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Stroke. >> i'm not. i actually was talking about the candidates and how the president is positioned pertaining to the candidates. >> you said they were a dark alternative. >> pertaining to the overall situation this country is in, i think he addressed it, and it was -- it may not change washington today, but it certainly may be the beginning of his path to reelection. >> willie, i want to put my comments this morning in perspective very quickly. one, i think it was a good speech. >> yep. >> for the president. two, it was a political speech like most of these speeches are political speeches. th...

Tax reform should follow the buffett rule. if you make more than $1 million a year, you should not pay less than 30% in taxes. now, you can call this class warfare all you want. but asking a billionaire to pay at least as much as his secretary in taxes? most americans would call that common sense. >> welcome back to "morning joe." mike barnicle and donny deutsch are still with us. and tom brokaw joins us now as well as bob woodward joining us from washington this morning. gentlemen, welcome. >> tom brokaw, most importantly, back from san francisco. you spent time in candle stick park. >> i did...

Declines the accusation and says that he is not a lobbyist. and he has never done any lobbying. >> but he is what has dismayed americans so much over these past years, as they've had to bear the brunt of the recession. that it is the powerful and the connected as newt gingrich is, that has really done relatively well as compared to the rest of americans, and also noticed in the speech. the president made a turn. to begin to talk and paint washington as a part from him. and congress as a part from him. he recognizes that the disillusion many with washington as a whole, the dysfunctional nature ...

Accurate. so one, we're going to have to be better informed about my views on issues. >> i find it really hard to lose weight. god wanted me to be a bear, not a gazelle. >> those of you who will be 21 by november 12th, i ask for your support and your vote. those who won't be, just work hard. >> one of the real changes when you run for president as opposed to being an analyst for fofl, i have to actually know what i'm talking about. >> thank you. >> let's get right to our triple panel now. with us from washington, msnbc political analyst and form he dnc communications director, karen finney. ch...

Presentations during i believe 2004 and 2005 where they offered, and i'm quoting, contracts at the -- contacts at the highest levels of federal, state government, and access to top transformational leadership across industry and government. what is that? >> well, that sounds a lot like lobbying. and certainly this is not an uncommon theme in washington where former officials have been able to parlay their clout, their influence and their connections within the government and their former colleagues within the government into lucrative contracts that they sometimes term consulting, sometimes te...