Update | Aug. 27 4:15 PM: Wolfson Fires Back!
Saying he's "not gonna take any lectures on how to be a good Democrat from two people who spent the last two years relentlessly attacking Bill and Hillary Clinton," Wolfson has fired back at Matthews and Olbermann. Noel Sheppard has the story here.
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Chris Matthews and Keith Olbermann put their own feud aside to agree on something tonight. Hillary honcho Howard Wolfson is a puppet, nay, a Tokyo Rose traitor, for going to work for Fox News. It was the McCain campaign's use in its ads of Hillary's anti-Obama statements that triggered the outburst.
KEITH OLBERMANN: Irony upon irony, instead of the commercials designed to destroy Hillary Clinton, [the Republicans] are using Hillary Clinton in commercials designed to destroy the Democratic nominee.CHRIS MATTHEWS: Those are crocodile tears. And you wonder whether an objective person, either rational or post-rational, would be able to appreciate the fact that that's clear politics--nothing wrong with it. But Republicans have no heart in Hillary Clinton's claim to the White House. They villainized her for years. Their commercials, their attitudes are--you go to a Republican hangout, it's all anti-Hillary. That's their point of view. To now hold her up as some victim of some sort of foul play, of unfair politics, is a joke. But the funny thing about it is, they're enjoying it. Fox News, for example, seems to enjoy it. It's no accident, for example, that they hired Howard Wolfson. They use him as some sort of, oh, little toy soldier waiting on the shelf.
OLBERMANN: Tokyo Rose was the thought that came to my mind.
View video here.
Just whom is Wolfson betraying in Olbermann's mind? Obama, or could it be MSNBC itself, the diehard Dem network?
BONUS COVERAGE: Vote Obama or Die
Earlier [though I've put the video at the end of the link], Olbermann suggested that America's very survival hinges on Obama's election. The notion came as Olbermann surmised that in their speeches, Hillary and Bill would do their best on Barack's behalf.
OLBERMANN: She lives in this world and so does Bill Clinton, and I think they as individuals, as Americans, do not believe the nation can survive four more years of Republican rule.
Since neither Hillary nor Bill have said anything nearly that melodramatic, we'll take that as Olbermann speaking his own heart.
—Mark Finkelstein is a NewsBusters contributing editor and host of Right Angle. Contact him at mark@gunhill.net.
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I am being serious
August 26, 2008 - 21:15 ET by Gat New YorkBased on his growing bizarre conduct, NBC should seriously look at the mental health of Bathtub Boy.
This guy has a long history of psychopathic episodes with his colleagues and making outrageous statements that are divorced from reality.
Wolfson is a reason that Fox is fair and balanced which used to be the rule for all journalism. Unless you agree with the almighty Bathtub Boy then you are a traitor (to him, of course).
the truth just drives these
August 26, 2008 - 21:27 ET by TruthMongerthe truth just drives these scumbags looney:)
we don't have to like Hillary to point out the DNC screwed her royally in favor of the messiah
tokyo rose? how about valerie plame?
wasn't too long ago that olby and company suddenly developed a massive concern for the well-being of CIA covert ops
crocodile f*cking tears indeed matthews
you know where to stick it bro:)
Journalism is the opium of the liberals
Gold
August 26, 2008 - 21:18 ET by SupermanKeith Olbermann calling someone Tokyo Rose is like David Duke calling someone a racist.
Please post
August 26, 2008 - 21:25 ET by TexndocIt was within a couple minutes of this clip when Chris was sermonizing about women and Clinton and was obviously being "hurried" by someone off camera wanting him to wrap it up - Keith said something and then Matthews went off on him and Keith sat there looking embarrassed. I'm just curious what was said, I think Matthews was being "profound" and didn't appreciate the comment.
First of all, what the big
August 26, 2008 - 21:29 ET by motherbeltFirst of all, what the big H is post-rational???????
Do these guys get a bonus for making up words?
And Olbermann can't even see that Fox News is offering an opposing viewpoint; as far as he is concerned, Wolfson is being used.
MSNBC is becoming a loony bin.
KOed
August 26, 2008 - 21:28 ET by well99"OLBERMANN: She lives in this world and so does Bill Clinton, and I think they as individuals, as Americans, do not believe the nation can survive four more years of Republican rule."
KOed has my vote for Drama Queen of the night.
That's right, the
August 26, 2008 - 21:31 ET by motherbeltThat's right, the barbarians are at the gate, and without Obama to save us, the hordes of oil company robber barons and evil Haliburton and Blackwater mercenaries will overrun the country and lay it to waste!
Run for your lives!!!!
MB
August 26, 2008 - 21:42 ET by well99Shoot we survived World Wars 1 and 2 and Jimmy Carter.We can survive anything.
Also agree with TM some of the Libs whine and pout that the country will come to end because their candidate isnt elected.Childish.
funny - they've been saying
August 26, 2008 - 21:33 ET by TruthMongerfunny - they've been saying this since Reagan's re-election
ridiculous hyperbole, crying wolf, the sky is falling
very tiresome after a few years
Journalism is the opium of the liberals
Question
August 26, 2008 - 21:46 ET by RESTLESS 1Are Heckle and Jeckle here working as pundits, or journalists? I mean, we all know they are partisan hacks, but seriously, is this what unbiased coverage of a party convention looks like to NBC? I can't wait to hear them next week. SHEESH!!!
"This
liberal would be all about socialize -- uh, uh, would be about
basically taking over and the government running all of your companies."-Maxine Waters 2008
It's no accident, for
August 26, 2008 - 21:33 ET by general companyIt's no accident, for example, that they hired Howard Wolfson.
If it means that much to you Chrissy,,you can have him back.
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
no accident they hired
August 26, 2008 - 21:40 ET by TruthMongerno accident they hired rachel maddow
Journalism is the opium of the liberals
Funny, they didnt call
August 26, 2008 - 21:46 ET by GeoGolfFunny, they didnt call Scott McClellen that.
"Thank God I am young enough, that I shall see the 60's Anti American leftist "worst generation" Expire- overtaken by the reagan Babies.......soon"
What whiney little mindless
August 26, 2008 - 21:51 ET by seanrobinsWhat whiney little mindless sychophants.
Even Chris Matthews has last all pretense of being a rational journalist the past year or two. He's become unhinged since Bush won re-election in '04.
But here, ol' Chrissy Matthews is just plain lost it. There's nothing unfair about Republicans pointing out that the ex-candidate Hillary Clinton, who is being called upon (this very evening) to sign the praises of Obama, had a lot of very hard-hitting criticisms of him during the primary season. Were those criticisms only temporarily legitimate? Are they now illegitimate? Was Hillary simply lying when she criticized her primary opponent?
Or is it simply "unfair" to use her own words against Obama now that she too is supposed to have fallen under his spell?
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I just have a few
August 26, 2008 - 21:53 ET by ConservativeRexI just have a few questions: who is financing MSNBC and why? Obviously, it has to be government funded as it's sponging up money with no discernible results of work being accomplished.
And no sane institution would keep monetarily backing such a lost operation. MSNBC is the Edsel of network television. With Moe, Larry & Curly presenting the news everyday it's bound to fold.
Who owns MSNBC
August 27, 2008 - 03:42 ET by afuelConservative Rex
Here is the answer to your question.
GENERAL ELECTRIC
Television Holdings:
* NBC: includes 13 stations, 28% of US households.
* NBC Network News: The Today Show, Nightly News with Tom Brokaw, Meet the Press, Dateline NBC, NBC News at Sunrise.
* CNBC business television; MSNBC 24-hour cable and Internet news service (co-owned by NBC and Microsoft); Court TV (co-owned with Time Warner), Bravo (50%), A&E (25%), History Channel (25%).
The "MS" in MSNBC means microsoft
Political Cannibals
August 26, 2008 - 22:41 ET by BarkerI hope Wolfson unloads both barrels on Olbermann, and then a bloodbath ensues. It'll be fun to watch. And after the libs beat each other to a bloody pulp, they'll eat themselves alive. Now that's "red meat", that's entertainment.
Pass the popcorn..........
They ignore the fact that Hillary was the more conservative
August 27, 2008 - 00:40 ET by Dee Bunkcandidate. Many of us gained a new appreciation for her when compared to Obama. I'd much rather have her as President than Obama.
Many of us also empathized with her because of the completely unfair coverage. In one sense it was nice to see it happen to a Dem for once, but it couldn't help but remind us how lopsided it would be after the primaries. Of course the coverage was already bad and lopsided against Republicans during the primaries, but it was clear that it would only get worse.
Somebody please answer me this question
August 27, 2008 - 07:01 ET by BobAnthonyWHO ON EARTH TAUGHT BLOWBERMANN TO HATE CONSERVATIVES, REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS WHO SEE THE LIGHT?!
Then again he blogs for Baklava Breath (Markos Moulitsas)'s site Daily Kos, which makes his credibility as a "journalist" about the size of a pea!
And as far as Maddow is concerned, she is every butch lesbian's wet dream! AND THAT'S ALL I'M SAYING ABOUT THAT!
CHUCK BALDWIN '08! The one candidate not on the corporate fascist media's radar! BUT BY GOD SHOULD BE.