Chris Matthews: Politico is a news conduit for Dick Cheney

[kpete]

Run time: 01:52 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mhuw0iJfiL8   Posted on YouTube: January 04, 2010 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: January 05, 2010 By DU Member: kpete Views on DU: 2101

 
Does Cheney “have a thing with Politico?” MSNBC’s Chris Matthews asked Politico’s Jonathan Martin today on Hardball. “He uses you like he’d use Drudge or somebody,” Matthews charged. A stunned Martin had no response for why Cheney has been so willing to give Politico “exclusives.” “You’d have to ask the Vice President, Chris,” Martin responded, “I’m not sure.” Matthews kept pressing the issue:

MATTHEWS: I mean, he’s got his own news conduit.

MARTIN: You know, we aggressively report on both sides.

MATTHEWS: It’s not reporting. He feeds you this stuff. … I do like Politico. He’s feeding you guys this crap. <...>

What’s he call up and say? “I got a hot one for you, Jon. Can you take — what’s your email address?” Is that what he does?

more:
http://thinkprogress.org/2010/01/04/matthews-on-politico/

[Cha]

1. The good tweety.

It must be obvious or why would he be so adamant?

Not surprised 'cause I have my own view of politico.

[SaveOurDemocracy]

2. LOL ... Jon appeared a bit PO'd by the end. GOOD! n/t

[shoopnyc]

3. This was the million dollar question...

...and he asked it!
He normally is such a dim bulb but he finally asked for some truth with this obvious question...

[whathehell]

4. Yes, I enjoyed that!

[Grassy Knoll]

5. Eh... Jon ?

[greiner3]

6. The exchange made me smile;

And I had a colonoscopy 9 hours ago.

[LaPera]

7. I've been saying it for month's "Politico" is a thinly disguised republican tool - Slimy fucks

in my book!

And idiot democrats & progressives keep quoting and believing the stories and polls put out by the very partisan Politico, this includes MSNBC shows, Huffington Post, DU and others who continue to pretend Politico is non-partisan....there is very little difference than Newsmax in content.

[JDPriestly]

12. When it is posted on DU, I generally ignore it.

[Dinger]

8. K & R. Delicious

And correct!

[BetterThanNoSN]

9. hmmm..

Lest we forget, wasn't it Bush toadie Mike Allen riding aound on Air Force One?

[hmorehead]

10. It would mean a lot more if tweety hadn't been so pro Bush 6-7 years ago.

[JDPriestly]

11. Good catch, Tweety.

Politico is full of -- Rove wannabes.

[CTyankee]

16. Do you think Tweety is catching on?

Do you think he might entertain some thoughts about a connection of Cheney to the failed bomb attack?

[ljm2002]

13. Ha ha ha, that was really fun to watch!

That Politico boob looked like he'd been sucker punched.

[Vermontgrown]

14. The saddest thing is

This creep has an outlet for anything he has to say.

[Cosmocat]

15. Have you EVERY heard "controversial" ...

in the same sentence as Dick Cheney ...

THIS is how the MSM does it ... Al Gore was defined, and this definition carried out by the MSM, as "arrogant" "geeky" "a liar" ... Every mention of Al Gore came with one of these adjectives ...

Hillary Clinton, up until it was clear BO was going to win the primary and the right wing suddenly love her, was always characterized as "divisive."

Cheney is by far the most seditious scumbag ex VP or president this country has seen, and it is not even close, and the media gives him a blank forum for his every word, with no negative defining adjectives, and at worst some sort of half positive twist to him - the tough ex VP or whatever ...

Politico, like Russert when he was in office, just Cheney's go to organization to get the initial word out, but make no mistake, the MSM as a whole is on board with giving him a platform to relentlessly tear down this president ...