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Chris Matthews just retired on the air

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Jake from State Farm, Mar 2, 2020.

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  1. melock

    melock Well-Known Member


     
    melock, Mar 2, 2020
    #25
  2. Regan MacNeil

    Regan MacNeil Well-Known Member

    There's no way Kornacki didn't know.

    This was NBC telling Matthews "You can have a couple minutes to say you're retiring. Or we'll fire your ass."
     
    Regan MacNeil, Mar 2, 2020
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  3. 3_Octave_Fart

    3_Octave_Fart Well-Known Member

    I've been around the block but never seen anyone fired while on assignment.
     
    3_Octave_Fart, Mar 2, 2020
    #27
  4. maumann

    maumann Well-Known Member

    I've been fired twice just before I was scheduled for my shift, but never in the middle of one.

    My favorite was the radio station's general manager, asking me to join him for breakfast on a Friday morning, when I was supposed to be doing morning drive newscasts. Apparently my replacement was already on the air by the time we got seated. And I ordered the most expensive thing at Denny's that day.
     
    maumann, Mar 2, 2020
    #28
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  5. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    That was absurd. The suits knew what was coming. You bring people in and tell them on the QT and prepare them. Unless it was a total ambush by Matthews. But still. You don't let that happen.
     
    MileHigh, Mar 2, 2020
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  6. Tweener

    Tweener Well-Known Member

    Chris Matthews deserved this but he’s had an absolutely brutal little stretch here, man.
     
    Tweener, Mar 3, 2020
    #30
  7. DanOregon

    DanOregon Well-Known Member

    DanOregon, Mar 3, 2020
    #31
  8. Jake from State Farm

    Jake from State Farm Well-Known Member

    Jake from State Farm, Mar 3, 2020
    #32
  9. Azrael

    Azrael Well-Known Member

    Never understood why anyone anywhere would would watch a program like this.
     
    Azrael, Mar 3, 2020
    #33
  10. Alma

    Alma Well-Known Member

    Hardball? Agreed.

    But I'm not gonna sit here and pretend I didn't like Keith Olbermann's Worst People in the World. Or that I didn't like Olbermann's show at times. Talent is talent. Outside of the Trump era - where I think Maddow has stunk, hopelessly addicted to Russiagate - Maddow is a good watch, too.

    I struggled to discern what Matthews' talent was, exactly. Grating on others?
     
    Alma, Mar 3, 2020
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  11. 3_Octave_Fart

    3_Octave_Fart Well-Known Member

    Matthews has a terrible voice, occasionally irascible on his own program.
    Self-styled Philly candor that grew tired two or three election cycles ago.
    I am not sure what he brought to the table either.
     
    3_Octave_Fart, Mar 3, 2020
    #35
  12. justgladtobehere

    justgladtobehere Well-Known Member

    After reading the GQ article, I'm stunned he lasted this long.

    Like Warren, I Had My Own Sexist Run-In with Chris Matthews

    My surprise has nothing to do with the off-air harassment or people not coming forward. After #metoo, I'm stunned that his comments about and attitudes towards women that were on air never got him in trouble.
     
    justgladtobehere, Mar 3, 2020
    #36
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