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Twitter Trashes Chris Matthews Over Cosby Pill Joke (Original Post) lapucelle Jan 2018 OP
That was awful RandomAccess Jan 2018 #1
I am sure that is not his first rape "joke". nt DURHAM D Jan 2018 #2
Is he insane?! Good tweet from Jennifer Palmieri Cha Jan 2018 #3
I wish Hillary would send out a tweet but DURHAM D Jan 2018 #4
Yeah, probably Cha Jan 2018 #6
IMO the joke is about himself taking the pill, radius777 Jan 2018 #5
"That's why I wonder why this is coming out now.. looks like we're being 'Stoned' again." DURHAM D Jan 2018 #8
I don't think of Chris Matthews as one of "us". lapucelle Jan 2018 #9
What an asshole. fishwax Jan 2018 #7

DURHAM D

(32,595 posts)
4. I wish Hillary would send out a tweet but
Sat Jan 13, 2018, 12:33 AM
Jan 2018

I think she will leave it to others.

He needs to be fired immediately.

radius777

(3,624 posts)
5. IMO the joke is about himself taking the pill,
Sat Jan 13, 2018, 12:55 AM
Jan 2018

as he's the one about to drink water... ie he's about to get 'raped' by the 'queen'... har, har.

Stupid jokes aside, Tweety is a harsh Trump/GOP critic, voted for Hillary, and has always voiced support for the rights of women, PoC, immigrants, etc.

And someone like him - a rough-around-the-edges white guy from Philly - has the ability in getting through to the white working class types who voted for Trump - far more more than wonkish progressives like Rachel and Lawrence.

That's why I wonder why this is coming out now.. looks like we're being 'Stoned' again.

DURHAM D

(32,595 posts)
8. "That's why I wonder why this is coming out now.. looks like we're being 'Stoned' again."
Sat Jan 13, 2018, 01:49 AM
Jan 2018

What is that supposed to mean?

Even his wikipedia entry reports his 1999 sexual harassment scandal -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Matthews

lapucelle

(18,037 posts)
9. I don't think of Chris Matthews as one of "us".
Sat Jan 13, 2018, 12:43 PM
Jan 2018

His coverage of Al Gore's presidential campaign helped put GW Bush in the White House. His clearly articulated sexist outlook concerning HRC began in the 1990's and continued through 2017.

The Daily Howler (Bob Somerby, liberal watchdog of the "liberal" media) has been documenting the damage that Matthews has done for the last 20 years. Here's one of his columns from 2014.

http://dailyhowler.blogspot.com/2014/09/the-houses-of-nantucket-county-chris.html

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