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Does anyone else think that Chris Matthews is annoying? (Original Post) dajoki Dec 2019 OP
Yes. He helped give us #TraitorTrump underthematrix Dec 2019 #1
Endlessly annoying wind sock. Zoonart Dec 2019 #2
Oh, God, yes! He does love the sound of his own voice, The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2019 #3
His constant interruptions are his worst habit FakeNoose Dec 2019 #12
Tweety missed the reality train Wellstone ruled Dec 2019 #4
Does anybody NOT think he's annoying? RockRaven Dec 2019 #5
THIS Cosmocat Dec 2019 #11
Me, too! Heartstrings Dec 2019 #14
For sure! Faux pas Dec 2019 #6
He's an utter pain. Incompetent moderator / host. BSdetect Dec 2019 #7
Yes, he never changes his manner of interviewing and narrating. northoftheborder Dec 2019 #8
I have conflicted feelings about him, he has been on the dewsgirl Dec 2019 #9
Had to turn Tweety off. I'm watching a CNN panel with Laura Coates oasis Dec 2019 #10
I really enjoy Nicole Wallace......hope she'll be on this afternoon..... a kennedy Dec 2019 #13
Chris Matthews bluecollar2 Dec 2019 #15
Yes... dajoki Dec 2019 #18
A few years past his sell-by date Stinky The Clown Dec 2019 #16
He was interviewing a woman Grey Dec 2019 #17
Oh I wish that could be found. PCIntern Dec 2019 #19
Chris M has mainstream suupport that we absolutely need. empedocles Dec 2019 #20
I have been annoyed with Tweety gab13by13 Dec 2019 #21
Donahue was awesome the too I_UndergroundPanther Dec 2019 #23
Years ago when I could afford cable I_UndergroundPanther Dec 2019 #22
people whine about him and Chuck Todd weekly, but still watch them. Weird. nt USALiberal Dec 2019 #24
I thought pretty much everyone did. Crunchy Frog Dec 2019 #25
Nobody's moderating on PBS. marybourg Dec 2019 #26
Unwatchable jberryhill Dec 2019 #27
Utterly 'annoying.' elleng Dec 2019 #28
I had to turn him off. ploppy Dec 2019 #29
You are being very kind and diplomatic Upthevibe Dec 2019 #30
He always has been. Nt VarryOn Dec 2019 #31
Only if he's on TV, talking, into a live mic lindysalsagal Dec 2019 #32
he keeps with the snide remarks between announcements babydollhead Dec 2019 #33
He's annoying Marthe48 Dec 2019 #34
Matthews isn't my favorite, but I wouldn't put him in the same category as Chuck Mike 03 Dec 2019 #35
Oh yes. mjvpi Dec 2019 #36
Not me. Occasional irks aside, IMO he's one of the best... smart and sincere. lamp_shade Dec 2019 #37
I don't find him annoying Sewa Dec 2019 #38
Sometimes, and he's not my favorite host, but I don't dislike him. I appreciate Maru Kitteh Dec 2019 #39

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,829 posts)
3. Oh, God, yes! He does love the sound of his own voice,
Wed Dec 18, 2019, 01:08 PM
Dec 2019

and constantly interrupts. He'll ask an interviewee for their opinion on something and then jump right in and talk over them, offering his opinion, before they've even finished a sentence. He's always done that, though; this is nothing new.

FakeNoose

(32,725 posts)
12. His constant interruptions are his worst habit
Wed Dec 18, 2019, 01:16 PM
Dec 2019

I can't understand why anyone would want to be on his show, when he won't let anyone speak or make their point. It's so annoying to us listeners as well.

RockRaven

(14,990 posts)
5. Does anybody NOT think he's annoying?
Wed Dec 18, 2019, 01:10 PM
Dec 2019

I hardly watch any cable news at all, but I *never* watch MSNBC when he's on the air. I cannot stand him.

Cosmocat

(14,568 posts)
11. THIS
Wed Dec 18, 2019, 01:15 PM
Dec 2019

I watch some MSNBC, but literally have made a point of not watching his shit show going back to like 2003 when could not longer take him.

northoftheborder

(7,572 posts)
8. Yes, he never changes his manner of interviewing and narrating.
Wed Dec 18, 2019, 01:13 PM
Dec 2019

A lot of interruption, abrupt change of subject, wandering sentences.....can't watch him.

dewsgirl

(14,961 posts)
9. I have conflicted feelings about him, he has been on the
Wed Dec 18, 2019, 01:13 PM
Dec 2019

the air since I was teen. I guess I tolerate him, I like him more than Chuck Todd or Steve Kornacki. It makes me feel bad to say that. Maybe because my grandparents used to watch him and I often think of Tim Russert when I watch him, Idk I'm weird I guess.

oasis

(49,401 posts)
10. Had to turn Tweety off. I'm watching a CNN panel with Laura Coates
Wed Dec 18, 2019, 01:15 PM
Dec 2019

who just took Rick Santorum to school on several issues. She left him sitting silent with a pasty faced look of stupification.

I'm so glad Chris Matthews made me switch channels.

bluecollar2

(3,622 posts)
15. Chris Matthews
Wed Dec 18, 2019, 01:22 PM
Dec 2019

Chuck Todd and Andrea Mitchell...

Hard to decide which one of the three are the most irritating....

So I dont watch any of them but switch over to CNN....

Today I'll be switching back and forth between CSPAN and FS2...Liverpool F.C. vs. Monterrey...

Grey

(1,581 posts)
17. He was interviewing a woman
Wed Dec 18, 2019, 01:33 PM
Dec 2019

a few years ago. He asked her a question and then kept on talking. He was about 7 sentences in when he realized she hadn't tried to answer him. He said" well, aren't you going to answer?" She said "I was waiting for you to finish." He shut up and let her talk. The look on his face, So Funny.

gab13by13

(21,385 posts)
21. I have been annoyed with Tweety
Wed Dec 18, 2019, 01:59 PM
Dec 2019

ever since he feuded with Phil Donahue over the Iraq war. Tweety was pro Iraq war while Donahue was strongly against it.
There are people who say that Tweety got Donahue fired from MSNBC in 2003.

I_UndergroundPanther

(12,480 posts)
23. Donahue was awesome the too
Wed Dec 18, 2019, 06:57 PM
Dec 2019

Short of the time when he was on air, I watched every episode until he vanished. I say get rid of tweety asshole,reinstall Donahue.

I_UndergroundPanther

(12,480 posts)
22. Years ago when I could afford cable
Wed Dec 18, 2019, 06:53 PM
Dec 2019

He drove me up the wall,all his gushy love for bush and his sunny disposition it..just made me wanna barf. He is a republican in what he says. He should be fired from MSNBC. He's such an ass.


Upthevibe

(8,069 posts)
30. You are being very kind and diplomatic
Wed Dec 18, 2019, 07:04 PM
Dec 2019

to say he's "annoying." I can barely watch the guy unless I have to. Here on DU (over the years) I think we've referred to him in the past as "Tweety."

babydollhead

(2,231 posts)
33. he keeps with the snide remarks between announcements
Wed Dec 18, 2019, 07:19 PM
Dec 2019

I thought about how they will portray him on SNL. His crazy babble talk. Plus, wtf with the R from Kansas?

Marthe48

(17,015 posts)
34. He's annoying
Wed Dec 18, 2019, 07:24 PM
Dec 2019

He forgets he invites those knowledgeable guests to give us in-depth information. He has the show, we know what he thinks. I heard people call him Tweety. I watch him the least.

I am getting annoyed with some of the others, though, too. Why emphasize that there was some dissent at a Democratic town hall meeting. I read a headline, then read the article, and toward the end, the dissent was described as 'a few people'. Yesterday, Lawrence O'Donnell, of all people, asked a freshman representative about dissent at his town hall. This was after they aired a video showing cheering and a standing ovation when the representative said he was voting for the impeachment to go forward. I watched the tape, and I really didn't hear any booing, but that's what Lawrence asked about.

I have an idea. Have the media go to repuke town halls and see how much booing happens when the enabling repuke says he'll defend trump regardless.

Mike 03

(16,616 posts)
35. Matthews isn't my favorite, but I wouldn't put him in the same category as Chuck
Wed Dec 18, 2019, 07:32 PM
Dec 2019

Todd. His interruptions are the thing that annoys me the most; however, he actually has a lot of knowledge of political history. I think he is passionate and gets excited about the things he talks about, and that--as opposed to trying to "rush" guests or talk over them if he disagrees--is why he interrupts. But maybe I'm giving him too much credit.

lamp_shade

(14,841 posts)
37. Not me. Occasional irks aside, IMO he's one of the best... smart and sincere.
Thu Dec 19, 2019, 04:48 AM
Dec 2019

I've been a big fan for many, many years.

Sewa

(1,257 posts)
38. I don't find him annoying
Thu Dec 19, 2019, 05:11 AM
Dec 2019

He has been pushing for Trump’s impeachment since the Mueller Report came out. Sometimes he’s very funny. Like when he said “ Trump thinks Steve Ducy is the new Walter Cronkite.

Maru Kitteh

(28,342 posts)
39. Sometimes, and he's not my favorite host, but I don't dislike him. I appreciate
Thu Dec 19, 2019, 05:36 AM
Dec 2019

his deep and wide historical knowledge base that he wields in a way that comes off as patriotic rather than professorial. He has a solid, midwestern appeal I think is helpful when making the case to independents and swing-staters we very much need.


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