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Friday

Amber Duke

Has Chris Matthews earned his comeback?

Chris Matthews, the former MSNBC host who was unceremoniously canceled a little over a year ago thanks to a GQ article accusing him of sexual harassment, made his return to cable television this week. During an appearance on his old network, Matthews asserted that he takes 'ownership' of his behavior: 'I took ownership of it — using a nice modern phase — I have took complete ownership. I did not deny it. I lost my show over it. That’s it — so that’s the truth.' Matthews's not-so-triumphant comeback follows in the footsteps of other once-canceled personalities like former NBC News contributor Mark Halperin, who has been appearing as a guest on Newsmax, and comedian Louis CK, who is selling out live shows around the country.

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Thursday

Cockburn

The Pride of Joy Reid

Why isn't MSNBC proud? The progressive cable network have been scratching their heads over who should fill the 7 p.m. slot formerly occupied by Chris Matthews. Matthews exited acrimoniously following claims he was out of touch with their viewership and made several off-color remarks to female guests and staff. You might think, therefore, that MSNBC would be opting for an uncontroversial successor. But if the Wall Street Journal is to be believed, you would be wrong: apparently the network is lining up Joy Reid. According to the Journal, 'Talks over Ms Reid’s appointment are still ongoing and an agreement isn’t a certainty, one person close to the situation said.

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Monday

Amber Duke

What’s the real reason for Chris Matthews’s MSNBC exit?

MSNBC’s Chris Matthews was notably absent from his network’s primary election coverage this weekend after a one-two punch of an uncomfortable interview and a sexual misconduct allegation before ultimately 'retiring' from the network Monday night. But everyone is missing the real reason the Hardball host was pulled off the air.'After a conversation with MSNBC, I decided tonight will be my last Hardball, so let me tell you why,' Matthews told viewers during his opening monologue Monday. 'The younger generation is out there ready to take the reins. We see them in politics, in the media, in fighting for the causes ..compliments on a women's appearance that some men, including me, might have once incorrectly thought were OK, were never OK. Not then and certainly not today.

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Tuesday

Justin Caruso

MSNBC’s dreamworld Democratic party

Sen. Bernie Sanders is the Democratic frontrunner, and boy, MSNBC is not happy.As the Nevada caucus results rolled in Saturday, commentators on the network, visibly annoyed, compared a Sanders victory to France being invaded by Nazi Germany, warned of his supporters using 'dark arts', said that it might be better for moderate Democrats if Trump won instead of Sanders, and called Sanders voters a 'squeaky, angry minority'.Chris Matthews, who was responsible for the off-color World War Two analogy (and is now facing calls to step down over it), also recently panicked on air about being executed in Central Park by 'Castro and the Reds' when discussing why Sanders calls himself a socialist.

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