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Matthews has also won a series of awards ranging from the [[David Brinkley]] Award for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism to the Gold Medal Award from the Pennsylvania Society. | Matthews has also won a series of awards ranging from the [[David Brinkley]] Award for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism to the Gold Medal Award from the Pennsylvania Society. | ||
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Chris Matthews is well known as a strident supporter and follower of [[Barack Obama]]. There are only two known, documented occasions where Matthews has criticized Obama. The first was when Obama announced a troop increase in Afghanistan at the [[United States Military Academy]] at West Point. Typical for leftist of his generation, Matthews possesses an antipathy towards the U.S. military, he was critical of President Obama for choosing to speak at West Point and referred to the academy as "the enemy camp." The second was when Matthews said that Obama should "Get rid of that damn teleprompter."<ref>Scott Baker. [http://www.theblaze.com/stories/his-menace-chris-matthews-tells-obama-to-get-rid-of-that-damn-teleprompter/ ‘His Menace’: Chris Matthews Tells Obama to 'Get Rid of That Damn Teleprompter'], theblaze.com, September 2, 2010.</ref> | Chris Matthews is well known as a strident supporter and follower of [[Barack Obama]]. There are only two known, documented occasions where Matthews has criticized Obama. The first was when Obama announced a troop increase in Afghanistan at the [[United States Military Academy]] at West Point. Typical for leftist of his generation, Matthews possesses an antipathy towards the U.S. military, he was critical of President Obama for choosing to speak at West Point and referred to the academy as "the enemy camp." The second was when Matthews said that Obama should "Get rid of that damn teleprompter."<ref>Scott Baker. [http://www.theblaze.com/stories/his-menace-chris-matthews-tells-obama-to-get-rid-of-that-damn-teleprompter/ ‘His Menace’: Chris Matthews Tells Obama to 'Get Rid of That Damn Teleprompter'], theblaze.com, September 2, 2010.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 21:26, February 5, 2011
Christopher John Matthews is the liberal Democrat host of the talk show Hardball with Chris Matthews. He has worked for four Democratic politicians. He was a speechwriter for President Jimmy Carter and wrote Carter's infamous "malaise" speech. Despite his claim that he voted for George W. Bush in 2000, like most hosts and journalists on MSNBC he is a vocal opponent of the Republican Party and was vehemently opposed to the Bush Administration in particular throughout George W. Bush's presidency.
Matthews has bizarrely criticized Michele Bachmann, as in calling the more-learned Bachmann a "balloon head" and asking her, "has someone hypnotized you"?[1] Matthews also engages in on-going, random attacks on Fox News Channel pundit Bill O'Reilly, which have raised eyebrows in the broadcast community because they are interlaced into Matthews' broadcasts without context or explanation.
Matthews has also won a series of awards ranging from the David Brinkley Award for Excellence in Broadcast Journalism to the Gold Medal Award from the Pennsylvania Society.
Chris Matthews is well known as a strident supporter and follower of Barack Obama. There are only two known, documented occasions where Matthews has criticized Obama. The first was when Obama announced a troop increase in Afghanistan at the United States Military Academy at West Point. Typical for leftist of his generation, Matthews possesses an antipathy towards the U.S. military, he was critical of President Obama for choosing to speak at West Point and referred to the academy as "the enemy camp." The second was when Matthews said that Obama should "Get rid of that damn teleprompter."[2]
In 2010, Chris Matthews was recognized at the Media Research Center’s twenty-third annual award ceremony for the year's worst reporting: "Best of Notable Quotables 2010."[3]
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References
- ↑ http://www.mediaite.com/tv/chris-matthews-to-michele-bachmann-has-someone-hypnotized-you/
- ↑ Scott Baker. ‘His Menace’: Chris Matthews Tells Obama to 'Get Rid of That Damn Teleprompter', theblaze.com, September 2, 2010.
- ↑ The Twenty-Third Annual Awards for the Year’s Worst Reporting. Best of Notable Quotables 2010, mrc.org, Accessed December 27, 2010.
- John Nolte. Michele Bachman Humiliates Chris Matthews: How’s That Leg Tingle Doing Tonight?, BigJournalism.com, November 2, 2010.
- Brad Wilmouth. Matthews: Obama Speech Caused 'Thrill Going Up My Leg', NewsBusters, February 13, 2008.