Chris Matthews EXPLODES At RRRRRReince Priebus Over 'RACE CARD': 'AWFUL,' 'EMBARRASSMENT,' 'GARBAGE'
on Morning Joe:
Chris Matthews exploded at Reince Priebus on Monday's "Morning Joe," tearing into the Republican National Committee chairman and accusing his party of playing the race card. The MSNBC host was livid over Mitt Romney's recent birth certificate joke, and false claims that Obama ended work requirements for welfare.
"That cheap shot ... was awful," Matthews said, referring to the joke. "It is an embarrassment to your party to play that card ... you are playing that ethnic card there." As Priebus apparently laughed and co-host Joe Scarborough tried to get a word in, Matthews continued, "you can sit there and giggle about it, but the fact is your party is playing that card."
"You think Mitt Romney's playing the race card?" Scarborough asked. "There's no doubt he did," Matthews said. Co-host Mika Brzezinski speculated that Romney may have said what he said because he is an "awkward joker." Priebus said Matthews was just trying to "push his brand" with his "monologue." "it just seems funny that the first joke he ever told in his life was about Obama's birth certificate," Matthews said.
Later when Priebus alleged that Obama was looking at European policies for guidance, Matthews lost it again. "Where do you get this from?" Matthews shouted. "This is insane." He charged that Priebus was "playing that card again." "Let's just work on tone," Brzezinski said. "Chris, let him answer the question," Scarborough said. "I'm not going to get into a shouting match with Chris so you guys can move on," Priebus said. "Because you're losing, that's why," Matthews said. "Garbage, garbage," Priebus muttered.
"It's your garbage," Matthews fired back.
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I wonder if Joey and Mika were "upset"...I can only HOPE so!
..its unlike anything I have ever seen come from Chris.
You can watch it here: UNBELIEVABLE!! GO CHRIS!!
http://video.msnbc.msn.com/morning-joe/48799877#48799877
How Tweety "Executed" DONAHUE on MSNBC.
Tweety was on his book tour for another one of his "books" (large type, wide spaces between lines, blank half-pages). It was in the jingoistic hysteria in the run-up to the illegal Iraq attack. The book was about supposed "Americanism" -- an American Civ 101 ripoff about books and movies and cultural stuff that are essentially American (think, "The Great Gatsby"
. So Phil welcomed him as a colleague and peer on Phil's show for the full hour to plug the book. From the moment he appeared, there was a strange, deadly snake look in Tweety's snake eyes. Phil was walking around the audience, apparently not sensing anything, while Tweety was motionless, following him only with his eyes. Phil brought up something or other questioning blind, kneejerk jingoism, and Tweety STRUCK! He started out with venom dripping, "You see, THIS is EXACTLY what's wrong with YOU Liberals: You are NEGATIVE about this country, you find NOTHING good about it," and on and on. It took awhile before Phil figured out what was happening. Later, Phil, devastated and spent, was sitting at the table with Tweety and, weaker and weaker, did some of his trademark shoulder shrugging and arm waving. Tweety delivered the coup de grace, "What's THIS (mimicking the movements)??!! What's with the --APE-- movements???!" Days or a week or two later, Phil's cancellation was announced and took effect.
*********Now, Tweety was great this morning, and has been good on us for a year or two, but he *does* have a history.
