Posted on 01/14/2018 10:59:17 AM PST by nickcarraway
"Where’s that Bill Cosby pill I brought with me?" he said in leaked audio published by 'New York' magazine. MSNBC anchor Chris Matthews has apologized for making an inappropriate joke about Bill Cosby before an interview with then-candidate Hillary Clinton on the campaign trail in January 2016.
"Can I have some of the queen's waters? Precious waters?" Matthews is heard and shown saying in a clip obtained and published by New York magazine's The Cut on Friday.
In the clip, Matthews then asks: "Where’s that Bill Cosby pill I brought with me?" (His crew looks visibly uncomfortable, and a man puts his hand over his face.)
"This was a terrible comment I made in poor taste during the height of the Bill Cosby headlines," Matthews told the magazine in response. "I realize that's no excuse. I deeply regret it and I'm sorry."
Asked whether MSNBC has a statement about the joke, a network spokeswoman referred The Hollywood Reporter to his comments in the magazine.
The story does not say how the audio and video were obtained. In September, Mediaite published leaked video showing MSNBC anchor Lawrence O'Donnell melting down on set during breaks on his show. An NBC employee reportedly was fired over the leak.
MSNBC anchor Chris Hayes, in an interview with THR a week later, said it was "pretty messed up" that the O'Donnell video was leaked to the press. "It's a space that we're all sort of trusting each other in," he said.
In mid-December, it was reported that Matthews was reprimanded after an employee complained about his behavior in 1999.
Even joking about date-raping Hillary is why the phrase “wrong on every possible level” was invented.
A leftist with a sense of humor. Who knew?
Well lets see, you can’t apologize for something you didn’t do. This means Chrisie did do this. That means in this “French Revolution” atmosphere he must lose his head. But he won’t so this proves certain liberals are more equal than other liberals and Chrisie is one of them.
The man must be desperate.
He’s slime but I don’t care, it was a joke. People need to get over it.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.