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Note to MSNBC: Chris Matthews is way past his "expiration date"....... (Original Post) ashredux Jan 2020 OP
he just described Bloomberg as "mini-Mike" GreatCaesarsGhost Jan 2020 #1
i like him ..Thats why its called Hardball.. samnsara Jan 2020 #2
Can't say I like him. But I watch the show. LakeArenal Jan 2020 #13
I switched to Free speech tv Sunsky Jan 2020 #3
Never watch him, I change channels or go to Netflix as soon as he comes on MSNBC katmondoo Jan 2020 #5
Why would anyone watch Tweety?! InAbLuEsTaTe Jan 2020 #12
Well, FS TV's not fact-free at least, but then Hortensis Jan 2020 #22
Ok Sunsky Jan 2020 #23
:) Disagree! Watching what soaking up the disinformation and Hortensis Jan 2020 #25
We watch things for different reasons Sunsky Jan 2020 #31
Tweety is an ass. n/t rzemanfl Jan 2020 #4
the good kind obnoxiousdrunk Jan 2020 #29
Guess I'm an outlier. I like Matthews. Hoyt Jan 2020 #6
He's on a tear about Biden today SharonClark Jan 2020 #7
This is ageism and it should not be tolerated on DU. Opel_Justwax Jan 2020 #8
"Ageism"? Oh, give me a break.....I'm older than he is and he needs to go ashredux Jan 2020 #14
he's always been right of center... and even coddled trump during election getagrip_already Jan 2020 #9
THIS!! TWEETY NEEDS TO BE PUT OUT TO PASTURE!! InAbLuEsTaTe Jan 2020 #15
Vintage video of Tweety sniping at Olbermann JaneQPublic Jan 2020 #10
Once when Tweety and Olbermann were anchoring an election night rsdsharp Jan 2020 #21
Fascinating. Ari Melber had to perform a similar service yesterday. JaneQPublic Jan 2020 #24
He is MAKING the GOP bogus case against Biden.... ashredux Jan 2020 #11
Agree, always have to put TV on mute when he is on Darwin2019 Jan 2020 #16
Interrupts ConstanceCee Jan 2020 #17
$$$ YOHABLO Jan 2020 #20
Can't take his interruptions Mad Lib Jan 2020 #18
+1000. Matthews is clearly failing. Paladin Jan 2020 #19
I am no fan of Tweety and wouldn't mind if MontanaMama Jan 2020 #26
Lock him in a small room with.... The empressof all Jan 2020 #27
I still maintain that if you pointed over his shoulder and exclaimed... JHB Jan 2020 #28
Chris is not well n/t malaise Jan 2020 #30

LakeArenal

(28,842 posts)
13. Can't say I like him. But I watch the show.
Fri Jan 24, 2020, 01:00 PM
Jan 2020

Funny how some rave about how great Nicole Wallace a certified registered, Bushie
and hate ole Chris. I watch both.

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
22. Well, FS TV's not fact-free at least, but then
Fri Jan 24, 2020, 02:11 PM
Jan 2020

neither is Fox.

Be careful what you take in. "Information" you know to be biased or outright untrue is often stored as knowledge, same as what you know to be truth (both truth that actually is true and truth that is not). Before long, it's all recalled as information. Then you're in trouble because all new information is evaluated for truth against this frame of knowledge the brain holds for that purpose, and anything that agrees is accepted as true and all that conflicts is rejected as untrue.

That's how Fox viewers became self-made, unreachable nuts. GIGO.

Sunsky

(1,737 posts)
23. Ok
Fri Jan 24, 2020, 03:28 PM
Jan 2020

I prefer to watch Stephanie Miller entertain me than Chris Matthews irritate me. My preference and I enjoyed it. We have the freedom to sift through information and choose what we digest. No lecture needed.

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
25. :) Disagree! Watching what soaking up the disinformation and
Fri Jan 24, 2020, 03:39 PM
Jan 2020

misinformation we're all wallowing in has done to the self-victimizers is genuinely scary. Of course, mental drugs feel good. If they didn't people wouldn't seek them out.

You're supposed to be an independent thinking person. Insist on truth and facts. And don't be tricked by wanting to believe into not noticing when factual support for statements is missing. That's when the red flags should go up and you're supposed to frown and question.

You have been warned. Bye.

Sunsky

(1,737 posts)
31. We watch things for different reasons
Fri Jan 24, 2020, 07:36 PM
Jan 2020

Sometimes it just for entertainment, sometimes it's to gather facts. Having a variety of interests make life enjoyable. I choose not to be miserable.
"You have been warned"- sounds like something my mom would say... Ok, I have been warned, thanks

SharonClark

(10,014 posts)
7. He's on a tear about Biden today
Fri Jan 24, 2020, 12:49 PM
Jan 2020

Both father and son. Despite some very credible lawyers saying Biden is irrelevant and a distraction from the impeachment of Trump, he just kept repeating his nonsense. He sure has the GOP’s talking points memorized.

getagrip_already

(14,832 posts)
9. he's always been right of center... and even coddled trump during election
Fri Jan 24, 2020, 12:52 PM
Jan 2020

He didn't get on the not trump wagon until well after the election. When ratings forced it.

He still likes trump. You can hear it when he discusses trump's tactics.

JaneQPublic

(7,113 posts)
10. Vintage video of Tweety sniping at Olbermann
Fri Jan 24, 2020, 12:53 PM
Jan 2020

First, Tweety barks back at the Control Room for telling him to wrap up, and then he gets really petulant with Keith for the way he apologized for keeping Steny Hoyer waiting.

KO remained an adult throughout.

Note: You have to click the link to watch the video on YouTube, because of the owner's restrictions.

rsdsharp

(9,196 posts)
21. Once when Tweety and Olbermann were anchoring an election night
Fri Jan 24, 2020, 02:02 PM
Jan 2020

(I no longer recall whether it was a primary night or an actual election night), Tweety began spouting off on his opinion of the day, and Olbermann tried to get him back on track. Tweety responded, "That's why we call it Hardball." Olbermann looked him in the eye and said, "This isn't Hardball. It's election coverage." Tweety visibly flinched.

JaneQPublic

(7,113 posts)
24. Fascinating. Ari Melber had to perform a similar service yesterday.
Fri Jan 24, 2020, 03:32 PM
Jan 2020

Ari was anchoring a panel discussion during a break in the impeachment trial, and all MSNBC panelists were weighing in on the current impeachment-related topic, except Tweety. He tried to take the discussion off on a tangent hardly at all germane to the matter at hand.

So Ari chimed in with something along the lines of "We're getting a bit off topic," which of course ruffled Tweety's feathers. Nonetheless, Ari returned the discussion to the topic everyone was tuning in for -- the impeachment trial -- and away from Matthews' random reminiscences apropos of nothing.

Darwin2019

(217 posts)
16. Agree, always have to put TV on mute when he is on
Fri Jan 24, 2020, 01:10 PM
Jan 2020

He just said Democrats sometimes appear unpatriotic and Joe Biden needs to explain Hunter's job.

Why not remind us Hillary has emails?

ConstanceCee

(314 posts)
17. Interrupts
Fri Jan 24, 2020, 01:11 PM
Jan 2020

He should be removed because he interrupts constantly. I can never understand why people go on his show.

Mad Lib

(86 posts)
18. Can't take his interruptions
Fri Jan 24, 2020, 01:19 PM
Jan 2020

He's the only one in the MSNBC lineup I can't watch. No matter how important, knowledgeable or eloquent his guest is he constantly interrupts and talks over them. Rude and unwatchable.

MontanaMama

(23,337 posts)
26. I am no fan of Tweety and wouldn't mind if
Fri Jan 24, 2020, 03:49 PM
Jan 2020

he left the MSNBC lineup. Not ageism at all. He's very disrespectful to guests with the constant interrupting. He laughs at what he has called "antics" by the MF45 administration...I say this is wholly inappropriate. Today he is on a roll with the Biden thing. WTAF is he talking about? Good grief, he needs to be quiet.

The empressof all

(29,098 posts)
27. Lock him in a small room with....
Fri Jan 24, 2020, 04:03 PM
Jan 2020

Claire McCaskill. They can babble on past each other endlessly.

They both annoy me to no end

JHB

(37,161 posts)
28. I still maintain that if you pointed over his shoulder and exclaimed...
Fri Jan 24, 2020, 04:18 PM
Jan 2020

..."OH MY GOD! Is that Bill Clinton's penis?" he'd whip his head around so fast he'd snap his own neck.

You can take from context how long ago I formed that opinion. He hasn't improved since.

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