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Now, this hour, were going to be revisiting some of our best interviews and conversations of the year. >> and we begin with a man whos been both a vocal and symbolic part of the debt discussion. the chairman of berkshire hathaway, warren buffett. he joined us on set along with carol lummis, who came out with the new book, "tap dancing to work: warren buffett on practically everything 1966 to 2012." a compilation about the oracle of omaha. >> what is the principle of warren buffetts life that kee...

Shootings. there have been 70 episodes of school shootings in the united states. since 1994. after the brady bill was passed. president obama was in connecticut last night speaking to a high school gymnasium as part of a memorial service. and he said some things, no single law, no set of laws can eliminate evil from the world or prevent every senseless act of violence in our society, but that cant be an excuse for inaction. so right there, i feel better. it cant be an excuse for inaction. that m...

Also, msnbcs chris jansing live from newtown with how that community is coping. youre watching "morning joe." let the little children come to me, jesus said, and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven. charlotte, daniel, olivia, josephine, ana, dylan, madeline, catherine, chase, jesse, james, grace, emilie, jack, noah, caroline, jessica, benjamin,

>> bill -- >> ukrainian. >> bills weeping. >> your viewer was correct. just take it off. >> ill take it off. >> yeah, take it off. >> you want me to take it all off? >> no, just the tie. >> whats wrong with you? >> just the tie. yeah. >> hes hiding. >> give a guy moving consecutively, thats what happens. >> good morning, its friday, december 14th. welcome to "morning joe." with us on set, we have msnbc political analyst and vice president and executive editor of msnbc.com, richard wolffe. >> how...

What? this doesnt help the party, mike. were going to have to move frist in there. >> off of kristophs point yesterday, he could make that argument, he could state reality. nobody wants to be born poor in this country, but there is a life cycle of dependency that has been built into programs like ssi as they have expanded beyond the realm of what anybody thought when they were first conceived. >> yeah. >> he could make that argument. coming up, "the washington posts" david ignatius, from ohio,...

Two, a little disproportionate. mccain teased you about a job you might get, and you hit him with the failure of his life. >> she interviewed me. >> welcome back to "morning joe." harold ford jr. is still here along with mark halperin in washington. with us on set, we have found out author, columnist and the most dangerous woman in america. >> absolutely. >> everything. all of it. >> julia. >> we have madeira in common and jean harris in common. >> she was a little crazy. >> absolutely beloved. ...

Come to the table with anything even reasonable. ill say it. i know it will be disastrous. i know it will doom our economy for years to come, but lets just go over the [ bleep ] cliff. fine. lets just go. just leave the negotiating tables and send us over the cliff. because you know why? at least for a few seconds, it will feel like were flying. >> welcome back to "morning joe." it is the top of the hour. look at that shot of new york city. >> beautiful. >> how beautiful. >> beautiful. glad were...

Are numbers on pieces of paper from both sides. >> numbers on paper! good morning. its wednesday, december 5th. welcome to "morning joe." live in the nations capital. this is exciting. and you know, i said, lets do a show from washington, d.c., because they get so much stuff done there. its like silicon valley. and going there when steve jobs was really bringing apple to the forefront -- >> a happening place. >> it is. its where things happen. thats why were here, steve rattner. >> washington ...

With the republican leadership which does feel different this time around is while boehner has been selected by his fellow republicans to be the leader of their conference as speaker, he must be elected in the new congress in january. so hes got something on the line here, too. theres a lot of confidence about the future of his speakership, but it isnt official yet. and so hes got to play this very carefully from just the perspective of holding on to the gavel. >> kelly odonnell, thanks very muc...

Harold, say theyre going to cut spending in these deals, and it is always garbage. it never happens. what, im going to support raising taxes so washington politicians can defer responsible choices on spending cuts again? no. >> i agree. if mark halperin is right that the formula is fewer republicans, more democrats voting for this, remember, boehner runs for speaker next year. can he hold on to the speakership if he ends up supporting the minority of republicans support to avoid going off the cl...