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Chris Matthews: Newt Gingrich ‘Looks Like A Car Bomber’ And ‘Loves Torturing’

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Last night Chris Matthews spoke at length about the field of potential GOP presidential candidates, and took subtle swipes at many along the way. Except when it came to Newt Gingrich (who his expected to announce an exploratory committee for a possible run imminently.) No, Matthews swipes at Gingrich were anything but subtle, comparing him to a “car bomber” with a “crazy Mephistophelian grin of his.” Whoa!

As his guest Clarence Page tried to intercede, Matthews piled on, declaring Gingrich’s odds of winning to be somewhere between slim and nil. “How many times he been married?” Matthews asked, later adding Gingrich “can’t just wipe the board clean and say, that wasn’t just me that got kicked out of the speakership for totally embarrassing the country with ethics in his personal life.”

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  • THE REAL ROYAL KING

    OK, Gingrich is in favor of and seems to get some thrill out of the idea of torture. That’s been clear from Gingrich’s own statements for some time. But, he looks like a car bomber? I don’t get that. I looks like a fat, petulant child who got a doctor’s note to get out of PE, but a car bomber?

  • Rescuedog

    I think Chris Matthews and Charlie Sheen are sharing the same drugs.

  • The Lantern of Truth

    THE REAL ROYAL KING said:
    I looks like a fat, petulant child

    You looks like the oldest child on the planet .

  • Penguin60

    THE REAL ROYAL KING said:
    I looks like a fat, petulant child who got a doctor’s note to get out of PE

    That’s what I envision.

  • Black and Gold Brad

    Gotta love this new era of civility.

  • Liberal Tormentor

    My show is absolutely non-partisan.

    Chris “I have an Obama shaped tingle running up my leg and into my nether regions” Matthews.

  • rubberneck

    Tingles in an uproar.

  • http://www.zazzle.com/talkingpoints NORBIT Jr.

    Matthews is nothing more than a Paid Smear Merchant for the Democratic Left.

    What a disgrace and sell-out to his “profession” he’s turned into. At least Beck backs up his allegations with actual footage of his villians stating what and who they are. Matthews just spews invective and smear, with no substance attached.

    Where is the outrage of this political whore still hosting a Sunday morning talk show on NBC?

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Dronetek-Bulk-Vanderhuge/100000918732763 Dronetek

    Black and Gold Brad said:
    Gotta love this new era of civility.

    You just have to realize that when the left and their media make up rules, its for everyone else. Not themselves. You can apply that logic to just about anything too.

  • BadGenome

    Chris Matthews looks like someone’s crazy uncle who drinks too much and touches too much, and he loves fellating Obama.

  • Hugo Daun

    I am inclined to disagree about the whole “car bomber” deal…I rather believe Newt often wears an expression reminiscent of Dennis Rader or JW Gacy.

  • THE REAL ROYAL KING

    Hugo Daun said:
    I am inclined to disagree about the whole “car bomber” deal…I rather believe Newt often wears an expression reminiscent of Dennis Rader or JW Gacy.

    Ouch.

  • http://www.zazzle.com/talkingpoints NORBIT Jr.

    Wow, on the “torture” question:

    I wonder if a terrorist concealed a theater nuclear device on say, the Columbia campus, if Democrats would be willing to waterboard to find out where it is…or just let the next generation of parasitic liberal offspring be incinerated?

  • Nacho

    He looks more like a child molesting priest to me.

  • writer

    I believe most car bombers are indeed white-haired old men. Wait a minute! That describes Chris too!

  • Black and Gold Brad

    NORBIT Jr. said:
    I wonder if a terrorist concealed a theater nuclear device on say, the Columbia campus, if Democrats would be willing to waterboard to find out where it is…or just let the next generation of parasitic liberal offspring be incinerated?

    We know the answer to that. Nancy Pelosi and other members of Dem. congressional leadership knew of the ‘enhanced interrogation techniques’, and only later discovered their contempt of them when it turned out to be politically expedient.

  • http://www.zazzle.com/talkingpoints NORBIT Jr.

    Black and Gold Brad said:
    We know the answer to that. Nancy Pelosi and other members of Dem. congressional leadership knew of the ‘enhanced interrogation techniques’, and only later discovered their contempt of them when it turned out to be politically expedient.

    Good point Brad,
    btw, does black & gold indicate fraternity colors?

  • Black and Gold Brad

    NORBIT Jr. said:
    btw, does black & gold indicate fraternity colors?

    No. Football fan still licking his wounds after the Super Bowl…..

  • timzank

    Black and Gold Brad said:
    We know the answer to that. Nancy Pelosi and other members of Dem. congressional leadership knew of the ‘enhanced interrogation techniques’, and only later discovered their contempt of them when it turned out to be politically expedient.

    If Nancy’s grandkids were being held hostage, what rules would she follow? She’d slit the guys bag and run his leg through it. She is just like all the other liberals, when circumstances are applied to their own loved ones, the rules wouldn’t matter one bit.

  • timzank

    An even funnier (and more apt) scenario would be this, Barry, Michelle & the kids are being held hostage, and we have one of the hostage takers in custody that knows their location. What would Chris Matthews do to save the tingle inducing Commander In Chief? What level of interrogation would be allowable to save the only person on the planet that Chrissy loves? (well, besides himself of course)

  • Bobomatic

    When you don’t have an argument to support your point of view, this is what you get.. ad hominem attacks from liberal pukes in an effort to push your ratings.

  • Nacho

    You’re a funny guy, timzank

  • Penguin60

    Black and Gold Brad said:
    No. Football fan still licking his wounds after the Super Bowl…..

    Me too.

  • Paul G

    It’s kinda funny that the LSM seems to be pushing Gingrich right now….(I’m seeing him ALL OVER EVERYWHERE)…But …To Whom It My Concern: Newt isn’t going anywhere

  • ChrisNH

    Nacho said:
    He looks more like a child molesting priest to me.

    Tingles looks like someone who masturbates furiously every time Obama’s name is uttered.

    Wait…there’s no ‘looks like’ about it. That’s what Tingles does.

  • http://www.libertarianism.com/ Jack Burns
  • Nacho

    ChrisNH said:
    Tingles looks like someone who masturbates furiously every time Obama’s name is uttered.

    Wait…there’s no ‘looks like’ about it. That’s what Tingles does.

    That’s just silly, you’re silly.

  • ChiliPeppersFan

    NORBIT Jr. said:
    Wow, on the “torture” question:

    I wonder if a terrorist concealed a theater nuclear device on say, the Columbia campus, if Democrats would be willing to waterboard to find out where it is…or just let the next generation of parasitic liberal offspring be incinerated?

    why stop there? why not someone suspected of murder? how bout the next pedophile who might know where a child is?
    maybe someone late to bring back a dvd?

  • BlueBunny

    I WONDER WHAT THIS MAN WILL RUN ON! HE CAN’T US FAMILY VALUES OR MORALITY! ANOTHER GREAT LYING GOP CANDIDATE.LYING IS WHAT REPUBLICA/TEAPUBLICANS ARE VERY GOOD AT!

  • Pablo

    Nacho said:
    He looks more like a child molesting priest to me.

    You know, Matthews does love to go on about his Catholicism.

  • BlueBunny

    ChrisNH said:
    someone who masturbates furiously every time Obama’s name is uttered.

    JUST BECAUSE YOU DO IT DOESN’T MEAN EVERYONE DOES!

  • CAconservative

    Maddow, Olberman, Matthews, and Charlie Sheen. What does this group have in common? You only get three queses.

  • BlueBunny

    YOU CLOWNS HAVE NOTHING GOOD TO SAY ABOUT THIS SHOE YOU ARE GOING WITH TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT! GINGRICH/PALIN 2012 THE BEST SHOES IN THE RACE!

  • BlueBunny

    CAconservative said:
    You only get three queses.

    YOU SHOULD LEARN HOW TO SPELL! :) HA HA CAUGHT IT BEFORE CHEESE HEAD DID!

  • timzank

    BlueBunny said:
    YOU SHOULD LEARN HOW TO SPELL! :) HA HA CAUGHT IT BEFORE CHEESE HEAD DID!

    Turn off your caps lock numbnutz.

  • timzank

    Pablo said:
    You know, Matthews does love to go on about his Catholicism.

    Pretty safe bet as a child he was anointed in the holy white love lotion by many.

  • jerrybobphil

    I was unaware that there was a stereotype of what car bombers look like.

  • writer

    Anytime you see a white-haired old guy snooping around a parking lot, you should call the police.

  • http://www.zazzle.com/talkingpoints NORBIT Jr.

    ChiliPeppersFan said:
    why stop there? why not someone suspected of murder? how bout the next pedophile who might know where a child is?maybe someone late to bring back a dvd?

    Judgement, that’s why.

  • Olby Sucks

    timzank said:
    Turn off your caps lock numbnutz.

    The poor troll is starved for attention.

  • BlueBunny

    timzank said:
    timzank

    I DON’T CONVERSE WITH PEOPLE WHO CAN’T SPELL!

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Daniel-M-Chick/507482075 Daniel M. Chick

    It’s a sad sight–Matthew’s descent into outright insanity.

  • BlueBunny

    Olby Sucks said:
    poor troll

    CATCHES YOUR EYE DOESN’T IT POOR PAID TROLL! GINGRICH/PALIN 2012 THE BEST SHOES IN THE RACE!

  • Liberal Tormentor

    Blue Bonnett says:

    I DON’T CONVERSE WITH PEOPLE WHO CAN’T SPELL!

    HE CAN’T US FAMILY VALUES – I think you mean he can’t USE

    REPUBLICA – That should be Republican

    Happy to help, troll!

  • Hugo Daun
  • http://www.zazzle.com/talkingpoints NORBIT Jr.

    Guaranteed:

    Gingrich will CRUSH the media-created intellectual dilletante, Obama, on virtually any given topic!

  • WHarropson

    I think we aught to slow down just a bit, and listen to what this mister Gingrich has to say.
    But I know that’s asking too much.
    So let the catty little girls get all of this out of their system early, maybe there will be time at the end for substance.

    Lincoln said of an opponent, (who may have called lincoln an APE) that when he beheld his own image in a mirror, imagined that he had something to do with it.

    Lincoln was an UGLY man, to his opponents.

    Chris and Newt could be twins if that’s going to be the determining factor.

  • tgk

    Chris Matthews: Newt Gingrich ‘Looks Like A Car Bomber’ And ‘Loves Torturing’

    But let’s remember kids, TEA Party people are the crazy ones saying crazy things. Yeah………

  • BlueBunny

    Liberal Tormentor said:
    troll!

    I DON’T TALK TO BACKWARDS PEOPLE LIKE YOU(OLBY SUCKS) MICHELLE IN UTAH! WHATS THE MATTER PISSED CUZ CHEESE HEAD TOOK YOUR SPELL CHECKING JOB! GINGRICH/PALIN 2012 THE BEST (SO FAR) SHOES IN THE RACE!

  • jo hoochie

    New job for Matthews………..Send him to the TSA! He can identify possible terrorists just by looking at them. Excellent exercise in profiling!

  • ChrisNH

    What probably sets all Leftist media hacks off on their rabid rants is the knowledge that this is their life for years to come. At least the Leftist members of Congress have the good sense to wave the white flag and ‘retire.’ But with no other skills to fall back on, these Leftist media hacks really have no ‘Plan B’ for their lives. Looks like a miserable few years yet to go for Matthews, Schultz, MadCow, O’Donnell.

    I’m looking forward to their misery.

  • THE REAL ROYAL KING
  • Liberal Tormentor

    Iris, what happened to your claims of turning over a new civil leaf? You may think you are hiding behind a new name, but it’s pretty obvious who you are. I knew you wouldn’t be able to change your stripes. Your hatred runs too deep!

  • writer

    Don’t let ‘em fool you. Sometimes car bombers use Grecian Formula.

  • im_lovin_it

    tgk said:
    Chris Matthews: Newt Gingrich ‘Looks Like A Car Bomber’ And ‘Loves Torturing’

    But let’s remember kids, TEA Party people are the crazy ones saying crazy things. Yeah………

    No one of any political affiliation should ever have to defend anything that Chris Matthews says. Ever. He is a two-bit loud mouth hack of an anchor and is one of the pioneers for turning our political news into the horrific freak show it is today. Before he had “tingles” over Obama he pinched his nipples watching GWB strut around in his little flight suit. The guy is ho fo sho.

  • Hugo Daun

    THE REAL ROYAL KING said:
    Oddly enough, Basil Marceaux, I mean Gordon Blower resembles them.

    That he does!

  • Olby Sucks

    and that you were proven to be the thieve.

    by namejacker

    Really? You “proved” writer was jacking names? Care to share this “evidence?”

  • TobyTucker

    When someone mentions “car bomber”, a picture of an older white gentleman in a suit and tie doesn’t immediately come to mind. What am I missing?

    MSNBC may have thought they were toning down the “crazy” when they let KO go but it appears there was plenty left on tap!

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Arthur-Clough/1419363514 Arthur Clough

    Matthews is quickly turning into the Charlie Sheen of MSNBC. Even his own people on HuffPo and others are questioning his mental stability. SOON, he will be blabbering alway with KO and Al Gore in god for saken tv studio.

  • TeaPartyPatriot

    Lunatic-lefty matthews has become a sham of a joke of a travesty of a parody of a farce of a commentator. The mental disease known as “lunatic-left d-crat socialism” has finally destroyed the last few remaining brain cells of this nut-job. However, like certain other body parts, the brain of a lunatic-left socialist is extraordinarily tiny, so there wasn’t very much for this extremist disease to destroy. (NB: the lunatic-left affliction to “recklessly spend other people’s money” is NOT controlled by the brain, but is one of their more disgusting bodily functions. That’s why crazy pelosi, who has been brain dead for decades, managed to waste more than $5 TRILLION as the WORST HOUSE SPEAKER IN AMERICAN HISTORY.) The good news for matthews is that he is now mentally on a par with his leader “You Lie!” hussein, whose severely drug-damaged brain was barely able to keep up with matthews’ only partially impaired one previously.

    If Karma works, matthews will be reincarnated as a worm.

  • THE REAL ROYAL KING

    Olby Sucks said:
    and that you were proven to be the thieve.

    by namejacker

    Really? You “proved” writer was jacking names? Care to share this “evidence?”

    Yes. I shared it yesterday. The same thread in which Cecelia was dealing with her name-jacking by Writer. Please refer to that link. And, have a nice day.

  • Liberal Tormentor

    Stop playing the victim, WHINER!

  • WHarropson

    I like Matthews right where he is. MSNBC deserves him, they should never let him go.

  • writer

    King, why would I make rational, non-hateful posts using your name? Everyone would know they were fake.

  • The_Reasonable_Lib

    Liberal Tormentor said:
    Iris, what happened to your claims of turning over a new civil leaf? You may think you are hiding behind a new name, but it’s pretty obvious who you are. I knew you wouldn’t be able to change your stripes. Your hatred runs too deep!

    Says the person who rejoices in liberals going to jail and takes every chance she can to demonize them.

  • OxyCon
  • WCinWI

    In other news, instead of real questions…..press at Calderon-Obama presser ask about NFL.

    Oy vey.

  • notsofast

    If he is Chris, I hope he runs into YOU, son!

  • George C

    THE REAL ROYAL KING said:
    Yes. I shared it yesterday. The same thread in which Cecelia was dealing with her name-jacking by Writer. Please refer to that link. And, have a nice day.

    I’m having trouble , which one of these is the evidence that you refer to ?

    blockquote cite=”comment-348386″>The Real RoyaI King said:
    Mediaite gets attacked from the left for defending Fox, and from the right for attacking Fox.
    I’d say that means they’re doing a pretty good job, all things considered.

    The Real RoyaI King said:
    He’s saying the segment SHOULDN’T be taken out of context. Did you read the article before you posted? You know, the one starting with NO, FOX NEWS DID NOT LIE?

    The Real RoyaI King said:
    This is kinder, gentler King.
    Mean, pretentious King is out getting his hair done. I’m sure he’ll be back soon.

    THE REAL ROYAL KING said:
    Handled nicely, Cecelia.
    No one who reads the comments would mistake your thief’s comments from your own.

    THE REAL ROYAL KING said:
    This would be a most excellent book for you to read:
    Walls, Jeanette, THE GLASS CASTLE, New York: Scribner, 2010.
    You’ll laugh. You’ll cry. It’ll become a part of you.

    THE REAL ROYAL KING said:
    Well, as Tumbleweed pointed out, Ms. Logan is foolishly blond and reckless in her appearing to be American to the brownish people on the street.

    THE REAL ROYAL KING said:
    Yes promises were kept. We have HCR, we have START, we have a repeal of DADT, we are in the midst of a recovery.

    THE REAL ROYAL KING said:
    Should I have put “reckless” in air quotes?

    http://www.mediaite.com/tv/no-fox-news-did-not-lie-with-wisconsin-palm-tree-violent-protest-video/comment-page-1/#comments

    Perhaps , its a few pages back . LOL !

  • notsofast

    The_Reasonable_Lib said:
    Says the person who rejoices in liberals going to jail

    I rejoice whenever a criminal goes to jail, son. Sorry you are on the side of the criminals.

  • ChiliPeppersFan

    NORBIT Jr. said:
    Judgement, that’s why.

    who’s judgement? i happen to think someone who messes around with little kids are just as, if not more evil than terrorists.
    if you think it’s ok to torture terrorists, why would you not do the same to a pedophile?

  • Mr.Papshmer

    I think Matthews is jealous of Olbermann and Sheen and other weirdos who get all sort of media attention by being self-destructing psycho cases in front of cameras. It’s not like anyone outside of a few whackjobs actually watch his entire show. I could see if you were doing acid or something, where you could crack up for half an hour at his head .. come to think of it, that probably 99% of his audience now.

  • http://gordonbloyershow.com gordonbloyershow

    The_Reasonable_Lib said:
    Says the person who rejoices in liberals going to jail and takes every chance she can to demonize them.

    Speaking of liberals going to jail. Look at this. Lock them up and fine them.

    Capitol Chaos: Senate Moves To Bring ‘Wisconsin 14′ Back, Possibly By Force
    By Jay Sorgi with the Associated Press
    Story Created: Mar 3, 2011

    (Story Updated: Mar 3, 2011 )

    MADISON – The Wisconsin State Senate has approved a resolution that would set a deadline of 4:00 p.m. Thursday for Wisconsin’s 14 Democratic state senators to return to Senate chambers.

    If they do not, they would be held guilty in contempt of the Senate.

    They would also be guilty of disorderly conduct.

    TODAY”S TMJ4′s Mick Trevey says law enforcement could go out with a warrant and detain them, possibly with the use of force.

  • http://gordonbloyershow.com gordonbloyershow

    I think Matthews is trying to get fired. He wants to paid for doing nothing. That is the only reason he keeps going WAY over the top with these very stupid comments.

  • THE REAL ROYAL KING

    gordonbloyershow said:
    Speaking of liberals going to jail. Look at this. Lock them up and fine them.

    Capitol Chaos: Senate Moves To Bring ‘Wisconsin 14′ Back, Possibly By Force
    By Jay Sorgi with the Associated Press
    Story Created: Mar 3, 2011

    (Story Updated: Mar 3, 2011 )

    MADISON – The Wisconsin State Senate has approved a resolution that would set a deadline of 4:00 p.m. Thursday for Wisconsin’s 14 Democratic state senators to return to Senate chambers.

    If they do not, they would be held guilty in contempt of the Senate.

    They would also be guilty of disorderly conduct.

    TODAY”S TMJ4’s Mick Trevey says law enforcement could go out with a warrant and detain them, possibly with the use of force.

    Gee, I wonder if that’s Constitutional. Among other things, it seems ex post facto. These Republicans are so stunned by the public’s reaction to their tactics, they’re desperate. I’m sure they all ran for the Tum’s when they read today’s Rasmussen poll.

  • THE REAL ROYAL KING

    gordonbloyershow said:
    I think Matthews is trying to get fired. He wants to paid for doing nothing. That is the only reason he keeps going WAY over the top with these very stupid comments.

    I talked to Chris this morning, and he said he had never watched your show, Basil, I mean Gordo.

  • ChiliPeppersFan

    THE REAL ROYAL KING said:
    Gee, I wonder if that’s Constitutional. Among other things, it seems ex post facto. These Republicans are so stunned by the public’s reaction to their tactics, they’re desperate. I’m sure they all ran for the Tum’s when they read today’s Rasmussen poll.

    too bad they didn’t arrest abraham lincoln back in 1840 because then there would be president to do the same thing here.
    http://www.kmph.com/Global/story.asp?S=9803297

  • http://gordonbloyershow.com gordonbloyershow

    THE REAL ROYAL KING said:
    I talked to Chris this morning, and he said he had never watched your show, Basil, I mean Gordo.

    No but we have debated on the radio in San Francisco. I have the tapes. Now go back to feeding the pigs.

  • WildMan

    Chrissy ‘Tingles & Thrills’ Matthews has become the scum of the political talking idiots. Chrissy is a jihadist terrorist’s in spittle (Get your dentures fixed, old man). PMSnbc’s Black Hole of a mouthpiece is acting out of fear of losing his job. The OLD guy has become more mentally deranged than ever. He looks really bad these days. The fact remains that this old fart has the lowest ratings and fewest viewers of the LSDnbc kiddie corp. and he is now doing anything he can, be it lying, spewing hate, making stuff up like a kid in grade school and in general being the most childish juvenile on TV to try and stay on the air. He knows that CNN & FOX News would NEVER hire this jackal so he is throwing everything at the walls and nothing is working. A sad and pathetic figure old Chrissy has become!

  • THE REAL ROYAL KING

    ChiliPeppersFan said:
    too bad they didn’t arrest abraham lincoln back in 1840 because then there would be president to do the same thing here.
    http://www.kmph.com/Global/story.asp?S=9803297

    DId you mean “precedent”? What you wrote doesn’t make any sense. Of course, using precedent instead doesn’t make any sense, either.

  • THE REAL ROYAL KING

    gordonbloyershow said:
    No but we have debated on the radio in San Francisco. I have the tapes. Now go back to feeding the pigs.

    Let me know what you’re having for supper because I have no idea what pigs eat. Purina Pig Feed?

  • Dysanthrope

    You mean chris matthews read faust? not likely. at least now i know what a car bomber looks like.

  • ChiliPeppersFan

    THE REAL ROYAL KING said:
    DId you mean “precedent”? What you wrote doesn’t make any sense. Of course, using precedent instead doesn’t make any sense, either.

    yes, i meant precedent and i think it makes sense because if they arrested lincoln they would do the same here.

  • CAconservative

    Matthews attacks are becoming childish, superficial, predictable, and just plain boring. He appears to be a man who has bought into the wrong horse and is trying to cover up his idiocy by attacking anyone who points out his failure to see the obvious. It’s a sad thing to watch.

  • D REX

    Newt Gingrich is a “has been” he had his chance- it didnt work-had to resign in shame….if thats the best the Pubics have -they are in trouble.

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