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Chris "Tweety" Matthews Makes Amends

By Jeralyn, Section Media
Posted on Thu Jan 17, 2008 at 04:58:36 PM EST
Tags: Chris Matthews, Hillary Clinton (all tags)
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Via Josh at Talking Points Memo, who calls it "trainwreck tv":

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    Chris "Tweety" Matthews Makes Amends | 35 comments (35 topical)

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    I think it was good (5.00 / 3) (#1)
    by Big Tent Democrat on Thu Jan 17, 2008 at 05:12:59 PM EST
    I alkso think it is funny that you called hiom Tweety in the title.

    You NEVER do that.

    I do of course. All the time. But I am a well known a--, um, jerk.

    I never thought I'd see the day (5.00 / 1) (#2)
    by Molly Bloom on Thu Jan 17, 2008 at 05:16:24 PM EST


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    Wasn't that funny? (5.00 / 1) (#3)
    by Big Tent Democrat on Thu Jan 17, 2008 at 05:17:34 PM EST


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    made my day (5.00 / 1) (#5)
    by Molly Bloom on Thu Jan 17, 2008 at 05:19:04 PM EST


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    The first comment was directed at Tweety (5.00 / 1) (#4)
    by Molly Bloom on Thu Jan 17, 2008 at 05:18:24 PM EST
    I wouldn't go so far as to call you a jerk... just not, as I have said before, tolerant of fools.

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    Ah (5.00 / 3) (#6)
    by Big Tent Democrat on Thu Jan 17, 2008 at 05:25:10 PM EST
    Well I think it is funny that I got J to call him Tweety in a title.

    I've been doing it forever and I always thought she hated me doing that.

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    He's not a blogger, so its o.k. (5.00 / 1) (#18)
    by oculus on Thu Jan 17, 2008 at 06:31:54 PM EST


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    you are right (5.00 / 1) (#10)
    by Jeralyn on Thu Jan 17, 2008 at 05:42:08 PM EST
    I was trying to save space, I'm going to change it to Chris "Tweety" Matthews

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    Nooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (5.00 / 3) (#11)
    by Big Tent Democrat on Thu Jan 17, 2008 at 05:49:41 PM EST
    I just shot myself in the foot.

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    Heh (5.00 / 1) (#13)
    by BDB on Thu Jan 17, 2008 at 05:52:16 PM EST
    That's what I was thinking as I read your posts, I bet Jeralyn changes it now.  

    Which is too bad, I love calling him Tweety. He deserves to be mocked.  Now if only there were an equally dismissive name for Tim Russert.

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    Pumpkinhead (5.00 / 2) (#14)
    by Big Tent Democrat on Thu Jan 17, 2008 at 05:53:56 PM EST
    Where you been livin'?

    Course if Jeralyn REALLY let me be mean you would have known that already.

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    D'oh (none / 0) (#15)
    by BDB on Thu Jan 17, 2008 at 06:01:51 PM EST
    I totally forgot that one.

    Must. Use. From. Now. On.

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    The problem is, I read this blog but (none / 0) (#19)
    by oculus on Thu Jan 17, 2008 at 06:34:10 PM EST
    don't usually watch TV news coverage or talking heads.  While watching MSNBC LV debate, I needed a glossary as to actual names and perjorative nicknames.  Well, until Matthews and Buchanan came on after the debate.

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    HA! (5.00 / 1) (#9)
    by BDB on Thu Jan 17, 2008 at 05:40:30 PM EST
    So Tweety's feeling the pressure?  Couldn't happen to a nicer misogynist.

    Now, if only someone could explain to me why - out of all the bright, funny women writers in the world - Maureen Dowd gets a New York Times' column, I'd appreciate it. (Other than the obvious answer that the New York Times stopped having standards twenty years ago.)

    I'll try to be better, faster, stronger (5.00 / 2) (#12)
    by scribe on Thu Jan 17, 2008 at 05:51:27 PM EST
    and more polite and show how well-meaning I am 'cause ... I'm good enough, smart enough, and, doggone it I'm really Stuart Smalley and I'm good.

    And, Tweety, please remember:  "Politically correct" is not a synonym for having good manners.

    Now get your nose out of Grandpa Fred's English Leather-scented ... wherever.

    Utterly Unconvincing (5.00 / 1) (#20)
    by squeaky on Thu Jan 17, 2008 at 06:52:20 PM EST
    And his St. John comparison was extra strange, although typical tweety. War Hero as career basis = Blow Job of husband as career basis. That gives a big clue to how contrite he really is.

    Not to mention that he repeated that even though she could have gotten to be a star by another route, her popularity rose big time after the bj.

    He cannot help himself, even with the best writers he will always put his foot in his mouth. Most likely he is jealous of Monica and Hillary.

    And he would be jealous (none / 0) (#23)
    by scribe on Fri Jan 18, 2008 at 10:00:05 AM EST
    of Monica um, why, exactly?

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    She GOt (none / 0) (#26)
    by squeaky on Fri Jan 18, 2008 at 01:02:11 PM EST
    To bite the big dog, so to speak. Since he always goes misty around strong powerful men, perhaps his hatred of Hillary is sublimated envy.

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    Y'wanna see how far we can push this (none / 0) (#28)
    by scribe on Fri Jan 18, 2008 at 01:25:11 PM EST
    before TL steps in?

    I think his going "misty around strong powerful men" has an explanation which is a lot more direct than sublimated envy of HRC.  It seems painfully obvious to me, anyway.

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    lol (none / 0) (#29)
    by squeaky on Fri Jan 18, 2008 at 01:37:03 PM EST


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    Although (none / 0) (#30)
    by squeaky on Fri Jan 18, 2008 at 01:39:59 PM EST
    Isn't he a closet case, door firmly shut.

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    Tweety's Big Obsession (none / 0) (#32)
    by squeaky on Fri Jan 18, 2008 at 01:54:10 PM EST
    THink Progress has a list.

    And then there is his obsession with the ghoul or cue ball as you fondly call him.

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    All one has to do (none / 0) (#35)
    by scribe on Fri Jan 18, 2008 at 02:42:26 PM EST
    is read the lede from this spew sent you us yesterday from behind the gates of Malkinwald.

    Tweets and that author could have a nice chat....

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    Pro Cro Magnons (none / 0) (#36)
    by squeaky on Fri Jan 18, 2008 at 03:03:39 PM EST
    Hard to believe that there are people who actually swallow that swill, not to mention those who spew it.

    Wait until they really get started. Be it Hillary or Obama all the WATBs are going to spew venom like we have not seen for long time.

    Good thing that the voting booth is private.

    In terms of man crushes this, this, and this, size things up pretty well.

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    faulkner word drop (none / 0) (#7)
    by Judith on Thu Jan 17, 2008 at 05:30:43 PM EST
    was a hoot. The rest is simply garbage.  Sorry, I dont find it funny that such a stupid babbling idiot has a tv show to talk about himself endlessly as though he matters.

    blech tv.

    He couldn't even get that right (none / 0) (#21)
    by Randinho on Thu Jan 17, 2008 at 08:22:18 PM EST
    Faulkner was referring to all of humankind, not just Americans.

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    not sure his fans even know (none / 0) (#22)
    by Judith on Thu Jan 17, 2008 at 09:05:10 PM EST
    who the guy is.

    I;d rather watch Jon Stewart clips  - he rocks!!!!

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    Uh, Chris (none / 0) (#8)
    by DA in LA on Thu Jan 17, 2008 at 05:30:55 PM EST
    You just outed yourself as nothing more than a troll..

    I want people to react when I say something, I don't want to say things carefully

    This was a man trying to save his job.  And pretty pathetically, I might add.

    The pressure was there. (none / 0) (#16)
    by Saul on Thu Jan 17, 2008 at 06:08:42 PM EST
    You can bet that he did not come around on his own.  I and many others emailed the head honcho at MSNBC and told him he needed to take some action against the severe piling on on Hilary.  Some one had gotten the email to the main man at MSNBC and he probably got a ton of similar email

    That was pathetic (none / 0) (#24)
    by Militarytracy on Fri Jan 18, 2008 at 10:39:59 AM EST
    He follows his heart huh?  That's some heart.  People were hurt?  No, people were disgusted.....big difference Chris.  Worst apology ever, only half of an apology.  I say stupid stuff too sometimes and really Chris, the better apology to make is "I was an a$$#ole and I'm very very sorry".  As always my father's voice during my teen years plays in my head, if it takes more than two sentences to explain it's B.S.

    The Japanese politicos and CEOs (none / 0) (#25)
    by oculus on Fri Jan 18, 2008 at 10:53:16 AM EST
    do it your way.  Matthews is in the "mistakes were made" school of apologists.

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    Those guys are a dime a dozen (none / 0) (#27)
    by Militarytracy on Fri Jan 18, 2008 at 01:19:51 PM EST
    right now.  I can't swing a hoolahoop on post without hitting three or four ;)

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    Is this a Southern expression? New one. (5.00 / 1) (#31)
    by oculus on Fri Jan 18, 2008 at 01:42:50 PM EST


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    It's a Tracyism (5.00 / 1) (#33)
    by Militarytracy on Fri Jan 18, 2008 at 02:19:54 PM EST
    I used to say dead cat but you know how cat's and progressives go.  You just don't make fun of dead ones!  We have hoolahoops and golf carts down here.  Having a golf cart is almost as good as having a car and is driven more often ;).  I'd rather hit them with hoolahoops vs running them over with a golf cart.

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    FYI: the fellow who invented hula hoops (5.00 / 1) (#34)
    by oculus on Fri Jan 18, 2008 at 02:22:39 PM EST
    just died.

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