Matthews to Mitchell: It's not opinion, it's factual.

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Mon Sep 03, 2012 at 11:09 AM PDT
Matthews to Mitchell: "It's not opinion, it's factual."
by valerie wonder

I have serious problems with Chris Matthews' horserace philosophy, which Jon Stewart expertly sliced up to the point where Matthews just told a Daily Show writer last week to "Please get Jon Stewart to like me." Hilarious. But at the DNC in NC on hackmeister Andrea Greenspan's -- I mean, Mitchell's -- MSNBC show, Matthews just delivered the kind of talk the DNC better listen to (I can't find a link yet so hopefully one will show up shortly). He perfectly countered the "Are You Better Off" BS meme with the pithy brilliant takedown of the GOP:

"To leave this country in hell and now claim it isn't heaven."

But Andrea wasn't having any of it. She had Media Talking Points to deliver.

But Matthews would not let her -- in fact, he brilliantly challenged her "journalism" with one simple line after he listed a litany of the GOP's voter obstructionism and repeated lies and he asked her, "Isn't that right?"

Being the "journalist" she aspires to, she said nothing except, "That's an opinion."

Then Matthews delivered the coup de grace:

"It's not opinions, it's factual."

Andrea literally speechless. Matthews calling her hackery out. Epic Journalism Fail.

Nuff said.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/09/03/1127307/-Matthews-to-Mitchell-It-s-not-opinion-it-s-factual

[ewagner]

1. tweety has been shopping

...at BACKBONES R US!

[qanda]

2. I could barely hear her

Sounds like she was speaking under her breath.

[FourScore]

4. The MSNBC sound quality is abysmal. Not sure why. n/t

[high density]

17. She needs to speak up

and the audio guys apparently need to choose different types of mics.

[Tom Ripley]

20. The Lisping Mrs Greenspan must not be using her usual microphone

[russspeakeasy]

3. That's Mrs Greenspan to you.

[yardwork]

5. Good on Chris Matthews for telling the truth.

I'd about given up on seeing any real journalism in this country ever again. Thank you, Chris for putting some facts out there.

[Cha]

6. Good on Tweety! Greenspan's spouse is

always luggin' around lots of toxic h2O for the gops.

[avebury]

7. K&R nt

[Bernardo de La Paz]

8. GOP strategy is "To leave this country in hell and now claim it isn't heaven." Matthews nailed it!

[SoapBox]

9. I can't stand her

and he many times gives me whiplash BUT...he's really been on fire lately.

[randome]

10. Most 'signs' of change are noticed after the fact.

But I would put Matthews' fire and honesty as a sign that we are in a cycle of change now.

It's a little thing but I think it's significant.

[spanone]

11. andrew mitchell belongs on mourning joe

[tabasco]

12. All of the cowardly parasite media whores

deserve much worse.

[trof]

13. Thank you Chris. K&R

[jerseyjack]

14. Tweety Paraphrased: Republicans had a high obstacle to overcome. They had to prove they were human.

They failed!

[malaise]

15. Isn't it Mrs Greenspan?

[Fuddnik]

19. Yep.

What some people will do for access.

[Squinch]

16. Chris is the new cowbell!

MORE COWBELL!!!

[Fuddnik]

18. Bill Maher did the same thing Friday with Dinesh D'Souza and Ron Christie.

Christie was spouting so much bullshit, that even though Maher blew it out of the water, he just kept going. Maher just laid his head down on the desk. I was waiting for him to come up with an axe handle to try to beat some sense into his thick head.

[patrice]

21. Mitchell knows she represents WEALTHFARE QUEENS & she's too much of a fraud

to admit it.

[ailsagirl]

22. You nailed it, Chris!!!

KUDOS

[_ed_]

23. Does he feel guilty for voting for Bush?

I'm glad Matthews is suddenly some kind of liberal hero. Does anyone remember that he voted for Bush in 2000? He can make thousands of little points like this, but it doesn't make up for voting for Bush and supporting the Iraq war (until the guys at his cocktail parties told him that it wasn't cool anymore).