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The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC
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I realize we kept most of you up late last night and maybe the erudite wit and wisdom
of Keith Olbermann kept you up further but don't abandon us yet...Hardball and MSNBC
bring you special coverage of President Bush's State of the Union speech (SOTU)
tonight...We'll do a 7 to 8 pm et preview ("pre-func"), Keith takes over from 8-9
et...Chris intros the SOTU at 9 pm et and then we slice and dice until midnight...Of
course you'll chalk this up on your day planner and/or palm pilot as "must see TV"...
We've got Howard, Peggy, Buchanan and the usual crew in the House providing incisive
and thoughtful analysis, yet jacked up with that special Hardball streetwise
spunkiness...The kind you'd expect only from Chris and MSNBC...Oh yeah, and Caddell's
back in action as well..
We'll also cycle through the top Dem candidates to get their SOTU reax as well as from
top members of Congress...It's early and things are fluid so I don't want to tease you
with too many names...Of course Luntz will do one of his famous focus groups for
instant man on the street (MOS) reax..
After last night's shocker you know you gotta stay with MSNBC for all the unexpected
twists and turns of campaign '04
But first some sad news to report from the MSNBC family and for the news
business...Jerry Nachman, our editor-in-chief, frequent Hardball guest and a guy who's
held basically every position you can hold in the news business from print, to radio,
to TV, passed away last night at his home in Hoboken, NJ...He was 57 and battling
cancer...Jerry was a true old school soldier in this business...He was no pretty boy
reading a teleprompter...He relied on shoe leather and a dogged determination to get
the story and "go where the stink is" as Drudge would say...He was also not shy about
making fun of his looks...On his MSNBC show "Nachman" he had a promo which said "he's
not just another pretty face." Seen often with an unlit stogie in his hand, Jerry was
a well traveled reporter who touched most of the major media figures out there and
nurtured a lot of careers...When Jerry was last down here guest hosting Buchanan &
Press we talked about Traverse City, MI and St. Louis, MO and Jerry's take on a good
chinese restaurant: "A good chinese delivery restaurant is one that's knocking on the
door by the time you've hung up the phone with your order." He also stopped by my
desk and famously asked: "Got any candy"? I'm sure Jerry's in Heaven already doing
some investigative reporting...He's one of those types of guys you wanted to kick it
with over a beer...We'll certainly miss him...
Jerry Nachman dies at age 57...Vice-president and editor-in-chief of MSNBC
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4008978/
Dominic Bellone wrote, compiled and edited The Hardball Briefing from Washington, DC
President Bush will tell Americans Tuesday that he's optimistic about the economy and
the war on terrorism in a State of the Union speech that sets themes for his
re-election campaign. (USA Today)
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2004-01-19-bush-state-of-union_x.htm
President returning to a balky Congress...Bush seen reprising legislative goals in
speech (The Washington Post) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4002322/
With his stay-the-course State of the Union message, President Bush will try to grab
the spotlight on Tuesday night from Democratic challengers caught up in a tight race
to challenge him for the White House in November. (Reuters)
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=NF1GKF1BOUVDYCRBAE0CFFA?type=topNews&storyID=4167947
WP: Domestic issues hurt Bush...President Bush delivers his State of the Union address
tonight to an American public that has become broadly dissatisfied with his domestic
agenda, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/4002315/
Kerry takes Iowa win to New Hampshire...Edwards strong second, Dean a weak third;
Gephardt to drop out (MSNBC) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4006605/
Curry: John Kerry's back-from-near-dead victory in the Iowa precinct caucuses has
dramatically transformed the race for the Democratic presidential nomination and
stripped much of the allure off the insurgent, Internet-powered candidacy of former
Vermont governor Howard Dean, who finished third in the caucuses behind North Carolina
Sen. John Edwards. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4001863/
John Kerry's experience helped vault him to victory in Iowa's Democratic caucuses and
John Edwards won high marks for empathy while the anti-war vote split instead of
rallying around Howard Dean, according to a survey conducted for The Associated Press,
NBC and other television networks (MSNBC) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4003236/
Democratic presidential candidates opened their sprint to the New Hampshire primary
Tuesday with John Kerry pitching his experience and John Edwards laying claim to
electricity in a contest thrown wide open by Kerry's victory in the leadoff Iowa
caucuses. (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=694&ncid=703&e=1&u=/ap/20040120/ap_on_el_pr/iowa_caucus_rdp
Fresh from an upset victory in the first test of the Democratic presidential campaign,
John Kerry barreled into New Hampshire on Tuesday and promptly proclaimed himself the
underdog in next week's first-in-the-nation primary. (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=694&ncid=703&e=3&u=/ap/20040120/ap_on_el_pr/kerry
Lambro: Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean's failure to capitalize on his front-runner
status in last night's Iowa caucuses shows how divided and uncertain the Democrats are
about who their candidate should be, setting the stage for a longer-than-expected
nomination battle. http://www.washtimes.com/national/20040120-123718-5771r.htm
Campaign 2004 officially under way, President Bush will use his State of the Union
address Tuesday night to propose measures designed to bring millions of uninsured onto
the health care rolls, while urging Americans to stand behind him in the war on
terrorism. (AP)
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=544&e=2&u=/ap/20040120/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_state_of_the_union
Retired Army Gen. Wesley Clark is aiming to pull rank on Sen. John Kerry of
Massachusetts, the winner of Monday's Iowa caucuses, as the Democratic presidential
race moves to New Hampshire. (AP) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4003435/
Howard Dean's fiery demeanor, frequently targeted as a character flaw by his rivals in
the Democratic presidential primary, surfaced in a screaming address to his supporters
Monday following his third-place finish in the Iowa caucuses. (Des Moines Register)
http://desmoinesregister.com/news/stories/c4789004/23303222.html
Howard Dean's spent part of the morning today explaining what one network television
interviewer called his "explosive" speech Monday night telling supporters he would not
give up, with NBC's Katie Couric telling him that "some people watching feared you
might implode." (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A31827-2004Jan20.html
York: Dean Loses It...Yes, the caucus - and his self-control, too.
http://www.nationalreview.com/york/york200401200904.asp
Ryan Lizza's Campaign Journal: http://www.tnr.com/blog/campaignjournal?pid=1223
Morano: Did 'Junk Science' Make John Edwards Rich?
http://www.cnsnews.com//ViewPolitics.asp?Page=\Politics\archive\200401\POL20040120a.html
Opinion/Editorial
The Washington Post: After Iowa
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A30824-2004Jan20.html
Novak: Damaged Dean limps into 3-way N.H. showdown
http://www.suntimes.com/output/novak/cst-nws-novak20.html
Broder: Four-Star Staying Power?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A30720-2004Jan20.html
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