mediamatters.org - 11/20/2008
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Why can't Chris Matthews quit the Clintons? Here's what the New York Post reported in terms of Matthews trashing Clinton while recently riding the Amtrak Acela [emphasis added]: "I don't understand it," Matthews bellowed. "Why would he pick her? I thought we were done with the Clintons . ...
nypost.com - 11/18/2008
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nypost.com —
November 18, 2008 -- "HARDBALL" host Chris Matthews
and the other "castratos" at MSNBC shouldn't hold their
breath waiting for a Hillary Clinton interview. Matthews, who once opined that men who supported Clinton were "castratos in the eunuch ...
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'HARDBALL' GUY DERAILS HILLARY- New York Post
bizjournals.com - 11/26/2008
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bizjournals.com —
A new poll released Wednesday finds not enough
Pennsylvania voters know who Chris Matthews is, and that
he would be at a distinct disadvantage in a race against incumbent U.S. Senator Arlen Specter. Matthews, best known as host of the MSNBC political ...
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New poll finds Specter far ahead of MSNBC's Matthews in ...
corner.nationalreview.com - 11/19/2008
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corner.nationalreview.com —
I wish punditry could take a week off
and a deep breath. Heather Mac Donald here at
the NR Institute just said something similar. Kathleen and I know some of the same people on the Right and I wonder if after some time away from her e-mail and ...
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Daily Kos —
... Of course, for the last few days there's been comparatively little speculation within the blogosphere about what kind of "damage" Hillary Clinton could to the Obama presidency. It's been the mainstream media that's played up the "damage" angle and been childishly obsessed with pushing the "soap opera" angle of the story. ...
Huh? Hirsh seems confused about who has the Clinton obsession
Crooks and Liars —
... Of course, for the last few days there's been comparatively little speculation within the blogosphere about what kind of "damage" Hillary Clinton could to the Obama presidency. It's been the mainstream media that's played up the "damage" angle and been childishly obsessed with pushing the "soap opera" angle of the story. ...
Hullabaloo —
... that their sources lied and they had no requirement from the prosecutors to keep quiet. It was a shocking display. But we are seeing another, even more egregious example of it playing out right now. The press is beside itself concern trolling the Obama administration about how the "Clinton Circus" will ruin him, replete with hand wringing and despair about how unfair it all is. But if it is a circus, it's because the media make it one. As Eric Boehlert wrote earlier: We've said it before, but we fear we're going to have to ...
Obama Rejects Clinton Derangement Syndrome
TalkLeft —
In all the talk about Hillary at State, I have been remiss in giving President-Elect Obama real credit for performing an incredibly important task for the Democratic Party - his rebuke of Clinton Derangement Syndrome. Via Digby (whose post is also a must read), Eric Boehlert wrote a great piece on the matter: We've said it before, but we fear we're going to have to make this point many more times in the coming weeks. It's now clear that a portion of the opinion press viewed the historic 2008 campaign through the extremely narrow lens of getting ...
Obama: Hillary At State Is the Change We Need
Tennessee Guerilla Women —
... And now the very same media that has been whining about Hillary and Bill causing a messy soap opera for the pure No Drama Obama has again been caught creating that very same soap opera with the aide of the usual lies, rumors, and gossip. ...
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Death by Questionnaire —
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