mr. bennett. guest: again i don't pretend to be an expert on all the different theories of the kennedy assassination. in this issue we sat in on our archives and it's just a very short surprising little nugget of lyndon johnson quoted in the piece that we ran i believe in 1973 saying that he never believed that oswald acted alone. and that he essentially agreed with you that there was some sort of a cuban connection, reprisal, not necessarily for the bay of pigs, but for the other attempts on castro's -- to destabilize the regime or kill castro over the years. beyond that we also publish in this issue a wonderful short story by thomas mallon, who by the way is and exspert on the assassination, has written voluminously on it for us and for others, in which he just imagines a counter factual and tells the story in which oswald loses his nerve and doesn't shoot kennedy and what then would have transpired over the course of that night. host: connecticut, democratic caller. you're on the air. caller: m

now for mr bennett he's already been in charge of the city for over two years now but for i don't see now why this is really his first attempt at such a high political post he is quite a controversial figure in russia partially due to his connection with the nationalist he did become one of the leaders of the opposition movement during the last years wave of mass protest he's also known as anti corruption online projects but in july he himself was found guilty of investment and sentenced to five years behind bars he was released. on bail many analysts actually say that that didn't. only allow him to take part in the selection but also may have served as additional public sitting this summer i mean he's planning to appeal that sentence after the election he was also saying that no matter what the outcome of the vote would be he's already received the green light from the authorities to hold a rally on monday in central moscow to meet with his supporters and we are waiting for the final resorts in the final figures we're following that of course in the coming twenty four hours in depth

now for mr bennett he's already been in charge of the city for over two years now but for i don't see why this is really his first attempt at such a high political post he is quite a controversial figure in russia partially due to his connection with the nationalist he did become one of the leaders of the opposition movement during last year's wave of mass protests he's also known as anti corruption online projects but he himself was found guilty of investment and sentenced to five years behind bars he was released. on bail many analysts actually say that that didn't only allow him to take part in this election but also may have served as additional public city mission i mean is planning to appeal that sentence after the election he was also saying that no matter what the outcome of the vote would be he's already received the green light from the authorities to hold a rally on monday in central moscow to meet with his supporters and we are waiting for the final results and the final figures. we have plenty more stories for you on line including wasteful spending britain's minister of

mr. bennett, talk about the piece that talked about how historians do not give him such a great grade, but americans do. can you talk about a little bit more about why it is? guest: alan brinkley wrestles with this question, what is the explanation for president kennedy's enduring grip on the national imagination. i think it is partly obviously the glamour, the memory of camelot as jackie kennedy recalled the years of the white house. and he makes the point that kennedy, we remember him properly anyway as this tremendously charismatic figure who called americans to a higher purpose and injected a new element of morality into public affairs. in fact, he was a deeply reserved and highly pragmatic man. in many ways, extremely cold and calculating. but that impression of him indoors. and the point that he and bill clinton make is that for all the turbulence of those years, with his administration cut short by assassination, it did end up serving as a springboard to a tremendous amount of change on civil rights, the conduct of foreign affairs, medicare. the great society, lbj, premised by thing

and elizabeth bennett marys mr. dawson, and they're all happily ever after.s. >> if it only were that simple. things get mighty awkward today as president obama and putin are in the same room together despite being on different planets when it comes to who was telling the truth about syria. we'll have a live report from russia coming up. anthony weiner in action yet again. we'll show you the latest meltdown. and to be fair, we'll put it in proper context. all i'll say is this one absolutely different than the others was personal. and we couldn't handle the truth. well, jack nicholson, is he retiring? is he? we'll clarify whether the acting legend is done or not. this is "way too early". good morning, everybody. brian shactman here. also want to point out my red sox sent a message to the rest of the american league, we're pretty good at heading the baseball. they hit quite a few out of the park last night. samsung pretty good at stealing attention away from apple. we'll look into whether the new watch is a big deal or not. is it an ipod

thousands of lives are saved and elizabeth bennett marries mr. dorsey and they all live happily ever after. it's unicorns and rainbows. >> good morning. it is thursday, september 5th. welcome to "morning joe." with us on set we have msnbc and "time" magazine senior political analyst mark halperin. >> what? >> national -- >> his beard. >> what is that? >> oh, my god. how long has he been gone? >> long enough to grow this. >> big fan of halperin? >> in the cave and just woke up. >> i think it might work. i don't know. scary. >> three hours to figure it out. >> oh. okay. national affairs editor for "new york" magazine and msnbc political analyst john heilemann. he's here too. >> he looks the same. >> yeah. >> and msnbc's thomas roberts. >> hi, mika. welcome back. >> glad to have you on. >> i feel like i'm sitting next to my favorite political science teacher. >> or your uncle. >> what is this? >> the most interesting man in the world. those commercials. >> that's what he is. >> that's mark mckinnon. >> that's true. >> and in washington, washington a

mr. clean. [ laughter and applause ] that was a close race. this is russell wilson. he was voted sexiest cabana boy. [ laughter ] we have michael bennett.ion of "duck dynasty." [ laughter and applause ] i didn't know they had a version of "duck dynasty." >> steve: i didn't either. >> jimmy: this is justin smith. he was voted most likely to be getting a prostate exam during this photo. [ laughter ] just hurry the thing up, all right! just take a picture, man, all right! [ laughter ] >> steve: saves time. >> jimmy: this is -- multitasking, man. this is christine michael was voted strongest christine. [ laughter and applause ] that's interesting. here we have mike person. he was voted most likely to have made up his name on the spot. [ laughter ] uh, what? the name's mike. >> steve: mike what? >> jimmy: you need a last name. uh, mike person. [ laughter ] mike person. will tokuafo, he was voted most outgoing. that's interesting. doesn't seem that way to me. doesn't seem that way. this guy, max unger was voted most likely to drink his own pee in a nonemergency. i don't even know -- [ audience ews ] what does that mean? why does he do -- i do

mr. polis, our two senators, mark udall, senator bennett, as well as the governor as we have witnessed firsthand, both on the ground and air, the devastation that has taken place. and for people who are rebuilding lives and homes or businesses that were lost, today this body takes great step forward into providing at least one key component of certainty. that certainty comes in to those thorough fairs that allow them to get -- thorough fairs that a -- thoroughfares that allow them to get to and from schools. our transportation system that was impacted by the floods. 200 lined miles of highway were affected as if somebody had taken a sandcastle, built it, and the wave came and washed it away. a crumbled up piece of paper destroying hundreds of miles of colorado highway. 50 bridges wiped out. the colorado department of transportation initially estimated that between 300 and $500 million worth of damage was done to our highway system and have now settled on a figure closer to $475 million. i commend the federal highway administration who swiftly released $35 million to help with the costs of the mo

mr. clean. [ laughter and applause ] that was a close race. this is russell wilson. he was voted sexiest cabana boy. [ laughter ] we have michael bennett.st likely to star in the b.e.t. version of "duck dynasty." [ laughter and applause ] i didn't know they had a version of "duck dynasty." >> steve: i didn't either. >> jimmy: this is justin smith. he was voted most likely to be getting a prostate exam during this photo. [ laughter ] just hurry the thing up, all right! just take a picture, man, all right! [ laughter ] >> steve: saves time. >> jimmy: this is -- multitasking, man. this is christine michael was voted strongest christine. [ laughter and applause ] that's interesting. here we have mike person. he was voted most likely to have made up his name on the spot. [ laughter ] uh, what? the name's mike. >> steve: mike what? >> jimmy: you need a last name. uh, mike person. [ laughter ] mike person. will tokuafo, he was voted most outgoing. that's interesting. doesn't seem that way to me. doesn't seem that way. this guy, max unger was voted most likely to drink his own pee in a nonemergency. i don't even know -- [ audience ews ] what do

mr. ward when he came home from work. >> while the murders were happening at the ward house t bodies of august myier, robert jensen and carol king were discovered in bennettand everybody immediately knew who did it. >> charlie's car was stuck in the mutd at the meyer house, bob jenson's car was gone, i mean you put two and two together and figure it out. >> that night charlie and carol got into -- when the three bodies were discovered at the ward house the next day, lincoln verged on mass hysteria. >> governor victor anderson called in the national guard. schools were closed. guns were everywhere. lancaster county sheriff meryl carnoff now had nine dead bodies on his hands and no idea where charlie stark weather and carol ann fugate were. >> martin and i have made an appeal for all adjoining counties including omaha to send all available help they can to lincoln. >> with the police now looking for lauer ward's packard, charlie knew he needed a new set of wheels. >> unlucky guy. >> it was a fight, charlie shot him. but charlie's story is that his gun jammed. >> charlie's story is that -- and herself. charlie testified that he said, i think the quote was, h

mr. ward when he came home from work. >> while the murders were happening at the ward house t bodies of august myier, robert jensen and carol king were discovered in bennettely knew who did it. >> charlie's car was stuck in the mutd at the meyer house, bob jenson's car was gone, i mean you put two and two together and figure it out. >> that night charlie and carol got into -- when the three bodies were discovered at the ward house the next day, lincoln verged on mass hysteria. >> governor victor anderson called in the national guard. schools were closed. guns were everywhere. lancaster county sheriff meryl carnoff now had nine dead bodies on his hands and no idea where charlie stark weather and carol ann fugate were. >> martin and i have made an appeal for all adjoining counties including omaha to send all available help they can to lincoln. >> with the police now looking for lauer ward's packard, charlie knew he needed a new set of wheels. >> unlucky guy. >> it was a fight, charlie shot him. but charlie's story is that his gun jammed. >> charlie's story is that -- and herself. charlie testified that he said, i think the quote was, he was the most trigger

senator bennett does what he said is absolutely true he to get through a the partisan division standing up for principle to move the process forward. and with their willingness to move forward mr. ambassador it is great to see you hear you represent your country well a your presence here underscores the importance of the relationship between japan and the united states i am glad we have a reason to get you over to the senate side figure for being here. we had a chance to talk a lot of the issues one with the prime minister rabin's and tokyo this year you mentioned protecting americans recently japan agreed to seek child deduction in cages -- cases we are appreciative of that to pass the necessary laws but i have been told there is almost 400 cases but that will not come under the convention. so will use your office the best that we can resolve this open cases? >> as a paradise certainly understand the emotional aspects of this issue. and i have met with the bureau but it is a welcome sign but these that might be covered but i think everyone i have talked to in japan at the state department is committed to making that happen and working with the family to bring these issues for