Former MSNBC host Chris Matthews received backlash from progressives
over the last couple of days after declaring that he tried to warn �we
were headed too far-left.�

�Matthews � a moderate Democrat who was replaced by the far-left Joy
Reid when he left MSNBC � shocked viewers in March 2020 by announcing
he would immediately step down from his program amid a series of
controversies,� Fox News reported. �During his on-air remarks, the
longtime MSNBC host then referenced claims of sexual harassment against
him by a journalist who previously appeared on his show.�

�I want Hardball fans to know how I appreciate your faith in me,�
Matthews tweeted. �2022 could be a great time to show what we�ve
learned. I tried to warn we were headed too far left.�

I want Hardball fans to know how I appreciate your faith in me.
2022 could be a great time to show what we�ve learned. I tried
to warn we were headed too far left.

� Chris Matthews (@HardballChris) January 2, 2022

Notable leftist responses included:

� Will Brunch, columnist: �This is your takeaway from a year in which
right-wing authoritarians tried to stage a violent coup??�

� Jay Rosen, NYU journalism professor: �Good lord. Have some dignity,
man. Be thankful you�re not Halperin and� I don�t know� watch football
games. Read some Churchill biographies. Try Lowe�s.�

� Gary Legum, blogger: �Did he get into some leftover eggnog?�

� David Cross: ��Too far left� Yes that�s the real problem, we hired
the centrist VP of a centrist president who isn�t able to get
legislation passed that would make a centrist appear somewhat leftist
but only relative to how right leaning our current leftists are.�

� David Atkins: �An evidence-free, self-serving take that perfectly
exemplifies what was wrong with Hardball in the first place.�

� Andrew Perez, writer: �Don�t worry your old pundit colleagues have
that narrative covered.�

� Michael Sainato, writer: �Remember when this old creep �retired� for
sexual harassment only to try to creep back up to froth at the mouth a
little more about the left?�

� Peter Daou: �LOL. I still remember when I launched the #TooFarLeft
hashtag in response to Obama and it trended #1.�

� Walker Bragman: �Imagine watching Biden squander the first trifecta
Democrats have had in a decade in the face of an existential climate
crisis and an escalating pandemic and thinking �we need more of that!'�

� Max Berger: �The United States has the highest poverty rate in the
OECD (17.8%), and the 3rd highest level of income inequality.�

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