Warnings of 'Executions In Central Park' : MSNBC Chris Matthews on Socialism, Sanders

[appalachiablue]

MSNBC discussion panel following the New Hampshire primary. Feb. 8, 2020

[Eyeball_Kid]

1. So when will Matthews be fired?

IMO, his mountain of gravitas has just been flattened. He's as useful as the guy on a fruit crate on Skid Row. Matthews is fighting a battle in his mind that no one else can imagine. It's time for him to greet customers at Walmart before and after he yells at the school kids to get off his lawn.

[appalachiablue]

8. Maybe he's just trying to hang onto that $5 Mill spot but

it's driving him around the bend. Sad.

[jmg257]

2. Huh - I wonder why CM would fear Castro holding executions??

Within the first two months of the 1959, Castro's government executed more than 300 Batista officials, with Latin American historian Thomas E. ... The anti-Castro Archivo Cuba estimates that 4,000 people were executed in Cuba between 1959 and 2016.

In the wake of his overthrow of Cuban President Fulgencio Batista in 1959, supporters of the old government were sent before summary courts and at least 582 were shot by firing squads over two years.

Estimates of executions under Castro’s 50-year rule run into the thousands, with monitors warning of unfair trials, arbitrary imprisonment and extrajudicial executions.

[Act_of_Reparation]

6. Fascinating story.

Any chance you're approaching a point?

[jmg257]

9. I guess...it is: CM had GREAT reason for speculating that if castro/Reds won, he'd have executed

journalists, gays, lesbians, dissidents, human right defenders, critics, etc. etc.

It began with mass summary executions of Batista officials and soon progressed to internment of thousands of gay men and lesbians; systematic, block-by-block surveillance of the entire citizenry; repeated purges, complete with show trials and executions, of the ruling party; and punishment for dissident artists, writers and journalists.

[Act_of_Reparation]

13. Tweety wasn't trying to make a point about socialism.

He was trying to make a point about Bernie Sanders, and a pretty goddamned ridiculous point at that.

[jmg257]

14. Understood. His point had to do with Bernie - and Bernie's support of castro, socialists, etc.

CM obviously does NOT like socialists and castro and Reds and communists.

He is definitely not appreciative of Bernie's POSSIBLE support of such people/notions.

[Act_of_Reparation]

17. With the implication being Bernie Sanders would have people shot in Central Park...

...or at the very least support such a thing.

It's absurd.

[Jose Garcia]

10. Yea, but what about the increase in literacy?

[jmg257]

11. Yes - let's give credit there! Finally Cubans could read about all the people castro had killed!

Of course, he was executing journalists and writers, so maybe not.

[NurseJackie]

3. Some have commented that he makes an interesting observation.

Also, I've heard it argued that he's beyond his shelf-life expiration date, but he shouldn't be fired for saying thought provoking things. I'm against Socialism too.

[jmg257]

4. From evidence, he makes a most likely rather accurate argument. Not like castro was Ghandi.

[Mr.Bill]

5. I'd be more worried about Trump executing people in Central Park

than Bernie Sanders.

[appalachiablue]

7. Check that

[ibegurpard]

12. I don't know why this idiot still has a gig

Loudmouth, constantly talks over people, zero filter between his brain and mouth, and long past his expiration date regarding any relevant political commentary.

[redqueen]

15. Right? How long ago was he gushing over Bush in a codpiece?

It's alarming how many people defend him still being on the air.

[BeckyDem]

16. Horrible MSNBC. Why anyone watches it is disappointing.

Morning Jerk is one of the worst.

[appalachiablue]

18. There's little reason to watch anymore but plenty of aggravation if you do

[BeckyDem]

19. Yep. Disgusting pandering to big business.