Stephen tries his very hardest to coax Chris Matthews into announcing his intention to take a run at Arlen Specter’s Senate seat in 2010. Perhaps more interestingly, Tweety doesn’t seem like he’s ruled it out. In fact, he tells Stephen his childhood dream was to be a Senator. Even GOP operative Roger Stone has written about it.
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Although Stone repulses me, it looks like he’s got this one correct:
Unfortunately, like Pat Buchanan before him, Chris Matthews has hours and hours of television tape going back 20 years and thousands of words in columns written in the same time period. His Senate bid will die of his own words.
Specter v. Matthews in 2010? Now that would be interesting.
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His childhood dream was to be a Senator?
Is Matthews a registered Democrat? I know he worked for Tip O’Neill once but given his man crush on Frederick of Hollywood and Rudy, I just don’t see it. Besides, if NBC is stupid enough to give him five million a year, why would he give that up?
Roger Stone has got be one of the creepiest, slimiest rightwing nutjobs to come along in a long time. And, in an ironic twist, he would probably get elected to office before Aquavelva Matthews, being how upside-down our political process has become.
Nice how that fuckwit Matthews perpetuates the phony “Bittergate” nonsense.
Tweety’s interview on Colbert was awful-squared. Not sure what was going on, but he had spent his entire show misquoting and mischaracterizing Obama’s statements, then seemed like he had taken too many valium by the time he made it on The Report.
Oh well…
wow, that roger stone blog says that matthews is seeking the democratic nomination.
wonder what all the knuckleheads on here will think of that. seems like half the people here mistakenly think matthews is a righty, for some reason. i’m sure it’s because they never actually watch his show and just pop in here every once in a while to use the oh-so-clever-and-fresh word “tweety.”
yes, let’s call our fellow democrats names.
this site is going off the deep end.
Rusty Shackleford @ 1:
Really! Hell, I think I was in Jr High before I knew or cared what a senator was.
The rumors are that Chris might be about to lose his show, so maybe he’s trying to overshadow that possibility with this story
At the level this Nation has sunk to, it could happen.
tony @ 6:
Nerd alert!
tony @ 6:
i watch his show.
and he can EASILY be confused with a righty. maybe it is YOU that don’t watch his slow trainwreck.
that said… is this a democratic site? i didn’t receive that memo~
blind and confused partisanship is so tiresome
Samson- @ 10:
easily confused with a righty? you must be easily confused.
Will Lincoln survive “Gettysburg” remarks?
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Mr. “Magic Bullet” vs. Slobber Boy.
Lord what a train wreck.
No wonder Colbert wants him to run — geezus, that’s just MADE for comedy.
Tweety, please spare us!
This is OT, but C-Span right now is airing a debate in the House about paper ballots. Rep. Zoe Lofgren has a bill requiring paper ballots. The White House asked the GOP reps to vote it down. I think we should show Lofgren some love.
Oh good grief… check please……JD
I just can’t picture Matthews speaking on the floor of the Senate.
Roger Stone? Correct?
That’s absurd on its face. On substance Stone is wrong because a library of video from TV appearances has not been a factor in numerous campaigns - most recently Al Franken in MN, whose appearances as a satirist could arguably be considered more difficult to explain.
If that’s the case maybe I should run for Senate.
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Meh … too late Chris, If most think like me. I used to like you and your show, then your head blew up and you started to interrupt EVERYONE while they were trying to answer you. If the rest are anything like me by now they can’t stand you and your huge Ego.
Matthews running as a democrat? WTF?! No thanks Chris we don’t need another Lieber-Hillary Republocrat.
Chris Matthews in the Senate? Now That’s Where We’ll REALLY See Some Old-Time ‘Hardball’
My childhood dream was to be dictator of the world.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJPFSNu_QNs
chris ran for congress as a democrat…. in either the very late 60’s or very early 70’s and lost…. he worked for tip oneil… he was a speech writer for the president who probably was the most unlucky and most honest president we have ever had… jimmy carter. chris’s brother is a republican congressman. his bent has always been political…. i think he should. he would have to be better than “magic bullet” spector…. (even though it appears the “magic bullet” theory works…the rest doesnt pass the smell test but that one bullet… probably DID hit both men)
MikeD @ 20:
His brother is running as a Rep.
MikeD @ 20:
Ditto!
Please don’t give Roger Stone any traffic.
He’s as slimy as they get.
The reaction from the electorate would be the same that Tweety has on his face in the photo.
Yuk it up stupid-I wouldn’t give you my vote if you ran for dog catcher.
First, he’d only run for Senator if Specter doesn’t, which seems likely, because he will run as a Republican. But he won’t run as anything but a wanker.
We’re all neo-cons now.” (MSNBC’s Chris Matthews, 4/9/03)
tony @ 11:
yeah, i think chris ‘bush should be put on mt rushmore’ matthews is easily confused with a righty.
so, i guess we are just going to have to agree to disagree.
ladies and germs, chris ‘tweety’ matthews:
“[S]ometimes it glimmers with this man, our president, that kind of sunny nobility.” [Hardball, 10/24/05]
“Everybody sort of likes the president, except for the real whack-jobs, maybe on the left,” adding, “I mean, like him personally.” [Hardball, 11/28/05]
there’s much, much more…
When I was a little kid I wanted to be either a cowgirl or a hula girl when I grew up. According to Chris I guess I could still follow my dreams.
Samson- @ 31:
so, because he thinks that bush has some sort of redeeming qualities, that makes him a righty? look, i’d never say anything nice about george bush, but there are a lot of people who feel he’s got some sort likeability, as far as his personality goes.
you have to look more closely. matthews eviscerates the bush administration on the war constantly, and he went off on mccain’s “100 years” comment. he also recently compared obama to lincoln.
people pay way too much attention to matthews’ demeanor than to what’s coming out of his (admittedly spittle-slick) piehole.
tweety is about as relavant as dried birdshit on a rainy day.
dadams @ 34:
wow, another comic genius. this site’s full of them.
if he’s irrelevant, why are you talking about him?
dadams @ 34:
Don’t hold back-tell us what you Really think!
Tony -
If you like comedians, why not venture over to Sadly, No!
I’ll bet you can have some fun over there!
And they’re not even talking about Matthews…
Yikes! Tweet’s a DROOLER. Well, he’ll fit right in, mancrushes and all.
Tweety was very nervous on Colbert–he seemed very anxious and uncomfortable–he never did answer the question as to whether he would run. I wish he would just go away and become his own family’s problem–I can’t stand him.
If any of us had been the subject of an interview like he gave to the NYT’s on Sunday, I would have headed right into the witness protection program. Matthews has no shame and what an ego..I couldn’t believe some of the things he said–apparently, he doesn’t embarrass easily.
One shudders at the thought. He and Schumer would be involved in a daily contest to see who can get to those cameras first. He will be so busy fawning he won’t have time to get any legislation passed. Naw, can’t see him getting past a primary.
This is one woman ii PA who would never vote for him. I’m not a glutton for punishment.
tony @ 33:
piehole indeed. a spotlight-obsessed, russert-jealous, access-addicted, corporate lackey with a piehole, cherry.
“He [bush] looks great in a military uniform. He looks great in that cowboy costume he wears when he goes West. We’re proud of our President. Americans love having a guy as President, a guy who has a little swagger, who’s physical, who’s not a complicated guy like Clinton…. Women like a guy who’s President. Check it out.”
–chris matthews
bwahaha!
this IS matthews idea of astute political observation. although, you are right, he has come out against the iraq war… of course it was going on a couple of years before he, bravely (like sir robin), came out against it. as far as all the other issues that a lefty would discuss… well, all i hear are crickets from chris’ show.
Matthews is too dumb to be a Democrat and too bright to be a Republican, so I guess that leaves him between Iraq and a HARDball place.
He’d fit right in to that wretched hive of well-heeled scum and villainy.
Specter vs. Matthews? I assume you’re talking primary election, otherwise you’d have two republicans running against each other in a general election. Still given the Holy Joe debacle in CT…
He might have a little trouble if his opponent is a woman whose husband cheated on her. But at least he would know enough not to ask for orange juice or arugula salad.
I would love to put my foot in Matthews slobbering sewage mouth!
Left&Left @ 8:
Exactly!
Mark @ NewsCorpse @ 17:
Al Franken hasn’t won.
He’s not the nominee yet. Nor is he a Senator.
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motorfingaz @ 48:
We are doomed, Doomed , DOOMED! Although I would like to see a Senator Matthews (R-Pa) debate a Senator Franken (D-Mn).