A republican focus group on Demo. canadates?
Posted by goose1 at April 5, 2006 02:18 PMTweedy has, on occasion, taken hard shots at the Bush Admin, but it is a clear head-fake to make him look "fair". When the chips are down, he reveals himself to be a pawn, and worse, a suck-up "look a the famous people I know" pawn. This behind the scenes chat with the felon DeLay is proof positive. If his company wasn't part of the GOP Media Tool, he'd be fired for this. But they are, and he won't. And as for DeLay-immediately rolling out the "the dems hounded me" and the "I don't wanna dirty election" excuses was hilariously lame. This guy is guilty, and he knows it.
Posted by T2 at April 5, 2006 02:35 PMGoddamn. Let's get Harry Shearer into the CBS Evening News desk. He's got way better investigative cojones than Katie Couric.
He'd also be a hellova lot more interesting to watch.
Posted by idiosynchronic at April 5, 2006 03:07 PMThat Luntz fella is GREAT at attracting Republican voters who'd never vote for Democrats. The party should take his advice unquestioningly!
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That briar patch tip sounds like PURE GOLD too!
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(Dems should remember that focus groups not under assault by 24/7 hate radio, the We Love Bullies media and whackjob Republicult church phone banks might not be as accurate as they're made out to be.)
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Is this the same focus group thing that kos posted a few days ago?
Matthews and Hardball are a waste of public airwaves.
Posted by littlesky at April 5, 2006 04:29 PMI think it was just Tweety acknowledging that he has no journalistic integrity and that his entire reason for having a job is to serve as a conduit for propaganda and spin from the right.
As we know, Fox has an entire network devoted to that, so it's a competitive business. It seems entirely reasonable that he should thank DeLay for giving him some market differentiation points, enabling him to claim to be the more favored conduit of the mighty Hammer.
What, you thought he was a NEWS man? Ha.
Posted by biggerbox at April 5, 2006 04:59 PMWhy not give Matthews such scoops? MSNBC is the lowest-rated cable news network of them all, isn't it? The immediate audience is smaller, so there's less impact. Seems pretty logical to me.
Posted by Toby Petzold at April 5, 2006 05:04 PMIf having that focus group material makes you part of the GOP machine, than half the Kos community is part of the GOP machine.
Posted by Peanut at April 5, 2006 05:35 PMWhy not give Matthews such scoops?
No reason not to. I understand why politicians would take advantage of a panting, drooling, begging shill.
That does not stop us from pointing out that he is a hack, a shill, and a Republican cheerleader without a shred of journalistic ability or ethics, who carries talking points for the GOP in place of doing his own thinking.
In the interest of full disclosure.
Posted by Repack Rider at April 5, 2006 05:38 PMYeah, the Delay resignation story was really going to be buried via that clever tactic, Toby. It's a wonder we ever heard about it.
Yep, that was the plan. Less impact---for eleven seconds.
Posted by euzoius at April 5, 2006 05:39 PMAfter the Delay softball tournament I have relegated the Tweety show with O'Riley status.
Posted by TIKI AL at April 5, 2006 06:13 PMThe average American does not have time; working two jobs, trying to take care of their house, health, children, elderly parents... to researhc what the truth is.
Average Americans listen to BS right-wing talk radio or watch corrupt "news".
We will never hope to restore our Democracy unless we can hope to restore education and truth to the American people.
The Repukes want to keep people dumb and afraid.
We must restore the fairness doctrine, which Reagan repealed.
You can read more here about it.
Representative Slaughter has a bill to do this. We must all demand that our Reps sign on.
Posted by Anjha at April 5, 2006 06:36 PMNothing worse than a woman know-it-all
except, perhaps a corrupt, lying, money-laundering pol...
Posted by buck at April 5, 2006 06:44 PMBuck, yea, I caught that Delay male chauvinist remark also. What a great example of potential lion food.
If Hillary runs, be prepared for alot more like it.
Posted by TIKI AL at April 5, 2006 07:35 PM"Nothing worse than a woman know-it-all"
Just goes to show how threatened and insecure DeLay is around a bright intelligent woman.
On behalf of all intelligent women, fuck you Tom Delay.
Posted by Judith at April 5, 2006 08:40 PMMy point, euzoius, is that DeLay would not have gone to 60 Minutes or Today with that shit.
Do you understand why I say that? Do you know the relative size of their and MSNBC's respective shares of the audience? It makes a difference what venue you pick to end your Congressional career ---especially if you are a hated figure who calculates as easily as breathes.
Posted by Toby Petzold at April 5, 2006 09:00 PMI second that emotion, and I don't even cross-dress.
Delay showed in that one statement why women do not get equal pay. Have you seen "North Country", Judith? Should be mandatory viewing for all male chauvinists of Delay's ilk.
Posted by TIKI AL at April 5, 2006 09:03 PMThis blog has too much english.
Posted by JamesAGarfield at April 5, 2006 09:26 PMTIKI AL, never heard of "North Country." Is it something I should see?
DeLay's statement about a woman is so typical of those affiliated with the Republican Party. Sure says a lot about his Wife, doesn't it? Of course, she is probably too stupid to get it.
Posted by Judith at April 5, 2006 09:36 PMNothing worse than a stupid male.
Posted by Judith at April 5, 2006 09:37 PMGreat job Tweety. Not even pretending to be a journalist anymore I see. Well, we always knew Chris Matthews was a right wing hack. Well, I'm sure Bugman will give Chris his first interview from prison. An objective journalist would have said: "Ok Mr. DeLay, you won your primary. Now you're dropping out. Your top aides just pled guilty to federal crimes. Are the feds about to bust you? If not, why are you quitting? Can't take the heat?"
Posted by dole4pineapple at April 5, 2006 10:26 PMIf you gathered up all this shit and turned it into a novel, editors would immediately turn it down on the grounds that it's just too bizarre, too fantastic, just TOO FUCKING STUPID.
Posted by John Palcewski at April 6, 2006 01:08 AMI'd like to rip off Tweety's head and shit down his neck.
However, being the civilized man that I am, I'm just going to do my part to crucify the motherfucker and ruin his career.
Posted by God Of War at April 6, 2006 04:27 AMTwo things need to be done in response to this tape:
1. Play the "know-it-all women" clip nationally in every spot we can buy on TV.
2. Ask Tweety everytime one of our guys goes on what he owes DeLay or the [R]'s.
If you gathered up all this shit and turned it into a novel, editors would immediately turn it down on the grounds that it's just too bizarre, too fantastic, just TOO FUCKING STUPID.
Ain't reality a bitch? Too stupid for fiction . . but it's the only reality we got.
Posted by idiosynchronic at April 6, 2006 06:54 AMThe reason "Tweety" Matthews has a show on MSNBC and Phil Donahue does not is Matthews has to perform fellatio on his male guests where Donahue didn't because he had an audience. Delay, the way things are looking, may in fact be indicted on a federal charge soon (in addition to the Texas state charges he now faces) and won't be able to buy his way on to the cooking channel.
Posted by Marty at April 6, 2006 07:19 AMI hope that puts to rest any credence that any of you might have placed in Luntz's bullshit focus group farce.
Posted by God Of War at April 6, 2006 09:49 AMI'm shocked, just shocked that Tweety would be heard giving Tom Delay a verbal blowjob and trashing women. What a prick. Hardball for Democrats and Cotton Ball and Blowjobs for Republicans. Who would have quessed?
Posted by Bluesage at April 6, 2006 10:24 AMChris needs some knee pads; of course, they'd be full of spit. Then again, I'm sure DeLay would appreciate the slobber.
Posted by GOPHater at April 6, 2006 02:40 PMDepravity of the democracy-destroying variety.
Posted by Vic Anderson at April 6, 2006 02:51 PMWe all need to write the President of NBC and MSNBC to express our absolute disgust at his comments on "softball". Such complete contempt for his viewers (I never watch it, too limp for me when his Repulsive friends are on).
Steve.Capus@nbc.com (President NBC)
Rick.Kaplan@msnbc.com (President MSNBC)
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO-Chris Matthews
Posted by AZhiker at April 6, 2006 05:15 PMAZhiker, sent them both an email. Thanks.
Posted by Judith at April 6, 2006 08:07 PM