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The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC
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First up, October Oslo Surprise!
This morning, President Obama was unexpectedly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
The President has responded that he is "surprised and humbled" and will accept
the prize in Oslo and will donate the prize money to charity. Is it too soon?
Are these expectations from the world possibly too much? And has the right gone
off the deep end in commenting on the award? We'll discuss the October
surprise with Washington Bureau Chief of Mother Jones David Corn and MSNBC
Analyst Political Pat Buchanan.
For more, go to: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33237202/ns/politics-white_house/
Next up, tangled Rangel.
Yesterday, the House Ethics Committee announced an expansion into Chairman of
the House Ways and Means Committee Congressman Charlie Rangel's (D-NY)
finances. How should the Democrats go about addressing Rangel's problems? We'll
analyze the difficult position of Democrats in the Rangel scandal with
Democratic Strategist and former Democratic Counsel to the House Judiciary
Committee Julian Epstein and former Spokesman to Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-IL)
John Feehery.
For more, go to: http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/10/09/2093695.aspx
Plus, the President and gay rights.
The President will give his first speech directly to the gay community
tomorrow. President Obama's administration came to power with high expectations
for the gay community but has offered little action. What should be expected
from the President tomorrow? Can he live up to campaign promises to a group
that overwhelmingly supported him. We'll play Hardball with Human Rights
Campaign President Joe Solmonese and Gay Rights Activist and Organizer of the
National Equality March Cleve Jones.
For more, go to: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33228688/ns/politics-capitol_hill/
Finally, in the Politics Fix, Moderator of NBC's "Meet the Press" David Gregory
and Atlantic Media Political Director Ron Brownstein will join us to talk about
the Nobel Prize, a new Washington Post poll on the Virginia governor's race,
and the rest of the day's political news.
For more, go to: http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/10/09/2094094.aspx
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