CHRIS MATTHEWS: If you were watching last night, here was a funny moment. I have to tell you: I love Andrea. Look at this crazy moment. For some reason: I don't know if it was foul play or what it was, a billion balloons went right into her when she was trying to do a report from the floor. She was getting absolutely buried in that post-speech balloon drop.I wouldn't be surprised that if questioned on it Chris would claim he was kidding. But check out the video and see what you think. He sounded pretty sincere to me.
How credible is the charge, if Matthews was seriously making it? Ask yourself what would have been easier:
a. for some Red Baron of the Balloons to hit Andrea; or
b. for Mitchell to have created a memorable TV moment for herself by moving into the line of balloon fire?
Question for Chris: Why would Republicans plot foul play against someone who had such complimentary things to say about Sarah Palin?
—Mark Finkelstein is a NewsBusters contributing editor and host of Right Angle. Contact him at mark@gunhill.net.
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September 5, 2008 - 16:41 ET by NorthCoasterOh My! Oh I'm getting buried in ballons. Oh, how did that happen?
Just giving MSNBC what it
September 5, 2008 - 18:04 ET by kgJust giving MSNBC what it deserves!
"Forget change, I want improvement!"
I don't know if it was foul
September 5, 2008 - 16:43 ET by dboI don't know if it was foul play or what it was, a billion balloons went right into her when she was trying to do a report from the floor.
The fact that Matthews would even consider the possibility is an admission that Andrea is in the tank fo Obama.
Oooh, those wasckawly vast
September 5, 2008 - 16:43 ET by kevcadOooh, those wasckawly vast wight wing conspirwators! Andrea, be glad that they were balloons, and Chrissy, try not to hyperventilate, if you can.
What a bunch of hysterical lunatics.
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Two Peas In A Pod
September 5, 2008 - 16:44 ET by NoMoreClintons"I have to tell you: I love Andrea"
You should, Chris. She's just as liberal as you and in the tank for ZeroBama as well. Say, do you think she gets a tingle running up her . . . uh, never mind. Let's not go there.
Balloon Barrage
September 5, 2008 - 16:45 ET by BlondeWe caught this on the chat last night. Consensus was that it looked like delegates kept tossing the balloons in Andrea's face on purpose , and she was getting really annoyed about it too.
I didn't see any other reporters have such a a ballooning problem on air, tho. Hmmmmm.
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I'm sure those balloons
September 5, 2008 - 16:47 ET by BlazerI'm sure those balloons smelled a whole lot better than the bullshit that Andrea, Keith and his boyfriend Chrissy bury those that watch them in every day.
I suspect Karl Rove was behind it though and would buy him a beer if he was.
"You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious. "
- Ben Kenobi on Liberals, and the MSM.
" The Cake is a lie."
I'm sure Andrea was just
September 5, 2008 - 22:47 ET by CJK51I'm sure Andrea was just worried people would see the eerie similarities between the rubber of the baloons and her face.
The SPIT BALL; ya foul dud that you are..
September 5, 2008 - 16:48 ET by upcountrywaterNot a Billion not a Million... ok you're off by a factor of Trillion.
If for one nano-second you think andrea was "reporting"...
Zell and da spit ball, 21 sec. yt clip
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Nah, if Ms. Mitchell was
September 5, 2008 - 16:50 ET by Chris NormanNah, if Ms. Mitchell was given what she was due, they would have been water balloons...
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I was thinking gasoline
September 5, 2008 - 17:10 ET by BlazerI was thinking gasoline balloons.
"You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious. "
- Ben Kenobi on Liberals, and the MSM.
" The Cake is a lie."
If the loony lefy was
September 5, 2008 - 17:47 ET by Eileen RightIf the loony left was throwing them, they'd be filled with urine.
I f I were throwing them,
September 5, 2008 - 18:01 ET by BlazerI f I were throwing them, they would be filled with a flammable substance. Thats one of a few ways to kill the living dead, like Man-drea Mitchell.
"You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious. "
- Ben Kenobi on Liberals, and the MSM.
" The Cake is a lie."
I've seen this footage all
September 5, 2008 - 16:58 ET by bigtimerI've seen this footage all day...
I don't care if they were strategery planned...
...I also heard Matthews...I just wished those balloons had been filled with water that would of hit that old gas bag, she is filled with nothing but hot leftist air anyway...
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
Must have been a far
September 5, 2008 - 17:09 ET by marpelMust have been a far right-wing conspiracy, Matthews!
War monger conservative
September 5, 2008 - 17:12 ET by BrownCowWar monger conservative carpet ballooning another peace loving liberal.
Cause thats how we roll !
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Too bad they were balloons
September 5, 2008 - 17:14 ET by RESTLESS 1Too bad they were balloons and not bowling balls. ;>)
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liberal would be all about socialize -- uh, uh, would be about
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Carpet Ballooning
September 5, 2008 - 17:34 ET by american-americanThat is funny no matter who you are. (L.T.C.G.)
Matthews
September 5, 2008 - 17:39 ET by doug1950is a dunce. Of course, the people who staged the balloons knew exactly where she was going to be standing and had it all rigged to interrupt her riveting post convention analysis. What a dink!
Carpet ballooning? No,
September 5, 2008 - 23:02 ET by JerryCarpet ballooning? No, we have smart balloons, laser guided balloons, stealth ballooners, etc. She never knew what hit her.
When asked if he went to war with Iraq to derail the impeachment vote: “I don’t think any serious person would believe that any President would do such a thing." - President Clinton (Dec 1998).
Chrissy's an idiot. The
September 5, 2008 - 17:37 ET by ForeverOnTheRightChrissy's an idiot. The obvious thing was that she was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Why the h## does Chrissy think it was done on purpose? Dang, how stupid can this loon get.
Where are those...
September 5, 2008 - 17:38 ET by HeavyChevyblasted black helicopters I ordered along with the balloons! This is what happens when you hire non-union saboteurs!! :-)
"9 out of 10 doctors agree that flag burning is the number one killer of liberals."
Actually HC
September 5, 2008 - 23:52 ET by well99They took a wrong turn at Alburquerque.Still the antibias balloons hit the target.
Curses...
September 6, 2008 - 08:11 ET by HeavyChevyfoiled again!!!
"9 out of 10 doctors agree that flag burning is the number one killer of liberals."
Great, now we have
September 5, 2008 - 18:18 ET by suzycreamcheeseGreat, now we have Balloongate.
Personally, I think it might have been done on purpose as a light prank. But compare the Republicans' mischief-making with the armed and dangerous group of moonbats who attacked people arriving at the Republican convention. Apples and oranges, my friends.
I haven't seen this. And I
September 5, 2008 - 21:44 ET by ThisnThatI haven't seen this. And I won't (not interested). BUT, were they RED balloons or BLUE balloons? It makes a difference in the charges that are being made, here.
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Call It Payback For Letting Protesters In
September 5, 2008 - 17:51 ET by jonezeeI kind of think the balloon thing was on purpose, and that's fine with me. Someone should have spray painted their camera lens black for letting those protesters in.
What's with Matthews
September 5, 2008 - 18:19 ET by kgWhat's with Matthews telling his guests to "pretend you are an average American"...blah blah blah?
"Forget change, I want improvement!"
tin foil hat time
September 5, 2008 - 18:53 ET by sawing battayes, chris, it was an inside job...and we used our electro-mind control to make her choose to stand in that exact spot within the entire 18,000 person arena.
How did you nail us on this so quickly...?
I'm just glad to see that
September 5, 2008 - 18:59 ET by Clear thinkerI'm just glad to see that our plan worked.
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1,000,000,000 ballons
September 5, 2008 - 19:33 ET by moovovaWow, Chris Matthews can count fast...a billion balloons. He musta had a "speed counting" course.
Kinda apt. Seeing most of
September 5, 2008 - 19:40 ET by Jack BauerKinda apt.
Seeing most of "Andrea Mitchell, NBC News" commentaries usually go down like a lead balloon.
That pic should be the caption contest.
Jack... Yep this would of
September 5, 2008 - 19:54 ET by bigtimerJack...
Yep this would of been another great captionfest...
I love the lead ballon reference to-boot...more than anything, the Andrea Mitchell...NBC News...I always think of as in the voice of Limbaugh saying this as only he can...Andrea Mitchell...NBC News...LMAO!
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
yes, it was Rush's voice
September 5, 2008 - 20:01 ET by Jack Baueryes, it was Rush's voice who was sayin "Andrea Mitchell... NBC News," it cracks me up every time he says it.
What a hatchet faced harpy she is. The face that could curdle milk.
Mathews - Stop reading my posts on NewsBusters
September 5, 2008 - 19:49 ET by buzzbeeI posted on the open thread last night that this was on purpose and we loved seeing it. Watch the way the balloons come from behind the camera faster than she can knock them away.
Of course, how dare the republicans try to sabatoge her floor reporting. She had to get her DNC reaction out and she could not.
MSNBC Passes to Code Pink!
September 5, 2008 - 20:18 ET by ChasvsSo this is the evil Republican party taking it out on the liberal babe?
What does crissy boy call MSNBC giving passes to code pinkers to the Convention? Making the News??
God you liberal media asses are really full of yourselves!
You're all wrong; I did it and I'd do it again
September 5, 2008 - 21:36 ET by Andantehttp://trenches.files.wordpress.com/2007/05/rove.jpg
"Why can't I just eat my waffle?" -- Obama
When it was happening MSDNC
September 5, 2008 - 22:50 ET by CooltomWhen it was happening MSDNC showed one of their cameramen buried up to his neck in the balloons so I hardly think that the ballons were aimed at their reportette. Somebody just got carried away in the balloon department. I'm kinda reminded of the line from Butch Cassidy:
"Think that was enough dynamite Butch?"
If MSDNC fears for the safety of their reporters than don't send midgets (physically and mentally) onto the floor.
Cooltom... "Think that
September 5, 2008 - 22:56 ET by bigtimerCooltom...
"Think that was enough dynamite Butch?"
Hehehee...chuckle chuckle...that was a good one.
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
Speaking of
September 5, 2008 - 23:07 ET by JerrySpeaking of conspiracies.... Did Chris or hs buddies at Hamas-NBC give those Code Stink protesters passes to get into the convention? How about the Palin's teleprompter malfunctions? I wouldn't put it past Hamas-NBC to try and sabatoge the hated one.
When asked if he went to war with Iraq to derail the impeachment vote: “I don’t think any serious person would believe that any President would do such a thing." - President Clinton (Dec 1998).
For Andrea
September 5, 2008 - 23:55 ET by well99Here is a song for you.'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14IRDDnEPR4
Whatever it was with the balloons,
September 6, 2008 - 00:35 ET by DelsaI loved it.
Mitchell was getting so shook up and was getting mad everytime she hit a balloon away.
One of the best moments
I am about to make a silly story even sillier
September 6, 2008 - 06:54 ET by BobAnthonyAnd for this I am bringing up the subject of game shows. On some shows in years past, whenever a contestant won big, balloons and confetti would fall from the studio roof. It's no different from the end of conventions...only the conventions are on a bigger scale, but I think you might get the gist from these videos:
The $100,000 Name That Tune 1984 (1)
The $100,000 Name That Tune 1984 (2)--CONFETTI ALERT!
Treasure Hunt--this has a big win from the 1973-77 version and from the 1981 version.
Told you it would make this sillier!
In past conventions
September 6, 2008 - 08:06 ET by cocodrieIn past conventions reporters had fun with the balloons when they were dropped. If she was stupid enough to stand under the net where they would fall from, I feel sorry for her the next time it rains.