With us senior political analyst Mark Halperin. I was going to do a three thumb fight but willie wasnt up for it. Ill beat you that on any day. Msnbc analyst and visiting professor harold ford junior. Good morning. It was funny stuff last night. It was funny except its not fun funny. I guess he had to address all of David Lettermans jokes. I interviewed Chris Christie for my book coming up in may very seriously about his weight and about how much those jokes hurt him. I guess he felt he had to do that to sort of, you know, break the ice with letterman. What do you mean those jokes hurt him . They hurt his feelings. I want to see another clip and see how hurt he is . He handles it very well. Do you have family members who are also heavy . No. Im the guy. You are the guy. Im the guy. How is your health sxwlmpt if you went to a doctor today, what would the doctor say . Startlingly good. How is your cholesterol . My cholesterol is normal, believe it or not. Thats pretty good. What about yo
0 from this. andrew writes, hope to see why halpern who is writing on a book has time to host a show. watch carefully when lewis is talking, i m doing other things including working a little bit on the book. john, thank you for that. thanks for watching. morning joe begins right this very moment. how do you feel about me? i love you, dave. i love you, dave. a love that i have a difficult time really explaining. a deep and abiding love. now, we have a real problem. i ve made jokes about you, not just one or two, not just ongoing here and there, intermittent, but [ applause ] campaigns. not me, man, i drive through the wendy s. i eat on the run. i gain weight in every campaign. i do. i never stop moving. i eat the wendy s an popeye s an kfc, i don t stop moving. i m like a grizzly bear about to move into hydration. i get nervous and gain 400 pounds, win the election and then sleep through. like homer simpson with both hands. exactly. i just saw yesterday this alab