Chris Matthews: The Clintons, the Gores, and Making Money

Chris Matthews has no credibility left. I can't believe what comes out of that guy's mouth.

The fact that he has a show on MSNBC is all you need to know about the credibility and integrity of MSNBC.

From NewsBusters:

Chris Matthews got off one of the all-time whoppers on this evening's Hardball. Seeking to explain why the Clintons have managed to stay together while the Gores haven't, Matthews claimed that Bill and Hillary are "committed to the core not to making money but to public life itself."

Is Chris simply clueless, or was he intentionally propagating a misperception of the lucre-hound Clintons, who as of more than two years ago had already raked in more than . . $100 million?

As video rolled of the Clintons and Gores from their famous 1992 post-convention bus trip that propelled them to victory, John Harris of Politico opined . . .

JOHN HARRIS: Hillary Clinton and Bill Clinton always did have a shared project which was the Clinton brand and their ambitions on the national stage. Even at the most difficult periods between them they had that shared bond. I think in the Gores case, both of them had some degree of ambivalence about public life. And I definitely think that was true of Tipper, who sometimes did wilt under the public spotlight. I have seen her --

CHRIS MATTHEWS: You're so smart, Harris. That is so smart. Bill and Hillary are committed to public policy as their primary aim in life. They are good at it. They're good at the politics; they're good at the policy, they're wonks to the core. And they're committed to the core, not to making money but public life itself.

Unbelievable.

According to Matthews, making money and a failure to fully commit to public life ruined the Gores' marriage. On the other hand, the Clintons, those saints, didn't care about money. They're selfless public servants. That's the secret to their wedded bliss.

Give me a break!

It's so ridiculous that it would be funny if there weren't people out there buying into Matthews' drivel. I know Matthews has a very, very small audience, but the misinformation he spits out is still troubling.

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