Has anyone told this guy how dismal the ratings are for his MSNBC
broadcasts?....AAC
On Sat, 6 Oct 2007 09:34:20 -0400, "Patriot Games" <Patriot@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:
>http://www.examiner.com/blogs/Yeas_and_Nays/2007/10/4/Matthews-Bush-Admin-puts-pressure-on-my-bosses
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>Matthews says Bush administration has "finally been caught in their
>criminality"
>October 4, 2007
>
>Playing Hardball with the Prez
>
>Chris Matthews had barely finished praising his colleagues at the 10th
>anniversary party for his "Hardball" show Thursday night in Wa****ngton,
D.C.
>when his remarks turned political and pointed, even suggesting that the
Bush
>administration had "finally been caught in their criminality."
>
>In front of an audience that included such notables as Alan Greenspan,
Rep.
>Patrick Kennedy and Sen. Ted Kennedy, Matthews began his remarks by
>declaring that he wanted to "make some news" and he certainly didn't
>disappoint. After praising the drafters of the First Amendment for
allowing
>him to make a living, he outlined what he said was the fundamental
>difference between the Bush and Clinton administrations.
>
>The Clinton camp, he said, never put pressure on his bosses to silence
him.
>
>"Not so this crowd," he added, explaining that Bush White House officials
--
>especially those from Vice President Cheney's office -- called MSNBC
brass
>to complain about the content of his show and attempted to influence its
>editorial content. "They will not silence me!" Matthews declared.
>
>"They've finally been caught in their criminality," Matthews continued,
>although he did not specify the exact criminal behavior to which he
>referred. He then drew an obvious Bush-Nixon parallel by saying, "Spiro
>Agnew was not an American hero."
>
>Matthews left the throng of Wa****ngton A-listers with a parting shot at
>Cheney: "God help us if we had Cheney during the Cuban missile crisis.
We'd
>all be under a parking lot."
>
>Following his remarks, a few network insiders and party goers wondered
what
>kind of effect Matthews' sharp criticism of the White House would have on
>Tuesday's Republican debate in Dearborn, Michigan, which Matthews
>co-moderates alongside CNBC's Maria Bartiromo.
>
>"I find it hard to believe that Republican candidates will feel as if
>they're being given a fair shot at Tuesday's debate given the partisan
>pot-shots lobbed by Matthews this evening," said one attendee.
>
>When reached, the White House declined to comment and NBC refused
requests
>to release video of the event. The event included such NBC/MSNBC brass as
>NBC Senior Vice President Phil Griffin (the former "Hardball" executive
>producer called "Hardball" the "best show on cable television"), "Meet
the
>Press" host Tim Russert, "Today" show executive producer Jim Bell, NBC
News
>Specials Executive Producer Phil Alongi, "Meet the Press" Executive
Producer
>Betsy Fischer, NBC chief foreign affairs correspondent Andrea Mitchell,
>MSNBC Vice President Tammy Haddad, "Hardball" correspondent David
Shuster
>and Vice President for MSNBC Prime-Time Programming Bill Wolff.
>
>On a side note: Matthews was overheard discussing his Tuesday appearance
on
>"The Daily Show," which featured a heated exchange with host Jon Stewart.
>According to one source, Matthews was steadfast in his belief that the
>debate left Stewart crestfallen, and Matthews victorious.
>
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