------------------------------------------------------
The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC
------------------------------------------------------
Yes Virginia the slicing and dicing of the SOTU will continue on Hardball's College
Tour tonight live from Seton Hall (9 pm et on MSNBC)...Katrina, Conason, Dornan &
Scarborough will duke it out over Bush's performance last night...Did he make the case
for war? Did he calm a jittery market? Overnight polling suggests he scored big on
his Iraq message but didn't move many on the economic message...Clearly he won the U2
fan club constituency with Bono's endorsement of his AIDS agenda...
Team Shuster/Jamison are working on a couple of packages, Iraq & economy, to drive the
discussion...Should be hot especially when we get the kids involved and start asking
about the draft and such....
PS How about Caddell's look last night? Professional cut?...I was shocked as I'm sure
you were too...
So this morning I'm deep into Frum's "The Right Man" book and really digging it...We
had him on a few weeks ago...Well guess who is kickin it in the cubicle next to mine
when I got into the office but Frum himself...He asked if he was at my desk, I said no
but that I was reading and enjoying his book...(one of the cool fringe benefits of
this job...You get to meet a number of people in the news and for a news junkie, it
doesn't get any better)..
"Nuff said...We hope you'll join us for tonight's show...
Dominic Bellone, wrote, compiled and edited The Briefing from Capitol Hill...
The popular and pilloried host of "Hardball" has been taking his act on the road,
visiting U.S. colleges to figure out what, if anything, the current generation of
college students thinks about the likelihood of war with Iraq (NJ Star Ledger)
http://www.nj.com/entertainment/ledger/index.ssf?/base/entertainment-0/1043824493260471.xml
U2 frontman Bono has welcomed US President George Bush's decision to spend more on
Aids prevention in Africa and the Caribbean. (BBC)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2704889.stm
The judge in a landmark gun trial overturned the jury's $1.2 million verdict Monday,
calling it "fatally inconsistent." (Palm Beach Post)
http://www.gopbi.com/partners/pbpost/epaper/editions/tuesday/news_e363f09b36e0a0da006a.html
Former U.S. Sen. Carol Moseley-Braun of Illinois said Tuesday she will visit Iowa next
month as she considers a potential run for president in 2004. (Des Moines Register)
http://www.dmregister.com/news/stories/c4789004/20349518.html
Bush promises new evidence on Iraq...President Bush promised in his State of the Union
address Tuesday to reveal new evidence about Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's
intransigence, denouncing Iraq's "utter contempt" for world opinion.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/863556.asp
President Stiffens Iraq War Warning...Bush took the United States to the edge of war
with Iraq on Tuesday, declaring in his State of the Union message that Saddam Hussein
has missed his "final chance" by showing contempt for U.N. weapons inspections. (The
Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57869-2003Jan28.html?referer=email
Polls taken after President Bush's State of the Union address suggest his message on
the need for military action against Iraq resonated more strongly with the
Republican-leaning audience than did his message on the economy. (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=544&ncid=703&e=1&u=/ap/20030129/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_polls
Powell to unveil Iraq intelligence...In an effort to reinforce the U.S. case for
possible military action against Iraq, Secretary of State Colin Powell would present
American intelligence on Iraq's weapons of mass destruction next week at the United
Nations, President Bush confirmed Tuesday
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/842500.asp
Page: For George W. Bush's re-election campaign, Tuesday was Day One.
http://www.usatoday.com/usatonline/20030129/4818987s.htm
Cautious welcome overseas for Bush...A world wary of war on Wednesday cautiously
welcomed calls by President Bush for a tougher stance against Iraq, but some nations
worried Washington was leaning too much toward conflict
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/865543.asp
President Bush's first three appearances before joint sessions of Congress came during
times when the public and its elected representatives were eager to support the
nation's leader. On Tuesday, he faced a much tougher audience. (USA Today)
http://www.usatoday.com/usatonline/20030129/4818985s.htm
Powell to Make U.S. Case...U.N. Security Council to get data on Iraq's weapons program
next week.(The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57592-2003Jan28.html
The Bush administration, weighing whether to set a deadline for Saddam Hussein to
disarm, plans to make public next week details about Iraq's weapons programs in hopes
of convincing skeptics at home and abroad that Baghad is defying United Nations'
demands. (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=544&ncid=703&e=5&u=/ap/20030129/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_iraq
Bush Pushes Conservative Social Agenda...In Touting Economic Plan, Bush Recycles
Proposals Previously Rejected (The Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58116-2003Jan28.html?referer=email
Presidential hopefuls Kerry, Lieberman criticize Bush's State of the Union (AP)
http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/local/state/hc-28231806.apds.m0695.bc-ct--statjan28,0,3360662.story
U.S. Sen. John Edwards wasted no time Tuesday in criticizing President Bush's State of
the Union address.
"The president just doesn't get it," (Eye on Edwards)
http://www.newsobserver.com/edwards/
Calling Medicare a "binding commitment of a caring society," President Bush asked
Congress to spend $400 billion over the next 10 years to offer the elderly a
prescription drug benefit under Medicare that would send many into private insurance
plans. (AP)
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=544&ncid=693&e=3&u=/ap/20030129/ap_on_go_pr_wh/state_of_union_health_care
Kennedy to insist on second war-approval resolution...Democrats said President Bush
failed to make his case for military action against Iraq during his State of the Union
address last night. (The Washington Times)
http://washingtontimes.com/national/20030129-830534.htm
Like father, like son? A tale of two Bushes....Tuesday night's State of the Union
marks Bush's midterm - and growing parallels to his father's triumphs and trials. (CS
Monitor) http://www.csmonitor.com/2003/0128/p01s04-uspo.html
Britain backs U.S., declares Iraq in 'material breach'...Britain yesterday joined the
United States in declaring Iraq in "material breach" of U.N. Security Council
resolutions. (The Washington Times)
http://washingtontimes.com/world/20030129-82282015.htm
Opinion/Editorial
May: War and Peace...In his SOTU, Bush makes the case for a necessary, just, and
winnable war. http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/comment-may012903.asp
Ilana: Dumb and dirty neocon artists
http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=30735
Ducking the bad news...If you went to the refrigerator during the first three minutes
of President Bush's State of the Union address, you missed the part where he discussed
the state of the union. By Will Saletan.
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/exports/ct_infobeat.asp?/news/865520.asp
Colin Levey: Bang Bang, Your Suit's Dead...Two courtroom wins for the Second
Amendment. http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/clevey/?id=110002984
Marshall: The party of tolerance.of intolerance
http://www.hillnews.com/marshall/012903.aspx
Dowd: The Empire Strikes First http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/29/opinion/29DOWD.html
Hitchens: "Cowboy"...Bush challenged by bovines. http://slate.msn.com/id/2077674/
Reid: The Anti-Europeans...Anti-Americanism has an evil twin: the neocon campaign to
malign the West's other democracies. http://www.amconmag.com/01_27_03/feature.html
The Christian Science Monitor: Bush's Domino Theory...First, democracy for Iraq, then
the rest of Middle East.
http://www.csmonitor.com/2003/0128/p08s02-comv.html
Kaplan & Kristol: Neither a Realist Nor a Liberal, W. Is a Liberator...Saddam finally
hit upon a president who knows how to beat him.
http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110002982
Malkin: Teddy Kennedy's pro-terror agenda
http://jewishworldreview.com/michelle/malkin.html
Kelly: From a 'Senior Administration Official'
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/michael/kelly.html
Doonesbury http://www.ucomics.com/doonesbury/
Mallard http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/fun/mallard.asp
=========================================
This email is never sent unsolicited. You have received
The Hardball Briefing Newsletter because you subscribed to it or,
someone forwarded it to you.
To remove yourself from the list (or to add yourself to the list if this
message was forwarded to you) simply go to
http://www.msnbc.com/tools/newstools/e/emailextra.asp?nfeature=19
