Chris Matthews reading new GOP memo handed to him by staffer

[AlCzervik]

about Joe Wilson smoking pot. Matthews is laughing at it and asked the gop guy thats there "Does this really seem like a good idea right now?"

[flakey_foont]

1. is "smoking pot" supposed to discredit Wilson?

hmmm, how about a certain "Cocaine Cowboy"? maybe that should be brought up

[AlCzervik]

2. no kidding, he called a "Poop sheet in more ways than one"

and he called the gop guy on it as bullshit.

[DoYouEverWonder]

4. You mean the alcoholic

that lives in the WH?

[AlCzervik]

6. no, one of his Toadies, Charlie Black--that was the guy.

[alfredo]

60. I bet he got access to the good shit.

[jasmeel]

3. WTF! Is this what they're left with? OMG!!

[Dinger]

68. Pathetic Fucks. I (almost) Feel Sorry For Them, but

I want them all hung & strung, so to speak.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

5. That was absolutely ridiculous! The Repukes are getting soooo

desperate!!!!

[AlCzervik]

12. it was funny, he comes back from break and he says--

"I just had a producer hand this to me, it's the new talking points on Wilson, what they want theie people to say about Wilson"

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

39. That was funny. He knows how ridiculous they are. nt

[jimshoes]

49. Not only that, but

he also removed the "Do not remove tag under penalty of the law" tag from his bed!!! This is HUGH!!!111

[Lone_Star_Dem]

7. At least they didn't say he kicks puppies

That one may have damaged his image. :rofl:

[bklyncowgirl]

That's next.

Along with pictures of Ambassador Wilson eating Kitten Stew while serving as Ambassador to China.

Oh wait--he was never ambassador to China--oh well no biggie.

[bklyncowgirl]

8. I agree with David Gergen. That is pathetic

I heard the reaction to it but missed the allegation. Pot smoking--Jesus Christ.

[faithnotgreed]

21. so gergen really called it pathetic

nice to hear

thanks for the details

[Reciprocity]

40. "missed the allegation"

Someone asked if Wilson would ever run for office. He said something like. I have to many marriages drank and smoked to much and yes I inhaled to ever run.

[cynatnite]

9. As if anyone really cares

:eyes:

Discrediting Wilson is so pointless.

Valerie Plame was an undercover CIA agent and her cover was blown. That is the point.

[blm]

23. Nobody lifted an eyebrow when Kerry and Edwards said they smoked pot.

Why would they care that Wilson smoked pot in his past?

[Marr]

What? Did a guest hand it to him or does Matthews receive a daily fax?

Because really- this 'talking point attack' shit is a scandal in itself.

[AlCzervik]

16. a producer literally handed it to him while he was just coming

back from break.

[Marr]

24. Christ- seems to me that's a story in itself, you know?

Why can the GOP get talking points into Chris Matthews hands so quickly and easily? Doesn't that suggest something?

[AlCzervik]

26. i think it is indeed and he made a point of telling us about it

don't care for him much but good on for sharing the info.

[Beaverhausen]

31. Liberal Media my ass!

[karlrschneider]

18. He said a producer had just handed it to him

...

[DearAbby]

10. I KNEW IT...A POT TAKER !

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl: Gasp :rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

[LittleClarkie]

67. Yes, apparently the transportion of the pot is of utmost importance

I love Rosie O'Donnell. More importantly, I just love her stories about her dad.

[librechik]

11. I know what this is

Wilson's been speaking at colleges, and recently somebody asked him to run for president. he laughed and said he was a true child of the 60s and he DID inhale.

Back in the 60s.

Oh But Bush has never taken any mood altering substances--it might interfere with the 80 proof in his bloodstream!

This is lame. But let them try! It won't interfere with the lawsuit!

[NYCGirl]

43. He said that at my old alma mater, San Francisco State University.

I went there in the late 60s — and yes, there were a few drugs there then.

:smoke:

[lovuian]

13. Yes this is sooo sad when this is our Nation's security!!!

:crazy:

[tulsakatz]

14. that's all they know how to do.......

...make the other guy look bad and maybe people won't notice how bad they (republicans) already look!!!

This is simply an act of desperation. They would try something else too if they could think of something that might work for them.

At this point, nothing could take attention away from the investigation!!

[HereSince1628]

15. At least Matthews is laughing. He could have tried to push it.

Wilson has already defused the issue, and if his own admission isn't enough, well maybe we should compare his youth to that of the pResident.

[katty]

38. GOP idiots pulling out their old Clinton notes-whatta bore

[Lex]

17. BUSH WAS A FREAKIN' COKEHEAD.

Just a reminder.

[mitchum]

41. WAS?

That motherfucker is STILL a lush and a blowhound

[alarcojon]

19. How low will they stoop?

Oh, that's right - nothing is too low for these fucks.

My guess is Joe Wilson's pot smoking will only matter to that fraction of Bush's crumbling base that isn't goign to ever believe him anyways.

[AlCzervik]

22. oh they'll discover a new bottom floor previously unknown to humankind.

[gkhouston]

32. At this rate, they'll be hitting China soon. n/t

[Zhade]

51. How is "Wilson smoked pot" stooping low?

WTF is wrong with that? It's hardly an insult.

Hell, more of our leaders should toke. The world wouldn't be NEARLY as violent.

Well, until the Twinkie Wars, anyway...

:smoke:

[alarcojon]

57. Nothing wrong with the cheeba, my friend

the lowness is in trying to smear Wilson with it. Some Bushbots will buy it, and the culture of character assassination will go on.

I agree with you - I would be more likely to vote for someone if I knew they had inhaled.

[Zhade]

63. Ah, gotcha. There've been a few dumbass DUers...

...who rave about the "horrors" of pot "destroying lives", and repeating the same bullshit lies about the beneficial herb as the nazi fucks at the DEA, so I was unsure.

We're on the same page, friend. I'd probably say it was more desperate than low to use this tactic, since I know LOTS of conservatives who smoke.

(Some are, ironically, not conservative when it comes to their stash - they blow through it like Halliburton through no-bid contracts!)

[alarcojon]

64. You're right, more desperate than low

Toke it easy! :smoke:

[Fovea]

58. To paraphrase Terry Pratchett

You get that low, and a cockroach has to kneel to spit on you.

Say goodnight Karl.

[kikiek]

20. From the gang who has oxyrush. Not to mention the problems of the

children of Jeb and their uncle George.

[blm]

25. HEHEH...Let's make sure to tune in to Rush on Monday. I'm all ....ears.

heheh

[kikiek]

35. Yeah that would be good. He wouldn't dare say that unless he's using

again! Only way Rush would think he could get away with that comment is if he were high!

[RedEarth]

27. Fitzgerald needs to know about this pot smoking...

with this type of evidence he'll probably quit the case tonight.....lol, how lame is that "pot smoking", please...

[AX10]

28. This is all that's left of the Republican party.

[reality based]

29. Rove is really off his game. He usually plays the gay card at this point

[gkhouston]

34. but haven't you heard... Wilson smoked GAY POT. The horror! n/t

[Zhade]

52. HAHAHAHA!

So it was "Babs" Marley who shot the sheriff?

:rofl:

[TheFarseer]

70. OMG, Ellen DeGeneres sold him the pot!

Then they had a three way with Rosie O'Donnell

[MidwestTransplant]

56. I heard Wilson has a black child.

[garybeck]

30. folks, this is a GOOD sign.

when they start coming up with crap like this, it shows they are getting desparate. I love it. Bring it on more. Dig up some more "hot stuff" on Wilson. Maybe he donated to MoveOn.org? Hmm. what else can we come up with? Uh, he's not qualified for his job? Oh we already tried that. Hmm... There must be something.

WHO CARES?

This is way beyond Wilson now. Wilson could be into child porn and this thing would not stop.

In my mind, when Fitzgerald sees the crap they're putting out on Wilson, it's only going to make him more determined to get to the bottom of this and bring the people to justice.

[Imalittleteapot]

48. I agree garybeck. n/t

[kywildcat]

69. Did anyone notice how shill

the woman was,trying to say Plame was not under cover? Matthews got the last word in and dispelled that cheap shot too.
You know, when they have to resort to front people who must resort back to the 'talking over, shout 'em out' interviewee's, they've lost control of the whole thing.
No talking point is going to bring this back for them.
...oh...another day in "As the Cabal Burns"

[Hubert Flottz]

33. That's bullshit!

Everybody knows, that if Joe Wilson had really smoked pot he would be dead by now! He would have jumped out a window like fArt Stinkletter's drug crazed daughter!

[Reciprocity]

36. I thought Tweety was getting at...

Isn't it unbelievable that we are talking about the administration getting into this much trouble over smearing Wilson, then he gets a fax from the republicans smearing Wilson.

[AlCzervik]

37. yes, the irony was very, very deep.

[LynnTheDem]

42. "We're in all this hot water trying to trash Wilson, so let's try more!"

Rightwingnuts; stupidest MFers on the planet.

:eyes:

[ucmike]

44. that explains why he was looking for yellow CAKE

it's over boys. they dropped the big one. our side can pack up and go home.

[NYCGirl]

54. That's it. It was the dreaded MUNCHIES!

:rofl:

[dweller]

45. So? He could still work

for the CIA, or is it the FBI?

would the GOP'ers like to comment on those citizens?

dp

[Marie26]

46. How would this possibly help them?

So the talking points are: "No, Republicans never leaked his name to get back at him. We would NEVER spread rumors like that. But did you hear about his pot addiction?"

[renate]

62. absolutely right!

Oh, how I wish there were somebody at the DNC whose sole job it was to read DU for ideas--not only was that pot memo totally stupid, but your idea for aiming it back at them is such a great bonus extra. Soundbite-sized, too.

[KharmaTrain]

47. Look At The Lame Lies...

That wench Melody Morgan calls Wilson a liar and says Valerie Wilson outted herself? :wtf: Yeah, right.

Tweety let her go on and on and only at the very last second waived off her lies and didn't allow Amy Goodman to get much in. Typical. Amazing how Tweety knows there are lies going out, and unless it's completely outrageous, then he calls them on it. If it's a minor lie or something meant to distort or divert attention, that's fine with him...and prefered.

DeLay's hack laywer tries to blame the judge and moveon.org...as though these people committed the crimes a grand jury felt compelled to pass out indictments not once, but twice. And why won't the corporate media tell us about DeLay's other co-defendents and how is it their prosecution is some partisan witch-hunt.

Finally there's all these blast faxes flying out of Mehlmann's office...rapid lies and diversions like its going out of style. The panic/frantic nature of these charges now are not only making these goons look desperate but forcing their few remaining friends to begin to distance themselves. Tweety sure looks pained these days cause he knows he's been hung out to dry.

[derby378]

50. So Nero gets amped out on cocaine and that's okey-dokey...

...but let Joe Wilson smoke pot and he's Public Enemy #1? Is that we we roll in the hood, dog?

Da game is to be sold, not to be told...

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

53. George W. Bush: addict (pot, coke, alcohol), & he pissed on a police car.

WHERE'S the fucking GOP memo on THIS?

[bridgit]

55. i think republicans are going to make it far nastier before they even...

try to make it any better :thumbsdown:

[gulfcoastliberal]

59. I fucking hate that flabby piece of dogshit

What I posted about this fuckwad yesterday:

Fuck Tweety and his piece of shit big, stupid Bush ass-kissing mouth. He sucks, his show sucks, and MSNBC sucks except for Olberman.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=5116676&mesg_id=5116938

[NYCGirl]

61. The OP was complimenting him in rejecting the memo as a pile of crap.

There are times when he does the right thing.

[H2O Man]

65. That is right.

Tonight was one of them.

It's important to remember that while people on DU have access to a lot of significant information on this scandal, the main stream Americans have not. Further, in order to communicate with people, you have to speak the language they understand. Most Americans do not speak DU. But they do speak MSNBC. (That's not saying MSNBC is a wonderful language -- just that it is what is spoken in this land.) So for the past week, with each night being a build-up, Matthews has described in detail what has gone on in the Plame scandal.

I like Matthews, However, I think his behaviors have earned him the contempt of a large number of DUers. Yet it isn't important right now what we think of him as an individual: what is important is what the main stream Americans learn about the Plame scandal.

[demgurl]

66. OMG, they must be so desperate.

I made a post here a long, long time ago. My subject line said that Joe Wilson is a hero. This had nothing to do with the Plame investigation and him standing up for what was right about no uranium.

If you do your research you will find that pappy Bush called him a hero! Wilson actually put his life n the line and stood up to Saddam!! Joe Wilson was awarded his job as ambassador because of his taking in people and protecting them.

Here is the link to that post:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=4235338

So are they saying Pappy Bush was wrong? Are they calling him out for standing up to Saddam?

These people are loons. Let's get the word out about how great Joe Wilson really is.

demgurl

[DearAbby]

71. Something just dawned on me...they report "GOP TALKING POINTS" just

handed? I wonder how many of these slips of paper were handed to them over the years that they failed to say "Just in, Gop talking point for the day"?




on edit: Of course I knew that they did...but this just comes out and admits it...floored me.

[Garbo 2004]

74. I recall Olberman once mentioned that he got one, advising him on how

how to handle discussions about a certain subject. You know, a friendly "educational" note just helping the folks with shows with the "facts" and points to discuss. Olbermann bascially revealed the much suspected practice on the air. As I recall he was sort of incredulous that he'd gotten one. I imagine they took him off their email list after that.

[madmom]

72. youthful indiscretion?......this is so pathetic!!!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[July]

73. So, the GOP sends their smears directly to Tweety? nt

[emulatorloo]

75. kick n/t