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| Matthews: My Job Is To Make Obama Presidency a Success |
| 2008-11-07 |
| Just in time for the new James Bond movie, Chris Matthews has earned himself a new moniker: Odd Job. Matthews says he sees his job as a journalist as doing everything he can to make the Obama presidency a success. Appearing on "Morning Joe" today, Matthews was reluctant to criticize Rahm Emanuel's kabuki dance over accepting Obama's offer to be chief of staff. The "Hardball" host (and presumptive candidate for U.S. Senate from PA) was equally unwilling to see the Emanuel episode as evidence of a lack of planning and discipline in the nascent Obama administration. Matthews eventually explained why. CHRIS MATTHEWS: Yeah, well, you know what? I want to do everything I can to make this thing work, this new presidency work, and I think that --Matthews wasn't done with his odd new job description . . . An incredulous Scarborough kept pressing, astonished at such a complete 180 from Matthews's repeated insistence during the Bush presidency that he had to hold the government accountable. SCARBOROUGH: Your job is the make this presidency work?Matthews will hardly be alone in that sentiment. Once Obama assumes office, the "speaking truth to power" line we've heard so often during the past eight years will be a thing of the past. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #14 Matthews says he sees his job as a journalist as doing everything he can to make the Obama presidency a success. When was he ever a journalist? I don't know what you call what he does but it is not a journalist. What a self-aggrandizing stretch. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2008-11-07 19:37 |
| #13 too late, just an Obama |
| Posted by: Frank G 2008-11-07 19:31 |
| #12 Campaigning for White House Press Secretary. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2008-11-07 19:26 |
| #11 No surprise here. This is the same pseudo-journalist Chris Matthews who felt a tingle between his legs listening to O'Bama speak at the "Greek Pantheon" rally. |
| Posted by: Grumenk Philalzabod0723 2008-11-07 18:08 |
| #10 He's got every bit as much credibility in my book as the rest of the MSM. |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2008-11-07 12:30 |
| #9 Matthews in the tank!? Damn! When did this happen? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2008-11-07 09:31 |
| #8 First self nominee for the 2009 Grima Wormtongue Award? |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2008-11-07 09:24 |
| #7 Check out other Active Measures at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1f39Juf8rgo |
| Posted by: Hammerhead 2008-11-07 09:13 |
| #6 Sounds like the first name moniker should be Hand. No media bias here, no sirrie bob. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2008-11-07 08:18 |
| #5 MATTHEWS: To make this work successfully. This country needs a successful presidency. I cannot wait until after February when I can ask these feckless fools...."are you better off now, than you were 12 months ago?" Matthews is an |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2008-11-07 06:50 |
| #4 1/20/09. The day dissent ceases to be the highest form of patriotism. |
| Posted by: no mo uro 2008-11-07 05:42 |
| #3 I thought his first name was Blow. |
| Posted by: ed 2008-11-07 01:43 |
| #2 Ala POTUS JIMBO CARTER, NEVER MIND MATTHEWS - TELL IT TO BARACK'S FELLOW DEMS + ANTI-US INTERNATIONAL LEFTIES. More than the MSM-Net, iff history is any measure these latter will be the ones to determine iff BO is re-elected come 2012 + NEW 9-11 AGZ AMERICA!? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2008-11-07 00:28 |
| #1 I seriously thought this was satire. Matthews = total clown. |
| Posted by: Broadhead6 2008-11-07 00:23 |