Posted on 05/23/2007 7:12:59 PM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
When it comes to anti-war politics, Rosie O'Donnell is one bedfellow Chris Matthews would gladly do without. The MSNBC host made that crystal clear on this afternoon's Hardball. Matthews played a clip of O'Donnell's recent slanging match in which she unmistakably intimated to Elizabeth Hasselbeck that US troops are terrorists, responsible for 655,000 civilian deaths in Iraq [itself a grossly exaggerated figure in any case].
MSNBC HOST CHRIS MATTHEWS: While I generally sympathize with her point of view, her skepticism about this war, I do have a problem with her suggestion that we're the terrorists, which is clearly what the intent of that conversation was.
View video here.
Matthews then recruited to his viewpoint his guest panel comprised of Howard Fineman of Newsweek, Jill Zuckman of the Chicago Tribune and Washington Post editorial writer Jonathan Capehart.
MATTHEWS: Howard, I don't know about you, but we watched the tapes and it seemed she clearly said the American troops are the terrorists.Matthews then turned to his third guest, Jonathan Capehart of the Washington Post.
HOWARD FINEMAN [tongue firmly planted in mouth]: She supports the troops, who are terrorists.
MATTHEWS: Did she call American troops terrorists?
FINEMAN: Yes, there's no question.
JILL ZUCKMAN: It sounds like it to me.
MATTHEWS: Why is Rosie O'Donnell, who gives a bad name to people who question this war, I have to say, it is inevitably a problem in this country that people ruin the anti-war position by Jane Fonda behavior, by this kind of behavior. There are millions and millions, in fact the overwhelming majority question this war, oppose it, want to see our troops home. And then somebody like this comes out and creates an easy target for the hawks.
JONATHAN CAPEHART: It was as if Rosie picked this fight. Rosie is a bully on that show.
MATTHEWS: I will say it again. The anti-war position doesn't need that. Because attacking American soldiers as the bad guys when they're over there risking their lives and getting killed, and legs being blown off, for us, and to have them made the bad guys by us. The other sides's allowed to call them the bad guys. But if we do that, we're saying "you're risking your lives for nothing."
Concluded MATTHEWS: I don't know who she's trying to win with this argument, it's like she's a mole on the far right-wing side of the war, and she's figured out a way to make the war look better. I don't get it.BONUS COVERAGE: RUMBLING, BUMBLING, STUMBLING JIM MORAN -- There was a priceless moment earlier, on the Tucker Carlson show. Tucker interviewed left-wing Dem congressman Jim Moran of Virginia, grilling him regarding the Dems' cave-in on the war, passing a bill funding continuing operations without imposing any timelines.
Check out the priceless video.MSNBC HOST CARLSON: Can't you see why people who aren't sophisticated in the way of Washington might be confused when the Speaker of the House comes out and says this is the deal we've struck and by the way I don't support it? This is the deal that I struck, I did, Nancy Pelosi, along with Harry Reid and the anti-war left. This is our deal, but I'm not for it? Isn't that a little confusing?
REP. JAMES MORAN [D-VA]: Uh, I, well, uh, it's certainly in the way and the context in which you put it I can understand why people might be confused, but the reality is that it was the best that we could get.
Rosie-rant ping to Today show list.
The relevance of the MSM to America now, is shown by the amount of attention this traitorous, radical leftist, anti-American gets. What a disgrace, and our enemies are all sitting around their TV sets cheering these traitorous pigs on....
Jim Moran is real quality. Even the Washington Post said he shouldn’t be in Congress.
The American public had better start electing some people who really represent them. The day of the life-time politician should be over.
BWHAHAHAHAHA!!! Sorry Chrissy she is all yours and the rest of the left's.
Yeah, that’s it: We recruited Rosie O’Donnell to join the View and spout off Jane Fondaisms to bolster our side!! A carpet-munchin’ Ward Churchill!! We are GENIUSES!!!
We can sure do without Olberman too.
All I need is 5 seconds with that *ITCH! JUST 5 SECONDS!!
Elizabeth Hasslebeck has the toughest job in the America. I might call in sick every day if I had to work a pig like O’Donnell.
Steely Dan wrote a song once...
BLACK COW
In the corner
Of my eye
I saw you in Rudy’s
You were very high
You were high
It was a cryin’ disgrace
They saw your face
On the counter
By your keys
Was a book of numbers
And your remedies
One of these
Surely will screen out the sorrow
But where are you tomorrow
I can’t cry anymore
While you run around
Break away
Just when it
Seems so clear
That it’s
Over now
Drink your big black cow
And get out of here
Down to Greene Street
There you go
Lookin’ so outrageous
And they tell you so
You should know
How all the pros play the game
You change your name
Like a gangster
On the run
You will stagger homeward
To your precious one
I’m the one
Who must make everything right
Talk it out till daylight
I don’t care anymore
Why you run around
Break away
Just when it
Seems so clear
That it’s
Over now
Drink your big black cow
And get out of here
I is nice to see the Left eat its own though.
What I don’t get is why Matthews would pick on this one wacko. After four years of unhinged leftists crawling out from under every rock on Earth, why this wacko, and why now?
Chris Matthews & Rosie O’Donnell ... nether is Hardball’s
More like
Chris Matthews = Littleball’s
Rosie O’Donnell = Plasticball’s
Chris Matthews + Rosie O’Donnell = Little Plastic Nutball’s
Maybe Chris is realizing how bizarre he sounds, and is trying to sound reasonable. Trying to become relevant again?
bump
Oh Woe is me... Why's everybody pickin on me???
Maybe she is trying to take his job or Mrs. Bill Clinton said she could have it or maybe Mrs. Bill Clinton said she could have Imus’s old job.
Gee. She even crossed the line with Chris Matthews. /Sarcasm>
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