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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Chris Matthewws like to play both sides of the fence, don't he? I know his heart is in the right place, but his mind sure is in left field!
Please! Will you all top watching that vicious petty fool?
Then his ratings will go down even further into the dumpster. And he'll get fired.
I meant to say STOP! STOP!
The mther and the Iraqui woman were so visiby moved and emotional...no way they could have faked that.
Now the REALLY fake, staged, partisan mom is that nut from New Jersey. Someone ought to stuff a sock in her mouth.
Oooh how clever. Joining the discussion days late and dealing an insult. My what a benefit to the conversation you've turned out to be. Yep you were so weffective I have completely changed my mind, you're right, completely unstaged, thank you so much for coming on here and showing me the light.
Everybody else figured out this conversation was over 9 hours ago.
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