Into a little bit of anger. Good morning. Tuesday, february 6th. Welcome to morning joe. With us on set, we have msnbc contributor, Mike Barnicle. Looks kind of awake this morning. I am. I dont know whats 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, theyll 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 youre going to get the guy who has a 74 Appr
At the top of the show, we asked, why are you awake . We have a lot of interesting responses today. John tower has a few. Hey, john. Darren writes, my fake i recall grend is in town early today. On twitter, im up because i thought i saw you walking on garden street a few years ago. Am i right if i think you probably are right. Lets face it, with no makeup and no suit, i dont look very good on the street, so you might not have thought it was me, but it actually was. All right, john, thank you very much. Morning joe begins right now. Its vince with shamewow youll be using this towel every time to wipe away your shame. Dont worry, shamewow wipes it away like that. Lied about doping and threw everyone under the bus . Just insert one end of your ear and pull it out the other end. Look at that, shame is gone. Shamewow works for every shame at any time. Lipsync the national anthem, pooped your big boy pants, expose your crown jewels, tenweek marriage, sorry for party rockin . Dont worry. Sham
The bigger story is the fact that some very tough choices are coming, and it is the folks in washington who are going to decide for everyone. We have it all covered tonight, beginning with our chief white house correspondent, chuck todd, good evening. Reporter good evening, leaders in wall street and washington have been warning for weeks of a possibility of an economic downturn if they dont avert what we have been calling the fiscal cliff. And yet the consumers we have been talking about are not acting very worried. Trying to capitalize on the strong Holiday Shopping season, the president warned that the economy will spiral downward if it is not addressed. I think it is a reason that retailers are so concerned. That congress has not yet extended the middle class tax cuts. Reporter the report also estimates that Consumer Spending could drop by 200 billion by 2013. 31st, there will be a massive fiscal cliff, of large spending cuts and tax increases. Reporter the Federal Reserve chairman
Good morning. Welcome to morning joe. Its friday, february 22nd. With us on set, as we take a live look at times square, we have msnbc contributor Mike Barnicle. With the former governor of pennsylvania and nbc news political analyst ed rendell and the host of politics nation and president of the National Action network, reverend al sharpton. Hi, reverend al. Good morning. Good morning. Good morning, everyone. Good morning. Its friday, huh . It is friday, right . Is it . I think it is. The oscars this weekend, Academy Awards. And of course, hollywood is very excited about this. Yes. Louis bergdorf is going to be storming on the big parties. Hes going to be going all to the fast food joints and stuffing food in his mouth on videotape. Look at that. See, hes a very healthy boy. So anyway. Isnt he supposed to be working for us . No. No. Hes hes having fun. But, you know did you say he could do that . I think anybody in the control room, theyll tell you, working for us is fun. Its the same
S. All right, quickly, the developing news from south africa, happening live right now. The lead detective in the Oscar Pistorius murder case is now facing his own allegations of attempted murder for allegedly opening fire on a van a few years back. Top prosecutors are calling for that detective hilton botha to be dropped from the pistorius case. They call the timing totally weird, saying that the detective should be replaced. Now threatening to undermine that case against Oscar Pistorius. At the top of the show, we asked you, why are you awake . Its a good question. J. T. With your answers. Peter alexander, teamed up s. No snow yet, but when it comes, im ready. Bring it. Dont worry, i think it will be brought. As bill karins says, get that shovel ready. I hate to admit, peters great. He has those conservative good looks that cant work. However, he needs to move around and saunter, et cetera. Well get on that. Appreciate the guidance. Always been proud of my sauntering capabilities. Mo