Happy Pride! MSNBC Promotes Homophobic Blogger to Replace Misogynist Creep

Anti-Semite, serial fabulist snubbed

Andrew Stiles
July 1, 2020 5:00 AM

MSNBC is no stranger to controversy. Nevertheless, the decision to mark the end of Pride Month by promoting a former homophobic blogger was unusually transgressive even for the middling left-wing network.

The Thrill Is Gone: The Best of Chris Matthews

David Rutz
March 3, 2020 2:45 PM

We look back on some of the thrilling highlights of MSNBC host Chris Matthews, who stepped down as the host of Hardball Monday after a career dominated by shouting, Obama-loving, and hawk-denouncing.

Chris Matthews Ousted in Disgrace as Netanyahu Triumphs Again

Creepy Hardball host once compared Israeli PM to dictators Putin, Erdoğan

Andrew Stiles
March 3, 2020 2:30 PM

Longtime MSNBC anchor Chris Matthews, who once included Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu on a list of "bad guys" along with Russia's Vladimir Putin and Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan, announced his "retirement" from the network on Monday.

Chris Matthews Confuses Tim Scott and Jaime Harrison

Graham Piro
February 28, 2020 9:33 PM

MSNBC anchor Chris Matthews on Friday confused Sen. Tim Scott (R., S.C.) with Jaime Harrison, a Democrat running to challenge Sen. Lindsey Graham (R., S.C.) for his Senate seat.

Chris Matthews: Sanders Could Lose 49 States as the Dem Nominee

Cameron Cawthorne
February 18, 2020 7:10 PM

MSNBC anchor Chris Matthews on Tuesday scolded the Democratic presidential field for attempting to pander to Sen. Bernie Sanders's (I., Vt.) supporters instead of attacking his “self-declared socialism” and challenging his ability to pass Medicare for All.

Chris Matthews Calls Out Biden for Avoiding Media Interviews

'You've been hiding from us,' Matthews tells Biden adviser

Graham Piro
February 7, 2020 9:07 PM

MSNBC anchor Chris Matthews called out Joe Biden's senior campaign adviser Symone Sanders for the former vice president's avoidance of Sunday news interviews.

Chris Matthews Compares GOP Applause During SOTU to North Koreans Praising Dear Leader

Graham Piro
February 6, 2020 8:32 PM

MSNBC anchor Chris Matthews compared Republican lawmakers applauding President Donald Trump’s State of the Union to North Koreans praising their dictator.

Chris Matthews: Romney Speech Made Me ‘Romantic About Politics’ Again

Cameron Cawthorne
February 5, 2020 11:00 PM

MSNBC anchor Chris Matthews on Wednesday gushed over Sen. Mitt Romney's (R., Utah) floor speech about voting to remove President Donald Trump from office.

Chris Matthews Floats Adam Schiff as Possible 2020 Dem Nominee

Elizabeth Matamoros
February 5, 2020 1:55 PM

As establishment Democrats grow wary of a Sen. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) nomination, MSNBC anchor Chris Matthews raised the possibility of Rep. Adam Schiff (D., Calif.) emerging as the Democratic nominee during a contested convention.

MSNBC Anchor Says Netanyahu is One of the World’s ‘Bad Guys,’ Puts Jewish Leader in List With Putin

Brent Scher
February 4, 2020 9:20 PM

MSNBC host Chris Matthews said Israel's longtime prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu was one of the world's "bad guys," lumping him in with brutal dictators such as Russia's Vladimir Putin and Turkey's Recep Erdoğan.