Andrea Mitchell: No Bias at NBC, CBS or ABC, Matthews Not a Liberal

NewsBusters ^ | Mark Finkelstein

[governsleastgovernsbest]

It was hard to tell what was making Andrea Mitchell angrier: Bill O'Reilly's assertions that NBC has a liberal bias, or his repeated and perhaps ungentlemanly references to the lady's "30 years" of experience. In any case, the look on Andrea's face was unmistakable: she was not the happiest of campers.

Mitchell appeared on this evening's Factor for purposes of touting her new book. But kudos to O'Reilly for taking the occasion to directly confront a leading NBC light with the network's undeniable leftward tilt - which Mitchell proceeded to flatly deny.

This is must-see video, which you can see here, but let me entice you with these two tidbits.

Mitchell on Chris Matthews: "I don't think he's a liberal thinker."

And later: "I don't feel there is bias in what we do at NBC News. And I don't think there's bias in CBS or ABC."

With due respect to Mitchell, whose scrappiness I admire, if someone won't admit that Chris Matthews is liberal, why should we believe her when she tells us it's raining?

Contact Mark at mark@gunhill.net

[governsleastgovernsbest]

No-bias-at-NBC ping to Today show list.

[Parley Baer]

Bwahahahahahahahahahahaha. Hard to know when you are one of them.

[Howlin]

She was NOT a happy woman and she stumbled quite a few times in her replies.

He nailed her.

[keepitreal]

Mitchell on Chris Matthews: "I don't think he's a liberal thinker."


Oh dumb me. I thought she said "I don't think he's a ...thinker."

[operation clinton cleanup]

Mitchell on Chris Matthews: "I don't think he's a liberal thinker."

I agree... just a liberal.

[Txsleuth]

HOOO-RAY!!!

That is a remarkable interview...both her "performance" and lies....and Bill's "performance" and groveling.

[Txsleuth]

You have GOT to watch the video of this!!! LOL

[misterrob]

Oh, working for Carter and Tip O'Neil makes him a moderate

[CharacterCounts]

"liberal thinker."

That is an oxymoron.

[Anti-Bubba182]

I saw that segment and it was hard to believe. If Andrea Mitchell truly believes Matthews is not a liberal she is stupid. I don't think she is stupid so that leaves liar.

[OldFriend]

That lamebrain, Jane Hall made the same comment on O'Reilly last evening. That there is no liberal bias on the networks.

It was funny to watch Bernie Goldberg's face while she was blabbing away.

[coop223]

Chris Mathews not a liberal!
Matthews has worked for four Democratic politicians. He was a presidential speechwriter for four years during the administration of Jimmy Carter. He served as a top aide to long-time Speaker of the House of Representatives Tip O'Neill for six years. He worked in the U.S. Senate for five years on the staffs of Senators Frank Moss and Edmund Muskie before losing to Pennsylvania Congressman Joshua Eilberg in a U.S. House of Representatives Democratic primary in 1974.

[motherof 3]

I love that Andrea is selling her book so she has to come on Fox. O'Reilly plays Brokow's bias remarks. Then, Andrea says that we did not hear the bias that we in fact just heard.

[The_Media_never_lie]

Wow, I surely am glad Bill appologized, this was not a contest. She should have yielded the point and moved on, instead, she defended the indefensible.

[roses of sharon]

Why admit it? It would defeat her/their purpose in deception of the public.

[PISANO]

I would bet the FARM that, if asked, Ms. Mitchell would describe FNC as a right wing leaning network with an OBVIOUS conservative bias!!

[HawaiianGecko]

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Mitchell on Chris Matthews: "I don't think he's a liberal thinker."

Giving Andrea the benefit of the doubt and assuming that statement is true requires Matthews is either not a liberal or not a thinker.  It doesn't take much though to figure that one out.

[Howlin]

He did grovel at the end; I thought he might lick her hand.

[curmudgeonII]

Andrea doesn't have 30 years experience.
She has one year's experience 30 times.