Matthews re: Jon Stewart birther rant

July 27, 2009

Updated list of birth certificate posts

Full Jon Stewart rant

(7-24) Matthews Sideshow: Jon Stewart carries the conspiracy theory to its logical conclusion.

TRANSCRIPT:

MATTHEWS: Time for the “Sideshow.”

First up, speaking of the birther movement, Comedy Central‘s Jon Stewart carried the conspiracy theory to its logical roots last night, showing the ends to which some people believe, must believe that other people went to get this fellow into the White House. He calls it the old Kenyan prince birth announcement scam.

JON STEWART, HOST, “THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART”: Here is how it goes. You want to destroy America from the inside, but you can‘t, because you‘re a foreigner. So, first, you got to find yourself a good old American willing to reproduce with you.

Then, you have that child on foreign soil, while simultaneously placing the birth announcement for that child in one of our fringe states‘ local newspapers…… your Hawaiis, your Alaskas, your Pennsylvanias. You heard me.

And then…Hold on.

You wait… until this baby is a middle-aged man.

Now the trap is set. You just sit back and let that child go out and win the election for president of the United States.

MATTHEWS: Thanks, Jon.

Matthews vs Rep John Campbell re: Rep Posey bill

July 22, 2009

Updated list of birth certificate posts
Matthews & Rudy Giuliani (video/transcription)
Matthews, Dee Dee Myers & Blankley (video)
Matthews & Axelrod (video/text/body language)

Chris Matthews going full bore at the birthers trying to protect barry. He doesn’t even stop to question why barry hasn’t just released his actual birth certificate like he has been claiming for the last year he did. Here he’s going after Rep John Campbell (R-CA), who is one of the nine co-sponsors of Rep Posey’s birth certificate bill that would simply require FUTURE presidential and vice presidential candidates to present their birth certificates. It has nothing to do with barry (this term) but the democrats and barrymedia want to make it that way. Matthews shows his lack of knowledge by calling it a birth CERTIFICATE and sayong NATIVE-born not natural born. Somebody should really clue him in.

MSNBC TRANSCRIPT & Video

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MATTHEWS: Plus, we‘re going to look at the so-called “birther” movement, the people who somehow believe that Barack Obama does not have a birth certificate and therefore isn‘t a U.S. citizen, certainly not a natural-born U.S. citizen. Most of those birthers are Republicans, and this is becoming a big problem for the party.

MATTHEWS: Take a look at this incredible video from a recent town hall meeting in Delaware with Republican congressman Mike Castle, in which a woman brandishing her own birth certificate makes her case.

MATTHEWS: I think we‘re in an insane asylum. Anyway, it gets worse. The real problem is that what‘s left of the Republican base is very open to this kind of fringe talk. We‘re going to talk and show you more about that video, more of what you just saw from that person later in the show tonight.

MATTHEWS: You think right-wing conspiracy theories about President Obama calmed down after he was elected? Well, think again. Moderate Republican congressman Mike Castle, the former governor of Delaware, held a town hall meeting in his state and he got more than he bargained for from some of his constituents. Take a listen to this.

Video of Rep Castle’s Townhall meeting.

MATTHEWS: Well, they‘re just giving the Pledge of Allegiance apropos the sort of the nut case going on there. Anyway, nutty questions about the president‘s birth certificate are being raised not only at Republican town meetings, but also in Congress, where a group of Republicans are sponsoring a bill to require future presidential candidates to provide their birth certificates. One of those Republicans is Congressman John Campbell of California.

Congressman, thank you for joining us. The reason this is fascinating is that meeting. But let me tell you, the prime sponsor of this, your colleague, Bill Posey of Indiana—[It's Florida] here‘s what he said. “I can‘t swear on a stack of Bibles whether he‘s a citizen or not.” He‘s talking about the president of the United States. His spokesman says, If the guy would produce an authentic birth certificate, an authentic birth certificate, we could stop all this. And then Congressman—Congresswoman Blackburn says people in her district in Tennessee are losing faith in the American system because they don‘t believe this guy is a citizen.

[He puts the bill together with barry]

What is going on that so many Americans doubt the obvious, that Barack Obama is a citizen, to the point that you felt it necessary to co-sponsor this crazy proposal?

REP. JOHN CAMPBELL ®, CALIFORNIA: First of all, Chris—we‘ll get to the proposal in a minute. The proposal is not crazy. The proposal is just looking forward, and I want to get to that. But wouldn‘t you like to put all this to rest? That‘s what this proposal is about.

MATTHEWS: How does this put it to rest?

CAMPBELL: This controversy—let me first say this controversy is not new. Remember there was questions about John McCain. Had John McCain become president—I remember then Senator Obama had to come out and say, Look, I don‘t think John McCain‘s eligibility to be president is an issue, and he was able to put it to rest. But the fact is, if John McCain had become president, you‘d be having this issue on the other side. If you want to go back, people thought that Barry Goldwater was not qualified because he was born in the Arizona Territory and that Mitt Romney‘s father, George Romney, was not eligible to be president because he was born in Mexico.

[McCain brought the issue up himself and provided his birth certificate.]

So, this is not a new issue. What this bill does is very simple.

It‘s only looking forward, as you suggested. It‘s 2012 and beyond.

MATTHEWS: Right.

CAMPBELL: And it just—it—well, let me back up.

You know, the Constitution, as you know, there‘s lots—most elements of the Constitution have implementing legislation. This particular element of the Constitution does not. And this is just implementing legislation…

MATTHEWS: Right.

CAMPBELL: … just saying, look, before you run for president, let‘s make sure—let‘s have you substantiate that you meet the constitutional requirements, that you‘re 35 years old…

(CROSSTALK)

CAMPBELL: Why is that crazy though, Chris?

MATTHEWS: Congressman, nice try. But what you‘re doing…

CAMPBELL: Well…

MATTHEWS: It‘s a nice try, what you‘re offering. And I‘m laughing with you only to this extent, because I know it‘s a nice try.

(CROSSTALK)

MATTHEWS: What you‘re doing is appeasing the nutcases. As you just pointed out, this won‘t prove or disprove whether Barack Obama is a citizen. By the way, let me show you his birth certificate.

CAMPBELL: Right.

MATTHEWS: That‘s the way to deal with it. Mail this birth certificate to the wacko wing of your party, so they see it and say, I agree with this. It‘s over. What you‘re doing here is doing what the Republicans did after Roosevelt got elected to a third and fourth term. You said, you can‘t do it again. You‘re verifying the paranoia out there. You‘re saying to the people, you‘re right. That‘s a reasonable question, whether he‘s a citizen or not.

(CROSSTALK)

MATTHEWS: Is it a reasonable question, Senator—Congressman? Do you believe it‘s a reasonable question whether Barack Obama is a legitimate native-born American? Is that a legitimate question?

CAMPBELL: Chris, isn‘t it a legitimate question? And, let me ask you, isn‘t it a legitimate question to know…

MATTHEWS: Is it? Here is his birth certificate.

CAMPBELL: Chris, Chris, if—anybody who runs for president, you, me, whoever, that we meet the constitutional requirements, 35 years of age, been a resident of the country for 15 years, whatever it is, and a natural-born citizen. Don‘t you think anybody that who runs for president should—wouldn‘t you want to know that, that they meet those requirements before they run? What‘s wrong with that?

(CROSSTALK)

MATTHEWS: OK. Let me ask you this. Do you have any doubts, Congressman, about the authentic native birth in this country of our president? Do you have any doubts?

CAMPBELL: Chris, my—it doesn‘t matter whether I have doubts or not.

MATTHEWS: Do you have any doubts?

CAMPBELL: It doesn‘t matter at all.

(CROSSTALK)

MATTHEWS: Oh, you won‘t answer the simple question. See, that feeds this.

(CROSSTALK)

CAMPBELL: I agree with what…

(CROSSTALK)

MATTHEWS: No, no. You are feeding the wacko wing of your party. Do you believe that Barack Obama is a legitimate native-born American or not?

CAMPBELL: That is not what this bill is about, Chris.

MATTHEWS: No, what do you believe?

(CROSSTALK)

CAMPBELL: As far as I know, yes, OK?

(CROSSTALK)

MATTHEWS: As far as you know?

CAMPBELL: Yes.

MATTHEWS: I‘m showing you his birth certificate.

CAMPBELL: Oh, I can‘t—I‘m looking at a camera right now.

(CROSSTALK)

MATTHEWS: Oh, you want me to mail it to you?

CAMPBELL: No.

(CROSSTALK)

MATTHEWS: It‘s on the screen now. Take a close look.

(CROSSTALK)

MATTHEWS: It says Barack Hussein Obama. He was born August 4, 1961, in Honolulu. Is that a state? Yes, it is. His mother was Caucasian. His father was African. What more do you want?

(CROSSTALK)

MATTHEWS: He‘s male. He was born, by the way, at 7:24 p.m. in the island of Oahu. But what more do you want? I‘m serious. You say as far as you know. You are playing to the crazies.

CAMPBELL: Chris, what is wrong…

(CROSSTALK)

MATTHEWS: Just tell me—OK, give me…

(CROSSTALK)

CAMPBELL: No, you tell me what—that—because that bill is not about Barack Obama. The bill is about anybody—the bill is about anybody who runs for president.

MATTHEWS: Well, then what about you? What are you about? I‘m asking you, Congressman. You know what? You have a lot of authenticity. You‘re a U.S. congressman. Say it now. He‘s a legitimate president of the United States. He was born in this country.

CAMPBELL: He is president of the United States.

(CROSSTALK)

MATTHEWS: No. Was he born in this country?

CAMPBELL: Yes, I believe so.

MATTHEWS: OK. You‘re—I‘m glad we‘re making progress here.

CAMPBELL: OK.

(CROSSTALK)

MATTHEWS: You know, your colleague who put this bill in a—no, but the reason your colleague—you co-sponsored a bill by this guy Posey.

Posey‘s spokesman said, we want to see an authentic birth certificate from this guy. His people said, he—his—this is what the congressman said. “I can‘t swear on a stack of Bibles whether he is or is not a legitimate native-born American.”

You guys are playing to the wacko wing. Now, I‘m glad that you have just left the band of merry men and women who are out there jumping up at hearings of people like Mike Castle, who is a normal person, and raising what is really not a good question to raise.

Now, the reason I bring this up with you is, you say this will put the issue to rest. Do you think barring a president from serving more than two terms put to rest whether Franklin Roosevelt should have been elected a third and fourth term? Do you think it really put that to rest, or was it a way of whacking the guy on the way out the door?

CAMPBELL: No. It—he did serve more than two terms. You mean…

MATTHEWS: And why did you guys on the Republican Party side pass a constitutional amendment to say you couldn‘t do that again?

(CROSSTALK)

MATTHEWS: Because you wanted to say, let‘s not have this happen again.

(CROSSTALK)

CAMPBELL: Right. And that‘s…

MATTHEWS: Right.

CAMPBELL: And what we‘re saying here is, let‘s not have questions about it again. As I said…

(CROSSTALK)

MATTHEWS: There are no questions.

CAMPBELL: No, no, but…

(CROSSTALK)

MATTHEWS: Here is his birth certificate. Where are the questions?

(CROSSTALK)

CAMPBELL: But, Chris, the questions, even those questions will go away if there‘s a process, because, if John McCain had been elected, people would be questioning him, too.

(CROSSTALK)

MATTHEWS: OK. Congressman, one last question.

CAMPBELL: Sure.

MATTHEWS: Do you believe, by passing a bill, that no more presidents, no future president can be elected without showing a birth certificate will put to rest whether Barack Obama was born in the United States or not?

CAMPBELL: I believe…

(CROSSTALK)

MATTHEWS: Do you think that will put it to rest?

CAMPBELL: It—yes, it probably will. Yes, it probably will.

MATTHEWS: How will it put it to rest? How will it put it to rest?

CAMPBELL: Because—well, because he will probably run again in 2012. Is that what you mean, or what?

(LAUGHTER)

(CROSSTALK)

MATTHEWS: OK. You‘re saying that he has to show a birth certificate to get reelected president? Is that what you‘re saying?

(CROSSTALK)

CAMPBELL: Chris, it‘s about going forward, OK?

MATTHEWS: OK.

CAMPBELL: It is about ensuring that anyone who runs for president meets the constitutional requirements, so we don‘t have that problem.

MATTHEWS: OK. OK. OK.

CAMPBELL: You have a major in the United States Army now saying he‘s not going to serve because—there‘s a lot of this rippling out there, and this would put it to rest in the future, not now. You‘re correct.

(CROSSTALK)

MATTHEWS: Let me tell you how to put it to rest.

CAMPBELL: OK. I‘m listening.

MATTHEWS: Get a copy of Barack Obama‘s birth certificate, which, by the way, you didn‘t have to have—to be on this show to get a copy of it…

CAMPBELL: No, I know. I know.

MATTHEWS: … if you had any interest in finding it, because, before you signed onto this bill, I would have recommended to you, if I were one of your staffers, find out if Barack Obama has a birth certificate that shows he‘s born in this country before we proceed in this wacky direction, because this will send a signal to the whole world—if the U.S. Congress passes a bill and asks the president to sign it, that says no future president can get in the door without proving he‘s a citizen, I think he might get the message that he‘s just been profiled as a suspect in this case.

[Who's connecting the two? And barry doesn't have to sign it.]

(CROSSTALK)

CAMPBELL: Chris, let me let you think about who is—whether it‘s wacky to say that you shouldn‘t have to prove you meet the constitutional requirements before you run.

MATTHEWS: OK. OK.

CAMPBELL: Why—what‘s—I‘m not sure that‘s not a wrong thing to say.

MATTHEWS: OK. I want to see the letters that you send to your constituents. And I want to know whether you tell them, you know, sir, I have a copy of his birth certificate. We really don‘t need it for this president, but I understand the need for future presidents. But I just don‘t want to see people playing to the nut wing, and you say you‘re not doing that.

(CROSSTALK)

CAMPBELL: Absolutely not doing that.

MATTHEWS: OK.

CAMPBELL: In fact, it‘s the opposite, Chris. It will shut this stuff down.

MATTHEWS: No, it won‘t.

(LAUGHTER)

CAMPBELL: All right. Well, we can disagree to disagree on that.

MATTHEWS: No, no, it won‘t, no.

(CROSSTALK)

MATTHEWS: If this shuts it down, I will be shocked.

CAMPBELL: OK.

MATTHEWS: Thank you for—you‘re a great guy to come on the show, Congressman John Campbell, who does believe—watch the rerun at 7:00 — he does believe that Barack Obama is an American.

So, those wackos in your district out there, don‘t vote for this guy, because he fundamentally disagrees with you. Anyway—I‘m just kidding.

Axelrod re: birth certificate issue “silly” & “trite”

July 23, 2009

Updated list of birth certificate posts

Matthews vs Rep Campbell re: Rep Posey’s bill (video)
Matthews & Rudy Giuliani (video/transcription)
Matthews, Dee Dee Myers & Blankley (video)

Hardball was on a full day rant yesterday against the birthers following his Tuesday attack on Rep John Campbell, co-sponsor of Rep Posey’s barry soetoro birth certificate bill. barry’s minions were out full force fighting for face time and Matthews asked David Axelrod what he thought about the birthers in Congress. His answer was revealing.

I can’t help but think of two things when I see Axelrod: Vampire movies and Just for Men hair coloring. Well, then there are all the lies and the fact that he’s a lobbyist and was working as one while barry proclaimed no lobbyists! except for those who work for him…

Video MSNBC – hand-transcribed.

Matthews still doesn’t understand the Constitutional difference between native born and natural born citizen.

MATTHEWS: What do you make of these members of the US Congress, including Senator Shelby, who are out there saying they don’t know whether Barack Obama is legitimate as president – that they don’t know whether he’s a native born American or not?

Axelrod seems to know the question was coming. He smiles [without showing teeth] and spews the usual line of The American People have better things to worry about…Thing is more and more of The American People are not only worried – they’re getting way past frustrated being called wackos and nutjobs for just asking barry to do what he claims he is doing: being transparent.

Axelrod’s body language is always fun to watch. With all the lying he’s done he still gives himself away. His main tells are his head movements and his (Pavarotti) eyebrows, which go up when he’s being deceptive. He shakes and nods the truth when the words are the opposite. He’s not much of a blinker – like Blagojevich – so it’s very meaningful when he does like this interview about Secretary Clinton – he was closing his eyes trying not to think about it. His speech pattern slows and he repeats words and uh, uh, uhs like barry. Watch with the sound off, then on without looking, and then watch and listen while focusing on his facial expressions as he speaks.

AXELROD: Well, [shakes head] I gotta tell you Chris, given the problems we have to deal with in this country, and the struggles that people [eyebrows up] are going through in their daily lives, I would think they would be awfully frustrated [shakes head] that time [eyebrows up] was being wasted on something as, uh, [mini eyebrow] as, as, silly and, uh, [shakes head] uh, trite as that. [Blink]

Interesting how he makes sure to bring in McCain. Listen how he hurries past the words “constitutionally qualified” not pausing to end the sentence so he can get the “issues were resolved” in the same breath.

AXELROD: Uh, I thought [shakes head] we left this behind [eyebrows] when, uh, in the campaign when people were challenging [eyebrows up] both McCain and [nods] Obama over whether they were constitutionally [shakes head] qualified. [no pause] Those issues were resolved [brings hands forward] and it’s a heck [big eyebrows and head movement] of a time to resurface them.

I bet.

That’s another thing that is getting folks truly pist – it’s not “resurfacing”. It never went away and it certainly never got resolved. The media decided to get involved again. The question is why?

So they can say that it got brought up and they took a fresh look at it?

Has anyone heard a member of the barrymedia ask why barry doesn’t just produce it and be done with it?

Matthews, Dee Dee Myers & Blankley re: birthers

July 23, 2009

Updated list of birth certificate posts

Matthews vs Rep Campbell re: Rep Posey’s bill (video/transcript)
Matthews & Rudy Giuliani (video/transcription)
Matthews & Axelrod (video/text/body language)

Here’s Hardball continuing on in his crusade against the birthers with Dee Dee Myers and Tony Blankley.

Is Blankley sick? His mouth and tongue are very red and he’s lost a lot of weight since I saw him last.

Hardball: timeline of AIG bonuses

I don’t know what happened to this post so I’m reposting it. It goes along with the AIG timeline (9/08 - 3/09) and Tim Geithner’s (3/10-15) - see below. For AIG before Sept 2008 see Paul Kiel at Pro Publica. He goes into the financial details.

March 20, 2009

Time line of bonuses per Hardball.

Sept 08: AIG revealed bonus plan in regulatory filings.

Sept 16: Fed saves AIG by pledging $85 billion

Oct 8: Fed pledges another $37.8 billion

Nov 08: US Treasury and Federal Reserve negotiated AIG’s retention payments and pledge a total of $150 billion

Present Treasury Secretary, Tim Geithner was President of the NY Federal Reserve at the time. The fact that he denied knowing about them says he’s either a liar or totally inept. Time will tell if he’s both.

Dec 08: Reps. Kanjorski & Cummings complained about bonuses.

Congress knew.

Feb 09: Federal Reserve told Treasury about bonuses — Geithner opposed tax on bonuses,

Geithner knew.

March 10: Geithner learned “the full scale” of bonuses.

He got caught.

March 12: Geithner told barry advisor Axelrod. He said choosing to go ahead with the bonuses – 70 people received $1 million each or more — was “secondarily a legal consideration and primarily a risk consideration.”

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AIG Timeline
Hardball: timeline of bonuses
Tim Geithner’s AIG Timeline
AIG $165M bonuses after $170B bailout
AIG bonus breakdown
barry on AIG (video)
AIG: Edward Liddy (video)
Tim Geithner on Charlie Rose (video)
Andrew Cuomo: $30M of AIG bonuses will be returned
Andrew Cuomo’s letter to AIG (10-28-08)
Chris Dodd: 33% approval rating

Why are they still surprised about the power of Sen Clinton?

January 13, 2009

Hardball

They're commentating along with Sen Clinton's testifying.

MARK WHITAKER: She is putting not only Congress but the rest of Washington on notice that she's going fight for the State Department turf, and also that she is-when you listen to these questions-that she's going to do more homework and know more about all these issues than anybody else. This is really an very impressive performance in terms of showing that she is really going to be strong in reasserting the prerogatives of the State Department.

MICHELLE BERNARD: Prior to recent history we didn't make women's rights a part of our foreign policy. It will be very interesting to see what she will do with her new power and her managerial skills in Islamic countries where women's rights are a major issue. And she's going to make it a part of our national security efforts at the State Department.

barama talks about how the Prime Minister of Israel made fun of Condolezza Rice by talking to Bush to make Rice abstain on the agreement she helped craft.

MATTHEWS: Don't you have a hunch Hillary is not going to allow that to happen?

WHITTAKER: Another source of power is the power of her personality. And in talking to people in the transition, close to obama about why he wanted Hillary--obviously there are political reasons--but there's also just her appeal around the world. And when -- he's not going to be able to travel that much in his first year. He's going to have to focus on the economy. But when Hillary Clinton arrives representing the United States, that is going to send a very powerful signal, because people around the world know who she is, knows she's powerful, and know that she will be able to pick up the phone and talk to obama whenever she wants.

BERNARD: She is a very commanding presence - very intelligent - and I think she gives off an aura that says 'I'm in charge - don't mess with me.'

They watch more live testimony by Sen Clinton.

MATTHEWS: Mark Whitaker, how's she doing?

WHITAKER: I think she is doing very well. She clearly knows her stuff. I mean, I keep thinking about how the job of Secretary of State is to sit there and go head to head with world leaders. And we're seeing a little preview of that today. Here she is with all these powerful senators, looking them in the eye, and you really can see that she is going to be very effective as our top diplomat.

BERNARD: When Madeline Albright became the Secretary of State, the big news was the nation's first woman as Secretary of State. We're not looking at Senator Clinton today as a woman. We're not talking about her jewelry or how she is dressed or anything like that. Where talking about the power that emanates with this woman.

I think she is doing an excellent job. I think she is going to make a very effective Secretary of State. I think we're going to see a very, very different Department of State - very strong, very powerful. I'm forward to seeing the tension between the department of State and the Department of Defense, if there is any, on how we're going to handle issues such as Iraq, Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan.

MATTHEWS: Well, she walked in the door with 18 million votes.

...the same amount barry got. And it sounds like she's got a lot more going for her on the foreign front than having tea with Ambassadors.

Barnicle's insight into the Rick Warren issue

December 22, 2008

Hardball

Mike Barnicle really is clueless. He of the Hillary reminds everyone of their first wife standing outside probate court comment. See his lack of spine hosting Mike Rogers vs Rev Rivers.

courtesy of SwimmingPolarBear

BARNICLE: If you took Cambridge MA, Georgetown DC, the Upper West Side of NY, Santa Monica and San Francisco, CA out of the Rick Warren debate... There would be no debate. Do you agree with that?

BERNARD: [Laughs.] That is actually very true....

BARNICLE: [Derisively] Well. We're all going to get together over Rick Warren.

Video of the day: Barama Matthews' mini swearing montage

December 19, 2008

Video of the day: Barama Matthews' mini swearing montage

More opinions re: Secretary of State

November 19, 2008 (long post)

I really don't care. Just documenting how the lies prove pro-obama media bias. Notice how barry - the president elect - has allowed all this to go on just like the VP selection. Why are people shocked by this? He has no spine so he leaks it to the press to see the potential fallout. Can someone remind him he needs to take charge - not a vacation to sleep in his own bed? His passivity is truly inspiring.

Politico's BEN SMITH:

Obama supporters point to her specific qualifications, her global celebrity, command of the issues and personal acquaintance with international players (assets Obama downplayed in his long campaign against her) as central to the decision to offer her the position.

ABNER MIKVA:

"She brings so much to the table. On the other hand, there are the obvious downsides, the conflicts that that her husband has."

ROBERT WEXLER:

"It says that he has the personal confidence to engage someone of the notoriety and substance of Sen. Clinton. Implementing change is an exciting exercise."

RUSS CARNAHAN:

"This would really give her a very unique platform to really be a part of this historic time we're living in right now, even greater than her role as a powerful senator. She is a capable and strong candidate for that post. Probably few people would have the kind of built-in knowledge and relationships with world leaders she would have."

AARON DAVID MILLER:

"This notion of team of rivals is an absurd concept."

Miller said Clinton has some of the key attributes of a good secretary of state — stature and toughness — but that she's untested as a negotiator, and her status as an erstwhile Obama rival might undermine an envoy's traditional trump card.

"People need to know that you speak with the authority of your president, and she … lacks a close relationship with" Obama..."the best of a weak field of potential Secretaries of State.

OBAMA SUPPORTER:

“It’s a risk with a big upside."

MSNBC
RICHARD WOLFFE:They're (barry's camp) indebted to Hillary Clinton for her work during the general election. I expect they'll both (Clinton & Richardson) will have a prominent role in his administration.

JON MEACHAM: She's a formidable politician....It also plays into her ongoing remarkable story. Whether you agree or disagree with Hillary Clinton, she has built a remarkable career of public service and this would be an interesting next step.


MARK FELDMAN on HARDBALL doesn't look so smug anymore. He doesn't believe what he's saying looking back and forth between Republican John Feehery and hardball like a kid lying to his parents.

"Bold transformational change doesn't necessarily mean winning on a party line vote. That's why you see him meeting with John McCain. That's why you see him reaching out to Republicans. That's why you see him showing that he is going to govern from the center because big bold transformational change doesn't have-"

Hardball calls him on it and he starts laughing in relief. Face it folks. You voted for somebody you don't know and when he continues to do what he always does--rhetoric followed by "policy refinement" so he doesn't have to act--you're shocked.

How meaningful were your arguments? How informed was your vote? How rosy your future?

Beginning of the end...of infatuation?

November 12, 2008
Hardball

Matthews of all people comments on barry's ineptness. barry is a changed man since his campaign adoration came to an end. He realized the extent of the mess he has on his hands and that he can't dump it on someone else or wait for his opponent to act. What's Joe the Biden being doing? The entire country and world would be better off if barry picked Senator Clinton (and she agreed) to be VP. Talk about Palin being an August candidate - same thing for Biden.

Fineman, curiously, isn't dyeing his hair anymore. Was he doing it to look good for barry? Howie would look much more palatable if he for once told the truth and somehow resuscitated the journalistic integrity that he must have once had. Is this how reporting is done? Without respect or honor? Are all these folks actual journalists like Walter Cronkite and Dan Rather? Like schooled in ethics and the absolute need to be unbiased? Or are they just blogger opinionators with a job?

Are the CNN and MSNBC girls schooled in anything but looking good and spewing probarry propaganda?

Well-respected journalist Andrea Mitchell looked anything but as she chatted up the garbagemen on her paparazzi stakeout in front of Sen Clinton's home.

Mo Dowd attacks like the rest of the sexists so they won't attack her (even as they laugh behind her back) and then uses a thesaurus and/or literary reference to prove her intellect.

Peg Noonan talks like she's giving a speech and pines over Reagan as she lusts after barry. The two of them running to the rescue on Morning Joe after Wright proved he is every bit of what he appeared in those "out of context sound bites".

Doesn't anyone see how mad this is?

MATTHEWS: We've got sleepy hollow as a country right now and the headless horseman is running the show. I'm worried. I don't think we have a president clearly on deck COMING or leaving.

Didn't take him long.

Joke of the day: "Now he's running against Jesus!

October 8, 2008
Hardball

Tucker Carlson: The problem with running as Jesus is you have to govern like him too, and that's impossible. There are going to be a lot of disillusioned Starbucks' baristas out there about midway through Obama's first term, I predict. Maybe the campaign should start preparing supporters for the fact that Obama is fallible.