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reconciliations
Chris Matthews Savages Arlen Specter for His 'Bro' Keith Olbermann
If Chris Matthews had run for senate he would have become a pandering "toady" like Arlen Specter, so he would like to obsequiously thank former nemesis Keith Olbermann for welcoming him back to MSNBC. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by BxgrlJeri: Specter has already jumped party lines and now jumped back. He's just a "Whose in power? I'm with THEM." kinda... 6 Responses | Other threads
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jobs
Chris Matthews Settles For Less Than Olbermann
Barely four months ago, MSNBC nearly doubled Keith Olbemann's annual salary to $7.5 million. Now the network says Chris Matthews has re-upped without much of a raise. Ouch. More » -
adorable
Anderson Cooper Is Not Your Dancing Monkey Boy
Anderson Cooper isn't about to make a dancing fool of himself with Ellen DeGeneres, like those other TV news anchors, whom he helpfully names. Plus, public displays of ardor just aren't his thing. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by icallthebigonebitey: I truly harbor no ill will towards that hairdo of Ellen's, but everytime I see her all I can think... 3 Responses | Other threads
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shouting heads
Chris Matthews and Ari Fleischer Call Each Other Shameful
Oh man. Who even knows why this happened, but Chris Matthews and former Bush press secretary Ari Fleischer had a hilarious bitchy fight a few minutes ago. More »
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By PareeneComment by Ohcaptainmycaptain: Matthews is such a disgrace. Is there anyone alive who wouldn't like to see Obama's poodle waterboarded? Thank God, Ari is... 22 Responses | Other threads
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clips
Chris Matthews Is Sick of Your Mickey Mouse Games
In this clip, Chris Matthews ignores everything Darrell Issa says except two words: "Democrat party." And Chris Matthews is sick of this shit. Chris's fuse seems to have gotten pretty short lately!
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By PareeneComment by ChillbearLatrigue: Isn't it still "A rose by any other name?" They are the "Democratic Party," but they call themselves "Democrats." It's... 11 Responses | Other threads
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oh, god
Chris Matthews Explains Himself The One Time He Really Didn't Need To
Last night, as Bobby Jindal began his response to Obama's speech by wandering into his opulent mansion and sitting down to read us a story, Chris Matthews was heard on-air saying "Oh, god." Today, he explained why. More »
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By PareeneComment by jasonelias: Matthews explanation wasn't as bad as I thought. I thought there was going to be an "I'm sorry" in there.... 4 Responses | Other threads
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jobs
Chris Matthews Not Running For Senate
Chris Matthews told his Hardball staff he won't run for a Pennsylvania senate seat in 2010, which means he'll probably remain at MSNBC. But will he be a sad poor, anchorwise? More »
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By Ryan TateComment by Private Hangnail: Sometimes I have the urge to just reach out into the television to tousle Chris Matthews' hair, that glorious Irish... 1 Responses | Other threads
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lists
Obama's Shady Friends List
It's a fun new game and you can play along at home! Just place our president-elect's name in a list of names of shady characters. Then get rich on the teevee! More »
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By PareeneComment by Murph1908: I happen to believe that a outright racist pastor and someone who bombed a federal building ARE pretty shady. But sure,... 9 Responses | Other threads
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chris matthews
Chris Matthews' Mouth To Stay At MSNBC
Bad news for both of the "Chris Matthews For Senate" enthusiasts: the clear-haired shouting head "is expected to sign a long-term contract to remain as host of MSNBC's 'Hardball,'" Politico reports. After all his hollering about maybe leaving the show to run for the Senate —which was almost surely a negotiating tactic—"It's widely believed inside the network that Matthews will get a pay cut from his $5 million annual take." This man is an expert in the Machiavellian arts. [Politico]
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Comment by braak: Don't senators get paid way less than 5 million a year? 3 Responses | Other threads
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chris matthews
Chris Matthews' Failed Shout Attack
Chris Matthews made some fabulously entertaining television in May when he schooled a right-wing pundit pretending to know who Neville Chamberlain was and why Barack Obama was just as awful. Then he did it again to Michele Bachmann when the Republican Congresswoman tried to slyly say all liberals and entire certain states were anti-American. Now he's just going all GOTCHA! on everyone, constantly, embarrassing himself in the process, like in the attached clip. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by get the buttah: I think he's hittin' the holiday egg nog a little early. So.. the reason the auto industry is in the... 3 Responses | Other threads
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politics
Chris Matthews to Hold Breath Until He Becomes a Senator (or Gets a Raise)
Is haggard MSNBC host Chris Matthews actually running for Senate from Pennsylvania? Against five-term senior Republican Arlen Specter? Really? Politico says he's house-shopping in Philadelphia! He's asking insiders whether he should step down from MSNBC before his contract expires! Oh, and about that contract: it expires in June. More »
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By PareeneComment by zaropa: would you stop confusing haggard with incredibly hot? thank you. 5 Responses | Other threads
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shouting heads
Bright Futures for Universally Despised Cable News People
Bill O'Reilly and Chris Matthews are both famous cable news shouty persons, yes, but beyond that how much do they have in common? Both cling to a Northeastern Working-Class Catholicism that colors their broadcast personae even though they've both been rich and famous long enough to leave most of the lessons behind besides the strict moralism. But Matthews is an old Democrat working for liberal-leaning MSNBC, and O'Reilly is a culture war conservative with GOP in-house propaganda machine Fox. One more thing they share: they're not particularly liked by their peers! Matthews is seen as an overenthusiastic, affection-starved dog, at least if last April's devastating Times Magazine profile is to be believed. O'Reilly is just seen as a dick, if Michael Wolff is to be believed. More »
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By PareeneComment by American Dreamer, Again, Some More: the gentleman on the right in the photograph that accompanies this post has a profile on millionairematchmaker.com his profile indicates that... 13 Responses | Other threads
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chris matthews
How Leno Dissed Chris Matthews
Chris Matthews is becoming the Rodney Dangerfield of TV news hosts. Even his NBC colleagues at the Tonight Show give him no respect. Host Jay Leno just last week led with dashing Matthews competitor Anderson Cooper of CNN, who was first to sit on Leno's couch and got extra time to chat after a commercial break. Matthews? After flying to LA for the appearance, he came out last night after a segment called "Things We Found On eBay," two turns on the couch by self-styled redneck Larry The Cable Guy AND after a special skit involving Larry. Then Larry insulted Matthews with a joke about "The Chris Matthews Show," not realizing the program is known as Hardball (UPDATE: Joke's on me — that's an actual show! I guess Matthews looked annoyed at being interrupted so crudely, or somesuch). Leno awkwardly tries to salvage the situation in the clip after the jump. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by Monster Chalk: I for one love Chris M. but WHAT I CAN'T UNDERSTAND is why Larry the Redneck F$%# Head has a... 5 Responses | Other threads
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chris matthews
"Thin ties. Well-turned-out men. No sloppiness." [Times]
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tomfoolery
Pranksters Descend on Chris Matthews
During Friday's taping of Hardball, some audience members felt that this election simply isn't as hysterical as it could be, so they decided to do something about it. Host Chris Matthews was blissfully ignorant that the real show was going on just behind his back, with people in the crowd holding up signs featuring such stirring political rhetoric as "Tire Swings Are Not Toys!" and "Shawshank Redemption Deserved an Award!" Hmm... Wonder why no one in Matthews' crew let him in on the fun? Click through to view the LOLZ. More »
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Comment by Baroness: I love Josh Marshall at TPM, but "tire swings" is odd and unevocative. Really good catchphrases are zingy, new,... 5 Responses | Other threads
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bias
New MSNBC Strategy: "Be Boring"
As we more or less said, before, MSNBC's switch from all-crazy-pundit all-the-time (their two most unbalanced talking heads anchoring convention coverage? what can possibly go wrong!) to the more traditional "boring old guy who'll accept your bullshit with a smile" approach is a cowardly retreat by MSNBC president Phil Griffin, giving in to the outdated old methods of NBC News head Stave Capus and NBC head Jeff Zucker. It's a return to the "beat CNN at their game" idea, only that "game" is boring and they'll never beat them at it. Today's Observer explores the decision to kick Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews back down to their pundit kids table. It's a victory for the "serious" journalists of Washington, DC, and a terrible defeat for people who enjoy television. More »
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By PareeneComment by KarenUhOh: How long have I been hearing that the MSNBC engine's been thriving on the measured, stentorian hysteria of KO (say.... 3 Responses | Other threads
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chris matthews
Chris Matthews "Thrown Under The Bus" After Shareholder Complaints
Keith Olbermann may have been pushed out of his gig anchoring MSNBC's election coverage, but the Countdown host actually made out pretty well, with the cable news network widely reported to be in the process of extending his contract. Far sadder is the case of Olbermann's fellow shouting head Chris Matthews, also ejected from the election team over his on-air feuds. Matthews' contract is up in 2009, two years sooner than Olbermann's, and yet no one is talking about buttering him up! That's probably because lantern-jawed Olbermann, by far the more overtly partisan of the two, has done more to gin up ratings. But apparently it's also because parent company GE's shareholders — that is, people primarily concerned with making money off a sprawling multinational corporation and with no expertise in running media operations — were unhappy with the network's convention coverage. Report the MSNBC haters at the Post: More »
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By Ryan TateComment by BlinkyMcChuck: It's good that you put "Thrown Under The Bus" in quotes, because isn't it almost time for us to never... 13 Responses | Other threads
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desperate plea
Why MSNBC Should Stay Crazy
So MSNBC going back to more "traditional" election coverage? Looks like that David Gregory ascendancy everyone predicted back before the Rachel Maddow ascendancy is finally happening! All because Tom Brokaw and Brian Williams are embarrassed by those loud shouty people and Jeff Zucker's in serious trouble with the rest of the Illuminati. Well it's a stupid, stupid idea, for many reasons. Reasons which we'll explain below. More »
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By PareeneComment by SinisterRouge: Hackery from any side is disgusting and does nothing to actually push the issues you want pushed. It just makes... 14 Responses | Other threads
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keith olbermann
MSNBC Kneecaps Olbermann To Fake Neutrality
It was unthinkable that MSNBC could come out of the Democratic and Republican National Conventions without a major, public shakeup of its political news team. The incessant fighting between the cable network's most opinionated anchors — Keith Olbermann, Joe Scarborough and Chris Matthews — marred the chance to retain all those new young viewers Olbermann has attracted over the past year or two. But now that the other shoe has dropped, with the anchor team of Olbermann and Matthews being replaced by comparatively neutral White House correspondent David Gregory, it would be a mistake to think MSNBC has undergone some sort of deep existential crisis that will pull it back from the brink of becoming the Fox News Channel of the left. The network's ratings growth, driven by Olbermann, has been too good and too long coming, and the lefty anchor (according to the Times) is about to re-up his plush contract, which in any case has three of four yeas left on it. And MSNBC will have done plenty if it simply gets its big-name blowhards acting at a high school level of maturity rather than yelling at one another like a bunch of kindergartners. Network executives appear to appreciate this! From the Times: More »
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By Ryan TateComment by Aaron Altman: When I first read the Times story online at 3am EST, they had banner ads atop... for MSNBC. "Your... 3 Responses | Other threads
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clips
McCain Surrogate: 'Us Weekly' Integral Cog in Liberal Media Sexism Machine
The attempt by the McCain campaign to deflect criticism of their insane choice of running mate by assailing the media is already ridiculous. Steve Schmidt whined to Howard Kurtz about hypothetical questions asked by journalists that have not resulted in stories printed anywhere. They boycotted Larry King because Campbell Brown dared ask mean questions of Tucker Bounds. Now their surrogates are grasping at the most sublimely ridiculous straw of all: when asked by Chris Matthews to name the major media outlets engaged in character assassination of Sarah Palin, adorable Florida Congressman Adam Putnam named Us Weekly. Us Weekly! Yes we did just reveal their radical secret agenda today but still, this is the best you can do? Chris Matthews then calls it "the U. S. Weekly." Now the McCain campaign will boycott magazines, probably.
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By PareeneComment by Dana Plato Memorial Fund: it is increasingly apparent that the "liberal" media is playing into the Republicans hands because they are going to paint... 31 Responses | Other threads
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msnbc
Behind The MSNBC Implosion
It comes as no huge shock to hear that the on-air bickering that has characterized MSNBC's coverage of the Democratic convention has carried over into behind-the-scenes tension and backbiting. The reports poured in last night. Politico quoted a "high-ranking journalist" who said "the situation at our channel is about to blow up." Jossip reported that both staff and top brass believe network host Keith Olbermann is way out of bounds in bashing other anchors. And the Wall Street Journal quotes former MSNBC host Connie Chung thusly: "Grow up! They have to just grow up." Whose fault is all this? Probably MSNBC chief Phil Griffin, whose staff (judging from all the reports) have a hard a time trusting. Well, he is the fellow who keeps rather ridiculously insisting MSNBC isn't becoming the left-wing Fox News. But the Journal has found another guilty party: Tim Russert, who had to go and die: More »
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By Ryan TateComment by Mediahohoho: Also, I like how all the cable news networks ignored the moving piece about the military and veterans last night... 2 Responses | Other threads
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MSNBC Anchors At Each Other's Throats Again
MSNBC's team at the Democratic National Convention needs to get more sleep and maybe also one of those massages that Arianna Huffington is giving out. The cable network's anchors are sniping at one another tonight, just like they did last night. About 20 minutes ago, ahead of Hillary Clinton's speech, Chris Matthews was talking about how some women feel disenfranchised within the party. It's a touchy subject for Matthews, who has been accused of sexist commentary against Clinton, and he did not appreciate a producer telling him to wrap up his ramble. He also didn't appreciate his sometime rival Keith Olbermann making one of those "talking" gestures with his hand. He, uh, let him know that. There's more real-life political drama and intrigue among MSNBC anchors than at the convention at this point. Click the icon for the video. More MSNBC internal fighting in our earlier roundup of Cable Feuds.
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By Ryan TateComment by Bulkington: @Pollyanna: Seriously, why blame Obama for Matthews, or, more to the point, why would you vote for someone who publicly... 2 Responses | Other threads
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joe scaborough
Three-Way Convention Hatefest On MSNBC
Here's a fun video of Keith Olbermann, Joe Scarborough and Chris Matthews of MSNBC being vicious and bitchy to one another when they're supposed to be discussing the Democratic National Convention yesterday. All you really need to know is that all three men hate each other, although you might as well learn why, since we had to: Scarborough and Olbermann are blowhards from opposite sides of the political spectrum, Matthews thinks Scarborough is too partisan and Matthews and Olbermann constantly try to out-wonk one another out of insecurity. Everyone's big egos might be good for ratings, but they're making it very hard to cover the convention. Matthews was heckled by Hillary Clinton supporters, Olbermann briefly recused himself from gushing about Michelle Obama because he realized he sounded like a "sycophant" and Scarborough got into the middle of the fracas shown in the video. Be sure to stick around for the Matthews-Scarborough nastiness at the end. (Click the video icon to watch.) [YouTube via TVNewser]
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By Ryan TateComment by intothelight: the chickens are coming home to roost at msnbc. more » | Other threads
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chris matthews
Does Chris Matthews Still Make You Beat Your Wife?
So apparently a hysterical new "non-partisan" group, started mostly by bitter supporters of Hillary Clinton, has been formed with a very important mission. The New Agenda will fight for paid maternity leave, affordable health care and fair pay for women. Or at least they will do those things once they are done getting Chris Matthews fired from his job as host of Hardball on MSNBC, which is at the top of their self-described "to-do list," because Matthews, a longtime Democratic Congressional aide, is at the nexus of all types of awful problems for women, including wife beating: More » -
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Obama-Osama Bloopers: Does Anyone Care Anymore?
Remember when it was sort of a big deal for people to mix up Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama and noted terrorist Osama bin Laden? Late last year, it was major news when CNN confused them in two different segments — the network apologized in print, on air and personally via telephone. When Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney did the same, a Huffington Post blogger wrote, in commentary typical of the moment, that "the fear of terrorism makes the Obama-Osama name mix-up anything but off-color camp." The news media has had seven months to clean up its act, but hardly seems to have learned a thing. The cable news networks tallied three Osama-Obama slip-ups in the past week alone, TVNewser noted, including a third-time offense from MSNBC's Chris Matthews. After the most recent, by Dan Rather on MSNBC Friday morning, none of the four people on camera even bothered to correct the gaffe, even though Rather actually went whole-hog and called Obama "Osama bin Laden." Where's the outrage? More »
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By Ryan TateComment by OcaptainMercaptan: Does anyone else find it vexing that, in coming to Mr. Obama's defense, the news media insists "he's not a... more » | Other threads
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ordinary people
Chris Matthews Is America
Chris Matthews is actually incapable of conceiving of "regular people" who aren't him. Which is to say, aging white men with blue-collar backgrounds, probably from the eastern seaboard. The stream-of-consciousness pundit just came out and explicitly said it on his show yesterday, asking, "can Obama now win over the regular folks, white folks, against John McCain?" White folks! They're so regular! Previously, Chris asserted that he knew for a fact that only "people with money play pool these days," in his insane campaign to convince everyone else of his dearly held belief that the only people in America who count are those who are exactly like his own cartoonish and inaccurate sense of himself, the millionaire television personality. Anyway. The clip is after the jump. More »
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By PareeneComment by T.H.H.E._Dog: Barack Obama isn't effete enough for the cloak & hood crowd? Well forget them!!! more » | Other threads
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tim russert
"Partisan" MSNBC-ers Shut Out Of Meet The Press?
So the Post has posted the Page Six item Keith Olbermann was so worked up about yesterday, and it does indeed say Hardball host Chris Matthews "seemed" to be talking about a strategy for landing Tim Russert's job at a memorial event for the NBC personality, and that Olbermann is threatening to quit if he doesn't get Russert's Meet The Press job. (On Countdown, Olbermann denied issuing an ultimatum for Meet The Press and said Matthews shut down talk of him replacing Russert when an acquaintance brought it up.) But the gossip item also quotes a source, ostensibly from the traditional broadcast side of NBC News, who claims that Russert himself wanted NBC News political director Chuck Todd as his own replacement, and that the network will never install someone from MSNBC on the show: More »
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By Ryan TateComment by Mediahohoho: Actually, I would appreciate it if NBC could get someone capable of asking a tough question for MTP, as well... more » | Other threads
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tim russert
Olbermann Lashes Out Over Russert Rumor
Keith Olbermann's feud with Rupert Murdoch and his News Corp. media properties reached a bitter new milestone today when the MSNBC Countdown host smacked Murdoch's Post for a forthcoming gossip item that will, he said, allege that fellow MSNBC-er Chris Matthews was jockeying to succeed Tim Russert as host of Meet The Press at a memorial event for Russert yesterday. The item will also reportedly say that Olbermann has threatened to quit if he doesn't get Russert's job himself. Olbermann leapt to sometime-rival Matthews' defense, saying the Hardball host was asked by an acquaintance at the event about succession and immediately shut the conversation down. As for himself, Olbermann denied he had demanded to replace Russert and said he was, in any case, unqualified (though any savvy and honest successor would attach that caveat). The Page Six reporter working on the item, Paula Froelich, was awarded Countdown's "Worst Person In The World" title for the night, which will teach her a very important lesson: Do not call TV people for comment until after their shows have aired. Clip after the jump. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by Aaron Altman: @SlickaNicka: Fancy meeting you here. It's 1:38 AM, so you must be... a cop? :-) more » | Other threads
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michelle obama
Terror At Michelle Obama "Doing God-Knows-What In The White House"
Michelle Obama went on The View yesterday to soften her Fox News-propagated image as a whitey-hating terrorist baby mama, but the appearance is only making the cable pundits talk about her image problems more. Exhibit A: Michelle Bernard said on MSNBC's Hardball that the makeover is needed "so people aren't terrified thinking this black woman is going to be doing God-knows-what in the White House." Bernard is the daughter of Jamaican immigrants, so it would be a stretch to lump this comment in with all the recent racial smears against the prospective first-lady, but it does beg the questions, some posed by an astute email tipster: Just what, exactly, could Michelle Obama do in the White House? Install a mosque? Fill it with purple leather couches and tiger-printed throw pillows? Change the tap water with malt liquor? Clip after the jump, plus a look at the cringey promo for this episode of Hardball. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by cyberpersephone: "Fill it with purple leather couches and tiger-printed throw pillows?" That would be kind of awesome. more » | Other threads
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explainer
Barack Obama: America's Cool Uncle
The "fist-bump" between Barack Obama and his wife Michelle in St. Paul the other night has already become a semi-iconic detail of an iconic moment—the first black presidential candidate sharing a funny and seemingly genuine moment of affection with his wife. Of course once the glow of "hooray us! we finally made it up to the blacks!" wears off among the pundit class, expect to hear about it again. The fist-bump, we mean—or, as the New York Times might refer to it, the "closed-fist high-fives." You will probably hear that it is a Black Gesture. Some particularly bent people will say even more confused things. Because these people are old and rich and out of touch. Much like the (admittedly AWESOME) time Obama "brushed his shoulders off," it was a simple moment that helped demonstrate that, contrary to popular belief, Obama is "in touch" with Real Americans. Allow us to explain! More » -
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Arianna, Tucker, and Chris: Updated!
So yesterday we told you the story of a photo shoot with MSNBC's Chris Matthews and Tucker Carlson. Chris allegedly stormed out because Arianna Huffington was involved, and he hates her. He reportedly hates her because she once hired a private eye to follow Tim Russert (a claim she denies). It's complicated. ANYWAY! We've updated the post with emailed clarification from Tucker! AND SO MUCH MORE. Go read it again!
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By PareeneComment by NeverEnough: Tucker reads Gawker? Hey, Bowtie, when Jon Stewart handed your ass to you on Crossfire it was instant jill-off material... more » | Other threads
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shouting heads
Arianna Huffington and Her Mysterious Private Eye Enrage Chris Matthews
MSNBC pundit Chris Matthews apparently takes blog mogul Arianna Huffington's criticisms a little too seriously! "I will not be in the same fucking picture as Arianna Huffington!! Not a chance of that!" he allegedly screamed during a photoshoot for Portfolio at MSNBC's DC studio Tuesday. Then he stormed out. Oh, and Tucker Carlson was there. More odd and totally unsubstantiated stories from the shoot (Chris is angry because Arianna hired to PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR to spy on... someone!), below. [Updated! We found the target of her mysterious investigation!]
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Today's Noah Oppenheim Had Critical TV Newser Article Removed
Funny how the most obnoxious of critics often have the thinnest skins. Noah Oppenheim—the NBC producer in the news this week because he's leaving The Today Show for a production company cosy with the network—has an appetite for controversy. Unless it involves him: Oppenheim has had at least one critical article by Brian Stelter removed from Mediabistro's TV Newser website. More »
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By Nick DentonComment by ShoplifterOfTheWorld: @photomat: Must be a frightening picture in general if they had to use the corpse filter. more » | Other threads
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clip of the day
The One In Which Chris Matthews Schools A Right-Wing Radio Host In History
If you're going to accuse Barack Obama of appeasement, it's useful to know the origins of the expression, in Neville Chamberlain's abandonment of Czechoslovakia to Hitler at the Munich conference. Watch spluttering right-wing radio host Kevin James struggle to deal with an ambush question from Chris Matthews on MSNBC's Hardball yesterday: "What did Neville Chamberlain do wrong in 1939?" Of course, if you're planning to demonstrate a Republican talking head's ignorance of history, as Matthews was attempting, it's also useful to remember that Munich was not in 1939, but in 1938.
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By Nick DentonComment by Hityourchildren: The most important bit of this seems to be completely ignored. In the moment of "grown ups talking" between Chris... more » | Other threads
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class war
Chris Matthews Will Tell You Which Games The Poors May Play
First: you can embed Media Matters videos now? Hooray! Second: oh god Chris Matthews we almost sympathized with you after that embarrassing Times Magazine disaster but this is beyond the pale. He's so desperate to prove his "Obama = elitist" Dowdian bullshit narrative that he's decided pool is for rich people? Ok. Sure. Whatever. Your blue-collar cred is amazing, Chris! You've apparently never walked into a shitty bar anywhere in America. Still, memo to Barack Obama: if you want to prove your manly athleticism, the basketball thing won't work, because it is too black. And the pool thing won't work because Chris Matthews has never seen a pool table outside of a wealthy friend's rec room. Obviously Obama should demonstrate his solidarity with the working classes by blowing all his campaign money on online gambling.
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By PareeneComment by Lunarkitty: @Mediahohoho: silly, that's our retirement/kids college (DeVry) fund.Oh and that rich fella always played pool... rockefeller? no wait it was... more » | Other threads
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sad
Chris Matthews and the Legend of the Reddish Skull
So Chris Matthews' new hair. It's... odd. Off-putting, at first. But doesn't it remind you of something? The hair, perhaps, of another man? A man who might hold the very job that Chris Matthews covets so dearly? Almost, Chris. Almost. [HuffPo]
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By PareeneComment by Charlotte Rae's Web: @if_i_only_had_a_heart: that was dole before getting help for ED more » | Other threads
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citizen journalism
David Gregory: You Say 'Jerk'
Former White House correspondent and current MSNBC host David Gregory just may be taking over for Chris Matthews once Matthews' very expensive contract is up next year. It is hoped, by MSNBC brass, that the kinda well-liked Gregory will be less of a headache than the notorious diva Matthews. But maybe he'll be just as bad! We asked for your stories about Gregory, and you delivered. As we said yesterday, his reputation in DC was not particularly bad for a TV "star." But that town is sycophantic enough to forgive a lot. So far, you all agree that David Gregory is, in fact, a jerk. Your personal stories of jerkdom, after the jump (and feel free to send more). More » -
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Chris Matthews Will Not Be a Senator
Two years ago, rumors flew that well-documented insecure attention-whore (and MSNBC anchor) Chris Matthews was considering a run for Senate from his home state of Pennsylvania. On his recent, terribly sad Colbert Report appearance, an exhausted-looking Matthews mumbled that ever since he was a child, all he ever wanted to be was a Senator. (UGH.) (Seriously, UGH.) Sooo it's about time for that chatter to start up again! A New York Sun opinion-writer says Matthews could be Pennsylvania Democrats' best hope for winning a Senate seat in 2010, ignoring both the fact that that seat belongs to Senator-for-life Arlen Specter and the entirety of this piece. Really, Chris, it's not going to happen. Maybe if they award a special Senate seat to beltway journalists and Russert decides not to run. [NYSun]
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By PareeneComment by Dickdogfood: Had he said "ballerina" instead of "Senator" and meant it, I would've forgiven every dumb thing he ever said about... more » | Other threads
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awkward
Weary Chris Matthews Breaks Colbert/Clinton News Embargo
Hillary Clinton will do her awkward, vaguely joke-ish all-in-good-fun routine with Stephen Colbert this week, which might be more entertaining than her last 500 talk show appearances, as politicians are rarely able to figure out how to be "in" on his joke without saying something regrettable. The news was broken during Colbert's interview last night with Hardballer Chris Matthews, who seemed, honestly, a broken, beaten-down, exhausted shell of his usual self. Seriously. He barely got a word in edgewise and at one point, when discussing his boyhood dream of being a Senator, he looked on the verge of tears. Did last Sunday's amusingly embarrassing Times Magazine profile... actually embarrass him? Nothing else ever has! We think there are serious, fundamental problems with Chris Matthews' world-view and imagine he's probably irreparably damaging the way we conduct democracy but obviously we have nothing against him personally, so we hope he feels better soon! The uncomfortable interview is after the jump. More » -
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Who Chris Matthews Hates
Fellow MSNBC host Keith Olbermann is on Chris Matthews' shit list, as you knew, while Race For The White House host David Gregory makes him nervous, because Gregory is an obvious possible replacement for Matthews, according to a leaked copy of a forthcoming Times magazine profile obtained by FishbowlDC. More embarrassing: fellow network personality Tim Russert, who Matthews kind of idolizes, supposedly can't stand the high-volume Hardball host. Profiler Mark Leibovich was of course sure to include a fresh batch of Matthews' leering comments toward women: More »
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