[Robert Lomax]

Surfed through the channels while there was a break on Fox and heard Chris Matthews criticize his commments. Matthews more or less stated that Mike was proselytizing his evangelical Christian beliefs at his dad's funeral and wore his religion on his sleave.

[little jeremiah]

For Matthews to criticize Michael Reagan for talking about God at his father's funeral is psychotic.

At funerals one SHOULD speak about God and eternal life. That is exactly the topic one should be focusing on.

It is terrible that so many people not only hate God but feel confident and proud of that hatred. Matthews should be very ashamed of himself.

[OldFriend]

Matthews and then others went on to say that Ron Reagan, Jr. was bashing Michael in his comments about religion...

What a sick bunch.

[sweetliberty]

" Matthews more or less stated that Mike was proselytizing his evangelical Christian beliefs at his dad's funeral and wore his religion on his sleave."

Who cares what Chris Matthews thinks. These leftists just can't bear the expression of true love and faith and patriotism. It affects them like a cross affects a vampire.

[Valin]

Chris Matthews
Ordinarily he was insane, but he had lucid moments when he was merely stupid.
Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856)

[ClancyJ]

Gee, Mr. Chris, this is his father's funeral not your TV special. He can say what he pleases whether you like it or not.

[Captain Peter Blood]

Yes and on the other end he repeatedly gushed about Ron's remarks being so good. Well I didn't think they were that good and to criticize Mike for what he felt was important and the things that his Father impressed on him is wrong.
If not at a funeral than when should Mike say these type of things?

[Tribune7]

Matthews more or less stated that Mike was proselytizing his evangelical Christian beliefs at his dad's funeral and wore his religion on his sleave.

Did he also think the tears were phoney?

[jonrick46]

This is the paragraph in question from Ronnie Jr's eulogy:

"Dad was also a deeply, unabashedly religious man. But he never made the fatal mistake of so many politicians wearing his faith on his sleeve to gain political advantage. True, after he was shot and nearly killed early in his presidency, he came to believe that God had spared him in order that he might do good. But he accepted that as a responsibility, not a mandate. And there is a profound difference."

For Ronnie Jr. to use the occasion of his father's death to make a veiled reference to President George W. Bush Christian faith is unforgivable. Those who saw him give this speech, did not fail to see the virulent nature of his attack. It was a despicable thing to do and what does Chris Matthews do? He takes it one step further to attack all Christians by his comments about Michael Reagan. Did Chris Matthews for one minute have any question of the outrageous nature of Ronnie Jr.'s effort to Bash Bush at his father's funeral? Not a chance. In fact, Ronnie Jr. would have been the Man of the Year if he had at the end of his speech, dropped trou and flashed a "I hate Bush!" tattoo on his posterior. He would have been immediately called by the Kerry Campaign to be the Vice Presidential running mate to the presumed candidate, John F. Kerry. They will use any occasion to further their lefty cause, even if it means walking over their father's grave--or, in this case, the greatest president of this century's grave.

[RobbyS]

It occured to me that Ron Reagan's remarks were as much a slap at Michael Reagan as at Bush. Evidently Michael is not in the charmed circle.