0 containment is not a policy at all. that is not our policy. that is such a critical mistake on an issue that he knew that he was going to be asked about. we knew that he was going to have to explain the, quote, jewish lobby and take that back and some of the other things. the way he did it didn t seem crisp. and then when ted cruz wheeled in the tv screen to play an al jazeera talk show and put him on the spot or how he defended israel or didn t defend israel in response to a question on a talk show, it would be like somebody saying to you or mika, joe, you were on c-span ten years ago, and what did you say to someone who called in? that was very, very tough. that was sort of my point at the top. it s interesting that you had said, mika, yesterday as we were going to a meeting, we went past hagel probably five minutes in. you just saw the picture of him on the screen. no sound. and you said god, he looks awful. what s wrong with him? well, it kind of looked like he had been up
0 at the top of the show, we asked why you were awake. and producer john tower has your answers john. hi, mika. shy city on twitter. mika is killing the sports report. she s putting all the morning joe guys to shame. that s nice. thank you so much. anything else? come on, mika can handle this by herself. why doesn t know-it-all joe stay in the green room until 6:00. he was so helpful. wasn t he? i think he was. john tower, thanks very much. morning joe starts right now. good morning, kids. it s friday, october 26th. man, what do we have, ten days until the election? 11? this is getting exciting. we have just an absolute boatload of new polls that are coming in. and sam stein over at the geek desk is going to go through them. we have with us political editor and white house correspondent for the huffington post, sam stein. chairman of deutsche inc., donny deutsch. morning joe analyst and economist, steve ratner. we have the great mika brzezinski walking in from the n
so i m trying to drink it all in. unfortunately mayor bloomberg will only let me have 16 ounces of it. ultimately, though, tonight s not about the disagreements governor romney and i may have. it s what we have in common beginning with our unusual names. actually, mitt is his middle name. i wish i could use my middle name. very funny. it s friday. that s good stuff. october 19th. welcome to morning joe. with us on set, we have the former governor of pennsylvania and nbc news political analyst ed rendell, and chairman of deutsche incorporated, donny deutsch. morning, donny. hello. we also have senior national correspondent for bloomberg businessweek, joshua green. good morning. so both the candidates last night did a great job. they really did. i thought mitt romney delivered his lines really with ppt tell. but the last line the president gave spoken with great understatement, i sure wish i could use my middle name. that was really funny on many levels. we ll
joe ? you can tweet me at @mika. i m a joker i m a smoker i m a midnight toker a campaign can require a lot of wardrobe changes. blue jeans in the morning, perhaps, suit for a lunch fund-raiser, sport coat for dinner, but it s nice to finally relax and to wear what ann and i wear around the house. the al smith dinner surely lives up to its billing. usually when i get invited to gatherings like this, it s just to be the designated driver. everyone, please take your seats. otherwise clint eastwood will yell at them. win or lose, this is my last political campaign. so i m trying to drink it all in. unfortunately mayor bloomberg will only let me have 16 ounces of it. ultimately, though, tonight s not about the disagreements governor romney and i may have. it s what we have in common beginning with our unusual names. actually, mitt is his middle name. i wish i could use my middle name. very funny. it s friday. that s good stuff. october 19th. welcome to morning
gymnasts are smaller than this doll. good morning. it s thursday, august 2nd. welcome to morning joe. with us on set in new york, we ve got msnbc contributor mike barnicle, the chairman of deutsch inc., donny deutsch. also pulitzer prize winning editorial writer for the washington post and msnbc contributor jonathan kapart and also, author of as texas goes. and in washington, msnbc and time magazine senior political analyst mark halperin and political editor and white house correspondent for the huffington post, sam stein. the new york times is leading the story about the new republican nominee, ted cruz and how he s shaking things up. the washington post has a story about how the senate race in wisconsin has become a tight affair because the tea party s influence. looks like they ll have an impact and may even bump tommy thompson who has been a political heavyweight for years up in wisconsin out of the way. it looks like the tea party is re-asserting itself.