Chris Mathews & Obama Interview..

[Lumpy 1]

Basic sense of fair play.

If the NBC corp got two slices of the pie because it had two networks that wouldn't be fair to CBS or ABC or Fox.

Please list the Liberals who have interviewed Obama.

Chuck Todd is not a Liberal. In fact, he just loves playing gotcha with the Administration.

I guess we strongly disagree..

 

[TheSeventhTiger]

so will Chrissy be wearing a condom? u can't take any chances now-a-days !

 

[GreenEggsNSpam]

I wonder how many of his body parts will be/or have been tied down to avoid embarrassment.

 

[Rozman]

Mathews makes no secret about his love for Obama.
This one on one smells like a 5 day old dead fish.
Obama's handlers know were to go for a soft interview.

 

[Lumpy 1]

I think it's sweet that Wry Catcher has to follow my lead on his thread titles..

 

[Political Junky]

Basic sense of fair play.

If the NBC corp got two slices of the pie because it had two networks that wouldn't be fair to CBS or ABC or Fox.

Please list the Liberals who have interviewed Obama.

Chuck Todd is not a Liberal. In fact, he just loves playing gotcha with the Administration.

I agree.

 

[Synthaholic]

Basic sense of fair play.

If the NBC corp got two slices of the pie because it had two networks that wouldn't be fair to CBS or ABC or Fox.

Please list the Liberals who have interviewed Obama.

Really? without google....orca winfrey, joy behar, barbba waa waa, off the top of my head

True. I wasn't thinking of daytime women gabfests, which I consider to be fluff.

I was talking about people who claim to be working journalists.

And no, Barbara Walters hasn't counted since the 1980s.

So, want to try again?

 

[Lumpy 1]

Please list the Liberals who have interviewed Obama.

Really? without google....orca winfrey, joy behar, barbba waa waa, off the top of my head

True. I wasn't thinking of daytime women gabfests, which I consider to be fluff.

I was talking about people who claim to be working journalists.

And no, Barbara Walters hasn't counted since the 1980s.

So, want to try again?

A true and honest journalist that's also a liberal..Wow, that's a tough one and on MSNBC, impossible, no how, no way.

 

[Synthaholic]

As usual, Alex Pareene has a sharp bead on it:


Counterpoint: No, Chris Matthews’ Obama interview doesn’t matter


Today, basic cable chat show host Chris Matthews interviewed President Barack Obama. The interview will air this evening at 7 p.m. The president may say some interesting or newsworthy thing, but it is extremely likely that whatever airs tonight will be largely forgotten in a few months. Maybe even a few days. In nearly five years in office, all most people remember of President Obama’s various television interviews is the time he killed an insect.


In short, this interview doesn’t matter. It might be interesting — though it’d be more interesting if Obama were sitting down with tougher, smarter MSNBC personalities, like Rachel Maddow, Melissa Harris-Perry, Chris Hayes or Steve Kornacki — and something the president says may end up serving as a bit of “Morning Joe” fodder for a few days, but this interview will not cause a shift in policy, change Congress, or even much affect the president’s approval ratings.

How to write about it, then, if you are the media reporter for a political media organization? You could say, as I just did, that while it might be interesting television, it’s really fairly insignificant. The problem with that is, once you begin talking like that it suddenly seems not particularly worth it to talk about almost anything that happens in national politics, as most of the things that happen on any given day, as a glance at Mike Allen’s Playbook can confirm, are pretty meaningless in the grand scheme. There is also another way to write about it. You could also claim, or try to convince the reader (or yourself), that a basic cable chat show host interviewing the president is massively important. This is what Politico’s Dylan Byers chose to do. His headline is, “Why Chris Matthews’ Obama interview matters,” and here is how he begins his argument:

For almost a decade now, Chris Matthews has served as a barometer for baby-boom progressives’ attitude toward Barack Obama — from the “thrill” that went up his leg when he heard the presidential candidate speak in 2008 to the utter disappointment following last October’s debate in Denver.
That’s why Matthews’ interview with Obama, which takes place at 2 p.m. today and airs at 7 p.m. on MSNBC, is a crucial one for the President, and for MSNBC.
​

Sorry, no. Chris Matthews has served as a barometer solely of Chris Matthews, media figure (and, admittedly, an often delightful on-air presence). His politics have been inconsistent, shifting according to the mood at his channel. His main motivation has always been ensuring that Chris Matthews is on television and taken seriously. He represents, perhaps, in some small way, the intersection of the elite media and the progressive media — his debate freakout combined the Beltway obsession with the ephemeral and stylistic with a sort of progressive tendency to be operatically disappointed in the president — but that makes him even more of a sui generis figure. Not very many people in the country are remotely like Chris Matthews.



More at the link.

 

[Synthaholic]

Really? without google....orca winfrey, joy behar, barbba waa waa, off the top of my head

True. I wasn't thinking of daytime women gabfests, which I consider to be fluff.

I was talking about people who claim to be working journalists.

And no, Barbara Walters hasn't counted since the 1980s.

So, want to try again?

A true and honest journalist that's also a liberal..Wow, that's a tough one and on MSNBC, impossible, no how, no way.

I just peeked, to remind myself why I've had you on ignore for the past 2 years.

Thanks - you never disappoint!

 

[Lumpy 1]

True. I wasn't thinking of daytime women gabfests, which I consider to be fluff.

I was talking about people who claim to be working journalists.

And no, Barbara Walters hasn't counted since the 1980s.

So, want to try again?

A true and honest journalist that's also a liberal..Wow, that's a tough one and on MSNBC, impossible, no how, no way.

I just peeked, to remind myself why I've had you on ignore for the past 2 years.

Thanks - you never disappoint!

The truth does tend to upset your rather tender sensibilities, run away Syndy...

 

[Sallow]

And your basing this on what, exactly?

Maybe, basing it on this?

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFY8XlsTwaQ]Al Roker Admits to Pooping His Pants at the White House - YouTube[/ame]

kool aid is a good laxative

So is actually having to go to war..for a conservative.

Remember this guy?

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibUbIyska9k]Ted Nugent makes the world safe for guitar players - YouTube[/ame]

That's a conservative hero bravely shooting up musical instruments.

But he pooped his pants when called to serve. For 3 weeks.

 

[Sallow]

I think Chris Matthews is one of the best interviewers ever. Any of you want to committ to one of your favs?

Matthews is quick, very bright and he will bring out the humor in the president. The president is also extremely intelligent and he's down to earth as well. The college kids relate to him unfortunately for you all with midterm elections coming up.

I actually liked Bush in this setting. He's got a great sense of humor and relates to people young and old. Republicans are sort of dumb not using Bush in their campaigns. He doesn't have to answer any pressing questions, all he has to do is be charming.

I believe Bush refuses to get involved with politics.. I think it's classy not to politically judge the acting President in the media or otherwise.. It must be tough though considering how much blame has been heaped and bullied onto him.

Bush was many things.

Classy ain't one of them.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0NJXoWATcM]George W Bush gives one finger salute - YouTube[/ame]

 

[TheSeventhTiger]

I am surprised O'bambi didn't vomit having to listen to Chrissy speak directly to him.

 

[Lumpy 1]

I think Chris Matthews is one of the best interviewers ever. Any of you want to committ to one of your favs?

Matthews is quick, very bright and he will bring out the humor in the president. The president is also extremely intelligent and he's down to earth as well. The college kids relate to him unfortunately for you all with midterm elections coming up.

I actually liked Bush in this setting. He's got a great sense of humor and relates to people young and old. Republicans are sort of dumb not using Bush in their campaigns. He doesn't have to answer any pressing questions, all he has to do is be charming.

I believe Bush refuses to get involved with politics.. I think it's classy not to politically judge the acting President in the media or otherwise.. It must be tough though considering how much blame has been heaped and bullied onto him.

Bush was many things.

Classy ain't one of them.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0NJXoWATcM]George W Bush gives one finger salute - YouTube[/ame]

Well.. your judgement is highly suspect, you did vote for Obama after-all, probably twice.

 

[TheSeventhTiger]

did anyone throw a shoe at Chrissy during the interview?

 

[Sarah G]

Please list the Liberals who have interviewed Obama.

Chuck Todd is not a Liberal. In fact, he just loves playing gotcha with the Administration.

I guess we strongly disagree..

I know him better than you do. I watch him everyday on The Daily Rundown.

 

[Lumpy 1]

Chuck Todd is not a Liberal. In fact, he just loves playing gotcha with the Administration.

I guess we strongly disagree..

I know him better than you do. I watch him everyday on The Daily Rundown.

Do you believe Chris Mathews is nothing more than a left wing hate monger and an Obama/Democrat excuse promoting shill?

 

[TheSeventhTiger]

I am assuming Chissy was wearing very tight underwear during the interview.

 

[Synthaholic]

Chuck Todd is not a Liberal. In fact, he just loves playing gotcha with the Administration.

I guess we strongly disagree..

I know him better than you do. I watch him everyday on The Daily Rundown.

I've actually had to cut back on him - I don't like getting pissed off in the morning.