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Rachel Maddow takes Dan Abrams' spot on MSNBC (TV Squad)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:12:39 GMT

Filed under: News , Programming , Reality-Free If you watch MSNBC for the politics fix, no doubt you have seen Rachel Maddow. She's one of the talking heads, a politically savvy woman who has been featured on shows like Hardball with Chris Matthews and Countdown with Keith Olbermann. In fact, she's been Keith's regular fill-in this summer, a sure sign that she's MSNBC's star on...

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Like clockwork, the Beijing Burnout kicks in (Farther Off the Wall)

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:50:31 GMT

There has come a point, far too early in this 17-day television viewing sprint, where team handball starts to merge with "Hardball with Chris Matthews" on MSNBC, where we can't tell if CNBC is airing "Squawk Box" or a boxer...

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From Hardball to Hard Laughs (The New York Observer)

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 00:05:45 GMT

“This will be much funnier than Morley Safer,” said Jeremy Bronson. It was Monday afternoon, and Mr. Bronson, 28, who until recently worked as a supervising producer on MSNBC’s Hardball with Chris Matthews , was on the phone with NYTV from Los Angeles. Earlier this summer, after nearly six years as a producer in the Washington bureau of NBC News, Mr. Bronson decamped to Hollywood...

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Msnbc.com's citizen journalist contest brings in 100+ videos (Everyday Ethics)

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:06:52 GMT

Christian Science Monitor The two winners (they'll be named Tuesday) will report from the political conventions. One contender -- a Harvard Law School grad -- raps in his video: "I can play hardball with Chris Matthews / Outfox Fox News / Countdown with Keith till the moment the people choose."

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Barack Obama and Fake Interviews (Wake Up America)

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:02:00 GMT

The video below is of Hardball with Chris Matthews and Andrea Mitchell from NBC, speaking to Matthews from Iraq. although she is what many would call a liberal reporter, it looks like her ethics overrule her party preference and she doesn't seem all that happy with Barack Obama's message managing. Text is provided by NewBusters : MITCHELL : Let me just say something about...

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Delay: War with Iran Possible (Iran Nuclear Watch)

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 19:19:00 GMT

On Thursday, July, 10, 2008, former Republican House Minority Leader Tom Delay appeared on Hardball With Chris Matthews . During the interview, DeLay said it was possible the U.S. would go to war with Iran before the elections and called for a blockade against Iran. Below is the transcript of the exchange from the show. MATTHEWS: Do you think we are going to go to war before the...

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LeMieux on Hardball: People don't want Washingtonian ideologue (Naked Politics)

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 22:30:36 GMT

Former Crist campaign manager and chief of staff George LeMieux appeared on MSNBC's Hardball with Chris Matthews to answer how John McCain can appeal to the non-country-club Republicans. His answer: "What I've learned working for Charlie Crist is that it's...

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Playing "Hardball" with George LeMieux (Orlando Sentinel)

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:36:57 GMT

Gov. Charlie Crist's famed former chief of staff George LeMieux is making an appearance to talk about us working stiffs on MSNBC's "Hardball with Chris Matthews" tonight. The 5:30 p.m. segment will touch on "how presidential candidates can work to...

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MSNBC Gets Caught Cooking the Books, Has to Recant (NewsBusters)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:52:35 GMT

What do you do when you just can't win your ratings time slot? Answer: Cook the books. That's what MSNBC tried to do regarding "Hardball with Chris Matthews" and the 5:00pm slot: CNN and Fox News Channel both pointed out Tuesday that MSNBC included special coverage of Tim Russert’s death and memorial in its June data ratings for Hardball With Chris Matthews...

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MSNBC Recants on Release (MediaBistro.com)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:44:03 GMT

It's no secret networks may take a little...creative license when it comes to ratings releases. But yesterday's MSNBC release about Hardball with Chris Matthews ' June win at 5pmET caused MSNBC to admit it was, "an error." Multichannel News' Linda Moss writes about the distinction between the program, Hardball, and the 5pmET time period. Although the release touts a Hardball...

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Q2 2008 Ratings: Hardball at 5p Wins June (MediaBistro.com)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:50:02 GMT

MSNBC's Hardball with Chris Matthews was the top rated cable news show in the A25-54 demo at 5pmET during the month of June. It was the first time the program won a month since February 2002. The program was also up 30% in the second quarter compared to last year. The 7pmET edition was up 65%. Countdown with Keith Olbermann saw its best delivery ever in the A25-54 demo in the...

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"Hardball" Scores Strong June (MediaBistro.com)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:44:18 GMT

From MSNBC's release: "Hardball with Chris Matthews" was the #1 cable news show at 5 p.m. this month, out-rating both CNN and Fox News among adults for the first time in more than six years. "Countdown with Keith Olbermann" also continued its dominance over CNN in June, out-rating "CNN Election Center" by a resounding 60% for the month and for the quarter. MSNBC continued to show...

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Roadside Bombs Down 90% In Iraq (The Jawa Report)

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:30:33 GMT

Today's lead story on Hardball With Chris Matthews. /sarcasm...

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Hardball: Michelle Obama Makeover Promo (FREEDOM EDEN)

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:41:00 GMT

How low can MSNBC go? Yesterday, a truly bizarre Hardball with Chris Matthews promo was yanked for "inappropriate" images. The spot was promoting a segment on Michelle Obama's makeover. It featured female silhouetted dancers! What's especially weird is that Matthews has been swooning over Barack and Michelle Obama for months. From Dan Shea : When contacted, an MSNBC representative...

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Obama Hardball Promo Pulled (MediaBistro.com)

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 23:26:17 GMT

The Huffington Post's Danny Shea reports MSNBC pulled a promo for Hardball with Chris Matthews today featuring a tease relating to Michelle Obama 's "political image makeover." The ad featured female silhouettes with words like "Her New Outlook?" appearing on the screen. A statement from MSNBC said, "The artwork should not have been used, it was inappropriate. We pulled the spot...

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From The Hair Pulling Files (ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES)

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 23:54:00 GMT

Transcript: From the June 16 edition of MSNBC's Hardball with Chris Matthews: MATTHEWS: Why do you think most women vote Democrat, Heidi? And have for years? HARRIS: Most women? I don't know. I think women -- sadly, a lot of women are very emotional, and they tend to think with their hearts and not with their minds about some of these issues. They tend to feel more of these...

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May Ratings: MSNBC's Big Prime Time Gains (MediaBistro.com)

Wed, 28 May 2008 20:54:42 GMT

MSNBC grew 75% in the prime time A25-54 demo and 61% in Total Viewers during May 2008 versus May 2007. Much of that was helped by Countdown with Keith Olbermann , which finished in second place in both categories at 8pmET (FNC's O'Reilly Factor finished first). Also, Hardball with Chris Matthews finished in second place at 7pmET for the month for the first time since February...

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Bud Light's Real Men Of Genius: Chris Matthews Edition (Extreme Mortman)

Sat, 24 May 2008 21:15:45 GMT

Anheuser-Busch launches the latest phase of its ‘Real Men of Genius’ TV commercials. This one’s dedicated to MSNBC's Chris Matthews, host of the Hardball with Chris Matthews Show. Mr. Really, Really, Really Bad Dancer. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bAKp2amjS4

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Entire Keith Olbermann Show Now in Podcast Form (Kevin Burton's Feed Blog)

Thu, 22 May 2008 19:59:41 GMT

How awesome is this. MSNBC has put the ENTIRE Countdown with Keith Olbermann show in podcast form (including video). Click here to subscribe in iTunes. That totally made my day. Now if they can get Hardball with Chris Matthews into podcast form I’ll be totally happy. BTW. I’d pay for this guys! [...]

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No Canada! Collapse gives Russia gold (Russia News Net)

Sun, 18 May 2008 20:27:37 GMT

Jonathan Kay on Kevin James' disastrous appearance on Hardball with Chris Matthews: This is the kind of blowhard who gives conservatives a bad name

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