Mike Barnicle

Is the Boston Globe for Sale?

Dan Kennedy | Posted 02.19.2012

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As a longtime observer of the Boston media scene, I'd have to say that Times Co. stewardship has been more positive than negative for the Globe.

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WATCH Joe Scarborough Takes On Newt Gingrich Mosque Comments: 'It's Deplorable, It Is Sick Politics'

HuffingtonPost.com | Ben Craw | Posted 05.25.2011

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"Morning Joe" host Joe Scarborough has devoted much of his program's airtime so far this week to criticizing Newt Gingrich over the former House Speak...

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Media, Politics, and Reality

Stanton Peele | Posted 05.25.2011

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The United States functions almost entirely at the media level -- with virtually no regard (I hesitate to say none at all) for the underlying reality supposedly being addressed.

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"Morning Joe" Crew Cracks Up Over "Pearl Necklace" Mention (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Peter Drivas | Posted 05.25.2011

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Joe Scarborough, Willie Geist, Chuck Todd, and Harold Ford lost their composure over Mike Barnicle's comment about a "pearl necklace" on "Morning Joe"...

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Mika Brzezinski, "Morning Joe" Respond To "View" Vibrator Challenge (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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The View and Morning Joe have been sparring back and forth on the subject of vibrators, Mika Brzezinski's embarrassment, and Joe Scarborough's pioneering battles over the rights of self-pleasure.

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Morning Joe Breaks Out Into General Electric Infomercial (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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With General Electric's stock price hovering somewhere in the vicinity of seven and a half dollars, the possibility of the company becoming a fully-ow...

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Cable News: The Triumph of Neutrality

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 05.25.2011

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The use of "neutral" content is a cheap and lazy way of filling air time, which is why we see so much of it on the cable news networks.

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MSNBC Contributor Forced To Disclose Wife's Bank Of America Job (VIDEO) (UPDATED)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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It seems that some mean old emails have requested that Mike Barnicle maybe should preempt his litany of complaints over the plan to cap the executive salaries.

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Gay Rights Activist On Hardball, Repeatedly Frustrates Warren Defender

pamshouseblend.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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On Hardball Monday night (hosted tonight by the insufferable Mike Barnicle, who believes all the LGBTs and allies who are mad at Rick Warren live in o...

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Media Gives Thanks: What Media Figures Are Thankful For This Thanksgiving

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 05.25.2011

It's been a year of ups and downs in the media industry, from the thrill of covering the Presidential election to the layoffs hitting almost every maj...

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Willie Geist Campaigns For McCain On The Upper West Side, Rejected By New Yorkers (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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"Morning Joe" co-host Willie Geist set out to find McCain supporters on New York's famously liberal Upper West Side, putting on a McCain-Palin t-shirt...

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Mike Barnicle Insults Bloggers: A Bunch Of "Nitwits With Computers"

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mike Barnicle, filling in for Chris Matthews on Hardball, took a backhanded swipe at bloggers during a discussion of presidential campaign tactics. B...

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Mike Barnicle's Bad Weekend: He Ran Over His Dog

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mike Barnicle capped off a very sad and difficult week with a bad weekend, running over his family's dog just days after saying goodbye to his close f...

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Mike Barnicle At Tim Russert Memorial (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mike Barnicle spoke at Tim Russert's memorial service Wednesday afternoon at the Kennedy Center. Watch the speech below (transcript below): Watch ...

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