Posted on 02/03/2005 7:54:50 AM PST by paudio
MSNBC's "Hardball" host Chris Matthews suggested last night that the high point of President Bush's State of the Union Address - the emotional hug between grateful Iraqi voter Safia Taleb al-Suhail and Janet Norwood, mother of a Marine who died liberating her country - was staged by the White House.
The cynical host apparently first voiced his skepticism during a commercial break. His comments were immediately seized upon by "Hardball" guest, MSNBC contributor Pat Buchanan when the show returned.
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It started with me when he latched onto the Joe Wilson fairytale about his trip Niger way and Chrissy got it in his head that "Scooter Libby" in "Cheney's office" was the "leaker" of Wilson's wife.
No, Chrissy..."staged" was that sickening dance of the Clintoons on the beach when they knew Monica was about to hit the fan. "Staged" was Billy Jeff on the beach making a cross with stones that he brought with him for the occasion. "Staged" was Hellery at a children's hospital wanting only the well-looking ones around her so the picture wouldn't be a downer. We could go on and on with past examples of "staged" photos, Chrissy. And since the bereaved mother assured the interviewers it was spontaneous, I'm sure you will apologize for your latest assine remarks.
I do enjoy it for what it was.
I'm only a photographer's assistant, but my husband is a very good photographer who specializes in action shots. He does a lot of sports photography, and he gets hired to do 'candids' at weddings a lot because he gets those grab shots. You really don't have time to fuss, focus, and frame - that's for portrait photographers.
My F-I-L was an "older soldier" (he was drafted at age 27 IIRC) and he passed away in '96 at age 80. My dad was in the European theater, he's still very much alive and kicking, he was only 18 when they backed the train up to the door of the Citadel and took them all away . . . :-D
I have always been amazed that this photo was an accidental shot taken before the "posed group" shot and yet it lives forever.
He has flat out admitted it.
I frankly have no problem with that. The problem is he brings it up to compare his open honesty to George W. Bush and tries to portray GWB as some kind of liar about his motives for joining the Texas Air National Guard. Chrissy's theory (like the rest of the dems/media, but Chrissy really believes it) is GWB joined to avoid Vietnam and Chrissy's problem is GWB wouldn't just admit it.
I saw the last half hour of Fox and Friends this morning and they had the Iraqi woman on earlier and thankfully they replayed a portion of her interview where they asked her what she thought of this "staged" talked. She looked and sounded measured but offended that it was even a matter of discussion. As are the rest of us because the whole point Chrissy and the rest are getting at is the emotion that was there was fake. I am boycotting Matthews (again) and yesterday I had zero desire to look at him. He has again completely disgraced himself.
http://www.iwojima.com/battle/battled.htm
This was during the time of my childhood...God bless those who fought and died to keep us free.
AMERICA..HOME OF THE FREE BECAUSE OF THE BRAVE
On his show last night he never said one word about it; he let David Schuster carry the ball when he interviewed the Iraqi woman; he slyly tried to ask questions about "how it happened," "did you know she was going to be there," "what did you say to her," that kind of stuff.
He got nowhere. And when the screen went back to Matthews, he was deadpan.....and moved to the next segment. Not one word of explanation or apology.
BTW, I am glad Schuster left Fox News; he's a wuss.
I didn't bother to watch Chris's show either....but then that has become the norm.
I used to feel sorry for Matthews or I thought he was good but misguided. He's had too many chances and ignored too many facts. He's so eager to believe the worst of the Bush administration and he's displayed a mean streak.
I now look at him with disgust.
Yup...we drove to Vegas over Thanksgiving weekend and drove right through Searchlight. I think we even stopped to gas up there. Little did we know it was the "hometown" of Dingy Harry.
I once thought he was a liberal I could repect...an oxymoron?
Trust us, it's patronizing.
Trust me, it's not.
"He who has ears to hear"
I'd have to check, but I don't think it was directly after. He told the Iraqi woman's story and introduced her, there was another segment of the speech that followed (again, going by memory) and it was just bit later the Marine parents were introduced.
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