LIMBOsevic: "Poor Chris MATTHEWS got thrown under the bus by 'overdork' "

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He said that the NBC suits had decided the two were bad for the NBC image, that Tweety actually has a solid reputation, has a Sunday show that "is different from his cable show in presentation, is respectable," that "the only one damaging the image of NBC is 'overdork'."



(Those who post, "change the station," please just skip.)

[depakid]

1. How quickly people forget what happen to Phil Donahue

this despite having the highest ratings of any of their shows.

Just a reminded that the corporate media has the same agenda now as it did then.

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2. Well, agree, but back then Tweety performed the yeoman duty of "executing" Phil

Here's what I saw live back then:


How Tweety "Executed" DONAHUE on MSNBC. Tweety was on his book tour for another one of his "books" (large type, wide spaces between lines, blank half-pages). It was in the jingoistic hysteria in the run-up to the illegal Iraq attack. The book was about supposed "Americanism" --an American Civ 101 ripoff about books and movies and cultural stuff that are essentially American (think, "The Great Gatsby"). So Phil welcomed him as a colleague and peer on Phil's show for the full hour to plug the book. From the moment he appeared, there was a strange, deadly snake look in Tweety's snake eyes. Phil was walking around, apparently not sensing anything, while Tweety was motionless, following him only with his eyes. Phil brought up something or other questioning blind jingoism, and Tweety STRUCK! He started out with venom dripping, "You see THIS is EXACTLY what's wrong with you Liberals: You are NEGATIVE about this country, you find NOTHING good about it," and on and on. It took awhile before Phil figured out what was happening. Later, Phil was sitting at the table with Tweety and, weaker and weaker, did some of his trademark shoulder shrugging and arm waving. Tweety delivered the coup de grace, "What's THIS (mimicking the movements)??!! What's with the --APE-- movements???" Days or a week or two later, Phil's cancellation was announced and took effect.