Chris Matthews Admits: MSNBC Bosses Are Pro-War and Pro-Hillary Clinton.

[writes3000]

Here's the story from Raw Story and Politico:

MSNBC's Chris Matthews gave a speech last night at Harvard's Institute of Politics Forum where he made a few eye-opening confessions:

"The people I work with--all my bosses--seem to be for Hillary," he added. "I just sense it. They don't actually say it, but there's no sense from the top I can tell you that it's pro-Obama... by any means.

"That's not what I get," he continued. "And it was basically pro-war during the war.. the bosses were. And I was up against that. And if there's anybody telling me to push Obama, I haven't heard it yet. And by the way, they're so fickle.... but there seems to be a New York thing about Hillary. Just the people from... it's like the Yankees and the Mets... it's their thing. You know? It's Hillary. You know? And I feel it. I find it. It's hard to figure sometimes. But I don't know who you are talking about. I know who you are talking about."

More at the link...

http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Chris_Matthews__MSNBC_bosses_were_0507.html

[anonymous171]

1. It's all about money for them, not politics.

[LisaM]

2. He's officially lost his mind

Just yesterday, there was a thread here where he was asked if MSNBC supported Obama, and he said, "well, not officially".

[WA98296]

3. Of course, they profit on war. We all know we are up against the corp. media

[MadBadger]

4. His bosses are GE...DUH

[Ichingcarpenter]

9. Amazing revelation ,none the less, that will hopefully get some legs

We know these facts but most of America don't.
Nominated and kicked

[Shakespeare]

11. What's really funny is certain Hillary supporters have claimed that makes them pro-Obama.

Such hilarity.

[NashVegas]

5. And Yet ... He Still Has a Job

Unlike Phil Donohue who had much better ratings, but who was canned for going off the reservation.

[RamboLiberal]

20. I'm convinced only reason KO survives is his ratings

and his bosses know that he can give them the finger and move on to bigger and better if they screw with him. And they know he would!

[Cha]

6. They're traitors to our country ..I wonder

if that dawns on anyone around there?

[Bread and Circus]

7. I read that. Frankly, I'm tired of Washington insiders and New Yorkers fucking everything up.

[dogday]

8. Fuck Chris Matthews, always.... Don't like him now, cause he

is looking to destroy Obama like he did Kerry....

[monmouth]

10. His contract obviously is not going to be renewed either by them or

he's moving onto something else. He can tell all the truths he wants to now, nothing to lose..Hah!

[kenny blankenship]

12. This is as close to a confession as we're ever likely to hear about/from the MSM

Matthews is talking in his sleep and if he keeps loosing his tongue like this he'll be sleeping in 13th Avenue.

[Dr Fate]

13. Is the fact that he openly admits this is a sign of the times?

I hope so.

[LVjinx]

14. Hehe.. MSNBC is the most anti-Clinton networks there is.

Maybe they've pulled that off DESPITE pressure from the top, but I somewhat doubt it.

As for them being pro-war, even Shep Smith over at FOX news has admitted they went along with the administration on the war, and were lied to. All the media outlets participated in that boondoggle.

Is it wrong to expect the media to report on things that actually happen, the way they actually happen?

We've seen the way the networks pick a candidate in this race, hammer the opposition, then change candidates, hammer the opposition, etc. etc. until everyone hates each other in the name of high ratings. But how does one end that cycle?

[sendero]

35. The MSM is Still ..

.... for the war - their coverage (and lack thereof) makes that abundantly clear.

War is good business.

[4themind]

15. Isn't he thinking of running for senate?

He wouldn't be able to keep his T.V. show then I'd reckon

[NancyG]

18. Has he stated which party he'd run on?

Used to work for Tip O'Neil, was it? So, it would be Democratic?

Brother ran as a Republican.

[janet118]

40. Not necessarily . . .

According to Wikipedia:

Despite having worked for Democrats, Matthews said, "I'm more conservative than people think I am. ... I voted for George W. Bush in 2000." (From Hardball shows, October 3, 2003 and February 23, 2004)

Frankly, I hope he runs as a Republican. I don't want Tweety on my side.

[Cali_Democrat]

16. General Electric owns NBC and is a major defense contractor for the pentagon

I'm sure they have been making a killing off the Iraq war.

Military-industrial-complex-controlled media.

[Vinca]

24. Ding! Ding! Ding! We have a winner here.

You're exactly right. They're war profiteers, pure and simple.

[ShortnFiery]

30. Yes, that must be why MSNBC continues airing that horrid Joe Scarborough and his spew of "Morning Jo

:(

[AntiFascist]

17. From the MSM's own mouth -- they are pro-war and for Hillary n/t

[weeve]

19. Maybe that's why ...

... we're seeing such a strong push suddenly for General Wesley Clark to be named to Obama's ticket. And I suspect this cheerleading will only get stronger by the day. Mark my words ...

[Clark2008]

21. Clark was never pro-Iraqi War - so I'm not understanding your post.

:shrug:

[jesus_of_suburbia]

22. You'd never know it from watching MSNBC.

[ProfessorPlum]

26. Dan Abrams and Joe (I have a crush on Hillary) Scarborough

are pretty clearly in the pro-Clinton camp. KO pro-Obama. Matthews is torn between his female-issues and his minority-issues. Pat Buchannon couldn't be more pro-Clinton if he tried.

[Tarheel_Dem]

31. don't know that I'd call Buchana pro-Clinton, but he is most definitely

anti-Obama. They wanted to help Clinton deliver the knockout punch to Obama, and it didn't pan out that way, and they are piSSed.

[ProfessorPlum]

34. well, Buchanan is pro-McCain, ultimately, but boy does he want

Hillary to beat Barack.

[TexanDem]

23. Chris was outraged at Operation Chaos - but he's even worse! ->

He did everything he could to trash Obama and throw this whole election process using his power of the media and then he has the gall to act so irate over Limbaugh's dirty tricks!

Quite telling when he was voted among most influential US political pundits by the Telegraph, right along with Karl Rove, Rush Limbaugh, and Sean Hannity!

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/uselection2008/1919961/The-most-influential-US-political-pundits-10-1.html

[seaglass]

25. Ah, he's just saying that because he got slapped down and had

to apologize for his awful remarks about Hillary. No, it couldn't be that what that smarmy, drooling asshole said was over the top - it's only because his bosses are for Hillary. :eyes:

[billyoc]

27. The arms dealers? Yeah, I had a feeling they might be. nt

[Leopolds Ghost]

29. Best post in thread!

[samsingh]

28. actually, it should'nt be pro-anything. news should be objective

news organizations should be objective.

[high density]

36. Yeah, reality hurts sometimes

Sometimes there's simply no good news to report and nothing good to say.

[kerry-is-my-prez]

32. Well the commentators certainly aren't pro-Clinton - that's for sure.

n/t

[McCamy Taylor]

33. Tweety is lying. MSNBC is against the war and is for McCain and Obama.

MSNBC hired Pat Buchanan to be their isolationist right winger because they speak for the Pentagon and in 2005 the Pentagon decided 1) it did not want to be in Iraq forever and 2) it did not want to invade Iran. Every time Bush tried to invade Iran, MSNBC blows it for him. MSNBC has been shitting all over the Iraq War for three solid years.

Plus the high price of oil is bad for manufacturing and GOP immigration policy is bad for manufacturing.

GE also makes big bucks (billions a year) from nuclear energy. Both McCain and Obama think that nukes are green. GE will be happy with either man. The Pentagon's old brass think they want McCain. The guys in active service want Obama. GE just wants to keep both sides happy.

Clinton is the one person who is not offering them more nuclear power plants.

Never believe Chris Matthews.

[Eurobabe]

37. So Tweets is basically a wet noodle who does what

the Bosses say? Pathetic. (not that I had any doubts to the contrary)

[rove karl rove]

38. for once, Chris is probably right

They're all based in NYC, Hillary's home turf - they like the familiar.

[DeeDeeNY]

39. This does not come as surprise n/t