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Chris Matthews slams GOP spokesman for shamelessness and misunderstanding of history (Original Post) Quixote1818 Apr 2015 OP
BadaBing, BadaBang! 1-2-3...out drynberg Apr 2015 #1
Thanks cris. riversedge Apr 2015 #2
Boom, in your ignorant face Ron... Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #3
And the smug bastard just sat there and grinned joshdawg Apr 2015 #23
Ron often seems to have a vacant shite-eating grin on his face... Surya Gayatri Apr 2015 #30
Yah Caijoe Apr 2015 #44
that was good to watch and hear. barbtries Apr 2015 #4
Just what I thought. avebury Apr 2015 #14
Matthews said that would never happen, just like they've never admitted they were wrong about Iraq. George II Apr 2015 #20
he's right. barbtries Apr 2015 #24
political sociopathy is a minor trifle chapdrum Apr 2015 #32
I saw it live...it was awesome... VanillaRhapsody Apr 2015 #5
Tweety's getting feisty! First he cuts off the mike to that RFRA bigot, & now he rips catbyte Apr 2015 #6
Wasn't it Ed Schultz who cut the mike? JHB Apr 2015 #9
Whoopsie, maybe you're right... catbyte Apr 2015 #21
No prob. Now, if only they'd cut the mike on Joe Scar... JHB Apr 2015 #29
I am glad this RW idiot heaven05 Apr 2015 #7
repug are playing with everyone's lives samsingh Apr 2015 #8
repugs playing chapdrum Apr 2015 #33
about 30% of the population samsingh Apr 2015 #40
BAM!! Leith Apr 2015 #10
That was pretty good. JayhawkSD Apr 2015 #11
more clowns chapdrum Apr 2015 #34
I wish the Democrats in Congress would hae had this much backboane back in 2010 when INdemo Apr 2015 #12
^^^ THIS ^^^ And it MUST change or we'll be doomed to repeat these defeats over and over groundloop Apr 2015 #16
Absolutely..But the Democratic Party INdemo Apr 2015 #36
The Republicans Gotta Disconnect from Reality panfluteman Apr 2015 #13
Has Ron come out of the closet publicly yet? n/t bonniebgood Apr 2015 #15
Uhhhh...... what's that matter groundloop Apr 2015 #17
As what? Victim of the Opti-grab? Hassin Bin Sober Apr 2015 #31
They still let that putz on the air? GoCubsGo Apr 2015 #18
Godwin's Law on the teevee. nt valerief Apr 2015 #19
What are the Republicans and warmongers more afraid of ... Martin Eden Apr 2015 #22
What are the Republicans and warmongers more afraid of ... The CCC Apr 2015 #25
I haven't watched Matthews in ages PatSeg Apr 2015 #26
Wow that was an impressive smack down! BillZBubb Apr 2015 #27
The real outrage is a lack of simple context NCcoast Apr 2015 #28
More proof that Republicans can't think for themselves. They only parrot what they're told. Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2015 #35
I cannot abide... 3catwoman3 Apr 2015 #37
Ron Christie says whatever Cheney asks of him...smug smile included. PrefersaPension Apr 2015 #38
i'll bet that the previous "vp" chapdrum Apr 2015 #39
Ron Christie is an idiot and ass Gothmog Apr 2015 #41
Ron Christie is a paid Mr.Bill Apr 2015 #45
Why I do now and always have loved and admired Chris Matthews. lamp_shade Apr 2015 #42
K! Cha Apr 2015 #43

joshdawg

(2,647 posts)
23. And the smug bastard just sat there and grinned
Sun Apr 5, 2015, 11:53 AM
Apr 2015

like he was the only one who was correct in his assessment of history.
Shove it, Ron!

barbtries

(28,789 posts)
4. that was good to watch and hear.
Sun Apr 5, 2015, 10:12 AM
Apr 2015

but to say that in the future they will experience and express shame over these terrible statements? ain't gonna happen. they're sociopaths who do not know how to feel shame.

avebury

(10,952 posts)
14. Just what I thought.
Sun Apr 5, 2015, 11:22 AM
Apr 2015

If this agreement holds up over time, the Republicans will never ever state publicly that they were wrong.

George II

(67,782 posts)
20. Matthews said that would never happen, just like they've never admitted they were wrong about Iraq.
Sun Apr 5, 2015, 11:48 AM
Apr 2015

catbyte

(34,376 posts)
6. Tweety's getting feisty! First he cuts off the mike to that RFRA bigot, & now he rips
Sun Apr 5, 2015, 10:30 AM
Apr 2015

Ron a new one over Hitler. Good for him.

JHB

(37,159 posts)
29. No prob. Now, if only they'd cut the mike on Joe Scar...
Sun Apr 5, 2015, 01:04 PM
Apr 2015

...the world would a slightly saner place.

 

chapdrum

(930 posts)
33. repugs playing
Sun Apr 5, 2015, 01:54 PM
Apr 2015

"with everyone's lives" because they can. That's so nice for them, and the tens of millions that consistently vote for them.

Leith

(7,809 posts)
10. BAM!!
Sun Apr 5, 2015, 10:59 AM
Apr 2015

"You guys keep spouting off! You're always wrong! wrong! wrong! And you never come back and apologize!"

Tweety was on fire!

 

JayhawkSD

(3,163 posts)
11. That was pretty good.
Sun Apr 5, 2015, 10:59 AM
Apr 2015

I usually can't stand either Chris Matthews or David Axelrod, but both of them were on point and very eloquent. They had valid points and made them well. Of course the bar was set pretty low by Ron Christie, who is a notorious idiot.

"You neither understand history or this agreement, Ron. You're just spouting Republican talking points." Perfect.

Actually, I would not have clicked in to read anything with Chris Matthews in the headline, but I saw the picture of Ron Christie and thought it would be fun to see what he had to say. He's not quite as hilarious as Frank Gafney, and doesn't have the mustache to be a John Bolton, but he can be counted on to display his proclivity as a wind-up toy.

 

chapdrum

(930 posts)
34. more clowns
Sun Apr 5, 2015, 02:10 PM
Apr 2015

Agree with your caricature references. So many of them, but off the top, two favorites are Jack(ass) Kingston, Rep. from GA, and John Fund from the WSJ.

INdemo

(6,994 posts)
12. I wish the Democrats in Congress would hae had this much backboane back in 2010 when
Sun Apr 5, 2015, 11:06 AM
Apr 2015

they allowed the Republicans to lay all of the blame for the financial crisis and Trillion dollar deficit on Obama. They stood by and didn't say a damn thing which lead to the Control of Congress and even just last year they kept their mouth shut and didn't say anything and now they have control of Senate.... the-hell -of it is ..there are Democrats that would not defend Obama the way Mathews just did.

groundloop

(11,518 posts)
16. ^^^ THIS ^^^ And it MUST change or we'll be doomed to repeat these defeats over and over
Sun Apr 5, 2015, 11:25 AM
Apr 2015

I've long felt that Democrats, in general, do a piss poor job of touting their accomplishments. I get it that President Obama is generally a humble person and I have great respect for that, but IMO we'd have been far better when healthcare reform was on the table had he tooted his own horn a lot more often. Likewise, I think he could have done a lot more of advertising his accomplishments leading up to mid-term elections.

And as for Congressional Democrats, they're often downright chicken-shits. As you quite correctly pointed out they turned tail and ran away from President Obama during the mid-terms - HUGE mistake. It's as though they're STILL afraid to be called LIBERAL by repub bullies. We can't keep running away from our LIBERAL accomplishments and expect to win many elections, and the downstream issue is that this will allow any progress we make to be reversed.

INdemo

(6,994 posts)
36. Absolutely..But the Democratic Party
Sun Apr 5, 2015, 02:11 PM
Apr 2015

is just another "debit" side of the Koch Bro's ledger.
We could start by and should have already done so replacing the Republican lite Debbie Shultz as DNC chair.

Anyone that would allow her home state Democratic Party to be run by Republi-Chirstine Harris-crats needs to be replaced

panfluteman

(2,065 posts)
13. The Republicans Gotta Disconnect from Reality
Sun Apr 5, 2015, 11:08 AM
Apr 2015

And regress back to nothing more than a knee jerk reiteration of their talking points to assure themselves of their own superiority in the national security / foreign affairs arena. They are living in an alternate reality now, and no confrontation with the facts will change their minds. Instead of being the best in national security and foreign affairs, the facts of recent history will reveal that the Republicans actually have the worst track record imaginable. 911, the greatest national security failure in US history, happened on their watch, but they make an exception to that, and never include that fact in their calculations and score keeping. And the most disastrous, costly and unnecessary foreign war in US history, the Iraq War, was also instigated by them. The Republicans can just ignore the facts and invoke Neville Chamberlain's appeasement of the Nazis if their goal is to go to war with Iran, which it probably is. Heck - the religious right is waving their Israeli flags and is hell bent on Armageddon, and the defense contractors are chomping at the bit for some fresh red meat. The US and its allies didn't give up anything significant in this nuclear deal, but the Iranians made a whole s#*tload of concessions - and those are the facts. If we listen to these right wing whack jobs and let them railroad us into war despite all evidence to the contrary, we will have snatched war from the jaws of peace, and defeat from the jaws of victory.

GoCubsGo

(32,080 posts)
18. They still let that putz on the air?
Sun Apr 5, 2015, 11:43 AM
Apr 2015

Can't say that I'm surprised he's spewing that BS. Good on Tweety for calling him out.

Martin Eden

(12,864 posts)
22. What are the Republicans and warmongers more afraid of ...
Sun Apr 5, 2015, 11:49 AM
Apr 2015

a) That Obama made a bad deal, which will allow Iran to create nuclear weapons?

b) That Obama made a good deal, which will avert another costly war in the Middle East?

The CCC

(463 posts)
25. What are the Republicans and warmongers more afraid of ...
Sun Apr 5, 2015, 12:05 PM
Apr 2015

Neither. Their opposed to any deal Obama makes with any country for any reason. All they want is the mass murder of war.

PatSeg

(47,419 posts)
26. I haven't watched Matthews in ages
Sun Apr 5, 2015, 12:05 PM
Apr 2015

but the TV was on MSNBC and I caught this segment. He really nailed it.

Can't believe Ron Christie is still around. He must be a go-to conservative when they can't find anyone else. He is as unlikable as he is wrong.

BillZBubb

(10,650 posts)
27. Wow that was an impressive smack down!
Sun Apr 5, 2015, 12:16 PM
Apr 2015

Too bad the rest of the corporate media talking heads don't call out the right wingers on their BS every time.

NCcoast

(480 posts)
28. The real outrage is a lack of simple context
Sun Apr 5, 2015, 12:41 PM
Apr 2015

Neoconservatives believe in the use of 'noble lies'. It is perfectly acceptable for them, the ruling class, to employ deception for the common good as they see it. The common good being whatever is most beneficial to them, the ruling class. They want war in the middle east because it's lucrative, and it helps them control the public through fear mongering and expansion of the police and security state, which is also lucrative. This is what neoconservationism is at it's core.

By saying they're simply wrong about this and that, as if they are actually trying to achieve peace and stability, is a disservice to the public. Misguiding the public into more wars is their objective. They need to be called out for that. The objective is war, and disinformation is a tool for achieving it. They're not in this to make the world safer by some misguided means. They're in it to make money and consolidate power and war is a means to that end.

It's all hiding in plain sight. That's what they need to be called out on.

3catwoman3

(23,975 posts)
37. I cannot abide...
Sun Apr 5, 2015, 02:53 PM
Apr 2015

...Ron Christie. Arrogance and ignorance is a bad combination. That little head-shaking smirk was reminiscent of Alito at the SOTU when President Obama called out SCOTUS for the Citizens' United travesty.

Well done to both Chris Matthews and David Axelrod.

Mr.Bill

(24,284 posts)
45. Ron Christie is a paid
Mon Apr 6, 2015, 09:24 AM
Apr 2015

punching bag for MSNBC. Praising Matthews for making him look like an idiot is like praising the Pittsburg Steelers for beating a Pop Warner football team.

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