Posted on 01/19/2006 10:50:57 AM PST by Howlin
On Hardball last night, Chris Matthews said no less than three times that Laura Bush said "God wants New Orleans to be rebuilt."
In the interest of FACTUAL and ACCURATE reporting, here are her EXACT quotes, followed by Matthews' statments.
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"Asked about the comment, Mrs. Bush joked that she didn't really think she could speak for God. Then she added that she believes Nagin wants New Orleans to be rebuilt."
"He wants people who lived in New Orleans to come back," Mrs. Bush said. "I do to, and I know the president does too. You know it's going to take a long time."
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Here are some other sources' inerpretations of what she said:
"He wants people who lived in New Orleans to come back," Mrs. Bush said. "I do to, and I know the president does too. You know it‘s going to take a long time."
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Mrs. Bush, who said her next trip likely will be to New Orleans to visit schools damaged in the hurricane, also reacted to a comment by New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin that stirred controversy. Nagin had said: "This city will be chocolate at the end of the day." He later apologized.
Nagin also said the hurricane that devastated New Orleans was God's way of showing displeasure about U.S. involvement in Iraq. "Surely God is mad at America," Nagin said in a speech Monday. "Surely He's not approving of us being in Iraq under false pretense. But surely He's upset at black America also. We're not taking care of ourselves."
Asked about the comment, Mrs. Bush joked that she didn't really think she could speak for God. Then she added that she believes Nagin wants New Orleans to be rebuilt.
"He wants people who lived in New Orleans to come back," Mrs. Bush said. "I do to, and I know the president does to. You know it's going to take a long time."
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It's all like that; nobody else said the things he said.
***Now, here is the TRANSCRIPT from MSNBC of last night's show (edited by YaYa123):
"MATTHEWS: What did you make of Laura Bush saying, regarding the Mayor Nagin thing of New Orleans, a very famous guy, obviously controversial, because of the way things went down down there.
But Laura Bush saying, “No, Nagin was wrong when he said that God, whatever, is mad at blacks.” He had a couple of comments which I think are a bit off the wall. But then she came in with one that I think topped him. She said, “God wants New Orleans to be rebuilt.” How does she know? Why are people talking for a deity? We can argue whether there is a God, but then to be hearing voices. This is the Joan of Arc stuff.
ROGERS: There do appear to be a lot of people hearing divine calling right now. I haven't read what Mrs. Bush said, but I'll give her the benefit of the doubt.
MATTHEWS: She said God wants us to rebuild New Orleans.
ROGERS: Well, maybe he does.
MATTHEWS: Well, sure. Maybe he hasn't give it any thought, I'm not sure. I just don't know, but I wouldn't presume.
ROGERS: I don't want to pick on Mrs. Bush. I don't know what she said. I give her the benefit of the doubt.
MATTHEWS: Well, I just told you what she said. But you can hide behind ignorance.
ROGERS: Ignorance is bliss.
MATTHEWS: I know. I've heard that before.
Dee Dee, what do you make of this godliness on the part of political figures like Nagin, like Robertson talking about how Sharon got sick because he wanted to cut a deal on land and peace? And now the first lady, who everybody likes—I like her—has jumped into the thing and she's talking for God now.
MYERS: I certainly don't look to political leaders of either party to interpret God's intentions for me. And I hope most Americans—and I don't think most Americans do either.
MATTHEWS: I'd like to know where they were last night, let alone tell me where God is. Just give me the basic information—how did they vote and how much they collected. And, by the way, who at the White House has been entertaining Jack Abramoff? Is that a fair question?
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(After the segment with Roger Cressey on the Pakistan bombing,which Chris didn't like at all, Chris goes back to Laura bashing: )
"MATTHEWS: Well, mixed bag. Probably most politicians are mixed bags. Most reporters are mixed bags. Most people are. That's fairly safe, isn't it?
He's saying he wants to bring back a chocolate city—a clear ethnic
reference, a racial reference if you will, although race means we're all of
the same race.
ALLEN: Well, he presumed to speak for God which, I think, is a mistake for any of us.
MATTHEWS: Well, what about Laura Bush doing the same thing today, saying God wants to rebuild New Orleans.
ALLEN: Today...
MATTHEWS: Or is that just general lunch-time Christianity, just the kind of thing you say—we know God wants us to rebuild our city, we know God roots for our downtown booster club, we know God—that sort of generalized sort of Kiwanis-type (ph) of religion, you know?
ALLEN: I think a good rule for living—in fact, I just saw this on a billboard the other day—it said “If you want to know what God's thinking, stop talking.”
And maybe that's a good rule for all of us."
I agree; he tried to insinuate that "everybody does it," and then tried to bring her down on the level of Nagin and Robertson.
It made me physically ill.
Thanks.
Oh pleeeze! She's the ONLY first LADY since Barbara Bush.
Ditto. It's so frustrating that these liars can do so much damage because they have a mike and camera, which half the nation still rely on for information..
Little Chrissie just needs some "Miller Time"...
as in Zell Miller in a locked room...
Hope that helps.
""He wants people who lived in New Orleans to come back," Mrs. Bush said.
The word "He" was capitalized, and everybody knows when you capitalize the personal pronouns "He," "His," etc. you are referring to the supreme Deity.
</sarcasm>
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In the context, I thought she meant God. It was only with careful re-reading that I concluded she probably meant Nagin, not God.
MATTHEWS: I know. I've heard that before.
I'm sure he has..... I'm sure he has.
Great work. It needs to get to someone who will DEMAND that Chris publicly apologize on his show and correct his error.
I was stunned at his ignornce in the interview with Meese, linked above.
Facts that any Freeper knows seemed way beyond him.
"If anybody watched this show, I might care. Crissy ignores the real issue of Nagin's remarks and tries to smear the greatest first lady since Barbara Bush."
If the freepers stopped watching christina the slobbering bitch, her rating would go below .1 , less than 100,000 per night. Her ratings are now between .19 and .32. Christina must have a special relationship with msnbc upper management. Maybe that's why she slobbers so much. Just feeling mean and evil today.
You're right Nagin's most insidious remark was Bush lied to take us to war, and you're right again, Hardball has low viewer numbers.
BUT, you've got to care that what Matthews says gets repeated and reported as if it were fact. What happens on Hardball gets replayed on MSNBC as hard news, and when even the White House, and even the GOP don't challenge Matthews on his lies, those lies become accepted as fact before the next news cycle ends.
Chris Matthews falsely accused the President's wife of quoting God. He mocked her by comparing her to Pat Robertson, with words she did not even say.
Mister, an election year is beginning, and the left has given us notice even Mrs. Bush is fair game. This is not an isolated event. Hillary Clinton calls the United States House of Representatives, racist plantation owners, Senate Democrats call Alito a racist bigot, and Chris Matthews calls Laura Bush a religious nutcase.
You better care.
Did you read the entire quote?
"Asked about the comment, Mrs. Bush joked that she didn't really think she could speak for God. Then she added that she believes Nagin wants New Orleans to be rebuilt." "He wants people who lived in New Orleans to come back," Mrs. Bush said. "I do to, and I know the president does too. You know it's going to take a long time."
If ignorance is bliss Chris Mathews is a blissfull man.
Bump!
actually, it was pretty clever of Rove to get a researcher into the "hardball" show to provide Chrissy with what he wanted to hear so he could go out and make a fool of himself!
Rove is such a multitasker!
That idiot Chrissy thought that when Laura Bush said "He wants New Orleans to be rebuilt" she was talking about God, not Nagin. If Chrissy read an excerpt and thought that's what the First Lady said, the least he should have done is read the entire article to see who "he" was.
But I guess it was "too good a story to check out."
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