That FUCKING "liberal media"...Tweety's Rinse Peenus smackdown being labeled "over-the-top"

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Chris Matthews RNC Coverage Criticized Over Outbursts

By DAVID BAUDER 09/01/12 12:50 PM ET AP

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/01/chris-matthews-rnc_n_1848934.html

NEW YORK -- In the cable television news world where provocation is prized, MSNBC's Chris Matthews took home the trophy from Tampa's Republican National Convention as most over-the-top pundit.

Who's the early favorite to do the same when the Democrats meet this week in Charlotte, N.C.?

Matthews engaged in a bitter verbal brawl on "Morning Joe" with Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus, upsetting the show's hosts, accusing the GOP of conducting a campaign of race-baiting and suggesting Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is not proud of his record in public life.

Now that opinion is a key component of cable news and commentators are asked to cover events run by a political party they disagree with on a daily basis, such contentious weeks aren't that surprising. Fox News Channel personalities are next to face the challenge at the Democratic National Convention.

[faridul33]

1. request

what is this please not do again

[renie408]

3. Hello and Welcome to the DU...

What would you like the person who wrote the post to not do again? I am sorry, your post is not easy to understand.

[WCGreen]

2. The problem is this isn't an opinion...

I guess it's like that Jack Nicholson courtroom outburst of "You Can''t Handle the Truth..."

That should be the new motto of the can dish it out but can't take it brigade

[renie408]

4. Who gives a shit?

Who cares if they vote him prom queen?

It was awesome and so is he and I am willing to bet that being 'over the top' isn't going to hurt his ratings.

[monmouth]

7. Well said, I walked away from that with a renewed respect for Chris. He was awesome..n/t

[DearAbby]

5. People seem to support what he said

who cares what those within the media has to say...they have been slopping around the asshole of the GOP for all these years...they have little credibility with me.

[russspeakeasy]

6. Fuck faux.

[BumRushDaShow]

8. But ironically, by Thursday night

right on queue as many of us here on DU have warned about - Tweety was praising the merits of the RW gorge-fest and even took on his colleagues Ed, Rachael, Rev. Al all at once, in a knock-down drag-out battle, I believe dealing with teachers and unions. So he more than made up for their angst and our pleasure during the early part of the week. I.e., by making sure that, like the good little weather vane that he is, he swung 180° the other way so that he balanced himself back to zero by the close of the convention.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

9. Yep...that's one reason why I didn't post on his Priebus run-in when it happened.

I've seen WAY too many "Tweety is on FIRE" threads on DU...I know how that story ALWAYS plays out.

[progressivebydesign]

10. So EXACTLY where was this David Bauder when Fox News spends 24/7 in hysterics attacking the Dems?

I don't get it. Screw David Bauder. It's like the other media just ignores the fact that Fox and Clear Channel (aka Bain) entire programming is based on complete lies, screaming over other people, and attacking the Dems. They have new graphics that say "the ONLY fair and balanced" news. But guys like Bauder don't say a word. Instead they get upset that someone called Preibus on his bullshit and racist crap.