Tweety dreams of being Timmeh

[CatWoman]

Chris Matthews' Explosive Profile: Forced To Apologize To Clinton, Wants To Be Russert, Afraid Of Being Kidnapped

Patrick Gavin at FishbowlDC has obtained an advance copy of this coming Sunday's New York Times Magazine, which features a long, juicy profile of Chris Matthews by Mark Leibovich. In the piece, Matthews admits that MSNBC executives forced him to apologize for sexist remarks against Hillary Clinton and speculates that he would be an inviting target for a propaganda kidnapping, which is why he won't visit Syria.

The profile also reveals Matthews' deep job insecurity: his contract expires next year and "NBC officials seem bent on conveying the message that they could get the same ratings, or better ones, for considerably less" than the $5 million per year he gets now. Matthews is particularly suspicious of David Gregory, who is commonly perceived to be auditioning to be is replacement.

Leibovich also writes that "Matthews craves Russert's approval like that of an older brother, but that "Russert can be disdainful of Matthews, whose act he often sees as clownish....Russert believes Matthews is something of a loose cannon who brings him undue headaches in his capacity as NBC's Washington bureau chief."

Choice excerpts below, but visit FishbowlDC for more.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/04/08/chris-matthews-explosive_n_95721.html

[DJ13]

1. At first I thought you meant.........

:rofl:

[MadMaddie]

3. He...he I thought the same thing.

[Ichingcarpenter]

4. Same here when I saw the title

but that would be unfair to Timmmmmmy!
lol

[knight_of_the_star]

8. You're not the only one!

First thing that popped into my head

[AlCzervik]

2. If he was kidnapped his takers would drop his ass off at the first red light.

[CatWoman]

5. lol

he'd talk them to insanity :rofl:

[Muttocracy]

10. HAH!

[AlinPA]

6. Slobs like Matthews, O'Reilly, Hannity, Colmes, Beck, Russert and their ilk is a big

reason why TV is often considered to be a wasteland.

[mohinoaklawnillinois]

7. I saw that piece earlier on the Huff Po and I was LOL

Tweety really thinks he's something. Why in God's name would anyone want kidnap that blowhard is beyond me.

The only person on MSNBC worth watching is Keith and Rachel Maddow. The rest of them are shills for Bushco.

[CatWoman]

9. now, now

Dan Abrams is steadily rising to their ranks. :)

[krkaufman]

13. I can't take Abrams. His show is such an exercise in sensationalism ...

... and Abrams-centric discussion. Abrams attitude just rubs me the wrong way.

[Horse with no Name]

11. what an inflated sense of self-importance that one has

:rofl:
To even THINK that anyone in Syria would know WHO he was...let alone target him?:rofl:

[UTUSN]

12. Hah!1 "The Ransom of Red Chief" comes to mind. His kidnappers would be PAYING to take him back!1

This article proves observations about Tweety that go back years:


* His ego is incredibly self-fed and unjustifiable.

* He is a bully (as he bullied DONAHUE, Jon STEWART, & Ellen) but/and a physical coward himself. In one of his rare forays out from behind the studio desk, it was during the breaking Enron thingy he has NEVER mentioned, hanging on for dear life in a helicopter and dressed in Whorealdo-like aviator sunglasses, flying over ARAFAT's headquarters. He was scared SHITLESS.

[krkaufman]

14. Liked this comment from Olbermann ....

According to people at NBC, Matthews has not been shy in voicing his resentment of Olbermann. Nor, according to network sources, has Olbermann bothered to hide his low regard for Matthews, although when I spoke to him, Olbermann denied any personal animosity toward Matthews and told me that he appreciates his "John Madden-like enthusiasm for politics."

A none-too-subtle dig.

[CatWoman]

15. cause everyone knows what a crackpot Madden is

:rofl:

[krkaufman]

16. Yes, a bit of a buffoon,

Bang!