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Grammy23

(6,131 posts)
21. Saw this live this morning---
Mon Aug 27, 2012, 01:06 PM
Aug 2012

And almost fell off my chair watching it all unfold. Earlier in the broadcast, Rinse had made the comment (that went unchallenged) about Obama "stealing" the $716 B from Medicare funds. No one questioned his use of the word "steal"....loaded as it is with meaning....and my husband and I were expressing frustration over the fact that NO ONE spoke up and asked him why he used that word. And then Lo and Behold! Chris gets his turn at bat and just takes Rinse to the woodshed and back! I was actually clapping and cheering and saying, "Go Chris, Go!"

Watching Rinse sputter and try to get a snappy come back ready to spew was a thing of beauty. And Chris was ready for all of his BS, talking point answers. Rinse's first response (as always) was to go to the Trash Obama line. Chris basically stopped him in his tracks. Then it was on to more BS and just about to sink to name calling and then going to the "he is looking to Europe for answers" when Chris finally had a belly full of his nonsense and stuck his knife in to the hilt with his "You don't know your history" retort!

What I liked was Chris was animated and sitting forward on his seat and ready for battle. It was as if someone punched his buttons and he just let it all hang out.

My only concern is: Will he be punished by the powers that be? Will he be tossed from the Convention Coverage? Hope not. But if they do, guess he can just set up shop nearby and keep on speaking the truth and asking the HARD questions of the asshats who insist on touting the party line.

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Reince was about to cry, he said " you can sit there and giggle..." then a panel full of white peopl uponit7771 Aug 2012 #1
"just a joke", my ass ProfessionalLeftist Aug 2012 #8
I once had a right-wing Christian fundy acquaintance tell me with absolute malevolence in his coalition_unwilling Aug 2012 #15
Chris burried him. JoePhilly Aug 2012 #2
clarification? i'm on vacay (in red states). what did i miss? eom ellenfl Aug 2012 #3
See the video in this thread BumRushDaShow Aug 2012 #5
Well worth the watch. PufPuf23 Aug 2012 #19
Here: highplainsdem Aug 2012 #6
Hope they don't do a Olbermann on him BumRushDaShow Aug 2012 #4
I think he broke that weathervane a couple years ago. Auntie Bush Aug 2012 #16
I think Chris finally realized that a time comes when you absolutely must take a stand!!!!! LongTomH Aug 2012 #18
Lol... slor Aug 2012 #7
Unfortunately the few people who actually saw the program Hey Jude Aug 2012 #9
I disagree Jude. I know gajillions of people Greybnk48 Aug 2012 #12
"Chris Matthews" is still trending on Twitter, most posts I've seen linking to video on one highplainsdem Aug 2012 #13
Don't think it's just a few ToxMarz Aug 2012 #17
Mathews' foot couldn't go too far up because there was a head in the way central scrutinizer Aug 2012 #10
Your post keeps making me BumRushDaShow Aug 2012 #14
Whose head was it? rateyes Aug 2012 #23
That was a thing of beauty and should happen more often. The repukes need to know they will be held Pisces Aug 2012 #11
admirers will rush to carry him on their shoulders --WE LOVE YOU CHRIS!!! librechik Aug 2012 #20
Saw this live this morning--- Grammy23 Aug 2012 #21
wow. with MEEK-er trying to play nice to everyone, and Joe telling Chris to stop being mean. ChairmanAgnostic Aug 2012 #22
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