As far as Chris Matthews is concerned, David Petraeus, four-star general, commander of the Multi-National Force-Iraq, someone who has devoted his life to serving our country, is no better than Charlie McCarthy, a ventriloquist's dummy.Posted on 09/12/2007 7:00:18 PM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
As far as Chris Matthews is concerned, David Petraeus, four-star general, commander of the Multi-National Force-Iraq, someone who has devoted his life to serving our country, is no better than Charlie McCarthy, a ventriloquist's dummy.
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As I noted yesterday, "Hardball" host Matthews had gone apoplectic over the fact that in his initial response to a senator's question, Petraeus wouldn't say whether the war in Iraq makes America safer. Shortly thereafter, in the course of the same Senate testimony, Petraeus made clear his view that America's security is indeed tied to our effort in Iraq. I observed that Petraeus's clarification had come after Matthews's rant had aired, and mentioned that I'd be looking for the "Hardball" host to acknowledge Petraeus's subsequent statement. But on this afternoon's "Hardball," Matthews utterly ignored Petraeus's clarification, and continued to hector the general for his original remark.
When guest Joe Klein of "Time," albeit in a back-handed way, made reference to the general's revision of his remarks, Matthews made his ugly "Charlie McCarthy" analogy.
CHRIS MATTHEWS: When [General Petraeus] was asked is this war, this blood and treasure we're losing over in Iraq making us safer over at home, he said "I don't know." I can't imagine Ike having said that at D-Day.Remember Matthews's snide Charlie McCarthy/puppet poke next time he or other liberals claim to respect the military.
JOE KLEIN: Well, you know what? It was the truth, it's what he really believed, and then a really funny thing happened; I was in the room. They went into recess, and clearly, someone from the White House called him up and said "are you kidding me?" And when he came back, he was asked another question by a senator, and he went back to that statement, and he corrected himself, and said he hadn't thought it through, or whatever. I think that both Crocker --
MATTHEWS: That's sort of like "Charley McCarthyism," isn't it? I mean, are they using this guy as their puppet? They said he's speaking independently, and the minute he gets off the talking points, they fix him.
KLEIN: I think it's too strong to call him a puppet. I think he really believes what he testified to.
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Let me get this straight: Matthews paints the General as a dummy, yet he has a PHD from Princeton?????? What academic qualifications does Matthews have, what??????/Just Asking -seoul62........
Matthews Paints Petraeus as Ventriloquist’s Dummy...
chrissey mathews is such a lib/dem puke hack...but it doesn’t matter ~ no one watches his crappy show anyway!
Matthews is todays winner of the stupid feckless crapweasel award 2007. This award was semi-retired a while back but has just been reinstituted for Chrissy the Sissy.
Was BJ drinking a glass of water when he said that??
Gee, wonder where the Politics of Personal Destruction is coming from??
Pray for W and Our Troops
Go to Hell Chris Mathews. We don’t need you, we don’t want you or your news station. Either support the people in taking this country back or get out of our way.
Mrs. Matthews’ little Chrissy has a screw loose. General Petraeus is a General in the United States Army. What have YOU ever done for AMERICA Chrissy? DNC girlymen are a dime a dozen so don’t lay that crap on us.
Matthews annd Olbermann are only mouthpieces for NBC.......
This is exactly what Randi Rhodes led with this afternoon. More talking points from Soros. Obviously, if you want an expert on Iraq, ask Petreus. For Homeland Security, try Chertoff. That’s his beat.
Matthews, Rhodes and other leftwingtards are merely handpuppets for George Soros and/or Osama Bin Laden (or his replacements).
I already know who David Pertaeus is.
Chrissy is a poophead.
They went into recess, and clearly, someone from the White House called him up and said “are you kidding me?”
And he knows this how?
BUMP-TO-THE-TOP
Hey, c’mon. What is it with they guys on our side? Is it really that difficult to keep a few key thoughts straight at all times, no matter what the line of questioning? Hitlery wouldn’t have flubbed the moment the way the General did. Is Iraq making us safer? C’MON ON!!
He has KNOWN for the past several months that his testimony back here in September was going to be the biggest news of the year. NOTHING more closely watched, not even Larry Craig’s bowel movements.
And he can’t keep it straight in his head what he thinks, what he’s going to say.
I’m not saying he’s a bad guy or anything like that. I’m just so totally flabbergasted that he would get caught fumbling for words like that.
Like I said, Hitlery wouldn’t have blown it that bad.
Ok. Maybe he doesn’t really KNOW that the war was making us safer, and he’s an honest guy. Couldn’t he at least say something like, “that’s what we all believe. That’s what we’re all fighting for.”
ISN’T it what he believes???? ISN’T it what all our soldiers are fighting for???
C’MON!
Liberals never recognize dignity, honor and integrity in others because they don’t have any themselves.
And he knows this how?
My thought exactly! Did the Gen have a cell that rang or was there a page for him? Did he stand at attention and say Yes Sir Or what.
Mayne this Klein guy is a lip reader or a mind reader or does he just have super fearing (must be the hearing thing as he even knows what the White House said!)
Why is Mathews continually given exposure on this site
His ratings are irrelevant
Why try and resurrect him
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