Call me bloody mary bill. It works after a long night with the whiskey. Morning joe starts right now. According to government run news outlets, last week the iranian government launched a live monkey into launched a live monkey into space. Theres been no independent confirmati confirmation which means it probably didnt happen. They released a photo, this is the alleged iranian space monkey. Based on the photo, im guessing he didnt volunteer for the mission. And id like to see them hook the iranian space monkey with the ikea sweater monkey. Wouldnt they make a great couple. They said he flew into space and came back alive and well and even threw him a parade when he got back. Theres the space monkey. Adorable when he banks his little sim balls together. Very cute. Good morning from los angeles, tuesday, january 29th. With us on set from new york, willie geist, mike barnicle, senior Political Editor and White House Correspondent for the huffington post, sam stein, former treasury officia
Which you saw expressed in some of the things rubio said and paul ryan has said in the last couple of days, if they are going to stick their necks outs, they want to feel they have a partner with the white house. Joining me right now is democratic congressman eric shifz zer. Lets dive in to bring everybody up to speed on where we stand with nine days out on the quester. Interesting with the piece out by john boehner, carney has tweeted out, Speaker Boehner is rewriting history in the oped for getting he said i got 98 of what i wanted when he and 173 house rs voted for the sequester. Are you surprised by the game of chicken being played in washington, d. C. , especially when it comes to the amount of cuts that are coming on march 1st . I wish i could say im surprised but weve seen enough over the last year and a half not to be surprised by yet another impasse. And i think this is really a lot about damaging members of his congress. They want cuts and embracing the sequester, many of the
Folks, there are a lot of holes in the story, specifically 18 of them. But i believe america deserves to know, who drove the cart . Who rode shotgun . Did the president hit from the ladies tee . Did he replace his divots . Or did he send susan rice to cover them up . But folks, oh, yeah, yeah, youre just as upset as i am, i can tell. Good morning, its wednesday, february the 20th. With us on set here in new york city, msnbc contributor mike barnic barnicle, economic analyst Steve Rattner, former policy adviser to the bush administration, dan senor, fortunes assistant managing editor, Leigh Gallagher and editorial writer for the Washington Post, msnbc contributor jonathan capehart. Morning, everybody. Morning. Good morning. Morning. Joe and mika have the morning off. Have we heard enough yet about the fight between the press and the white house over tiger woods . Oh, stop it. Just please, stop it. Mike, as a grizzled veteran journalist, whats your view . Just stop it. It makes us out to
J. T. . Christine writes, loving the Peter Alexander sleepwear, new African Dream collection. Sorry, hi to do that to you. Aaron writes, measuring myself for usps gear. Cant wait to get some. Thats kind. America appreciates your patriotism. No more saturday deliveries, cliff claven would be proud. Morning joe begins now. Did you see the pictures of president obama playing golf with tiger woods this weekend . Neither did we. The media covering the president was shut out. The press corps complained. Folks, there are a lot of holes in the story, specifically 18 of them. But i believe america deserves to know, who drove the cart . Who rode shotgun . Did the president hit from the ladies tee . Did he replace his divots . Or did he send susan rice to cover them up . But folks, oh, yeah, yeah, youre just as upset as i am, i can tell. Good morning, its wednesday, february the 20th. With us on set here in new york city, msnbc contributor mike barnic barnicle, economic analyst Steve Rattner, for
Combat troops as he has said. All along over the last couple months. But more troops are heading to the region. Lets get a breakdown of everything the president said, what the strategy is from jim acosta. A long day for you yesterday. Live at the white house for us. Jim, what more did we learn from the president on what hes going to do now . Kate, on this anniversary of 9 11, the president says there is no isis threat against the u. S. Homeland. But he came out talking tough, announcing his decision to order air strikes on isis and syria, and the questions have begun on how hell get the job done. My fellow americans compass a cautious commanderinchief no more, rolling the dice with an ambitious plan to wipe out isis. Our objective is clear we will degrade and ultimately destroy isil through a comprehensive and sustained counterterrorism strategy. The president s biggest leap ramping up air strikes on iraq and sir gentleman. We will hunt down terrorists who threaten our country wherever