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The Velveteen Ocelot

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17. Matthews is the TV equivalent of a newspaper op-ed writer

Sat Feb 22, 2020, 12:46 AM

Feb 2020

like most of the talking heads on the cable stations. Since he's not reporting news he's not required to be objective; he's offering an opinion. And you know what they say about opinions - so take it or leave it as exactly what it is, an op-ed.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Bernie Sanders calls out MSNBC over campaign coverage [View all] Julian English Feb 2020 OP

If a woman stuck her finger in a media rep's face spooky3 Feb 2020 #1

Has he been getting lessons from Kellyanne Conway? The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2020 #2

The Hill: Trump called head of Fox News to complain about coverage: report TomCADem Feb 2020 #13

Rec Cha Feb 2020 #39

Yes, unmistakeable similarities. R B Garr Feb 2020 #41

awww Cha Feb 2020 #3

reminds me on another high level elected official who complains of persecution endlessly. nt msongs Feb 2020 #4

Exactly, 'working the refs' and attempting to silence critique radius777 Feb 2020 #20

Grandpa is sure in a bad mood nini Feb 2020 #5

Keep him riled up. HarlanPepper Feb 2020 #10

Exactly nini Feb 2020 #29

I'm sorry but he gets a lot of coverage on CNN and MSNBC and has surrogates and pundits on UniteFightBack Feb 2020 #6

The NY Post gossip page? Cal Carpenter Feb 2020 #7

Sanders' campaign manager Faiz Shakir has said that even Fox News has been "more fair than MSNBC" Julian English Feb 2020 #11

Some folks must think that the way to defeat Trump is to attack Bernie. hay rick Feb 2020 #12

Other folks think the way to defeat Trump is to attack Democrats, equating them with the Republicans Julian English Feb 2020 #15

Attack him with lies from Rupert Murdoch gossip pages Cal Carpenter Feb 2020 #18

Another reason Bernie shouldn't be president. madaboutharry Feb 2020 #8

If you're not angry you're not paying attention, as the wise saying goes. JudyM Feb 2020 #21

Oh, I am angry. madaboutharry Feb 2020 #31

That's not accurate; he wants to root out outsized donor influence that is burning down the planet JudyM Feb 2020 #37

Wow. More and more similarities to the last four years. krissey Feb 2020 #9

i don't know the quality of the Sanders' coverage because i usually change the channel. underthematrix Feb 2020 #14

Chris Matthews in particular is horribly biased against Sanders. Boulevardier Feb 2020 #16

Matthews is the TV equivalent of a newspaper op-ed writer The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2020 #17

CM is 100% correct about Sanders, radius777 Feb 2020 #19

THIS x 1,000,000!! InAbLuEsTaTe Feb 2020 #32

why on earth are we thinking about nominating a cranky old man who yells at clouds? CalFione Feb 2020 #22

Because the current cranky old man who yells at clouds whistler162 Feb 2020 #38

MSNBC has long held the position that each host's opinions are their own. Sloumeau Feb 2020 #23

Too aggressive for my vote Under The Radar Feb 2020 #24

He'd really flip if he'd been frontrunner for almost a year and alternately bashed and dismissed emmaverybo Feb 2020 #25

Bernie expected MSNBC to be his State TV aeromanKC Feb 2020 #26

MSNBC has been slobbering over him. wisteria Feb 2020 #27

Yeah, there have been slobbery moments as well. tavernier Feb 2020 #34

"brownshirt brigade." "cheer executions in Central Park." I'd say he has a right to be pissed off jg10003 Feb 2020 #28

NO SHIT!! But I'm not pissed...just the opposite, because of the "Baseless Bernie Bashing Backlash"! InAbLuEsTaTe Feb 2020 #33

Not gonna happen. tavernier Feb 2020 #35

Thanks, but it IS happening!! As I've been tellin' folks this entire primary season... InAbLuEsTaTe Feb 2020 #36

Isn't that the truth jg! Uncle Joe Feb 2020 #40

I'm glad he has the maturity we need in a president DarthDem Feb 2020 #30

Another victim of unfair media coverage dalton99a Feb 2020 #42