Is Chris Matthews too "Special Education" to keep his job?????

Is he too dumb or too sharp for many people? Are we hurtling through space upside down or right-side side up? Is it too hot or too cold outside?

Believe it or not, Chris, I have a Niece and Nephew from that area and guess what, they have graduate degrees and have their own very successful busines.  What a prude you sound like.  You seem to try any old way to TRY to undermine Obama, but guess what, you have lost your mojo.

You seem to try any old way to TRY to undermine Obama, but guess what, you have lost your mojo.

It makes you wonder if Tweety had any mojo to begin with...

Tweety and mojo? That just sounds wrong...

"You seem to try any old way to TRY to undermine Obama, but guess what, you have lost your mojo."

"It makes you wonder if Tweety had any mojo to begin with..."

The answer to that question is NO. 

I think I liked Chris better when he was getting tingles up his leg while listening to one of Obama's speeches ;-)

Me thinks Matthews has too much airtime to fill, which means we are subject to the ruminations floating around between the space between his ears.

Actually, I think Chris believes he's being insightful...he isn't of course, but it's hard to get that across to an ego as large as his. Olbermann & Brokaw have on occasion even tried to silence the man by embarrassing him...Chris never noticed :-O

J,

I agree, all these pundit-opinionators have way too much airtime, they attempt to fill their hour with all this insightful analysis,  yet it ends up like chewing on rice cakes for an hour, not much substance.

In any event, I don't find this kind of stuff so insulting, at least not near as much as MMFA does.  This is no way like what Dick Morris says when he accuses Obama of being unpatriotic, that is ridiculous........but this goes to electoral appeal and strategy, perfectly fair game for pundits to discuss without irritating anyone, MMFA included.  

Matthews has his opinion, as I have said before, he is not lobbing pernicious personal insults at Obama here, he is tossing around how political strategy and demographics where the candidates are concerned.

It took awhile for me to get there, but this is WITH, in my opinion.

:) 

 

It's true, that's a McCain strategy to defeat Sen. Obama in certain States: portray him in a cartoon-like manner to the People in those States, and play upon whatever vague (and even prejudicial) opinions some of the People in those States might have, about Sen. Obama...

And so that's what the political media hack chris matthews did... he drew two cartoon characters: an intellectual Professor at a prestigious University, and Bad Bad Leroy Brown.

All that does though is make more of a cartoon character out of chris matthews than he already is: a $5 million dollar a year political media hack, drawn so much to look like Tweety Bird, that Warner Bros. is considering suing for royalties.

 

As far as what has been said in the transcript, and particularly the part spoken by tucker carlson (himself some kind of cartoon character, of some kind of boy who ages and ages, and never escapes looking still like a boy, or sounding like one)... as far as what was said, it's dead on true.

But all that does is define Sen. Obama's work... that's all. All he has to do is talk to the People in those States, go visit them, hold and attend rallies, speak often, speak at length... it's the salve to all prejudices: communication.

Mr. Obama has this ability... perhaps you've noticed it. It should be easy for him... it will deliver him in a SNAP from the cartoon-like impressions that People in certain States might already have of him, and that political media hacks like chris matthews play upon...

It's easy work for Sen. Obama.

 

On the other hand, how to sell John McCain to certain People in certain States?

That may be a little more difficult, and a different cartoon image to overcome: selling John McCain should be about as easy as selling rat poison to Mickey Mouse.

 

Matthews has too much airtime to fill

 

I don't understand this excuse.  It almost seems un-American to me.  He just sucks at his job.  That's all. 

Gov, I am sorry, but you are seriously off the wall lately, what is with all this hate America, anti-American babbling you are doing?  

 

Making excuses for people sucking at their jobs seems un-American to me.  I doubt Ford executives want their "Like A Rock" adverting dollars going to a guy who sucks at his job.

Oops... make that Chevrolet.  Ford's ok w/ Matthews sucking on Chevy's dime.

Is that a Chevrolet that most Americans want? or is it a Ford? Howard Fineman, how are those Ford and Chevy owners ever going to get together? And won't that hurt the Democrats? And if they don't get together, won't that hurt them even more? Our panel up next.

Tommy, don't get too close to Gov...I think he has rabies.

Why even try to understand him? He obviously seriously deranged

;-)

It's called expressing an opinion, Tommy .. :) Nice try dismissing the Gov's posts ... but strike three as usual. We don't hate America. We hate what the cons have done to it. Big difference. 

I don't understand this excuse.  It almost seems un-American to me.  He just sucks at his job.  That's all

Gov , now you sound like Dick Morris, what does being un-American have to do with this?

J,

Don't encourage him by asking him questions. Gov spends most of his time here posting nutty stuff....I think he's just a kid & he's bored. 

And today's head scratchers are real beauts!

"Why is this here? Why am I here? Why is my entire closed hand high five lost in Jeter's backside?" -Tommy

Gov, I am still trying to figure out why Matthews is sucking on Chevy's dime, and now you reeled to Jeter being my puppet, please, one irrational thought at a time.

Shhhhhhhhhhhhh!  Jeter doesn't know that.

Jeter being my puppet

Is that what a closed hand five up Jeter's backside means?

Coming from the Gov, it was just a guess.  As soon as I run into Samantha or Endora, I will ask them.

Well I assure you that is not what I meant.  And interesting guess by you, nevertheless.

Tommy, I gotta say that wasn't my first thought but I have a dirty mind. I'm old, its all I got left. ;-)

Tommy,

Gov's mind is usually in the gutter so I'm pretty sure I know what he meant. Then again he's got serious mental health issues, so it could mean just about anything. Hard to tell. The guy is looney tunes.

Oh and he hates America. Sad eh? Hey Gov, we'll help ya pack for Canada.

I thought the same thing initially, but I couldn't imagine even the Governor being so nasty, obviously I was wrong......and yes, he now hates America and is putting Fox out of business, he has much bigger fish to fry than us.

Oh and he hates America. Sad eh? Hey Gov, we'll help ya pack for Canada.

 

I don't plan to cut and run.  I speak out and do things to improve my community and country.  I am America, and I sometimes hate what's done in my name.

Cut the bull. Below is the post explaining why you claim you start to hate America. Sorry Gov, but it's a lame reason:

When I hear Americans like Dick Morris asking stupid questions on the TV, I start to hate America.- Governor / Wednesday June 11, 2008 1:00:03 PM EDT

If that's all it takes, I question if you love your country at all.

Good for you.

Jeter; Anyone who hates their country over this is pathologically nuts.  I despise Morris too and FOX, but America is far greater than either of those two or whatever damage they can do. You and tommy have wiped the preverbial floor with Governor and he is too invested in hate and unAmerican sentiment to realize it.  Nice job, keep at it.

I hate America as defined by the "is he pro-America?" dingbats.

Being an exMarine, I find your flimsy hate America routine unAmerican.  Morris is a right wing tool and FOX is no better.To hate America because of those two is stupid, disrespectful and naive.  you should be ashamed, if you hate it here, I think jeter said he would help you move, so would a lot of other people.  Have a good day sir.

Having lost a loved one in Iraq, I think your dressing me down on patriotism is as cheap as a lapel pin.

What's so difficult about governor's post? Somebody excuses a national newscasters babbling obsession with trivia and Gov. (as I understood it) thought that was somewhat un-American.

Working hard and taking responsibility aren't good American values? Defending the dereliction of duty by our media as just having too much time and not enough issues? Not something I would be proud of as a national ideal.

What's so difficult about governor's post? Somebody excuses a national newscasters babbling obsession with trivia and Gov. (as I understood it) thought that was somewhat un-American.

Of course Colonel that makes perfect sense in Gov's world. Apparently you've crossed over...

Funny I can recall many a Liberal expressing that the talking heads have too much air-time to fill & saying they often fill it with fluff or inane ramblings, and there is agreement all around...but I also understand your agenda. Always come to the aid of a Lib when they've been bested. Makes you look a tad silly, but hanging around here sometimes makes me feel like I'm flying over the cuckoo's nest ;-)

But please, do carry on.

Funny I can recall many a Liberal expressing that the talking heads have too much air-time to fill & saying they often fill it with fluff or inane ramblings, and there is agreement all around...but I also understand your agenda. Always come to the aid of a Lib when they've been bested.

 

I have never made the "they have too much airtime" excuse for talking head's ramblings, so how, exactly, does the fact that others having that opinion dismiss my point? 

Gov,

You don't have a point, which is the point...get it?

Probably not, but I have work to do so go play with your toys & I'll be back later this afternoon. Try to play nice, ya hear?

If the day gets too long and there's just too much time for you to look busy, feel free to cower under your desk and take a nice, rewarding American nap!

Oh Colonel, that's ridiculous.  It's one commentator on Fox whose personal reputation is crap, and the network he appears on is so openly biased they can't even hide it anymore......if the Governor hates America over Dick Morris' rambling idiocy, then there are plenty more where he came from on both sides of the aisle.

I understand that you feel compelled to provide cover for certain forms of American incompetence.  I simply do not and it's very liberating.  Hell, I'm not even wearing a bra today.

No Gov, it's called a rational response, you can overreact to this, but don't expect reasonable people to agree with your henny penny calls of "American incompetence".  So keep hating your country over Dick Morris, but your bra is wound a little tight.

How badly do you need the last word?

Your right. Jeter's right. Tommy's right.  Matthews has a really hard job.  The day's too long.  He'd rather be sailing in Nantucket.  Please... either Matthews should breakdown what really matthers to American's or he should just go home, drink a Red Stripe and not talk to his wife.

That's better, Gov! Now you love America!Now if you could just be happy with those Ds and Fs your kids bring home from school (they've got too much time to kill there, what do you expect?), maybe I'll believe you love them too.

The relentless pursuit of lower standards.It should be in the mission statement of the Grand Ol' Party..

i agree. he doesn't get it.

"Actually, I think Chris believes he's being insightful...he isn't of course, but it's hard to get that across to an ego as large as his."

The only thing that Chris is providing insight in is that not only is he foolish, not only is he a partisan Republican, he is also a FOOL!

One thing is that Matthews has ZERO clue of is that the University of Chicago is located on the South Side of Chicago!

I agree with Matthews - Barack Obama is way too intelligent to connect with regular, uneducated Americans.

Also, he is way too black to connect with regular white Americans.

Good call, Matthews.

We already tried a President who had no intelligence and look what it got us: a war based on lies, a ruined military, a drowned city, and a wrecked economy. I am ready for a President who knows what the Constitution says.

I am White and I am ready to give someone else a chance after the disaster of the last eight years of misrule by a White, frat-boy president.

Just remember if you are human your ancestors came from Africa originally. My forefathers may have left Africa thousand of years ago. Obama's father left (and returned to) Africa a few decades ago. Anyone who says he or she is not originally from Africa is saying he or she is not Homo sapiens.

Which way is he going to far? He must be by defffintion going to far somewhere. If you don't like this selection we'll have another set on tomorrow, repeat till we can correctly tell you where he is going to far. Its...our thankless, yet somehow lucrative, yob.

I like the Goldilocks approach to sizing up a candidate. Wasn't somebody the other day arguing that Obama started out too poor, but is now too "elite" to connect with voters?

It's actually sort of an "insane Goldilocks" approach, as they're finding one bowl of porridge simultaneously too cold and too hot. But Grampy McCain is "just right".meaning lukewarm.

Too South Side? what do you mean Matthews?

Is Gramps McCain too "Panama Canal Zone" to connect with regular Americans????   :-)

LOL!

Thats a good one!!!

Is Gramps McCain too "Panama Canal Zone" to connect with regular Americans????   :-)

Speaking of McCain....

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/06/11/mccain-iraq-comments-brin_n_106468.html

 

I think the man is senile.

RabbitLuvr - don't you know that senile is not the PC (Patriotically Correct) way to describe an old person with a rapidly deteriorating mental capacity.

I believe the proper, PC terms are:

Memorically Challenged

Cognitively Impaired

Empirically Confused

...or you could just say that he's batsh*t nuts!

How about 'a**hole' without a soul'? Would that be a tad rough on the old geezer? :P

How about 'a**hole' without a soul'?

Not specific enough. You just described most of the Republican Party.  :-)

KYLE,

I go with the "bats*t nuts" term. Did you see the Kenner, La. speech?

I think the man is senile.

I'm old, senile works for me. ;-) 

I'm old, senile works for me. ;-) 

You're not old, Miss Pearlene - you're aged to perfection.  :-)

Too Southside Irish?What <i>is</i> he talking about?

Also - what's up with this half-white, half-black thing Obama's got going on?

Don't you think he's being a little too black to connect with white Americans?  Also, isn't he just a little too white to connect with black Americans?

I'm just sayin...

Good points, Kyle. He'd seem to only have appeal to the grey vote, and McCain is more consistently grey. None of this half black/half white flip-flopping.

My husband is from the south side of Chicago. Apparently, Chrissy has never been to the south side of Chicago or he wouldn't be making such a stupid remark (well maybe he would on second consideration). They are the salt of the earth. I know many of them. A lot of them come from that historic migration in the 1940's from places like Louisiana. They were looking for jobs (so not normal, right?). Sheesh.

Code-breaking skill not required...

Tweety, I'm quite sure you'd never make it in the field of cryptology.  What I heard from you was "Is this guy too 'uppity' or is he too much 'Sho-no-mo-fo' "

To some, especially those who judge with their eyes, I'm sure he's both; to those who listen to what he says, he's neither.

Thanks, Tweety - now we know where you're coming from.

 

The "too University of Chicago" reference I get. As someone who attended graduate school for four years at the University of Chicago, I don't like it, but I know what Tweety is trying to say. What I don't get is the "too South Side Chicago" crack. What the hell is that supposed to mean? Is he saying Obama is too Black? The area around the University of Chicago, where Obama lives, is one of the most racially diverse areas in Chicago. The income range is from the lowest of the low to well above the national average.

Which way is Matthews going too far?

wow, it really is true that "what goes around comes around!"  Chris Matthews has spent 18 months tearing Senator Clinton apart and promoting Senator Obama in evey way.  MMFA did on occasion call him on it but only for the most egregious, most outrageous and sexist things he said.  Obama's supporters said nothing but quietly enjoyed Matthews' demeaning of Hillary.

Now, he's being pilloried for a mildly negative and really dumbass comment about Mr. Obama, and we're all supposed to be outraged--NOW.  In fact, Matthews will continue to favor Obama over McCain and already has moved to saying many more critical things about the old guy he used to idolize, in favor of the new guy he finds--as he said today--"so fresh...so exciting."  He'll continue to feel that thrill run down his leg when Obama speaks. 

 I'm used to Chris Matthews saying abominable things about my candidate Hillary Clinton.  I don't think I have to worry about him attacking my current candidate, Baarack Obama.  I just hate to be on the same side as a cretin like Matthews.

Matthews asked "too University of Chicago or too South Side Chicago?".  Well, Chris, I just wanted to give you a geography lesson.  The University of Chicago is on the South Side of Chicago!

Tweety isn't the only one who needs a geography lesson.

The other day, I was listening to Jeff Christie (aka "Rush Limbaugh").  He was trying to say that all of Barack Obama's efforts as a community activist in Chicago have had no effect.  He said, "After 20 years of his activism, the South Side of Chicago is still there, Lake Erie is still there..."

In fact, Chicago is on the shores of Lake Michigan.  Lake Erie is 250 miles to the east; Toledo, OH is on its shores.

Tweety isn't the only one who needs a geography lesson.

The other day, I was listening to Jeff Christie (aka "Rush Limbaugh"). He was trying to say that all of Barack Obama's efforts as a community activist in Chicago have had no effect. He said, "After 20 years of his activism, the South Side of Chicago is still there, Lake Erie is still there..."

In fact, Chicago is on the shores of Lake Michigan. Lake Erie is 250 miles to the east; Toledo, OH is on its shores."

The reason that Drugbaugh made that error is simple.

Quoting the words of black talk radio host Clifford Kelley of Chicago's black talk radio station WVON-AM 1690 http://www.wvon.com "Rush Limbaugh is a dope fiend!"

Most of Drugbaugh's listeners are even BIGGER dope fiends than he is. 

MSM and especially these two guys are determined to make this about race.  Their analysis doesn't stand up to the smell test. They use 'cultural slurs' instead of facts to back up their political analysis. When Oregon (98% hardworking white) voted for Obama and New Hampshire (98% hard working white) went for Clinton then it became Obama's Appalachian problem. KY, WV, PA, OH are not the whitest states in the country but according to Matthews and Carlson they have the most racists. Matthews says it's 400 years of history. I guess he forgot the part of history where WV became a state because it opposed slavery and that in 1864 they voted for Lincoln.  He doesn't know that in the last 19 elections WV has only voted Republican 5 times. This region has an elderly population full of Roosevelt Democrats that saw Hillary the experienced established democratic candidate.

Chris needs to get off his butt and come visit the South-side of Chicago, especially the far Southside and discover that in neighborhood after neighborhood he will encounter middle-class working class people. His comment goes to show how out of touch with reality the Beltway types are.