On Saturday’s Up with Steve Kornacki, we will dissect the President’s counter-terrorism speech and talk about what will happen with Guantanamo and drones. We’ll also discuss the way Democrats have evolved on national security policy.
We’ll take a look at state politics in Virginia, where far-right extremist candidates are stirring up the gubernatorial race there, as well as talk about the history of Republican attitudes towards democratic presidents.
We’ll also have the latest information on the Oklahoma Tornado.
Joining Steve at 8 a.m. EST will be:
Kiron Skinner, professor, Carnegie Mellon University, fellow, Hoover Institution (@kironskinner)
Michael Hastings, correspondent, BuzzFeed.com, author, “Panic 2012: The Sublime and Terrifying Inside Story of Obama’s Final Campaign” (@mmhastings)
Omar Farah, Center for Constitutional Rights, staff attorney in the Guantanamo Global Justice Initiative
Perry Bacon, Jr., msnbc contributor, political editor, TheGrio.com (@perrybaconjr)
Dave Wasserman, Political Analyst, The Cook Political Report (@dave_wasserman)
Eleanor Clift, contributing editor, Newsweek/The Daily Beast (@eleanorclift)
Julian Zelizer, professor and political historian, Princeton University (@julianzelizer)
Ann Lewis, former director of communications for President Bill Clinton
Andrew Rice, former State Senator (D-OK)
Meredith Clark
Meredith Clark is a freelance writer and editor. She was previously a senior news producer for "Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj," a reporter with MSNBC.com, the digital politics and culture editor at Glamour and a senior news and politics editor at Refinery29. She has written for Vulture, Rolling Stone, Self, Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan, The Daily Beast and Bustle.