Over again in the United States senate . The ticked off vitriol against chuck hagel, what is it about . Is it for show . Is it about something hagel said in the cloakroom . Is it the unfairness of vietnam itself, that some went and some didnt . Is it about johnsons inability to win that war or end it . What burns so deeply in john mccain these days . It seems to excite those who knew nothing about vietnam but want to replay it. We dig into the deep well of resentment burning in john mccains patriotic heart. A resentment not against the north vietnamese who imprisoned and tortured him all those years, not against george w. Bush and his political henchmen who tried to stain mccains reputation back in 2000, but against a guy who fought against fear and rallied against wounds just like he did in the same army of americas long nightmare in vietnam, chuck hagel. A nightmare, by the way, whose flashbacks must haunt still the mind and heart of john sidney mccain. Im joined by david corn and jo
Leaves to be read here . We dont have any tea. Weve got some water here, the best i can tell. You know, this has been just the most extraordinary honor. All right. Good morning. Its monday, january 28th. Welcome to morning joe. Im going to say what . And maybe im just a jerk. Lets start there. No. What . Well just admit it. Willie asked me if i would go over and do a sitdown on 60 minutes before he goes over to the today show. I said, screw you. You want to do it . Thats fine. I just want to thank you. For the honor of serving alongside you. Okay. With us on set, we have the former governor of pennsylvania and nbc news political analyst, ed rendell. The president of the council on Foreign Relations, Richard Haass. And in washington, nbc chief Foreign Affairs correspondent and host of Andrea Mitchell reports, Andrea Mitchell. Well, la ti da. Lets hear more of this interview. What do you think, ed rendell . We want to know what this is about. Barack obama, he wouldnt i dont know that hed
Openly criticize the Israeli Occupation of the west bank and gaza. Then a teacher uprising in seattle. [indiscernible] this movement to replace the map with something and accurately measures. Earlier this month, teachers at garfield high in seattle unanimously voted to stop administering a widely used standardized tests. Now the Seattle School district is warning teachers could face a 10day suspensions without pay if they refuse to give the test. We will go to seattle for the latest. All of that and more coming up. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. President of and is expected to express his support for a sweeping blueprint for Immigration Reform backed by a Bipartisan Group of senators. The senate plan includes a path to citizenship for the estimated 11 million undocumented people in the u. S. , but also demands tougher border enforcement and a system for tracking those who overstay visas. Some have condemned the plans exclusion of lg
At the top of the show we ask why are you awake. Producer got one from jorry who writes, its not way too early in the virgin islands. Just walked the beach with a full moon with debbie and joyce. So many things i could say there. I would just say im glad you watch the show, watch morning joe and then maybe go back and enjoy. Im a little jealous. Morning joe starts right now. Shake down 1979 this is very improbable. I understand, mr. President , this was your idea. Why did you want to do this, together, a joint interview . Well, the main thing is i just wanted to have a chance to publicly say thank you because i think hillary will go down as one of the finest secretaries of states weve had. It has been a great collaboration over the last four years. Theres no political tea leaves to be read here . We dont have any tea. Weve got some water here, the best i can tell. You know, this has been just the most extraordinary honor. All right. Good morning. Its monday, january 28th. Welcome to mo
Effect of automatic federal budget cuts, due to begin in nine days, on march first. Defense secretary leon panetta notified his entire civilian work force that employees could be sent home without pay. The warning was aimed at Defense Department workers at the pentagon and around the world. Secretary panetta sent them a written message, as he left for a nato defense ministers meeting in brussels. In it, he said there are limited options for coping with the looming acrosstheboard cuts. And, he said on our civilians it will be catastrophic. Woodruff within hours, top pentagon officials were out, saying employees could lose one day of work per week for 22 weeks. Civilians will experience a 20 percent decrease in their pay between late april and september. As a result, many families will be forced to make difficult decisions on where their financial obligations lie. Reporter the furloughs could start in late april and save roughly 5 billion. Uniformed personnel at war would be exempt, but