate week. >>> the latest on the

. >> what did you learn, mika? >> if denny's is going to do that, i'm going to bring up the shady maple thing from lancaster county. this is what's wrong with your america. if you have had gastric by pass surgery, you go into this massive football-sized buffet and people go in there and just eat, eat, eat, eat. >> you get 50% off if you've had your stomach stapled. what is wrong with this country? >> it's just -- >> good luck -- >> it starts this week. big roll tide. if it's "way too early," it's "morning joe." stick around, "the daily rundown" starts with a man from the fix i think, right? take it away, chris. >>> screeching halt. the economy added no new jobs in august while the unemployment rate stays stuck at 9.1%. how close are we to a double dch dip recession. our guest this morning, top economic adviser to the president, gene sperling. >>> will she or won't she? sarah palin's labor day weekend will be spent in ohio and new hampshire. will she finally jump in the race? >>> michele bachmann evokes margaret tha

. >> never cross mika. never. >> you can just stop right there, period. >> show over. >> i learned brian williams sits in his office in front of a bank of monitors. if he sees a conversation taking place that he feels worthy of his opinion, he will come with his own chair. >> and it was a war of choice. >> elective. >> but he did not go to tavis's position that george bush was a liar. >>> we also learned that sometimes when you try to salute these guys who were carrying the burdens of this country on their shoulders, not everybody wants to stand and salute. we at "morning joe" stand and salute. thank you, president obama. thank you, president bush. if it's way too early, what time is it? >> it's "morning joe." stick around for "the daily rundown" with chuck todd. >>> this monday morning, president obama is focused on one thing, selling his jobs bill. it all begins today. rose garden address, new tv ads and a bill that officially heads to congress. we'll tell you why he's calling it an insurance policy again

mika? >> read "time," learn what to eat. in lancaster county, there's a restaurant that will give you a special deal if you've had gastric bypass surgery. >> count me in. >> seriously. it's a buffet. >> yeah. >> and i guess -- >> what did you learn, joe? >> fat's good for you. so i won't trim all the fat off my steak. it holds the carbs. it's "morning joe." now stick around. "the daily rundown" is next. >>> well, that was fast. president's skirmish with speaker boehner over the timing of his jobs speech seems to put at rest that washington learned their lessons from the debate debacle. can anything get done in this town? ooh. >>> what about jobs? competing plans unveiled. and next what does the president have to say on thursday and how big does he have to go? dan pfeiffer is our guest this morning, white house communications director. >>> plus, are you ready for some football? been a rough off-season for college football. it kicks off tonight. a look at the politics of it all and the ncaa. speaking of football, what are we g

over the hump with mika instead offering. >> with me when i came on she used the word adorable. >> it was nice that you made a $10,000. >> before that. >> $10,000 donation to cure. it's a great organization for epilepsy, seizures. susan axelrod runs it. we appreciate that. >> "morning joe" and starbucks. >> sell it. >> we're in starbucks. >> this is in this world of great niche prodtsmorning joe," buy it, it gives $5 to the charity of your choice, education wise. you get to choose. >> donorschoose.org. >> to chuck todd coming up now. going to be an exciting show. a lot to talk about with the debate. if it's way too early what time is it? >> it's "morning joe." here comes chuck. >>> that's right. another heated republican debate and everyone was piling on one man, perry. the texas governor was playing defense the entire time and even lost a crowd toward the end. did any of the other candidates stop his momentum? we get the full analysis ahead. plus, president obama hits the road today traveling to john boehner's home state of ohio to promote air campaign for the jobs bill. in the rose

>> thanks, mika.ion 13, could be tropical storm by later today. here is a quick look on the radar, bringing showers into the northern gulf coast. that will be one of the biggest threats, rainfall from the system over the next couple days. not much motion, when you look at this from monday, tuesday, wednesday, some areas in through southern louisiana with over a foot of rain. friday's weather looking good for all your travellers. we'll have more coming up. you're watching "morning joe." (announcer) everything you need to stay balanced on long trips. residence inn. i know you're worried about making your savings last and having enough income when you retire. that's why i'm here -- to help come up with a plan and get you on the right path. i have more than a thousand fidelity experts working with me so that i can work one-on-one with you. it's your green line. but i'll be there every step of the way. call or come in and talk with us today. >>> i think the economy is clearly going to be a major problem fo