Morning Minutes for Thursday, Dec. 16

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Click to view this newsletter in a browser  |  Morning Joe Morning Joe View in a browser    Share:             Overheard on Morning Joe DeMint & Kyl using Christianity for political leverage Joe Scarborough on Sen. DeMint and Sen. Kyle saying working until December 24th would be "sacrilegious and disrespectful: "It's offensive that people would use Christianity for political leverage with an argument that is so baseless. I got to say -- my breath is taken away for so many reasons. Want to start with the obvious one? About who else is not going to be home at Christmas? Troops in Afghanistan. To be sanctimonious and to use that [excuse], it is offensive. The Republican party has the upper hand in so many ways. In these areas, they need to just shut their mouths. They're embarrassing themselves." Watch the video. The cost of war Former Secretary of Defense, William Cohen: "We are imposing a terrible burden upon our soldiers. They are going on multiple deployments, they are coming home to a different environment. Their kids are growing up without them. They have domestic issues. We have high suicide rate... we need to reduce the deployments... The burden we have put upon them, you haven't seen it yet, its going to play out for years to come." Watch the video. Dethroning the king of beers Julie MacInosh author of "Dethroning the King," spills the secrets of the takeover of Anheuser-Busch -- from the legendary fights and the legend of Busch babies being anointed with five drops of Budweiser at birth. Watch the video. More from Morning Joe Latest video   Video: Scarborough: DeMint, Kyl owe Reid an apology Msnbc's Joe Scarborough takes offense with the senators' complaints about possibly working through Christmas, arguing it is "un-Christlike to judge another man's faith in the way that they have judged Harry Reid's faith." (Other)   Video: Poll: Tax cut agreement gets broad support   Video: Business roundtable eyes Obama, economy   Video: The realities of the START debate   Video: Ex-defense secretary: 'Time has come' for DADT repeal   Video: Rep. Van Hollen on House tax vote   Video: King of beers dethroned: Inside the Bud takeover More Videos Morning Joe guest list Friday's guests: Mike Barnicle, Richard Haass, Nicole Lapin, Patrick Gavin, George Osborne, Chuck Todd, Rev. Al Sharpton, Ray Kelly, Lawrence O'Donnell, and Gary Hart... Find guests on Twitter Top headlines - First Thoughts: As bad as it gets? - Poll: Obama down but not out - Tax package heads toward high stakes vote in House Zeitgeist Video: Worst toy ever? See more Mark Halperin's The Page Reid: Time for DADT Action "Is Now" Read more We're on Twitter @joenbc @morningmika @WillieGeist1 @chrislicht Follow us Find us on Facebook Share and discuss the news and go behind the scenes. Become a fan Contact us Have questions or comments? Want a show transcript? Contact us Morning Joe   |   Share:             To remove yourself from the list simply click here to unsubscribe. Click here to manage your e-mail preferences. MSNBC Interactive News - One Microsoft Way - Redmond, WA 98052 Privacy Statement

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