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Hardball's Matthews Thrilled Over Prospect of Jeb Bush 2016 Candidacy?

December 2nd, 2014 8:51 PM
If you plan on running for president as a Republican in 2016, it's safe to say that Chris Matthews is not exactly an endorsement you'd covet. While the Hardball host didn't officially give his seal of approval to  Jeb Bush, he made pretty clear on his December 2 program that he respects the former Florida governor, seeing him as an anti-Ted Cruz.
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Alter: Latinos Will Revere Obama Like Appalachians Did FDR

November 19th, 2014 8:39 PM
According to Daily Beast columnist Jonathan Alter, President Obama's executive amnesty could so well place Latinos into the Democratic column that Latino homes will grace their living rooms with portraits of the 44th president. 
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Obvious Gruber Reference Completely Goes Over Chris Matthews's Head

November 18th, 2014 8:58 PM
Earlier today in a press conference, Speaker of the House John Boehner made a quip about President Obama's veto threat of a bill to authorize the Keystone XL oil pipeline which indirectly referenced Jonathan Gruber's infamous "stupidity of the American voter" line regarding the selling of ObamaCare.  Hardball host Chris Matthews played the clip on his November 18 program, but seemed completely…
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Chris Matthews Mildly Criticizes Obama for Keystone Veto Threat

November 17th, 2014 8:58 PM
On the November 17 edition of Hardball, MSNBC anchor Chris Matthews and MSNBC contributors Howard Fineman and Eugene Robinson offered some criticism, albeit pretty mild, of President Obama's veto threat for a bill which would greenlight the Keystone XL oil pipeline. 
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Notable Quotables: No Mandate for Conservatives After Election Sweep

November 17th, 2014 8:32 AM
Now online: the November 17 edition of Notable Quotables, MRC’s bi-weekly compilation of the latest outrageous quotes in the liberal media. This week, as voters dealt Democrats a stinging election defeat, liberal journalists insisted there was no mandate for conservatives. "I don't think this was a big, ideological election," NBC's Tom Brokaw pronounced, while CBS's Bob Schieffer agreed: "It…
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FLASHBACK: Matthews Calls Pro-Israel Group a 'Whore Bar'

November 11th, 2014 12:05 AM
During his MSNBC program on Monday night, Chris Matthews referred to a weekend gathering of the Israeli American Council (IAC) that is backed by Las Vegas casino owner and Republican donor Sheldon Adelson as his own “whore bar” where Republican figures “say anything for that guy, because he’s a hawk, to get his money.” Matthews made the disparaging comments during a discussion with The…
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MSNBC Panelist: Dems Lose Because They Don't Talk On Voters' Level

November 6th, 2014 8:48 PM
Appearing as a panelist on the November 6 Hardball, liberal talk show host Joe Madison offered his assessment for why Democrats lost the 2014 midterms: Liberals, being the intellectuals they are, talk above the heads of the average voter, rather than communicating their ideas in an accessible manner for the layman to understand.
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Chuck Todd: Obama Could Start a 'Political War' on Immigration

November 6th, 2014 9:56 AM
NBC’s Chuck Todd recognized what even the President doesn’t seem to get. That the Republican landslide on Election Day should’ve “put an end” to Barack Obama acting alone on immigration reform via an executive order. 

MSNBC's Matthews Slams Obama for Being Surrounded by 'Sycophants'

November 5th, 2014 11:46 PM
President Obama’s problem is that he’s surrounded by sycophants who tell him what he wants to hear, not what he needs to hear. That was the post-election analysis of none other than… Chris Matthews?! 
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Chris Matthews: 'Can I Sound a Bit Like a Marxist Here?'

November 4th, 2014 7:05 PM
Waiting for election results on Tuesday, Chris Matthews blurted, "Can I sound a bit like a Marxist here?" The Hardball host, along with Al Sharpton and Rachel Maddow, was comparing 2014 to previous midterms. 
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MSNBC Panic on Midterms: 'I Don't Know What Good News Would Be'

November 4th, 2014 6:02 PM
It may be a bad night if even MSNBC hosts can't spin the results. Chris Matthews on Tuesday afternoon talked to Joy Reid and noted that they were both "progressives." Wondering for liberals everywhere, he asked, "What do you think is the good news that might come tonight for people that want to have good news tonight?" 
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On Election Eve, Matthews Laments 'Dangerous' Anti-Braley Ad

November 3rd, 2014 8:54 PM
On his final Hardball before polls open for the 2014 midterm elections, MSNBC Chris Matthews groused about how an anti-Bruce Braley ad by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce was "dangerous."
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MRC's Notable Quotables: Please Explain Why Republicans Suck

November 3rd, 2014 8:55 AM
This week, CBS's Norah O'Donnell invites ultra-left Senator Elizabeth Warren to explain "what's going to happen if Republicans take control," even as the ultra-partisan Chris Matthews sneers: "What's worse, [North Carolina GOP Senate candidate] Thom Tillis or Ebola?"
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Flashback: How the News Media Celebrated Democratic Win in ’06

November 1st, 2014 2:25 PM
Looking back at 2006, the media weren’t wagging their fingers at Democrats warning that, if they won Congress, it was their job to become responsible partners for then-President George W. Bush. Instead, the media were rejoicing at the idea that an all-Democratic Congress could tie up the Bush administration with subpoenas, and even impeachment.