for Matthews misogyny pays

[wrando]

it's that old tingling up his leg

http://mediamatters.org/columns/200804160002?f=h_column

bill from ct

[chimpymustgo]

1. Media Matters nails the sexism of the chattering class. Here's more from a wealth of great points.

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Matthews is hot because he dumps all over Hillary Clinton, saying rude, sexist, and demeaning things about her week after week, and the Beltway media crowd thinks its edgy and insightful and loves to watch. (As the Times noted, "Some of most devoted followers are Washington media figures.") Matthews, desperate for attention and approval, sees that media elites love his sexist shtick so he lays it on thicker and thicker. Media elites then turn around and anoint him the Hot Journalist.

For Matthews, his boorish behavior is simply an outgrowth of his profession as a Clinton-hater. His television career was first built on obsessive disdain for Bill Clinton during the impeachment years. That pattern of contempt extended into Matthews' gruesome, dishonest attacks on Al Gore in 2000 (he would "lick the floor" to be president, Matthews used to joke), and has now continued with his 2008 coverage, which is laced with sexist commentary.

But if he says wildly offensive and sexist things on the air, why isn't Matthews shunned instead of toasted? Why would the so-called liberal New York Times lavish so much attention on him?

Simple: The press plays dumb about the misogyny, and the Times magazine article was a perfect example. (The political press hates the word misogyny and considers the idea to be cuckoo. Click here to watch Keith Olbermann jump down Elton John's throat for even daring to utter the word in the context of the Clinton campaign.)

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[Medusa]

2. Olbermann & Scarborough and the rest also suffer from the same ailment.

I seldom watch them anymore, it was so blatant and so obvious I just got sick of it. But God forbid you mention anything negative about Olbermann on this board, I actually had a couple of his fans jump me one night when I dared criticize him.

[wrando]

3. Olbermann

Olbermann is probably the biggest disappointment. He's a smart guy, but his show is totally predictable and a bore. He trots out the same 4 or 5 guests each night and then makes fun of O'reilly. The ladder is like making fun of the retarded, only the retarded have much bigger hearts. Let's not forget Olbermann's first half hour is dedicated to smearing Hillary no matter what contorted logic he feels necessary to employ. His once promising show is now unwatchable.

bill from ct

[chimpymustgo]

4. I am heartbroken about Olbermann. Yes he's smart, but you're right: his show is totally predictable

and boring.

What a loss for the progressive community. His Hillary hating is so sexist and unprofessional. It's just sickening.

[JoFerret]

5. Agreed

But we still have Stephen Colbert. He still rants well.

[wrando]

6. Colbert

Colbert is amazingly funny, he actually becomes his character. I'm afraid Olbermann has become Colbert's parody.

bill from ct

[JoFerret]

7. He used to focus on O'Reilly

Now he has two blowhard windbags to choose from. KO does the prep work for Colbert's writers.

[wrando]

8. off subject

this has gotten off the subject of the article

Eric does some excellent work

bill from ct

[chimpymustgo]

9. Olbermann has joined the rest of the media pack that Tweety is emblematic of.

Clinton-bashing, sexism - par for the course.

[wrando]

10. double standard

Can you imagine the outrage if Matthews or any of them used such condescending remarks to describe Obama?

Every tiny negative remark against Obama takes on a racial meaning.

Well get ready because the repubs are not so dainty, they will play the race card, and from the bottom of the deck.

bill from ct