Why is Tweety climbing down re Hillary

[malaise]

Wow - this is some crow-eating.

[babylonsister]

1. Complaints from a LOT of people, plus petitions floating around. nt

[malaise]

6. Tweety was forced to climb down

under orders. Boo fugging hooooo :cry:

[katty]

2. yeah, I am watching him yammering on about his "heart" - ha!!

right, tweety!!

[malaise]

4. Nah he was told to apologize

Fuck you Tweety!

[durrrty libby]

8. You got it. His job is on the line. HA!

[malaise]

11. He still looks all shook up

Ha Ha Ha

[durrrty libby]

14. He went on Leno last night with a shortened version of the same spiel

He must be in big trouble. We'll see how long the kinder gentler

Tweety lasts. He's like a alcoholic who stops drinking and thinks

he'll have a new shiny liver the next day. It doesn't work that way Tweet

[malaise]

15. The funny thing is he expects others to be kind to

McCain.

[durrrty libby]

21. He can't help himself there. Anything macho and manly makes him drool

[malaise]

25. McCain Macho?

He looks so old - No Tweety No! :rofl:

[OneGrassRoot]

3. Major mea culpa...reading prepared speech....n/t

[katty]

5. yes, he is so jealous of KO's honesty and popularity--his star

- dim as it is--is fading real fast and he knows it.

[eleny]

7. It's better than unemployment

[malaise]

9. Ding ding

We have a winner!!

GE can't take the pressure.

[katty]

12. right!

[eleny]

17. I like that!

Us putting the pressure on them for a change.

[Uncle Joe]

10. More corporate media manipulation, with the primary coming up.

I can't recall him ever apologizing for slandering and trashing anyone else. This is just part of their game.

[Beaverhausen]

13. details please? What is going on? I just logged in

thanks! :hi:

[malaise]

18. Make sure you watch the repeat at 7.00pm

Tweety started the program with a prepared speech responding to criticisms of his vile behavior towards Hillary Clinton. It was an unbelievable climb down. Dan Abrams must have given him his options.

[malaise]

27. Don't miss the repeat

on now

[Beaverhausen]

28. I'm on the west coast and still at work

but thanks for the summary.

[Justpat]

16. He probably got an ass kicking by the higher ups at the station. n/t

[sandnsea]

19. Emily's List is threatening MSNBC

I saw an article or got an email, I don't remember which. Same women's groups who got rid of Imus, which I supported by the way. But this is different. Hillary is a Presidential candidate and nobody has made sexist smears against her like "nappy headed ho".

[durrrty libby]

22. Tweets has made vile and sexist remarks against Senator Clinton for years

You are just blinded by your hate

[Neecy]

23. here it is

Dear Mr. Capus:

During the controversy surrounding Don Imus' racist and sexist remarks this past spring, you acknowledged that, with Imus, “there have been any number of other comments that have been enormously hurtful to far too many people. And my feeling is that ... there should not be a place for that on MSNBC. This is about trust. It's about reputation. It's about doing what's right.”

We commend your acknowlegement that NBC has a responsibility to demand appropriate conduct and dialogue in its programming. That is why we are writing to you concerning comments made by Chris Matthews, host of MSNBC’s Hardball, that demonstrate a larger pattern of overt sexism when discussing women.
During an appearance on the January 9 edition of MSNBC's Morning Joe, Matthews said of Senator Hillary Clinton, “the reason she may be a front-runner is her husband messed around” and that “she didn't win there (New York) on her merits.” Matthews has referred to Clinton as a “she devil,” compared her to a “strip-teaser” and called her “witchy.” He has referred to men who support her as “castratos in the eunuch chorus.” He has suggested Clinton is not “a convincing mom” and said “modern women” like Clinton are unacceptable to “Midwest guys.”

Matthews’ sexism is hardly limited to his comments about Clinton; such rhetoric is just the latest in a string of sexist attacks he has made against prominent female political figures.

-- During coverage of the New Hampshire primary, he said that Clinton is the only viable woman presidential candidate “on the horizon.” He couldn't think of a single female governor eligible to run: “Where are the big-state women governors?” he asked. “Where are they? Name one.” In fact, several of the states that currently have women governors are comparable in population to the states in which the male presidential candidates serve or have served as governor.

-- In November 2006, shortly after the Democrats took the majority in Congress, Matthews asked a guest if then-presumptive Speaker-elect Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) was “going to castrate Steny Hoyer” if Hoyer (D-MD) were elected House Majority Leader.

-- During coverage of a presidential debate last spring, NBC News chief foreign affairs correspondent Andrea Mitchell was compelled to remind Matthews that Sen. Barack Obama's (D-IL) wife, Michelle, is a Harvard-educated lawyer after he focused obsessively on her physical appearance.

During the Imus controversy you expressed a hope that “we don't squander this remarkable opportunity that we have to continue this dialogue that has taken place, to continue the dialogue about what is appropriate conduct and speech, to continue the dialogue about what is happening in America. I think we have, as broadcasters, a responsibility to address those matters.”

In the middle of a heated election season where, for the first time, we have both a female candidate and an African-American candidate vying for the Democratic nomination, “appropriate conduct and speech” is more important than ever. Matthews’ history proves that when discussing prominent female figures, he is prone to overt sexism rather than civil political discourse.

We appreciate your taking the time to address our concerns and look forward to hearing from you soon.

Kim Gandy, National Organization of Women
Lulu Flores, National Women's Political Caucus
Carol Jenkins, Women's Media Center
Ellie Smeal, Feminist Majority

[malaise]

24. Great work

Bravo!!

[sandnsea]

26. I must tune an awful lot of his show out

because I've never heard the nasty remarks. I do wish they would spend more time going after the real hate machine, rather than just knocking people off the air who criticize Hillary.

Discussing her appeal to various voters, however, is no different than discussing issues of race or whether Kerry was appealing to midwest guys. Some of this is distorting political punditry into sexism when it isn't.

[mondo joe]

30. When they're done with Matthews they ought to come vist DU. NT

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

20. jon stewart will love this

probably too late for tonight's show.

[WinkyDink]

29. Heehee! Now the outraged e-mails will be from RW'ers!

[Cleita]

31. Is this why she kissed and hugged him?

Just wondering if he got the message and decided to play nice.