16 years ago, fresh out of college, a 22yearold intern in the white house, and more than averagely romantic, i fell in love with my boss. In a 22yearold sort of way. It happens. But my boss was the president of the United States. That probably happens less often. And at that time it was my everything. That, i guess you could say, was e nice part. Ubble part for me, the nasty part was that it
became public. Public with a vengeance. Overnight i went from a completely private figure to a completely public humiliated one. I was patient zero. The first person to have their reputation completely destroyed worldwide via the internet. Good morning. It is tuesday, october 21st. With us on set here in washington we have New York Times reporter Jeremy Peters and columnist for bloomberg view, al hunt along with willie up in new york. So we have a lot of news. Tons of political news to get to. But i just we might as well throw you that softball and let you go. What . About monica. I thought it was compelling. I thought it was too. I think she has a real platform. Shes the very first person whose name exploded on the internet and whose life has been defined by one thing, by one thing. And ruined, quite frankly. As a 22yearold girl. If anyone wants to think something badly about her right now or Say Something they might want to think about whether any of their daughters, sisters, mothers, aunts would have found themselves perhaps in a similar situation at 22 years old. More importantly if anybody has son or daughter who is at least 22 or 23 you just might want to be quiet. If your son or daughter hasnt done something at least as bad i was asking somebody this earlier and he raised both hands look she was taken advantage of by somebody who preyed upon her and what she has done since then is for the most part keep fairly quiet, move on with her life. Now shes moving on a platform
with something extremely serious, Cyber Bullying. I have two teenagers. I see whats going on out there. It makes look what happened in the white house childs play. Al, her life was ruined. Shes 22 years old. Taken advantage of by her boss. For people who say Monica Lewinsky should go away youll fight 15 rounds with your arms behind your back youll get punched for 15 rounz. Shes carried herself with dignity. I just had a 25yearold daughter so i want to recuse myself. I have a 26 and 23yearold boy and im saying we all understand. I mean wouldnt it be horrible to have your children judged by what they did for the rest of their lives at 22. One was dumbest things. Its very unfair. Shes entitled to a life. I dont know much about her
since her fame. Which something. Because a lot of people cashed in. Also the issue itself, i know well get on to news. Teenagers face a very different, you know, composition of life than woe even come close to understanding. Everything is out there. Everything they do is out there. They dont understand until theyve done it how it flies around on the internet. She does. Well talk a lot more about this. President obama has cast i had vote in this years midterms. Did you see what happened when he cast his vote. While he campaigned did they ask for i. D. Designee campaigned for the governor of illinois he has largely stayed away from states where democrats are locked in tough races but may not be helping members of his own party who are trying to distance themselves from the white house. Heres what the president said earlier this month and then in an radio interview yesterday with the reverend al sharpton. Im not on the ballot this fall. Michele is pretty happy about that. [ laughter ] but make no mistake, these policies are on the ballot. Every single one of them. A lot of the states that are contested this time are states that i didnt win. And so some of the candidates there, it is difficult for them to have me in the state because the republicans will use that to try to fan republican turnout. The bottom line is these are all folks that vote with me. They have supported my agenda in congress. They are on the right side of minimum wage, they are on the right side of fair pay, they are on the right side of rebuilding our infrastructure, they are on the right side of Early Childhood education. So this isnt about my feelings being hurt. These are folks who are strong allies and supporters of me and
i tell them, i said, you know what, you do what you need to do to win. I will be responsible for making sure that our voters turn out. Al, its like the ant that comes after you when youre like 6 or 7 and tries to hug you. Come on. I mean hes saying they are with me, they are with me. Must drive him crazy. Ive been in georgia and North Carolina have you ever seen a president doesnt get it. Youre not wanted here right now. Well talk to you the day after the election. Ive seen a few. Ive been to North Carolina and georgia in the last couple of weeks and if a democratic candidate down there talked about minimum wage, pay equity and a number of issues they do fine. If they talk about obamas pay equity or minimum wage they run away from it. How it is looking in georgia . Thats fascinating race. You have jimmy carters grandson. There will be a runoff in both. December and january i would not be surprised at all if michele nunn finishes ahead of david perdue. Willie, we have an awful lot of polls out today. And we can start with u. S. Candidate michele nunn that we were just talking about from georgia. Shes among democrats who are steering clear of the president. Shes in a close race. Heres part of her campaign ad thats running in georgia. Have you seen this picture . Its the one david perdue has used to try to attack me in this campaign. What he doesnt tell you is that it was taken at an event honoring president bush who i worked for as ceo of his points of light foundation. Nunn actually used another ad with the former president s image earlier this year because hes endorsed her republican opponent. She was asked to stop using his
image. Democrats in tough battles are stayling alive in the latest poll. Alison Lundergan Grimes who saw money dry up is down just one point in this latest poll to Mitch Mcconnell. Thats the blue grass poll in kentucky. Up in New Hampshire senator jean shaheen is hanging on to a threepoint lead over republican scott brown. Public policy polling ppp has senator kay hagan has up three over tom tillis in North Carolina. Again a tie. A new monmouth poll of kansas shows independent greg orman dead locked with pat roberts there in kansas. Thats something. All of these polls, you know, we see a way for the democrats and a way for the republicans and now everybody say the republicans are starting to look good. Boy, these polls in New Hampshire, in North Carolina, in kansas, and my gosh kentucky now. I mean it looks like it looks
like youre having a tightening here and all of those polls, every one of those polls can be seen as very bad news for republicans a month ago. Thats right. The way this race has seesawed back and forth from democrats to republicans i won be stupid enough to make any predictions. Come on. I think kansas and south dakota are much harder for the democrats than the conventional wisdom would suggest. Structurally and demographically theres a reason republicans have carried these states and democrats will privately tell you they are not as bullish about those two states. About kansas . Its pat roberts and youve been around that long and youre still tied or trailing in polls. Its not out of reach. But its tough. The way one senator, democratic senator described to it me was 2006 tennessee when harold ford looked like he was up and going to win and he didnt. Tennessee is a red state. He was running against a strong candidate which no one would accuse pat roberts of being. What about kentucky . That blue grass poll has always shown grimes doing ber. Theres two near i was the. Both sides playing to the vote. Republicans think theres momentum with isis and ebola, dysfunctional washington and a small tide. The democrats think this is so close its going to come down a grand game where they have the edge. And i think up to ten races that we arent certain who will win. So this could this really could we could wake up the morning after and have the democrats firmly in charge or having a huge republican sweep. Or joe we could wake up not knowing at all and having four or five states still uncertain including georgia which has a runoff on january 6th the day after the new senate comes back. Thats fascinating. In alaska there are still hundreds of precincts where they count ballots by hand. If orman or pressler win let
the bidding begin. Well show this later because we have to move on. We have a guest coming up on another story. The president was voting yesterday. He voting next to this nice lady. And her boyfriend comes up to the president and goes dont touch my girlfriend. Orchestrate my gosh. The president had a conversation with thread. Well show it. To barack obama . Yes. Wrong democratic president to say that to. So moving on now. My girlfriend. Right. Exactly. Wow. Good point. I get it now. The Washington Post is digging into a government talk about jimmy carter. Shows taxpayers she would out 775 million to cover the salaries of thousands of federal workers who were sent home from the job but still collected their paychecks. The report says some of those employees were still being paid more than a year after they were put on administrative leave. The practice was intended to be used quote in rare circumstances and only when the employee is considered a threat. But records show 57,000 employees were off the job for at least a month over a three year span. Not only did they collect their paychecks they built up their pensions and climbed the pay scale ladder while their cases crawled through the bureaucratic process. This sounds like the rubber room in new york city except in this case, three quarters of a billion dollars. Every time we have somebody coming on saying oh, they cut 3 billion in ebola research, i mean think about what he can do with three quarters of a billion dollars at the National Institutes of health. This is insane. Its an awful lot of money. Well talk to the Washington Post reporter in a second. When you look at how wide the reasons are from conflicts to the boss, to breaking lawyers in fact, theres this wide berth of
reasons that are given and thats a big chunk of change. I have conflicts with my boss sometimes. Can i sit out and get paid. You often do so it works out well. Here with us now the Washington Post reporter. So 57,000 threats or what examples are workers of these workers being paid on paid administrative leave. Are they all problems . I would say its a mix of some people are exonerated after very lengthy investigations and some eventually are fired or forced to, forced to retire or they get worn down by the process they leave the government. These are people who for some reason are accused of some form of misconduct. Sometimes its an easy thing where theres security clearance is up for renewal and the government finds that they havent paid a visa bill. Well, you know, government
bureaucracies work very slowly so they get sent home. Sometimes they are very high level employees who maybe are accused of stealing. Sometimes they are whistle blowers as i found in my story with a biologist for the u. S. Fish and Wildlife Service out in oklahoma who raised a fuse when a Utility Company wanted to lay utility tine in the path of an endangered beetle, and her bosses succumbed to pressure from the company and she kept raising a fuse and she was sent home on administrative leave. Oh, my god. Thats an expensive beetle. Incredible story. Thats insane. That is insane, close to a billion dollars. Al, im being a politician. Around up 775. Its unbelievable. It really is. Terrific story. You dont believe me about the president. No, i dont. I think youre making this up. Dan, do we have the tape of the president voting with this guy. We do. The guy said stay away from my girlfriend. Hes barack obama. Who would be worried. Willie, im sorry. First of all, come on mike is pretty smart to do that. I mean but i like mike. Im sorry. The president is the king of cool right there. Cant get much better than that. Didnt even look up from his voting. How about mike coming in real hot with the president of the United States. My gosh. Thats so funny. The girl said the last time he went out in public in d. C. I was excited i thought you were going to be beyonce instead. This is cute. He handled it beautifully. It was magnificent. Willie the best part hes looking down and hes voting dont touch my girlfriend and he goes i wasnt planning on it. All right. Still ahead on morning joe i wasnt planning on it. When the garden was eden, actor Michael Rapaport with a fascinating tribute to the new york knicks. And game of battle ships is playing out in baltic sea. Swedens have deployed stealth ships, mine sweepers and helicopters in the search for an alleged russian ship lurking near its capital. Whats with sweden . Come on. Oh, no. Tourists running wild in new yorks hell kitchen. Well be right back. A single ember that escapes from a wilire can travel more than a mile. That single ember can ignite and destroy your home only what happens or evwhen it doesunityr wid time now to take a look at
the morning papers at 21 past the hour. The New York Times fashion, community is mourning the loss of an acclaimed designer this morning. Oscar de la renta passed away after complications from cancer. Born in the dominican republic, de la renta lived in spain and france before making his way to the United States where he began his own label. Known for its glamorous evening gowns, the designer dressed four first ladies, hollywoods top movie stars, Television Actresses and singers. Oscar de la renta was 82 years. What a remarkable life. Willie . Usa today news out of south africa olympic runner Oscar Pistorius as been sentenced to five years in prison for the killing of his girlfriend. His legal team expects him to spend 10 months behind bars with the remaining time one house arrest. The Washington Post, a new study says sodas can take years
off your life. According to research in the american journal of health, sugary drinks can accelerate your bodys ageing process. Scientists who conducted a study says it happens at a chromosomal level making it hard for cells to regenerate and causing the body to age more rapidly. Research shows drinking one 20 ounce soda drink daily is linked to four and a half years of additional ageing and ofeffects similar to smoking. When we were reading this story, i was telling al my poor grandma who died at 93 showed the effects of ageing the last year of her life drinking that sugar shocked tea and al said she might have made it to 94. Maybe not sweet tea. Thats a pretty shocking study. Im not shocked. I think its more the chemicals,
isnt it . People that are drinking the fake sugar and everything like that. We called it saccharin back in the 70s. Joe, you also point out about churchill. He was an alcoholic. Willie. The Hollywood Reporter lesley jones has been named the newest cast member on saturday night live. Currently a writer on the show has made some appear janes since joining snl earlier this year. She was a finalist for the cast position which eventually was offered to another. She will make her debut this saturday when jim carey hosts the big show. From nbc for new york Video Shows Police chasing a runaway carriage horse. This is de blasios new york. Why done he love animals. A spokesperson for the carriage industry says the horse escaped from its stable on
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