Posted on 10/02/2008 11:47:51 PM PDT by acsuc99
After the vice presidential debate Chris Matthews criticized Sarah Palin for, of all things, looking into the camera because it made her look like a "dolt." In fact, the "Hardball," host took several stylistic shots at Palin that implied the Alaska Governor wasn't very intelligent. Audio here
When guest panelist Roger Simon noted Palin looked directly into the camera, Matthews observed:
You know what I think of people when they come on "Hardball," and they look at the camera, I think they're dolts.
In addition to the "dolt," remark Matthews viewed Palin's performance as "so reciting," and "automatic," "like a spelling bee," and charged:
The dangerous thing about these debates is that you can really recite your way to victory. You can memorize an awful lot of material and get away with it as intelligence, when in fact, it's just really good preparation.
The following exchanges occurred during MSNBC's October 2, post vice presidential debate coverage and then later on a special midnight [EDT] edition of "Hardball:"
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MATTHEWS: But for a while there I thought I was listening to a person recite to the point and I mean recite speech parts, to the point I thought I was watching a spelling-bee. It was so reciting. So automatic. It sounded like a spelling-bee where you read each word out, you recite the word, give the spelling, give the word back again, exactly the way you were taught. I think it sounded a bit automatic, but let's leave it to the viewers. Some people might find that bracing.
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MATTHEWS: David [Gregory] I think the dangerous thing about these debates is that you can really recite your way to victory. You can memorize an awful lot of material and get away with it as intelligence, when in fact, it's just really good preparation.
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ROGER SIMON, POLITICO: When she faced the audience, she always looked directly into the camera, always directly at America. Joe Biden was turned for most of it.
CHRIS MATTHEWS: He was looking at Gwen.
SIMON: At Gwen Ifill, exactly! Which came across better?
MATTHEWS: Well apparently according to all the polling, talking to, answering the questions of the moderator, not ignoring those questions, not doing what every, every first year candidate does is go right to the camera. You know what I think of people when they come on "Hardball," and they look at the camera, I think they're dolts. I think that's the one thing people don't like, because when you're looking at me right now, that's real. You're looking at me that's real. You start looking in the camera right now and answer my question and see how you look. Okay just see how you look.
SIMON: Joe Biden went through-
MATTHEWS: Go ahead talk to the camera, don't talk, don't talk to me, see what you looked like. You look like a dolt!
Wheres Zell Miller when you need him.
The democrats kept the House and Senate for 40 years.
When 0bama looses, Matthews will be on a suicide watch.
What a gentleman this Matthews person isn’t. And what brilliant commentary on the debate. Goodness can’t the networks find anyone with an ounce of real intelligence to provide commentary.
I laugh everytime I see that picture! He is just so dorky! lol
I am starting to think those tingles he felt up his leg were from Olberman’s hands, grasping for another bottle under the desk.
I am starting to think those tingles he felt up his leg were from Olberman’s hands, grasping for another bottle under the desk.
Morning Joe has Minka Brizinki humiliating herself by saying the DBM denial.
MSNBC and CNN are embarrasing themselves.
essentially pushing tie to lie to themselves.
They could not edit. (though cnn tried with the rigged focus group)
(BTW Minka is complaining she did not no all the USSC justices. newsflash minka, most lawyers don’t know them all)
You do sound profound. Very good!
The president and VP are seldom together in case of an assassination attempt.
No, he is a Lewinski-ite. down on his knees and “hrrrruullggggggmmmmpphhh” for the dems.
Well, she was a journalism major (cough)(cough)
Messed up my cut and paste. I meant to compliment your post:
“It’s 3:00 am, the phone rings in the White House.
What if the teleprompter isn’t working?”
Peter Johnson Jr. just told the Friends that Sarah was a combination of Jimmy Stewart, Annie Oakley and Ann Richards.
Maybe that is why he keeps looking down when he needs to come up with one of his canned lies.
Drunk again.
My husband is like a lot of average americans who dont really get involved in politics, but he said one of the biggest things he noticed in the debate was that palin talked directly to the Amercian people. He thought she was great. Said biden looked side to side and seemed angry and snippity!
let them trash her. Americans saw with thier own eyes:)
Guess that means she won if Obummer’s campaign chairman can’t find anything substantive to critique. Must hurt to get kicked out of the debate hall. Sounds like spitboy may want to change his diaper. Hey Sprinklerhead, ever gut a Moose?
Pray for W, Palin/McCain and Our Troops
Chrissie Tingle is spinning again. He is to be ignored.
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