Media Watchdog Slams MSNBC’s Chris Matthews with ‘Lean Over’ Supercut

Media Watchdog Slams MSNBC’s Chris Matthews with ‘Lean Over’ Supercut
Katie McHugh

MSNBC once proudly touted its new “Lean Forward” motto with a series of self-congratulatory ads, but a media watchdog’s new spin on slogan may have the network regretting their choice of words.

The Media Research Center launched a new campaign titled “Lean Over” on Wednesday to highlight the network’s liberal quirks and prejudices. Its first video? A supercut of Hardball host Chris Matthews’ over-the-top accusations of Republican bigotry — and, of course, his infamous leg thrill. 

“We’ve all seen the MSNBC ‘Lean Forward’ commercials,” MRC Social Media director Scooter Schaefer told The Washington Examiner. “The inspiration for our #LeanOver parody was to demonstrate the absurdity of MSNBC by simply showing folks clips of MSNBC hosts like Chris Matthews in action. After all, nobody can do a better job making Chris Matthews sound like an unhinged liberal partisan than Chris Matthews.”

Next up: The Rev. Al Sharpton, whose struggles with the teleprompter were the subject of a viral Washington Free Beacon video. 

MRC, which called MSNBC a place “where the news goes to die,” also kicked off a Twitter hashtag campaign: #LeanOver, much to the delight of the conservative commentariat.

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