Chris Matthews advertising tonite's show as "Now that CIA leak story OVER"

[kentuck]

"Over"? Does he know something that we do not? It was strange the way it was advertised? Matt Cooper will be on to discuss how much higher this goes, the Hardball ad says. Has Chris heard something?

Also, I noticed another link about the media connections to the lies leading up to and during the war. Wasn't Matthews more or less against this war from the beginning?? Although with his ambiguity, one could never know.

[ewagner]

1. What disturbs me

is that Chris gets his talking points directly from the WH and the "spin" they're putting on it is that "it's over!".

Either that or he's inept in doing "promos"...which is possible.

[Walt Starr]

4. Maybe it's because of what's developing on Rawstory

Looks like Mioers gave false information to the Senate Judiciary Committee.

[Cha]

21. Next, tweety will be sayin' ..

"It's background noise", doncha know.

[Walt Starr]

2. Where did you see this?

Are they running this on MSRNC?

[converted_democrat]

6. I've seen the promo 3 times this morning on MSNBC.....n/t

[DeepModem Mom]

7. Saying that the story is "over"?

[converted_democrat]

9. Yep. I don't believe it, but that sure is what the promo is saying.n/t

[hang a left]

10. Maybe something is going down today???

[Walt Starr]

11. Could be that Fitzgerald will announce no indictments?

It would be terrible.

I wouldn't be surprised if Tweety got some bullshit line from someboyd in the White House, though.

[hang a left]

That just can't be. I swear to God I will jump from a building.

[The Backlash Cometh]

19. Did he say the leak story was over? Or that the investigation of the

leak story was over?

[DeepModem Mom]

22. I asked the same important question downthread --

could it be he means the GJ has finished its job, testimony is over.

[converted_democrat]

26. It sounded as if the story was over, and they were moving on to something

else.

[The Backlash Cometh]

29. Aaahhhhh. So maybe, they have their answers for the leak part,

and are now moving towards AIPAC and Franklin?

[Metta]

3. There's wishful thinking if ever I saw it.

Yawn.

[mattomjoe]

5. That's a strange thing for him to say considering that yesterday he

was on playing up how serious this story is.

[notadmblnd]

8. How does he manage to say it is over, while having guests talking about

how high it goes? Seems to me it can't go higher if it's over? Or does the mean there might be a positive announcement later today and everyone is going to be talking about it on their shows tonight?

[kentuck]

38. Yes, it is very ambiguous...

But the word "OVER" had to catch your ear...

[mmonk]

12. cryptic

Who are their writers?

[Norquist Nemesis]

13. He's salivating lately

I keep damning myself to Hell every time I tune in and swear I'll never do it again only to repeat the behavior. :banghead:

Occasionally, lucidity shows on his expression with the realization he willingly swallowed the WH spin hook, line, sinker and pole.

[Window]

44. LOL!

Yes, he has been salivating; especially when he mentions Libby's "Aspens are turning," letter to Miller.

Perhaps he's means 'it's all over but the shouting.'


Peace

[DeepModem Mom]

14. Could he mean testimony is OVER and GJ has done its job?

It's over except the waiting?

[ProfessorGAC]

15. How Can It Go Higher, If It's Over

Perhaps you're overreading. Maybe all that's meant is that the investigation part is over. Otherwise, Cooper would be on to talk about nothing, not about how much higher it goes.

No?
The Professor

[Bumblebee]

24. it's something stupid and incompetent -- like them assuming on

Tuesday the story would break on Wednesday, one way or the other, and they rushed the promo just in case. Nothing about that on their web site. I would not panic quite yet -- even though we are very skillful -- and understandably so -- at that :)

[ProfessorGAC]

28. What? Me Panic?

Channeling Alfred E Neumann. I guess my point was that we may be reading too much into that one sentence, because if it was over, there would be no reason to have Matt Cooper on. So, clearly they don't think it's over.
The Professor

[Bumblebee]

34. I am with you, Professor :)

[Boo Boo]

16. Yes, completely over!

1) Bush was pretty miffed with Karl, but he understands that Turdy was just tryin' ta help.

2) Bush assures us that the investigation is "just background noise."

3) Tweety says so.

Thing is, why would they even think this would work? Have they cut a deal with Fitz? Made him an offer he can't refuse? Gonna fire him?

I wish the guy would pull the trigger already.

[Marr]

17. Matthews wasn't against the Iraq invasion.

All his coverage was giving neocons time to make their arguments without rebuttals of any sort. He promoted the WMD bullshit, he went on about drones and the 50 foot Hussein, etc., etc.- the whole nine yards.

The jackass has been repeating that "against it from the beginning" bullshit since it became safe to do so. Since opposition became the popular stance, that is. Matthews is a little twerp.

[Norquist Nemesis]

18. Did Matthews testify?

Karl Rove called him and told him Wilson's wife was 'fair game'.

[Cha]

20. Has anyone ever figured out tweety?

From what I've read about him..he licks his fat finger and puts it up to the wind or somewhere.

[emulatorloo]

23. Matthews on Wed - "There's something big coming in this city"

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5445086

Somebody has clued him into something -- he was about to burst yesterday.

Maybe he thinks/knows the story will move to a new level today

[Bumblebee]

27. there may have been target letters received yesterday, and he was told

I hope!

[Bumblebee]

33. Raw Story probably got similar info -- since they posted

yesterday that something on the leak will be revealed late today. But they seem to have pulled the tantalizer today.

[emulatorloo]

25. HARDBALL MAIN PAGE:New reports suggest CIA leak probe will end in criminal

indictments

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036697/

[Walt Starr]

30. Ahhh, so he's implying that the investigation is over

and all that's left are the indictments.

[mmonk]

32. Yes, I think so

Heard eight are prepared, ten more possible.

[The Backlash Cometh]

42. Nothing left to do but the crying.

For someone, anyway. Hopefully, not us.

[Bumblebee]

31. thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!!

Update: overreacted -- it's sort of an oldish story :)

[Boo Boo]

36. I feel your pain. /nt

[Boo Boo]

35. Whew!

I told myself I wasn't going to let myself get jerked around by this story... I was doin' pretty good too, but the last couple days've been killin' me.

[Bumblebee]

37. and I feel yours!

[converted_democrat]

39. Thank you!!!!!

I've been glued to the T.V set so I could write down exactly what the promo said. I was really beginning to worry that it was really over.- Thank you for saving me time, hassle, and what little patience I have left!! Looks like the leak story is indeed over, now it's time for the indictment stories!!!!

[Bumblebee]

40. Pat Buchanan: my guess is that there are multiple indictments coming

for lying to investigators, perjury, obstruction of justice, and disclosure of national security secrets for political purposes. And maybe conspiracy.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9601200/#051019a

He just posted it -- so MSNBC apparently forgot to inform him it's "over" :)

[emulatorloo]

48. More interesting Buchanan snips:

<snip>

My own sense, from hearing and reading about Fitzgerald is that he may be going after much larger game, that he may have what Bob Bennett calls a "big case," that he may be going after the White House and WHIG for fabricating the case for war, that he is roaming afield, looking into who forged the Niger documents and passed them on to U.S. intelligence and whether the case for war was shot through with deceit and lies. (But if lying us into war is a crime, we would have to have a second look at that FDR memorial on the trail to Haynes Point.)

An interesting question is whether Fitzgerald is now working with McNulty, who got Larry Franklin to plead and is now going after AIPAC and the Israelis and has the fruits of five years of FBI investigations going back into the 1990s. Are the two Irish prosecutors collaborating?

<snip>

[bluedawg12]

41. Tweety last night: there will be indictments, said bravely

to blond *bouffant hair styled repug hack- who in the past had been loud, aggressive and sarcastically interrupted every liberal who faced him and tweety loved it.

Now, the pink, chubby, repug hamster is more docile and tweety boldly told him his little tweety analysis: there will be indictments! Wow. Brave little canary...

* what's up with the 70's style, retro, blow dryed, helmet style repug hair cut- parted on the left, combed over to the right, they look like Ken dolls from the 70's.

The women all have big Kay Bailey Hutchison hair.

Yo can spot a repug by the amount of hair styling product they use..I always say. Their hair reveals much..they live in the pre-Raygun, beach blanket bingo days, of the early 70's.

[maine_raptor]

43. Which explains

the sleaze level of DeLay...just look at teh amount of motor oil HE uses!!!!

[bluedawg12]

45. True, the more hair pomade the sleazier

they are.

Look at Dr. Faust, and Grining Newt-rich.

[laureloak]

46. Matthews always does a turnaround following big build-ups.

But I've been hearing this same "Nothing there" comment from various RWs. Can't understand why.

[Garbo 2004]

47. anyone here trust tweety to give them a weather report without spin?

Promos are to get people interested in watching the show to see what's on. Apparently Tweety's promos work.