Tweety just announced his last show!

[Spitfire of ATJ]

The one on Sunday.

[earthside]

1. He signed a contract in April.

Keeps 'Hardball' through the 2016 presidential election.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

3. Of course, he's devoted to derail Hillary.

[madinmaryland]

11. Huh? I thought graham4anything was Tweety's sockpuppet on DU!!

Hillary45

[Spitfire of ATJ]

13. Sure took the bait all right.

[BainsBane]

2. I never liked the Sunday show

and I like Tweety. I know it's not a popular view around here, but I've never cared about what's popular.

[demwing]

4. Oh! You're going for that "anti-popularity" dollar. That’s a good market, you're very smart....

[BainsBane]

6. No market

I just like Tweety.

[demwing]

8. impromptu group facepalm

[tavalon]

12. I'm glad someone does

It would be sad for him if the whole world thought he was an ass kisser who only occasionally stumbled upon how to be a journalist in that "whoops, sorry, won't happen again." kind of way.

[BainsBane]

14. He's never pretended to be a journalist, has he?

He was a columnist, which is not the same as a reporter, and before that he was a political aide.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

15. He's a mirror on the banter at the DC cocktail parties.

[earthside]

9. I like him, too.

Maybe its an age thing ... I'm 57 years old and I guess I understand the kind of politics from the late 1960s through the 1980s that Matthews was a part of. It was different time when elected officials of either party battled each other, but also knew how to be civil and compromising -- those were better times.

And I think that is why Matthews is one of the most forthright on MSNBC in calling the Tea Party nuts and lunatics.

Now, Chris is of mercurial temperament, but that is what kind of makes him entertaining. His political analysis is pretty good, however.

It sure looks to me like Matthews is a Hillary for President fan these days; he is enamored of the idea of an old pol like Hillary becoming the first woman chief executive. I do remember how much Matthews didn't like Bill Clinton back in the early 1990s when he had a radio show for awhile, he was very critical of Clinton.

But he has come around and most of the time has nothing but praise for both Clintons.

[BainsBane]

10. I appreciate his knowledge of politics

and I've never watched news to have confirmation of my own beliefs. So when I disagree with him, it doesn't bother me.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

17. Chris has a catch phrase, "I don't get it!" (Usually when a Republican does a dastardly deed)

BTW: He HATES the Clintons. He talks about the whole "clown car" that comes with them.

In 2008 he was for Giuliani.

[lillypaddle]

28. I like him, too

I even liked the Sunday show.

[marions ghost]

5. My suggestion of about a week ago:

Put an "Ed" in Tweety's slot.

[olddots]

7. I skip Tweety's show twice a day

[Logical]

16. I love him. n-t

[1-Old-Man]

18. If this means he's gone from TV then I say SWEET!

[pintobean]

19. His ratings suck.

I can take him in small, infrequent doses.

[RudynJack]

25. I heard Matthews

on local radio today. He has the highest ratings on MSNBC.

[customerserviceguy]

20. I noticed that they stopped running video repeats

on the website, I guess I will have to revamp my Sunday morning viewing lineup. I did notice that the last two shows weren't current, they could have been done a month or so earlier. That's usually a sign that business is closing down.

[PennsylvaniaMatt]

21. I don't mind him, but....

He NEEDS to stop interrupting and talking over his guests!!

And I think MSNBC needs to do away with one of the airings of Hardball for a new show with a new host, possibly in the 7pm slot. Perhaps give the time slot to Joy Reid. I've always liked her and I have thought for a while that she deserves her own show!

[Spitfire of ATJ]

22. What's funny is he does that through the whole show then ends with a segment called "Let Me Finish".

[Rex]

23. ...

[reformist2]

24. Last week's panel showed a shocking lack of vision for America, jobs, and the economy.

There were a few half-hearted claims that "education was the key" or some such nonsense. Only Andrew Sullivan had the courage to say that nobody there had any answers. At least he was honest.

It's kind of a shocking commentary on liberalism today, that a panel of 17 liberal-leaning journalists and commentators can't come out and say that radical reform is needed on the economic front.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

26. Nobody is talking about an optomistic view of the future....

At the most there's talk of catching up to Europe against the wishes of the Republicans.

Nothing uniquely American that other nations will rally around. Republicans thought they had that with "spreading democracy" but the rest of the world reminded them that, 1: We didn't invent democracy and, 2: Democracy isn't about shooting shit up.

[reformist2]

27. This country needs another happy warrior like FDR. There is a lot of wealth to be redistributed!

[Spitfire of ATJ]

29. Those who defend the greed are acting like they're defending the memory of Saint Ronny...

And that's all it is, a memory because he was not the guy they remember.

The people weren't behind him as they remember.

Joblessness and homelessness didn't vanish as they remember.

The country didn't rise up out of some depths caused by Carter as they remember.

Fitting that the guy was going senile as they don't remember.