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Even Chris Matthews Sees Danger for Obama after 'Frightening,' Birth Control Decision

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:13:00 +0000

Scott Whitlock

Even Chris Matthews, who famously gushed about the "thrill" Barack Obama gave his leg, is troubled by the President's "frightening" decision to force Catholic charities to provide birth control through health care.

Matthews Dismisses Mitchell's Defense of Bush 41 Over Scanner Non-Gaffe

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:52:00 +0000

Brad Wilmouth

On Sunday's syndicated Chris Matthews Show, host Matthews dismissed NBC's Andrea Mitchell when she tried to correct his claim that President George H.W. Bush had never seen a checkout scanner before when he visited a supermarket during the 1988 presidential campaign.

MSNBC's Chris Matthews Insists He Tries to Examine American Politics 'Objectively'

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:35:00 +0000

Ken Shepherd

The former Tip O'Neill staffer-turned-political analyst who'd never heard of congressional insider trading until President Obama mentioned it in last week's State of the Union, insists he is unaware of the Bush Derangement Syndrome of many on the Left during the former president's tenure in the Oval Office. What's more, that's not his bias talking, it's just objective reality.

No Matter the State of the Union, Reporters Love Obama's Speeches

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:11:00 +0000

Rich Noyes

Tuesday night, President Obama delivers his third State of the Union address, and his sixth speech to a joint session of Congress since taking office in 2009. But there's no need to spend a lot of time wondering about what the media will say after The Great One speaks, since — like a gaggle of corporate yes-men — journalists have gushed over every one of these major addresses.

Roger Simon of Politico Sneers at 'Dangerous' 'Blood Lust' of South Carolina Audience

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:16:00 +0000

Scott Whitlock

Roger Simon, Politico's top columnist, smeared the audience of Monday night's GOP debate, warning of a "kind of blood lust in the air" after the crowd booed a question of Juan Williams, an African American.

Appearing on Tuesday's Hardball, Simon sneered at "that audience, with that kind of blood lust in the air, an audience that was way over the line, way over the top." [MP3 audio here.]

MSNBC's Chris Matthews Slanders Gingrich, S.C. GOP Debate Attendees As Racists

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:11:00 +0000

Ken Shepherd

Appearing on colleague Andrea Mitchell's eponymous 1 p.m. Eastern program Tuesday, MSNBC Hardball host Chris Matthews to viewers that Monday's South Carolina GOP presidential debate was chock full of "dog whistles" and racially-tinged "code words." What's more, according to Matthews, there's no point trying to argue with him on this because "you either see it or you don't."

Networks Excoriate the 'Nasty,' 'Dirty,' 'Notorious' Politics of South Carolina

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:27:00 +0000

Scott Whitlock

In the days leading up to the GOP primary in South Carolina, all three networks have aggressively attacked the state and its supposedly "dirty," "nasty," "notorious" politics. Echoing many other journalists, CBS's Jan Crawford warned on January 12: "Down here in South Carolina, the weather is warm, that tea is cold, and the politics can get down right dirty."

Matthews Preposterously Claims Obama Added 'Only 13 People' to Federal Workforce [UPDATED: Matthews Re-Records Audio]

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:56:00 +0000

Scott Whitlock

On Thursday's Hardball, Chris Matthews preposterously insisted that Barack Obama added "only 13" people to the federal workforce in 2009 and that the total number of individuals working for the U.S. government (as of 2010) was 4,443.

Matthews Slams 'Chickenhawks' & 'Crazy Neocons' for Supporting Wars

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:40:00 +0000

Brad Wilmouth

During Tuesday's live coverage of the New Hampshire Primary on MSNBC, at about 6:53 p.m. EST, Chris Matthews asked guest Tom Ridge why it is that "crazy neocons" and Republican "chickenhawks" always want to "go to war with other people's children."

As he began the interview, Matthews listed several Republicans who have not served in the military and whose children have not served, and then posed:

Chris Matthews: Rick Santorum Wants a 'Theocracy' That Will 'Trump' the Constitution

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 22:35:00 +0000

Scott Whitlock

An angry Chris Matthews on Thursday denounced Rick Santorum, smearing the Republican as wanting a "theocracy" to "trump" the Constitution. The "Hardball" anchor ranted about birth control after playing a clip of Santorum on "The Bill O'Reilly Show." [MP3 audio here.]

Matthews: 'Neocons,' 'Moral Majority' and Segregationists Are 'Droppings' of Democratic Party

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 12:19:00 +0000

Brad Wilmouth

During MSNBC coverage of the Republican Party Iowa caucuses on Tuesday, shortly after 8:30 p.m, MSNBC's Chris Matthews lumped "neocons" and the socially conservative Moral Majority movement in with segregationist Dixiecrats as he asserted that Republicans had picked up the "droppings" and the "effluent" of the Democratic Party, causing the Republican Party to be too "junk laden" to open their minds to Ron Paul's anti-war views.

Iowa '08 Flashback: Media Begins Flirtation with Obama, But Still Hailing Hillary

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 21:15:00 +0000

Geoffrey Dickens

At this time four years ago the liberal media was just starting its flirtation with Barack Obama in Iowa, while others still carried the torch for Hillary Clinton.

New York Times Columnist Paul Krugman Wins Quote of the Year; Claimed "9/11... Has Become an Occasion for Shame"

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 11:00:00 +0000

New York Times Columnist Paul Krugman Wins Quote of the Year; Shamefully Claimed "9/11... Has Become an Occasion for Shame"

Alexandria, VA – The Media Research Center (MRC) announces The Best Notable Quotables of 2011: The 24th Annual Awards for the Year's Worst Reporting today with New York Times columnist Paul Krugman taking home the 'Quote of the Year' honor.

Radio Host Nails Chris Matthews: 'You're Clearly Working for the Re-Election of Barack Obama'

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 22:22:00 +0000

Scott Whitlock

MSNBC's Chris Matthews ran into trouble on Thursday when a local Iowa radio host mocked the TV personality: "I just want to make sure we're starting with some honesty. You're clearly working for the re-election of Barack Obama." WHO-AM's Simon Conway appeared on the December 15 Hardball and promptly started sparring with the liberal anchor.

Matthews Apologizes for MSNBC's KKK Smear of Romney: 'Appalling Lack of Judgment'

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 23:09:00 +0000

Scott Whitlock

MSNBC's Chris Matthews on Wednesday apologized for his network's "appalling lack of judgment" in comparing a Mitt Romney campaign slogan to the Ku Klux Klan. The Hardball host conceded, "It was irresponsible and incendiary of us to do this, and it showed an appalling lack of judgment. We apologize, we really do, to the Romney campaign." [MP3 audio here.]