"I was a little disappointed that Norah O'Donnell indicated that President Allawi's speech was written by the White House," he told Matthews. "That is a bias that the media ... "

Before Burton could finish, the irked host shot back, "She didn't say that."

When Burton stuck to his guns, Matthews insisted, "No she didn't [say that]. She said it could have been written."

At the end of the segment, the touchy talker felt the need to revisit the issue, insisting that O'Donnell merely meant Allawi's speech "was very supportive of the president."

"There was not a tad of bias in her report," he declared.

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