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Matthews On Christie: Why Do Americans Like Someone Who ‘Uses Terrible Language, Yells At Callers In Call-In Shows’?

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America, Hardball host Chris Matthews has some questions about your Great Right Hope, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie. Why do you like him? What do you see in him?

Let’s talk about it, America.

Let’s talk about it with Chris Matthews:

Why do they like a guy who is so awful, who uses terrible language, yells at callers in call-in shows, uses terrible language with people, treats people like scum sometimes? But he’s perfect for the country, to run it! It doesn’t many any sense!

Wait. Are we talking about Christie, or The Real Housewives of New Jersey?

Matthews’ guest, New Jersey Rep. Frank Pallone (D), thinks Christie doesn’t have what it takes to appeal to the specific type of Americans to whom Matthews was referring — namely, moderates tired of all the bickering and in-fighting in Washington. But not the bickering on TV, wink, twirl.

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  • Anonymous

    That sounds like you, Chris!

  • Anonymous

    Mike Malloy ?

  • Anonymous

    Righties are simple minded they live in the two-worded culture.  

  • TbagsRstupid
  • TbagsRstupid

    joe the plumber
    tito the builder

  • Cecelia

    I don’t know why, Chris. 

    I had always supposed it was because you knew something on Phil Griffin.

  • Anonymous

    LOL. Yesterday Matthews was saying he understands Christie’s appeal b/c Christie is angry like the nation (or something to that effect.) No need for consistency.

  • Anonymous

    Al Sharpton?

  • Anonymous

    “Matthews On Christie: Why Do Americans Like Someone Who ‘Uses Terrible Language, Yells At Callers In Call-In Shows’?”

    Pot, meet kettle.

  • OSux

    Chrissie Lewinski is just upset as he knows his daily tingles are about to come to an end.

  • Anonymous

    Yesterday, Prissy Chrissy had the nerve, the utter gall, to tell GOP prostitute Steve Schmidt that “I was rooting [for John McCain in 2008].”

    He actually said that he was ROOTING for McCain.

    This from a man who regularly blows Obama while wearing official DNC kneepads.

  • Anonymous

    Your mother never told you that you died at birth, did she?

  • Exgoper

    Because that’s what makes Republicans orgasmic. Look at Limbaugh.

  • NeverWrong

    What Chrissy Tingles is really asking is why do so many like Chris Christie when everyone on the planet can’t stand Chrissy Tingles. Old Tingles is such an out of touch dunderhead. His IQ and age are the same. Wait, I didn’t mean that. Chrissy Tingles is what, 93 years old? I know people in their 90′s that look a hell of a lot better than OLD Chrissy Tingles. On the other hand Chrissy’s low IQ is not even close to his age of 93. Chrissy’s Low IQ number is closer to the age of those born after 1960.

  • NeverWrong

    Actually, the real question is why in hell does Comcast keep a wacko like Chrissy Tingles on their payroll in the first place? The only people he beats at PMSnbc in the ratings game are Joe Blowhard In The Morning and Al NOTsharptonAtAll and both of those guys #’s are down in the sewer somewhere.

    And what doesn’t Ms. Chrissy get about his concern for so called name calling and anger at The oBUMbler from a few on the right when he says all kinds of nasty stuff about all of the Republican candidates. I mean, it is a trash fest nightly on Chrissy’s Romper Room. Doesn’t Comcast have any adults on their payroll????

    Like someone else said…pot/kettle. Get a clue, Missy Chrissy, you old wacko.

  • http://www.davidjkramer.co.cc// DavidKramer

    Nanny staters JUST DO NOT GET IT!

    We the TAXPAYERS who support all the government bureaucrats, union do nothings, incompetent elected officials, crony companies, crony banks, other countries, and every other nanny state teat sucking individuals, are sick and tired of supporting you.

    I know, it is REALLY hard to understand that. I mean it takes an IQ in the upper 70s to understand.

    By the way, got the certificate of occupancy today!!!!!!!!! Woohoo! 4 items left on my punch and on the road again!

  • http://mediamatters.org/ Leedog

    The funny thing is, Republicons love Christie now, but once he would enter the race they would abandon him just like the rest of the nominees and start looking for someone new!! Maybe Eric Bolling from Fox News?? Bolling has proven he has no intelligence, just what Republicons like in a nominee!!

  • Anonymous

    Oh, the irony!

  • Anonymous

    What I got Tingles meant to say:

    Why do they like a guy who is so awful, who uses terrible language, who uses the race card like it’s a players club card at the MGM Grand, who incites riots that cause fires that kill people, who treats people like scum sometimes? But he’s perfect for our network, to represent it! It doesn’t many any sense!

    There, fixed it for you Mediaite.  You’re welcome….

  • Anonymous

    >> Matthews: Why Do Americans Like Someone Who ‘Uses Terrible Language, Yells At Callers In Call-In Shows’?

    Gee, if Leg Tingles wants an answer to a question like that, it should take 60 seconds. All he has to do is walk down the hall into Ed Schultz’s office and say: “Remind me again why MSNBC hired you?”

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_FSPIVAFYI672OH5NOKVRTEZA4U MadCharles

    Perhaps Matthews should watch some of his shows and see how nasty his language is.. I’ll bet he treats his family with the same contempt.

  • Anonymous

    Problem with Chris is that the tingle is gone, and, he so resembles his comments.  But, with around 250,000 viewers at best, no one knows this!

  • Heitomasia

    That is so weak. You should hang your head in shame!

  • Heitomasia

    That is so weak. You should hang your head in shame!

  • Anonymous

    Actually it does sound like Matthews. He is a loud, rude jerk. Does he not like someone else taking his persona?

  • Pablo

    Oh, yeah. Here’s a classic: http://tinyurl.com/y8mc2zt

  • Pablo

    Oh, yeah. Here’s a classic: http://tinyurl.com/y8mc2zt

  • Pablo

    Not only can’t lefties do math, they can’t even count.

  • Pablo

    Not only can’t lefties do math, they can’t even count.

  • Pablo

    You masturbate to Limbaugh?

    I’d like to subscribe to your newsletter.

  • Pablo

    Does that movie you’ve got playing in your head have a plot?

  • Tim Tebow

    Ha Ha! Do you do stand-up? Ha Ha!

    Government (DARPA) gave you this platform to demonstrate your infinite wisdom and learning. Look beyond your nose and your navel and you’ll find there’s a whole other world out there!

    My eye-Q is in the low 40s and even eye no this!

    Love,

    Brother Tim

  • Onne

    A vile coarse vulgar candidate would be a mirror image of the teabaggers and they would embrace it.

  • Truth2Baggers

    The wingnuts and baggers are loud arrogant vulgar bullies. Why wouldn’t they want a leader just like them?

  • Arkansas Steve

    They just don’t get any less “aware” than Chris.  (Code for dumber)

    I can’t believe that 15 years ago I actually liked the guy (a little).

  • Anonymous

    Beaten up wife, cognitive dissonance, Stockholm syndrome, republicans

  • Rex the Wonder God

    One of the few things in this country on which we can all agree is that, it’s not a Republican view, it’s not a Democratic view, it’s an American view: Chris “Tweety Bird” Matthews is an absolutely terrible host and news commentator.

  • Rex the Wonder God

    Post the video, please.

  • Rex the Wonder God

    Chris starts out the day confused and then everything goes downhill from there. 

    That tingles up his leg thing really ranks way up there, along with that guy from the National Review who wrote about little starbursts in his eyes when he watched Palin.

    None of us need to be told how to THINK about things: just roll the tape, ask the questions, establish the facts, and leave the thinking to the viewers. It will never happen, but it’s one of the reasons that television turned out to be a vast wasteland, because if the viewer is not allowed to think for herself, then the only participatory decisions are whether to turn on the boob tube, what channel to watch and how long, and whether you agree or disagree with the opinion that’s presented. It would be worthwhile if panels like these get assembled to review all the known facts and list out the unknowns, rather than telling us about conclusions each of them have arrived at but not showing us why. This one is an example of the worse sort: a neo-liberal host with two guests who are serving Democratic party elected pols. No wonder the thing dissembles so quickly into a clusterfuck of mutual blowjobs.

  • Anonymous
  • Anonymous

    And more hypocrisy:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhH1EDBiUmI

    We could probably search Youtube and do this all day long. I guess it’s only ok to be profane and obnoxious if you’re talking about Bush or the GOP. This jerkoff spent 8 years saying some of the most vile stuff about a President and is now shocked at the treatment of Obama.

  • Anonymous

    And more hypocrisy:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhH1EDBiUmI

    We could probably search Youtube and do this all day long. I guess it’s only ok to be profane and obnoxious if you’re talking about Bush or the GOP. This jerkoff spent 8 years saying some of the most vile stuff about a President and is now shocked at the treatment of Obama.

  • Anonymous
  • http://www.davidjkramer.co.cc// DavidKramer

    Government creates NOTHING. If they did not have the funding from the taxpayers, how do you suppose the government would have created it. Ultimately everything is created by the taxpayers.

    Now go bow down by your dish, because we all know Al Gore created the internet, he said so.

  • david r

    I think he is trying to say that this kind of media attack is what Christie can expect if he enters the race.

  • david r

    I actually like that one.

  • Goonah

    “unions do nothing”

    Worst argument ever made.

  • Conllee

    It’s because he acts like the grownup in a room.  No children, you’ve had enough candy. Sorry he doesn’t give you the tingle there old boy

  • Anonymous

    Or maybe he means  We have the biggest simpleton in the White House now so we have to bring other people down to the obama level… Or he’s just an idiot

  • Anonymous

    Well, at least Christie uses “King’s English” instead of that “Black Jive.”

  • Dahni Uru

    I didn’t know Matthews was running on the  ‘left of liberal’ ticket…  he’s such a twit.

  • Bob Uda

    It takes one to know one.

  • Dahni Uru

    Bob, do you tingle a lot?  lol

  • Bob Uda

    Yes, Dahni.  All the way up and down both legs.  ;-)

  • Bob Uda

    I also tinkle a lot.  ;-)

  • OSux

    Liberals are fairies and pansies and they found they leader they wanted.

  • Dahni Uru

    I’m sure it beats thinking,  just let the tingle flow…

  • http://profiles.yahoo.com/u/D7SM25L672V2BCGDVP3KM4AI2Q paulo m

    Here is a nice little video of Christie smacking down the anti-Muslim, bigoted nutjobs who will most likely end up being his base if he decides to run for President. May God help him.

  • CarmanK

    that’s easy!! christie is loud, rude, crude and domineering. He is certain he has all the answers. He is arrogant and self centered.  

  • Laurence Glavin

    My favorite Matthews moment came when some political tyro accused someone of being an “appeaser”.  Matthews asked him to explain the word and who was the most famous “appeaser” in recent history (HINT: his name was Neville Chamberlain”.  The guest was no more able to answer that than Justin Bieber, and Chris told the guest to go back to school and learn something. EPIC!

  • lady,lady

    maybe comcast has the same left leaning ideas as msnbc and its nightime hosts…if the powers that be at comcast is more center right as are most thinking Americans,the following need replacing,tingles,less then sharpton,lil ed,the rest are not worth mentioning…maybe comcast does not want to go head to head with Fox…..

  • Anonymous

    Well, the difference, Matthews is NOT running for POTUS!!!!  Christy is a rude, mean person and has shown it repeatedly.   I’d hate to think how he would handle our “enemies” and then get us all blown to hell.

  • Anonymous

    He could also ask” Remind me again why they hired me?”

  • Anonymous

    This thread ain’t about Obama….Please stay on topic

  • Anonymous

    Christie would kick Homobama’s ass…..In EVERY way.
    What a debate…..Obama would storm off…..crying.

  • Sean68

    Shorter Matthews: Christie doesn’t get me hard.

  • Anonymous

    Because most Americans are uneducated, ill-bred, unsophisticated, uncultured, uncouth, uncaring  -  and proud of it.

  • http://twitter.com/mzha1942 Isabel Maione

    Chris Matthews: In answer to your question why do people like Chris Christy, when as you put it, he’s arrogant. Now you know why so many people dislike you.

  • http://societyfordaintydamsels.wordpress.com Fennel

    I just know  Chris Christie as governor  slashed funding for public education in NJ.  How can anyone be for him when he doesn’t give a damn about the future of our children . Or is he with ALEC whose goal is to dismantle public education with schooling sponsored by corporations.  The Republicans in general was to slash funding for education and health care, especially for minorities, ie , blacks, Hispanics, iow low income people.  Its not handouts, its social support.  Its giving support for people who genuinely need it.

  • CarmanK

    You are the one who got off topic. The President is polite, respectful, deliberate and most of all conscious of his political responsibilities to govern for the well being of all the people of America.  Those worthy few who the extremists believe are blessed by the gods if they have wealth and all the rest are just damned .

  • HawkCW4

    As opposed to what we have to listen to now, Christie is a saint.  He at least tells it like he sees it, and he understands the truth and that truth is everything.  Obama has never grasped that concept.  Never will.  And Mathews is just another Leftist mouth flapper who lives on innuendo, AND the Liberal Mantra.

  • http://www.davidjkramer.co.cc// DavidKramer

    Ill bred? You planning on wiping out those lower races there Hitler?

    Talk about letting your true nature shine through.

  • http://www.davidjkramer.co.cc// DavidKramer

    Uhhhhhh, let me see, funding has NOTHING to do with education increasing. The public teacher’s union has NOTHING to do with education. It has to do with POWER. Do not believe me, listen to the head of the union.

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