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WaPo Wonders If MSNBC Clinton Documentary Is “Covert-Op To Cause Paralytic Apoplexy” On The Right

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In a scathing review, The Washington Post dismissed MSNBC‘s much touted Chris Matthews documentary of former President Bill Clinton as merely “a promotional film for someone who isn’t running for anything.” Given that “nothing new is revealed or reflected upon” it seems the rationale for this documentary is hard to understand other than merely having something to air on President’s Day and since, for Matthews at least, the subject was not former President Ronald Reagan.

The review noted:

“Matthews, aided by the likes of Terry McAuliffe, Mary Steenburgen and various biographers, remarks again and again how smart Clinton is, how generous, how famous, how friendly, how productive. Perhaps this special is some sort of MSNBC covert-op to cause paralytic apoplexy over there on the right?”

Knowing full well that a fawning hour of television dedicated to Clinton would enrage conservatives, might Keith Olbermann‘s absence make MSNBC and Matthews feel like they need more showy examples to retain the loyalty of their liberal viewers? With Matthews declaring Clinton is “part dignitary, part humanitarian, part politician, part international statesman, and somehow, greater than them all,” it seems like maybe he’s already willing to do what is necessary.

Check out the The Washington Post‘s full review.

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  • http://gordonbloyershow.com gordonbloyershow

    What planet does Matthews live on?

  • Sprocket

    ^ It works!

  • Grammie

    “Perhaps this special is some sort of MSNBC covert-op to cause paralytic apoplexy over there on the right?” ”

    Makes as much sense as anything else either Tingles and His Leg and MSNBC has done for quite a long time now.

    It is just different degrees of inane irrelevance!

  • TeaPartyPatriot

    “….that a fawning hour of television dedicated to Clinton would enrage conservatives…”

    NONSENSE ! Conservatives are concerned with what is presented by RESPONSIBLE media. NOTHING broadcast on the M(ore)S(ocialism)from N(itwit)B(iased-socialist)C(lowns) propaganda outlet (the American version of Al-Jazeera) is worthy of any interest by any conservative or other REAL American.

  • http://TheDividedStatesBlog.com Publius219

    Just curious. Bill Clinton would’ve never lost an election, right? That’s why term limits are bad. Throw the baby out with the bathwater. If people weren’t stupid and could critically examine issues, there’d be absolutely no need for term limits.

  • Yoda002

    gordonbloyershow said:
    What planet does Matthews live on?

    It looks like you’re out early on work-release or is Rush on vacation today?

  • rover37

    I would bet my insane pension Mathews sucked off Clinton…….and Clinton banges Chris is the ass with a cigar and made him tingle

  • http://www.zazzle.com/talkingpoints NORBIT Jr.

    Battling chills for Matthews running up each leg – Obama & Clinton.

    - and they were BOTH the First Black President!

  • BadGenome

    If a tree broadcasts a ridiculous hagiography and no one watches it, does it make a sound?

  • Grammie

    Publius219 said:
    Just curious. Bill Clinton would’ve never lost an election, right?

    .
    Just an interesting little tidbit that rarely gets mentioned.

    Clinton won his first term with just 43% of the popular vote and his second term with 49.2% of the popular vote.

  • treecutter

    Publius219 said:
    Just curious. Bill Clinton would’ve never lost an election, right? That’s why term limits are bad. Throw the baby out with the bathwater. If people weren’t stupid and could critically examine issues, there’d be absolutely no need for term limits.

    After the 8th or 9th time getting caught with an intern, maid, staff, etc. Hillary would have strangled him. As far term limits, I think Obama is by far the best example of why we need term limits, for him 4 years is enough.

  • Yoda002

    Grammie said:
    .
    Just an interesting little tidbit that rarely gets mentioned.

    Clinton won his first term with just 43% of the popular vote and his second term with 49.2% of the popular vote.

    Ross Perot got 19% vote in 92′ and 8% in 96′

  • Grammie

    Yoda002 said:
    Ross Perot got 19% vote in 92′ and 8% in 96′

    .
    Well, duh!

  • Ajolily

    treecutter said:
    After the 8th or 9th time getting caught with an intern, maid, staff, etc. Hillary would have strangled him. As far term limits, I think Obama is by far the best example of why we need term limits, for him 4 years is enough.

    Sorry I can’t agree with you. 4 years too much.

  • TfT

    As if. Conservatives don’t watch or care about Chrissy and MSNBC in general. If anything, we read about it for the laugh factor, but thats about it a(at least the conservatives in my social circle).

  • Yoda002

    Grammie said:
    .
    Well, duh!

    I’m just showing you your nonsense. It’s very hard to get above 50% with third party candidates doing well in an election. If you take a trip through U.S. history you will learn this lesson. This is a good well documented FOX trick, to deceive the public.

  • Pablo

    Did anybody watch it? Did he beat Shep? If nobody sees it, does it matter?

  • Grammie

    Yoda002 said:
    I’m just showing you your nonsense. It’s very hard to get above 50% with third party candidates doing well in an election. If you take a trip through U.S. history you will learn this lesson. This is a good well documented FOX trick, to deceive the public.

    .
    Well, duh again!

    Did you miss the part where I said

    Grammie said:
    Just an interesting little tidbit that rarely gets mentioned.

  • newzmaker

    I had a completely different take on the Clinton documentary. I assumed Chris Matthews was jealous, because Obama had given O’Reilly an interview, and not Chris. I really thought Chris was throwing a jealous girly fit, by putting together the documentary praising Clinton. I still think that.

  • The Tea Weasel®

    Judging from the comments above…I’d say

    MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!

  • WCinWI

    Where’d my Matthews called Palin a dictator post? I saw it live.

    Waiting patiently. :)

  • DwightScrute

    Publius219 said:
    Just curious. Bill Clinton would’ve never lost an election, right? That’s why term limits are bad. Throw the baby out with the bathwater. If people weren’t stupid and could critically examine issues, there’d be absolutely no need for term limits.

    I agree. So does Hugo Chavez.

  • OxyCon

    MessNBC shat all over President Clinton, calling him a racist and and basically telling him to shut up and stop campaigning for his wife. All the asshats on that network would go into fits of rage every time he would campaign for Hillary.
    Now they’re kissing his butt.

  • DwightScrute

    With Matthews declaring Clinton is “part dignitary, part humanitarian, part politician, part international statesman, and somehow, greater than them all,” it seems like maybe he’s already willing to do what is necessary.

    I heard that Matthews masturbated during this part.

  • treecutter

    OxyCon said:
    MessNBC shat all over President Clinton, calling him a racist and and basically telling him to shut up and stop campaigning for his wife. All the asshats on that network would go into fits of rage every time he would campaign for Hillary.Now they’re kissing his butt.

    After the past 3 years I’m amazed at their ability to top themselves each time. Just when I think they’ve tipped the batcrazy scale there’s something like the Matthews piece.

  • notsofast

    I think it will win an Emmy for Best Special Feature- Comedy.

  • WildMan

    Chris Matthews is the biggest LOSER in media…PERIOD. Chrissy is now on his Softball show talking with two more losers, Gossip Wonk Cynthia Tucker and Goofy David Corn, badmouthing Sarah Palin like the COWARD Chrissy is. I’d love to see Sarah’s husband run into this wimpy girlieboy Chris one day. Chrissy’s knees would be knocking so loudly everyone would think bombs were dropping in Washington DC. Chris Matthews is a joke, a jefk and a yokell. He is in all honesty too pathetic to be in front of a TV camera with his made up type of history. That Clinton thing last night was a joke. The 2 hour President program on the History Channel was a billion times better, errrrrr, a trillion times better. Sorry, I wasn’t doing the math too good.

  • Probably NOT wrong

    I didn’t watch!
    Was Tingles wearing a Blue Dress?

  • Heywood Jablowme

    I could care less if Little Chrissie wants to come in his pants for another liberal. He makes a fool of himself each day on his low-rated show; why is anyone surprised that he wants to pull Clinton’s weenie out to blow him in a documentary? He does it each night with his Obama Love.

  • Sprocket

    Heywood Jablowme said:
    I could care less if Little Chrissie wants to come in his pants for another liberal. He makes a fool of himself each day on his low-rated show; why is anyone surprised that he wants to pull Clinton’s weenie out to blow him in a documentary? He does it each night with his Obama Love.

    Could you pack anymore penis imagery into your post? I am beginning to worry that you are feeling inadequate.

  • The Real Royal King

    In fairness:

    The show focused on Clinton’s time since leaving office.

    No one can seriously argue that after leaving office, Clinton has made vast contributions to America and the world. Other than Carter’s humanitarian work, no other former president is noteworthy. Truman did a bit of outreach. Eisenhower went into a quiet seclusion. Kennedy, of course, had no time after office. Johnson devoted himself to personal endeavours, died within a few years of leaving office and wasn’t otherwise predisposed to such work. Nixon went into the bunker. Ford made some stabs at outreach but simply enjoyed his retirement. Carter, we have mentioned. Raygun immediately embarked upon a grand speaking tour of personal enrichment cut short by his physical limitations. Poppy belatedly assisted in a couple of disasters. W seems to be detached, although the jury is still out. So, indeed, Clinton’s work is noteworthy.

  • The Real Royal King

    Grammie said:
    “Perhaps this special is some sort of MSNBC covert-op to cause paralytic apoplexy over there on the right?” ”

    Makes as much sense as anything else either Tingles and His Leg and MSNBC has done for quite a long time now.

    It is just different degrees of inane irrelevance!

    I’m not surprised you find great humanitarian works on an immense scale irrelevant.

  • The Real Royal King

    Yoda002 said:
    Grammie said:
    .
    Well, duh!

    I’m just showing you your nonsense. It’s very hard to get above 50% with third party candidates doing well in an election. If you take a trip through U.S. history you will learn this lesson. This is a good well documented FOX trick, to deceive the public.

    I appreciate your post. As a charter member of the Koldys PHOX Phan Klub, Janet is well-trained to engage in these actions. You notice she never bothered to mention that W lost the popular vote, and his 2000 “victory” in Florida has more to do with Pat Buchanan than it does with anything W did.

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