Matthews Pushes Cantor On Bush’s Handling Of The Economy: ‘He’s Pulling One Of These Katrinas Again’
Matthews Pushes Cantor On Bush’s Handling Of The Economy: ‘He’s Pulling One Of These Katrinas Again’
In a contentious segment on “Hardball” tonight, host Chris Matthews accused Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA) and his conservative allies of “taking off your uniforms,” pretending they’re not Republicans, and running against President Bush. “I’m not going to let anyone get away with that kind of foolery,” Matthews said. He asked Cantor at least five times whether he supported the job Bush is doing — and all five times Cantor refused to answer.
Noting that a “normal president” would be more visible during such a crisis, Matthews compared Bush’s response to the current financial turmoil to his handling of Hurricane Katrina:
MATTHEWS: I’m just asking you where’s the President of the United States tonight? You got Paulson out there. Where’s the President? He’s pulling one of these Katrinas again. Where is he? The country’s worried like hell when you lose this amount of value in the wealth of this country in a matter of days. You’d think the President would come on television and explain the situation to the American people. I’m just asking where he is. That’s all I’m asking.
CANTOR: Chris, you’ll have to ask — I don’t know where he is. I assume he’s in the White House.
Watch it:
Matthews was visibly frustrated, telling Cantor, “You have to take responsibility, sir, for the policies of this Administration that have gotten us into this mess. You can’t walk away and say, Oh we had nothing to do with this, can you? Say it if you want to. It’s your right.”
Matthews noted Cantor’s refusal to even mention the President: “You haven’t used the word Republican tonight, your party didn’t use it in the acceptance speech,” he said. “John McCain never said the word Republican, he never said the word Bush. You’re trying to take off your uniforms and run from the field of political battle and claim you’re not Republicans.” The GOP steered clear from both Bush and Cheney at their convention last month, mentioning Bush only once and never mentioning Cheney.
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I think it's safe to say that Tweety's man-crush for Flippy McSpin is a thing of the past.
September 17th, 2008 at 6:16 pmOR is he just an incompetent boob who wouldn't know what to do if he wanted to do it?
September 17th, 2008 at 6:20 pmCould Bush just be saying screw it I'm out of here in 3 months let the next idiot deal with it?
September 17th, 2008 at 6:20 pmRapture Ready Says:
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A bunch of Judas’. Rep Cantor, way to sell out the President for 40 pieces of silver.
September 17th, 2008 at 6:17 pm
This president isn't worth 40 cups of spit , RetardReady ......
September 17th, 2008 at 6:20 pmMathews has been kicking the republican's tails since the stock market crash and the repukes either try to change the subject or repeat inane talking points over and over again.
He hasn't told any of them they have nice hair or anything like that for a whole week. Hahaha
September 17th, 2008 at 6:21 pmWow, when a fairly reliable hack that has "catapulted the propaganda" for 6+ years while expressing manlove for john mccain takes a repug to task...
September 17th, 2008 at 6:21 pm40 pieces of silver
Judas only got 30... inflation, again?
September 17th, 2008 at 6:21 pmA bunch of Judas’. Rep Cantor, way to sell out the President for 40 pieces of silver.
Loyalty is earned you twisted POS. As is "betrayal". Chimpy gets what he deserves. He's unclean. Let the shunning continue until he's rocking and sobbing in the corner of a padded cell. It's far too good for The Worst President Ever.
September 17th, 2008 at 6:22 pmAnd Tweety awakens....blinking...he looks around to see the devastation of this country....
September 17th, 2008 at 6:22 pmSo do ya think matthews saw a lot of his wealth evaporate? He has been pretty solid behind the same policies and politicians as the folks he now is trying to nail down.
Wasn't he FOR all the repug/neocon crap before he was against it?
September 17th, 2008 at 6:22 pmI saw this and the more you figure you have tweety out the more he fools ya he's been B slappin rethugs left and right and I have to say its about time
September 17th, 2008 at 6:22 pmWill Republicans ever man up and own up to the horrendous mess created by their fellow Republicans Bush and Cheney and Rumsfeld and Rice, et al ad nauseum? Don't hold your breath, folks. They are practically just little gutless cowards and weasels... Now the American people are being offered the Dispicable Duo, McSame and McMoosekiller, who want to carry on and expand this GOP mess... Nein, danke.
September 17th, 2008 at 6:23 pmCantor was high on the VP list for Repugnicants. He should be well schooled on their talking points.
Bush is AWOL again. It's another "My Pet Goat" moment. That deer in the empty New Orleans headlights look, the one he wears all too frequently.
September 17th, 2008 at 6:24 pmZooey Says:
And Tweety awakens….blinking…he looks around to see the devastation of this country….
I think his stock portfolio ending up in the gutter might have pissed him off. LOL
September 17th, 2008 at 6:24 pmI guess it is finally starting to sink in to the MSM Folks....guess their stock loses made them sit up and pay attention.
Had Tweety spoken up many years ago, just maybe this POS War Criminal President and VP would have been impeached and in prison right now.
A little too late Tweety, but keep hammering that nail, it'll be driven soon.
September 17th, 2008 at 6:25 pmI take back every time I've ever called Tweety "a rightwing tool."
Hehehe! Go get 'em, Tweets!!
September 17th, 2008 at 6:27 pmWayne Says:
Zooey Says:
And Tweety awakens….blinking…he looks around to see the devastation of this country….
I think his stock portfolio ending up in the gutter might have pissed him off. LOL
September 17th, 2008 at 6:24 pm
I wasn't going to be quite that cynical -- yet. ;)
TV journalists are rich these days, but they ain't no 1%ers -- this shit is hurting them -- and I say good, whatever it takes to get them doing their jobs.
September 17th, 2008 at 6:31 pmThe party of Lincoln and Roosevelt now belong to Thurmond, Helms, Goode,Hannity, Limbaugh, Coulter, O'Rielly, Bush and Cheney. Someone help us, and I dont mean someone who can see another country from their backyard.
RIP
September 17th, 2008 at 6:31 pmSGT Stephen R. Sherman
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Mosul, Iraq
Rapture Ready Says:
A bunch of Judas’. Rep Cantor, way to sell out the President for 40 pieces of silver.
Daryll your ignorance of your own bible is showing again.
September 17th, 2008 at 6:33 pmHey, Daryll (Rapture Ready) is Back!
How's your portfolio doing, D?
Bet it is all that Damn Bush's (D) fault, right?
September 17th, 2008 at 6:33 pmEvery Republican who is running this fall is a BUSH REPUBLICAN - don't let them hide from it.
September 17th, 2008 at 6:35 pmZooey Says:
I wasn’t going to be quite that cynical — yet. ;)
Oh, I've been past the cynical stage for while now. Way past it =)
September 17th, 2008 at 6:37 pmWayne Says:
Zooey Says:
I wasn’t going to be quite that cynical — yet. ;)
Oh, I’ve been past the cynical stage for while now. Way past it =)
September 17th, 2008 at 6:37 pm
Oh yes, I know. But I'm wearing my Pollyanna hat today. ;)
September 17th, 2008 at 6:39 pmMatthews has definitely turned. He also has recently expressed regret for hammering Gore so mercilessly in 2000. I'm sure it will come as a great relief to the 20,000 Americans who are now without limbs as a result of the Bush administration.
Thanks, Matthews, we reeeaaaaalllly appreciate it.
September 17th, 2008 at 6:40 pmIsn't it about time for Chimpy to go on another drunken binge in Crawford...?
September 17th, 2008 at 6:41 pmRapture Ready did a double blow with his Judas sell out comment. Rep. Eric Cantor is Jewish. Daryll would know as they both live in Virginia.
I'm not sure if Eric joined the list of Repugnicants avoiding the RNC like the plague, but Daryll attended the thugfest. As Chief Deputy Whip, Cantor likely heard McCon-Pullin' acceptance speeches.
September 17th, 2008 at 6:42 pmI think part of Tweety's "Awakening" is that he recognizes that an Obama/Biden win will wipe out any chance he has to save his sorry arse as a MSNBC pundit!
September 17th, 2008 at 6:43 pmLet's not forget Matthews' greatest crimes against our society.
On Gore in 2000: "He doesn't even look like an American."
And this groaner: "He'd lick the bathroom floor to be president."
On Bush: "He's plain spoken; a likeable guy..."
September 17th, 2008 at 6:44 pmLeftside Annie, I think Bush has ALREADY started boozing again. He just looks weird these days. Laura has been staying at a fancy hotel in DC and, of course, has bought her own house in Dallas.
September 17th, 2008 at 6:46 pmRapture Ready:
September 17th, 2008 at 6:50 pmAre you nude?
President "Gentleman's C in Economics" has no economic plan if it isn't more tax cuts for the already wealthy!
September 17th, 2008 at 6:52 pmCantor is a ginormous gaping dou(hbag. Remember his defending Rush after one of the many foot-in-mouth moments? Regardé via Americablog:
Or this twaddle 'ol Eric started (via ThinkProgress) after Pelosi went to Syria:
Cantor is a typical republican pussy-coward; but that's being redundant...
September 17th, 2008 at 6:52 pmWayne, You beat me to it. RR (Daryll) probably uses his bible to prop up the leg on his kitchen table. Tyical hypocrite.
September 17th, 2008 at 6:52 pmSo much for sprintin' to the finish, eh Mr. Bush?
September 17th, 2008 at 6:53 pmOh yes, I know. But I’m wearing my Pollyanna hat today. ;)
Good for you Zooey! But, when I tried to be optimistic one day a week, it nearly killed me. One hour a week is far easier, LOL!
September 17th, 2008 at 6:56 pmNext time Matthews asks: Where was Bush on 9/11?
September 17th, 2008 at 6:56 pmMcCain wants people to think he's not a Republican, or a Bushie, but that's all he is. 90% of the time he voted with Bush. Panders to every audience, just like Bush. Chose an evil, Constitution-hating VP pick, just like Bush. As horrible as Cheney is, at least he has some intelligence. Palin?? Clueless on all fronts. She's Bush without Cheney's smarts to back her up. She admitted she doesn't even know what the VP does! Good Lord, people-- imagine going to a doctor who doesn't know what doctors do!! Women who adore Palin are setting women's rights back 50 years. They should be ashamed to support Palin who is totally against women's rights- she even forced rape victims to pay for their own help!
September 17th, 2008 at 7:00 pmWow. The continuing decay of the GOP appears to have taken the fight out of Daryll. Mission Accomplished!
September 17th, 2008 at 7:07 pmQuestion on LouDobbs.com
Do you believe there should be criminal investigations of the top managers at the companies the federal government has bailed out?
September 17th, 2008 at 7:12 pmYes 97%
No 3%
Somewhere in Virginia a village is applying burn cream to it's idiot congressman's ass.
Tweety spanked that boob Cantor quite nicely and it was a veritable pleasure to watch.
Just saying . . .
September 17th, 2008 at 7:13 pmWhile I agree about the the sleaziness of the campaign satirev, I'm not ready to give up hope. We The People are pissed, scared, and finally starting to pay attention to Flippy and Chippy. All of which works to our advantage.
September 17th, 2008 at 7:13 pmBush is on a bike ride.
September 17th, 2008 at 7:16 pmGet 'er done, Tweety. Go for the throat.
September 17th, 2008 at 7:24 pmFrustrated Matthews: " I feel like I have been con-toured"
September 17th, 2008 at 7:32 pmNot mentioning Republican or Bush. I saw this one coming 2 years ago when Tom Davis' wife ran here in Virginia and her signs had Blue and (wait for it, wait for it...) - orange.
That is right, no Rep. red anywhere in sight. I was like 'what is this a new party? More like a pig with lipstick (and no, dont flatter yourself Sarah).
September 17th, 2008 at 7:47 pmdono Says:
That is right, no Rep. red anywhere in sight. I was like ‘what is this a new party? More like a pig with lipstick (and no, dont flatter yourself Sarah).
I have noticed some Republicans with blue signs here also, they are running from their own party.
September 17th, 2008 at 7:49 pmOMG, Matthews figures it out and grows a set.
September 17th, 2008 at 7:59 pmNow they push an even worse duo: A lying, trigger happy theobot and a lying, trigger happy Neo Con.
http://www.light-to-dark.com/palin_and_mccain_wage_jihad.html
September 17th, 2008 at 8:00 pmMatthews is hammering the same point during tonight's show. He reiterated the Katrina moment, the taking off the uniforms in the middle of battle.
Chris ended with you know who will be around McCain, if he wins? The same people as are around George W. Bush today.
September 17th, 2008 at 8:01 pmIn the debate, Obama should wear a t-shirt with the picture of McCain and Bush hugging. Or perhaps a glossy 8x10 in a tasteful frame, hung from the podium ...
September 17th, 2008 at 8:31 pmWell Chris, better late than never I guess but it really is late.
Repigs should be made to made to wear lipstick before they go on these programs.
September 17th, 2008 at 8:37 pmWhere is Daryll to tell us what the bible says about what to do in times of financial crisis'? You know, when the stocks make their way to hell's gates and all.
Or is D-to-the-double-l's putting all of his vast finances in Unicef milk cartons and ready to put it in the Bank of Rev. Popoff? You know, the "tax free" bank where God will give you back the return in thousands of dollars through the vow of tithe.
September 17th, 2008 at 8:43 pmMatthews is right about republicans hiding their party affiliation, I just got a mailer today from someone running for governor in NC, my state. I looked all over the mailer and not one did it mention what party he belonged to. Then I looked at the fine print on the bottom...
Paid for by RGA North Carolina 2008 PAC
R epublican
September 17th, 2008 at 8:50 pmG overnors
A ssociation
I don't know what to make of Tweety these days. For all these years he had been one of the most dependable hacks on teevee for the rethugs. Now, it seems as though he has found Jeezuss and seeking absolution. Weird. But we'll take it.
September 17th, 2008 at 8:52 pmRapture Ready Says:
A bunch of Judas’. Rep Cantor, way to sell out the President for 40 pieces of silver.
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No BUSH is Judas and he already sold out America. Even a sleezeball like Cantor is distancing himself from the Leper President Gump
September 17th, 2008 at 8:54 pmThat is HYSTERICALLY funny..
Gawd... will the rest of the neutered MSM lap-dogs finally re-grow a pair and push back? Good for you, Tweety. For the first time in YEARS, I actually respect ya, just a little.
September 17th, 2008 at 9:49 pmIn a contentious segment on “Hardball” tonight, host Chris Matthews accused Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA) and his conservative allies of “taking off your uniforms,” pretending they’re not Republicans, and running against President Bush. “I’m not going to let anyone get away with that kind of foolery,” Matthews said.
Actually, Matthews and Cantor were both doing the exact...same...thing; distancing themselves from their earlier sucking-up.
I ain't buyin' it, Tweety....
September 17th, 2008 at 10:08 pmI watched this in amazement tonight -- Matthews was merciless with Cantor.
September 17th, 2008 at 10:19 pmHe managed to express his affection for McCain as a person, but there was no doubt that Matthews is holding the Republicans and Bush, McCain and his lobbyists, Gramm and deregulation for the financial disaster we are facing.
It was a sight to behold.
If you want to see it in full, Hardball is on replay later tonight. MSNBC is finally getting rid of those awful prison documentaries. (I hope.)
hanshiro Says:
Actually, Matthews and Cantor were both doing the exact…same…thing; distancing themselves from their earlier sucking-up.
I ain’t buyin’ it, Tweety….
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Hmmm... excellent point, hanshiro.
There was a time, not so long ago, when Tweety had his head so far up Botch's keister, he could read Jeff Gannon's wrist watch.
September 17th, 2008 at 10:22 pmTweety let the hammer down but still couldn't get the liar to admit being a Republican or to say he supported Bush. He just stuck to the daily lying points of the RNC.
September 17th, 2008 at 11:00 pmLet's get real, MSNBC grabbed tweety and showed him the ratings....opps.....just like the stock market for his show. So FLIP 'Thoes repubs are bla bla' Where ya been for the last 7 years? Kissing repubs boots. Your next show will be in Peepot Kansas, on at 3 am.
September 17th, 2008 at 11:04 pmfunny how you don't see
tracy or backup here,
isn't it?
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September 17th, 2008 at 11:16 pmPersonally, I think Mathews is one of the better commentators on TV. Of course, I like Maddow and Olberman better, but I think Mathews is pretty impartial and they are obvious lefties. He's been ripping these jerkoffs for a long time now. A few days ago he tore apart some GOP dimwit for the idiotic commercial McCain ran accusing Obama of calling Palin a pig. He was pretty critical in his comments about Fiorino the other day too. And also a few months ago he had one of his best moments when he ripped apart another right wing radio nut (Kevin James) who was trying to defend Bush after he implied that Obama was an appeaser like Chamberlain.
I think his biggest failing is he loves politics a little too much. It's just my opinion, but I think he does a pretty fair job on his show.
September 17th, 2008 at 11:46 pmThis country is in trouble all around. The fact that a R-presidential candidate thinks that everything is ok in his world, is not ok for the American people. It's not ok to be forced to buy this high priced gas. It's not ok to be sitting in a government position and not know what the world is going on. It's not ok for people be forced into foreclosure. It's not ok to have a weak economy. It's not ok for people to be without Free Public Health care funded by the government. It's not ok to manipulate the voters by a quick gimmick to choose a woman as his running VP. What this decision has proved to me is that he should be manager of a discount store. The executive office, president needs to be run by someone who can manage a country. Hire their VP with the skills to manage our country, someone who is familiar with foreign affairs and their leaders. Hire the best individual who has previous abilities to run this country all around. To feed the country with manipulation to this degree will only result in something worse than what we are going through now... You build a country with prosperity, strength, leadership, knowledge and determination. Why fool the people with a clever gimmick...will that help us????
September 18th, 2008 at 12:38 amOk, the next time a Republican says that for the past two years the Dem Congress has done nothing...can the Dem on the show please, please, please respond that it is because President Bush vetoes anything of merit they pass?
It is such an easy response and I have not seen one Dem use it yet in the past few weeks...and I watch CNN/MSNBC a lot!
September 18th, 2008 at 1:32 pm