Odd Job: Matthews Says His Role Is To Make Obama Presidency a Success

NewsBusters ^ | Mark Finkelstein

[governsleastgovernsbest]

Just in time for the new James Bond movie, Chris Matthews has earned himself a new moniker: Odd Job. Matthews says he sees his job as a journalist as doing everything he can to make the Obama presidency a success. Appearing on Morning Joe today, Matthews was reluctant to critique Rahm Emanuel's kabuki dance over accepting Obama's offer to be chief of staff. The Hardball host was equally unwilling to see the Emanuel episode as evidence of a lack of planning and discipline in the nascent Obama administration. Matthews eventually explained why.[H/t multiple NB readers.]

CHRIS MATTHEWS: Yeah, well, you know what? I want to do everything I can to make this thing work, this new presidency work, and I think that --

JOE SCARBOROUGH: Is that your job? You just talked about being a journalist!

MATTHEWS: Yeah, it is my job. My job is to help this country.

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[governsleastgovernsbest]

[madison10]

Dufus

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Presidential spokesman for the BO administration ?
He's been warming up for it for a while...

[Ann Archy]

I saw this and my JAW dropped!!! They are running DEFENSE like NO media has done since hiding FDR’s wheelchair!! PRAVDA HEAVY!

[johnny7]

[freespirited]

My job is to help this country.

Retire, please!

[ironwill]

Not advocating anything, but these ‘useful idiots’ need to suddenly start mysteriously ‘disappearing.’

[boomop1]

I’d say he’ll make it suck.

[Dustbunny]

Our job is to never watch Matthews show.

[Old Retired Army Guy]

Matthews knows that his Hardball days are numbered with no looming election and lower ratings. He’s setting the table to run for the PA Senate in 2010.

[chopperman]

I’m sure that Chrissy felt and said the same thing when W was first elected. /s

[Glenn]

What a patriotik Chris is.

Brings tears to your fibers.

[jpf]

I can’t wait to vote against him when he runs for the Senate.

[Night Hides Not]

I saw it, and I could only start laughing. The rest of the panel was shocked, except for Joe.

Can you imagine the outcry if a journalist had said the same thing about any Republican?

[listenhillary]

Maybe he can tell us 1 plus 1 really equals 3 and the expiring Bush tax cuts will inspire patriotism.

He’d better get to work 24/7 on lowering the Obama voter expectations if he wants to keep his job as a journalist.

[Ipberg]

Anyone remember if Chris Matthews in the tank for Obama since the Iowa Caucuses, since Super Tuesday, or was hedging until Hillary Clinton conceded? I don’t watch MSNBC.

[rollo tomasi]

“Who is John Galt?” MSM. May your shares and jobs dry up.

[ObamaandAyersaTerroristsBFFL]

Chrissy sure has come a long way since Mission Accomplished where he praised Bush and was slamming Libs as against America.....wait what?

[elpadre]

once we called these types “propagandists.”

[donnab]

My job is to tell everyone what an idiot Matthews is...oh wait ...I dont have to. He shows it nicely all by himself.