What in thee hell was that? I can't believe that blockhead honestly believes Donald Trump would be a better president than Hillary. A perverted, failed businessman, russian lackey. Unbelievable.

he must have been saying something hypothetically right???? did he really cross to the Dark Side???? i'm so shocked... and saddened

And you were too busy sticking your frontrunning finger in the wind, you Beltway boot licker. Fuck you, Tweety.

attempt to fool you and others who watch MSNBC.

It's the same as the Michael Moore video that was edited to make it sound like he was Trumphumping.

You shouldn't be having issues with Tweety, here. His full commentary is posted elsewhere in this thread.

Kindly do not talk down to me. At any given time, Matthews is dancing on the edge of the chasm between right and left. He makes it way too easy for his words to be used against Democrats---this is a particularly egregious example of the shoddy commentary he offers up on a regular basis. How often does the right wing get to use Rachel Maddow's words against us?

And worse, blaming the VICTIM -- that's the ugliest part of your thesis, frankly.

Skinner's post in this thread explains exactly what happened, his "advocacy" was for Clinton, by explaining exactly to viewers of his show what a Trumphumper would say.

It irritates the hell out of me when someone does the right thing, and still gets gigged for it by someone who purports to be on their same side.

Surprize, Surprize--Chris Matthews is a MODERATE, Tip O'Neill/Jack Kennedy Democrat. He is an OLD MAN who came up in the sixties. He favors that STRONG AND WISE DEFENSE paradigm that used to be a hallmark of the Dem platform, before the right wing chickenhawks took it from us and we didn't immediately push back. He's not going to be everything for and to people to his left.

And the reason that no one tries to paint Rachel as a rightie is because, besides her left of center POV, she is a LESBIAN. Right wingers are unkind (if not vicious and violent) to the LGBTQ community, they don't generally use them as poster boys/girls and they know that the vast majority of them--even the moderate and (hen's teeth) conservative gays--want nothing to do with the likes of Trump.

So that argument is just absurd on its face.

Again--stop blaming the victim of the crime. It's not what we do. I'm not "talking down" to you either--I'm just telling you about your very own comments and you are mad because you know I am right on the mark.

How the hell does this POS have a job right now? Comey has violated the Hatch Act and Tweety is vomiting bullshit (as usual), but this time it so much worse.

Are these lunatics at MSNBC still wanting a "horse race" or are they trying to completely destroy our country? I can not for the life of me. MSNBC, CNN and FOX have adamantly refused to tell the truth or the whole story, but they give this insane commentary? JESUS!!!!! I can't stand this!

Never...I MEAN NEVER will I watch that man again.

This thread is a big lie--the comments are edited to make it seem like he holds views other than those he holds.

CNN, MSNBC used to be much better but they've slipped with the rest of the mainstream news into a bigger focus on entertainment via the news rather than journalism.

I think Joe Scarborough is pretty light upstairs too.

Even Rachel, who I really liked, has gone down a few pegs.

I've canceled my cable. I can't watch cable news any more. I pick up clips and streams here and there but in good conscience, cannot reward these people with a dime of my money (though it started with disgust of FOX news for me ...).

This is the lowest and worst the media has been in my lifetime. It's a dangerous thing as the Trump candidacy proves.

I still keep tabs on mainstream news but I've spread my internet wings to the CBC or BBC or other places for news where some better elements of journalism, social conscience and objectivity still exist.

has been shaped by many videos of him.

I am sick and tire of us being so naive. This is the 2nd high level figure that has done this and each time they do, the right takes it out of context as if the person giving the "What Trump should say if he were serious" speech is now an ardent supporter. Yes, Chris Matthews, this is what Trump should say. Trump could easily win this election if he focused on things like this. But he doesn't because he is a 70 year old, sociopathic man child who cares more about racism, misogamy, xenophobia and hate than running a campaign. That is exactly what disqualifies him, he focuses on anything but policy. Trump is too busy showing us who he really is so don't go off and create the speech that will win him the election on his behalf so that we can watch it instead of what Trump believes.

This is the link of Chris Matthews giving his segment on "What Trump should say":

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2016/10/28/chris_matthews_why_doesnt_trump_argue_if_you_dont_like_the_way_things_are_then_vote_for_me.html

There's no way in hell Trump should be president. We all had our differences with the previous GOP candidates, but this is an entirely different situation. It's disgusting to watch him drool over and cozy up to that lying witch KellyAnne. Please let this election be over already and Hillary in the White House.

They ought to have their best commentators---Rachel Maddow and Lawrence O'Donnell---on early, in prime viewing slots, and shift Tweety down to 10:00 or later. His show has devolved into a daily forum for the trashing of Democrats (and the hawking of Matthews' latest books). History indicates that the powers that be at MSNBC aren't smart enough to do this. And don't even get me started about Joe Scarborough.......

That is just a crazy tact to take. Don't vote for a safer World, vote for the unknown racist sexist xenophobic guy we know appears dangerous, from what we can tell. "He'll shake things up!"



The last thing I want in my government or my economy, is for someone to shake things up. George W. Bush "shook things up" in his term and it nearly ended in another depression.

NO FUCKING THANKS, TRUMP!

1) "Too dainty"...really?

REALLY?
What next?
Are we going back to calling things "gay" as a pejorative, saying someone "throws like a girl" as an insult?

Way to become an anachronism to try and make a specious point.
I can't tell which is worse - if actually meant it or if he thought it would be OK to portray that as the thought process of a Trump supporter without proper prefacing.

2) Tweety is so busy trying to ingratiate himself with that gas bag Trump fellatiator Hugh Hewitt (the second that MF'er comes on screen I am on to another channel within milliseconds) that he has become a sad, pathetic self-parody.

Someone put this clown out of his misery and off the air before he sinks even lower into the morass.
There is NOTHING "fascinating" about it either Tweety...your barely concealed contempt for Hillary is literally oozing out of the TV when you are talking.

You believed them.

See post 14.

They've fired so much good, progressive talent over the years at MESSnbc.

Trump is the worst any country could experience. He fails to mention all those BS wars were under the gop administration. It's a stupid statement that makes no sense.

Purposely?

You don't know me, don't make assumptions about me.

I found the video clip without context. I posted it. End of story,

So keeping within the boundaries of the DU jury system and "civility" on this site, I'll spare any recommendations about what you can do with your unfounded accusation. "Have a nice day."

I particularly enjoyed the way you put the word civility in quotes, as if you are skeptical of the very concept.

Then you should edit your post and put the full commentary up, so you don't leave people with the FALSE impression that you approve of this chopping of a comment to make it appear that CM said what he didn't say.

The video was made by a wingnut. It's a Big Lie, right wing propaganda, as it stands, because it has been truncated and creates a false impression of Chris Matthews' intent.

That's where the story should end--with you correcting the OP.

hmmm....

said that 3 times in all these years, but it always makes me smile...

Spit image of my old Himalayan cat who traveled the world with me! It makes me smile, too!

I was so gutted by the election selection results, and so pleased to find a like-minded community!

I've been here from the start, but I had my account on my work computer (those were the days, when you could pull that kind of shit, pre-Nahn Wun Wun) and when I retired and switched internet providers I didn't change the email account or any of my details, so I lost my history here and couldn't retrieve it because I'd completely forgotten my damn password (the dangers of clicking "remember me!&quot . I had to create a new account, and start over. It didn't make much difference, though, because I rarely posted (and never from work). I think I had 33 posts in all those years, but I read the site voraciously!

I can't believe it's been so long--time flies! We've sure seen a lot in these years!

So, you got to be in the initial couple years! Cool, MADem!

It was great to join, like you said, a Democratic discussion board, where we could feel safe expressing our views. It's funny how you only had 33 posts, and then once you came back, you started posting so much. I remember, thanks to your story, how scared I was to post to start with, LOL... that makes me crack up now...

If my intentions are misunderstood now, I just move on, because I know I'm liberal and don't mean anything by a mis-wording or slightly different viewpoint than someone else. Back then, I was upset if someone well known would correct me! LOL Once I started getting on the front page, years later, I was really flowing. That's why I felt so comfortable being a mod in 2010. Just the best people ever! LOL... most aren't here anymore, but yeah, gosh, it's been so long as you said. Hard to believe we're on our 4th presidential election since startup.

get home until midnight. I had a very unforgiving job that took me all over DC, to all corners of our government--it was thankless work, too, by and large--I had to retire to get away from it, it really sucked one in.

When I retired, I had all the time in the world and was accustomed to a long day so I spent a lot of time yammering! I don't always follow the flow here (a lot of that 'difference' has to do with national security issues), but I know who I vote for, and I've never voted or anyone but a Dem--I know what side my bread's buttered on--hee hee!

I can understand how you felt sucked in, and how it was being part of the larger process, therefore thankless! My one military brother almost chose a career as a translator, but went into what he enjoyed, calibration. I'm sure he'd have been exhausted traveling as a translator. And yeah, it'd feel dirty if you voted (R), I told that to my friend who said Kasich's not so bad. I said, and, at the end of the day, he's still got Republican policies which suck and I'd rather have a (D). That's how Portman's winning so big here as well, the smooth talker personality, so moderates say, well, I'd vote Dem but he's not that bad! grrrr

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a weatherman to know which way the wind blows. What a schmuck!

Chris Matthews is clearly part of the establishment. He's had it good. He would not want Trump to sink the economy and all, would he?

He was a big time supporter of Rudy and told Howard Stern that America wants a little bit of fascism.

He had a man crush on Fred Thompson. He gushed over Dubya's tailhook landing and did a documentary gushing about Trump.

OP's clip leaves out a lot of what Matthews said.

Snopes.com, quoted below:


CLAIM: MSNBC host Chris Matthews endorsed Donald Trump during a segment on the show "Hardball."

X FALSE


http://www.snopes.com/chris-matthews-endorses-trump/

The video was taken from a "Hardball" segment that aired on 27 October 2016. Matthews was not endorsing Donald Trump in that segment; instead, he was arguing that Trump was not making an effective case against Hillary Clinton. In fact, Matthews specifically stated toward the end of the clip that he was not saying he wanted Trump to win the presidency — rather, he didn't understand why Trump was focusing on petty fights when he could be spending his time talking about substantive issues:

If Trump were to win this election, those would be the reasons that would be written at the top of the newspaper the day afterward. So why doesn't he do it. Why doesn't he say now what will win him the election. Why does he fight and make stupid headlines with his battles with Megyn Kelly and Dana Bash. He seems to devote every day fighting fights that make people forget the reasons why he started running for president. Reasons that continue to carry the shrinking chance that he may win this thing. I say this not because I want Trump to win but because I can't stand politics being practiced so pathetically.

We all know you hated Hillary, and that you felt more comfortable with authoritarian white guy however, this year, don't you realize you are helping to put in Trump?

If it was not for Odonell and Maddow, MSNBC would be the biggest cesspool in news, yes, even more than Fox, because Fox's "Sheep's clothing" is so worn that everyone can see the WOLF ten miles away.

I wouldn't waste a second watching or defending him.

Let's leave the out-of-context edited video smears to Fox, Freeps, Trump surrogates

CLAIM: MSNBC host Chris Matthews endorsed Donald Trump during a segment on the show "Hardball."

X FALSE


http://www.snopes.com/chris-matthews-endorses-trump/

But, it's somehow still a thread on here with over 4000 views...

"This isn't the first time that Trump supporters have deceptively edited a video to make it appear as if a "liberal" figure had endorsed Donald Trump. In October 2016, a clip from Michael Moore's documentary em>TrumpLand, which the filmmaker has described as a "love letter to Hillary Clinton," was edited to make it seem as if Moore had endorsed Trump. Of course, this was also false. "

They are trying to say he was not endorsing Trump, but he sure seemed excited about it.

He's been sounding pretty hateful toward Hillary Clinton every chance he got since the primaries.

State Senator Jamie Raskin beat Kathleen Matthews who came in third in the primaries with 24 pct of the vote.

State Senator Jamie Raskin is the Democratic nominee for the seat vacated by Chris van Hollen who is running for the Senate Seat being vacated by a retiring U.S. Senator Mikulski.


http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bal-md-congress-8th-2016-story.html