this is going to create a lot of jobs. i think it s a terrific package. you are paid to be john madden. john, let me tell you something. i am watching tom coughlin as our president, up 40 points in a game and le s furious and angry and he s winning, you can t understand he s so sour. i saw tom coughlin as our president, i didn t like it. didn t like his tone yesterday. did you? i m not sure. jeff oh, come on. you can t dodge it. you punted. on third down. okay, i didn t like it. i didn t like the word usage. why? why? by the way, if they were being taken hostage, show it to me. put them in a room and roll the cameras and be taken hostage and show that behavior for what it is. don t say it because they can deny it. i m sure they weren t easy to deal with. anyhow, you were saying, jeff
inflammatory quote. isn t it surprising? they re keeping their head down. they re smart. they want to focus on economics, don t want to get into the social stuff because that divides. it s just weird. i m sorry. i m getting hot. jeff, miron, thank you. we have to go. a joint party with the chamber of commerce. senior adviser david axelrod. and later tom brokaw and ted turner and espn s bill simmons. lake-effect snow has been the big story. these poem in randolph, new york, won t see the ground until the spring. they had four feet of snow in the last couple days. syracuse had 30 inches of snow. the windchill is brutal. highs only in the 30s. the windchill currently in orlando is 26. you know it is cold just about
american people and i was not willing to see them get harmed. the president s side of the ledger affects 156 million people in our country. those initiatives are being held hostage. the american people are outraged that the republicans are holding hostage two million unemployed workers. the fact of the matter is, republicans were holding middle class taxes hostage. do you allow yourself to be held hostage and get something done for the sake of getting something done when, in fact, it might be perverse in its ultimate result? it s almost like the question of do you negotiate with terrorists. okay. good morning. 6:00 on the east coast. welcome to morning joe. it s wednesday, december 8th. with us onset, msnbc contributor mike barnicle, editor and chief of the daily beast and new editor and chief of newsweek tina brown. hi. wow, i m not sure i want to launch into this and willie. of course willie is here. i m taken for granted. that was a planned de
this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by wpbt everyone. a plea today from president obama for congress to pass the unemployment bill. the president urged lawmakers, tom, to put aside politics and to approve an extension of benefits to millions of americans out of work. tom: susie, this unemployment insurance bill is expected back on the senate floor tomorrow. republicans say they ll only support an extension if the bill does not add to the national debt. susie: still the president said lawmakers need to help americans who have been laid off during this recession. we ve got a responsibility to help them make ends meet and support their families, even as they re looking for another job. that s why it s so essential to pass the unemployment insurance extension that comes up for a vote tomorrow. susie: millions of americans will be watching that vote tomorrow to find out what s ahead for t
this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by wpbt everyone. a plea today from president obama for congress to pass the unemployment bill. the president urged lawmakers, tom, to put aside politics and to approve an extension of benefits to millions of americans out of work. tom: susie, this unemployment insurance bill is expected back on the senate floor tomorrow. republicans say they ll only support an extension if the bill does not add to the national debt. susie: still the president said lawmakers need to help americans who have been laid off during this recession. we ve got a responsibility to help them make ends meet and support their families, even as they re looking for another job. that s why it s so essential to pass the unemployment insurance extension that comes up for a vote tomorrow. susie: millions of americans will be watching that vote tomorrow to find out what s ahead for t