Posted on 02/25/2009 2:55:24 PM PST by Responsibility2nd
NEW YORK – MSNBC's Chris Matthews said he was surprised by the "peculiar stagecraft" of Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal's response to President Barack Obama's speech to Congress, leading him to quietly say "Oh God" as Jindal approached a microphone.
The remark inspired a brief Internet guessing game about who had said it and questions about whether someone at MSNBC was mocking the Republican governor.
Matthews' barely audible "Oh God" appeared to be a classic case of someone talking on TV without realizing their microphone was on, and potentially embarrassing to a network many Republicans already regard with suspicion because of left-leaning talk shows by Keith Olbermann and Rachel Maddow.
"I was taken aback by that peculiar stagecraft, the walking from somewhere in the back of this narrow hall, the winding staircase looming there, the odd antibellum look of the scene," Matthews said in a script for his "Hardball" show on Wednesday. "Was this some mimicking of a president walking along the state floor to the East Room?"
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A clip of the "Oh God" remark quickly made the Internet rounds. Before it was known that Matthews had said it, the Huffington Post asked readers to guess who it was and nearly 7,000 people responded: 32 percent had guessed Matthews, 35 percent said it was Olbermann, his co-anchor, 15 percent said it was an MSNBC camera operator and 18 percent thought it was a producer.
It's not the first time Matthews' mouth has gotten him noticed for the wrong reasons. He was ridiculed by some Republicans for saying he "felt this thrill going up my leg" during an Obama speech, but later defended the remark as an objective look at Obama's ability to inspire through his speeches.
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Chrissy felt more than tingles . . . . IMHO.
I’m getting too much information about Chris Matthews, if you know what I mean.
You should have heard him during the 0bama speech. It was more like: “Oh, oh, oh, oh, oooh, ooooooh God!”
Still, that’ll be the last time the name “God” will be heard on MSNBC.
does anyone still regard MSNBC as a news operation?
The writer has been paying NO attention.
He’s lucky he did not get struck by lightning.
Same here. I think that we should just consider the source and forge ahead.
So True! I wonder how much Matthews will be fined for daring to use that word in the workplace of MSNBC?
Understatement of the year.
Chris, you and Code Pink are "antibellum." The word you're searching for is "antebellum."
I have to wonder why Cox Cable does not offer MSNBC in HDTV for San Diego yet they do have Service for Fox (very recently), and CNN.
Yes, I was going to say the same thing. It’s amazing how many outlets today have spelled the word wrong today.
Mr Tingles?
Bwahahahahah...
I find Matthews overbearing and obnoxious, but I did wince at Jindals entrance and setting. It did look like Tara from Gone With the Wind.
Suspicion? ROFLOL!!!
I know no one that has any suspicion of MSNBC's blatant love fest for anything SocialistLiberalMarxistDemocrat.....
There’s probably a special Secret Service detail specifically trained to prevent Chrissy Matthews from humping Obama’s leg.
Why is that bigoted clown ever given any airtime?
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