Comments on: Bush White House has tried to ’silence’ Chris Matthews.

By: anna

anna — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 15:00:19 +0000

It is absolute hogwash that Matthews has just recently been jumping on the bus. He has been hammering the Bush administration and the rest of the right wing radicals about this unnecessary war.

On the Stewart/Matthews pissing contest. Stewart was harder on Matthews than on Kristol (one of the creeps who started the push for a pre-emptive invasion of Iraq)

What is telling about Stewart is he was unwilling to take Matthews up on his invite to come on Hardball. Stewart slinked out the back door. That says it all.

By: CruzBustamove

CruzBustamove — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 16:10:42 +0000

Wow, “silence” Chris Matthews. Talk about a contradiction in terms. It would be easier to find a hat to fit him.

By: kritter

kritter — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 16:59:17 +0000

Do all of you know what Matthews was referring to? Cheney was bent because Matthews was focussing on his role in the Valerie Plame outing, and hitting home every night. Scooter and Cheney even obsessed over Hardball transcripts tying them both to the scandal. Finally, Mary Matalin advised them to complain to Tim Russert, who supposedly hates CM, in an effort to censor the coverage. One thing’s clear: Matthews can’t stand Bush/Cheney no matter what he said in 2000 about having a beer. Really, should that be our standard?

Not sure why- is Tim Russert Matthews’ supervisor? BTW, I like Hardball, but agree that he gushes too much over his guests- on both sides of the aisle, in an effort to seem evenhanded.

BTW This is unfair as Matthews is a diabetic and no longer drinks at all:
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“But just as infuriating is that someone like Matthews needs a few drinks in him to loosen his tongue on the subject and say something off-camera that heâ€™d never say on-air.”

By: richg

richg — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 01:13:59 +0000

This is hilarious. It is OK, no make that commendable, for Harry Reid to exert the weight of his senate position to overtly pressure Clear Channel Radio to silence Rush Limbaugh, while Chris Mathews complains about some pressure from the White House to go a bit easier on them.

If Chris hadn’t said anything, would anyone have known about it? The letter to Clear Channel wasn’t ‘outed’ by Limbaugh – he didn’t need to do it himself.

Whether you like either one or not, this does say something about who is influential, and who is not.

By: AngryOne

AngryOne — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 19:10:27 +0000

If Matthews’ claims that “they will not silence me” ring a little hollow, they should. After all, Chris Matthews has spent the last several years telling us that President Bush, his White House and the Republican leadership team are “good guys.”

For the history of Matthews’ praise for the good guys of the GOP, see:
“Chris Matthews: Bush White House ‘Good Guys’Won’t Silence Me.”

By: lefty

lefty — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 18:48:24 +0000

So if I donâ€™t agree with your viewpoint I am automatically a radical. Would you call that type of absolutismâ€¦.radical?

You wish Sheehan were radical or even relevant at this point. She is neither.

Bushism and the neoconservatives are radicals. Give up. You’ve lost the debate on that one.

By: NoOneYouKnow

NoOneYouKnow — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 18:40:44 +0000

Tweety’s a weathervane, and there’s a big blow a’comin’. The idea that Bushco has tried to silence Matthews on anything is laughable. It’s apparent that he can’t shut up when slobbering over W. and his toadies. Unfortunately, the Dems who’ll likely replace Bushco will just as happily enjoy Matthews’ sucking up, because most of the candidates are just as selfish and amoral as Matthews.
As for Jon Stewart, I’ve often wondered if he doesn’t go too easy on wingnut guests. He seems to have a pretty comfy relationship with Bloody Bill Kristol, whereas I don’t think I could get near him without lunging for him. But I guess Stewart wants to keep having people come on his show, right?

By: rocks911

rocks911 — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 18:22:32 +0000

Probably for “national security” reasons, that all encompassing fascist tool of information control. Yeah, go team666

By: Beyonce Welch

Beyonce Welch — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 18:19:11 +0000

Mr. Matthews is getting repaid for being a loyal GOP hack over the years. He treatment of Gore in 2000 was horrible.

By: crassus

crassus — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 18:16:46 +0000

Chris Matthews in 2000, shilling hard for George Bush while he says this about Al Gore: â€œHe doesnâ€™t even look like an American to me.â€

Sorry Matthews, itâ€™s going to take a little more than an obtuse, off-hand statement about criminality to make up for the fact that you took part in the George Bush media love-fest and the Gore-bashing of the 2000 election.

Comment by Ret. Col. Jack Ripper â€” October 5, 2007 @ 1:04 pm

Yes. Absolutely true. Without lapdogs like Matthews, Al Gore would be president.

By: Ret. Col. Jack Ripper

Ret. Col. Jack Ripper — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 17:19:45 +0000

Keltoi: “So if I donâ€™t agree with your viewpoint I am automatically a radical.”

No, you’re distorting the point of the post. Bush and his supporters’ opinions on the issues are wildly out of step with the vast majority of Americans. That, by definition makes their positions “radical.” The majority of Americans harbor what is commonly called “liberal” opinions on most issues. If you don’t believe me, go to Pollingreport.com and click on the various issues to see various poll results on issues.

By: Buckie Boy

Buckie Boy — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 17:18:26 +0000

He was for sucking up to Bush before he was against it.

Buck Fush

By: Keltoi

Keltoi — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 17:11:43 +0000

>Wake up. The hippies and sixties radicals are gone.

Someone better tell Cindy Sheehan and Code Pink. Kennedy, too.

>The Bushists are the radicals. If you donâ€™t see that then you are one of them.
Comment by lefty â€” October 5, 2007 @ 12:53 pm

As Tweety would say “HAH!”

So if I don’t agree with your viewpoint I am automatically a radical. Would you call that type of absolutism….radical?

By: texaslady

texaslady — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 17:10:08 +0000

Bush said, “being a President is hard work.” Yeah when you have to have Daddy pulling in all the contacts to control the news media daily. Money talks when you have octopus fingers.

We have very few objective news reporters anymore.

By: texaslady

texaslady — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 17:06:41 +0000

#54 Well that depends on who is paying for the beer……bet you it wouldn’t be Bubba Bush….he has not paid for anything since Laura’s ring and we aren’t too certain about that.

Take a loser, give him a fake accent and insist he was “saved or reborn or whatever it takes to suck the religous who are used to being told what to think each Sunday and YES WE HAVE A WINNER !

Rove is a genuis at total dirty politics, mentor was Lee Attwater.
Wipe out all incriminating evidence, girlfriend who had abortion, DUI, cocaine use, didn’t complete military obligations. There you are. A President !

And the religous right just ate it up and now we all have to pay the price.

By: Ret. Col. Jack Ripper

Ret. Col. Jack Ripper — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 17:04:09 +0000

Chris Matthews in 2000, shilling hard for George Bush while he says this about Al Gore: “He doesn’t even look like an American to me.”

Sorry Matthews, it’s going to take a little more than an obtuse, off-hand statement about criminality to make up for the fact that you took part in the George Bush media love-fest and the Gore-bashing of the 2000 election.

By: lefty

lefty — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 16:53:22 +0000

But he is also, in my opinion, left wing to the point of close mindednessâ€¦

Whatever dude.

Wake up. The hippies and sixties radicals are gone. The leftwing of this country is pretty vanilla now. The Bushists are the radicals. If you don’t see that then you are one of them.

By: Lefty Patriot

Lefty Patriot — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 16:48:30 +0000

Not reealll enlightening – why do YOU think JS saw fit to savage CM when he gives avowed conservatives a far more courteous reception?

Comment by Keltoi â€” October 5, 2007 @ 11:57 am

Conservatives dig their own graves; just stating their idiotic positions and cleaving to retarded rightwing talking points and lies is enough; Stewart needs to say nothing. As for your assertion that he’s a died-in-the-wool lefty, you obviously don’t watch him very often at all. and Stewart has proven time and again that he has a far better grasp and insight on world politics than anyone in the Bush administration, but that isn’t saying much, is it?

By: The Republic of Stupidity

The Republic of Stupidity — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 16:46:40 +0000

…b ut he is also, in my opinion, left wing to the point of close mindednessâ€¦

Comment by Keltoi â€” October 5, 2007 @ 12:18 pm

Just as you appear to be, in my opinion, right wing to the point of close mindedness…

All JS has ever claimed to be is a comedian. Something is only funny when it has a bit of the truth in it. Perhaps that is why people have voluntarily chosen to trust JS over the Bush Admin or the MSM the last few yrs. And at this point, I would say his insight is sharper…

By: koko the talking gorilla

koko the talking gorilla — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 16:46:18 +0000

Beats me how anyone finds Bush sexy

or even likable. Remember when Tweety used to cast Bush as “the kind of guy you’d have a beer with” or “the kind of guy you’d invite to a barbeque”? Who in God’s name would invite a belligerent, ignorant brat like Bush to a barbeque???