Posted on 06/04/2014 6:50:50 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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Liberal MSNBC host Chris Matthews continued his attacks on the Obama administration for the trade of five dangerous Taliban prisoners for Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, slamming the White House’s claim that soldiers who served with Bergdahl are “swift-boating” him and asking “where is the dishonesty in the portrayal?” of Bergdahl as a deserter.
Matthews, who strongly questioned the trade even while facts continued to pour in on Monday, has been the only host on his network so far to even remotely challenge the Obama administration’s narrative on the prisoner trade and Bergdahl’s history of service.
And on Wednesday, he angrily rejected the characterization by Obama aides that the right-wing and Bergdahl’s former comrades were “swift-boating” the Army Sgt. — a reference to attacks made by then-presidential candidate John Kerry’s fellow servicemen on his record during his deployment in the Vietnam War.
“I’ve had a few [White House] aides . . . refer to this, they didn’t expect the ‘swift-boating’ of Bergdahl, trying to bring back memories of the whole political fight with John Kerry back in 2004,” NBC reporter Chuck Todd told Matthews.
“Wait a minute,” Matthews responded. “Wait a minute. Swift-boating is totally misused here. Swift-boating is when you make up stories and misconstrue the evidence — you don’t like the way John Kerry opposed the Vietnam War when he came back and turned it into an attack on his service over there. Totally dishonest.”
“These are questions raised about a guy who left post, wrote letters, sent signals that he was leaving post as a matter of principle, he didn’t believe in the war effort,” he continued angrily. “And we don’t know what’s worse here, but the idea — where’s the dishonesty in the portrayal of Bergdahl so far? I haven’t seen it.”
“What’s been misconstrued about him so far?” Matthews asked. “I know there have been questions raised. I have those questions. Most Americans do.”
“Chris, I understand,” a nervous Todd responded. “This is not my portrayal. I’m simply reporting to you how the White House is viewing this.”
Treason being defined as "a violation of allegiance to one's sovereign or to one's state".
The release of the enemy's high command in a sham exchange for an enemy sympathizer and collaborator over the objections the security apparatus of the USA displays a basic lack of allegiance by the POTUS to the United States of America.
All 57 of them.
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Mathews should have asked Chuck Todd how difficult it is to talk with his lips glued onto Obamas behind.
Well, the tingle used to be up his leg. Now, it’s down his leg, and it feels wet.
Yes indeed.
Matthews is offering criticism because he has the political background to know how dangerous this issue is for the Democrats. If he thought it was small potatoes he’d be right on board. He’s a good canary in the coal mine for when the Dems have gone too far.
Chris doesn’t get swift boating
Right either, it was about getting the truth out from the people who served with him
JUST LIKE BERGDHAL!!!
Chrissie, just hedging his bet.
The tingle turned out to be urine running down his leg.
Well, exactly. No conservative should run away from the "swift-boating" term. In fact when it comes up, we should agree with the accusation and own it. It means that the people you served with, who knew you best, are exposing you for the fraud that you are.
What is their angle here? Throw Obama under the bus to rally behind Clinton for 2016? Seems like a dumb strategy.
I always thought it ran down,a product of a homoerotic fantasy.
Todd is such a liar. He was pushing that memo in his original tweet.
So, who is going to arrest him for treason? I agree that Obama and his administration are neck deep in it but who is going to march to the white hut and arrest the POTUS for treason?
I for one pray for this to happen and would stand and CHEER if the muslim usurper was in fact arrested!
bump
Since when is it the responsibility of “journalists” to report from the perspective of power?
Exactly if someone is “smeared” by the left with the swiftboating term, then it should be addressed as a compliment and restate that swiftboating is the truth by people that served and were credible eye-witnesses.
When a fellow leftist is in office.
> “Interesting how those soldiers from Vietnam were dishonest...”
The Vietnam Swift Boat Vets were dishonest?
WOW this is the second time Tingly Matthews has actually said something coherent..what has happened here..did someone put an implant in his head giving him a drop of intelligence
He’s just warming up for Hillary...
Exactly. The left only oppose power when they aren’t in control of it.
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