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Chris Matthews Expands Bizarre Obsession With Bachmann To Now Include Palin Too
Mediaite ^ | January 27, 2011 | Matt Schneider

Posted on 01/27/2011 4:35:34 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

The most entertaining segment of Hardball the past few nights has been watching host Chris Matthews consistently seethe at the mere mention of the name Congresswoman Michele Bachmann. And with Sarah Palin’s “WTF” moment, she too has re-entered Matthews’ zone of contempt, a place where Matthews seriously serves up an endless supply of eye-catching insults.

For the past few days, after a clip of Bachmann played, smoke would nearly come out of Matthews’ ears as he then proceeded to mock her as a “balloon-head,” yelled at Tea Party leaders for refusing to admit she’s ignorant, or worried she might lack the comprehension to know when she is “making an ass” out of herself. And who can forget old classics like Matthews suggesting she acts like a “zombie” and wondering if she’s persistently “hypnotized.”

In today’s clip, Matthews wonders why “know-nothings” Bachmann and Palin are so celebrated by Republicans. His guests attempt to soothe Matthews with the fact that, in their opinion, neither are serious candidates for President, and that by comparison, Bachmann and Palin make people like Mitt Romney and Tim Pawlenty look so much better. However, Matthews more accurately comes to his own conclusion, which also gives us a peek into the rationale behind his obsession with the dynamic duo: “I’m afraid [Palin and Bachmann] make [people like Romney and Pawlenty] look boring.”

Therefore, I offer up this column as a pseudo-intervention of sorts in an effort to merely draw attention to the fact that Matthews’ obsession does indeed exist, yet in my opinion, it’s not a problem that needs to be fixed. You see just like Palin and Bachmann are more exciting than most Republican candidates, Matthews, with his absurdly over-the-top rants and breathless verbal assaults, is in fact the most exciting liberal commentator who consistently attempts to trash them.

Although this is likely the subject for a different column, I personally think there is a huge difference between Palin’s entirely defensible, witty, and even inspirational “WTF” response to Obama’s State of the Union Address (yes, I’m not backing down from this), versus Bachmann’s speechifying which I consistently find similar to watching an elephant cross a frozen pond. Yet despite one’s personal preference about either woman, there is no denying that Matthews unleashing an uncensored smackdown on these women that he finds so unintelligent, might be bizarre, it might even reach levels of misogyny according to some, yet overall it makes for great television.

Watch the clip from MSNBC below:

(VIDEO AT LINK)


TOPICS: Conspiracy; Politics; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: bachmann; cariboubarbie; freepressforpalin; michelebachmann; misogyny; palin; palinoia; pds; sarahpalin; teaparty
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
For all you "Palin is unelectable" drones, the very fact that state-run media obsesses over her tells you who they fear.

You gotta ask yourself: "Why are they so afraid of her?"

The answer, of course, is because they know that she is eminently electable, and that her election would mark the beginning of the end of their authoritarian-socialist dreams.

ineluctable

21 posted on 01/27/2011 4:58:45 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum ("If they bring a knife to the fight, we bring a gun." -- Barry Soetoro, June 11, 2008)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Chris Tingles is like Anthony Perkins in Psycho. His repressed desire for attractive women brings out jealousy and rage from an internal demon devoted to Obama.


22 posted on 01/27/2011 4:59:52 PM PST by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I used to watch him just to see what the other side was thinking, but I now have given up and left him to the other 8 or 9 people who watch MSNBC, according to Rush the only network with more letters than viewers.


23 posted on 01/27/2011 5:04:49 PM PST by Upbeat
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Guy likes hot women. What’s the problem? /S


24 posted on 01/27/2011 5:05:54 PM PST by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously..... You won't live through it anyway.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Matthews and Olberman...

The tingler and the tinkler.


25 posted on 01/27/2011 5:09:33 PM PST by ROCKLOBSTER (Celebrate Republicans Freed the Slaves Month)
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To: pissant; indylindy

*ping*


26 posted on 01/27/2011 5:15:29 PM PST by hennie pennie
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To: ROCKLOBSTER

Does Chris exempt himself, his kids and grandkids from his grand view of things, or does he intend to burden their future, without their concent of course.


27 posted on 01/27/2011 5:18:34 PM PST by Waco (From Seward to Sarah.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

just saw the clip. HILARIOUS :) I love this woman.


28 posted on 01/27/2011 5:29:00 PM PST by FightforFreedomCA (Pelosi is a wretched, communist, b!#*&)
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To: All

I wish Bachmann would challenge Matthews to some sort of IQ, world knowledge (whatever) test. Let the media watch them, then report who fared best. hahahaha

I think Matthews would shut his yap PDQ.

Bachmann is a very intelligent and educated woman. It is time to make them these talking-heads put up or shut up...


29 posted on 01/27/2011 5:30:49 PM PST by Irenic
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To: Irenic
them
30 posted on 01/27/2011 5:31:56 PM PST by Irenic
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I read somewhere that they were doing a News makeover.

With olberman, chrissy, maddow, et al, I think they are starting to realize that they have created a clown train. And, the ratings prove it.


31 posted on 01/27/2011 5:32:52 PM PST by 240B (he is doing everything he said he wouldn't and not doing what he said he would)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Chris is getting stranger and stranger by the day!


32 posted on 01/27/2011 5:36:45 PM PST by Biggirl ("The Best Of Times, The Worse Of Times", Charles Dickens)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Matthews wouldn’t waste his time on female GOP politicians
if he wasn’t extremely worried about the re-electability
of the cheez-whiz currently residing in the White House
and the moron who some refer to as the VP.


33 posted on 01/27/2011 6:47:20 PM PST by Sivad (NorCal Red Turf)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Well, what can you expect from a “man” who gets a “tingle up his leg” for another man and not for two beautiful women...


34 posted on 01/27/2011 6:47:35 PM PST by Shamrock-DW
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Well, what can you expect from a “man” who gets a “tingle up his leg” for another man and not for two beautiful women...


35 posted on 01/27/2011 6:47:35 PM PST by Shamrock-DW
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To: Sarah Barracuda

ROFLOL!!!! That would be hilarious.


36 posted on 01/27/2011 7:15:30 PM PST by MsLady (If you died tonight, where would you go? Salvation, don't leave earth without it!)
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To: bigbob

It’s hilarious. The problem with the left is, they don’t think. Everything is a knee jerk reaction. Example, when was the last time something bad happened and the law makers didn’t run to create a new law? It’s like they can’t figure out that this is rl, and nothing they do is going to protect any of us from it. Real life happens, it’s just the way it is. The more laws they make, the more unintended consequences we have to put up with. And for the most part, it just makes life harder and more expensive.


37 posted on 01/27/2011 7:21:17 PM PST by MsLady (If you died tonight, where would you go? Salvation, don't leave earth without it!)
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To: All

What is wrong with all these hateful Lefty azz-wipes, is fear of women from the Right.

If you live life as a Lefty...’minority’ ‘oppressed’ matters most— it is their brand, their lie and deception.

They skipped over woman (Hillary) and got the more coveted ‘black man’ collectibles card. Just like like when kiddo was small and collected Pokémon cards.

Never mind Obama is just as much white as he is black, never mind he was never poor or disadvantaged or pulled himself above the fray.

Nope, he is an African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy.

He is a light-skinned well spoken clean negro! (and the right is racist? OK...)

Nope, the women threaten the left way more than any man because the left would lose a collectible card—if the right elected the 1st woman to POTUS.

It would screw their whole message/mantra.

Obama is a disgrace to blacks who have struggled in this country...he truly is.

I just wish blacks would see the truth and reject it...but I’m rather certain this makes me a hateful racist for saying what I see.


38 posted on 01/27/2011 10:13:26 PM PST by Irenic
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To: Irenic
truth and reject it

*him

39 posted on 01/27/2011 10:48:21 PM PST by Irenic
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Bachmann’s on Maui. Having dinner with her Wednesday Feb.2 at a fundraiser dinner. Hope lots of good conservatives show up. I need to see which fellow Mauians are with me.
40 posted on 01/28/2011 12:48:59 PM PST by fish hawk (reporter to old Indian: you lived here on the reservation all your life? Old Indian, "not yet".)
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