Posted on 03/02/2020 4:14:09 PM PST by nickcarraway
The 'Hardball' host made the shock announcement on Monday night, after more than 20 years at the network. MSNBC host Chris Matthews announced his retirement from the network on Monday night after more than 20 years at the left-leaning cable channel.
He will be replaced at 7 p.m. by a rotating group of hosts.
While Matthews was expected to retire in the near future, the sudden announcement comes amid of a series of recent flaps and controversies.
Last Monday, Matthews apologized to Bernie Sanders for comparing his rise in the 2020 campaign to the German invasion of France.
"Let me start with my headline tonight: "I'm retiring," Matthews said. "This is the last Hardball on MSNBC, and obviously this isn't for lack of interest in politics. As you can tell, I've loved every minute of my 20 years as host of Hardball. Every morning I read the papers and I'm gung-ho to get to work. Not many people have had this privilege."
Matthews continued: "I love working with my producers and the discussions we have over how to report the news, and I love having this connection with you, the good people who watch. I've learned who you are, bumping into you on the sidewalk or waiting at an airport and saying hello."
"After a conversation with MSNBC, I decided tonight will be my last Hardball, so let me tell you why," he said. "The younger generation is out there ready to take the reins. We see them in politics, in the media, in fighting for the causes. They have improved the workplace. We're talking about better standards than we grew up with: fair standards."
Matthews signed off after his initial announcement and was replaced on Monday's show by Steve Kornacki.
"Chris Matthews is a giant, he's a legend," Kornacki said. "it's an honor for me to work with him, to sit in for him on occasion. I think you're going to miss him, and I know I'm going to."
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Yup...his fellow travelers cut his throat live on-air and ushered him out the door was the show was still going, lol.
Well I’m heartbroken. What a loss. I may never sleep again. Bwaaahaaaaa.
Chrissy happens to be reading a book on WWII and a phrase stands out to him. Churchill is incredulous when the French leader tells him "It's over," after the Krauts invade France. So he relates it on the air with Crash and Bernie's performance in the caucuses. So naturally the Rats twist it to mean Chrissy is comparing Bernie to Der Fuehrer.
Live by the distortion, die by the distortion.
Rats! I wanted to see what kind of tingles he’d get if Butt-Plug had won.
Sex scandal?
I’ll get tingles when he’s dragged to Central Park.
Good grief! This will be horrendus news to his audience of about 100 communists who still actually watch his spastic antics...
Matthews signed off after his initial announcement and was replaced on Monday’s show by Steve Kornacki...
Wow.
There was an issue with come chick that I read about here recently.
But ironically, I think speaking out so harshly about socialism did him in.
so long Tingles..
Read the papers?
Dinosaur.
Immediately on the heels of that woman coming out saying he said overly flirtatious stuff to her. Apparently, that has been routine behavior for Chrissy. It was probably all about to come out and he wanted to stay ahead of it. Or, perhaps, it was MSNBC’s decision. Anyway, good riddance Chrissy!
Retired is the new fired.
Hired by Bloomberg?
I’m sure it was suggested that he take retirement. Another clueless cow sent off to pasture.
Yes, the 37 morons who watch Hardball are deeply saddened.
IOW
I surrender. The commies win
Mr Tingle isn’t communist enough for MSNBC..soon enough they will dig up Mao and give him Matthews time slot
“Wow. There was a time I had Matthews on my watch list. Really. He was reasonable at one time”.
I wish I could remember more, but I never saw anyone lay into Bill Clinton as hard as Matthews did one time. You might remember that.
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