Matthews (Tweety) decries poll results he doesn’t like

[babylonsister]

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Matthews decries poll results he doesn’t like
Posted 2:16 pm



Late last week, an NBC/WSJ poll (pdf) showed Democrats with huge advantages over the GOP on a variety of domestic issues. Yesterday on Hardball, Chris Matthews and CNBC’s Jim Cramer whined bitterly about the results.

MATTHEWS: Let me ask you about politics. I just looked at The Wall Street Journal/NBC poll. And I have been watching these polls for years. And I have never seen numbers like this. And I don’t think it is fair but it is public opinion right now. The people now think the Democrats are better at balancing the budget.

The Democrats are better at reducing government spending. The Democrats are better at lowering taxes. Give me a break. I mean, the best Democrat could be sitting right here now and he would say, what we have got to do is get back some of that revenue from the rich people so we could have some decent social programs in health, for example, and education.

They will admit they want to spend more money, the best of the Democrats. And yet the public is so down on this war and the Republicans, they are willing to give the Democrats advantages politically they wouldn’t even claim themselves.

CRAMER: It is nuts.

It’s not “nuts.” Matthews just doesn’t know what he’s talking about.

First, Matthews is outraged that Dems enjoy a big lead on deficit reduction. Is this a mystery? Clinton eliminated the deficit and produced the largest surpluses in history. Bush has run the largest deficits in history. Which party has more credibility on deficit reduction?

Second, Matthews is equally outraged that Dems enjoy a big lead on “reducing government spending.” Actually, the poll question was which party was better at “controlling government spending.” With a Republican-led White House working with a Republican-led Congress, spending went up dramatically, but the nation doesn’t have much to show for it. Why wouldn’t Americans trust Dems more?

Third, Matthews decried the Dem advantage on “lowering taxes.” Again, the poll question was which party was better at “dealing with taxes.” Americans probably realize that the GOP is delivering huge windfalls for millionaires, but they’re not seeing any real changes in their paychecks. Of course they’re more inclined to back Democrats.

Matthews was incredulous and shocked. The poor guy apparently hasn’t been paying much attention.

[C_U_L8R]

1. Of course Dems are better at balancing the budget

Tweety is delusional - his head filled with wrongheaded stereotypes that simply aren't true.
The numbers don't lie... look at the fiasco Bush and the Repubs have created.
My bank account dreams all day of the coming Democratic rennaissance.

[Mz Pip]

2. Do the Dems really

want to spend more money? I don't see that. I think they want to spend on different things. Seems like cutting corporate welfare and the endless funding of endless wars will go a long way in saving social security, fixing our infrastructure and providing healthcare for those who need it.

It's a question priorities and these priorities hit a lot closer to home than Iraq and bridges to nowhere.

Poor Ben Stein was moaning yesterday how unfair it was for Democrats to want to increase taxes on oil companies. He felt we wanted to punish them for being successful. I wanted to pull his nasty little head out of the TV and slap him.

Taxes aren't a punishment Ben. They are a necessary part of maintaining all the things we take for granted in this country.

Mz Pip
:dem:

[tularetom]

3. OMFG - Reality doesn't conform to his preconceived ideas

He's the most naive mofo I've ever seen. Everything he says comes through the filter of his neatly catalogued concepts of what "liberals" and "conservatives" do. Real life is a bit more complicated than what this simple shit believes. He'd probably be shocked for instance to find that some of us Dems in blue states, actually own firearms.

He's so vested in the stereotypes he has trouble dealing with anything that challenges them.

[damntexdem]

4. Doesn't he realize that in comparing Dems to Repugs ...

the bar is set so low that the Dems are bound to come out smelling sweet?

[annabanana]

5. Poor Tweetie ought to get out more. . . . .n/t