Hardball

Unhinged Chris Matthews Assails Conservative 'Birth Control Nazis
October 22nd, 2012 6:27 PM
Talking to two fellow liberals on Monday, an unhinged Chris Matthews trashed conservatives and Republicans who opposes Barack Obama's birth control policies as "Nazis." Matthews smeared, "Is it in society's interests for [a young woman's] boss to be able to be the birth control Nazi to decide who gets it and who doesn't?" [See video below. MP3 audio here.]
Matthews has previously railed…

O’Reilly To Megyn Kelly: ‘The Lowest You Can Go Is To Have Your Ha
October 19th, 2012 12:44 PM
In a bit of light-hearted segment on Thursday’s O’Reilly Factor, FNC’s Megyn Kelly described a recent run-in she had with MSNBC’s Chris Matthews.
Kelly described her encounter the following way:
When he saw me in the airport, he had no idea who I was. So I said it is Megyn Kelly with Fox News. And then he said, oh I didn't recognize you with your stringy hair. [See video below. MP3…

Obama Apologizes to Chris Matthews: '4 Years Ago I Gave Him a Thrill U
October 19th, 2012 1:34 AM
President Obama apologized to MSNBC's Chris Matthews at the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation dinner Thursday.
Speaking of his own horrible debate performance in Denver against Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, Obama said with regard to Matthews, "Four years ago, I gave him a thrill up his leg. This time around I gave him a stroke" (video follows with transcript and commentary):

Does Chris Matthews NOT Read NBCNews.com? Still Thinks Ryan Washed Cle
October 18th, 2012 6:25 PM
A few days ago the liberal media was all abuzz over how Paul Ryan supposedly muscled his way into back of a soup kitchen in Ohio and started washing already-cleaned pots and pans as a photo op.
It turned out later, however, that soup kitchen staffers had left some dirty pots and pans for Ryan to wash. Yes, it was part of a campaign photo-op, but the pots and pans were actually dirty and Ryan…

Shorter Chris Matthews: How Dare CEOs Tell Employees Romney's Better f
October 17th, 2012 7:30 PM
With just a fortnight until Halloween, Chris Matthews thinks he has just the story to scare the bejesus out of his viewers: Corporate executives sharing with their employees via email why they think a vote for Mitt Romney is better for the company's business.
I kid you not. Matthews attempted to blow a few such incidents into a grand scandal of "voter suppression" proportions on his October…

Matthews Hints at Romney's 'Bad' Motives for Confronting Obama: Mitt
October 17th, 2012 6:46 PM
Liberal MSNBC anchor Chris Matthews on Wednesday hinted that Mitt Romney's confrontational attitude during the debates might have a sinister undertone. After playing a clip of the Republican telling the President to back off and that "you'll get your chance" to speak, Matthews derided, "...Through it all he looked down at the President. He looked down at him as a person."
As for the reason…

Chris Matthews: If Obama's 'Getting Beaten Again' in Debate, People Wi
October 16th, 2012 5:53 PM
MSNBC's Chris Matthews on Tuesday made a rather startling prediction about viewers of the upcoming presidential debate.
"If it looks like [Obama's] getting beaten again, they’re going back to the fourth inning" of the Yankees-Tigers American League Championship game (video follows with transcript and commentary):

Instant Karma Strikes Chris Matthews: AARP Advertises Medicare Supplem
October 12th, 2012 6:28 PM
"Instant Karma's gonna get you. Gonna knock you right in the head." - John Lennon
With Lennon in mind, a day after MSNBC Hardball host Chris Matthews said for the umpteenth time that no one will sell senior citizens health insurance, AARP ran ad on his show promoting - wait for it! - Medicare Supplement Insurance (video follows with commentary).

Chris Matthews: 'A Clear Victory for Joe Biden
October 11th, 2012 10:58 PM
It was widely believed after last week's horrible debate performance by Barack Obama that the media were going to gush and fawn over Vice President Joe Biden at the conclusion of Thursday's debate with Paul Ryan regardless of how either one of them did.
Holding up his end was MSNBC's Chris Matthews who moments after the debate's conclusion said, "A clear victory for Joe Biden" (video follows…

Matthews: 'Biden Better Win
October 11th, 2012 5:56 PM
As Election Day nears, the on air personalities at MSNBC are dropping all pretense of impartiality and journalistic integrity.
On Thursday's Hardball, at the conclusion of a lengthy segment about the upcoming vice presidential debate, host Chris Matthews actually said, "Biden better win" (video follows with commentary):

Letterman Plays Video of Chris Matthews' Head Exploding
October 10th, 2012 9:05 AM
As NewsBusters reported, MSNBC's Chris Matthews had an on air meltdown following Barack Obama's terrible performance in last Wednesday's debate with Mitt Romney.
On Tuesday, CBS Late Show host David Letterman ended his monologue by showing a video of Matthews' head exploding (video follows with transcribed highlights and commentary).

Leno Mocks Straight-Jacketed Matthews Being Taken Away Mid-Meltdown By
October 5th, 2012 6:45 PM
As NewsBusters previously reported, MSNBC's Chris Matthews had an on-air meltdown Wednesday after the presidential debate.
NBC Tonight Show host Jay Leno mocked this incident Thursday showing a video clip of Matthews giving his rant in a straight jacket as he's being taken away by men in white coats (video follows with transcript and absolutely no need for additional commentary):
The Thrill is Gone: NBC Touts Jon Stewart Mocking Obama and Chris Matt
October 5th, 2012 2:25 PM
In a display of just how badly President Obama performed in Wednesday's presidential debate, Friday's NBC Today played a clip of Daily Show host Jon Stewart ripping into Obama: "There is no red America. There is no blue America. There is only the America that can't believe how bad this guy did in the debate. Romney won with the sound up....Romney won with the sound off." [Listen to the audio or…

Chris Matthews Continues Tantrum Over Romney's 'Etch-A-Sketch' Debate
October 4th, 2012 10:55 AM
Picking up where he left off Wednesday night, on Thursday's NBC Today, MSNBC's Chris Matthews continued to whine over President Obama's poor debate performance and ranted that Mitt Romney has "been accused of etch-a-sketch, last night was his greatest achievement. Everything he said within days ago, he's ignored." [Listen to the audio or watch the video after the jump]
Prior to Matthews'…