WaPo follows up today on Tammy Haddad’s odd departure from MSNBC, and, just like the good producer she is, she’s spinning, spinning, spinning her move to create an political video Internet company as definitely better than working for Chris Matthews. “It’s going to change this election,” she said of her Internet plan. “All the 24-7 action of TV is coming to the Web. It’s going to be exactly the same as being in TV.” 

Does anyone else detect a subtext within those jubilant quotes that Haddad sort of didn’t want to leave MSNBC? 

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As we told you this morning, Tammy Haddad, a top producer at MSNBC has been pushed out of the network. We had noted months ago that Chris Matthews and other network execs wanted her fired, but the network and Haddad put the spin out there that she was moving on from Matthews’ show in August to focus on producing larger MSNBC political projects. Interestingly, despite prevailing wisdom, outlets like Variety, the Hollywood Reporter and TVNewser took the bait. Which is a good idea, we guess, if you want to get invited to one of her lavish parties, but doesn’t make much journalistic sense, if you want to report the real story.

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The NY Times is reporting that Tammy Haddad is leaving MSNBC and joining Newsweek. The move, which Haddad is claiming she’s happy about, comes just a couple of months after she was removed as the top producer on Chris Matthews‘ Hardball. She and Matthews had a much publicized falling out over the summer after Matthews was caught again swearing on-air. After she left Hardball, she said she was happy to be taking on a managerial role over all political projects at MSNBC.

Today we’re hearing that her contentious relationship with Matthews and others at the network led to the move to lower profile position at Newsweek, which is a partner of MSNBC.

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Big Head DC first reported growing tensions between Chris Matthews and his executive producer Tammy Haddad back in June. Sources were telling us that he wanted her fired as gaffes in production became increasingly apparent on-air.

The respected political producer is now officially out of the job, MSNBC sources have told Big Head DC today. She’s apparently very angry. And Chris Matthews is now the lowest rated host on MSNBC primetime.

Earlier: Chris Matthews’ Curse Ruffles the Peacock’s Feathers

Chris Matthews: Drunk As a Skunk?

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Tammy Haddad, MSNBC’s top DC political producer, may have been in hot water with Chris Matthews for her role in letting his latest S-bomb drop on live TV, but she’s still being held in high regard at the network.

“As far as I know, Tammy is still a very big deal here and in no peril at all,” says a source who’s very close to her at MSNBC. ”Truly, I haven’t heard anything to suggest otherwise.”

Earlier: The Curse of Chris: Female Producer Feels the Heat as a Result of Matthews’ On-Air Swear

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