Right wing site reveals Hillary donors are funding Chris Matthews' wife for Congress

[Cheese Sandwich]

Discussion comes by way of reddit.com...

Hillary Donors Helping Chris Matthews’ Wife Into Congress-- thousands of progressives have signed a petition calling for MSNBC to suspend the host of “Hardball” “because of his constant shilling for Hillary Clinton.”

https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/44wtxa/hillary_donors_helping_chris_matthews_wife_into/



And there is also a MoveOn petition to suspend tweety...

MSNBC Suspend Chris Matthews or Give Bernie Equal Time
http://pac.petitions.moveon.org/sign/msnbc-suspend-chris-matthews

[Punkingal]

1. It is disgraceful how he constantly attacks Bernie and shills for Hillary.

I signed the petition. I hope it works.

[Cheese Sandwich]

2. Didn't Ed Schulz get removed for being too obviously pro-Bernie?

All these other hosts seem to get away with it though.

[Punkingal]

4. I don't know why they removed Ed.

[Admiral Loinpresser]

5. His other major sin:

he talked about the TPP. Everybody else participates in the media blackout on the TPP.

[scscholar]

27. Exactly

hate him for providing information. Providing information.

[bvar22]

20. Schultz was also very Pro-UNION and Pro-Working Class,

and advocated JAIL for the Wall Street criminals.

MSNBC couldn't have THAT.

[Admiral Loinpresser]

25. +1 n/t

[Dustlawyer]

50. He was also the one who started to report the truth about what BP is getting away with in the

Gulf oil spill litigation. He contacted us about a story he wanted to do on the state of the Gulf of Mexico, environmental damage. When we told him about how most of the victims have not been paid and warned him that the network wouldn't like it for him to do this story since BP was one of the biggest advertisers in the country (no media people we have worked with in the past would touch this story do to threats by BP to cut their advertising), Ed said that he didn't care and ended up airing a story a day for a week and a day on the subject.

Between the BP stories and his support of Bernie he had to go! Like Bernie, Ed Schultz is a brave and principled man!

[90-percent]

85. Also

Ed is a former Republican. So is Cenk Uygur.


-90% Jimmy

[Dustlawyer]

86. I hope the best of the Republicans continue to defect if they are anywhere close to these two guys!

[Fuddnik]

59. MSHRC

[litlbilly]

43. Yes, but mostly because he spoke out against TPP, none of the msnbc people are allowed

to mention it from Comcast orders.

[Dustlawyer]

48. Olberman was suspended for a donation to a campaign.

[winterwar]

68. Yes he was!

MSNBC used to be on 6-10pm daily at my house. And also at many of my family and friend's houses. The way they did Keith and Ed Schultz made everybody I know quit watching completely. Now they are going to let this complete conflict of interest ride? What a joke!

[floriduck]

57. Yes but Comcast bought MSNBC

Comcast/Xfiniti is the pressure behind all the MSNBC people backing Hillary, or at least leaning her way with all the Hillary parade of people they march onto the set. Comcast is big corporate and Bernie threatens their income and power existence. Once upon a time and in my lifetime, news was for the public good and was not a profit center. All that has changed. That is why virtually any and all media wants Hillary. They are all in this together.

[Duval]

64. You're right.

I'm old enough to remember "when" and how it used to be.

[whathehell]

93. More for being for Unions and against the TPP..

Big corporate hates Unions, loves the TPP.

[MissDeeds]

76. I signed it too

A "journalist" is supposed to be fair and represent the facts without bias, regardless of what his/her personal preferences might be.

[ViseGrip]

3. wow, I thought Mathews was just the better actor going after Bernie...

I can see now why he's fired up! If Hillary is the nom....she'll get up on stage with Mathews wife for her race...if tweety can influence all of us to vote for her.
This is just another example of 'establishment'.

[Samantha]

92. I am thinking she is running for a Democratic spot though

I believe I heard that. I am thinking it is Senator Barbara Mikulski's seat. She is retiring.

Sam

[appal_jack]

6. k&r, nt

[Senator Tankerbell]

7. Matthews' preference for Hillary

It may be that he thinks it helps his wife but also Chris is more conservative than people think he is. He voted for George W. Bush after all. He is an example of someone who was liberal when they were young and then became more conservative as he got older and more wealthy.

[Blus4u]

36. ^^^^This^^^^

Key words being "more wealthy"


Peace

[SoapBox]

56. Double ditto to the...

more wealthy.

Money is a great corrupter.

[Stardust]

72. "You don't become a Conservative until you have something to conserve" -- Conservative friend.

[Hell Hath No Fury]

8. There was a Washingtomn Post article --

showing Clinton heavy hitters as donating to Kathleen Matthew's campaign. I do think there is a conflict of interest going on with him and he is not handling it well.

[k8conant]

9. Maybe that why Kathleen Matthews is calling herself...

A Progressive Who Get Things Done.

Here's the ad I saw on TV yesterday:

[Qutzupalotl]

15. "... Shady, underhanded things."

There, I fixed it.

[bunnies]

30. Just a coincidence, Im sure.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

39. I don't support her! David Trone is the much better candidate who I will be supporting!

http://davidtrone.com/?utm_source=004&utm_medium=e&utm_term=davidtrone&utm_content=DavidTrone&utm_campaign=DT16

[Old Crow]

40. WOWWWWWWWWW.

My jaw dropped a few beats here. This post and this thread put things in a whole new light.

Now it's all making sense.

Good grief, what a corrupt, stinking system it is!

[mhatrw]

66. Yep. dirty deals. nt

[Nightjock]

73. Holy crap

Thank you so much for posting this.
I can't believe how bad this looks for Mr. Matthews and others. I am going to hold off commenting at this moment because I am furious and need calm down.
Please think about giving this video a little more exposure here at DU.
Again, thank you for this post.

[Nanjeanne]

10. Don't like Daily Caller - but no denying the facts in the article

Not a surprise. I really wish they made these pundits disclose their ties or wear Nascar-like patches on their clothes when they talk.

Has Howard Dean ever been introduced as lobbyist for Denton, representing large pharmaceutical companies? Nope - it's always former DNC chairman and Governor.

Does Joy Reid give her "opinion" without disclosing that she is supporting Hillary Clinton?

When Alex Wagner is on a panel, does anyone introduce her as the daughter of Carl Wagner, who co-chaired Bill Clinton's campaign?

[KoKo]

45. ...!

[EndElectoral]

11. If this is the case, he needs to announce this.

[H2O Man]

12. Recommended.

Thank you.

[Arazi]

13. Oh such an impartial journalist!

[AtomicKitten]

14. That explains a lot.

[displacedtexan]

16. OMG! Democrats are donating to two women Democrats!

Truly heavy sigh.

[Nanjeanne]

22. Not Democrats - News "Journalists" giving his opinion w/o any disclosure of his connections

[Bohemianwriter]

75. Where's the relevance?

[in_cog_ni_to]

17. I signed the petition!

MSNBC is shameful for allowing him to remain on the air.

PEACE
LOVE
BERNIE

[cui bono]

18. No wonder he's so heavy handed with the Bernie smear.

[cosmicone]

19. Yep. It is a conspiracy!!!!

Like all the others ...

[CentralMass]

32. It is a conflict of interest.

[hueymahl]

63. Your right

It's all a vast right-wing conspiracy. Ask HRC herself.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/hillary-clinton-the-vast-right-wing-conspiracy-is-even-better-funded-now/

[cali]

21. Reddit is not a right wing site.

[onehandle]

23. IT'S A CONSPIRACY! nt

[Surya Gayatri]

60. Conspiracy signals in-coming...

[6chars]

24. It's his wife, not him = no conflict of interest.

just generous donors.

[Admiral Loinpresser]

34. He has no interest

in his wife being elected to Congress? Professional? Financial?

[MrMickeysMom]

26. SIGN THAT DAMNED PETITION!!!!

I'm sick to death of the misuse of the original job of the media.

[Hoyt]

28. I'm sure they support most of the same things.

[SamKnause]

29. Establishment politics.

[Vinca]

31. That explains Tweety's overabundance of attacks on Bernie.

That stinks to high heaven.

[amborin]

33. explains his blatant shilling for Hillary & lies about Bernie

[MineralMan]

35. So, let me get this straight. People who have donated to Clinton

are also donating to another Democratic candidate's campaign? If that's true, I'm totally shocked by this awful news.

My Question: Do you even know Chris Matthew's wife's name? Do you know anything about her?

I find it interesting that she is only identified as someone's "wife."

She has a name, and a separate life from her husband. SAY HER NAME! Her name is Kathleen Matthews. She exists. She is a real candidate. She's running for office. Don't insult her by refusing to say her name, please.

Uff da!

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

38. Thank you for this. Say her name indeed! "Kathleen Matthews". And I won't be supporting her.

PERIOD!

[MineralMan]

41. It's not a matter of whether someone's supporting her.

It's insulting to call her "Chris Matthews' wife" and not even mention her name. That kind of crap really pisses me off. It's misogynistic and then some.

She is running for office, not Chris Matthews. I don't live in her district so I won't be voting for her or anyone else there.

It's a matter of courtesy, or discourtesy in this case.

That sucks.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

46. I got that the first time. My point: not only is it sexist, I won't be voting for her anyway.

[Lucinda]

82. Why not? What do you know about her qualifications? n/t

[SidDithers]

69. Reminiscent of the "Mrs Greenspan" thread from last week...

How hard is it to recognize that a woman has her own identity?

Sid

[MineralMan]

89. Apparently very hard for some.

They give themselves away when they do this.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

37. She's running in my district, and I will NOT vote for her. David Trone is my guy.

Look him up:

http://davidtrone.com/?utm_source=004&utm_medium=e&utm_term=davidtrone&utm_content=DavidTrone&utm_campaign=DT16

My only issue with him is that he's supporting Van Hollen for the Senate!

NO!! Donna Edwards for the U.S. Senate!

[Sheepshank]

42. taking care of the down ticket....they all should be helping fill Congress with Dems. n/t

[Agschmid]

44. Democrats helping other democrats!

The shame!!!

[Squinch]

52. The bros don't understand this.

[FailureToCommunicate]

55. Shameful. Not the Democrats helping Democrats part. The constant shilling for Hillary while on air.

THAT's the shameful part. (At least while we're still in the Primary stage of choosing a President)

[Agschmid]

58. I shilled today, 348 times.

I didn't event get paid... Can you imagine?!?!

[pnwmom]

62. Did you like it better when he was ripping Hillary and promoting Obama? n/t

[xloadiex]

47. Thom Hartmann talked about this this morning

As I mentioned in a post yesterday, Thom had Chris Matthews on yesterday. Chris Matthews was a total asshole and wouldn't let up on calling Bernie a SOCIALIST. Even when Thom corrected him with Democratic Socialist he wouldn't let up. He was being nasty and his disdain for Bernie was obvious. Thom said he understood a little more after seeing the MoveOn info what might be going on, but he said he would not sign the petition because Tweety had a right to his opinion.

[farleftlib]

79. Thom is a class act. He let that clown

show his a** and took the high road.

[frylock]

49. Shocking.

[olddots]

51. there is so much back scratching going on

that it becomes back stabbing and Mathews is just a bore who enjoys his own voice .He should be doing cold calls in a boiler room selling photo copier toner .

[Uncle Joe]

53. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, Cheese Sandwich.

[sulphurdunn]

54. Tweety donned his liberal feathers

when MSNBC slithered left. He's certain Clinton will win, and he's just switching back to his true colors as MSNBC slithers right again.

[pnwmom]

61. Wealthy Democrats give to multiple candidates. So what else is new?

[ciaobaby]

65. Signed the Petition - gladly

But at this point it is no use. MSNBC is so pro-Clinton it's beyond annoying.
I need to take my sons advise and quit watching cable news. Corporate America has purchased the airwaves.
FOX, CNN, MSNBC - it's all the same.

Go Bernie !!!!!

[Rocky the Leprechaun]

67. Suspend? Fuck, he should be fired

unceremoniously for shilling for Hillary and his wife, Kathleen.

[billhicks76]

70. MSNBC A Disgrace

[AzDar]

71. K & R

[NurseJackie]

74. Oh, goody! Another meaningless "Move On Petition" ...

... where just about ANYONE can use the online tool to create a petition for ANYTHING (no matter how silly) with only a bare minimum of administrative moderation.

I guess the only requirement is that the petition-writer be "liberal" and be "outraged" at something.

"But, hey! Look! We've got a PETITION going! That proves how SERIOUS we are!"

Note: MoveOn Political Action does not necessarily endorse the contents of petitions posted on this site. MoveOn Petitions is an open tool that anyone can use to post a petition advocating any point of view, so long as the petition does not violate our terms of service.

Go, Hillary! Go, Kathleen Matthews! We love you!

[Bohemianwriter]

80. Shill for the family dynasty!

Isn't it nice to have such an "honest journalist" like Chris Matthews who calls it right down the middle and no close ties with donations to his wife's campaign and Hillary will off course NEVER influence his reporting.

He is such an honest news hound!
Since 2003 when he scolded Phil Donahue for not beating the war drumbs for Bush jr but had the audacity to criticise the war mongering!

Chris Matthews comes back years later on Bill Maher and gets upset for being caught in supporting Bush, and then lies about it on the same show.

Didn't PHil Donahue get fired after that?

I am so glad that the owners keep their journalists honest in line for the real news and avoid "liberal bias" at all cost.

Nothing to see here. No family ties. No Justice Thomas and Scalia here.

Just honest "liberals" who are doing their best for America by keeping those nasty Bernie supporters and himself out of power. That would shake the foundation!
And Hillary is not estabihment. She's an outsider!

And her support from a famous famoustransphobe masquerading as a feminist and an ex. secretary of state who threatened all female supporters with hell if they voted for Bernie is just "strong opinions based on wisdom and experience".

I am sorry. But if Hillary gets selected, how do you think you will reach out to all the Bernie supporters your side have done a Karl Rovian job with alienating so far?

How is she more electable than any of the republican candidates?


How will she get anything done with close ties to Wall Street and refuse to give up the transcripts from her speeches?

Off course!

It's Hillary!

Trust Comcast, Chris Matthews and Hillary Clinton!

Nothing to see here folks!

[cprise]

77. Signed

n/t

[TBF]

78. Quid pro Quo ... nt

[Rose77]

81. post helped with a puzzle pc - Thank you

[Lucinda]

83. Many of us tend to think it's a good thing for Dem people to support Dem candidates.

Kinda hard to get elected otherwise.

[bvar22]

84. "We're ALL Neo-Cons NOW!!!", shouted Tweety

as The Village Idiot from Crawford pranced around the flight deck with a roll of socks in his crotch and a "Mission Accomplished" banner above his head.

[Hekate]

87. Using a RightWing site used to be unacceptable, once upon a time.

JURY: OP states this info is from a RW site. I'm simply stating DU's original ethos.

[Cheese Sandwich]

88. Oh come on

Tweety is milking the cash cow.

[colsohlibgal]

90. Tweety Is Spineless

He now says he was against Bush and the Iraq War when the truth is exactly opposite.

Now he rips Bernie at every turn. I wonder how he will spin tonight?

I wonder how he keeps his job there, toeing the line would not seem to be enough. Maybe he has negatives of one of the bigwigs.

[ozone_man]

91. What goes around, comes around.

Cut of the same cloth.

[Babel_17]

94. I think it has a lot to do with everybody being an insider

Not many degrees of separation in that crowd.