Early. Morning joe starts right now. This book is 656 pages of shameless name dropping. Jim . Tanz mean Prime Minister ma zin go pin dand i do some planting at a womens cooperative in. She just happened to be hanging out with many zen go in lamb deez zi. Not impressed. There was no way on earth one woman can be in so many places at once. [ cheers and applause ] Hillary Clinton. Now whos a name dropper, stephen. Really . Name dropper, thats not what my
good friend tom hanks calls me when were hanging out at George Clooneys place. I loved george. I wish i could have joined her when i had lunch with merrill street and raphael pereira. Oh, raffy is such a cutup, especially when we go camping with oprah. Oh . Does that surprise you . No, o is what her real friends call her. I know paul mccartney. I negotiated with hamid karzai. I shared an office with steve carell. Ive held high level talks with Chinese State counselor. Well, now youre just making words up. I will have you know, madam, i on
Worlds attention today was focused on a horrific tragedy in brazil, the death toll tonight at least 230 after a fastmoving fire broke out in a crowded nightclub. Officials say too many people and too few exits turned the club into a death trap after a rock bands pyrotechnics apparently ignited the ceiling. Many patrons were left unable to get out, overwhelmed by the smoke, and in some cases, the flames themselves much the circumstances are eerily similar to some other deadly nightclub fires the past several years, including one in this country. Todays tragedy happened in the southern brazilen University Town of santa maria. Nbcs mike taibbi reports. Reporter the kiss nightclub was packed with the usual saturday night crowd when at 2 00 in the morning, a disaster. The ground floor was filled with smoke. Club security initially blocked several emergency exits, thinking patrons were leaving without paying and that left only a few ways out. In the ensuing panic, many victims were trampled,
Costs of fighting wildfires like this one in southern california. And keep the news out of ka lee coming. The red carpet awards that willy night in nbc. Your host this year, the very talented seth meyers. Thats going to do it for way too early. Morning joe starts right now. I was under the impression. I thought bruce said he didnt want his music played at youre vents because he didnt believe in your politics. No, youre wrong about that. Bruce has never asked me to do that. I saw bruce about a week and a half ago, and he had every opportunity to tell me not to. He didnt and he never has told me not to do it. Im pretty sure i know him and youre wrong. Youre now expressing your
politics. Youre now expressing your politics and your objection, thats fine. Dont put it in mr. Springsteens mouth. Put it in yours. If you have an objection to it, you object. You have every right to object to it. I know bruce and ive spoken to bruce and youre wrong. Speak your mind. Be angry or not, it doesnt mat
We look forward to seeing that kick off. Thats going to do it for a wednesday edition of way too early. Morning joe starts right now. The top democrat in the u. S. Senate majority leader harry reid has now mentioned the bill nra Koch Brothers this year more than 140 times. Er in in it to make the money. An attempt to buy our democracy. Its dishonest, deceptive, farce and unfair. It is wrong. Incorrect. [ laughter ] erroneous. [ laughter ] even the keystone debate, mr. President , theyre one of the main owners of all that stuff up there. That ugly tar stuff in canada. They are, if not the largest, second largest owner of that stuff up there. [ laughter ] good morning. Hey will. Good morning, its wednesday, may the 14th, on set, along with me, weve got joe here thats here. Thats all. Msnbc. Its a good show, right . Yes. You cant always predict who is going to be here. Its exciting. Its interesting, it remains the name of the show. Mike barnicle is here. Former Communications Director for
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with the support of populations in sunni areas are going to have to revamp, get resupplied, have a clear strategy. But this is going to be a longterm project. Good morning. Welcome to morning joe. Take a live look at times square. Boy, does it need another reminder six years into into the presidency, barack obama is learning again this weekend and getting a view of just how lonely it is at the top. Especially when youre running the military of the last remaining benevolent super power in the world. With europe still seemingingly to be sleep, barack obama just became the fourng straight u. S. President to launch a war in iraq. America has ordered hostile mili