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Atman

(31,464 posts)
Tue Aug 28, 2012, 05:27 PM Aug 2012

Matthews is still on fire....best line yet...

In response to Republican ex-Gov George Pataki railing against the president and askin "What has Obama done?"

Matthews shot back, "Come on, if your guy had doubled the stock market from 6500 to 13,000, you'd be dancing on the roof! If your guy had killed Bin Laden you'd be giving him the Congressional Medal of Honor!"

Shut the fucker right down. Loved it.

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Matthews is still on fire....best line yet... (Original Post) Atman Aug 2012 OP
I'd have said "You'd be personally chiseling Bush's face on Mt Rushmore". JoePhilly Aug 2012 #1
"...with your tongue." regnaD kciN Aug 2012 #26
LOL!!! JoePhilly Aug 2012 #47
LOL! Tweety is on a roll! n/t DemzRock Aug 2012 #2
HOLY FANTASTIC FOUR, BATMAN! Joe Bacon Aug 2012 #54
Pataki is a snot-nosed, condescending jerk. Glad to see Tweets called him on his bull. stopbush Aug 2012 #70
They'd be trying to overturn the 22nd Amendment Siwsan Aug 2012 #3
I would have substituted "etch him into Mt. Rushmore", but his works fine too! bullwinkle428 Aug 2012 #4
It Was Ex-NY Gov. Pataki LonghornJack Aug 2012 #5
Thanks! Updated my OP. Atman Aug 2012 #7
"What has the President done?" Well... xtraxritical Aug 2012 #29
Good on ya, Tweety! Cha Aug 2012 #6
True that. lpbk2713 Aug 2012 #8
K&R nt avebury Aug 2012 #9
DU members don't always applaud Chris Matthews, mykpart Aug 2012 #10
We do this week. aquart Aug 2012 #64
Absolutely! tavalon Aug 2012 #71
Remember when Tweety was a whipping boy on MWO.com (Media Whores Online)? central scrutinizer Aug 2012 #11
I haven't forgotten his mancrush on the Shrub eridani Aug 2012 #63
?????? Sekhmets Daughter Aug 2012 #73
Post removed Post removed Aug 2012 #12
Wait, if you don't see a body he's not dead? MgtPA Aug 2012 #17
Post removed Post removed Aug 2012 #28
As if the POTUS requires you to ... 99Forever Aug 2012 #31
exactly heaven05 Aug 2012 #37
If you saw pictures of him eating with his left hand ornotna Aug 2012 #33
No shit! Jackpine Radical Aug 2012 #38
I do ornotna Aug 2012 #56
show me your brains CatWoman Aug 2012 #35
If you are trying to make a point, spit it out. nm rhett o rick Aug 2012 #46
wow you sound like Alex Jones rbrnmw Aug 2012 #39
What's with Alex Jones?? ailsagirl Aug 2012 #53
Matthews laughed in Pataki's face Zambero Aug 2012 #13
agreed, and it needs to happen more often.. frylock Aug 2012 #24
he really pissed Pataki off CatWoman Aug 2012 #34
Tweety is running around in Tampa with a fucking flame-thrower ! RagAss Aug 2012 #14
MSNBC should let him run around more often... HipChick Aug 2012 #19
Is tweety trying to be Will McCavoy? sarcasmo Aug 2012 #15
Yup. I have been saying this forever. It helps his son is on the show. vaberella Aug 2012 #22
I hope he doesn't let up. sarcasmo Aug 2012 #48
K and R Berlum Aug 2012 #16
Thank you Mr. Matthews! nt nc4bo Aug 2012 #18
I saw it BrainMann1 Aug 2012 #20
He also laughed at Pataki and said he'd "been Trumped" JBoy Aug 2012 #21
Brilliant indeed malaise Aug 2012 #23
Gratifying to see him attack the RW shills peace frog Aug 2012 #25
Hope he can keep the pace through the convention...& beyond! nt snappyturtle Aug 2012 #27
Go, Tweety! I'm liking you more lately. rhiannon55 Aug 2012 #30
I use to not like Matthews that much but have gained all respect for him back Quixote1818 Aug 2012 #32
"if your guy had doubled the stock market from 6500 to 13,000" Amonester Aug 2012 #36
Thank you Chris for giving that moron cal04 Aug 2012 #40
Throwing tweety high quality birdfood. MFM008 Aug 2012 #41
I wish I'd seen that, will have to check "the Google" George II Aug 2012 #42
What Obama Has Done Since January 20, 2009 ... 99 Percent Sure Aug 2012 #43
Thanks fo the Link ~ outstanding! goclark Aug 2012 #72
Chris seems Flatpicker Aug 2012 #44
Yaaaaay! Double yaaaay! nt Honeycombe8 Aug 2012 #45
Tweety has really come into his own amuse bouche Aug 2012 #49
Since Bush debacle: Dow Doubled, GDP up 11%, 29 months job gains ErikJ Aug 2012 #50
If Matthew's is wrong, it will be easy for the RW Wurlitzer to refute.... Old and In the Way Aug 2012 #51
they think they are going to win the 'what has Obama done' thing Rosa Luxemburg Aug 2012 #52
George Pakaki the distributor of Crossroads money.... Historic NY Aug 2012 #55
He's come a long way from 2000-04 Floyd_Gondolli Aug 2012 #57
Well, maybe he's still going by that rubric. Scootaloo Aug 2012 #65
Great! I get so sick of reporters letting them say shit ashling Aug 2012 #58
Glad to hear it. I was at work and had to listen to Chris Christie... CBHagman Aug 2012 #59
Are you kidding? It would be a noun, a verb, and bin Laden! VPStoltz Aug 2012 #60
Best comment ever!! So perfect. n/t progressivebydesign Aug 2012 #74
K&R n/t Tx4obama Aug 2012 #61
Can one of Du's talented artists DonCoquixote Aug 2012 #62
gotta agree - and given the congressional blockade that he had to deal with geckosfeet Aug 2012 #66
Met Pataki at a Yankee Game not long ago Beer Snob-50 Aug 2012 #67
I'm going to have to start fredamae Aug 2012 #68
Another list of accomplishments and links... Karmasue Aug 2012 #69

JoePhilly

(27,787 posts)
1. I'd have said "You'd be personally chiseling Bush's face on Mt Rushmore".
Tue Aug 28, 2012, 05:28 PM
Aug 2012

But I think Chris's line was great!!

Joe Bacon

(5,165 posts)
54. HOLY FANTASTIC FOUR, BATMAN!
Tue Aug 28, 2012, 11:32 PM
Aug 2012

Chris is literally The Human Torch and he's sizzling every Republican ass he gets a hold of!

bullwinkle428

(20,629 posts)
4. I would have substituted "etch him into Mt. Rushmore", but his works fine too!
Tue Aug 28, 2012, 05:33 PM
Aug 2012

DAMN! Didn't scroll through the responses first!

LonghornJack

(136 posts)
5. It Was Ex-NY Gov. Pataki
Tue Aug 28, 2012, 05:46 PM
Aug 2012

Great line by Chris -- gotta hand it to the guy.

The Repug that he shut down was former New York Governor George Pataki. Pataki was handing him the usual repug lines about Obama's "failed leadership," high unemployment", blah, blah, blah,.... when Chris shut him up with that brilliant line.

Couldn't happen to a better guy.

Keep up the good work, Chris! You're doing all the good.

LHJ

lpbk2713

(42,764 posts)
8. True that.
Tue Aug 28, 2012, 05:56 PM
Aug 2012



Just look at everything they named after St Runny of RayGun. Everything
from airports to aircraft carriers. And I doubt if they're done YET. And no
prez has done more harm than him IMO.

central scrutinizer

(11,656 posts)
11. Remember when Tweety was a whipping boy on MWO.com (Media Whores Online)?
Tue Aug 28, 2012, 06:09 PM
Aug 2012

He seems to have seen the light.

Response to Atman (Original post)

Response to MgtPA (Reply #17)

ornotna

(10,805 posts)
33. If you saw pictures of him eating with his left hand
Tue Aug 28, 2012, 07:13 PM
Aug 2012

then the pictures were reversed. Muslims always eat with the right hand only.

ailsagirl

(22,898 posts)
53. What's with Alex Jones??
Tue Aug 28, 2012, 10:01 PM
Aug 2012

I know he's a MAJOR but what does Ron Paul have to do with him?

A friend of mine is a great follower of AJ and I googled him and found references to RP in practically every entry. What gives?

Zambero

(8,965 posts)
13. Matthews laughed in Pataki's face
Tue Aug 28, 2012, 06:25 PM
Aug 2012

Sometimes a lie is so bad it becomes hilarious. Pataki was the sole object of this hilarity, in that no reasonably informed person could be expected to believe his absurd talking points. Being laughed AT is a very special insult, one that establishes the pertetrator of the lies as an absolute buffoon.

vaberella

(24,634 posts)
22. Yup. I have been saying this forever. It helps his son is on the show.
Tue Aug 28, 2012, 06:39 PM
Aug 2012

I get the feeling the initial episode resonated with him deeply. I like what I'm seeing. People keep recognizing this new Tweety and people love him.

JBoy

(8,021 posts)
21. He also laughed at Pataki and said he'd "been Trumped"
Tue Aug 28, 2012, 06:39 PM
Aug 2012

when Pataki brought up Obama's school transcripts.

peace frog

(5,609 posts)
25. Gratifying to see him attack the RW shills
Tue Aug 28, 2012, 06:46 PM
Aug 2012

but I can't forget the kissing up to Bushies he did during the Dubya years.

Quixote1818

(28,955 posts)
32. I use to not like Matthews that much but have gained all respect for him back
Tue Aug 28, 2012, 07:07 PM
Aug 2012

His heart is in this and it shows. He is really disguested by the trash coming from the other side and concerned about the country as a whole.

Amonester

(11,541 posts)
36. "if your guy had doubled the stock market from 6500 to 13,000"
Tue Aug 28, 2012, 07:21 PM
Aug 2012

"If YOUR guy had killed Bin Laden"

Bam! Straight.On.His.Lying.Nose.

That's how it's done!!

Mr. Matthews!





goclark

(30,404 posts)
72. Thanks fo the Link ~ outstanding!
Wed Aug 29, 2012, 12:15 PM
Aug 2012

Wish all of his accomplihment could be on featured at the Demcratic Convention
Or betrer yet, start running adds that kept scrollingwith the grea deeds from now until the electin.

 

ErikJ

(6,335 posts)
50. Since Bush debacle: Dow Doubled, GDP up 11%, 29 months job gains
Tue Aug 28, 2012, 09:29 PM
Aug 2012

Since Obama took office:... The Dow has DOUBLED 6500 to 13000; .....GDP is Up from -9% to 2%; ......28 months of Job GAINS after Bush LOSING 4 million jobs in 2008; .....record corporate profits 2010 -11. Bin laden is dead and GM is alive.

 

Floyd_Gondolli

(1,277 posts)
57. He's come a long way from 2000-04
Wed Aug 29, 2012, 12:07 AM
Aug 2012

He never seemed to like Gore and Kerry much. Very much into the who would you rather have a beer with line of thinking.

 

Scootaloo

(25,699 posts)
65. Well, maybe he's still going by that rubric.
Wed Aug 29, 2012, 05:25 AM
Aug 2012

Even if Mormons drank alcohol, can you imagine anyone "having a beer" with Romney? God that would be awkward. He'd probably ask for a straw.

ashling

(25,771 posts)
58. Great! I get so sick of reporters letting them say shit
Wed Aug 29, 2012, 12:45 AM
Aug 2012

and not calling them on it,

Today I saw David gregory interviewing Steele or Sunnunnunnunnu or some other shit fucker who said that Obama had not done whatever it was and no follow up on the fact that his efforts to do it had been obstructed to hell.

CBHagman

(16,987 posts)
59. Glad to hear it. I was at work and had to listen to Chris Christie...
Wed Aug 29, 2012, 12:48 AM
Aug 2012

...and the virtual chorus line of hypocrites talk about how much they care about unity and civility and the plight of the American worker. It would all ring a little less hollow if we didn't have a copy of their playbook from the past four years.

Good for Chris Matthews for ripping them a few spare bodily orifices.

Beer Snob-50

(6,676 posts)
67. Met Pataki at a Yankee Game not long ago
Wed Aug 29, 2012, 09:28 AM
Aug 2012

and my nephew and I asked him about his opinion of the presumptive nominee. He really didn't seem to enthused about the guy!

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