Hardball Turns Into DNC-TV (Al Sharpton Hosting While Chris Matthews Is On Vacation)

http://newsbusters.org/ ^ | July 2, 2007 | Geoffrey Dickens

[lowbridge]

Hardball Turns Into DNC-TV

Posted by Geoffrey Dickens on July 2, 2007 - 17:12.

Chris Matthews, presumably away on vacation, handed the reigns of MSNBC's Hardball to Democratic activist Reverend Al Sharpton. The first two guests, in the first half-hour, of the Sharpton hosted July 2 episode, were Democrats - Howard Dean and Terry McAuliffe. The hot topic of the discussion with Dean was about how the John McCain campaign and the GOP, overall, were suffering in their fundraising efforts. The following "hardball" segment, with McAuliffe, featured the Hillary Clinton campaign chairman crowing about her fundraising success.

After the McAuliffe segment, Sharpton, actually interviewed a Republican. Predictably, Sharpton's questions to presidential candidate, Representative Duncan Hunter, were tougher than the ones to his Democratic colleagues. Following the Hunter segment, Sharpton quickly returned to his Democratic friends, as he invited on presidential candidate, Democratic Senator Chris Dodd.

[Tall_Texan]

Looks like MSNBC is responding to that “all white all night” taunt. Don’t sell out, Al! Demand Olberman or Matthews be fired so you can have their show.

[Old Professer]

Finally, I can quit sputtering about David Letterman.

[joebuck]

Chrissy replaced by a guy who can barely string togeather a coherant sentence? Hummmmmm, it just may be an improvement.

[Christian4Bush]

Hardball “turns into” DNC-TV?

How can MSDNC turn into something it always was?

[glymers]

Maybe Ole Al is practicing for his Comedy show. Remember he wants to be a Comedian.

[Trueblackman]

I wonder why he went on vacation.

[mac aye]

First Post, I’ve always lurked.

Anyway:
Imus got gonged, and now Sharpton is on.
Surprising how things worked out. Sarcasm on.