It appears Matthews did not warn anyone at MSNBC that this was his last show, just announced it. Reports are he has been in negotiations to retire for a few months now, and recent allegations and bad behavior accelerated that. I suspect when it became clear they were not going to let him work to at least the conventions he decided to just pack it in.
I thought Kornacki did a good job, clearly off the cuff, though he get dinged in some quarters for being too celebratory of CM. I have felt Matthews has always been over hyped (long before Hardball). I don’t think he is quite as horrible as some make him out to be now (in terms of his on air performance, no knowledge of his creepiness/assault hx), but he clearly exceeded his expiration date some years ago. On Mon, Mar 2, 2020 at 5:05 PM Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > Wait an f-ing minute... the gave Tweety airtime to sing one last aria? > Don’t get me wrong, I’m glad he’s “retiring,” but the little turd didn’t > deserve a farewell monologue. > > On Mon, Mar 2, 2020 at 4:38 PM Joe Hass <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Kevin gets his wish. >> >> I'm trying to piece this together from various sources, but Matthews >> opened his show announcing that this (Monday's) show would be his last, and >> delivered an spiel. And then they went to break and when MSNBC returned, >> all that was there was Steve Kornacki. And it appears Kornacki is vamping >> to fill the remainder of the scheduled hour. >> >> His opening is attached, because that's the only way I could get it at >> this moment. >> >> On Sun, Mar 1, 2020, 16:00 Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I don’t care what gets that fool off the air as long as he’s gone for >>> good >>> >>> On Sun, Mar 1, 2020 at 1:09 PM Steve Timko <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> https://thehill.com/homenews/media/485361-msnbcs-chris-matthews-absent-from-air-amid-sexual-harassment-allegations >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAH5J8ywEzLgZxTOas-s1w%2BW4NGJOKp0OyoDywNMFkYd60eQLqg%40mail.gmail.com >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAH5J8ywEzLgZxTOas-s1w%2BW4NGJOKp0OyoDywNMFkYd60eQLqg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>> -- >>> Kevin M. (RPCV) >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> >> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4BrdubpNuu-OE584YhWNA9qwAY4QKBWXYA3bBFeQo5pfw%40mail.gmail.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4BrdubpNuu-OE584YhWNA9qwAY4QKBWXYA3bBFeQo5pfw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CABru7%2BegX%2BmBtTgvwvEmV5jNoXeu-ovfMDPRBHyxX53S7%2BOTDQ%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CABru7%2BegX%2BmBtTgvwvEmV5jNoXeu-ovfMDPRBHyxX53S7%2BOTDQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > Kevin M. (RPCV) > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4Bmg7L6Kc%3Dr34N7M9GhPKkEBx9NJGNnnxYx77Y4r%2BF9Mg%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4Bmg7L6Kc%3Dr34N7M9GhPKkEBx9NJGNnnxYx77Y4r%2BF9Mg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Sent from Gmail Mobile -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkYLOTPPL8vrHjatQsFdhE6643mSruH7Bsj9M7wHXAfznPQ%40mail.gmail.com.
