Dan Abrams confronts Fox accusations against Chris Matthews

[801liveable]

HEY, BRITT OR BRETT, WHATEVER. WHO GOT RID OF BIN LADEN AND KHADAFFI?..NO GRIP ON TERRORISTS?

[FancyFeast3]

You guys should stay away from this stuff and pick up a guitar or read a book. Play a video game, seriously. A video game is more likely better than this filth. Anything besides this mind numbing lie fest. Don't be democratic, don't be republican, be a human with a logical viewpoint.

[dewerbylhserf]

MSNBC toll this guy to get lost. LOLOLO

[xadam2dudex]

FOX fake news is a terrorist organization and the US gestapo needs to do something constructive and shut FOX down, arrest all their employees and put em on trial for treason...throw Rupert Murdoch in jail without a trial ( they can do that now it's ok )

[kcozgrove]

Ok you fuckin republicans, here's the deal. CNN and msnbc are more democratic in their view. Fox news IS a republican channel. BUT they are the channel that boast s "fair and balanced". If your gonna say it, be it. From the morning shows to the nite shows it's 90% GOP views.

[STILLNAKEDBULLWINKLE]

dan is cancelled but fox is number one still........LOLOLOL

[johnnyappleseedism]

omg, run everybody! run for your life! the communists are trying to kill us! oops, i mean the terrorist are trying to kill us! run for your life and give up your rights. your government will keep you safe, it will just cost ALOT of money.

[johnnyappleseedism]

you disagree msnbc? you believe in terrorists? shame on you.

[Ladiestreat]

I think most conservatives want "news" that in no way contradicts what they believe in. Conservatives believe we all should live in a Christian bubble where all muslims are terrorists and plan to kill every American. Conservatives want to be told that all democrats are communist and that Obama is the reincarnation of Adolph Hitler.

[johnnyappleseedism]

if you think that msnbc and cnn are fair and balanced, you're naive. they are ALL BIASED. They are ALL OPINIONATED and ONE SIDED. haven't people figure out that left/right doesn't matter. obama and bush have had the exact same policies. OMG wake up.

[johnnyappleseedism]

conservatives believe in small government, thats it. has nothing to do w/ morals, taxes, or rights. all other debates should not be drawn upon party lines, but they are. thats why all the fighting over nothing when we got REAL problems.

[Catamount1980]

Hey Dan...look at the ratings:  Scoreboard buddy!

[GstateBALLER925]

what do the ratings have to do with anything on this video? good one, buddy.

[jensen1901]

MSNBC's entire 3 hour morning block is run by conservatives (Joe Scarbouough, Mika and Pat Bucannan on "Morning Joe.") Where is Fox's "Fair & Balanced" democratic show?

They fired Colmes because Hannity cried that Alan was making too much sense.

[jnthnlck]

Well said! and before Morning Joe, it was Imus in the Morning. They've also had Michael Savage, as well as Carlson. CNN also has a well-rounded group representing both liberal and conservative views. But what about Fox News, the "fair and balanced network for the GOP??"

[mastgrr]

The only liberal show on Fox right now is Shep Smith, and that's a straight-forward news show. Doesn't that say anything?

[jensen1901]

Yes it says that Shep is getting fired as soon as his contract is up. There's a big difference between MSNBC seeking out a conservative voice and giving that voice a prominent platform and Fox News hiring an anchor they thought was a "good team player" who then slowly turned away from the GOP and now is a not so secret Fox News programming hater.

[johnnyappleseedism]

sheppard smith is still a liar, even if he leaves fox.

[STILLNAKEDBULLWINKLE]

@jensen1901 Mike is a liberal so Joe's show is a conservative, Joe, and cohosted with Mika, a liberal. Pat Buchannan does not run the show but appears as a guest. I watched this morning and there was no Pat. They rotate guests in of all kinds so you summary is incorrect. Where is the dominant liberal show on Fox? Well, there is no dominant conservative show on msnbc unless you refer to Chris, Dan, Keith, Lawrence, and others. You want a liberal in the morning of fox? Go for Greta at six, LOL

[chrisgalizia]

Its amazing to see the posts about msnbc or chris mathews being biased. Somone please show me a clip of fox news EVER not showing the republicans as great and the dems as evil. While Matrhews sometimes does lets his personal ploitics slip throughj his questions fox news doesent even try to hide the FACT that they are a right wing propaganda machine.

[mastgrr]

MSNBC doesnt deny it has a very liberal prime time line up. But Fox claims every day theyre fair and balanced, however MSNBC doesnt do that.

[H0VA]

You could say the same thing for MSNBC being a left wing propaganda machine so why the hell you picking on FOX? And any other network and the media is CLEARLY on the side of the democrats. So you get mad at the one network that is republican when every other one is liberal? Give me a fuckin' break.

[kerel84]

well lets c here: the MSNBC was actually created to counteract FOX News so i think they know they spread liberal propaganda. but they're reporting on republican politicians (the most interesting bunch of lawyers I've ever seen) and other networks are run by college graduates which is probably y they are more lenient on democratic policy

[H0VA]

Wrong again kerel 84. Let us look at the launch dates for both shall we? MSNBC : July 15, 1996 and Fox News was launched in : October 7, 1996

so nice try trying to spread MORE lies about Fox News. So how the HELL can they counteract Fox if they were out first... this just proves MSNBC are a bunch of liberal blowhards. Just admit you love listening to the lies Olbermann spews on a nightly basis.

[randomass171]

that is when it doesn't benefit them or their lousy ass party

[novabuffalo]

Well ... after these view months, guess we know exactly where Mr Matthews stands now. He has stated he will do everything within is power to assist Pres O in being successful. Interesting, beleive Pres B would have liked that as well.

[Che0bama]

Dan Abrams = Pussy Jew BITCH!

[WorldBFree2006]

Che0bama= anti-semetic closet case who should do the world a favor and jump off a bridge!

[businessbmw]

dan was so much better than the lesbo rachel meddows!

[flodessel]

omg, I CAN NOT STAND HER (HIM, IT)

her sarcasm and know-it-all behaviour made me quit watching MSNBC

Hey what happened to Dan Abrams?

'haven't seen him for a long time

He's cool.

[businessbmw]

rachel took his spot, dan was mad cool !

i still watch morning joe, chris matt, david greg...

[flodessel]

thanks, businessbmw

[straygypsy]

Isn't Mathews the dickhead that claimed to get "Tingiling feelings" up his legs when Obama talks?

[crapht]

i want to have his babies

[mikeypx82]

Fox News is on the RNC's ballsack!

[BigNuthin]

And MSNBC is up the Democrat party's asshole

[kittyhrtslakers]

LOL! Go Dan Abrams! It's nice to see someone call out those disgusting, lying, hypocritical, scumbags over at Fox news!

[paulino89]

Thats why he is gone from MSDNC since he didn't toe the line with "Big-foot" Olberman so he is gone. See ya buddy you are a stupid mistake that should have never been born, even if it took a late term abortion.

[peddler66]

Crooks and Liars...what a shame media watch group...fucking liberals

[capitolguy106]

LOL. To accuse Fox of putting forth the conservative view is a joke. They balance out the rest of the liberal media. This idiot says Republicans have had Fox since 1996? The Democrats have had the remainder of the mainstream media since the 1930s. The rest of hte media is pissed that Fox shows both sides of an issue. They only wish Fox could be as intolerant and hateful as they are. MSNBC should be called al-MSNBC.

[zOrigin]

Fox shows both sides of an issue.... True Comedy - Great joke

[Quoc3]

Wow. How much crack have you been smoking Capitolguy106?

[capitolguy106]

Nothing. What's your problem? Apparenly you prefer the "All Obama All The Time Network", aka NBC. The problem with you intolerant liberals is you just can't take the fact that you no longer control the free flow of information. Deal with it. Try putting down your MJ pipe before you post.  "Liberalism is a mental illness" - Michael Savage.

[Quoc3]

Yeah, fascism is a left-wing thing right, numbnuts?

[whitedane]

Well said! The rest of the media is also pissed cause Fox is the most popular and take over 40% of the media sponsers:) They dont understand why ppl watch, we just like to see an unliberal slant to news. Canada finally allowed Fox on tv, lol, we wernt allowed to see it as it was deamed innapropriat veiwing...real unbiased.

[Quoc3]

Hey it's popular because all the dumb people in the country have to watch SOMETHING. I mean, just because Nascar and WWE is popular doesn't mean that the audience members aren't ignoramuses. And I'm sure Fox News is laughing all the way to the bank with their money from geniuses like you.

[whitedane]

Really, and what makes you think your smarter than I am? You dont even have commen sense,lol. You cant see that the "regular" media is all liberally biased, because your probably a liberal. Liberals also think the rest of humanity is "dumb" and they need to tell them what to think and do. Well, your not smart, most ppl arent "dumb" and you need to open your eyes and think for yourself for once. As for the bank, they should be laughing...they have liberals like you watching just to bitch.

[Quoc3]

Well, at least I'm smart enough to know the difference between "you're" and "your." I think that at least shows that I'm a high school grad. What about you?

But yeah, I actually have "opened" my eyes. I'm a formerly registered Republican that's voting Obama this year.

[whitedane]

lol, so I spelled a word wrong. Im a terrible typer and cant be botherd to spell check:) I hate to burst your bubble but if your voting Oboma your an idiot. McCains not much better but Oboma will ruin the nation. Obomas worse than your average liberal. Look at his forign policies alone. Thankfully their arnt alot of morons like you out there:)

[Quoc3]

Seriously, do you even know WHEN to use "you're?" Otherwise you can't be calling me a moron when you can't master elementary school level word usage. Or at least master that ever so tricky "keyboard."

[whitedane]

I read books. You know...books? Not google. Not facebook. I don't use a computer much. As for education...I have years of university, I have my own buisness. There is more intelligence than the ability to type well. You are showing yours by your lack of knowledge of world politics. You can't defend your position so you attack my spelling and typing? Real mature dear.

[Quoc3]

Comic books don't count. And typically it only takes four years to finish out a bachelors, so it's not the number of "years" you're in university, but what you learned from it.

But yeah, you should try to use that "Google" sometime... you can link yourself to some very interesting information about "world politics." And it might be a little more up to date than, say, a book.

[whitedane]

comic books? Well, my son reads them :) You should try some Ayn Rand or mabey read about Churchill sometime. Its a better read than your marxism. As for what you learn in universily...looks like you need to go back to get your monies worth.

[Quoc3]

Wow. You're kind of a waste of time, aren't you? Talking with you is like talking to some kind of right-wing slogan dispenser.

[dweeze4444]

FOX is the reason why America is full of mindless uninformed voters. Do your own research b4 you run your mouth you fuckin right wing turds. FOX "news" is propaganda.

[whitedane]

Conservatives have Fox but liberals have everyone else. Its about time we had a voice:)

[Quoc3]

Awesome! Now ignorance has a voice, and it's name is "Misinformation."

[whitedane]

The truth hurts, eh:)

[Quoc3]

Speaking from experience?

[GstateBALLER925]

i hate how people complain about keith olbermann anchoring msnbc political coverage but its all good and well that brit hume can anchor fox's political coverage. sad thing is hume has written columns for the weekly standard, which is a very conservative magazine. olbermann writes on blogs for the daily kos, which is very liberal, but that is an internet site. the weekly standard is a magazine that people read all over the country. come on.

[capodecapo13]

Fox is FINALLY revealed! I've programmed my tv to skip Fox News. Fox(sucks) is the Dark Side of the force! Thanks Dan Abrams or shall I say Luke!

[GstateBALLER925]

the fox and friends hosts and brit hume are an embarassment, not to mention most of the rest of fox news.

[ednan9]

fox sucks!

[groenhagen]

According to Dan Abrams, the GOP has had Fox News and Bill O'Reilly in its back pocket since 1996.

I don't think that's true, but I do believe the Democrats have Abrams, Chris Matthews, and Keith Olbermann right between their front pockets.

[DixonB]

If you don't think that Abrams claims with regard to Fox are not true then you have not done your research into Fox.

[groenhagen]

Sorry, I don't get my talking points from Media Matters. The group's CEO and president is a discredited journalist and admitted liar. If you want to see collusion between a political party and the media, see ABC News, which hired George Stephanopolous, a Clinton operative, as an objective journalist, NBC News, which hired Mario Cuomo operative Tim Russert as a journalist, or MSNBC, which has Carter and Tip O'Neill operative Chris Matthews moderating a GOP debate.

[DixonB]

...and Chris Matthews, who voted for George Bush in 2000 and 2004? I have a few questions. Who is President of the Fox News Channel and what is his political background? Also, Tucker Carlson and Joe Scarborough are both conservatives, and both have shows on MSNBC. Which liberals have their own show on Fox?

[groenhagen]

If you think Chris Matthews voted for George W. Bush, I have a bridge in Brooklyn to sell you. Tucker Carlson and Joe Scarborough's shows on MSNBS are quite different from George Stephanopoulos and Tim Russert's programs. You'll never see Carlson or Scarborough moderating debates. As far as liberals on Fox, Alan Colmes shares a program with Sean Hannity. Liberals Geralso Rivera and Greta Sustern have their own shows on Fox.

[DixonB]

Geraldo is a libertarian, quite distinct from a liberal. And, whilst it's conceivable that Greta is a liberal, she certainly spends little time talking politics compared to the time she spends solving crime. And the less said about the outrageously biased Hannity and Colmes the better. And who moderates Fox GOP debates? Brit Hume, who on Sundays morphs into a right wing pundit and who even Bill O'Reilly has admitted to being a conservative.

[groenhagen]

Anyone who watched Rivera's MSNBC show during the Lewinsky story knows he is a liberal. In addition, he said if he ever met Michelle Malkin he would spit on her because of her opposition to illiegal immigration. Greta does not solves crimes. Brit Hume has a very long and distinguished career as a reporter. Unlike Stephanopolous, Matthews, and Russert, he was not a political operative first.

[groenhagen]

Also note that the extremely liberal Keith Olbermann (a Media Matters myrmidon) has participated in Democrat debates. You cannot name a conservative counterpart who has done the same thing.

Also, in the clip of Hume that the sissy Abrams played in this clip, Hume made a completely accurate observation. Making a statement that is based on a fact does not mean that he was not playing it down the middle. Out of all the hours Hume has been on TV, this is all Abrams could find?

[DixonB]

The length of Hume's career is irrelevent, he is an ardent conservative who has found his home on Fox, and partakes in the GOP debates. Abrams could indeed have found something stronger, such as Hume's comments on Murtha or his California/Iraq comparisons. Greta's show is one about crime, not like those of the network's right wing pundits. That includes O'Reilly, Hannity, Gibson, Cavuto, Hume, Beltway Boys, Forbes and the Wall Street eds. I'm still waiting for a short bio of Roger Ailes?

[groenhagen]

For every Ailes you note, I can note two Ted Turners. I wouldn't call O'Reilly a conservative. He has very liberal views on illegal immigration, global warming, etc. Morton Kondrake of the Beltway Boys is clearly a liberal. That's the difference between Fox and the liberal cable channels MSNBC and CNN. Shows such as Hannity & Colmes and the Beltway Boys offer both sides. And Fox News does not regurgitate Media Matters press releases without questioning the group's bias.

[DixonB]

Of all your claims so far, those are the most absurd. Have you not seen O'Reilly's confrontation with Geraldo on illegal immigration? O'Reilly is far closer to Malkin than Geraldo. He has some views that are more liberal, but how often does he propagate them on the 'no spin zone'? Kondrake (sic) too, is, at best, a moderate republican. You need to look a little deeper than you are at the kind of guests that H&C have on, and how they present their debates to understand the bias at play.

[groenhagen]

O'Reilly has stated that if he were a Mexican citizen, he would try to come to the U.S. illegally to work. On this, and many other issues, he is nowhere near the conservative side. Only a far-left liberal would consider Morton Kondracke a "moderate Democrat." H&C is an opinion-driven program. Of course, you'll find bias there. Your equating such a program with Meet the Press or This Week is extremely dishonest.

[DixonB]

You misunderstand my point on H&C. You implied that it 'offers both sides'. I'm telling you that, if it does, it does so in an extremely one-sided manner, using guests and stories that always have Colmes on the back foot. As regards O'Reilly, he did say that, but only as a sympathetic precursor to his otherwise very right wing plan (details of which are available). Why else do you think he consistently highlights crime involving illegals? To drive up fear and resentment amongst the population.

[groenhagen]

Of course Colmes is always "on the back foot." If you have a conservative and a liberal together, the conservative will usually have the stronger case. This is why the old Capital Gang on CNN always had the liberals outnumber the conservatives 3-2 (and the conservatives still usually had the upper hand).

O'Reilly has a "right wing plan"? The only plan I have seen is the one to get more viewers than CNN and the Media Matters myrmidon Olbermann. That plan has been a huge success.

[DixonB]

Your first paragraph suggests that you can no longer sustain your side of the argument and are therefore simply falling back on a rather infantile 'conservatives are better than liberals' argument. And whilst your second paragraph is little improvement, as a follower of the ratings you will surely be aware that the tables are beginning to turn on O'Reilly.

[groenhagen]

I'm still waiting for you to try to support your side of the argument. You have yet to acknowledge that an opinion-driven show such as H&C is very different from This Week and Meet the Press, which have former Democrat operatives as moderators.

[DixonB]

It is wrong to equate Meet the Press and This Week with H&C. That H&C is opinion-driven, however, does not make it right that Hannity is given advantages by the guests and stories selected for discussion. Nor that all of the opinion-driven shows on Fox are driven by right-wing voices. Unfortunately, even FNS, Fox's version of MTP and TW, is driven by a right-wing talking points robot. That he is not a former political operative makes it acceptable for him to be such with immunity in some eyes.

[groenhagen]

Ridiculous. Chris Wallace is no right winger. And Fox News Sunday has both conservatives and liberals on its roundtable. This Week has just George Will and Meet the Press rarely has a conservative on its roundtable.

[DixonB]

Minds will not be changed on the point of Chris Wallace. What is shocking is that you are keen to focus on the political backgrounds of individual hosts, whilst overlooking that the man driving the whole operation at Fox has a history of working for the republicans. You wish to equate him with Turner, give me the latter's history of democrat consultancy.

[groenhagen]

I believe Roger Ailes was hired more for his competence than his politics. He was the media consultant for several successful GOP candidates. He used those same skills to build Fox News to the top-rated cable channel. Ted Turner, on the other hand, make no secrets about his political leanings. He even created "Captain Planet" to indoctrinate children with the liberal ideology.

[DixonB]

What a joke. You think if he had been a democratic consultant he would still have been hired for his media competence? You continue to apply double standards to presenters and presidents, I note.

[groenhagen]

I think you have presented a scenario that would be oxymoronic. There's a reason why someone like Bob Shrum has not been in charge of a cable network.

[DixonB]

Your avoidance of the question has been noted.

[groenhagen]

I answered the question.

[rifleman522]

He would be much more likely to be hired if he WAS a democratic consultant rather than a GOP consultant. The mass media is liberal biased by a HUGE proportion.

[rifleman522]

How are all the opinion driven shows driven by right wing voices?

H&C has equal time for both Hannity and Colmes to present their opinions and guests, which always allows liberal and conservative voice.

O'Reilly is an independent and allows both sides of the arguement as well.

Geraldo Rivera and Greta Van Susteran are BOTH left wing and allow both sides of the arguement.

The problem is you want the media to be controlled by the left wing such as all the other major news networks.

[DixonB]

Hannity, at the beginning of the show a few nights back: "H & C - It's the show that no conservative should miss!" You need to look not only at the time afforded to both sides, but the topics selected for coverage. We have, for example, seen segments on the Obama/Farrakhan situation, why are we seeing nothing about John Hagee? O'Reilly was a registered Republican, and shouts down opponents (and why MRC but no Media Matters guests?); Van Susteran inserts nothing of her politics into her shows.

[rifleman522]

It is YOU who should be looking at the time afforded, because it is absolutely fair. Hagee is NOT McCain's pastor nor does he support Hagee's views. Obama, on the other hand, has refused to make any statements denouncing his pastor's extremely racist beliefs. Hagee vs. Obama's pastor is weak by comparison. O'Reilly shouts down far left wacko liberals. Only wacko liberals have a problem with this. MM have been invited many times to O'Reilly,but it appears they lack intestinal fortitude.

[DixonB]

You have this all wrong; David Brock has asked to be invited on to the Factor, but has been refused. On the other point; McCain actively sought the endorsement of Hagee and has weakly added that he does not agree with all that he says. The key point, relating to this discussion, is that the issue receives virtually no attention on "Fair and Balanced" Fox, whereas Sean InsHannity regularly attacks Obama for other people's comments. Also, I'm eagerly awaiting "Colmes' America".

[rifleman522]

Van Susteren is an admitted liberal however. Good for her about not inserting politics in her show. I guess she realizes liberals get their ass kicked on a nightly basis. She does show her liberal bias with the legal system however.

[rifleman522]

Don't blame Colmes because he is always on his backfoot. The fact is liberals most always lose their argument, no matter who they are.

[rifleman522]

Ahh...but you FAIL to point out that O'Reilly highlights crime whether it involves illegals OR LEGALS.

[DixonB]

Are you suffering a meltdown here? Your points are bizarre, usually false, and very disorganised.

[rifleman522]

No meltdown here. I guess that is hard for you to understand since you only see through biased eyes.

Which of my points are bizzare?

Which are false?

Which are disorganized?

[DixonB]

All that nonsense about O'reilly - I said nothing of his crime coverage, though if you'd like me to, I'd be glad to point out his psychotic attention to any crime involving an illegal alien.

[rifleman522]

I quote from one of your previous posts about O'Reilly...."Why else do you think he consistently highlights crime involving illegals?"

Your words, not mine.

BTW, ya think just maybe..just maybe, he points out crime involving illegal aliens because they are here......ILLEGALY???...and that those crimes would NOT have been committed in the first place if they were NOT here?

[DixonB]

I didn't know you were anally researching everything I had written and randomly selecting points to argue. The stupidity of O'Reilly and, let's be frank, you, is in making a connection between the illegality of the aliens' presence and their susceptibility to commiting crimes once here. Illegals do not commit crimes at a high rate by any means. It's that inability to see the forest for the trees that underpins so much of O'Reilly's thinking.

[rifleman522]

Don't flatter yourself into believing I was "researching" your comments. When I come across a comment that warrants a reply then I do so. The stupidity of YOU, is in attempting to make the connection between O'Reilly rightfully believing that coming into this country ILLEGALLY is WRONG, and that the crime rate of illegals is high. He is saying nothing of the sort. He is simply saying those crimes would not have been committed IN THE FIRST PLACE had laws been enforced and illegals were not here.

[DixonB]

Oh dear - you have proved yourself incapable of anything but the most shallow of political thought, and have entirely missed the point that I was making. It is easy to understand why you are an O'Reilly fan.

[rifleman522]

Is that the best you can do? Another typical liberal response with typical spin. I have not missed your so called "point". I have done just the opposite and pointed out the stupidity of it.

I never said I was an O'Reilly "fan."

You are totally incapable of understanding anything.

[rifleman522]

You only see the right wing "bias" because you are obviously left wing and only focus on what you PERCEIVE to be biased when in all fairness BOTH sides are being presented.

But then again, you are no different than all liberals. You claim to be "open-minded" but in truth, it is quite the opposite.

[Quoc3]

Rifleman, your whole thread is full of crazy. Let's try not to drink ourselves into a stupor before posting on the internets.

[aaroncamus]

None of this surprises me at all anymore.

It's all fixed, elections are frauds, politicians are liars, George Washington Framed his little brother for the cherry tree incident, Abe wasn't honest, America is going to hell in a handbasket. NEWS FLASH???

[Mahoivlich]

Fox is sure pounding out the doublethink. sad