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New MSNBC Ad Reminds: Chris Matthews Was a Democratic Operative for Ti
September 24th, 2013 12:50 PM
MSNBC isn't even trying anymore. A new ad for Hardball actually touted Chris Matthews's past as a Democratic operative for Tip O'Neill. As black and white pictures of Matthews appeared onscreen, the host bragged, "I'm not new to politics, nor to the issues that divide us. Nor am I free of the passions they engage." (Considering that Matthews famously extolled the "thrill" Barack Obama sent up…
Chris Matthews Sneers: 'Looney Tunes' GOPers Want to 'Kill the Recover
September 19th, 2013 4:44 PM
Chris Matthews on Wednesday continued his assault on conservatives who oppose the funding of ObamaCare in the coming fiscal showdown, sneering that the "looney tunes" Republicans want to "kill the recovery." The Hardball anchor, who recently lost his 5pm slot and now can only be seen at 7pm, also bizarrely linked this to the President of Starbucks asking gun owners not to open carry in stores…

The Liberal Media's Top 10 Worst Anti-Gun Moments of the Year
September 18th, 2013 2:27 PM
In the immediate aftermath of the Navy Yard shooting the liberal media reflexively began their push for more gun control. NBC’s Matt Lauer, on Tuesday’s Today show pressed an outspoken chief medical officer that treated some of the wounded: “You say you didn’t want to wade into the issue of gun control and yet your comments are resonating with people...but we also heard emotional comments after…

Chris Matthews: GOP 'Hate' of Obama Will Propel 2016 Contenders to Vot
September 5th, 2013 1:04 PM
According to Chris Matthews on Wednesday, there's one reason prominent Republicans will vote against a resolution allowing Barack Obama to bomb Syria. Of course, the motive behind 2016 conservatives such as Marco Rubio and Rand Paul is "hate." The Hardball host insisted that the situation in Syria "is offering a roadmap to the Republican nomination for President next time."
Rather than…
Chris Matthews Slams Obama's 'Disastrous' Syria Plan: 'We'll Be Killin
September 4th, 2013 12:35 PM
Chris Matthews channeled his inner-Helen Thomas on Tuesday, railing against Barack Obama's "disastrous" plan for military action against Syria. The Hardball host mocked the proposed goal of sending a message to Syrian dictator Bashar Assad, excoriating, "Will this mysterious signal get delivered? Will a signal go to Assad that he will never again use chemical weapons?" [See video below. MP3…

Chris Matthews: Laura Ingraham Wrong About Voter ID Laws Being Nondisc
August 27th, 2013 9:18 PM
One of the media’s recent race-baiting memes is to claim that voter ID laws are being proposed by Republicans to suppress minority votes.
MSNBC’s Chris Matthews is in lockstep with this falsehood, and claimed without producing any evidence on Tuesday’s Hardball that conservative talk show host Laura Ingraham was wrong when she recently said such laws were nondiscriminatory (video follows with…

MSNBC Programs Lose Close to 50% of Viewers in One Year
August 27th, 2013 8:25 PM
The epic ratings slide for the so-called cable "news" station MSNBC continued in August.
In fact, new numbers show that some of the network's programs lost up to almost half of their viewers since last August.

Chris Matthews: House GOP's 'Ideological Zealotry Trumps' 'Minimal Loy
August 20th, 2013 6:16 PM
Extreme liberal Chris Matthews may be losing his 5pm time slot, but he isn't going quietly. On Tuesday's Hardball, Matthews sneered that House Republicans who are attempting to defund Obamacare have "ideological zealotry" that "trumps" "even the most minimal loyalty to the common national interests." Yet, later in the show, the anchor bemoaned Republicans who, regarding Barack Obama, won't "…
Matthews: Obama Speaks Well and Has Charisma But Lacks Leadership and
August 20th, 2013 12:10 PM
For a brief, shining moment Tuesday, MSNBC’s Chris “Thrill Up My Leg” Matthews took off his Democratic shill hat and expressed a well-reasoned critique of President Obama.
Appearing on Morning Joe, Matthews said, “He had the speaking skill way ahead of schedule, the inspiration ability, the charisma…What he has never developed is a love - and that’s the right word for it - of politics, and…

Chris Matthews Congratulates DNC Chair for Uniting Democratic Party
August 19th, 2013 5:33 PM
Filling in for Andrea Mitchell on her 1 p.m. et MSNBC show on Monday, Hardball host Chris Matthews wrapped up an interview with Democratic National Committee chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz by adorning her with praise: "Congresswoman, I want to congratulate you on one thing that nobody ever gives you credit for, which is uniting the Democratic Party as it's never been united." [Listen to the…
MSNBC Moving Ed Schultz Back to Weeknights
August 19th, 2013 12:21 PM
As NewsBusters has been reporting, MSNBC's ratings have been plummeting all year.
As strange as it might seem, network chief Phil Griffin believes the cure to be - wait for it! - bringing Ed Schultz back from his failed stint at weekends to the 5PM slot Monday through Friday.
In a memo to staffers obtained by TVNewser, Griffin wrote:

Daily Show: 'Matthews Doesn't Just Routinely Have Egg on His Face - He
August 13th, 2013 11:39 AM
As NewsBusters previously reported, MSNBC's Chris Matthews last Wednesday predicted Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) would be the Republican presidential nominee in 2016.
On Monday, John Oliver while substitute-hosting Comedy Central's Daily Show marvelously illustrated Matthews' propensity to make horribly wrong predictions concluding, "Chris Matthews doesn't just routinely have egg on his face -…

Bozell Cheers Priebus on Hannity: About Time for RNC to Tell NBC to 'G
August 9th, 2013 11:02 AM
In Thursday night’s “Media Mash” segment on “Hannity,” MRC president Brent Bozell discussed some of the harsh media reaction to RNC chairman Reince Priebus saying Republicans won’t offer primary debates to CNN or NBC if they continue their plans to produce a “lovefest” of Hillary films before the 2016 election.
Chris Matthews even said “The RNC chairman who has made bones trying to suppress…
Michael Smerconish Warns GOP Against 'Retreating' to an 'Echo Chamber
August 8th, 2013 6:26 PM
Talk about a lack of irony. Hardball guest host Michael Smerconish on Thursday lectured Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus and the GOP to avoid "retreating" to "echo chambers" such as Fox News. Smerconish did this on MSNBC, the home of Chris Matthews, Rachel Maddow, Lawrence O'Donnell, Chris Hayes and Ed Schultz.
Smerconish, with no sense of self awareness for his own…