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Starting with the Obama situation

6:02 a.m. The topic is the photos and Obama

6:04 a.m. Barnicle: It’s good that he listens to the generals on this one instead of the polls.

6:06 a.m. Willie wasn’t invited? Must have been because he voted for Miss California.

6:08 a.m. That is a very classy line by the president. Very well said.

6:14 a.m. “I pulled something but not a string.” Mika’s head is on the desk Joe turned around and Willie walked away so Barnicle had to do the next bit. That moment was worth being up this early.

6:20 a.m. You know the idea that this is to protect democratic pols didn’t hit me at all.

6:24 a.m. Take Obama away from the Democratic party and they are weak. Everyone agrees. I guess Mrs. Clinton star has truly fallen.

6:30 a.m. Market down unexpectedly. Is it?

6:33 a.m. What parent would put their child on the local airline after this?

6:39 a.m. We will leave it there on the joke.

6:41 a.m. Until someone else steps up Rush is it, that’s true but I think that Rush is right and the more people who actually hear him will agree, but then again I think the best voice I heard was on morning joe two days ago.

6:43 a.m There was not one tea party when George Bush was president. Harold never heard of Porkbusters or saw the graph. As Glenn pointed out there was a protest, it was the elections of 2006 & 2008 when conservatives stayed home.

6:57 a.m. Put your phone on vibrate, Barnicle is not allowed to comment. That was funny and Gibbs is right.

6:59 a.m. Did anyone else notice Barnicle’s hand was under the table during the entire Maxim 100 segment?

7:02 a.m. They do a lot of fund raisers don’t they?

7:06 a.m. This will all come out. Joe was right about the democrats on this and he is right about this.

7:07 a.m. Harold Ford is right again. Joe is right, he would make an acceptable moderate republican.

7:09 a.m. Joe I like you but you aren’t a Catholic, Barnicle is and should know better.

7:10 a.m. This isn’t a speech code, he is being given a honorary degree at a CATHOLIC university when he is radically pro abortion. That is contrary to our beliefs.

7:11 a.m. You know if I’d been tailing this guy for 40 min i might have lost it up front too.

7:13 a.m. Mark my words it will be AFTER the Notre Dame speech. His appointment is going to be a kick in the teeth to ND.

7:14 a.m. Harold and Joe make a good point but that is because like slavery Abortion is a seminal issue of good vs evil. It can’t help but be the point.

7:16 a.m. This all sounds nice but the job of a judge is to read the law and rule based on what it says. Not on what their life experience gives them. They are umpires. Their job is to apply the rules.

7:18 a.m. I think Richard Hass is exactly wrong on these issues. I predict before he actually comes on his arguments will the opposite of what is correct.

7:32 a.m. Jed Babbin on Morning Joe?

7:39 a.m. He points out that Powell ran out on his own and points out his bs on the Plame scandal.

7:47 a.m. It is a lot more complicated when it is your stuff. It’s a question of protecting troops in Afghanistan. Hass proves me wrong right away. Good for him!

7:48 a.m. There is nothing more satisfying than being proved wrong when you think ill of people’s opinion, I hope president Obama proves me wrong a lot.

8:06 a.m. You know that Savannah is a real good sport. The time will come when she can take over Mika’s chair. Mika better watch out.

8:22 a.m. You can say things on this show but you will be accurately represented.

8:26 a.m. Ad Hoc decisions?

8:37 a.m. The great morning joe Wars are on. MSNBC vs CNBC

8:38 a.m. This is a lot of fun, but relative to the other Joe he is liberal.

8:40 a.m. You are copying CNBC you have 6 boxes up.

8:42 a.m. And these guys are talking about the big tent that the republicans need?

8:48 a.m. Monica Pelosi. Barnicle is off the hook.

It’s all Dick Cheney all the time.

6:47 a.m. Apparently Gore going after Bush is different than Cheney answering questions when asked.

6:48 a.m. The president sees political advantage to this so will continue.

6:58 a.m. Willie scores the interview and a kiss.

7:00 a.m. She mentions that people of all ages should have the courage to stand up for what they believe in.

7:01 a.m. Let’s be honest she was attacked for saying something that the PRESS disagreed with. Willie nailed it.

7:03 a.m. They are riding this, but Mika is trying to ask an actual question and they are skipping her. The serious question she asked yesterday is being ignored.

7:04 a.m. Boy that cartoon is no more true then it is right now.

7:06 a.m. They still haven’t mentioned the Pope’s walk out (or the Israeli objections to his speech).

7:08 a.m. They are getting serious now concerning those aircraft transcripts. Heilman blames deregulation. Apparently it is republicans fault that these guys are dead.

7:10 a.m. They are getting very heavy and are looking to getting an air expert on.

7:11 a.m. Savannah Guthre on the supreme court issue. There is no list that has all the contenders.

7:13 a.m. The Commencement is at ASU is today.

7:14 a.m. A TAD BIT CONTROVERSIAL? Notre Dame is a tad bit controversial?

7:15 a.m. They look for a plane expert and presto, this is one of the reasons why this show is excellent, they say lets get someone who can answer this question and they call and get them at once. Tom Costello, totally unscheduled.

7:16 a.m. The 24 year girl had more hours than the Captain?!! That’s news. Apparently it wasn’t the young girl it was the captain who blew it on the stall.

7:24 a.m. Susie Welch is 5th on the book list, but they don’t talk to the #1 guys. It’s some unknown named Levin.

7:28 a.m. It is a fake story, Susie says they need a fake story.

7:30 a.m. The real story was the suppression of the left.

7:38 a.m. Cramer says Spitzer is full of it. I think the idea it to try to rehabilitate him.

7:40 a.m. All the mortgage brokers are nailed. I haven’t heard Geithner being complemented before

7:41 a.m. The responsible guys are going up and the bad guys are sinking says Cramer. Now is the time to buy homes he says. He is putting his own money where is mouth is. I think he is right. There are houses near me that are selling for under 50k. It’s a semi tough neighborhood but some are as low as 25k and this ain’t Detroit.

7:51 a.m. All about the Death of Bear Stearns.

7:52 a.m. Chris Buckley wouldn’t be on if A: he hadn’t voted Obama, and B: wrote that his late father would have voted for him. Far be it from me to say I know his father better than him, but I’m not buying that bridge.

8:01 a.m. Willie’s segment proves that a lot of people actually have a life.

8:04 a.m. Oh it was a political appointment it’s been bad for 6 years, so it is according to Schumer; BUSH’s fault of course. That might be a little unfair of me since he didn’t come out and say it.

8:18 a.m. Why did you write the book? It’s cheaper than therapy.

8:26 a.m Boy Buckley sure surprised me, just goes to show you shouldn’t judge someone by their worst decision.

8:30 a.m. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, Mika is a very handsome woman who has looks, brains and integrity. (She is also good at the stick that they do).

8:32 a.m. Joe very quietly slipped in something significant. “Thanks for letting us do what we want to do.” At MSNBC to not be part of the Niche this is important. That’s why it is on every day here. It needs to be encouraged.

8:33 a.m. Ah the great George Soros, that explains Zucker’s appearance, Stewart and MSNBC at a Soros charitable function. That doesn’t diminish the charity or the good thing about the donation.

8:35 a.m. One little tweak on this, they talked about stars donating time, when Rush Limbaugh holds his annual fundraiser he doesn’t just give his time, he puts up 50k of his own to start.

8:39 a.m. Watching Copper is smart.

8:39 a.m. Short line traffic is a good indicator too, smart statement Joe.

8:50 a.m. Apparently Stan McCrystal took down the bad guys in Iraq