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Tom Brokaw, You're No Tim Russert
Mark Joseph | Posted 06.26.2008 | Media
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Please NBC, let Brokaw resume his status as elder statesmen and reminder to us all of a generation of newsmen who seemed to think that they were better and smarter than their viewers.
This Word Sounds Like That Word! Obama, Osama, And Other Media Tongue-Twisters
Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 06.25.2008 | Media
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Here is a fact of life: If you are having a conversation with someone about Obama and Osama, there is a very good chance that someone will slip up somewhere. But honestly, it's really no big deal.
Chris Matthews Calls Osama Bin Laden "Obama" During Terror Discussion
Huffington Post | Posted 06.24.2008 | Media
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Today on MSNBC's "Hardball," which aired live at 5pm, Chris Matthews was joined by Andrea Mitchell and Chuck Todd for a discussion about Charlie Black...
Andrew Sullivan Predicts Pawlenty As McCain Veep: 'I Think He's Already Made That Decision'
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 06.22.2008 | Politics
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Atlantic's Andrew Sullivan drew praise on this morning's Chris Matthews Show for having called the nomination races for John McCain and Barack Obama e...
Bill Clinton's Hurt Feelings: When Will He Endorse Obama?
Carol Felsenthal | Posted 06.20.2008 | Politics
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Wolf Blitzer wondered publicly on Thursday when in the world Bill Clinton would bury his hard feelings, his sense of being misunderstood, unappreciated, and abused and endorse Obama.
Keith Olbermann Slams Page Six, Denies Interest In "Meet The Press" Job, Admits He's Not Qualified
Huffington Post | Posted 06.20.2008 | Media
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Keith Olbermann preempted Page Six's attack on Thursday's "Countdown" by previewing the gossip column's report, which ran Friday morning, that both he...
Page Six: Chris Matthews, Keith Olbermann Jockeying For "Meet The Press" Moderator's Chair
Huffington Post | Posted 06.20.2008 | Media
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Brian Williams will be filling the "Meet the Press" moderator's chair this Sunday, and no permanent decisions have been made regarding a new moderator...
Harball Flirts With Women Voters
Scott Swenson | Posted 06.19.2008 | Politics
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If Chris Matthews and the mainstream media want to add something productive to the reproductive rights debate, they should move off the 70's polarization created by the far-right.
How Tim Russert Got His Start
Martin Nolan | Posted 06.16.2008 | Media
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For more than 30 years, my friendship with Tim was rooted in a shared Irish heritage and similar education, with minimal emphasis on self-expression and more on what Tom Brokaw calls "accountability."
Election 2008: The Race Election
Dan Treul | Posted 06.15.2008 | Home
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There is something culturally sick about defining such a critical election along racial lines alone. This election should not be a referendum on black and white. It should be a referendum on the Bush years.
Who Will Fill Russert's Chair?
Dave Winer | Posted 06.14.2008 | Media
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Meet the Press,
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We haven't yet heard any speculation, so we thought we might as well raise the question and run down some possibilities.
Chris Matthews Presents Months-Old Polling Data On Women Voters As Brand New
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 06.12.2008 | Politics
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On yesterday's edition of Hardball, Chris Matthews empaneled an all-star coterie of female political experts - former Maryland Lieutenant Governor Kat...
Chris Matthews Praises Rendell, Makes Bizarre Jewish Reference
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 06.11.2008 | Politics
Hardball host Chris Matthews experienced one of those fleeting periods of brain-vacancy that so often plague his broadcasts this afternoon, leading hi...
The Clintons' Media Payback List: Drudge, Purdum, Olbermann, Matthews (And All Of MSNBC)
Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 06.11.2008 | Media
The New York Times' Marc Liebovich reports that the Clinton camp keeps a list of those who have been loyal and those who have not. The list is report...
Chris Matthews Dons A Cowboy Hat (VIDEO)
Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 06.09.2008 | Media
Why did Chris Matthews put on a cowboy hat during Monday night's "Hardball?" Was he finally so tired of hair-dye mix-ups that he opted for the cove...
Campaign Coverage Comedy: Anderson Asks Brazile To Be Her "Boo," Matthews Cracks Craig Jokes
Huffington Post | Posted 06.04.2008 | Media
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While Tuesday night marked a milestone in American politics, that didn't mean the coverage was 100% serious. Below, enjoy two of the lighter clips fr...
It's Over! Mostly! La Fin Du Primary Season
Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 06.04.2008 | Media
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Expect to hear a lot about Charlie Crist, Katherine Sebellius, Jim Webb, Bobby Jindal, Chuck Hagel, Joe Biden, Wes Clark, Tim Kaine, and, thanks to precedent, Jim Johnson -- but for now this is what we noticed from last night's coverage, in no particular order.
Obama, Clinton and Anger to Burn
Norman Solomon | Posted 06.03.2008 | Politics
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This year offers an electoral opportunity to get out the fire hoses and douse the pyromaniacs of the GOP. But the long Obama-Clinton battle has depleted precious time with little good to show for it.
Hillary and Jackie
Paul Begala | Posted 06.03.2008 | Politics
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Her figure, her clothes, her hair, her voice - all of it mocked and savaged in a way unimaginable if she were a man. She never answered their hate with rage. She just went on winning.
Reading The Pictures: Scenes From The Sausage Factory
Michael Shaw | Posted 06.02.2008 | Media
It was a rare and total pleasure witnessing the democratic process play out on C-SPAN, completely unmediated by the talking heads.
Why Did the Press Ignore Ted Kennedy in 2002?
Eric Boehlert | Posted 05.29.2008 | Media
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Just a few years ago, the press cavalierly snubbed Kennedy. A key turning point during that public rush to war was Kennedy's fervent and thoughtful anti-war speech in 2002.
Chris Matthews Has Awkward Interview With Ari Fleischer On McClellan Book
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.28.2008 | Politics
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Chris Matthews had former White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer on for a lengthy interview tonight on the matter of Scott McClellan's tell-all, Wh...
The "I Didn't Do It" Letter
Mary Lyon | Posted 05.28.2008 | Politics
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Scott McClellan's new confessional that's pointed the finger at Bush administration figures in the Valerie Plame scandal reminds me of something my hu...
NBC News, MSNBC: Uneasy coexistence?
AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 05.26.2008 | Media
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NEW YORK — NBC News has managed to achieve the near-impossible this election season in getting Hillary Rodham Clinton and George Bush to agree o...
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AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 06.29.2008 | Media