Matthews: Rudy 'A Little Bit of a Fascist or What?'

NewsBusters ^ | Mark Finkelstein

[governsleastgovernsbest]

Nothing like the day an Italian-American Republican comes close to announcing his presidential candidacy for musing as to whether he might have a hint of fascism about him. As reported here, Rudy Giuliani inched closer to running for president today by filing a so-called "statement of candidacy" with the Federal Election Commission, indicating that he would seek the presidency as a Republican should he decide to go forward.

Chris Matthews had Rudy supporter and former congresswoman Susan Molinari on as a guest. In the course of discussing the way in which Rudy managed to clean up NYC, Matthews and Molinari had the following exchange:

Matthews: "He got the pee smell out of the phone booths in New York. Even phone booths that aren't booths, they're just a place to make a phone call, had that smell about them before. I think I've been to New York enough times -- he did clean up that atmosphere in New York."

Molinari: "You bet he did. He stopped making excuses for people. . . "

Matthews, interrupting: "Was he a little bit of a Fascist, or what?"

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Contact Mark at mark@gunhill.net

[governsleastgovernsbest]

Matthews-muses-whether-Rudy-a-Fascist ping to Today show list.

[My2Cents]

If Matthews doesn't like Rudy, that's another plus in Rudy's column.

[L98Fiero]

'Matthews, interrupting: "Was he a little bit of a Fascist, or what?"'

Watching liberals use words can be funny.

[Rockitz]

Rudy = Schwarzenegger in a dress.

[Joe 6-pack]

SNL can stop the Hardball skits any week now....Matthews has officially become a parody of himself.

[Dr.Deth]

Next on Screwball: When did Rudy Giuliani stop beating his wife? I'm Chrissy Matthews, and this is Screwball on MS-LSD.

[miliantnutcase]

Communists and fascists don't get along =-0

[roses of sharon]

Matthews should be sued.

[television is just wrong]

actually, Hitlery, making a speech quite similar to Adolph Hitler should be being called a facist. The statement was, something like:

"We are going to take things from you for the common good".

Now that is facism. What has anyone else said in that line of information?

[PhilDragoo]

Nothing can get the pee smell out of Chris Matthews.

Yo, Chrissie, how about your dominatrix, Ms. Marx?

Is she a little bit of a fascist, or is her oil company nationalization just pandering to her base?

[sono]

Matthews proceeds to once again sample the taste of shoe leather.

[GiovannaNicoletta]

What is the name for Hillary's promise to seize Exxon profits?

[JimRed]

To a liberal, anyone who enforces the rules is a fascist!

[Screamname]

Chris Matthews, the moron who thinks everyone is deaf.

[BunnySlippers]

If Matthews doesn't like Rudy, that's another plus in Rudy's column.

Could not agree more.

[johnny7]

Spitboy wanted to say Mussolini...

[albie]

"We are going to take things from you for the common good".


...she actually said that in SF about 2 years ago and even they gasped. That particular quote had better be used in every ad the conservatives air.

[leadpenny]

Matthews, interrupting:

No way the drooler would do such a thing.

[BunnySlippers]

I think it will be worth it to watch Hannity and Colmes tonight. Hannity is REALLY plugging Rudy being on.

[Always Right]

Mathews would know a fascist if Hillary slapped him across the face.

[television is just wrong]

then we need to contact the RNC and start...

[capydick]

She should have reached across the table and smacked him. I hope her response indicated what a ridiculous, partisan statement that was.

[freespirited]

Next on Screwball: When did Rudy Giuliani stop beating his wife? I'm Chrissy Matthews, and this is Screwball on MS-LSD.

I thought the show was called Hairball.

[Ludicrous]

Seems perfectly logical to me:
Lack of pee smell = facism.
Thanks Chris, for connecting the dots.

[garv]

Come on now, Hillary's no fascist, she's a Stalinist.

Matthews throwing out the f-word is BS, but if Rudy is looking to allay the fears of the right he better keep Susan Molinari as far away from a camera as possible.

[governsleastgovernsbest]

Not really at all, unfortunately. No outrage whatsoever from Suaan.

[Gone_Postal]

That particular quote had better be used in every ad the conservatives air

also any republican ad as well

[Bobkk47]

Hey Chris Mathhews, a word of advice. That haircut worked, in 1976.

[capydick]

No outrage whatsoever from Susan.

This is one of my biggest complaints about the conservatives who appear on these shows. They either can't react fast enough to the subtle digs and innuendo that fly their way or, they dont recognize it at all. Either way - we need better representatives who will smack this kind of language down in real time.

[Grut]

Doesn't anyone else remember the quip from the 90s; "Rudy Giuliani has a vision of New York's future -- and it's Singapore?"

'Fascist' I don't know about, but 'Statist', yeah.

[potlatch]

Nothing can get the pee smell out of Chris Matthews.

Lol, you mean tomato juice won't do it like for skunk?

Devolve has the slobbering, salivating Chrissie graphics!!

[Reagan Man]

>>>>>Hannity is REALLY plugging Rudy being on.

Hanity sold out his conservative principles to help support the liberal Republican for California Governor, Ahnold Schawrzy. Now Sean is selling out once again to support a Rockefeller Republican for POTUS, the liberal Rudy Giuliani. So what's new! Either way Hannity is a major butt kisser for RINO`s.

[pcottraux]

I'm no Rudy fan, but I wouldn't call him a "fascist."

[Sam Ketcham]

Matthews is an AH and WRONG! Rudy is an egotist.

[SusaninOhio]

bumper sticker

"We are going to take things from you for the common good".

[zbigreddogz]

He's projecting.

[Peach]

Matthews, interrupting: "Was he a little bit of a Fascist, or what?"

[MarkL]

I wonder is Chrissi even knows the definition of the word he uses with glee?

Mark

[WestVirginiaRebel]

Rudy, on Chrissy Matthews:

"Was he a little bit of a fatass, or what?"

[PhiKapMom]

Wonder if he knows the meaning of the word?

[tkathy]

Matthews is quite a lot of a demagogue.

[Lynne]

We should all be driving around with that quote and her face on a bumper sticker. Subliminal message to the masses for the next year.

[devolve]

[Always Independent]

Thats a slur against Italian americans if I ever heard one. I think I'll let his station know it too.

[areafiftyone]

ROFLMAO!! Chris Matthews - the one who is in love with Hillary Clinton??? Yea He's the expert on Rudy. </sarcasm>

[definitelynotaliberal]

The capital-gains-tax-is-not-enough promise?

[xkaydet65]

Gee, when the Mafia accusations begin?

[muawiyah]

Matthews, of course, is a renowned expert in the world of Fascist intrigue being a Democrat and all that.

One imagines him removing his red arm band upon arriving to work in front of the cameras.

[Miss Didi]

Thats a slur against Italian americans if I ever heard one. I think I'll let his station know it too.

Happens right here on FRepublic, too, with every Rudy thread.