Andrew Breitbart, the founding editor of the conservative Big Hollywood blog, described MSNBC "Hardball" host Chris Matthews as a reality TV star trying to keep his short-lived 1990s celebrity status alive.
BREITBART: Chris Matthews and Keith Olbermann are basically Gary Busey and Jeff Conway.
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BREITBART: My friend's a Beverly Hills psychiatrist who deals with the neuroses of the stars every single day. And he called me up after the thrill up the leg thing, and he said, "Andrew, that's a common side effect of a double dose of lithium."
[laughter]
BREITBART: So, what frustrates me as a conservative is seeing the low ratings at MSNBC, because you guys are booing it and saying don't watch it.... No, no, no. This is the path to the Promised Land. Please tell your friends to watch these people. These people are manifestly insane.
BREITBART: Chris Matthews was on our side 10 years ago.All he is is a celebrity from the 1990s who's trying to resurrect his career and relevancy. Reality television is the only path to relevancy.
Breitbart made his comments last night while accepting the Media Messiah Award on behalf of winner Chris Matthews at last night's Media Research Center Gala.
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Even if Dr. Drew had ten
March 20, 2009 - 17:35 ET by SickofLibsEven if Dr. Drew had ten years to work on Tingles, he couldn't rehabilitate that mess; too far gone.
(But I don't get the "10 years go he was a celebrity" thing)
10 years ago
March 21, 2009 - 07:34 ET by bktI'm not sure, but my guess is it's in reference to the Clinton/Lewinsky mess. I didn't have Fox News on my cable yet, so I occasionally watched Mathews. Chris was fairly even-handed about his reporting at that time, if memory serves.
I love bighollywood.com
March 20, 2009 - 22:00 ET by TN MomI love bighollywood.com blog. Great articles! They're the ones who tried to get Matt Daemon to debate Bill Krystol. Krystol agreed, guess Matt got spooked...
REALITY BITES...
March 21, 2009 - 07:54 ET by danybhoyWhile love I love Breitbart's work, I must make a couple of corrections...
1. Chris Matthews is NOT a star...
2. Chris Matthews has NO real grasp of reality...
Here is the reality, Chris Matthews has a poorly rated show on a poorly rated cablenews network that has been losing money for the shareholders of the company that owns them, General Electric.
Now if Andy had compared Matthews to a cable access host, he would be closer to the mark.
"The Fairness Doctrine = Jim Crow laws for Conservatives". Jim Quinn from "Quinn & Rose"
Not a fair comparison
March 21, 2009 - 13:09 ET by slickwillie2001Comparing Chris Matthews to reality TV stars is a slap at those folks. Great intellects like Ozzie Osbourne, Dog the Bounty Hunter, and Paris Hilton don't deserve these insults.