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  • 22
    Apr
    2013
    9:10am, EDT

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    *** Monday’s “The Daily Rundown” line-up: NBC’s Pete Williams and Michael Isikoff with the latest on the Boston investigation… Rep. Pete King (R-NY) and ACLU’s Anthony Romero on how to handle the bombing suspect… Plus the Washington Post’s Dan Balz, National Review’s Ramesh Ponnuru and Neera Tanden of the Center for American Progress join the Gaggle.

    *** Monday’s “Jansing & Co.” line-up: MSNBC’s Chris Jansing interviews Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), NBC Terrorism Analyst Roger Cressey, Amb. Marc Ginsberg, former U.S. Asst.  Attorney Daniel Collins, former FBI Special Agent Don Clark, Reason Magazine’s Matt Welsh and NBC Latino Contributor Victoria DeFrancesco Soto.

    *** Monday’s “MSNBC Live with Thomas Roberts” line-up: MSNBC’s Thomas Roberts interviews Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS), NBC News Terrorism Analyst Roger Cressey and Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz on the Boston Bombing Investigation…  Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) joins to discuss whether the Boston terror attack will impact the immigration debate…  And Tucson Shooting Hero Patricia Maisch will talk about what victims of gun violence can do to keep that debate alive.

    *** Monday’s “NOW with Alex Wagner” line-up: Alex Wagner’s guests include Huffington Post’s Ryan Grim, theGrio’s Joy Reid, BBC’s Katty Kay, National Journal’s Ron Fournier, and the New York Times’ Peter Baker.

    *** Monday’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports” line-up: NBC’s Andrea Mitchell interviews NBC’s Pete Williams, Anne Thompson, Michael Isikoff, the Boston Globe’s Kevin Cullen, Reuters columnist David Rohde, The Brookings Institution’s Bruce Riedel and the Washington Post’s Chris Cillizza.

    *** Monday’s “News Nation with Tamron Hall” line-up: MSNBC’s Tamron Hall interviews NBC Terrorism analyst Roger Cressey, and Washington University Law School professor Neil Richards.

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    Meant to post the above on First thoughts, not here - no wonder it was so easy to be "frist"....

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  • 18
    Apr
    2013
    9:07am, EDT

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    *** Thursday’s “The Daily Rundown” line-up: NBC's Pete Williams with the latest on the Boston investigation… NBC's Charles Hadlock with the latest from West, Texas… former Homeland Security Secy. Tom Ridge on Boston and the ricin investigation…msnbc's Chris Jansing outside of the Boston cathedral where the interfaith service will take place… Plus NBC's Kristen Welker, TIME's Michael Crowley and Roll Call's Shira Toeplitz on today's immigration legislation unveiling and more in the Gaggle.

    *** Thursday’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports” line-up: NBC’s Andrea Mitchell interviewsSen. Robert Casey (D-PA), Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Service Women’s Action Network Executive Director Anu Bhagwati, the Washington Post’s Chris Cillizza, MSNBC’s Chris Jansing and NBC’s Pete Williams, Anne Thompson and Ron Allen.: 

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    The first thing out of most of the Liberal mouths around here is to blame those heartless Republicans for the defeat of this particular piece of legislation. You Liberals would be doing yourselves a favor by doing a little research before you so hatefully post your ignorance. You put yourselves into …

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  • 17
    Apr
    2013
    9:18am, EDT

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    *** Wednesday’s “The Daily Rundown” line-up: NBC’s Michael Isikoff with the latest on the investigation in Boston… Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) on the state of immigration and gun legislation… NBC’s Pete Williams and former National Counterterrorism Center Director Michael Leiter on what we’re learning about the explosives used on Monday… Plus Wilson Center President and former Rep. Jane Harman (D-CA), former RNC Chair Michael Steele and the Financial Times’ Anna Fifield join the Gaggle.

    *** Wednesday’s “Jansing & Co.” line-up: MSNBC’s Chris Jansing reports live from Boston and interviews former Oklahoma Gov Frank Keating (R), former New York Gov. George Pataki (R), Boston Globe reporter Kevin Cullen and former FBI profiler Clint Van Zandt.

    *** Wednesday’s “MSNBC Live with Thomas Roberts” line-up: Guest host Craig Melvin interviews former Unabomber profiler Candace DeLong, former ATF Agent in Charge James Cavanaugh and Rep. John Tierney (D-MA) about the bombings at the Boston Marathon…  Dr. Tad Gerlinger, MD, who treated wounded warriors in combat, will discuss how battlefield injuries can be applied to incidents like the Boston attack…  Rep. Luis Giutierrez will talk about whether poison pills will kill the Immigration 8 bipartisan compromise…  And MSNBC’s Martin Bashir will join from London to discuss Margaret Thatcher’s funeral and London on guard in the wake of the Boston attack.

    *** Wednesday’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports” line-up: NBC’s Andrea Mitchell interviews Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ), former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge, MSNBC’s Chris Jansing and Martin Bashir, NBC’s Pete Williams, Ron Allen, Kelly O’Donnell and Anne Thompson and The New York Times’ Mark Mazzetti.

    *** Wednesday’s “News Nation with Tamron Hall” line-up: MSNBC’s Tamron Hall interviews Rep.  Raul Grijalva, USA Today columnist Raul Reyes, American Urban Radio’s April Ryan, and Professional Firefighters of MA president Edward Kelly

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    I love Giutierrez he is so fiery.

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  • 16
    Apr
    2013
    9:10am, EDT

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    *** Tuesday’s “The Daily Rundown” line-up: NBC’s Michael Isikoff and Pete Williams with the latest on the investigation… Former Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman (I-CT) on how security has changed since 9/11… Former Director of the National Counterterrorism Center and NBC News terrorism expert Michael Leiter… NBC News/msnbc senior political analyst and former Obama strategist David Axelrod on the president’s reaction and handling of this security situation… Plus live coverage of the latest update from law enforcement officials in Boston at 9:30amET.

    *** Tuesday’s “Jansing & Co.” line-up: Chris Jansing, reporting live from Boston, interviews Rep. John Tierney (D-MA), Homeland Security  Committee Member Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS), the Boston Globe’s Matt Viser, Morning Joe’s Mike Barnicle, NBC News Terrorism Expert Michael Leiter, Fmr. FBI profiler Clint Van Zandt, and eyewitness Brent O’Connor.

    *** Tuesday’s “MSNBC Live with Thomas Roberts” line-up: MSNBC’s Thomas Roberts interviews former Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) and Sen. Chris Murphy about the terror attack in Boston. He’ll be joined by Fmr. Director of the National Counterterrorism Center Michael Letter,  Fmr. FBI Profiler Clint Van Zant, and Retired FBI Agent and Bomb Expert Rick Hahn. And Thomas also will talk to Boston Marathon Eyewitness Serdar Ozturk about what happened when the bombs exploded.

    *** Tuesday’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports” line-up: NBC’s Andrea Mitchell interviews Boston marathon bombing eyewitness Serdar Ozturk, Rep. Richard Neal (D-MA), Rep. Peter King (R-NY), NBC Terror Analyst Michael Leiter and USA Today’s Tom Beusse and Susan Davis.

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    The President has thrown the full weight of his office behind the F.B.I. investigation. The one, or those responsible, had better watch their six! Once captured, and they will be, I say let the victims have at em. I'll bet the father of that little boy would love to get his hands on em!!!

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  • 15
    Apr
    2013
    9:07am, EDT

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    *** Monday’s “The Daily Rundown” line-up: Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) on the gun bill debate and her push on making mental health issues a piece of it… A Deep Dive inside the immigration discussion and debate behind closed doors with Alfonso Aguilar, executive director of the Latino Partnership for Conservative Principles and former chief of the U.S. Office of Citizenship under President George W. Bush… Plus the Washington Post’s Dan Balz, USA Today’s Susan Page and the Grio.com’s Perry Bacon Jr. join the Gaggle.

    *** Monday’s “MSNBC Live with Thomas Roberts” line-up: MSNBC’s Thomas Roberts interviews Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) about the showdown in the senate over guns.  Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO) will discuss immigration.  Former Amb. Nicholas Burns will talk about the threat from North Korea and whether talks are possible.  Attorney for the family of Trayvon Martin Benjamin Crump will sound off on the police officer who had a Trayvon Martin target for shooting practice.  And Today’s Power Panel includes:  National Council of La Raza’s Clarissa Martinez De Castro, MSNBC Contributor Ron Reagan and MSNBC Contributor Robert Traynham.

    *** Monday’s “NOW with Alex Wagner” line-up: Alex Wagner’s guests include former Gov. Ed Rendell, Wes Moore, the Washington Post’s Nia-Malika Henderson, and Bloomberg’s Josh Green.

    *** Monday’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports” line-up: Chris Cillizza, filling in for Andrea Mitchell, interviews the Washington Post’s Jonathan Capehart and Ruth Marcus, National Journal’s Chris Frates and Third Way Senior VP Matt Bennett. The show also runs Mitchell’s interview with Secretary of State John Kerry from Tokyo.

    *** Monday’s “News Nation with Tamron Hall” line-up: MSNBC’s Tamron Hall interviews Politico’s Carrie Budoff Brown, Dem strategist Chris Kofinis, Michael Smerconish, and former US asst. secretary of state PJ Crowley.

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  • 12
    Apr
    2013
    9:14am, EDT

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    *** Friday’s “The Daily Rundown” line-up: Center for American Progress President Tom Perriello and Heritage Action for American CEO Mike Needham on the gun fight… NBC’s Andrea Mitchell with the latest from Seoul on North Korea… More on the NBC/WSJ numbers with pollsters Fred Yang and Bill McInturff… Plus MSNBC’s Karen Finney, CQ Roll Call’s David Hawkings and Indiana GOP spokesman Pete Seat join the Gaggle.

    *** Friday’s “MSNBC Live with Thomas Roberts” line-up: MSNBC’s Thomas Roberts interviews Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA) on her plan to tax guns and ammo purchases to ease the health care costs of gun violence.  Rep. John Carter (R-TX) will join to discuss what the House Bipartisan Group of 8 are negotiating on immigration reform.  Freedom to Marry Executive Director Evan Wolfson will talk about the conservative right’s resistance to marriage equality and the new NBC  News/WSJ Poll on same-sex marriage.  Essence Magazine Executive Director Vanessa Bush will discuss the magazine’s new “Guns Down” series on gun violence in African-American communities.  And Today’s Power Panel includes:  Politico’s Manu Raju, Democratic strategist Jill Zuckman and Republican Strategist David Winston.

    *** Friday’s “NOW with Alex Wagner” line-up: Alex Wagner’s guests include Huffington Post’s Ryan Grim, New York Magazine contributing editor Vanessa Grigoriadis, Demos’ Bob Herbert, and Buzzfeed’s Ben Smith.

    *** Friday’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports” line-up: Chris Cillizza, subbing for Andrea Mitchell, interviews NBC’s Kelly O’Donnell, Rep. Elijah Cummings, NBC’s Andrea Mitchell (from Seoul), Politico’s Anna Palmer, William Cohen, and the Washington Post’s Jonathan Capehart.

    *** Friday’s “News Nation with Tamron Hall” line-up: MSNBC’s Tamron Hall interviews Former national security council director of communications Ben Chang, the Washington Post’s Anne Kornblut, Dem strategist Jimmy Williams, Time magazine Business and sports director Bill Saporito, and New York Times reporter Ian Lovett.

    *** Saturday’s “MSNBC Live Weekends” line-up, starting at 2:00 pm ET: Mara Schiavocampo fills in and her guests include Ezekiel Emanuel on his book “The Brothers Emanuel”; Cass Sunstein, former regulatory czar; filmmaker Davis Guggenheim on his new film “The Dream is Now”; Shannon O’Neil of the Council on Foreign Relations for a reality check on the U.S.-Mexican border; and Marc Morial of the National Urban League.

    *** Sunday’s “MSNBC Live Weekends” line-up, starting 3:00 pm ET: Richard Lui fills in and his guests include former Reps. Mary Bono Mack and Connie Mack; NBC Latino’s Raul Reyes; The Washington Post’s David Nakamura; NBC’s Mark Murray; journalist Jose Antonio Vargas; Voto Latino’s Maria Teresa Kumar; a panel of dreamers who’s experienced living as undocumented immigrants first-hand; filmmaker Davis Guggenheim; plus a special premiere presentation of Davis Guggenheim and Laurene Powell Jobs’s film “The Dream is Now” about the Dream Act and the future of immigration reform.

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  • 11
    Apr
    2013
    9:04am, EDT

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    *** Thursday’s “The Daily Rundown” line-up: Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) and Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL) on the immigration debate… Pollsters Fred Yang and Bill McInturff with a Deep Dive into the new NBC/WSJ numbers… NBC’s Michael Isikoff with a report on who’s behind some of the groups opposing immigration changes… Plus the Gaggle has one of us (!!!), Democratic strategist Mike Feldman and Michelle Bernard of the Bernard Center for Women, Politics and Public Policy.

    *** Thursday’s “MSNBC Live with Thomas Roberts” line-up: MSNBC’s Thomas Roberts talks with Chairman of the House Gun Control Task Force Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA) about the House bipartisan measure on background checks… Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) will join to discuss the Immigration Gang of 8‘s work on a comprehensive deal…  Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) will talk about his opposition to President Obama’s budget plan…  TheGrio.Com Managing Editor Joy-Ann Reid will Sound Off on Sen. Rand Paul’s visit to Howard University… And today’s Power Panel includes:  NBCLatino.com Contributor Victoria DeFrancesco Soto, Democratic Strategist Karen Finney, and Republican Strategist Chip Saltsman.

    *** Thursday’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports” line-up: NBC’s Andrea Mitchell, anchoring from South Korea, interviews NBC’s Chuck Todd, the Washington Post’s Chris Cillizza, NBC’s Miguel Almaguer, USA Today’s Alan Gomez, the Cook Political Report’s Amy Walter, NBC’s Michael Isikoff, and Sen. Johnny Isakson.

    *** Thursday’s “News Nation with Tamron Hall” line-up: MSNBC’s Tamron Hall interviews Sen. Richard Blumenthal, the Washington Post’s Jonathan Capehart, Politico’s Carrie Budoff Brown, and Time Magazine’s Bobby Ghosh.

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  • 10
    Apr
    2013
    9:15am, EDT

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    *** Wednesday’s “The Daily Rundown” line-up:  Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) on the Gang of Eight’s plans for an immigration bill… Former Ambassador Chris Hill with a Deep Dive into what’s going on in North Korea… and Voto Latino’s Maria Teresa Kumar, Bloomberg News’ Jeanne Cummings and former House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-IL) join the Gaggle.

    *** Wednesday’s “NOW with Alex Wagner” line-up: Alex Wagner’s guests include the Washington Post’s Eugene Robinson, NPR’s Ari Shapiro, Demos’ Heather McGhee, former Obama WH Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, and the Washington Post’s Ezra Klein.

    *** Wednesday’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports” line-up: NBC’s Andrea Mitchell interviews Congressman Chris Van Hollen, WH Senior Adviser Dan Pfeiffer, La Raza President Janet Murguia, former Defense Secretary William Cohen, and Mark McKinnon.

    *** Wednesday’s “News Nation with Tamron Hall” line-up: MSNBC’s Tamron Hall interviews Rep. Keith Ellison, American Urban Radio’s April Ryan, Former Laura Bush Chief of staff Anita McBride, Reuter’s columnist Zachary Karabell, and BET columnist Keith Boykin.

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  • 9
    Apr
    2013
    9:13am, EDT

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    *** Tuesday’s “The Daily Rundown” line-up: Former Obama W.H. Press Secretary Robert Gibbs and former Bush W.H. Political Director Sara Fagen on the gun fight strategy… National Journal’s Brian Fung with a Deep Dive into how some Republicans are looking to jazz up their online offering… Plus former RNC Chair Michael Steele, NBC’s Luke Russert, and former Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) join the Gaggle.

    *** Tuesday’s “Jansing & Co.” line-up: Richard Lui is in for Chris Jansing today:  Rep. Rosa DeLauro/(D) Connecticut on Newtown families lobbying efforts on Capitol Hill, Perry Bacon and Kasie Hunt on gun control and gay marriage, Geoffrey Cowley/MSNBC.com on national assault on abortion rights, Emily Tisch Sussman and David Winston on Obama’s Second Term Agenda, Kelly Wallace/IVillage and Tanisha Sykes/Essence magazine on Equal Pay Day and new survey on women in the workplace

    *** Tuesday’s “MSNBC Live with Thomas Roberts” line-up: MSNBC’s Thomas Roberts interviews Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak about the President’s push on gun control.  NARAL President Ilyse Hogue will discuss the explosion of anti-abortion laws in the states.  Fmr. Clinton Advisor Richard Socarides will talk about his moving article & video about his coming out to his father, as well as the remaining senate democratic holdouts on marriage equality.  Today’s Power Panel includes: The Washington Post’s Anne Kornblut, Republican Strategist Hogan Gidley and Democratic Strategist Karen Hunter.

    *** Tuesday’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports” line-up: NBC’s Andrea Mitchell interviews Voto Latino's Maria Teresa Kumar, former NSC member and North Korea expert Victor Cha, NBC's Atia Abawi and Gayle Lemmon on the American Diplomat killed in Afghanistan, National Urban League President Marc Morial, Senator Kelly Ayotte, and washington Post's Chris Cillizza

    *** Tuesday’s “News Nation with Tamron Hall” line-up: MSNBC’s Tamron Hall interviews Politico’s Lois Romano and Bloomberg view columnist Jonathan Alter.

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    It now time for the pilot episode of "Teabegger Mental Hospital Adventures!" So what is happen now at their Mental Hospital? Let us find out America. Todays episode is entitled. "The Jello Filibuster!" Scene One opens. "Ranting Rand" is filibustering the same flavor of Jello at noon everyday. Standi …

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  • 8
    Apr
    2013
    9:13am, EDT

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    *** Monday’s “The Daily Rundown” line-up: Rep. Elizabeth Esty (D-CT) on the president’s trip to her state today and the fight over guns… National Journal’s Brian Fung with a Deep Dive into how Republicans are trying to jazz up their online presence by imitating sites like BuzzFeed… NBC’s Jim Maceda from Seoul with the latest on North Korea… Plus USA Today’s Susan Page, The Grio’s Perry Bacon Jr. and Roll Call’s Shira Toeplitz join the Gaggle.

    *** Monday’s “Jansing & Co.” line-up: Richard Lui, filling in for Chris Jansing, interviews Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT), Matt Welch and McKay Coppins on Senate gun control debate and immigration reform, former Ambassador Dennis Ross on Secy. Kerry’s Mideast trip and the latest on the North Korea showdown, Matt Schlapp and Tara McGuiness on more signs that Hillary is running in 2016, Rep. Luke Messer (R-IN) on what House Republicans will accept in Obama budget and Michael Moss author of “Salt, Sugar, Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us”

    *** Monday’s “MSNBC Live with Thomas Roberts” line-up: MSNBC’s Thomas Roberts interviews Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) on President Obama’s push for gun control in CT today…  Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) will react to Grover Norquist’s immigration plan… Former State Dept. Official Joel Rubin joins from Jerusalem to discuss Secretary of State John Kerry’s Middle East Trip…  Today’s Power Panel includes:  Politico’s Alex Burns, Democratic Strategist Doug Thornell and Republican Strategist Susan Del Percio.

    *** Monday’s “NOW with Alex Wagner” line-up: Alex Wagner’s guests include Rolling Stone’s Eric Bates, theGrio’s Joy Reid, Politico’s Maggie Haberman, and the Brady Campaign’s Colin Goddard.

    *** Monday’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports” line-up: NBC’s Andrea Mitchell interviews Ambassador Nicholas Burns, the Washington Post’s Ruth Marcus, Politico’s Jonathan Martin, and remembering Margaret Thatcher.

    *** Monday’s “News Nation with Tamron Hall” line-up: MSNBC’s Tamron Hall interviews the Washington Post’s Nia-Malika Henderson, Dem strategist Chris Kofinis, former US Asst. Secretary of State for Public Affairs PJ Crowley, and 49ers cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha.

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    Looks like the media has decided that it will be Hillary in 2016.......but, but, who has the media decided will be the right-wing crazy nominee? Come on media, do tell us who? And be as certain about the right-wing nominee as you are about Hillary! Meanwhile, back to President Obama!

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  • 5
    Apr
    2013
    9:04am, EDT

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    *** Friday’s “The Daily Rundown” line-up: Moody’s Mark Zandi and the president’s CEA Chairman Alan Krueger on the new job numbers… CMAG’s Elizabeth Wilner with a Deep Dive into ad info that will drive the next election… L.A. City Controller Wendy Greuel on her mayoral runoff race… Plus NBC’s Kristen Welker, Republican strategist John Feehery and former Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-PA) join the Gaggle.

    *** Friday’s “Jansing & Co.” line-up: MSNBC’s Chris Jansing interviews James Carville on Hillary’s return to the public stage; Karen Tumulty and Amanda Terkel on Hillary, as well as Obama’s comments about California AG Kamala Harris; Jared Bernstein and Peter Morici on this morning’s job numbers; Chip Saltsman and Chris Kofinis on gun control debate; and Jim Maceda and PJ Crowley on North Korea

    *** Friday’s “MSNBC Live with Thomas Roberts” line-up: MSNBC’s Thomas Roberts interviews Rep. Karen Bass (D) California, Middle East expert Dennis Ross, GOP strategist Alice Stewart, MSNBC’s Karen Finney, National Journal’s Chris Frates, MSNBC’S Jimmy Williams and Chrystia Freeland, author of “Plutocrats.”

    *** Friday’s “NOW with Alex Wagner” line-up: Alex Wagner’s guests include NYC Deputy Mayor Howard Wolfson, the Washington Post’s Nia Malika Henderson, Huffington Post’s Sam Stein, Buzzfeed’s Ben Smith, and sports radio host Chris “Mad Dog” Russo.

    *** Friday’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports” line-up: NBC’s Peter Alexander, subbing for Andrea Mitchell, interviews Cleo and Nate Pendleton, Time's Michael Scherer, Politico's Maggie Haberman, NBC's Richard Engel, and Ambassador Chris Hill. The program also will show Mitchell’s interview Ambassador Susan Rice live at the Women in the World Summit.

    *** Friday’s “News Nation with Tamron Hall” line-up: MSNBC’s Tamron Hall interviews Rep. Chris Van Hollen, Reuters columnist Zachary Karabell, American Urban Radio’s April Ryan, Former NSC director Ben Chang, San Francisco 49er’s cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha, and USA Today columnist Raul Reyes.

    *** Saturday's and Sunday's "Weekends with Alex Witt" line-up: As part of her weekly "Office Politics" segment, MSNBC's Alex Witt interviews Lizz Winstead, co-creator of the Daily Show.

    *** Saturday’s “MSNBC Live Weekends” line-up, starting at 2:00 pm ET: Craig Melvin’s guests include Rep. Lou Barletta (R-PA); Democratic strategist Kiki McLean; MSNBC’s Karen Finney, former DNC Communications Director; MSNBC contributor Robert Traynham, former Bush-Cheney senior advisor; MSNBC’s Toure; Wendell Pierce, star of HBO’s “Treme”; Mark Potok of the Southern Poverty Law Center; Jared Bernstein, former economic policy advisor to V.P. Biden; Noelle Clemente of the American Action Forum, the New York Times’ Catherine Rampell; photographer Eric Draper, author of “Front Row Seat”; Dana Milbank of the Washington Post and Amy Holmes, former speechwriter to Fmr. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist.

    *** Sunday’s “MSNBC Live Weekends” line-up, starting 3:00 pm ET: Craig Melvin’s guests include Fmr. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX); Democratic strategist Chris Kofinis; Matt Schlapp, former deputy assistant to President George W. Bush; NY1 anchor Errol Louis; Robert Costa of the National Review; Aisha Moodie-Mills of the Center for American Progress Action Fund; National Journal’s Chris Frates; David Nakamura of The Washington Post; and TV critic Alan Sepinwall.

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    When you hold a mirror up to the behavior of a sociopath they usually become unhinged and do crazy stuff like accusing you of whatever they were caught in the act of...

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  • 4
    Apr
    2013
    9:08am, EDT

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    *** Thursday’s “The Daily Rundown” line-up: NBC’s David Gregory and Politico’s Jonathan Martin on the president’s midterm kickoff… NBC’s Richard Engel with the latest from Seoul… A Deep Dive into New York’s mayoral mayhem with NY1’s Errol Louis… Plus Democratic pollster Fred Yang, AP’s Liz Sidoti and Republican ad maker Kim Alfano join the Gaggle.

    *** Thursday’s “Jansing & Co.” line-up: MSNBC’s Chris Jansing interviews Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) on gun control debate… Jose Diaz-Balart and Nia Malika Henderson on guns debate and upcoming immigration legislation…  Ambassador Marc Ginsberg on North Korea…  Rick Lazio and Steve Elmendorf on Rutgers coach firing fallout… And Howard Bragman on his interview with Patti Davis where she says her father Ronald Reagan would have supported gay marriage

    *** Thursday’s “MSNBC Live with Thomas Roberts” line-up: MSNBC’s Thomas Roberts interviews former Clinton State Dept. spokesman James Rubin,  Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), Rep. Rush Holt (D-NJ), MSBNC’s Chris Hayes, and he Grio’s Joy-Ann Reid.

    *** Thursday’s “NOW with Alex Wagner” line-up: Alex Wagner’s guests include radio host Kurt Andersen, Fortune’s Leigh Gallagher, Demos’ Heather McGhee, NBC’s Chelsea Clinton, and actress Jada Pinkett Smith.

    *** Thursday’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports” line-up: NBC’s Andrea Mitchell interviews gun-control advocate (and Gabby Giffords husband) Mark Kelly, Rep. Peter King (R-NY), Diane Von Furstenberg, the Washington Post’s Chris Cillizza and Ruth Marcus, USA Today’s Susan Page and NBC’s Richard Engel and Ayman Mohyeldin.

    *** Thursday’s “News Nation with Tamron Hall” line-up: Thomas Roberts, filling in for Tamron Hall, interviews Gordon Chang with the latest on North Korea, Dem strategist Ben LaBolt, NAACP President Ben Jealous, MSNBC Political Analyst Jonathan Alter, Politico’s Rachel Smolkin, and Time Magazine’s Elizabeth Dias.

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    Been listening to fox much bob? pretty much says it all when you start with "Obama propaganda network," but don't let the hate and bigotry get in the way of your day. Sucks to be you, that is for sure.

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