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59millionmorons Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-14-04 08:16 AM
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Bush stunk last night? But not according to Tweety
I was scratching my head last night after the speech, when Tweety was saying Bush did a good job. I thought I was in the twilight zone. But thank goodness after turning to ABC and seeing George Steponapolous(sp)he thought Bush stunk. Then my heart was warmed when Ted Kopple thought it stunk and this morning listening to Imus and Frank Rich they thought it stunk, Dana Milbank thought it stunk, hell even Lisa Myers was scratching her head.The NY Times thought it stunk, the Boston Globe thought it stunk, so in conclusion my beleif was confirmed "Bush stunk".
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trof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-14-04 08:17 AM
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1. stink-stank-stunk
Hard to type with this clothespin on my nose.
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MSgt213 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-14-04 08:20 AM
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2. I think Tweety was trying to find the good points in Bush's speech
even though his prepared statement and his handling of questions later on gave no absolutely no specifics on anything what so ever and that's on the very few questions he actually didn't evade answering completely. I see the Republicans on TV today actually doing damage control and attempting to make the speech something it was obviously not. I don't know what the points they were trying to convey last night were, but after last night I really do understand why they keep Bush from having these type of so called press conferences.
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Endangered Specie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-14-04 08:22 AM
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4. so much terminology... WHO is tweety, again?
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mark0rama Donating Member (930 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-14-04 08:28 AM
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8. Tweety is MSNBC's Chris Matthews...
... so nicknamed (by his staffers, rumor has it) because his hair is dyed such an improbable yellow.
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mikey_1962 Donating Member (263 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-14-04 08:21 AM
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3. ahhh....err...ummm...<pause>...ahhh...errrr...umm
Thats what I heard
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The Backlash Cometh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-14-04 08:23 AM
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5. Chris Matthew's litmus test is a very small demographic.
I think he's from a white, blue-collar background from the North-East. Otherwise known as, "Men in Pubs."
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ArkDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-14-04 08:48 AM
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14. Wasn't Matthews the chief of staff for Tip O'Niell
who was the democratic Speaker of the House from 1977 -87?
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The Backlash Cometh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-14-04 08:59 AM
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15. Yep.
And if you're reading between the lines, you'd be right. There's a cognitive dissonance here which needs to be examined. People like Lieberman and Matthews, who call themselves Democratic, but are right of moderate, have to be influenced by something. They may not come from the same demographic, mind you, but they are being affected by regional influences which are pushing them to the right. The only thing that I can say without question is, that those influences ARE regional and don't reflect the larger political arena.
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dogman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-14-04 11:25 AM
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18. I believe that might be where he veered right.
The whole Reagan revolution was enabled by Tip. The Democrats resisted Jimmy Carter but there arms were easily twisted by RR.
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ewagner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-14-04 08:24 AM
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6. Fienman did something good though
He picked up on Dubya's comment about people opposing the administration's policy giving aid and comfort to the emeny. Fienman was pissed. He didn't like that at all and said so quite forcefully.

My impression of Tweety was that he was saying how Bush's "resolve" would resonate well but he did point out that Bush gave no indications of having a plan in Iraq. (That was pretty early on in the coverage.)
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KoKo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-14-04 08:28 AM
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7. This morning Tweety says Clinton would be apologizing to Africa for
Edited on Wed Apr-14-04 08:31 AM by KoKo01
Slaves, apologizing all over the world. This guy (Bush) doesn't apologize he doesn't "need to get in touch with his feminine side, or lie on an analyst's couch to tell us what he thinks."

He then went on about how the shrub is manly and typical "Matthews in Bush's crotch" kind of crap.

Tearing Clinton down to raise up the Chimp is getting old and stale and Matthews needs to get some better copy, because he's looking ridiculous with these comments about Bush's "manliness." :puke:
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ewagner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-14-04 08:37 AM
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9. Where was that KoKo? n/t
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leftchick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-14-04 08:42 AM
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11. It was an interview with tweety on MSRNC...
Going over aWol*s performance last night. I think tweety is still in love with chimpy*.
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dogman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-14-04 08:42 AM
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12. Curveball needs some time on the couch.
His obsession with manliness and gay marriage makes it seem he has real issues he needs to resolve within himself.
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readmylips Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-14-04 08:40 AM
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10. Tweety gets paid under the table from the GOP....
so does Novak. A guy on PBS (with Jim Lehrer) kept pointing out how bush was stunning, outstanding, at not answering any of the questions. That was the whole goal of the press conference. Exactly how Sleeza played her role during the hearings. When Matthews says bush was great, he means bush lied and denied information to the American people. Followed Rove's script.
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DaveSZ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-14-04 08:42 AM
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13. Not to mention,
Matthews also looks like Tweety's brother.
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59millionmorons Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-14-04 10:58 AM
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16. Tweety
When Tweety worked for Tip his hair was brown.
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jackstraw45 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-14-04 11:00 AM
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17. His contract must be up soon...
The Corporate Media bosses must have him on a short leash.
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