http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/the_chris_matthews_show This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: The Chris Matthews Show en-US Copyright 2008, Media Matters for America http://mediamatters.org/items/200803230002 While discussing whether Sen. John McCain is "smart to make national security the centerpiece of his campaign," Chris Matthews highlighted McCain's recent Middle East trip and said McCain was "showing off his foreign policy credentials." But at no point did Matthews, or any of his guests, point out that, during his trip, McCain made the admittedly false claim that "Al Qaeda is going back into Iran and receiving training and are coming back into Iraq from Iran." http://mediamatters.org/items/200803230002 Sun, 23 Mar 2008 16:12:42 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200803040001 Chris Matthews asserted that former President Bill Clinton "made a series of remarks about Barack Obama that turned off many Democrats and may have helped galvanize black voters for Obama." Matthews then aired an abbreviated clip of Clinton's January 7 comments, "This whole thing is the biggest fairy tale I've ever seen," leaving out his preceding comments in which Clinton made clear that he was talking about Obama's statements regarding the Iraq war and not Obama's campaign. http://mediamatters.org/items/200803040001 Tue, 4 Mar 2008 11:37:06 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200802170002 Responding to Chris Matthews' question, "[W]ill Barack Obama's oratorical ability on the lectern in front of big rooms continue to be his winning edge?" <em>The New York Times</em>' David Brooks said: "Yes, but he's got to get away from colleges. Go visit a factory for once." In fact, Obama delivered what his campaign called a "major economic policy address" at a Wisconsin General Motors factory a few days before Brooks made his comment. http://mediamatters.org/items/200802170002 Sun, 17 Feb 2008 13:24:43 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200801180013 On January 17, Chris Matthews addressed the firestorm sparked by his January 9 comment that "the reason" Sen. Hillary Clinton is "a U.S. senator, the reason she's a candidate for president, the reason she may be a front-runner is her husband messed around." Matthews said: "The truth, of course, is finer, smarter, larger than that" and suggested that in the course of "the heated, fast-paced talk we have here on <em>Hardball</em>," he did not "take[] the time to say things right" or "simply said the inappropriate thing." But contrary to his suggestion that his January 9 comments were an aberration, Matthews has repeatedly attributed Clinton's success to her status as "victim" of an adulterous husband. http://mediamatters.org/items/200801180013 Fri, 18 Jan 2008 21:12:35 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200801130005 Chris Matthews -- who previously claimed that "the reason" Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton "may be a front-runner" in the Democratic presidential primaries "is her husband messed around" -- appeared to offer another reason when he said: "I personally don't see how she loses at all running as the woman candidate." He added, "Most Democratic voters are women." http://mediamatters.org/items/200801130005 Sun, 13 Jan 2008 18:58:15 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200712170004 On <em>The Chris Matthews Show</em>, Matthews falsely asserted that Mark Penn "raised drugs again when I had him on <em>Hardball</em>." In fact, that entire <em>Hardball</em> segment was devoted to the controversy over remarks made by Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's then-campaign co-chair about Sen. Barack Obama's past drug use, and Penn was not the first to "raise[]" the issue. On the December 14 edition of <em>Hardball</em>, Matthews accused Clinton's campaign of engaging in "dirty politics"; Matthews and his guests went on to say "cocaine" a total of 10 times during the show. http://mediamatters.org/items/200712170004 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 17:41:41 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200712030009 Chris Matthews, Tim Russert, and Chris Wallace each discussed a <em>Politico</em> article that reported: "As New York mayor, Rudy Giuliani billed obscure city agencies for tens of thousands of dollars in security expenses amassed during the time when he was beginning an extramarital relationship with future wife Judith Nathan." But, at no point during these segments did any of the hosts or guests note that Giuliani was having an extramarital affair with Nathan - whom they described merely as his girlfriend -- and that, because of the affair, New York City taxpayers were reportedly paying for both her protection and that of Giuliani's estranged wife. http://mediamatters.org/items/200712030009 Mon, 3 Dec 2007 18:30:23 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200709300001 On <em>The</em> <em>Chris Matthews Show</em>, Katty Kay said that Sen. Hillary Clinton's "calculation" in her presidential campaign "is that she can't stand up there as a woman and sound soft." Kay added: "She knows that as a Clinton and as a woman, she's got to come across as somebody who is prepared to use military action if it's needed." Kay did not explain why being a "Clinton" would necessitate "com[ing] across as someone who is prepared to use military action." http://mediamatters.org/items/200709300001 Sun, 30 Sep 2007 16:09:44 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200709250013 <em>The Chris Matthews Show</em> aired footage of a 1999 interview on NBC's <em>Today </em>in which Sen. Hillary Clinton said that she has "always been" a fan of the New York Yankees as evidence that Clinton, according to Matthews, "tried hard to prove she was a Noo Yawker." Following the clip, Matthews said: "I just love the way Katie Couric went at her there. 'Come on, how many hats you wearing, babe?' I just think that was great." But evidence supports the claim that Clinton has, in fact, been a longtime Yankees fan. http://mediamatters.org/items/200709250013 Tue, 25 Sep 2007 19:24:37 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200709090005 Columnist Kathleen Parker asserted on <em>The</em> <em>Chris Matthews Show</em> that Fred Thompson "didn't have to come in early" to the presidential race because "[h]e already has that name recognition, so he's way ahead of the game. All these other people have had to spend millions of dollars to get their names known." But recent polling indicates that roughly a third of the American public have not heard of Thompson -- a figure higher than that of other leading presidential candidates. http://mediamatters.org/items/200709090005 Sun, 9 Sep 2007 16:48:55 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200708190001 http://mediamatters.org/items/200708190001 Sun, 19 Aug 2007 13:44:04 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200708060003 http://mediamatters.org/items/200708060003 Mon, 6 Aug 2007 14:30:15 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200708060002 http://mediamatters.org/items/200708060002 Mon, 6 Aug 2007 13:41:55 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200707290005 http://mediamatters.org/items/200707290005 Sun, 29 Jul 2007 18:34:02 EST http://mediamatters.org/items/200706240001 http://mediamatters.org/items/200706240001 Sun, 24 Jun 2007 14:05:47 EST