Frist? Everyone on MSNBC is getting snippy these days. Everyone except Keith. I guess that's why he's THEE guy on that network.

I didn't watch much of this coverage (Matthews makes me ill, and all the talk about HILLARY™ is nausating.)
However from what I did watch, it looked to me that Olbermann was growing tired of Matthews inane and stupid comments. Many times Matthews would throw out a "witticism" or one of his outlandish political summations and Olbermann would just stare back at him in disgust. My guess is that these two REALLY don't like each other.

Next week the hosts will not have time to snipe each other. GOP will be hacking wildly.

Good for Chris.

Smack down KO.

Matthews is a dick. I hope MSNBC replaces him with an adult, like David Schuster.

I want to Thank who's ever in charge at MSNBC

Watching you report the Rights talking points is hard. You hardly get your stuff right. You are still better the Faux and CNN on progressive side.

But i must say

The on-air smackdowns between anchors are fun to watch.

I don't think this is as much about Chris needing a nap as Chris getting tired of Olberman thinking he's Murrow and therefore above all the other folks he works with. See the story below "Olbermann on Scarborough’s BS: “Jesus, Joe. Why don’t you get a shovel?”' for another example of how much respect Olberman displays - while on the air, no less. Frankly, I think they're all jerks, but it's nice to see them letting some air out of Olberman's balloon.

Did Olbermann give him some noogies, or did the airline lose his bag of hair care products? Get a brush, kiddo.

Tweety seems to have trouble sharing the spotlight with anyone...

I saw that and gasped. It was so out of nowhere. And Matthews came off as such a bitchy queen, (no disrespect to the really good bitchy queens out there).
Olbermann let it slide, but Matthews was an ass.

I wonder if Matthews was feeling defesive for his buddy Scarborough.

Anyone see Luke Russert this am? He mocked Scarborough for his Shuster scrape.

He's a pretty cool kid, very self-composed.

Um ... Keith said 'us going off at the mouth'
Tweety needs a very long vacation not just a nap.

Something must have led up to this. In this context, CM comes off looking like a whiny ass!

settle down ladies

Those poor bastards among "us" that think KO isn't a straight shooter need to put their heads in the sand. Maybe, just maybe they can cool off enough to realize that the real looser is Matthews who sometimes think he plays hardball.

I appreciate his show, but I don't think there's any reason for Keith to be acting like a prick all of the time.

moe @ 13:

I don't think this is as much about Chris needing a nap as Chris getting tired of Olberman thinking he's Murrow and therefore above all the other folks he works with. See the story below "Olbermann on Scarborough’s BS: “Jesus, Joe. Why don’t you get a shovel?”' for another example of how much respect Olberman displays - while on the air, no less. Frankly, I think they're all jerks, but it's nice to see them letting some air out of Olberman's balloon.

Olbermann didn't mean for it to be said on air. His mike was supposed to be shut off while Scarborough was talking. The shovel comment was intended as an off mike aside to Matthews. But kudos to him when called on it ~ he stuck to his position and called out Scarborough.

Fuck corporate media. Its all a paid commercial for the corporate puppets. There is no democracy, not here.

Is there a clip on here? Theres a big blank part where the video usually is.. Or is this just on my end?

Scarborough deserved the shovel comment - they all sit there and let Tweety and Scarborough just say bullshit and nobody, until recently, ever busts them.

Scarborough was waxing at great length about numbers he was distorting. KO inadvertantly - but deservedly - busted him. And then Ol'angry Joe lost it and went off. Sam the next day with Shuster.

Tweety was talking out his ass about Hilary and the women who support her - at great length and with absolutely no basis in fact. The man talks like ducks shit, frequently and with little substance.

Keith made a comment that didn't even single Tweety out and Tweety went off, like the spoiled prima dona he is.

Chris offers an unique perspective sometimes - like what might come from a BS session among friends - but he is starting to get in the way of the flow of the convention.

We savvy progressives need to troll our way on to MSNBC the way the PUMAs did. Two can play this game.

Tweety's life will be miserable, but he can ask MSNBC to fly his ass back to Washington.

moe @ 13:

I don't think this is as much about Chris needing a nap as Chris getting tired of Olberman thinking he's Murrow and therefore above all the other folks he works with. See the story below "Olbermann on Scarborough’s BS: “Jesus, Joe. Why don’t you get a shovel?”' for another example of how much respect Olberman displays - while on the air, no less. Frankly, I think they're all jerks, but it's nice to see them letting some air out of Olberman's balloon.

I think, sir, that you doth project too much.

HDon @ 31:

Fuck corporate media. Its all a paid commercial for the corporate puppets. There is no democracy, not here.

Amen, brother.

You still have to give Chris Matthews credit for letting Pat Buchanan in on the whole separation of church and state thing from Day 1:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5AQhPvSEO0

getalife "whiners" @ 7:

Good for Chris.

Smack down KO.

what

I'm honestly confused as to how anyone could read that into what transpired. Keith Olbermann felt bad about making the guest wait and took partial blame even though, as the beginning of the clip indicates, it was Chris Matthews behaving like a petulant child because of how Olbermann worded something. He's always been terribly insecure. In any event, he was unprofessional yet again in his hypersensitive interrupting of Olbermann's greeting of the guest, and made everything awkward as a result (though the Congressman gets credit for at least trying to deflate the situation with a brief joke/pun).

roooth @ 24:

moe@13

Oh pleeeeeeze!!!. Olbermann gave that wretching lump of oozing ego, Scarborough, every bit of respect he has earned. What a sac of festering pus that guy is. And he is sooooo in love with the sound of his own voice as he pontificates totally fictitious nonsense that he makes up on the spot.

You want to see the real Scarborough? Watch his exchange with Shuster and see what a totally self-aggrandizing asshat the man is. He can't converse with anyone, all he does is hold court and ramble with great seriousness.

And he lies like a rug. Shuster busted him for his hypocrisy and he looked like his head would explode.

+1

Not to mention that I am all for these talking heads actually saying what they mean once in a while, not what they are paid to lie about, and if that means KO letting an incredulous guffaw slip out in the face of the blustering crapola flying out of The Scar's mouth, I'm ok with the on-air gaff. At least this slip reflected what a lot of us out here were thinking.

Buchanan, Scarborough, Matthews don't like being called on their crap. Rachael gives Buch. some hell and he can't debate his ass out of handbag.

Joe S. wants agreement not discourse and Minka treats him like an eight year old. Man up boys this is our country we are talking about not your freaking egos.

Yes, why are all the old Reslugs and McBush, having baby temper tantrums??

Im with you willie, I want to know whats going on. But the talking heads from all the major news channels just make it seem like they tell you how/what they want you to think of whats going on. I'll be watching here on out on c-span.

Hulk @ 8:

I wonder if matthews realizes he looking like a snippy bitch when he pulls that shit?

That would require introspection and evidence that will not - repeat not - be let in for consideration (too many filters).

Having said that about that, I liked it when Mathews was snippy with Pat Buchanan the other day when Buchanan tried to impose a Christianity test on the convention speakers - to paraphrase, "This is not the Christian Democrat convention."

CNN, MSNBC and Fox are a joke.

Turn off the talking heads, think for yourself, watch C-Span.

moe @ 13:

I don't think this is as much about Chris needing a nap as Chris getting tired of Olberman thinking he's Murrow and therefore above all the other folks he works with. See the story below "Olbermann on Scarborough’s BS: “Jesus, Joe. Why don’t you get a shovel?”' for another example of how much respect Olberman displays - while on the air, no less. Frankly, I think they're all jerks, but it's nice to see them letting some air out of Olberman's balloon.

why dont you watch the scarborough followup that is up on youtube, where joe goes ballistic on schuster

the fact is, ko called out joe on his attempt to frame the news without dealing with reality

2 weeks ago, the obama campaign was not strutting around thinking that the election was all but won...that was bs that joe was shoveling

i agree with keith on this, i thought chris
would not stop yapping. he went on and on and on.
i shouted at the tv, STFU chris.
let someone else talk.
what a bag of wind.

Tweety just got back from vaction.

Maddow should of took his spot.

Tweety needs to pound the pavement and look for another job.

Really:

Tweety is one of the most irritating people I've ever beheld.

Bad voice, bad hair, bad laugh, bad everything ... including his "analysis" and "commentary."

Loves the sound of his own wide-mouthed braying.

What a putz.

The sad thing is that each of these guys thinks he is in the running for Tim Russert's job.

And neither one is a serious journalist (oxymoron alert).

why post this? Matthews gets a little snippy, ok, he's a silly goose, but it seems just as snippy to even bother posting this on C&L.

Now, don't get me wrong...I LOVE Keith Olbermann and am not a big fan of Matthews, but Keith does seem to take liberties some time with the flippant comments, where none are necessary. It's a tendency that's gotten him in trouble in the past in other jobs and I hope he resorts to it only where necessary...i.e., slapping down Joe Scarborough. He should not, however, dis a co-worker in order to apologize to a DINO like Steny Hoyer!

You said it.

Chrissie does not like losing his ability to display his ridiculous biases against women and minorities and his apparent predilection for white men wearing Aqua Velva or Old Spice.

He probably resents Olbermans meteoric rise in stature and credibility.

hence, the petulant little bitch of a man is starting to lose it.

[no insult intended to female dogs or real men.]

Did you see the protestor's signs during those segments? There were a ton of 9-11 Truthers among the Obama supporters. One sign said "Bush destroyed the twin towers", ha ha. Also, there was a guy on a bullhorn leading cheers like "9-11 was an inside job" and "Downing Street Memos". That was the most free speech I've seen on TV in a long time. We probably won't see anymore free protesting like we saw yesterday.

He kinda reminds me of that fat kid on the Simpsons whose cats breath smells like cat food or whatever ...

Keith and Tweety are both assholes. Two like charges repel each other. Those two do not make a harmonious pair. An asshole needs an accommodating sidekick who is willing to defer. Every Joe Scarborough needs a Mika.

HA, almost as good as REPUGS eating their own is when the media does it! Course if anyone would get snippy it SHOULD be everyone who has to endure Matthews on a daily basis...C-SPAN, TDS, C&L...plenty good places to go...

The Scar, and Mathews aren't journalist. They just shoot their filthy mouths off and hope something sticks. Since their not on tv for anything other than to offer their unfounded opinions they better stop getting their panties all bunched up when someone give their opinion of them.

If your going to dish it out, you better be able to take it.

WTF is this post about? C&L offering a TMZ moment of one of their least favorite TV hosts? Is it Chris M who needs a nap, or the chain of command at C&L, or both?

spero @ 27:

I appreciate his show, but I don't think there's any reason for Keith to be acting like a prick all of the time.

Exactly, especially towards his own team (regardless of how we feel about them, that's not how to handle your business) and on-air - I can only imagine how much more is said when the cameras aren't rolling.

Facehead @ 72:

why post this? Matthews gets a little snippy, ok, he's a silly goose, but it seems just as snippy to even bother posting this on C&L.

Indeed...though one could say that you're being snippy, by calling out C&L's snippiness, who called out Tweetie's snippitude to KO....
And no...I'm NOT snippy! ;)

Drinking again or too many meds.

I'm laughing at these idiots sniping at one another on air too -- though I do know the future of our country is critical. Normally their egos are well hidden by their professional persona, but they seem to have caught some craziness from the convention-goers. Can you imagine Cronkite, Huntley or Brinkley behaving with such immaturity? but that's another time, another era.

Look, it's as simple as this. Nobody makes us watch these clowns.

If you're looking for entertainment, then watch the sideshow theatrics of the talking heads on CNN and MSNBC and let them help you decide. You'll only see some of the speeches of the convention, what they deem is interesting. (Notice how quickly they switched away mid-speech from fmr. Republican Senator Jim Leech when he was considered boring only to hear more blah blah blah from the talking heads.)

If, however, you want to hear all the speeches uninterrupted in order to make up your own mind, then watch C-SPAN or PBS (support it, too.) Watch it at C-SPAN online, if you don't have cable.

that is hilarious - matthews hair is all messed up and he looks a wreck...hahahaha

Chris Matthews imitating John McCain. Gives me a shiver up my leg.

harley @ 66:

Tweety just got back from vaction.

Maddow should of took his spot.

Tweety needs to pound the pavement and look for another job.

If Maddow had taken his spot, I would have been so happy, I'd have to change my pants.

roooth @ 25:

moe@13

You want to see the real Scarborough? Watch his exchange with Shuster and see what a totally self-aggrandizing asshat the man is. He can't converse with anyone, all he does is hold court and ramble with great seriousness.

And he lies like a rug. Shuster busted him for his hypocrisy and he looked like his head would explode.

Does anyone have a linky link for this?

MSNBC lost me as a loyal viewer after Chris swooned over Ann Coulter and sat there while she trashed Elizabeth Edwards. Then Olbermann lost me after his unbiased love for all thing Obama, and the trashing of Hillary....'special comments' heh.
MSNBC is only good for reruns of Lockup!

Best thing about watching the convention on the Dish HD Direct feed channel. No TALKING HEADS!

Matthews is showing that he's a real pro.

moe Says:

I don’t think this is as much about Chris needing a nap as Chris getting tired of Olberman thinking he’s Murrow and therefore above all the other folks he works with. See the story below “Olbermann on Scarborough’s BS: “Jesus, Joe. Why don’t you get a shovel?”’ for another example of how much respect Olberman displays - while on the air, no less. Frankly, I think they’re all jerks, but it’s nice to see them letting some air out of Olberman’s balloon.
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So Matthews and Scarborough deserve respect but Olbermann needs some air let out of his balloon? Sorry, but that's just foolishness. Think about it for a second and I think you'll see.

Poor Crissy, Keith said ''WE'' were yapping....but you knowing how you INTERUPT everyone, and ASSUMED it was you, and it was you. So.....STFU!!!!!!!! Joe and Tweety gotta GO. For thoes who whine about Keith Olbermann, go watch fox NOISE or cnn and compare, i'll take the truth like K.O. and Rachel tell it. MSNBC can get rid of Pukecannon and Nora (I date rush limbaugh) also.

Keith would like to just reach over and smack him, but I suspect the producers are screaming in his ear, "Keith! no!, No! NO!"

Matthews looks ill. Like, serious altitude headache, etc. Some people can't act decently when they feel like shit, and their character shows through.

There's a pattern here. Everywhere that KO works he comes into conflict with his fellow workers. It's not surprising considering his inflated ego, phony liberalism, and obvious bigotry.

What a dick.

As far as I care, Olbermann and Tweety could have spent an hour talking about the weather while leaving that used car dealer...uh, Hoyer hanging.

SassySandy @ 55:

I have always liked Keith. He is always impeccably dressed and neat.

When I see comments like this, I wonder about the fate of America.

I know someone must have asked this question before, but what is the main reason Chris Matthews hasn't been committed to a mental institution?

That was unprofessional. This is one more piece of evidence to support my theory. If you take these right-wing guys out of their element, and put them ion a more mainstream setting, they will implode on themselves. When Limbaugh tried to be a sports "color" guy, he made an ass of himself. When Michael Savage was given a cable show, he was cancelled shortly thereafter for running his mouth. Now Matthews has a childish tantrum at the Democratic National Convention. I really like how a US Congressman had to wait until Matthews' tantrum was over. He didn't seem pleased.

Well, this is one example of why Chris won't make a good candidate for Senate in PA. He cannot control his mouth. At least Olbermann took the high road here and moved on.

How thoroughly unprofessional. If I were running NBC, I would say, "enough is enough, Chris needs a vacation." Keith was clearly making a general, lighthearted comment about pundits in general; he's mentioned before that he and his cohorts love to talk at length about next to nothing. It's not his fault that Chris is overcome with jealousy and insecurity.