Tweety raising profile of RW radio Smerconish to help elect brother in Pa?

[blm]

Matthews has been featuring a RW talk radio host on his show the past couple weeks named Mike Smerconish. He happens to be in Philadelphia, a crucial area for Republicans to do well when running a statewide campaign.

I submit that Chris Matthews is doing this specifically to elevate Smerconish's profile and voice in Pennsylvania by making him a more national figure with the knowledge that IN EXCHANGE Smerconish will promote Jim Matthews' candidacy for Lt. Governor in the November election.

[DainBramaged]

1. Tweety and cowpies

great together.

[Kingshakabobo]

2. Thanks for that. I was just sitting here wondering why this.....

Smerconish jack-ass is on every other night. That makes sense.

[blm]

4. Makes me sick to watch, it is SO blatant. There has to be a campaign crime

being committed there somewhere.

[Fenris]

3. That's an excellent observation.

Quid pro quo, and a very transparent one at that.

[blm]

5. I hope MediaMatters weighs in on this.

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[liveoaktx]

6. wow! bet you're right-I WONDERED where that guy came from

.. and why

[blm]

9. glad you saw this - what can we do?

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[tishaLA]

7. I said the same thing

RIGHT HERE. It's odd how this man just suddenly came out of the woodwork and started appearing every other day on Tweety's show all the sudden.

[blm]

8. There's an election crime in here somewhere, that's for sure.

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[Poiuyt]

10. Tweety said he'd have him on every night if he could

He said that to him as he was thanking him at the end of the show one night

[blm]

11. Are you effing kidding??? That's even MORE blatant than I charged in the

first place.

SOME media watchdog and the DEM PARTY ON PENNSYLVANIA better get on this.

[Kingshakabobo]

13. He just said to Smerconish:

"I listen to you,,,err,, my family listens to you"

[Poiuyt]

16. That was exactly what he said

He said it quietly and to him personally

[NCarolinawoman]

28. I remember Tweety saying that!

At the time, before I put all the pieces together, all I could think was: "What's so great about this guy?! Why do you want him, of all people, on every night??!!!!"

Now I know.

[blm]

34. Creepy, isn't it? And the airwaves were supposed to belong to the PEOPLE,

not just the Rightwing people.

[liveoaktx]

12. Another possibility-IF Bowtie is dumped, could this be an on-air audition

to find someone to take his place at a cheaper rate? He sure is getting a lot of airtime.

[blm]

14. But the timing suggests quid pro quo that favors Tweety's BROTHER in Pa.

No way would a TELEVISION network seriously consider Smerconish without some influence being traded here. Come on - the guy couldn't drive his own tv show.

[liveoaktx]

20. Maybe that's the deal

[Cocoa]

15. that would be unethical

so, yes.

[ruggerson]

22. lol n/t

[blm]

29. Hah...really is true to form with the corporate mediawhores.

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[Armstead]

17. Someone with a strong stomach could check it out by listening

to Smerconish for a while and see if he is fluffing up Tweets brotehr.

Might be hard to find a volunteer for such onerous duty.


In any case, it would sure be nice if he'd give equal airtie to Amy Goodman or someone from Air America to balance him out.

[blm]

18. Am hoping some Philly DUers weigh in.

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[MrSlayer]

19. Smerconish is a fucking tool.

Another Hannity/Rush wannabe. I can't stand him or his columns that are slobbering over Santorum and Chimp all the time. The guy is just an idiot, blowhard propagandist.

[blm]

21. And yet Tweety is promoting him HEAVILY the past two weeks. Sumthin's up.

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[madeline_con]

23. You kiss my butt, I'll kiss yours, so to speak.

It makes sense. The lipless little weasel!!!

[DainBramaged]

24. Quid Pro Con

http://www.pnionline.com/dnblog/attytood/archives/002886.html

Quickly, a confession -- we had thought some of the recent anti-Chris Matthews hysteria from our friends on the left was overblown. We thought many of the foolish things he says were the result of needing to bloviate for an hour every day, and not so much from warped political bias -- until we heard him Friday on the local Michael Smerconish show in Philly.

Ironically, the topic was the Oscars. Smerconish and Matthews -- whose brother is a GOP candidate for lieutenant governor here in Pennsylvania -- were running down the list, and they came to "Good Night and Good Luck." A casual listener might expect broadcaster Matthews -- who has pretty much the same job, if not the same gravitas, as Edward R. Murrow some fifty years later -- to praise the flick -- but think again.

http://pdn.philly.com/2006/03/matthews.mp3

[mwb970]

25. I never heard of him, and now he's on every day.

That was fast! Even Lionel was praising him as an up-and-comer the other day.

[blm]

27. He's an up and comer alright - just in time for Jim Matthews campaign in

Pa.

[UTUSN]

26. Looks like Tweety & Tom BROKAW had a love child

[blm]

30. heh...boy they sure are close at NBC - maybe a little Russert juice got in

to that mix, too.

[DainBramaged]

31. Did you say Russert Potato head?

[blm]

32. zone more time in hope for some answers

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[Zen Democrat]

33. Tweety is learning the tricks from his buddy Karl Rove. n/t