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Chris Matthews: It’s ‘Unusual’ For Republicans To Side With A Foreign Nation (Israel) Against Obama

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Chris Matthews was fascinated that many prominent Republicans would so publicly “line up with a foreign leader against the President of the United States,” as they did this past week when they chose to support Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu against the proposal suggested by President Obama. Matthews told Cynthia Tucker and Sam Stein that he thought this was “unusual,” yet neither guest seemed surprised, instead attributing it to Republicans playing politics as usual.

Tucker argued that just because we support Israel, doesn’t necessarily mean that we have to support every action taken by the Israeli government. And Stein suggested this was merely Republicans trying to make Israel a wedge issue to peel off voters. Matthews seemed convinced, especially since he said Obama was not expressing an opinion on Israel’s borders any different than what former presidents have expressed.

However, for a more compelling debate on the issue, next time Matthews might want to invite his MSNBC colleague Joe Scarborough to appear, since earlier today Scarborough established why Obama shouldn’t be shocked his public statements on Israel were criticized.

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  • Davo

    Typical Priss. He’s so detached from reality he doesn’t realize that Conservatives have always supported Israel. They’re not “lining up against the President of the United States. They’re lining up against Hussein the Marxist who, as a Liberal, stands with America’s enemies instead of our friends.

  • felixw

    Unbelievable to hear this from the same “journalist” who constantly second guessed every foreign policy move by George Bush for years. Don’t the MSNBC hosts even try for consistency or even the appearance of it?

  • The Lantern of Truth

    Yes , Chris . Don’t the Republicans know their allegiance is to King Obama ?

    Not to the USA , but to Obama .

    Not to the constitution , to history , to what’s right , but to whatever crazy damn thing Obama feels like doing at the time .

    When King Obama treats our friends like enemies and kowtows to our dangerous enemies , well that should be just fine ,

    I pledge allegiance to King Obama …

    Like hell , SIR !!

  • ChrisNH

    Chris is his usual incensed self. His life is a tortured one now, with correct and defensible charges of Liberal bias coloring everything he says and everything his limp-wristed network does. Add to that the correct and defensible bludgeoning ‘His Boy Lolilpop’ is taking, and you have one rabies-filled Matthews every night.

    There’s every reason to smile about this.

  • kvon

    The Lantern of Truth said:
    Yes , Chris . Don’t the Republicans know their allegiance is to King Obama ?

    Not to the USA , but to Obama .

    Not to the constitution , to history , to what’s right , but to whatever crazy damn thing Obama feels like doing at the time .

    When King Obama treats our friends like enemies and kowtows to our dangerous enemies , well that should be just fine ,

    I pledge allegiance to King Obama …

    Like hell , SIR !!

    Did you copy that from the memo that Fox News sent out every day, every hour through the Bush administration?

  • cjd ohio 1

    kvon said:
    Did you copy that from the memo that Fox News sent out every day, every hour through the Bush administration?

    matthews said huntsman owed allegiance to president obama, not fox

  • A.R.

    Israel first, America second —> Republicans’ policy

  • Alz

    A.R. said:
    Israel first, America second —> Republicans’ policy

    No it’s America first. It just includes supporting Israel. The issue is Obama seems to be anti-American.

  • Alz

    Davo said:
    Typical Priss. He’s so detached from reality he doesn’t realize that Conservatives have always supported Israel. They’re not “lining up against the President of the United States. They’re lining up against Hussein the Marxist who, as a Liberal, stands with America’s enemies instead of our friends.

    Eggzactly.

  • NonElite

    A wedge issue to peel off voters? Is everything about getting Obama re-elected to them? It’s not just the Republicans who are concerned about guarding Israel from annihilation. Matthews little panel here sounds like it is just doing more Obama damage control.

  • Barack Must Go

    It’s pretty simple dipshit.

    Us ” real ” Americans choose Right over wrong ( liberalism ), God over evil ( Obama manifesto ), Judeo/ Christian over barbaric muslim / brother from the hood, life over death to America / Israel ( Obama’s daily mantra.

    I could go on, but for illustrative purposes, I’ve made my point.

  • winning

    So Chrissy is bummed out that many conservatives see Obama for the wanker muslim ass kisser than he is. Well, he and Barry should take the next cab to hell, how’s that?

  • winning

    A.R. said:
    Israel first, America second —> Republicans’ policy

    No, it’s more like the prog policy: muzlims first, tin horn dictators second, America somewhere in the middle, Israel .. Well, there isn’t room for Israel in the prog world.

  • greg454

    I to stand with Israel and Netanyahu, our only friend in the middle east. As for Bibi being a foreign leader, LOL, what do you think Obama is? Obama’s an AIBCO (American In Birth Certificate Only). His mother was a hippie, his father a Marxist revolutionary, he grew up in Indonesia, his mentor as a teen was a communist poet, his friends in college were Marxists, he worked for ACORN, he was inspired of Alinsky… what’s American about all that?
    http://libertarians4freedom.blogspot.com/

  • ProObamaAgenda

    Its not the unusual Chris…republicans have been siding with this nations enemies since Obama took office…hell in the last month they have teamed up with the government of Pakistan and fully embraced Osama Bin Laden who they claim President Obama assassinated…..todays republican party is just like the Taliban…they insist on arming the Mexican drug runners from their gun shows, insist that terror suspects not be banned from buying firearms in America….republicans are rotten to the freakin core….my thought is republicans should be forced to identify themselves in public….666 tattooed to their foreheads or something…that way us civilized people can avoid standing next to any of these stupid ass pipebomb magnets

  • Girth Brick

    Barack Must Go said:

    Us ” real ” Americans choose Right over wrong.

    You fake Americans spread your butt cheeks for any anti-American fascist regime in the world like Reagan did for Iran, Saddam, and the Mujahideen.

  • Cancon2

    So, tingles are not the only thing that facinates this jackass then?

  • WildMan

    Two of the biggest damn RACISTS BIGOTS in the media, Cynthia Tucker and Chrissy ‘Tingles & Thjrills’ Matthews, blowing their brand of hot air hatred at anyone who’ll listen. Trouble is NO one watches Chrissies little ‘Softball’ show and Cynthia spews too damn much hatred that nobody pays any attention to her. Chrissy Matthews is so senile it is no longer funny. Retire, Chrissy, RETIRE!!!

  • ProObamaAgenda

    uh oh republicans….RECALL ELECTIONS TO TAKE PLACE JULY 12TH FOR 3 OF THE WINGNUT REPUBLICANS WHO SCREWED THE POOCH IN WISCONSIN….LOOK OUT SCOTT WALKER….YOURE NEXT

  • eli

    Why is America so scared of Israel? Oh, I know why, JEWS control everything in America, Media, Wall street, stock market, Lobbying.. etc., etc. how can Obama speak against the Jews? WOW what a country, they massacre so many red indians to steel the country from them , but now Americas’s balls are squeezed by the JEWS.. LOL

  • eli

    IF ONEDAY ISRAEL ASK AMERICA TO GIVE THEM THEIR COUNTRY BACK THE RETHUGS WILL JUMP IN AND GIVE THEM THE COUNTRY IN A PLATTER…. EWWW, WHAT A SET OF THUGS AND CLOWNS THE REPUPS ARE

  • eli

    Given that how loyal the repups are to Netanyahu, they will suck anything and do anything that this calculating bitch Bibi tell them, because their in Netanyahu’s underwear. They will loose everything if they speak against the JEWS who controls America, at least Obama has the Balls to say what he believes without sucking Netanyau’s cock.

  • winning

    ProObamaAgenda said:
    uh oh republicans….RECALL ELECTIONS TO TAKE PLACE JULY 12TH FOR 3 OF THE WINGNUT REPUBLICANS WHO SCREWED THE POOCH IN WISCONSIN….LOOK OUT SCOTT WALKER….YOURE NEXT

    eli said:
    IF ONEDAY ISRAEL ASK AMERICA TO GIVE THEM THEIR COUNTRY BACK THE RETHUGS WILL JUMP IN AND GIVE THEM THE COUNTRY IN A PLATTER…. EWWW, WHAT A SET OF THUGS AND CLOWNS THE REPUPS ARE

    Settle down, kids! I know, I know, I’d be pissed, too, if I’d voted for a progressive oligarchy, and all I got was a crappy donkey punchee like Obama. Oh well, better luck next time, douchebags. :)

  • eli

    Winning is also a cock sucker of BIBI the bitch… HA HA HA HA. He’s Selling his american soul to be a Jew, ha ha ha

  • eli

    Winning Darling little girl, Do not get so upset Netayahu will take care of you when he enters your behind Ha Ha Ha Ha

  • BatBoy

    Siding with Israel is not unusual…they are our long time friends.

    What is Unusual is for the President and the rest of the lunitic left to side with the enemy…

    The pattern has been well documents since this goofball took over the White House.

  • winning

    eli said:
    Winning is also a cock sucker of BIBI the bitch… HA HA HA HA. He’s Selling his american soul to be a Jew, ha ha ha

    eli said:
    Winning Darling little girl, Do not get so upset Netayahu will take care of you when he enters your behind Ha Ha Ha Ha

    Such an articulate little hater.

  • fenngibbon

    Matthews is one of these fellows who got incredibly pissy during the Bush years over Republicans supposedly challenging the patriotism of Democrats (even though the number of documented cases of that could be counted on one hand and still have a few fingers left over), yet ever since Obama came in he has repeated either flat out accused Republicans of being unpatriotic or insinuated the same.

    In this case, declaring surprise that any politician would side with a foreign leader against the president indicates he’s not the student of politics and history he claims to be. Six months after Yuri Andropov became leader of the Soviet Union, Teddy Kennedy (one of Matthews’ heroes) contacted the Soviet leadership wanting to meet with Andropov because (in the words of KGB chief Viktor Chebrikov’s summary of Kennedy’s overture) ” in the interest of world peace it would be useful and timely to take a few extra steps to counteract the militaristic policies of Ronald Reagan.”

    Okay, agreeing with an ally that the president’s being a bit of a fathead isn’t quite the same as volunteering to work on behalf of our chief rival to undermine the policies of the elected leader of the country, but Matthews’ shocked sensibilities at the supposed novelty ring a bit hollow.

  • timzank

    eli said:
    Winning is also a cock sucker of BIBI the bitch… HA HA HA HA. He’s Selling his american soul to be a Jew, ha ha ha

    Wow, we’ve come a long way in America 2011 haven’t we? Who knew? . Just kill the jews and our problems are solved huh?

    You are a true progressive Eli!

  • timzank

    winning said:
    Such an articulate little hater.

    He is a rabid little nazi now isn’t he? Any of your german ancestors still living in Brazil?

  • http://www.mediaite.com/tv/glenn-beck-explains-how-the-unions-are-using-teachers-firefighters-and-co ImNotBlue

    ProObamaAgenda said:
    Its not the unusual Chris…republicans have been siding with this nations enemies since Obama took office…hell in the last month they have teamed up with the government of Pakistan and fully embraced Osama Bin Laden who they claim President Obama assassinated…..todays republican party is just like the Taliban…they insist on arming the Mexican drug runners from their gun shows, insist that terror suspects not be banned from buying firearms in America….republicans are rotten to the freakin core….my thought is republicans should be forced to identify themselves in public….666 tattooed to their foreheads or something…that way us civilized people can avoid standing next to any of these stupid ass pipebomb magnets

    So Israel is one of America’s enemies? Really?

    eli said:
    Why is America so scared of Israel? Oh, I know why, JEWS control everything in America, Media, Wall street, stock market, Lobbying.. etc., etc. how can Obama speak against the Jews? WOW what a country, they massacre so many red indians to steel the country from them , but now Americas’s balls are squeezed by the JEWS.. LOL

    eli said:
    Given that how loyal the repups are to Netanyahu, they will suck anything and do anything that this calculating bitch Bibi tell them, because their in Netanyahu’s underwear. They will loose everything if they speak against the JEWS who controls America, at least Obama has the Balls to say what he believes without sucking Netanyau’s cock.

    Any of you tolerant lefties want to call out this anti-Jewish hater… or are you going to pretend that his stereotypes and bigotry is acceptable because he’s “on your side?”

  • seek

    watch them run! Not one with a shred of moral fibre.

  • seek

    They take their cue from “spooky guy” who turned catholic during the war and helped turn in Jews and confiscate their property. He felt he did nothing wrong because if he didn’t do it – someone else would.

    That’s their hero – so why are we surprised.

  • mmars

    Matthews is a very sick man

  • timzank

    ImNotBlue said:
    So Israel is one of America’s enemies? Really? Any of you tolerant lefties want to call out this anti-Jewish hater… or are you going to pretend that his stereotypes and bigotry is acceptable because he’s “on your side?”

    Not their style.

  • http://www.abramsresearch.com/ Dan Abrams

    wow @eli makes a good case for why we need more comment moderation (which is coming soon) referring to the Jews he says “they massacre so many red indians to steel the country”. . .and then they will “loose everything”. . the good news. . “steel” and “loose” are both words, just not the words eli meant them to be.

  • winning

    ImNotBlue said:
    Any of you tolerant lefties want to call out this anti-Jewish hater… or are you going to pretend that his stereotypes and bigotry is acceptable because he’s “on your side?”

    One of the things that has come of all of this, is that Obama has forced the hands of the anti-Semites, which is a trait of this president. For some reason, he keeps thinking that vast swaths of Americans are yearning for a socialist oligarchy of leftist elitists, wanting to rid the world of the evil Joo. In fact, most people were just tired of Bush, and McCain’s a douche. Sorta like Hollywood types when they start believing their own headlines and listening to their groupies, Obama has been lured into thinking that most Americans are like the south Chicago racists who adore him.

  • eli

    timzank said:
    He is a rabid little nazi now isn’t he? Any of your german ancestors still living in Brazil?

    you pizzy little wanker…haha hahaha

  • eli

    All this suckers who cry for Israel are Jews, they’re controlling america, no one is allowed to speak against them, why so scared? there not the only ones who suffered massacre , ask red indians, ask Iraqis, ask Afghans, ask Tibetans, these pussies who are in awe of Israel and telling there the only friend they have is some bull. People with brains don’t buy that corrupt Netanyahu saying, they Stole the Land and cry for christianity, WAIT ! Jesus will come and rescue you soon.. HA HA HA HA HA

  • eli

    timzank said:
    Not their style.

    Hey Pussy? you are a Jew?

  • eli

    Dan Abrams said:
    wow @eli makes a good case for why we need more comment moderation (which is coming soon) referring to the Jews he says “they massacre so many red indians to steel the country”. . .and then they will “loose everything”. . the good news. . “steel” and “loose” are both words, just not the words eli meant them to be.

    hey biggot, calm down, don’t wet your pants so quickly…….HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA you cant defend the fact that America is Controlled by JEWS huh? you have no defence , look at yourselves little pussies no matter what wether you’re JEWS or not you people are pussy scared to talk bad about what Israel is doing to Palestine they are terrorists huh? israel’s are saints they didn’t steel the land they’re innocent, why because Jesus is a JEW?

  • http://www.snowspot.net Snowspot

    Israel loooks soooo bad these days, especially after they killed that turkish-American on the gaza flotilla. I guess everyone forgot that.

  • http://www.snowspot.net Snowspot

    Oh and you Tea Partiers are actually the most unamerican people in the country, us lefties hated Bush but we never sided against America. You’re all a bunch of pathetic flip-flopping cowards, and your ancestors and grandparents that fought wars would be ashamed… also, go to hell if you support Israel over Obama, that’s treason in my book.

  • eli

    JEWS CONTROL AMERICA!! NONE SPEAK ILL ABOUT ISREAL!!! THERE THE SAVIOURS AND CLOSEST FRIENDS THAT AMERICA EVER HAVE, TRUE, BECAUSE AMEICA INVADE EVERY COUNTRY THAT HAS OIL AND THE WORLD STAND AGAINST THEM ONLY ISREAL THAT IS HERE TO DEFEND AMERICA

  • JasonMays

    ImNotBlue said:
    So Israel is one of America’s enemies? Really?

    Any of you tolerant lefties want to call out this anti-Jewish hater… or are you going to pretend that his stereotypes and bigotry is acceptable because he’s “on your side?”

    Amazing isn’t it? It’s like the Democrat party decided to return to it’s KKK roots or something. Ignorant hillbillies.

  • JasonMays

    Snowspot said:
    Oh and you Tea Partiers are actually the most unamerican people in the country, us lefties hated Bush but we never sided against America. You’re all a bunch of pathetic flip-flopping cowards, and your ancestors and grandparents that fought wars would be ashamed… also, go to hell if you support Israel over Obama, that’s treason in my book.

    Of course we support Isreal over Obama’s sorry ass. Obama sucks, Isreal doesn’t. Case closed, you whiny little pissant.

  • JasonMays

    Snowspot said:
    Israel loooks soooo bad these days, especially after they killed that turkish-American on the gaza flotilla. I guess everyone forgot that.

    You need to shut your mouth and go fight with hamas. Stop being a chickenhawk, and fight.

  • Ammazonia

    The Tea Partiers are not at all stupid They donot like Obama but they know any politician who says anything that is not seen as pro Israel will see their career ended very quickly.It is all about the money they get from the wealthy Jewish donors and the fear of being called antisemetic if you dare speak against Israel.

  • notsofast

    Chris Matthews: It’s ‘Unusual’ For Republicans To Side With A Foreign Nation (Israel) Against Obama”

    But Chris, It’s not unusual for Obama to side with foreign nations against our allies and America.

  • notsofast

    Dan Abrams said:
    wow @eli makes a good case for why we need more comment moderation (which is coming soon) .

    Please add Girth Brick to your list, Dan.

  • Alz

    notsofast said:
    Please add Girth Brick to your list, Dan.

    I say let the lunatics “talk”.

  • mlb

    he thought the Republicans standing up Israel was “unusual” – WHY? As the Left loved to point out during Bush’s tenure the Republican party had been hijacked by the religious Right, who stand resolute as a supporter of Israel. Just because a Liberal Muslim loving president, now sits in the Oval office doesn’t mean the convictions of the Republican party have changed. Obama wants to be President of the Middle East.

    Matthews needs to rethink his statement “it is unusual for the President of the United States to work so hard against his own people and their allies”
    There is nothing “unusual” about Americans standing up for what they believe, even if it flies in the face of what our president wants. Geez! Matthews don’t you ANYTHING about American politics, or do you just suffer from short term liberal memory loss?

  • winning

    Alz said:
    I say let the lunatics “talk”.

    Couldn’t agree more. It’s nice to know who’s who. So many of these people use charges of racism against conservatives as a tool to shut down debate when it’s clear they can’t compete, all the while being closet haters themselves. Well, I say “closet”, although they’ve always been open in their hatred of conservatives, but now that their god has made clear his anti-Semitism, they fell emboldened to display that hatred as well.

    I really would like to thank Obama for encouraging the fringe left to come out from under their rocks. It’s a pretty ugly sight, one that normal Americans reject, big time.

  • tegeagent0007

    It should be no surprise that both the left and the right are playing politics. However, I do think that we’re treating Israel as the 51st state rather than a foreign country. We don’t do it with Great Britain.

  • got a grip

    There have to be some guidelines and structure to the comments and debate process, otherwise those with civiliity and respect for others are forced to wade through the sewer Eli and his ilk create. It tends to drag everyone down to the lowest common denominator, and I for one can’t stand the stench. Happy to hear Dan is going to be making at least moderate changes in the near future.

  • Penguin60

    ProObamaAgenda said:
    that way us civilized people can avoid standing next to any of these stupid ass pipebomb magnets

    Must be a new lemming definition of “civilized”. What a pathetic douche bag.

  • http://victoryinamericaday-11210.blogspot.com/ Bob Uda

    Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha! Obama topped that one with something even more unusual. It is very unusual for the President of the United States (POTUS) to side with a foreign nation (Mexico) against the great State of Arizona. Who is Obama anyway that Republicans need to be Obama’s puppets as are all of the Democrats and progressives in America? Does Chris “Softball” Matthews not believe in a loyal opposition? People like Matthews constantly live a double-standard life. Disgusting.

  • http://victoryinamericaday-11210.blogspot.com/ Bob Uda

    Obama could never give a speech as great as the one Netanyahu did on May 24, 2011, to the joint session of Congress. Obama always seems to need to clarify what he previously said that was supposedly made perfectly clear the first time around. People tout Obama as a great communicator and orator; however, I just do not see it because he always needs to clarify his confusing statements. Obama is an anti-Semite as are all of the progressives who do not support our greatest ally in the world if not the Middle East.

  • Dem4Ever

    Four windows shattered in deadly tornado:  $17.50

    Two vehicles smashed by deadly tornado: $80,000.00

    One president awal after deadly tornado:  PRICELESS!!!

  • Dem4Ever

    Dan Abrams said:
    wow @eli makes a good case for why we need more comment moderation (which is coming soon) referring to the Jews he says “they massacre so many red indians to steel the country”. . .and then they will “loose everything”. . the good news. . “steel” and “loose” are both words, just not the words eli meant them to be.

    Dan, eli is a girl not a guy…just an fyi for future reference.

  • eingriff

    Matthews doesn’t realize how unusual Mr, Obama is: a mole implementing the Comintern strategy of allying with Islam to destroy western civilization, including its sole bastion in the Levant, Israel.

  • X-3

    It’s not so unusual when one considers Netanyahu is correct and -0bama is wrong.

  • X-3

    Dan Abrams said:
    wow @eli makes a good case for why we need more comment moderation (which is coming soon) referring to the Jews he says “they massacre so many red indians to steel the country”. . .and then they will “loose everything”. . the good news. . “steel” and “loose” are both words, just not the words eli meant them to be.

    I disfavor moderation because to impose it would keep people from seeing just how irrational some commenters can be. Let their hate shine through so we can know them for who and what they are.

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