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jillan

(39,451 posts)
Fri Feb 12, 2016, 10:48 AM Feb 2016

Tweety aka Chris Matthews.

Last night I had on Msnbc after the debate, when Hardball came on.

He went there. Both him and Jonathan Capeheart were talking about that picture of Bernie that's "not Bernie."
Tad Devine was also on. Tweety ripped into Tad insinuating that Bernie's campaign is not honest, and how could they have misleading info about Bernie on their website. Tad kept saying Bernie was at that sit in, Tweety was in full attack mode.

I could not believe that this tinfoil hat theory had made it into the msm as a news story.

It's time to reign Tweety in. The man is obviously not worthy of being on a major 'news' network. He's becoming more of a Glenn Beck type figure with his outbursts and bizarro theories.

How do we send a message to msnbc?
What are your thoughts on this?

ETA - here is msnbc's email to send corrections. A correction is needed. Today!

contact.nbcnews@nbcuni.com

And here is the link to show that was in fact a pic of Bernie-
http://www.phaidon.com/agenda/photography/articles/2016/february/02/when-danny-lyon-met-bernie-sanders/

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floriduck

(2,262 posts)
1. Move on.org
Fri Feb 12, 2016, 10:53 AM
Feb 2016

Has a petition calling for MSNBC to remove Matthews from their broadcasts since his wife is running for office and is a Hillary supporter. I signed it a few days ago. Check their website for the details.

jillan

(39,451 posts)
2. I signed that too. Time for another one.
Fri Feb 12, 2016, 10:55 AM
Feb 2016

The last time I started a petition over there, it got no traction.

Anybody else?

SamKnause

(13,108 posts)
3. Jonathan Capehart should issue an apology and retraction.
Fri Feb 12, 2016, 10:55 AM
Feb 2016

I watched that disgusting display between him and Mathews.

FEEL THE BERN

femmedem

(8,204 posts)
4. I'd like to see the campaign reach out to the photographer, Danny Lyon, to see if he'd go on MNSBC.
Fri Feb 12, 2016, 10:55 AM
Feb 2016

Not only would it lay to rest this craziness, but would also give him a chance to speak about his memories of Bernie from those days.

dchill

(38,511 posts)
7. Danny Lyons, the photographer who took the pics...
Fri Feb 12, 2016, 10:59 AM
Feb 2016

says it's Bernie. It's Bernie.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511211322

It's time for Tweety to go. He's lost his credibility - and his mind. His tiny little mind.

 

MissDeeds

(7,499 posts)
8. He has really gone too far
Fri Feb 12, 2016, 10:59 AM
Feb 2016

There is an online petition to have him give Bernie equal time or have him removed from covering the primary. It's up to about 9,500 signatures.

Hope this link works:


http://pac.petitions.moveon.org/sign/msnbc-suspend-chris-matthews


Edit to add: Thanks to BigBearJohn for link.

Nyan

(1,192 posts)
9. So...I'm confused. Is this FOX News?
Fri Feb 12, 2016, 11:07 AM
Feb 2016

Because for all I can see, the host is ranting and raving about socialism day in and day out, and now, openly spreading lies without fact-checking.
Is this FOX or MSNBC? Can anybody explain the difference here?

jillan

(39,451 posts)
10. No - there is no difference between Matthews, Beck, Hannity, O'Reilly. They are all off the rails.
Fri Feb 12, 2016, 11:09 AM
Feb 2016

INdemo

(6,994 posts)
11. Rachel is joining in with them
Fri Feb 12, 2016, 11:27 AM
Feb 2016

Because her corporate boss says yes "you will be a shill for Hillary" and she is certainly towing the mark.

 

olddots

(10,237 posts)
15. MSNBC is like a comedian with two minutes of material
Fri Feb 12, 2016, 12:31 PM
Feb 2016

TWEETY is 30 seconds of their schtick .The way TV was set up 70 years ago was ripped apart 40 years ago .MSNBC ,FOX and CNN are their own advertisers esentually so we can't boycott sponsors effectively anymore because the media has become too big to fail as it morphed into the partial owner of what were sponsors .We have to come up with new solutions in this world of unrestricted capitalism that is eating it's self alive .
If and when these cable news stations fail they will probably just be renamed .The talking heads are just over paid lacky celebrities unable to be objective if they plan on keeping their jobs .We want the truth so much that all we can do is turn off the lies .

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