Chris Matthews' Creepy Crush On Erin Burnett
By Logan Murphy Sunday Aug 12, 2007 8:15pm
This was just creepy. If you haven't seen it, check out this video of Chris Matthews fawning all over CNBC's Erin Burnett on last Friday's "Hardball." Anyone who watches MSNBC's "Morning Joe" knows Burnett gets the same slimy treatment from Joe Scarborough too. He's like a giddy school boy at the mention of her name. Digby goes deeper into the piggish nature of Matthews behavior...
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MATTHEWS: Could you get a little closer to the camera?
BURNETT: My -- what is it? Is it zooming in strangely?
MATTHEWS: Come on in closer. No, come in -- come in further -- come in closer. Really close.
BURNETT: What are you -- what are you doing?
MATTHEWS: Just kidding! You look great! Anyway, thanks. Erin, it's great to -- look at that look. You're great.
BURNETT: I don't even know. I'm going to have to go look at the tape here. I'm in a strange location.
MATTHEWS: No, you're beautiful. I'm just kidding. I'm just kidding. You're a knockout. Anyway, thank you, Erin Burnett.
BURNETT: All right, Chris. See you later.
MATTHEWS: It's all right getting bad news from you, even, OK? Thanks for coming on Hardball. Read more...
baby jesus thought she was hot
Eeeeeeeeee Uuuuuuuuu. Frist.
Doh.
too many people were asking if he was gay with his homo erotic behavior of the last few months. so he plays stud with someone willing to take the check? there is and has never been any substance to his teevee moments. they are just dog on donkey action. new show to make him look hetero, or her?
sexual harassment much?
Soft porn, Republican style.
"shwing!"
Open sexism. no big deal. Maybe Erin will take down a Fox biggie like O'Really with a sexism suit?
The show is "HardBALL", right?
Creepsauce Alert!
I had to mute this when I was watching live, it was so cringe-inducing.
I don't know, I usually hate Tweety, but I thought that was kind of harmless. Almost sweet. He was being flattering, but she seemed none the worse for wear.
shes a hottie, but i definitely wouldn't flirt with someone on tv like that.
it wasn't nearly as bad as what glenn beck did....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxq40OB0mkw
It's like.. guys like this think that's going to work. That after they go off the air, he's going to get an email or a text going "Hey, thanks for basically whipping it out on the air tonight! Let's meet in a hotel room and bang then never talk about it again!" It's the equivalent of yelling "Hey baby! You want some of this?!" at a girl on the street... or telling a woman you've never met before that she has great boobs. Jebus Christ Matthews, please call a D.C. Madame, pronto.. and keep your wet daydreams to your own personal time. Is it THAT hard to just keep it on the inside? Come to think of it, didn't he once say that Katherine Harris was beautiful?
Looking for a real Journalist.
Anyone???
Anyone???
Jeff: now THAT's creepy.
Anything is better then the news eh Chris.
ICK.
Get laid much, Tweety?
He was inappropriate too when he was in Chapel Hill, with Elizabeth Edwards, although I can't remember why.
These people call themselves a news show.
How much do they get paid?
And by Whom?
Ill give MSNBC some credit...
Recently they had on a Ph.D.
in Literary and Cultural Studies involving the politics of knowledge
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~mdr2/
http://www.legitgov.org
chris mclovin, republican sex creep.
Any wonder why people watch the Daily Show or Colbert Report?
Waaay more class, and that includes juvenile humor!
I can't fault the man for being attracted, she's gorgeous. However, he is also a professional, as is she, and even in on-air informality one must maintain a certain bearing. By acting this way, he and Scarborough undermine not only their own credibility but also the perception of her professionalism. Their own reputations are theirs to trash as they like, but it's creepy to pull her into this.
Jeff @ 13:
Or Joe Namath on Monday Night Football....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AKwuBs1gmU
what is with these people any more???? From O'Reilly, to Imus, to Matthews, they all behave as if they are drunken bigotted pigs at some teenage frat party instead of professional television and radio commentators (or whatever they call themselves). It just gets worse and worse. They've lost all sense of propriety, good taste, and professionalism, not to mention sexual harrassment laws.
What in the world is going on with these ass holes?
OMGLOLZ @ 14:
Uh. Yes....As Jerry put it on Seinfeld..."Women know what men want, men know what men want, what do we want? We want women, that’s it! It’s the only thing we know for sure, it really is: we want women. How do we get them? Oh, we don’t know ’bout that, we don’t know. The next step after that we have no idea. This is why you see men honking car-horns, yelling from construction sites. These are the best ideas we’ve had so far."
Right there with you on Joe Scarborough, and he's one of the few Republicans I happen to like.
Posted this earlier today on The Lionel blog on the Air America website.
(Shameless Endorsement, Lionel on Air America Radio from 9am to 12pm, ROCKS. Give him a listen, if for no other reason he's been *all* over this Tweety-Bird story.)
BTW, just so you know, Samantha Bee, of The Daily Show has the last *Sapphic* word on use of sexuality by our Corporate Media to peddle their dubious wares.
"NILF, "News" I'd Like To F*^!$", indeed.
:-)
Color me the "NILF Hunter".
~Nyc
"Those sluts at Fox? They'll report on a n y t h i n g"....
Why the fuck do you guys keeps adding clips of Chris Matthews?
He is consistently posted on here.
You legitimize him, and he sucks at his job.
He doesn't do much to advance true debate.
Can we get some real fucking professionals that provide a forum for the crisis which is our current state???
Can we stop posting about these fucking tards and their already known unprofessional mannerisms in public?
We all know this louse isn't up to snuff.
Sheesh.
I suppose that is why it is so difficult to take her to task for any of her statements? I already have hot and cold running porno or didn't you know that?
Almost as bad as O'Reilly...
Sexual harrassment and wanking on air are sanctioned now in Amerikkka?
Chris needs some Falafel to use on Erin
Reverse it, and picture Katie Couric hitting on Anderson Cooper like this on air (ignore that he may be gay).
I think something besides his ball is hard!!!
Seems she enjoyed it.
Nyc W. Alberts @ 27
thanks , i was looking for that. ...now im going to inform the shit out myself.
Just remember, if you ever write a story about your girlfriend, mention how beautiful she is, she'll likely forgive everything else.
Well... if there is any question about whether Matthews is a closet repunkigan, this adoloscent, O'Reilly-like acting out with Erin B. should silence all doubts.
I was once a young woman and I can remember that there is nothing worst than having slimely old men drooling over you. YUK! Next thing you know, Erin will be serving them coffee.
Kathlene Matthews is going to kick his but. She's a local anchor woman here for a local DC station.
Do people who know better actually watch these shows? I mean seriously, what news is there to be had on the Chris Matthews Extravaganza besides his or his guests' mistakes?
John Galt @ 28:
Right there with you.
However, it's illustrative to know who is signing Tweety Bird's multi-million dollar checks.
The other day, (08/08/007). I added up the Market Caps of the owners of America's "Wibewal" Corporate Media.
In Billions, U$D:
Viacom $27.07
Viacom B $27.11
TimeWarner $70.06
TW Cable $34.19
Walt Disney $66.85
News Corp $65.97
GE $408.82
Microsoft $277.61
It totals up to about $977 billion dollars, or just short of 1 trillion dollars.
(As a point of reference, the current GDP of the United States is $13 trillion dollars, so our Corporate Media is about 1/8th of that total.)
You'll notice that Wal-Mart isn't even on that list, they're just a good sponsor.
And I left off Vivendi, which is a co-owner of NBC.
The sooner we wake up and smell Father Ted's methamphetamines and realize that there is no "news" on the "news channels, just crap that drives ratings, that much sooner we'll come to see that we need to stop paying attention to the man behind the curtain.
Yes, Chis Matthews is a corrupt, and certifiable, creep.
So what?
What of it?
He's only doing what he's being paid to do.
Ultimately, it becomes our fault if we take any of this Corporate Media garbage barrage seriously.
~Nyc
must be a slow news day. Drudge was going on about this on the radio last night as well btw.
tool
wait, does she smell like Aqua Velva?
Bic @ 42:
Perhaps, adding a few doughnuts along with the coffee???
"CNBC anchor Erin Burnett, on Friday's Hardball:
A lot of people like to say, scaremonger about China, right? A lot of politicians and I know you talk about that issue all the time. I think people should be careful what they wish for on China -- you know, if China were to revalue its currency, or China is to start making, say, toys that don't have lead in them, or food that isn't poisonous, their costs of production are going to go up. And that means prices at Walmart, here in the United States, are going to go up too. So, I would say China is our greatest friend right now.They're keeping prices low, and they're keeping prices for mortgages low too. "
That made tweety horny.
Geez.
Were Matthews a fit stud in his late twenties/early thirties - no probs. But this disgusting display of lust by an older white man is intolerable. The media is no place for men who are past their prime to display anything remotely sexual. He should be castrated and fired.
It's a shame that she is willing to stoop so low just for money. She could have been a DC Madam and kept a black book of phone numbers. She would be set for life.
John Galt @ 28:
Excellent point. Although Chris has been critical of the War for a long time, his show has become increasingly irrelevant. A lot of rehashed conversations: Scooter Libby? Hillary’s shrillness? WTF? I don’t believe him to be an ideologue either; he irritates both the right and the left. He just has a history of making bizarre comments/questions like this one. Chris also often engages in this frenzied sweet talk of his guests that makes me cringe.
That's really weird and creepy. Making your co-workers feel very uncomfortable, make or female, is really stupid and unprofessional. These so called news anchors whose faces pollute the idiot box are so arrogant that they think normal rules of decency don't apply to them.
The open displays of lust by Joey Scar and Tweety are likely part of GE's marketing of Erin Burnett, who is their latest money honey. I can't imagine that the amoral Ms. B is troubled in the slightest.
I won't watch the video. Even reading the transcript made me feel soiled.
Is it Midwestern men above a certain age who just don't know when they're being pigs? Cripes.
Erin Burnett is hot, but what Matthews did was just plain awkward. It wasn't even funny...it was just creepy.
John Galt @ 28:
Disagree. C&L does a great service by shining a light on the bad guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the future of television news.
Hey Tweety, whatever you do don't accept any food or drink Erin offers you if she says she bought it really cheap.
C&L!!!
WHAT THE FUCK IS WITH YOU SADISTS TODAY!!?!?!
First MC Rove... NOW THIS!!
...Evil bastards..
His behavior was so blatant that it may put MSNBC management in jeopardy if they do not address it. In any case, it certainly was low-class.
But Tweety. How's her aftershave?
Well . . .
It's so funny when Chris tries to act straight. She doesn't smell like aftershave, big guy.
Jee-bus!!! I was watching that when it was on and there was something with or on her nose, it looked kind of like a shadow, as in makeup did not cover up everything. Now, that I think about it, it reminds me of a tan line caused from eyeglasses.
I'm not defending the twerpster but IMHO it was not sexually motivated. I saw the blemish on her nose and was thinking WTF??? and then he mentions for her to move closer to the camera.
I mean this with all sincerity! Is there anything we could possibly do? I'll admit that I left Matthews a long time ago, but I have come back recently only to want to stop watching yet again. The constant attacks on Sen. Clinton (i.e., calling her Hillary when clearly he was not given permission by Mrs. Clinton to be called that and while also calling other candidates by their title or their last name), his obvious cheer leading for Rudy Juliani, and other just (dare I say) rotten journalistic practices. I find it funny that this exchange on Friday would finally allow me to break free from this show. It needs to go! I believe in free speech, but I believe that Mr. Matthews has crossed the threshold in terms of a percieved preference for a particular candidate and also a percieved dislike for another. He is no longer a journalist, but an activist. And an activist cannot continue a show where those opinions are left unchecked by a worthy opposition. Fox News can do that all they want, but NBC is still considered journalism to be admired and aspired to. In conclusion, I ask for a legitimate and powerful campaign to ensure Mr. Matthews be taken off the air. Not out of hate, not out of a partisan agenda, but in terms that he left journalism's standards long ago. The political "theatre" and the "characters" Mr. Matthews admires and tackles on his hard hitting, talking down segments on his show needs to end. I urge all who feel as I do to help in this quest. We have to stand as one and call for account. By changing this status quo on MSNBC, we may be able to bring back true journalism and in turn transform the political process into something better than what we have now! Please...
Or this from the Freeps
too bad you didn't run what came immediately before Matthews' asshatish foolery. Burnett saide:
One of the most cynical and moral stupid remarks I've ever heard on TV and Matthews didn't even question it.
and the whole time she's thinking: EWWWW!
Matthews should be fired-- if you put him in a book everyone would think it was such a gross caricature as to be bad writing.
However, I honestly think that as bad as what he said to her was, what she said to him earlier was worse. She straightout said that China poisoning our kids with lead was a good thing because it keeps retail prices at Walmart down. That is such a disgusting thing, and wrong on so many levels-- as a matter of morals, common sense, economics.
You should put that part of the exchange up as well, so people can see they both need to apologize or be fired.
John Galt @ 28:
Right there with you on this, Mr. Galt.
I find it illustrative to see just who is signing Tweety Birds checks.
The other day, (08/08/007 to be exact), I totaled up, in billions of dollars, in terms of Market Capitalization, the ownership of America's Corporate Media, here are the figures:
Viacom $27.07
Viacom B $27.11
TimeWarner $70.06
TW Cable $34.19
Walt Disney $66.85
News Corp $65.97
GE $408.82
Microsoft $277.61
It totals up to $977 billion dollars, (or a cool $1 trillion if you add Vivendi, a co-owner with GE & MSFT, of MSNBC), to the list.
As a point of reference, the GDP of The United States is $13 trillion dollars, which means that our American Corporate Media, (which doesn't even take Wal-Mart into account, they're just a good sponsor), is about 1/8th of the American economy.
Chris Matthews is nothing but a well rewarded, (to the tune of many millions of dollars a year), shill for Corporate America.
Yes, he's certifiable, and yes, he's a creep, but...
So what?
What of it?
He only does what he's being paid to do.
The sooner we wake up and smell Father Ted's methamphetamines and admit to ourselves, and others, that there is no "news" on the alleged "News" Channels, it'll be that much sooner that we'll be able to see the forest for the trees.
The first step of recovery is admitting there is a problem, and yes, the problem is that we devote any mental bandwidth at all to these idiots.
They're not serious, why on earth should any of us take them seriously?
Until we get past this we're going to keep getting lost in this spin cycle that makes us think that whatever they say has any import at all.
It doesn't.
~Nyc
Tomorrow night, tune into Chris Matthews with a Hardball. Ummm, I mean, on Hardball.
That's the show. Chris Matthews and HardOn
Vanna @ 58:
Exactly. This playful banter isn't spontaneous. It's all part of the plan. Unrestrained capitalism in the media can only lead to complete dumbing down. There is no value (to business) in educating anybody on anything, because the money is in sex, violence and sensationalism. Five years from now, they'll both be replaced by porn stars.
Tweety is just one of those people you can't imagine having sex. That's what makes it so creepy.
He should wear short pants and be sent back to elementary school. I don't think he's ever grown up. Haven't watched him in years...creepy (icky, too) is a good description of his behavior.
It is kinda creepy. Like the perverted stepfather making unwanted advances on his step daughter. Kinda has that feel to it....excuse the pun.
The Man @ 12:
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dear The Man,
Maybe you've never had a co-worker or boss who liked to show you how to do something by standing behind you with his arms around you.
Maybe you've never had to talk business at work while your colleague stares at your chest and nods absentmidedly at what you have to say.
You might not have experienced any of these things but i have--and then some.
It doesn't hurt physically but it diminishes. An attractive lady (or gent) is not an ornament for others to gaze at, touch or even to flirt with; the work place is not the place for that.
So that men can better understand how it makes you feel--imagine you're at work and your male boss wants to give you shoulder rubs while he stands behind you. He compliments your clothing and hair way too much too.
How would you feel when you thought about it on the way home--would you feel none the worse for wear or even a little flattered?
Mr. Matthews. You're fired.
this is hardly C&L worthy
Karen @ 68:
Actually, we did. Here you go - http://www.crooksandliars.com/2007/08/12/cnbcs-erin-burnett-we-need-chin...
John Galt @ 28:
Ahem, just a suggestion. If you don't like the thread, don't engage. Sound reasonable ?
Perhaps you know he is a louse, but others might not. The louses(?) should be exposed at every turn.
thou art creepy
Chris @ 24:
Well, Namath was drunk. What do you suppose is up with matthews ? (other than the obvious)
that was harmless.
and yet if she made those comments towards matthews, would anyone have cared?
indeed, it was harmless. so he thinks she's attractive? so what?
it definitely isn't harassment, as some critics have suggested.
these people are on-air all the time, can't they have a little fun now and again?
trust me, she liked hearing it......all women (and women) like to be told they're attractive.
carefulwiththatAXEeugene @ 86:
In my opinion, in some other circumstance, it would be. Not here though, not after her fellating china like she did.
I didn't see anyting creepy about it.
A sixty-two year old guy making a play for a pretty, young woman. Who does he think he is, his aqua-velva-man idol Fred Thompson?
Karen @ 68:
Amen. Instead this pseudo-journalist pulls a Glenn Beck and hits on young chicks in public. At least we know where his priorities are, right there barely above the gutter level. I'm sure Tweety would have a great future with the National Enquirer.
John Galt @ 28:
I'm going to have to agree with you 100% on that. WTF, C & L? You are legitimizing Matthews! HE is a LOSER!