The Minnesota Independent

chris matthews - Latest Stories

Clark on Hardball: ‘I don’t want the taxpayers to be chumps’

By Paul Schmelzer | 06.22.10 | 12:07 pm

DFL congressional candidate Tarryl Clark was a guest on Chris Matthews’ MSNBC show “Hardball” — where Bachmann made her infamous comment in 2008 that she feared Barack

MSNBC takes on Bachmann, Palin

By Andy Birkey | 04.08.10 | 11:59 am

Immediately following yesterday’s rally with Rep. Michele Bachmann and Sarah Palin, two MSNBC hosts targeted the conservative duo. Minnesota-based host Ed Schultz brought on Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak and Bachmann’s opponent,…

Clark fundraises over Bachmann’s latest ‘Anti-American’ comments

By Andy Birkey | 03.25.10 | 3:21 pm

At an anti-abortion event on Wednesday night, Rep. Michele Bachmann reiterated a statement that she’d herself repudiated in the past: That President Obama is anti-American. “I said I had very serious concerns that Barack Obama had anti-American views,”

Quist hits MSNBC trifecta: Maddow, Schultz, Matthews

By Paul Schmelzer | 01.06.10 | 1:42 pm

Picture 16CD1 candidate Allen Quist got another MSNBC mention last night: Following clips of his Dec. 7 address to southern Minnesota Republicans on Rachel Maddow‘s and Ed Schultz‘s shows comes an appearance on Chris Matthews’ “Hardball” last night.

Pawlenty: Republicans must stick together for ‘American comeback’

By Jason Hancock | 11.08.09 | 7:33 pm

The Republican Party isn’t big enough to “throw people overboard,” Gov. Tim Pawlenty told GOP activists in Des Moines on Saturday. Jason Hancock of the Minnesota Independent’s sister site, the Iowa Independent, was there.

The Fix: Pawlenty is second-most influential Republican

By Chris Steller | 09.18.09 | 9:23 am

tpaw-closeupTo paraphrase one of our governor’s favorite gags, the only thing rising faster than Tim Pawlenty on The Fix’s list of most influential Republicans is Chris Cillizza’s man-crush on Pawlenty. (Hey, it’s super-funny the way…

And on the ninth day … Bachmann was on TV again

By Chris Steller | 08.20.09 | 10:31 am

bachmann hannityMeteorologists may have failed to forecast yesterday’s freak tornado, but political scientists are now able to predict when U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann will next appear on a national cable news show: Aug. 27.

Was T-Paw tepid at RNC?

By Chris Steller | 07.31.09 | 4:05 pm

tpaw-closeupIt was the speech that was supposed to introduce Gov. Tim Pawlenty as a national figure to GOP party leaders, and he did get applause — and even some laughs — from the 200 people at the Republican National

Pawlenty on ‘Hardball’: I’ll chow down at stimulus plan’s ‘meandering buffet’

By Chris Steller | 02.20.09 | 8:54 am

tpaw-msnbc2MSNBC must stand for Minnesotans Speak Nightly By Cable. For the fourth straight night, the TV news channel carried a segment featuring a prominent elected official from the state. Thursday it was again Gov. Tim Pawlenty, this…

Bachmann’s ‘anti-American’ comment makes best-TV-moments list

By Paul Schmelzer | 12.20.08 | 11:29 am


When TIME’s Best of 2008 series came out, I was surprised that Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann didn’t make the cut. Her infamous October appearance on Hardball didn’t merit mention in the Top 10 Campaign