Posted on 09/29/2008 12:42:09 PM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
Like an MSM version of Nancy Pelosi, whose hyper-partisan floor speech reportedly angered many GOP members, Chris Matthews wasted no time in trying to pin the blame for the defeat of the bailout plan on John McCain. Appearing during MSNBC's 2 PM hour, the key to Matthews' argument was his assertion that Dems "overwhelmingly" supported the measure, whereas McCain failed to rally a sufficient number of Democrats.
Love the bailout or hate it. Decry its defeat or rejoice in it. But one thing is clear: Matthews grossly misstated the facts. Far from supporting the plan "overwhelmingly," fully 40% of House Dems voted against it: a margin of 141-94. Republicans, the more free-market oriented of the two parties, were always more wary of the plan. It was clear that passage was largely going to depend on massive Dem support. It was Nancy Pelosi and Barack Obama who truly failed to deliver.
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No surprise ping to Today show list: Matthews tries to pin bailout blame on McCain . . . but gets his facts wrong.
leg... not... thrilled...
What we have here is, “a failure to launch”..............
I wish I could challenge Matthews to a duel.
Boy, would I love to meet up with Chrissy in a dark alley ....
Newsbusters Rock!
I refuse to get into a battle of wits with an unarmed person...........
Chris is a total tool!
If there were ‘fairness’ in the press, they would be asking Obama why his phone calls didn’t work!
The Dems didn’t need the R’s to pass this bill! Pure and simple!
Thanks for the picture. It’s a pretty good picture of Chris Matthews. I wonder what he swallowed just before posing for it? Must not have been really, really good....
No you wouldn't. It'd be like mud wrestling a pig. You'd get all dirty and the pig would enjoy it...
Well, maybe this time the “thrill” ran *down* his leg....
It’s not Chrissy.
It’s Steny Hoyer.
All of the NAY votes came from Congressmen on both sides of the aisle who have been hearing from the WORKER BEES in their districts.
What you have been witnessing folks is COLONY COLLAPSE DISORDER. Colony Collapse Disorder (or CCD) is a phenomenon in which worker bees from a beehive or Western honey bee colony abruptly disappear. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colony_Collapse_Disorder
The worker bees have had enough and until Congress understands that reality, there is no fix for this crisis.
I wish I could challenge Matthews to a duel.
Is that you, Zell? May I be your second?
That’s funny. I had a poster on the side of my cubicle back when i was an hourly.
And they couldn't do it even with 66 Republican votes for it. And isn't it interesting the 94 Democrats seemed to have just disappeared from any comments at CNN, MSNBC, or CNBC.
Naaah. He’d smirk his smirk and extend his hand, and I’d put an ACP semi-jacketed hollow point right between his eyes. Those .45 lovelies are way too expensive to waste on varmints.
Which one, #9 or #12?..........
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