Matthews Apologizes for West Point 'Enemy Camp' Slur, Then Interviews
Talk about taking one step forward and two steps back. Chris Matthews, on Wednesday's Hardball, opened the show by offering an apology to members of the military and their families for his infamous West Point is the "enemy camp," quote made during coverage of Obama's Afghanistan speech, as caught by the MRC's Jeff Poor, but immediately after that went to an interview with John Murtha, who himself…
Matthews Calls Cheney an Ankle Biter, Backtracks on West Point 'Enemy
There's something about these big events that cause MSNBC "Hardball" host Chris Matthews to go off script and say something seemingly ridiculous. Matthews has publicly admitted President Barack Obama has given him a thrill up his leg after a campaign speech in Feb. 2008, and uttered "oh God," earlier this year after an Obama address to Congress, prior to the Republican response from Louisiana…
Matthews Calls West Point, Site of Obama Speech 'The Enemy Camp,' 'Str
Either MSNBC "Hardball" host Chris Matthews let one slip tonight, or it was an extremely poor choice of words. Following President Barack Obama's Dec. 1 speech, which he announced his intentions for increasing troop levels in Afghanistan, MSNBC followed with wrap-up coverage of his speech with arguably three of their most prominent on-air personalities - "Countdown" host Keith Olbermann, "The…
Buchanan: Gore’s Moment 'Passed' - No Proof of Manmade Global Warmin
If you're curious to see how the mainstream Washington, D.C. press views the global warming debate, Newsweek's Eleanor Clift may have tipped off the public off. On the Nov. 29 edition of "The McLaughlin Group," host John McLaughlin asked about the prospects of a Copenhagen climate change treaty and its possible impact on the U.S. economy. MSNBC and "The McLaughlin Group" regular Pat Buchanan…
Jesse Ventura: MSNBC Canceled My Show For Opposing Iraq War
Former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura says that MSNBC canceled his cable program "Jesse Ventura's America" back in 2003 because he was opposed to the Iraq war.According to the former professional wrestler, the network continued to pay his salary despite his termination in order to prevent him from speaking his antiwar views elsewhere.Such was reported by the Los Angeles Times in an interview…
WaPo’s Eilperin Blames Global Warming Skepticism Increase on 'Politi
The global warming alarmists are beginning to lose the PR battle, at least that is what a recent Washington Post/ABC News poll is indicating. But this has the usual purveyors of climate change doom-and-gloom trying to rationalize the shift in public opinion. The Washington Post's Juliet Eilperin, who regularly has her objectivity called into question on the issue of anthropogenic global warming…
Conservative Asks Lib 'Are You Literate? Do You Own a Newspaper
Have you ever been in an argument with a liberal and got so frustrated by the non sequiturs being uttered that you wanted to ask, "Are you literate? Do you own a newspaper?"Well, on Wednesday, conservative talk radio host Michael Graham did exactly that to liberal talker Laura Flanders.Appearing on MSNBC's "The Ed Show," the pair were contentiously debating the need for healthcare reform when…
Olbermann Suggests ‘Tackiness’ in Palin Visiting Ft. Hood Like Dal
Twice in the past week, MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann has on his Countdown show tried to dismiss the popularity of Sarah Palin’s book Going Rogue by mentioning discounts like Newsmax’s promotion that offers the book for $4.97 to new subscribers. Olbermann first raised the issue on the Thursday, November 19, show, as he mentioned rumors of high sales numbers. Olbermann: "Publishing industry rumors,…
To Kos, Taliban's Real Crime Is Being Un-PC
Want to understand the liberal mind? Check out Daily Kos creator Markos Moulitsas on this evening's Schultz show . . Why does Kos say he hates the Taliban? Because they aided and abetted Osama Bin Laden in the murder of thousands of Americans? Nope. That they are actively engaged in killing American troops in Afghanistan? Guess again. No, the Taliban's real crime—the only complaint Kos…
Olbermann: 2012 Voters Better Understand Palin's Religious Beliefs
"For the record, our third story is neither ridiculing nor disputing [Sarah Palin's] religious beliefs. It is purely an attempt to discern exactly what those beliefs constitute, so that the voters of 2012 know exactly what they`re getting." Such was amazingly uttered by MSNBC's Keith Olbermann Tuesday night.Bear in mind that we are almost three years away from Election Day 2012, and most…
Time Cover Story: Bush Decade 'Hell,' Obama Decade Better
Life was hell under Bush. But hang in there: things'll get better under Obama. Class dismissed: that's really all you need to know about the latest Time cover story—The Decade From Hell And Why The Next One Will Be Better. But just to drive home the Manichean message, Time editor Rick Stengel and Andy Serwer [of Time stable-mate Fortune], who wrote the cover story, appeared on Morning Joe today…
Glenn Beck Cites NewsBusters to Bash TV's ClimateGate Boycott
FNC host Glenn Beck on Tuesday cited a NewsBusters article in his attack on all the television news outlets that have boycotted the growing ClimateGate scandal.As NewsBusters reported earlier in the day, ABC, CBS, CNN, MSNBC, and NBC have completely ignored last week's bombshell story about controversial e-mail messages between some of the world's leading global warming alarmists.By contrast, Fox…
MSNBC's Chris Matthews Brow-Beats Catholic Bishop Over Abortion
Apparently MSNBC's Chris Matthews doesn't want Catholics involved in the political process at all - especially when it comes to abortion. Earlier this month the "Hardball" host declared "The clergy should stay off Capitol Hill." Last night, he accused Thomas Tobin, bishop of Providence, Rhode Island, of "telling public officials how to set public policy," "stepping beyond moral teaching," and "…
