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Blackball (Republicans plan to boycott MSNBC's Hardball and Chris Matthews during the RNC)
US News & World Report ^ | 8/30/04 | Washington Whispers

Posted on 08/21/2004 11:59:56 PM PDT by Cableguy

You might notice something missing from Hardball With Chris Matthews soon: Republicans. " Hardball may seem more like badminton during the Republican National Convention," threatens a GOP insider. What's up? The GOP thinks Matthews has gone over to Sen. John Kerry 's side and is too critical of the Bush campaign's editing of a Hardball interview with Kerry posted on the party's negative site, www.kerryoniraq.com. As payback, they've stopped urging Republicans to appear on the show. Hardball executive producer Tammy Haddad dismisses charges Matthews is biased: "We beat everybody up." So far, nobody from the White House has told her of the show's being blackballed.


TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: boycott; chrismatthews; hardball; malkin; matthews; msnbc
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To: Cableguy

It's been said (by Malkin herself) that Matthews doesn't need a guest at all. Just him and a microphone is enough for him to answer his own questions.

As far as I'm concerned, why whould he need a microphone?

Just a hairbrush (as a faux mike) and a mirror should be enough during his hospitilization for 'Poopball' to continue.


41 posted on 08/22/2004 12:37:08 AM PDT by Petronski (Like sittin' on pins and needles, things fall apart. It's scientific.)
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To: Liberty Valance
Jerry Nachman passed away.---

He was a good man.

42 posted on 08/22/2004 12:37:34 AM PDT by beyond the sea (Free Martha Mitchell......... and Jail Teraaaaaayza)
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To: oreolady
That would RUIN Matthews, cuase he can't play "hardball" and spit on the democrat commies he loves.

So true. He could have Hillary on and spit on her all he wants. Kidding, that would be a lovefest. Speaking of lovefests, remember the lovefest interview by Tim 'Mr. Potatohead' Russert with Satan's Daughter, Madame Hamhocks back around February? Russert almost kissed her feet. When I see Russert do an interview like that with Hillary, I really feel that America is done. 'Big Media' is so horribly biased that to this day a great majority of voters are still being influenced by the soft treatment of liberals. It's sick.

43 posted on 08/22/2004 12:43:45 AM PDT by beyond the sea (Free Martha Mitchell......... and Jail Teraaaaaayza)
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To: Cableguy

What would be even better - every Republican shows up on Chris Matthews but refuses to talk about anything other than their favorite Michelle Malkin columns.


44 posted on 08/22/2004 12:43:55 AM PDT by VisualizeSmallerGovernment (Question Liberal Authority)
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To: beyond the sea

Your right, Sean is definitely more a commentator then an interviewer. But O'reilly is like that to. Same thing with Rush. Joe Scarborough is more an interviewer and sometimes puts in a commentatary. Greta Van Susterin is just talking about Scott Peterson either way. Lmao


45 posted on 08/22/2004 12:44:05 AM PDT by Lori675
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To: beyond the sea

Why stop with Hardball? Let's think big picture. I say we boycott all NBC networks. Yes, even the Olympics. Be strong, don't be tempted by all the synchronized swimming and table tennis. Let's pluck every feather off that pesky Peacock, AARGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!


46 posted on 08/22/2004 12:44:17 AM PDT by bamaroots04 (Kerry/Edwards Platform: A lie told often enough becomes the truth.)
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To: NYCVirago
I'm still waiting for Matthews to ask Kristin Breitweiser a tough question, but he's too busy flirting with her to do so.

Agreed, see post # 11.

47 posted on 08/22/2004 12:46:00 AM PDT by beyond the sea (Free Martha Mitchell......... and Jail Teraaaaaayza)
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To: countess

Phil Donahue got much better ratings then Keith Olberman does now.


48 posted on 08/22/2004 12:46:57 AM PDT by Lori675
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To: beyond the sea
Agreed, see post # 11.

I saw that after I made my post. I'm glad I'm not the only one who's noticed his drooling over her!

49 posted on 08/22/2004 12:47:56 AM PDT by NYCVirago
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To: Cableguy

If the Republicans boycotted all the liberals in the media, they would only have five tv reporters left to talk with and four of them would work for Fox.


50 posted on 08/22/2004 12:48:13 AM PDT by Tall_Texan (Let's REALLY Split The Country! (www.righteverytime3.blogspot.com))
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To: Tall_Texan

Republicans are boycotting the HOSTILE liberals, not nice liberals (like at CNN).


51 posted on 08/22/2004 12:50:35 AM PDT by Cableguy
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To: oreolady
Does anyone know if watching thru satellite t.v. gets them ratings?

Actually, no human activity has ever gotten MSNBC ratings.

52 posted on 08/22/2004 12:50:37 AM PDT by VisualizeSmallerGovernment (Question Liberal Authority)
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To: beyond the sea

Just go to his Web site at hughhewitt.com -- it has a station listing. He's smart, informed, has great guests and an excellent blog.


53 posted on 08/22/2004 12:52:36 AM PDT by inkling
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To: NYCVirago
I must be serious. I think Ms. Breitweiser is very pretty. I like the way she dresses, black, white, and browns - very conservative for a nutball. She looks like alot of the Boarding School girls I used to know when I was young and had hair!

;-)

P.S. Where were 'The Jersey Girls' when Sandy Pants Berger was stealing 9/11 papers? Quiet as church mice weren't they?

54 posted on 08/22/2004 12:54:03 AM PDT by beyond the sea (Free Martha Mitchell......... and Jail Teraaaaaayza)
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To: countess
Then he said that while the first half of the movie F9/11 contained some mistakes, the second half was absolutely true.

How many mistakes will he allow Unfit For Command to contain? What parts of Unfit For Command does he concede to be true?

55 posted on 08/22/2004 12:55:32 AM PDT by VisualizeSmallerGovernment (Question Liberal Authority)
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To: beyond the sea
I must be serious. I think Ms. Breitweiser is very pretty. I like the way she dresses, black, white, and browns - very conservative for a nutball. She looks like alot of the Boarding School girls I used to know when I was young and had hair! ;-)

P.S. Where were 'The Jersey Girls' when Sandy Pants Berger was stealing 9/11 papers? Quiet as church mice weren't they?

Since I'm a female, I didn't get until recently that anybody other than Chris Matthews found her attractive, as she doesn't look too great to me. Somebody mentioned in another thread about how he'd rather see her than the Senate or House members talk, and I couldn't understand why (I was assuming it was because of what she said, not how she looked), until he explained it. Duh!

Anyhow, the Jersey Girls were very quiet not only on the Berger thing, but on McGreevey appointing Cipel to the homeland security job. I wonder why!

56 posted on 08/22/2004 1:03:11 AM PDT by NYCVirago
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To: VisualizeSmallerGovernment
How many mistakes will he allow Unfit For Command to contain? What parts of Unfit For Command does he concede to be true?

On Thursday show he ripped into Michelle Milkin about the book .. call her comments irresponsible and kicked her of his show

Turns out He NEVER read the book

I went on a boycott of Hardball .. but I heard that one of the Swiftboats was going to be on and I wanted to see how Chris treated him ..

After what I witness that night .. I refuse to watch anything from MSNBC any more

57 posted on 08/22/2004 1:06:07 AM PDT by Mo1 (FR NEWS ALERT .... John Kerry over dosed on Botox and thinks he's Bob KerrEy)
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To: NYCVirago
I just found this short account of an interview of Ms. Breitweiser. It puts new light on her experience and her pain. This is very sad:

KRISTEN BREITWEISER, HUSBAND KILLED ON 9/11: He was on the 94th floor. He called at 8:51 to tell me that he was OK. He said “Sweets, don’t worry. I’m fine.” And I didn’t know what he was talking about. I didn’t have the television on. And he said, “You don’t know?” You know, I was sitting at my desk and...

DONAHUE: Now, wait a minute. Didn’t he say something about heat and...

BREITWEISER: That’s what I was just going to say.

DONAHUE: Oh, I’m sorry. I’m sorry. Go ahead.

BREITWEISER: He was sitting at his desk and had a window seat. And he said “My cheek got warm, and I looked over and there was this huge fireball” and...

DONAHUE: The other building.

BREITWEISER: Which was the other building. And he knew that I wouldn’t know what building he was in. And he said, “I didn’t want you to worry. I just wanted you to know that I’m OK and that it’s not my building and that I love you and I just didn’t want you to worry.” I said, “OK,” you know? He said, “Turn the television on,” and I turned the TV on. And he’s, like, “I have to go. We’re going to go watch it on the television. Don’t worry, though. I love you.” And I’m, like, “OK, just be careful.” And that was the last I spoke to him. And about three minutes later, I saw his building explode.

DONAHUE: So you’re watching live television. You have received the call from your husband saying “Don’t worry.” You turn on the TV, you see the second plane hit and you know, don’t you?

BREITWEISER: I knew right away. I knew approximately where his office was because he said that he was looking directly across at tower one. And I just had a feeling inside. And then when I saw the building subsequently collapse, I just said, “My God, he is gone.” And I fell to the floor and...

DONAHUE: Was your 3-year-old daughter there?

BREITWEISER: And my dog and...

Very sad.......

58 posted on 08/22/2004 1:15:21 AM PDT by beyond the sea (Free Martha Mitchell......... and Jail Teraaaaaayza)
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To: beyond the sea

Get the Internet stream here, and listen to Savage right after:

http://www2.krla870.com/listen/


59 posted on 08/22/2004 1:15:39 AM PDT by BurbankErnie
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To: VisualizeSmallerGovernment
What would be even better - every Republican shows up on Chris Matthews but refuses to talk about anything other than their favorite Michelle Malkin columns.

LOL, yes, that would be a better approach. Chrissy & his producers think they have a fine guest all lined up, and then he/she just goes off on a tangent about Michelle & her ideas. Then the next day, and the next... That would be hilarious!

60 posted on 08/22/2004 1:56:56 AM PDT by jennyp (It's a gift........And a curse.)
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