Chris Matthews Doesn't Like Reporter Interrupting Obama But Loves One Interrupting Trump
There are times when I watch MSNBC and wonder if there are actually producers paying any attention to what's going on.
Consider the following brief segment from Tuesday's "Hardball" wherein host Chris Matthews first derided a Dallas, Texas, reporter for being tough during an interview with President Obama and then immediately chastised Donald Trump for being displeased by the constant interruptions during his interview with NBC's Savannah Guthrie (video follows with transcript and commentary):
CHRIS MATTHEWS, HOST: First up, did you ever hear the old line from a reporter to a politician that goes like this, “Have you stopped beating your wife yet, sir?” Well here's the new version from an ABC affiliate down in Dallas, Texas. It's the same kind of setup.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
UNKNOWN REPORTER: Why do you think you're so unpopular in Texas?
BARACK OBAMA: Well, look, Texas has always been a pretty Republican state, for, you know, for historic reasons.
UNKNOWN REPORTER (OFF CAMERA): However, he inferred his election meant Texas politics were changing.
OBAMA: We lost by a few percentage points in Texas.
UNKNOWN REPORTER: Well, you lost by about ten.
OBAMA: Well…
UNKNOWN REPORTER: 55-44.
OBAMA: I understand. I mean if what you're telling me is Texas is a conservative state, you're absolutely right.
UNKNOWN REPORTER (OFF CAMERA): After the interview, Mr. Obama pointed out that he doesn't like an interviewer challenging his comments.
OBAMA: Let me finish my answers next time we do an interview, all right?
(END VIDEO CLIP)
MATTHEWS: Well, that makes me think that that particular anchorman just snagged his last presidential interview for a long while.
Time for the big number. During Savannah Guthrie’s interview with Donald Trump, we learned how to tell if the Trumpster doesn't like a question. Here it is.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
DONALD TRUMP: Excuse me, excuse me. Excuse me, Savannah, you brought this up. Excuse me, excuse me. That's another excuse me. Frankly, let me just tell you, excuse me, excuse me. Excuse me. Excuse me. Excuse me, I told you exactly what I do. Excuse me. Excuse me. Savannah, excuse me. Excuse me. Excuse me. Excuse me. I don't think you have to default.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
MATTHEWS: All in all, eighteen "excuse mes" from Donald Trump today in one show interview.Wasn't that Steve Martin's line? Eighteen, tonight's very big number.
So, the Texas reporter should never get another interview with Obama because he asked him a tough question, but Trump was in the wrong despite being constantly interrupted by Guthrie.
And nobody at MSNBC including Matthews noticed the hypocrisy on display even when it came in the same two minute segment.
Is it because no one's paying attention or because they're all too hopelessly biased to see it?
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Tingles is more of a rump guy.
Submitted by SickofLibs on Tue, 04/19/2011 - 8:06pm.
BTW, Tingles: when was the last interview you "snagged" with Obama?
What's that? You never had one? Well, maybe you should place that Victoria's Secret order you've been fantasizing about, because you're running out of time.
Must see
Submitted by DontFeedTheTrolls on Wed, 04/20/2011 - 8:32am.
I hear Hollywood is doing a remake of 'Deliverance' with Chris Matthews playing Ned Beatty's role of 'Bobby' and Obama playing the 'Mountain Man'.
Chrissy Has an Audience?
Submitted by GBoettner on Tue, 04/19/2011 - 8:09pm.
This pathetic excuse for a man has little if anything to say let alone an important utterance.
Obama/Biden.. Now I know why they have a JACKASS for party symbol.
Still think we should ignore them in May...
Submitted by The_Barrel_Guy on Wed, 04/20/2011 - 2:25am.
One more time... Let's just go on vacation during sweeps month... The audience for Tingles and his ilk will collapse... I am convinced that we are most of it when we follow the links... Or check him out...
Let's just spend a month following Palin, Bachman, Paul, Ryan and any other true conservative voices... Yeah, I know that isn't our marching orders, but sure would be fun to see the result...
God Bless All of You during this Easter Season...
Interesting. Trump uses
Submitted by mostlymoderate on Tue, 04/19/2011 - 8:17pm.
Interesting. Trump uses "excuse me" when a rude and biased reporter butts in to his answers. That's supposedly a bad thing? Since when? What else are you supposed to do when somebody is disrespecting your right to reply to their pointed questions?
What hacks. Oh yea, I forgot that liberals want to you lay down and let them walk all over you.
That's what they teach our kids, isn't it? Aggression = BAD / Neutered & Docile = GOOD
Interviewus Interruptus
Submitted by Caringwhiteguy on Tue, 04/19/2011 - 8:15pm.
Interviewous Interruptus is a well-worn tactic of Mr. Tingles himself. He's particularly adept at shouting over reasoned responses from conservatives who are foolish enough to go on his pathetic show.
When the state....
Submitted by Order270 on Tue, 04/19/2011 - 8:18pm.
controls the media, the people lose their control
ARE YOU SERIOUS?
Submitted by Herbster on Tue, 04/19/2011 - 8:25pm.
How can anyone take tingles seriously......except tingles? How can anyone take Savannah (The sorority girl) Guthrie seriously? Not only an empty skirt, but an empty head. She's right up there with Brewer, Clift, etc.
Yes. The media is dead. We have nothing but state controlled enablers today.
Rush already explained it.
Submitted by Texndoc on Tue, 04/19/2011 - 8:29pm.
The MSM treats Obama as you would a special needs kid. To Tingles and Jonathan Alter, he is about as "special needs" as you can get. If Obama were anything but a narcissist, he would have sent a note to those two long ago: please, stop.
You got that right
Submitted by Chris Norman on Tue, 04/19/2011 - 8:39pm.
I've noted in the past that the MSM over-praise the Obamas as if they were developmentally disabled children trying their best to compete. If I were the Obamas, I'd be offended by the media's condescension, but they seem to like it.
Matthews is free!
Submitted by Chris Norman on Tue, 04/19/2011 - 8:35pm.
One good thing about insanity is not having to bother with being consistent...
Matthews. Master of interrupting guests..
Submitted by Gary Hall on Tue, 04/19/2011 - 8:56pm.
Matthews. He's the master of interrupting guests..
.. and grandstanding..
.. and talking over them..
..and answering for them..
Matthews also has about as difficult time finishing his questions, which usually become works of never ending spin, as Obama has a difficult time in finishing his never ending answers of spin.
(;~/ gary
Tingle Interruptus
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Tue, 04/19/2011 - 9:06pm.
Sitting in front of his HDTV waiting for the flow of cooing from IMPOTUS. On the wall, a lifesize poster of Barry as the Golden-Breasted Chiselpeccer.
Another voice might very likely break the mood for Chris.
"producers paying any attention..."
Submitted by Dan Diego on Tue, 04/19/2011 - 9:45pm.
Proves that Little Miss Chris is unwatchable, even when you are paid to do it.
"Nothing, Mr. Matthews, we're just laughing at a joke Bob told"
Submitted by Chris Norman on Tue, 04/19/2011 - 10:18pm.
I have to believe that, off-camera, his production staff (and even some of his guests) snicker at him. After all, they're human beings...
one small step for man....
Submitted by MidAmerica on Tue, 04/19/2011 - 9:56pm.
It has been a common occurrence for militaries to force civilians or POW's to walk ahead of troops across minefields to clear a safe path. That is one of Trump's contributions to the 2012 election. He's setting off a lot of the mines the MSM had planted to trap the Republican candidates. The plus side is that Trump is not really considered a Republican politician so he doesn't hurt the Republicans with his actions.
thank you Noel
Submitted by michiganruth on Tue, 04/19/2011 - 10:00pm.
have we thanked you recently for watching Matthews so we don't have to? I literally cannot even stomach running the video clips of him on the site.
so Noel...from all of us bitter clingers out here...as they used to say on Hee-Haw...sa-LUTE!
Now, viewers...WFAA-TV has a very special treat for you
Submitted by Jer on Tue, 04/19/2011 - 10:59pm.
Tonight's segment of "Let's Insult Somebody We Really Can't Stand" will feature the President of the United States.
We hope you will enjoy watching it as much as we enjoyed asking ole Jug Ears the most shallow and sarcastic questions we could think of.
Jer
Mr. Thin Skin can't handle it
Submitted by Bill Brasky on Tue, 04/19/2011 - 11:36pm.
There was nothing sarcastic or insulting about the questions. "Ole Jug Ears" simply cannot handle interviews that venture outside his usual cast of softball tossing media sycophants. That is why the White House rarely makes him available for press conferences much less these one on one interviews. Obama off script is Obama revealed. And his handlers know that is a recipe for 2012 defeat. By the way, the reporter was granted all of seven minutes with Obama. The fact that the president can't get through that without losing his cool is pathetic.
Jer is this the link you are looking for?
Submitted by upcountrywater on Wed, 04/20/2011 - 12:46am.
, “Let me finish my answers next time we do an interview, all right?”
Nobody interrupts POTUS
scroooool down for dat video....
You Didn't Build That.
My God, what a stupid tool
Submitted by OxyCon on Wed, 04/20/2011 - 12:23am.
Matthews has got to be the biggest joke on TV.
WRONG. Oprah is the BIGGEST
Submitted by mostlymoderate on Wed, 04/20/2011 - 12:30am.
WRONG. Oprah is the BIGGEST joke on TV; she is close to 275lbs. right now. Matthews is just the stupidest.
Sounds like it is about time
Submitted by rockyracoon on Wed, 04/20/2011 - 4:56am.
Sounds like it is about time for Orpah to go on one of those world famous diets; her ratings need a boost I hear.
Facts are like kryptonite to the liberal.
Chrissie McTingles
Submitted by johnsonl on Wed, 04/20/2011 - 7:24am.
don't like NOBODY interruptin' her man! She's liable to smack that reporter with her man-purse!
Chrissy's Shining Moment...
Submitted by bigdaddy on Wed, 04/20/2011 - 12:14pm.
...still has to be the night of the 2010 elections when he tried to get Michelle Bachmann and she flipped him with her "Tingle up the leg" comment. His little snout is still smarting from that smack.