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Matthews: Naive To Think Obama Releasing Birth Certificate Would Satisfy Critics

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Chris Matthews wondered whether after the release of President Obama’s birth certificate, is “birther talk” now officially over or will it continue to be a factor in the 2012 presidential campaign? His panel of guests agreed it was a good idea for Obama to release the birth certificate, but worried about racial undertones that were starting to plague the campaign rhetoric, especially as a result of Donald Trump‘s continued musings.

Matthews admitted:

“I did think – call me naive, because I am on some things – I thought once he put out that crystalline birth certificate . . . doing everything the critics wanted, I thought that would stop them.”

However, Clarence Page and Howard Fineman laughed at how wrong Matthews turned out to be. Fineman summed up many reasons, besides just Obama’s race, why some people “won’t accept his legitimacy.” Whereas Page suggested the subtle theory behind Trump’s endless questioning about Obama’s background and acceptance to prestigious schools, is basically Trump asking “did he take the place of a more deserving white kid?” Matthews said that although Trump does everything in a “cartoon-fashion,” he does agree that Trump’s questions are “so racially tinted.”

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  • THE REAL ROYAL KING

    Yes, you were naive, Chris. The only thing that would silence these people is if President Obama were to turn white.

  • Ardiva

    Exactly, RRK.

  • Alice67

    Of course you were Chris. This isn’t about his BC.

  • Alice67

    jdubbellu said:
    that didnt take long

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  • cjd ohio 1

    everything about president obama is about race, damn everyone should know that

  • snatchax

    Katz’s Law states: As a discussion about Obama grows longer, the probability of charges of racism approaches one.

  • newzmaker

    Matthews and his white pseudo-liberal colleagues on MSNBC are freaking jokes. Why does Matthews continue to work for a network, which has been criticized repeatedly for hiring very few blacks?

    http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Pseudo-Liberal

  • BatBoy

    Yo…Chris Tingles…If MSNBC would quit covering this story, it would probably go away.

    Cable News Coverage Of The Birther Issue: MSNBC Most, CNN And Fox Least

    http://www.mediaite.com/online/cable-news-coverage-of-the-birther-issue-msnbc-most-cnn-and-fox-least/

    The only reason the President thought this story was the only thing being covered was because every WhiteHouse TV is tuned to MESSNBC.

  • ModerateMan

    Chris Matthews and his obsessive “birther” talk is approaching Lou Dobbs “illegal immigration” territory. This is getting painful to watch.

  • BeckFinallyDemoted

    Yes Chris, you were naive, this was never about the birth certificate.
    It is racism, pure and simple, and it wont go away so easily.

    _______________________________________________________________
    CAUTION: BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THESE EX-BIRTHERS, THEY ARE ARMED AND IGNORANT…

    Dem4Ever, The Lantern of Truth, juan, Arkansas Steve, murf, Jaurez
    WCinWI, Barack Must Go, NOBAMA, Colorado_Conservative, gordonbloyershow
    TeaPartyPatriot, notsofast, Severian, Dronetek, TfT, mitchflorida, skoorbekim
    mdanielson, Harry Flashman, OxyCon and NORBIT

  • ModerateMan

    THE REAL ROYAL KING said:
    Yes, you were naive, Chris. The only thing that would silence these people is if President Obama were to turn white.

    The Real Royal King is a Racer. Everything is racist to him.

  • ChrisNH

    ‘Racers’ like Matthews are some of the dumbest people around, which explains why they’re in ‘media.’ But they refuse to acknowledge that people are just fine with Obamo’s ‘blackness.’ It’s his socialistic ‘whiteness’ that people hate.

  • NeoKong

    “The crowd he is selling to now are the populist, angry Tea Party-ish and other ..Obama hating Republican base..”

    F()ck you Howard.

  • BeckFinallyDemoted

    ChrisNH said:
    But they refuse to acknowledge that people are just fine with Obamo’s ‘blackness.’ It’s his socialistic ‘whiteness’ that people hate.

    That’s fine. Then don’t f*cking vote for him.
    But this thread is about birthers, and those trying to deny he was an American are nothing but racist scumbags or race baiters playing to racist scumbags.

    _______________________________________________________________
    CAUTION: BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THESE EX-BIRTHERS, THEY ARE ARMED AND IGNORANT…

    Dem4Ever, The Lantern of Truth, juan, Arkansas Steve, murf, Jaurez
    WCinWI, Barack Must Go, NOBAMA, Colorado_Conservative, gordonbloyershow
    TeaPartyPatriot, notsofast, Severian, Dronetek, TfT, mitchflorida, skoorbekim
    mdanielson, Harry Flashman, OxyCon and NORBIT

  • cjd ohio 1

    BeckFinallyDemoted said:
    That’s fine. Then don’t f*cking vote for him.But this thread is about birthers, and those trying to deny he was an American are nothing but racist scumbags or race baiters playing to racist scumbags. _______________________________________________________________CAUTION: BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THESE EX-BIRTHERS, THEY ARE ARMED AND IGNORANT… Dem4Ever, The Lantern of Truth, juan, Arkansas Steve, murf, JaurezWCinWI, Barack Must Go, NOBAMA, Colorado_Conservative, gordonbloyershowTeaPartyPatriot, notsofast, Severian, Dronetek, TfT, mitchflorida, skoorbekimmdanielson, Harry Flashman, OxyCon and NORBIT

    this thread is also about race, just ask chris matthews

  • ModerateMan

    BeckFinallyDemoted said:
    That’s fine. Then don’t f*cking vote for him.But this thread is about birthers, and those trying to deny he was an American are nothing but racist scumbags or race baiters playing to racist scumbags.

    Looks like we got another Racer here. I bet atleast 50+% of the Democratic party are Racers. It’s all that misinformation they get on the internet and watching MSNBC. If I were a Democrat I would be embarrassed.

  • BeckFinallyDemoted

    ModerateMan said:
    If I were a Democrat I would be embarrassed.

    Then we agree. If you were a democrat I would be embarrassed too.

  • notsofast

    Son, you were naive years ago.

  • ChrisNH

    ‘Racers’ hide behind the myth that hatred of Obamo is ALL about ‘race.’ It’s their imaginary unicorn.

    How pitiful these ‘Racers’ are. But their misery now and for the next eighteen months is self-inflicted. Chris Matthews and all the other ‘Racers’ across Leftist media are exhibiting early (or, sometimes, advanced) signs of self-immolation.

  • notsofast

    BeckFinallyDemoted said:
    Yes Chris, you were naive, this was never about the birth certificate.
    It is racism, pure and simple, and it wont go away so easily.

    LOL

    We see again the only desperate pathetic defense the left loons have for a failed president.

    8.8% unemployment
    Record monthly deficits
    Record debt
    Record # of foreclosures
    Record # on welfare
    Record # living in poverty
    Record job losses in 2009
    Record high gas prices
    Lied about Gitmo
    Lied about rendition
    Lied about immigration legislation in 1st. year in office

  • notsofast

    BeckFinallyDemoted said:
    BeckFinallyDemoted says:
    May 1, 2011 at 3:43 pm BeckFinallyDemoted(Quote)

    Change your name to “Skippy’ son- your (.) is as big as a “Skippy” jar for Barry!

    LOL

  • winning

    Kind of a pisser that Obama showed his BC, as liberals had been counting on it for political capitol. Look around, and you’ll see that it’s leftists who won’t let this story go away.

    snatchax said:
    Katz’s Law states: As a discussion about Obama grows longer, the probability of charges of racism approaches one.

    For being the post-racial president, he sure does count on his skin color for political mileage, doesn’t he?

  • ChrisNH

    notsofast said:
    8.8% unemployment
    Record monthly deficits
    Record debt
    Record # of foreclosures
    Record # on welfare
    Record # living in poverty
    Record job losses in 2009
    Record high gas prices
    Lied about Gitmo
    Lied about rendition
    Lied about immigration legislation in 1st. year in office

    Wait! Something’s wrong here! I don’t see the word ‘Black’ anywhere on this list!

    Unicorn!!

  • notsofast

    ChrisNH said:
    Wait! Something’s wrong here! I don’t see the word ‘Black’ anywhere on this list!

    I’ll leave that for the libs to bring up. They are the one’s who are consumed by skin color.

  • ChrisNH

    notsofast said:
    I’ll leave that for the libs to bring up. They are the one’s who are consumed by skin color.

    Consumed—>self-immolation.

    These rabid Leftists are doing this to themselves.

    It is great when things just, you know, work out.

  • cjd ohio 1

    if you dont see race as a factor, you are racially insenstive, but if you do see race, your a racist. kind of a no win situation huh

  • ChrisNH

    If there were as much racism around as Leftist Racers would like everyone to believe, Obama would never have been elected in the first place.

    Racism is the Racers’ unicorn.

  • Liberal Tormentor

    Tingles seems almost unaware that he was the one who drove the birther story. Perhaps he should lay off the Kool-aid for a while.

  • BeckFinallyDemoted

    Liberal Tormentor said:
    Tingles seems almost unaware that he was the one who drove the birther story. Perhaps he should lay off the Kool-aid for a while.

    There is a difference between trying to debunk a crazy conspiracy theory and trying to promote it.

    MSNBC = Debunk

    FOX = Promote

    Sucks for you that Fox was proven wrong as usual.

  • notsofast

    BeckFinallyDemoted said:
    MSNBC = Debunk

    FOX = Promote

    LOL

    Nice lie, son

    MSnBC by far and away had was milking the birther story as are YOU!

    bawahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

  • The Lantern of Truth

    Authorities have issued an APB for babbling lefty slimeballs . Glackin apprehended yesterday .
    Who’s next ?

    “Driving out of Darlington County
    My eyes seen the glory of the coming of the Lord
    Driving out of Darlington County ”
    Seen BFD handcuffed to the bumper of a state trooper’s Ford

    A Lantern/B.S. collaboration .

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8_h5iDU1iA

  • Liberal Tormentor

    BFD, according to Mediaite, FOX hardly covered it at all, so sorry to disappoint you.

    Hey, don’t you have tornado victims to ridicule?

  • notsofast

    Liberal Tormentor said:
    Hey, don’t you have tornado victims to ridicule?

    I think he is busy telling women that their husbands committed suicide. That’s one of his favorite pastimes.

  • Liberal Tormentor

    Yeah notsofast, I’ve never been able to wrap my head around someone being so vile that they would say that to someone.

  • The Lantern of Truth

    notsofast said:
    I think he is busy telling women that their husbands committed suicide. That’s one of his favorite pastimes.

    To BFD women are ” WHORES” and their babies are “BASTARDS” .

  • BeckFinallyDemoted

    HAHAHAHA….Howard Kurtz called Hannity’s special on liberal media bias an “absolutely slam-dunk case of misleading editing”.

    Fox Lies Strikes Again!!

  • Barack Must Go

    Now the ” real ” American people can move to phase two in the deconstruction of the Obama regime and the man/child himself to find out the who, what, where and when in his past secret life led him to the point of wanting to destroy the United States of America and subject her people so much pain, suffering & despair for what amounts to his own personal and monitary gain.

    Thank God we’ve got a true & ” real ” American like Donald John Trump on our side, to bring about justice & closure to these unfortunate circumstances surrounding the uncooperative sitting ( well he’s usually out whoring for money ) supposed president of the United States.

  • Barack Must Go

    Naive my ____, Matthew’s is simply your every day garden variety liberal moron. Even worse yet he’s a _____ing know it all too.

  • http://www.sarainitalyblog.blogspot.com/ sarainitaly

    “Chris Matthews wondered whether after the release of President Obama’s birth certificate, is “birther talk” now officially over… ”

    Apparently not, since the main perpetrator of birther talk is Matthews himself, and he is still talking about it!

  • BeckFinallyDemoted

    sarainitaly said:
    Apparently not, since the main perpetrator of birther talk is Matthews himself, and he is still talking about it!

    Ummm…I think it was Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump who took all the credit, pride, and honor of of pushing the Birther issue.

  • http://www.sarainitalyblog.blogspot.com/ sarainitaly

    David Axelrod Blames ‘Media Fascination’ And Not Trump For Birth Certificate Controversy

    http://www.mediaite.com/tv/david-axelrod-blames-media-fascination-and-not-trump-for-birth-certificate-controversy/

    hahah!

  • notsofast

    BeckFinallyDemoted said:
    BeckFinallyDemoted says:
    May 1, 2011 at 5:25 pm BeckFinallyDemoted(Quote)

    Hey, shouldn’t ya be telling women that their husbands committed suicide or be out torturing small animals or children, you pathetic POS?

  • http://www.sarainitalyblog.blogspot.com/ sarainitaly

    notsofast said:
    Hey, shouldn’t ya be telling women that their husbands committed suicide

    what is that about? i must have missed something?

  • winning

    BeckFinallyDemoted said:
    MSNBC = Debunk

    FOX = Promote

    You generally say dumb things, but this is _really_ stupid. I can safely assume that in addition to your ignorance, you don’t have much of an education, either.

  • notsofast

    sarainitaly said:
    what is that about? i must have missed something?

    A woman divulged her husband had died and BFD commented he must have shot himself to death.

  • notsofast

    Garth said:
    Garth says:
    May 1, 2011 at 6:01 pm Garth(Quote)
    Thumb up 0 Thumb down 3

    Isn’t it time that you were someplace blowing pipe?
    You are the queer who Adolf Hitler.

  • Battchief

    All of the press let the birther story run instead of pointing out, excdept for Clarence Page, on Hardball, that neither Obama or anyone else is required to be born here as long as they are the child of, at least one, American citizen. The only way Obama would have had to have been born here is if both parents were immigrants, neither of whom had become a NATURALIZED citizen BEFORE his birth. The Constitution requires only that you be NATURAL BORN. Obama was NATURAL BORN, from his mother womb, a citizen of the US. That’s what was not reported in the past 3 yrs. It was more convenient to allow people to question the President of the United States and make him prodice his papers, like some “dirty kaffir” in apartheid South Africa.

    This whole thing was about Caucasians having power over this African-American, even though he’s the president of the United States. No African-American is ever to rise so high that he doesn’t have to bend to the will of the a bunch of crazy, angry Caucasians. Plain and simple, this was about demeaning this man and his family for having the temerity to run a successful campaign for president.

  • winning

    Battchief said:
    This whole thing was about Caucasians having power over this African-American

    You are an amazingly stupid, racist asshole.

  • writer

    Chris gave the story legs. He didn’t say if those legs were tingling.

  • Sean68

    Battchief said:
    All of the press let the birther story run instead of pointing out, excdept for Clarence Page, on Hardball, that neither Obama or anyone else is required to be born here as long as they are the child of, at least one, American citizen. The only way Obama would have had to have been born here is if both parents were immigrants, neither of whom had become a NATURALIZED citizen BEFORE his birth. The Constitution requires only that you be NATURAL BORN. Obama was NATURAL BORN, from his mother womb, a citizen of the US. That’s what was not reported in the past 3 yrs. It was more convenient to allow people to question the President of the United States and make him prodice his papers, like some “dirty kaffir” in apartheid South Africa.

    This whole thing was about Caucasians having power over this African-American, even though he’s the president of the United States. No African-American is ever to rise so high that he doesn’t have to bend to the will of the a bunch of crazy, angry Caucasians. Plain and simple, this was about demeaning this man and his family for having the temerity to run a successful campaign for president.

    Who you calling caucasion, negroid?

  • writer

    No but what about your vagina; was it tingling?

    Stop, Garth. You’re killing us.

  • Upper Plateau

    How did Chris M. turn into such a “SMARMY” guy. Over the years he has slid from being a respected journalist to just another blatherer of left-wing talking points and agenda.

  • writer

    My sides! I can’t stand it!

  • felixw

    Here’s a better headline:

    Matthews: Naive To Think Obama Releasing Birth Certificate Would Stop MSNBC (or Mediaite) from Covering It Round-the-Clock

  • notsofast

    Battchief said:
    No African-American is ever to rise so high that he doesn’t have to bend to the will of the a bunch of crazy, angry Caucasians.

    Then STFU, son!

  • notsofast

    sarainitaly said:
    what is that about? i must have missed something?

    It was so bad that Mediaite contacted BFD and made him offer a public apology on Mediaite, which he did.

    But he is still an (-)

  • Eruptor75

    Am I not a racist if I would rather spend 10 hours at a Compton swap meet than listen to 2 seconds of that drooling douche Chris Matthews?

  • WildMan

    Nobody is ever going to take nbc and/or PMSnbc seriously as long as they pay juvenile clowns like Chrissy ‘Tingles’ Matthews as hosts of their shows. And it only gets worse when you add in to the mix angry, racists bigots like Clarence Page, David Corn, Gene Robinson, Howard Fineman and Joan Walsh spewing their hatred alongside of Matthews, Cenk, O’Donnell, Madcow, and Fat Schultz. The whole nbc family is just plain trash, i.e., garbage. I can’t believe Comcast associated themselves with crap like nbc & PMSnbc. Ain’t got any respect left for Comcast.

    It’s bad when Seth Meyers makes fun of his own bosses – nbc. And also making fun of Chrissy ‘Tingles & Thrills’ Matthews. They are not only the joke of Manhatten but are also the joke of the whole United States of America.

  • http://www.sarainitalyblog.blogspot.com/ sarainitaly

    notsofast said:
    A woman divulged her husband had died and BFD commented he must have shot himself to death.

    yikes.

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