President and Mrs. Bush couldn't be handling the transition more graciously. But rather than celebrating the peaceful transfer of power that is the hallmark of our democracy, Hardball has announced a new feature, "Final Daze," intended to mock W as we count down his last weeks in office.Mike Barnicle, sitting in for Chris Matthews, announced the new segment on this evening's show.
MIKE BARNICLE: And that brings us to a new, regular item we're starting tonight called "Final Daze." President Bush has 57 days left in office, and many are asking "where's Dubya?" With the economy tanking and the country looking for guidance from the guy who's still president, here's what we got today.View video here.
Then rolled a clip of the president, emerging from a meeting with Treasury Secretary Paulson. Exulted Barnicle in closing the segment: "just a few hours after that, the president was completely overshadowed by Barack Obama and the incoming economic team."
Class all the way, those Hardball folks.
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These guys are jerks
November 24, 2008 - 19:42 ET by jackie3What a jerk! I could actually call him a more foul word but I didn't think anyone should be subject to my swearing. Total lack of class and respect for the President. I can't wait for the messiah to take over and hardball has NOTHING to report. With a lib congress and lib president who will they pick on?
George will go graciously into the night. They can only bring up a former president so much before it gets redundant.
Soon, hardball will have no balls to toss. They won't dare attack thier Messiah. They won't dare attack thier liberal congress. Bye, bye harball. Don't let the door hit you on the ass on the way out.
Never under estimate the power of stupid people in large groups.
"Final Daze." Wow. I bet
November 24, 2008 - 19:42 ET by chessplayer"Final Daze." Wow. I bet it took the combined brain power of everyone who works for MSNBC to come up with that "clever" phrase.
Don't give them that much
November 24, 2008 - 19:54 ET by Clear thinkerDon't give them that much credit. One of them probably overheard that quote from the bartender at their favorite dive.
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or that's probably just how
November 25, 2008 - 20:03 ET by TruthMongeror that's probably just how they spell "days"
public "education"
Dominate education now
"just a few hours after
November 24, 2008 - 19:46 ET by bigtimer"just a few hours after that, the president was completely overshadowed by Barack Obama and the incoming economic team."
That line says it all about why I quit watching the show...I cannot take anymore.
I hate the carnival music they play all the time in that segment, I cannot stand small toothed Barnicle, let alone Matthews, and last I saw regarding msnbc Joe had me seeing red...sure hope you are getting paid well Mark, as a gal who rarely missed these shows just to keep up with the enemy within and what they were spewing, instead of sound-bites, I don't think anyone could pay me enough to do this daily.
Like you say Mark, class all the way.
mb...pass the duct tape!
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
On the way, bt.... I'm
November 24, 2008 - 20:02 ET by motherbeltOn the way, bt....
I'm with you, I can't watch that tripe. They are no class, all a$$....
I'm getttig to where I can't even stand to read about it. I may get to the point where I have to back off on Newsbusters.....my blood pressure can only take so much.
MB, hang in there: we luv
November 24, 2008 - 20:05 ET by Mark FinkelsteinMB, hang in there: we luv ya! And just think how much fun it's going to be tracking the MSM as they tie themselves in knots trying to defend Obama.
Hey mb... It is nice to
November 24, 2008 - 20:08 ET by bigtimerHey mb...
It is nice to know I'm not alone, today is one of the days that I actually could listen to a clip from the show, or any others for that matter...I'm like you at this point in my life, at times it is all I can do to read through all of the leftist tripe sometimes...I have to keep some kind of sanity after these last two years regarding O, let alone the msm and how they have treated Pres. Bush ect the last 8.
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
Do you actually think ol'
November 24, 2008 - 19:58 ET by ConservativeRexDo you actually think ol' George gives a flying rats crap what MSNBC comes up with?
If MSNBC really wanted cutting edge television, show up at the Coffee Station right on Main St in Crawford.
Just let folks know when you go there, I want to be there for the show.
These folks are just cowards, yellow bellied cowards. Hide out in NYC. Stay there.
It will be interesting to
November 24, 2008 - 20:03 ET by gopsteveIt will be interesting to see what not only msnbc covers, but people like Jon Stewart and SNL as well.
Of course, I will have to rely on this site for the news of what happens - I never go near that liberal crap.
the country looking for
November 24, 2008 - 20:15 ET by the strugglerthe country looking for guidance from the...president.
He's gonna say that NOW, after bashing everything he's said and done for over 7 years?
After all the second guessing and Monday morning quarter-backing,relentless ridicule and scrutinizing of everything for a bad spin?
He's looking for guidance from the President?
These people live in a bubble.They happily go about their way completely unaware of their idiocy.
There is no kind way to say this...
November 24, 2008 - 20:34 ET by The DistributistThese lousy bastards are un-American scumbags who have a special table reserved for them in the corner of the gay bar in hell. While no insane stalker, I can honestly say that I will not behave in a gentlemanly manner should I ever have a chance encounter with either Barnicle or Hissy Matthews.
Barnicles are rightly scraped in my neck of the woods, and pansies like Matthews flounce around annoying everyone.
"Modern man is staggering and losing his balance because he is being pelted with little pieces of alleged fact which are native to the newspapers; and, if they turn out not to be facts, that is still more native to newspapers." -GKC
MSNBC
November 24, 2008 - 20:49 ET by JohnJDunbarIf you take away the libs in the Beltway, L.A.,and New York there is about 10 people in the rest of the country. Only the anti-bush, pro-Obama delusionists watch those buffons a PMSNBC. No one cares about the MSM. Take a look at the clowns that are on camera for most of the MSM. There is a huge void between the "folks" and the leftists.
Notice to Republicans! This
November 24, 2008 - 20:49 ET by billbNotice to Republicans! This is what you get when you sit on your A$$ during an election and don't support our candidate, even though he/she may not be YOUR choice!
Notice to America
November 24, 2008 - 21:09 ET by Cool ArrowA Democracy gets the government it deserves.
civic duties? naaaaaaaaaaaaa
November 25, 2008 - 18:44 ET by TruthMongeroh well - let's just go fishing/hunting/surfing/golfing/running/insert your favorite (non-civic) pastime...
sincerely your 3 american dwarfs buddies,
fat, dumb, and happy
Dominate education now
hey truthmonger!!
November 25, 2008 - 18:55 ET by porpoiseboywho you callin' happy!?!
"Here comes the orator! With his flood of words, and his drop of reason" Ben Franklin
Ecclesiastes 10:2 The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left
they know who they
November 25, 2008 - 19:52 ET by TruthMongerthey know who they are:)
Dominate education now
Pres Bush and Laura
November 24, 2008 - 20:54 ET by cocodriePres Bush and Laura will leave the White House china, silverware, paintings, computers, etc. intact and in perfect condition. They will take with them class and honor. Class and honor will return in four tears when we ELECT an American for our next president.
"Tears"... Interesting typo- more true than four "years"
November 24, 2008 - 23:10 ET by CapeCodScottwww.ScottOnCapeCod.com
"Most men lead lives of quiet desperation"... until they get fed-up enough to finally say something about it!
One Question for the storyteller Barnicle...
November 24, 2008 - 21:33 ET by CapeCodScottWho do Barnicle Plagiarize this from? Maybe Joe Biden? But that begs the question "Who did Joe Plagiarize it from." Well, it was on MESSNBC, so chances are it came in the daily dump from either Kos, MoveOn or George Soros. Either way, I'm sure it wasn't an original thought by BarrowNicle...
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"Most men lead lives of quiet desperation"... until they get fed-up enough to finally say something about it!
Compare
November 24, 2008 - 22:26 ET by TeeDeeThe class of President and Mrs. Bush in these final 6 weeks with the classless Hardball folks. Loathsome scum suckers, all!
"It isn't that liberals are ignorant, it's just that they know so much that isn't so" - Ronald Reagan
Hey Barnicle
November 24, 2008 - 22:34 ET by timzankGo f*&% yourself.
Hey, it's late, I'm tired, and this guys just really honks me off!!!
Oh goodness you people are
November 24, 2008 - 22:45 ET by hirogen73Oh goodness you people are fired up. No sense of humor. I thought it was kind of funny.
Well
November 24, 2008 - 23:00 ET by TeeDeeGo ahead and watch it and get a chuckle, then, PMSNBC would love to have you tune in, I'm sure.
The way the MSM has treated anything W these last 8 years, I suspect you've already worn out your laugh box, though. Maybe you can just clap your hands extra hard.
"It isn't that liberals are ignorant, it's just that they know so much that isn't so" - Ronald Reagan
PMSNBC Libtards
November 24, 2008 - 23:21 ET by afuelThese cretins are classic libtards and proud of it. If you believe in ying and yang you know what's coming.
When MSNBC is sold off or down sized these fools will be out in the world looking for jobs. These video clips will be part of their resumes and will follow them to their potential new employers.
As much as I don't agree with Obama and gang they won't want these types tied to them. They know these snakes are just as capable of biting the hand that feeds them as they are prey. No class, petty, spiteful tools...
No Representation in NorCal
What Fine Crew They Are
November 24, 2008 - 23:21 ET by rammingspeedEveryone has MSNBC's number, and guys like Barnicle have shown themselves to have the class of the drunk guy babbling at the end of the bar.
This is one of the most sickening displays yet by the hacks at MSNBC, and Barnicle - along with Matthews, Maddow and Olbermann - are truly the scum of the earth.
What to do?
November 25, 2008 - 00:39 ET by owlpelletsSomehow, These b#stards need their clocks cleaned. To bring more publicity, even bad, may give them one more viewer. Maybe we should just relish the notion that Newsbusters probably gets more participants than they have watching their crappy stuff. I have an 11 month old grandson but if I need to watch a drooler I guess I could tune in. Perhaps not......
Don't blame me....I voted for Palin...
57 Days
November 25, 2008 - 05:19 ET by WagaHey, during these 57 days, Obama can revisit the "57 states" he's been, but he'll still have a couple more left to go.
Shoot, of course folks are more excited about the incoming team then the outgoing team, but that doesn't mean the Prez can't issue a few pardons, review a few more troops or save another big bank.
After Bush departs office, he too can visit all those lovely 57 or 58 states (presuming Puerto Rico, USVI, Guam, D.C., Midway and a few more are not among the states--although D.C. may become one under the new Congress).
Once out the door Please GWB tell the story
November 25, 2008 - 10:08 ET by JIMMY1660once the sun sets on GWB, please Mr President, tell the story, defend the last 8 years loud and clear. I thank you for keeping us safe, beside the Fannie/Freddie my welfare has been outstanding, i worked hard, at two jobs. Gave the family all that i could.
God Bless You and your efforts
allow me to Love America
Barnicle is "high"
November 25, 2008 - 11:38 ET by PopularTechHe has his head shoved so far up Obama's as* he is the one in a daze.
Censored Global Warming Videos
Unless you allow voter fraud
November 25, 2008 - 12:33 ET by UtherpendUnless you allow voter fraud and ballot box stuffing like ACORN and the other biased community organizations.
"If you love wealth more than liberty, the tranquillity of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, depart from us in peace. We ask not your counsel nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you"
hit em where it will hurt the most.
November 25, 2008 - 18:44 ET by katainkentboycott.
member of the Conservative Independant Witness Protection Program since Nov. 5, 2008
so barnicle...( luck that you got that name )?
November 25, 2008 - 18:53 ET by porpoiseboyi think not!!!!
you want to know "where's dubya"?
well we DO know that he seems to NOT be busy pardoning every terrorist and america hater he can find, like someone we all know. AND he also does not seem to be busy trying to find those who were in cahoots with slick willy in finding every scumbag he can, so he can turn build new presidential cabinet like someone else we know. you get to fill in the "someone else's".
"Here comes the orator! With his flood of words, and his drop of reason" Ben Franklin
Ecclesiastes 10:2 The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left