Matthews Mocks Kristol: 'Five-Star General of Iraqi Hawks'

NewsBusters ^ | Mark Finkelstein

[governsleastgovernsbest]

Newsflash: look for Chris Matthews to endorse John McCain any time now. After all, the Hardball host apparently believes that only veterans have the right to call for military action. How else can you read Matthews's mocking mention of Bill Kristol today? Here's the entirety of the Hardball host's discussion, on this evening's show, of Kristol's NY Times column of today.

CHRIS MATTHEWS: Is Republican Bill Kristol showing the Republican strategy for the next few months? Here's what he writes in today's New York Times as one of their regular columnists. Quote, "we see the liberal media failing to give Hillary Clinton the respect she deserves. So, since we conservatives believe in giving credit where credit is due, it falls to us to praise Hillary."

What is it that makes me doubt that Bill Kristol, the five-star general of Iraqi hawks, wants the Democrats, Hillary or Obama, to beat John McCain this fall? Is he giving advice to the Democrats that's of use to the Democrats, or to their November rivals?

View video here.

[governsleastgovernsbest]

[Anti-Bubba182]

I don’t care for Kristol. but Matthews is worse.

[governsleastgovernsbest]

Chris proclaims the Matthews Doctrine ping to Today show list.

[Finalapproach29er]

Fatso is running for PA. Senate against Spector.

That’s why he’s ratcheting up the rhetoric against the GOP.

[Enchante]

OT: this is the part I love, about Obama's #1 campaign flack dissing the "Reverend" Wright -- Obama's campaign must be in a panic to go public against Wright in this way, it's a not-so-veiled attempt to tell Wright to STFU but I doubt it will work. IF Wright cared about getting Obama elected he would not be out there now. Some combination of his intense ideology, egomania, and resentment at Obama has led Wright to seize the opportunity for a national platform for his racist Afro-centric ideology even though he could very well sink Obama's campaign with these outpourings.

"AXELROD: Yeah. Well I can't speak to Reverend Wright's motivations or why he's out here now. Obviously, you know, it isn't helpful, and I don't think it's necessarily meant to be helpful. I don't think it's about Obama. I think Reverend Wright is out there speaking for Reverend Wright."

[Steely Tom]

Matthews Mocks Kristol: 'Five-Star General of Iraqi Hawks'

Chrissy's trying to get a job as 'Powder Magazine of the Spitball Brigade.'

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Why are most if not all liberal men...errrr...kind of effeminate? Think about it. Can anyone come up with one liberal man who is not a bit on the wimp side? I mean, when one thinks of a liberal man someone like Alan Alda immediately comes to mind.

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“Why are most if not all liberal men...errrr...kind of effeminate? Think about it. Can anyone come up with one liberal man who is not a bit on the wimp side? I mean, when one thinks of a liberal man someone like Alan Alda immediately comes to mind.”

Woody Allen

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Why are most if not all liberal men...errrr...kind of effeminate? Think about it. Can anyone come up with one liberal man who is not a bit on the wimp side? I mean, when one thinks of a liberal man someone like Alan Alda immediately comes to mind.

That is why they are liberals.

[2ndDivisionVet]

Of course, Chris Matthews served bravely in the Peace Corps during the Vietnam era in Swaziland from 1968 to 1970 as a trade development advisor. That’s almost like flying Convair F-102s aka “the Widowmaker” in the Air Guard, isn’t it?