Weekend Captionfest
Denying the obvious, Obama communications director Robert Gibbs tells reporters that tricking them into flying to Chicago on June 5th while Obama remained in DC to meet with Hillary "wasn't an attempt to deceive in any way." [Screencap from Morning Joe.]
Gibbs-erish
"An ambassador is an honest man sent abroad to lie for the good of his country."—attributed to Sir Henry Wotton (1568–1639), British diplomat.If Sir Henry were around today, he might offer a corollary: a communications director is a man sent to meet with the media to fib for the good of his candidate. In the current campaign, the tactic's most transparent practitioner would seem to be Robert…
Levin Accuses Matthews and Russert of 'Slobbering All Over' Obama
For well over a year, NewsBusters has been reporting the media's almost romantic obsession with Democrat presidential nominee Barack Obama.This unprofessional infatuation eventually became so obvious that press members themselves have been openly discussing it for the past couple of months.With this in mind, conservative radio talk show host Mark Levin absolutely skewered two of the most obvious…
Matthews Emotes: 'Magic Moment, Right Out of Camelot
Chris Matthews looked at Barack and Michelle last night, and saw Jack and Jacqueline. Opening this evening's Hardball, the host was almost overcome by emotion in describing the scene of Obama's victory speech last night in St. Paul, Minnesota. Here was Chris, discussing the matter with NBC's Andrea Mitchell, Roger Simon of Politico, and Ed Gordon of BET.CHRIS MATTHEWS: Let's dwell for one…
Chris Matthews: Obama's Win a 'Magic Moment,' Like 'Camelot
Chris Matthews took to the air on MSNBC's "Hardball," just moments after former Obama fundraiser Tony Rezko was convicted on fraud and money laundering charges, but Matthews wasn't about to let that bit of breaking news ruin the moment, as he never mentioned the conviction once on the hour long program. However, he did find time, during the 5 PM EDT edition of Wednesday's Hardball, to gush about…
Is That Tingling Matthew's Phantom Journalistic Objectivity
Last night, while covering the Democratic Presidential primaries in South Dakota and Montana, MSNBC's Chris Matthews takes a little detour down the road of tasteless smear to help Barack Obama. Matthews suggests a tour of Minneapolis for Republican National Convention delegatesThe opportunity of Republican conventioneers to arrive at the airport out there and immediately go to the Larry Craig…
'A Night Only Barack, Michelle and Chris Matthews Believed Would Happe
If Joba Chamberlain's debut as a Yankee starter didn't go that well last night, Joe Scarborough wasted no time this morning in demonstrating that, after a stint on the DL, he still has his stuff. Within minutes of reassuming his host's role, Scarborough unleashed a high hard one in the direction of Chris Matthews's chin.Scarborough, back from an extended leave spent with his wife who's…
Brokaw Chides Olbermann for 'Unfair' Crack About Hillary
During MSNBC's live coverage of Tuesday's Democratic primaries in Montana and South Dakota, former NBC Nightly News anchor Tom Brokaw appeared visibly annoyed at a crack made by MSNBC anchor Keith Olbermann at Hillary Clinton's expense -- ironic given the timing of reports that Chris Matthews and Tim Russert are not happy with the ultra-left face Olbermann is giving MSNBC. Shortly before 8:00 p.m…
‘High Level’ MSNBC Source: Olbermann Tainting ‘Face of NBC News
A “high level source inside MSNBC” tells the TVNewser blog that network stars like Tim Russert and Chris Matthews are “upset” and “pissed” that the far-left Keith Olbermann is tainting the network’s credibility with his “activism,” such as blogging for the hard-left Daily Kos site.“What’s it going to be like in the general election now that everyone knows we’re the in-house network of Barack…
Chris Matthews: 'I'm Getting Giggles
On an evening where Barack Obama was on the verge of clinching the Democratic nomination and there was news that Hillary Clinton wanted in on the ticket, it was all too much for Chris Matthews to handle. The "Hardball" host couldn't contain his glee as he blurted on the 5pm edition of Tuesday night's show: "I'm getting giggles!"Matthews made the following admission as he concluded a panel segment…
Pat Buchanan Exposes Media's Racial Hypocrisy Concerning Obama
Since the first Democrat caucuses and primaries began in January, there has been a consistent media theme that it's acceptable for blacks to vote for Barack Obama because he's black, but racist for whites to vote for Hillary Clinton because she's white.On Tuesday's "Morning Joe," MSNBC's Pat Buchanan exposed how utterly absurd and hypocritical this view is even as the Washington Post's Richard…
