Jewish Group Demands MSNBC's Chris Matthews Apologize for Sanders Remark

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

IfNotNow, an American Jewish progressive activist group, called on MSNBC host Chris Matthews to apologize for comparing Senator Bernie Sanders' Nevada caucuses victory to the Nazi invasion of France in 1940.

As Nevada caucuses results began rolling in on Saturday night, Matthews, the host of Hardball, criticized Sanders' early lead, claiming that Republicans would drop opposition research on the progressive candidate that would "kill him" if he won the 2020 Democratic nomination.

He then compared the senator's inevitable win to Hitler's invasion of France: "I was reading last night about the fall of France in the summer of 1940 and the general, Reynaud, calls up Churchill and says, 'It's over.' And Churchill says, 'How can that be? You've got the greatest army in Europe. How can it be over?' He said, 'It's over.'"

Sanders won the caucuses with 47 percent of the vote, reported The Associated Press, solidifying his front-runner status in the Democratic field.

"The second time in as many weeks that an MSNBC commentator has used Nazi comparisons when talking about @BernieSanders, a Jewish candidate with family that was murdered in the Holocaust," IfNotNow tweeted on Saturday, following Matthew's remarks. "We demand an apology from @HardballChris—and we're still waiting for @chucktodd's apology."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/jewish-group-demands-msnbcs-chris-matthews-apologize-for-sanders-remark/ar-BB10iJTA?li=BBnb7Kz

Oh FFS he wasn't comparing Sanders to the Nazis. He was trying to emphasize how complete his Nevada victory was.

I don't happen to agree with Matthews however.

[virgogal]

1. I don't like Matthews but no way were his comments a slam at Jews.

Unbelievable.

[karynnj]

4. Sanders is Jewish and lost family in the Holocaust -- Matthews comment was inappropriate

In fact, it is often said that it is NEVER good to make comparisons to Nazi Germany or Hitler. Not doing that is a good rule of thumb.

[democrattotheend]

9. I don't think he was being anti-Semitic

But it was incredibly insensitive in light of Bernie's family history, for the same reasons the assholes in New York who brought a coffin to Biden's fundraiser were incredibly insensitive.

[jmg257]

2. Ridiculous isn't it? Raynaud saying "Its over!" is anti-sematic. I am still waiting to hear why.

[JudyM]

3. It's at best ignorant and tasteless to use a nazi analogy about someone with Sanders' family history

Where does this come from, is a better question...

[jmg257]

6. He said - he was reading a book about the Fall of France.

[GanjaGrower]

5. This is asinine

That’s about all I can say about it. The fact that the Nazis were evil doesn’t mean we’re never allowed to use them or the events of WW2 to illustrate a point.

[Midnightwalk]

7. It's over the line in my opinion

Matthews doesn’t want sanders to be the nominee. He thinks that would be a bad thing. Then he compares it to when the Nazis invaded France.

It was stupid, ham handed and he should just apologize. He let his dislike for Sanders go too far.

Disclaimers: I don’t want sanders to be the nominee and I don’t like Matthews either. I’m still gonna call it like I see it

[appalachiablue]

8. CM was off base, way off with this one