All Posts Tagged With: "Chris"

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Fix Pick: Brooks on the Transition

New York Times columnist David Brooks is reassured by the people with whom President-elect Obama has chosen to surround himself. (By Linda Davidson — The Washington Post)
Amid the chaos of Cabinet picks and the whirl of White House staff announcements over the past week, it’s easy to lose sight of the big picture.
That big [...]

23Nov2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 0 comments | Continued
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Wag the Blog: Media Bias?

By Chris Cillizza
It seems that every social event The Fix attends — and that list includes plane flights, field hockey games and shopping with Mrs. Fix, among others — there is someone who asks about bias in the media.
Usually the “inquiry” comes in the form of an assertion — the media is far too liberal [...]

13Nov2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 0 comments | Continued
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The Final Fix Electoral Map

The Final Fix Electoral Map

After two years of following every jot and tittle of a presidential race that has had more twists and turns than this political junkie could have even imagined, we’ve reached the end.
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3Nov2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 0 comments | Continued
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Cable Talking Head Conundrum

We find ourselves in a technological quandry.  This writer is an amateur politica junkie (is that an oxy moron), or just moronic?  Does Oxy imply a clean moron?  No matter – today we find ourselves struggling to find real news and intelligent commentary on the cable ‘news’ channels.
Wolf Blitzer is just a bore, welcome to [...]

2Nov2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 0 comments | Continued
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Parsing the (Tracking) Poll: Feeling Voters’ Pain

One of the essential character traits in any successful politician is an ability — whether real or feigned — to connect with the hopes and fears of the average voter.
Voters tend to like to vote for politicians that they believe are extraordinary (whether that means in terms of charisma, brain power of some other less [...]

25Oct2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 0 comments | Continued
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Karl Rove on Palin and election (video)

The Washington Post is very generous in sharing information (well, I guess that is their job).
This writer believes that Karl Rove is an excellent example of someone who does things right – but seldom does the right things.  This is a man who has successfully shaped American politics the past eight years.  This is the [...]

2Sep2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 0 comments | Continued
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Matthews and Russert – Laurel and Hardy

Son,
Chris Matthews and Tim Russert remind me of the original comedy team of Laurel and Hardy.
Russert does not like to do heavy lifting – so he asks questions about driver’s licenses and race and gender. At a recent round table discussion Russert said something about women voters – a female panelist responded that women can [...]

26Jan2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 0 comments | Continued
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MSNBC Dumbs Down Demographics

Son,
The constant harping on polls by demographics is wearing thin. Chris Matthews and Tim Russert have to be two of the worst. The suggestion is that people can only vote for people like themselves. Women vote for women. Blacks vote for blacks. Matthews votes for Russert. This denigration of masses of people based on demographics [...]

26Jan2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 0 comments | Continued
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Race is perception – why it matters in politics

Son,
I am a baby boomer – that generation of people that outnumber the rest of you folks. We grew up with civil rights and anti-war protesting and counter culture movements. Today we are skeptical about those who wish to claim the mantle of leadership for cultural change. Race is always important.
We loved Martin Luther King, [...]

26Jan2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 0 comments | Continued
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Bill Clinton Supports Hillary

Son,
Are you surprised?  Is anyone surprised?  What are the other spouses doing?  But this is Bill Clinton – former President of the United States.  Traditionally former presidents have not taken a position until their party nominee is selected – but this is just another example of the historical ramifications of a former First Lady being [...]

21Jan2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 0 comments | Continued
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Chris Matthews is under siege

Son,
Chris Matthews is in trouble. He has been making bigoted statements about women in general and Hillary Clinton in particular. His racism flowed out of every sweat pore after the New Hampshire primary. Today he is under siege by the public and the management at MSNBC. The good old boys club of male reporters at [...]

20Jan2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 0 comments | Continued
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Morning Joe defends Chris Matthews

Son,
The MSNBC good old boys club has circled the wagons. Chris Matthews is under fire for his sexist and racist comments during the presidential primaries. Matthews offered a horrible apology on his Hardball show yesterday. Well, I guess he calls it an apology.
Matthews said that everything he said was correct and that if people took [...]

18Jan2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 0 comments | Continued
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Charles Rangel on Hardball, 1-15-08

Son,
Something exciting is happening in America.  Chris Matthews has Congressman Charles Rangel on his show and they are being civil.. Rangel is beside himself with joy over the prospects of an African-American President.  As should we all.
Rangel, “We’ve had some terrible political setbacks and …I just hope that Barack Obama is a different kind of [...]

16Jan2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 0 comments | Continued
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Pelosi – Mothering of Congress, no smoking

Son,
Is Nancy Pelosis the mother figure of Congress?  No – this is just another sexist comment by Chris Matthews on Hardball.
Pelosi has established some rules about smoking on Capital Hill.  Some of the Congressmen are not happy about it.  This is an issue that is being address in every legislative body in the country, right [...]

16Jan2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 0 comments | Continued
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James Clyburn, Charles Rangel, Hardball, 1-15-08

Son,
There are some wonderful and competent black leaders in this country.  I am surprised that they have allowed Al Sharpton to have any voice.  These men, like James Clyburn and Charles Rangel, are extremely competent thoughtful men.  Ryburn is on Hardball right now.
Of course, given the current political races, these men are asked about MLK.  [...]

16Jan2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 1 comment | Continued
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Tim Russert plays the gender card

Son,
Tim Russert was ‘interviewing’ Hillary Clinton on Meet the Press this morning.  His line of questioning suggested his chauvinism rests just under the surface.  Russert asked of Hillary, “What was the moment of greatest adversity for you?”   Hillary’s answer, “We all know the answer to that.”
Yes we do – and so did Russert.  The question [...]

14Jan2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 0 comments | Continued
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Hillary Clinton with Tim Russert

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Tim Russert played his cards at the table of a master.  He came up short.  But that is why Hillary Clinton is busy running for President and Tim Russert is busy sucking up to his buddy Chris Matthews and the corporate bosses who manage the media.  One can almost see Russert thinking, “Oh Boy, I [...]

13Jan2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 1 comment | Continued