Posted on 03/12/2016 8:17:39 AM PST by DogByte6RER
Chris Matthews at Center of NBC’s Latest News Scandal
MSNBC “Hardball” host Chris Matthews isn’t much for keeping his promises of transparency when it involves political contributions to his wife’s congressional campaign.
Last June, the blabbermouth commentator insisted on his show that he would be “transparent and fair in our coverage” after his wife, Kathleen, announced that she was running as a Democrat for the open seat in Maryland’s 8th District.
Since then, Kathleen Matthews, a former news anchor and Marriott exec, has received a total of $79,050 in campaign contributions from prominent former and current politicians featured on her husband’s long-running cable-news show.
“As a journalist, I also know how important it is to respect certain boundaries on my support for her both in my public role and here on MSNBC,” her husband said on his program.
“And while most of you know that our show doesn’t typically cover congressional races, I will continue to fully disclose my relationship with her as part of MSNBC’s commitment to being transparent and fair in our coverage,” added Matthews.
But Matthews, who has made glowing references to Kathleen on his show without mentioning her campaign, hasn’t uttered a word about the contributions his 62-year-old wife has received from his TV guests.
The revelation is another black eye for NBC, which bounced Brian Williams as anchor of the network news last year and dispatched him to MSNBC after he fabricated details of stories he covered.
The Intercept, which broke the story of the “Hardball” campaign connection Friday, compiled a laundry list of questionable donations. It showed some political heavyweights making contributions just before or after their appearances on the show.
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estrogen power!
:-/
Or maybe it comes along with that funny tingling feeling Chris gets every now and then in his leg....
Chris Matthews is married???? To a female??????
Whodathunkit....
Hillary Clinton gave her a lot of money....now you know where this is going.....
A Profiles in Courage Award?
They lie to themselves.
“How do these people think they can just resist temptation when they get into situations like this?”
Why do you think they would resist anything, rather than just be setting up a “pay to play” scheme?
Maryland “Freak State” PING!
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