(AP) Source: (Chris) Matthews says 'Oh God' before Jindal spoke

[sabra]

Source: AP

NEW YORK (AP) — MSNBC's Chris Matthews quietly uttered "Oh God" as Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal prepared to give the Republican Party response to President Barack Obama's speech to Congress.

An NBC executive, who requested anonymity because the network is still looking into the matter, named Matthews as the one who made the live mike slip — it was so quiet most listeners wouldn't be able to identify the speaker.

The Huffington Post posted a link to the comment and asked viewers to guess Wednesday who had made it: 32 percent had guessed Matthews, 35 percent said it was co-anchor Keith Olbermann, 15 percent said it was an MSNBC camera operator and 18 percent thought it was a producer.

Read more: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hpKxxghd9s9AqOEJDmTRmI-DyoQQD96IN9H81

[ErinBerin84]

1. I really don't get how this is news for the AP

"looking into the matter"? MSNBC obviously made the choice to put opinion commentators instead of "anchors" in this slot, how is what he said so bad? He's said some offensive things in the past, but I don't get the deal with why people think the "oh god" thing is so bad.

[Hello_Kitty]

6. Seriously. The guy's been a sexist jerk for years and they're going to go after him for THIS?

Remember when he made that comment to Erin Burkett?

[ConcernedCanuk]

33. Nobody's flipped a nipple out lately - we have to have SOMETHING to be agog about

.
.
.

The slaughter in Iraq and elsewhere is old news . .

so "OH Gawd" is it for this week - -

maybe longer . .

news . . .

(sigh)

[liberal N proud]

2. MSNBC has no immediate comment

:rofl:

[yy4me]

3. Appropriate comment, whoever said it. n/t

[MissMillie]

4. how do we know he didn't make that comment

because he broke wind....?

[tularetom]

5. Olbermann's a professional

I'm sort of surprised anybody thought it was him. He would have made damn sure his mike was OFF before he said anything. Can't say the same for tweety.

[saracat]

8. Oh please . Olberman is even more of a blow hard than Tweety.

Tweety at least can sometimes admit when he is wrong. Olberman would never admit if he left the mike on!

[elocs]

16. Careful now. You are being critical of one of the DU gods.

Olberman could fart and posters here would have an orgasm, ecstatically proclaiming his wise and intuitive comment, telling it like it is.

[tularetom]

17. Olbermann may have his faults but NOBODY is a bigger blowhard than tweety.

I never heard KO drool over the sock stuffed in bush's pants or rave about the boy king's "sunny nobility".

Nor did I hear him opine that Obama's speech sent a tingle up his leg.

Matthews lets his emotions get in the way of his objectivity.

[QC]

35. Strumpet! Vile blasphemer! n/t

[crimsonblue]

37. You're wrong about that.

KO has apologized on air for errors he has made in the course of his show.

[ErinBerin84]

7. I'm surprised

by how often MSNBC is willing to throw their anchors/news people under the bus. Some times the things that they have gotten criticized for are justified (though, how come Chris Matthews gets the wrath that Pat Buchanan doesn't? He says racist shit all the time on there) and MSNBC takes action or has a response, but other times, it's for stupid stuff that is just fodder for right wing sources to try and push MSNBC/NBC to the right (Matthews gets crushes on Repubs too and is quite conservative in some areas, seems to agree with some Repubs on the stimulus, etc), and MSNBC high ups just oblidge with the faux hysteria.

[blueworld]

9. Even Tweety has the right to pray!

Is MSNBC going to allow Faux etc. to attack Tweety's right to invoke a blessing on the air???? No wonder this story has risen to such importance amongst all the other petty nuisances the AP could cover: Tweety's Constitutional rights are being violated! :rofl: :rofl:

[IndyOp]

10. Amen to that blueworld! :-) (n/t)

[George II]

11. I thought it sounded exactly like Olbermann....but I'm sure we'll find out tonight for sure!

[MADem]

12. So did I, but I don't watch that station much nowadays. It's "high up" the tier.

I'm tired of tv, anyway.

[Strawman]

13. It was an honest reaction by Tweety

Did you see how awkward his entrance was? Tweety knew a train-wreck was coming. He felt sorry for a guy whose national political ambition was about to crash in front of his eyes.

[No Elephants]

14. MSNBC is looking into why someone said "Oh God." This qualifies as a news story? Oh God.

[Vinca]

15. It could have been worse. Just think of all the remarks that might have been made.

Such as, "Oh no, look at this stupid shit.":rofl:

[Cheap_Trick]

18. And why is someone saying "Oh god" such a big deal?

It's not like someone said "What a putz" on an open mike or something.

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

40. I'm with you. What's the deal?

You can't even put any context around it. He may have been reacting to something in the studio and not to Jindal.

[Politicalboi]

19. I think that tingle was going

Up Chris's leg again and he said "Oh God"

[Hansel]

20. Oh God so what?

[pattmarty]

21. Jesusfuckngchrist, I heard the "oh god" and I didn't give a fuck............

.........and I'm surprised that ANYONE on this board is even giving it a thought.

A GREAT BIG SO FUCKING WHAT, AND WHO (with any intelligence) REALLY GIVES A FUCK???

[polmaven]

22. I seriously thought

to myself at the time that it was Olbermann....It just sounded like his voice, and it was immediately after he had announced that Jindal was ready to speak.

[bitchkitty]

23. LMAO! I love those mike slips. Good thing he didn't say, Oh, fuck! n/t

[John Kerry VonErich]

24. This post is a repeat from another thread, but it bears being said again.

The opposition websites are screaming bloody murder over that (like we really care anyways, but still).

We need to be vigilant. MSNBC has been known to bow to RW pressure before, (remember the GOP convention when they were pressured to replace KO and Matthews as anchors?)

[UTUSN]

25. X-post from GD: Tweety's excuse (link) doesn't wash. He mucked up again.

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(Post #8: by) ErinBerin84

His official "reaction". Again, not even sure what needs to be explained here. One could argue that it was unprofessional and show that he wasn't willing to give Jindal a "chance", but as I said, he's an OPINION commentator. He had said previously that he was not impressed with Jindal, and stagecraft is something that Chris talks about a lot. Anyone who watches his show knows that there personal reaction he has to certain people has little to do with their political affiliation. He's going to "address it" tonight. He has said some offensive things in the past, but I don't get what the big deal with this is.


http://www.politico.com/blogs/michaelcalderone/0209/Mat...

Matthews: 'I was taken aback' by Jindal entrance

After some confusion over who muttered "Oh God" last night on MSNBC, I reported this morning that it was Chris Matthews not Keith Olbermann.

And Matthews now plans to address the hot mic moment later on "Hardball," of which I've been provided a statement.

"I was taken aback by that peculiar stagecraft, the walking from somewhere in the back of this narrow hall, this winding staircase looming there, the odd anti-bellum look of the scene," Matthews said. "Was this some mimicking of a president walking along the state floor to the East Room?

Also, Jindal was invited on "Hardball" tonight but declined.

********UNQUOTE********


He is a juvenile with mysogynist, racial, stereotypical thinking. He steps into it every time on whatever front of his parochialism. He is the schoolyard bully, a physical coward when confronted--look how he acts with Jon STEWART and Ellen DEGENERES. He shuns people like KUCHINICH who look "different" and exhibits his junior high fear of not being with the "popular" clique and catching something from the geekier looking people. That's Tweety.

[BlueIdaho]

26. So...

I guess Chris has heard "Kenneth" speak before? What's the big fucking deal? I said much worse than that all the time that knucklehead was talking...

[lenegal]

27. It was his opinion. I don't care that Matthews said 'Dear God'

The speech by Jindal was horrid.

[maxrandb]

28. Isn't that appropriate

when you see a man walking toward the gallows, or a sheep being led to slaughter?

I don't see the "news" here.

After Obama's tremendous and inspiring speech, what other phrase do you utter but "Oh God" when someone walks up and tries to "respond".

Actually, considering how it all turned out, I think "Oh Shit!" would have been even more appropriate.

[glinda]

29. SO WHAT. Did any speculator witness actually what he was commenting on? Maybe

he spilled his coffee on himself or lost some of the speech pages. When you can't actually see what is going on it becomes too easy to judge, blame or come to conclusions.I have worked with cameras, sound and tv stuffs and it is easy to misinterpret when you don't see the whole situation.

[glinda]

30. "SO WHAT" update:

He has explained it on Huffpo. Guess he had an utterance in reaction to the whole scene set up.

[dixiegrrrrl]

31. I said the same thing the minute I saw that tie on Jingal.

[TygrBright]

32. I'm confused. Are they denying him his right to pray whenever and wherever he wants to?

Regardless of whether he has (essentially) a captive audience, or not?

Because if so....

WOW!!

:sarcasm:

wearily,
Bright

[gratuitous]

34. Good thing I wasn't in front of a live mic

They'd have been begging me to limit myself to "Oh God" when that flaming hypocritical asshole of motherfuckery came plodding out.

[LanternWaste]

36. Regardless-- I still maintain that Matthews is nothing more than a...

Regardless-- I still maintain that Matthews is nothing more than a cartoon... at his best.

[PittPoliSci]

38. the real story here is that even the media thinks Jindal is without credibility.

and it's really funny, too.

[badgervan]

41. I Said the Same Thing to Myself

... it looked like Pee Wee Herman with a candy cane tie was flowing out of a southern mansion to give the repub speech.

[PittPoliSci]

42. lol

well put!
:hi:

[biopowertoday]

39. guess he did not get the tingle up his leg.