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>> thats pretty good. >> he went on to say that politico figured out he lost the southern white male. >> i offered that one. >> here now politicos patrick gavin. look at you. >> finally dressed up for a change. >> looking good. >> were kind of dressed down. you went to all the parties last night, the after parties where washington -- >> too late. >> -- manhattan and los angeles collide. what did you find there? >> yes, tell us the story. >> its interesting. first of all, this week has become so ...

♪ host: times square in new york city is evacuated as a suspicious package was found in and as suv. we will have more details. today the president heads to the gulf coast to look at some of the efforts being made to save the coastline from an onslaught of oil as a slick. for most of the first part of the program we will talk about the president and his commencement address yesterday at the university of michigan. in it he talks about the role of government in your life. we want to fi...

Limited edition, $350 version which will be in a nice cloth. so, if you have the money and you want the book in the terrycloth, $350. >> terrycloth? >> ive got to say -- >> a bathrobe? >> -- hes done a great job leaving, keeping his head down. it actually makes me a lot more interested in reading this book than i would be -- because when he left, lets face it, 80% of americans wanted him to go and never come back. now, you look at some of these polls that say half of americans would like him run...

>> and then this woman read this and said we should all -- women should get together and do something -- >> got it. were good. you know what i think its time for -- >> shake it. shake it. >> yes. >> shake -- >> shut up. >> i think thats probably the top of the politico playbook today. >> lets talk to the man who the white house wakes up to. >> like a kevin bacon game. patrick gavin, are you here with us? >> mike allens in monaco. >> after this weekend, hes huge. >> what is washington saying toda...

maggie writes, couldnt wait to see which suit youre wearing, the gray one or the black one. looks like its a black one again this week. >> i will not be criticized for my wardrobe. i got this for my confirmation in 198 #. if you have a problem, take it up with my mom. "morning joe" starts right now. ♪ i sat down yesterday in new york with a dozen of the top wall street ceos and bank presidents. even though the meeting itself was a disappointment, the restaurant where it was held, ...

i cant sleep much past 5:00 a.m. i know why, im too big to sleep. >> i dont know what that means. >> heres our third. rick from greeley, kansas, has been e-mailing all week from 4:20 saying the pipe is still lit. >> yes, you have found our third demographic. three days later, wow. do you get your stuff? e-mail us again. "morning joe" starts right now. most people have no idea what the vice president does except for ceremonial things. >> me either. i dont know what -- >> do you have ...

latelies to this thing. >> the president will speak just blocks from wall street today to continue his push for financial reform. will they get the message? off the coast of louisiana this morning, the coast guard continuing a frantic search for 11 oil workers after that massive oil rig explosion. good morning. its april 22nd, 2010. im savannah guthrie. >> im chuck todd. did you say its dairt? its my earth day, too. >> its everyones earth day. >> happy earth day. in just over an hour...

>> i think she would jump at that. i think most people who have -- who are lawyers -- she was a brilliant lawyer and a really great law student. i think -- im not sure if the court has a huge aspiration for her, but she could shape america for the rest of her life. and i think its wrong that a confirmation hearing would be particularly difficult. i think she would fly flew. center republicans have huge respect for hillary clinton. she would soar through the senate. >> one of the great surprises ...

>> kathleen parker won a pulitzer prize. >> is that her first pulitzer? >> yes. >> shes such a good writer. >> shes great. two more and shes equal to you and me. >> thats right. the staff writer for politico, patrick gavin, hes got a look at the "morning playbook." good morning. >> good morning, willie. you might win a pulitzer with that mickelson bombshell. >> do you all not know what im saying? we dont know everything about our public heroes. >> where have all of our heroes gone? >> where ha...

Mike leavitt from steeles maryland days, they have boyd rutherford now in charge of the finances there, getting rid of a sort of long, steady guy who had been at the rnc. so part of the criticism is that michael steele -- first of all, when steele came in, he asked for the resignation of about 100 staffers. obviously, they could reapply, but the argument sort of hes bringing in allies instead of these old, steady hands that know the system, know the donors, know the party and perhaps thats leadi...