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107. After the fall of Baghdad, MSNBC's Chris Matthews declared, "We're all neocons now."
Wed Mar 4, 2020, 10:13 AM
Mar 2020

From this link: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2008/03/iraq-follies/

I vividly remember the propaganda being catapulted by GWB and Rummy and all those other PNAC imbeciles. I discovered DU during the Bush v. Gore unconstitutional tragedy and my bristling over republic corruption and lies following 9-11, when Cheney said we have to get those bastards that did this to us. I remember the good reporting links on DU at the time and the great Keith Olbermann's fearless journalism.

I also remember Chris as a cheerleader for the Iraq invasion, swept up in the fervor and deceit of the GWB administration. The first year or two he was enthusiastic about it and supported it. I remember all the false and misleading propaganda and "Americans better watch what they say" and Cheney stove piping bullshit to Judith Miller and then he could speak openly about classified info because it had been published in the NY Times.

It was frightening to watch the break down of journalistic ethics pretty much across the spectrum of MSM. I knew we were sliding into an invasion based on lies and it was unstoppable, so why not get on the bandwagon and worry about consequences later?

The gullibility and lack of integrity and ethics confirmed to me IT CAN HAPPEN HERE. And that is made easier by the likes of Matthews in MSM. Won't get fooled again? Not quite, more like will get fooled again and again and again and again.

And the end result; America is literally a full blown DICTATORSHIP with a moronic psycho bitch from hell having finally wrecked the gift our Founding Fathers gave us.

Good riddance to him and his kind.

-90% Jimmy

He was hard to watch and that should be enough for cancellation? Brainfodder Mar 2020 #1
Yeah Cosmocat Mar 2020 #28
Yes he was. I stopped watching years ago. dmr Mar 2020 #51
I remember that gif NoPasaran Mar 2020 #121
YES! Please get rid of Andrea Mitchell... Upthevibe Mar 2020 #100
Andrea Mitchell is like the Joan Rivers of the Red Carpet but not as stylish, LOL Backseat Driver Mar 2020 #101
I ALWAYS found him unwatchable due to the constant interrupting.... AZ8theist Mar 2020 #108
Yes "Tweety" was famous for his interruptions vlyons Mar 2020 #2
I can't help wondering how the guest seated closest to him calimary Mar 2020 #75
Fumfer! Love it! robbob Mar 2020 #112
I worked with an engineer who was a lover of words calimary Mar 2020 #116
Fumfer!!!!! Terrific! PCIntern Mar 2020 #115
Well then! I guess it actually IS a word! calimary Mar 2020 #117
Oh yeah, I highlighted (highlit??) the word robbob Mar 2020 #118
Well how 'bout that! calimary Mar 2020 #119
You're a real PCIntern Mar 2020 #120
Hey, I grew up on Myron Cohen and Shelley Berman's "Cleans and Dirtys"! calimary Mar 2020 #122
Wow! PCIntern Mar 2020 #123
That was why I couldn't watch his show FakeNoose Mar 2020 #105
Bottom line, Wellstone ruled Mar 2020 #3
Shep Smith would be a good fit Dennis Donovan Mar 2020 #4
No ex-Fox'ers lame54 Mar 2020 #6
Amen to that. SO tired of seeing Wallace, Jolly, Steele, Schmidt, etc. Peregrine Took Mar 2020 #15
Yep. Once Trump is out and the GOP reverts to something akin to Bush-McCain mode... JaneQPublic Mar 2020 #57
Nice gig if you can get it though? (For them, of course) czarjak Mar 2020 #79
YEP!!!! If a Dem wins the WH - they'll revert to insufferable assholes they always were. tenderfoot Mar 2020 #94
cons who analyze politics as if limbaugh and co didn't rule their party are worse than the dems who certainot Mar 2020 #98
They will give that slot to Brian Williams Wellstone ruled Mar 2020 #10
But, but shanti Mar 2020 #21
Phill Grifen and Andy Lack Wellstone ruled Mar 2020 #24
That much? shanti Mar 2020 #25
One of the highest paid so called Wellstone ruled Mar 2020 #30
Now he's DownriverDem Mar 2020 #26
Conflating two incidents, not "lying" LisaM Mar 2020 #56
I do like his sense of humor and quick wit. n/t moonscape Mar 2020 #69
I like where he is, too Grasswire2 Mar 2020 #92
Shep Smith WOULD be a good fit..... ProudMNDemocrat Mar 2020 #31
He would do his best to outperform his former employer. CaptYossarian Mar 2020 #67
Ron Reagan jr. Meadowoak Mar 2020 #52
Joy Reid deserves it if she wants it. Smart as a whip and not afraid to say it like it is. Pepsidog Mar 2020 #73
I like Ari Velshi. demigoddess Mar 2020 #96
Wow. disndat Mar 2020 #109
wow. disndat Mar 2020 #110
Plus all the spittle lame54 Mar 2020 #5
Immediate 'cancellation'? There is more to this story than 'bombastic ' habits, etc. empedocles Mar 2020 #7
He was a bombastic boor. BSdetect Mar 2020 #8
He should be made to watch himself for as long as it takes randr Mar 2020 #9
The interrupting is why I couldn't watch his show pandr32 Mar 2020 #11
+1 2naSalit Mar 2020 #32
Me too hvn_nbr_2 Mar 2020 #58
Same for me. Frustrated about that frequently. Wanted to hear answers but he'd interrupt. SharonAnn Mar 2020 #87
I heard that there was a young female guest in the green room and he went in and exposed himself PSPS Mar 2020 #12
Yeah? Well I heard you wear underpants on your head. SaveOurDemocracy Mar 2020 #91
Did you see this from Last Week Tonight? It makes me wonder dewsgirl Mar 2020 #13
It makes me sad to hear people laughing renate Mar 2020 #17
Most people here do not like him, I'm not trying to downplay dewsgirl Mar 2020 #29
oh gosh, I know you weren't trying to downplay anything! renate Mar 2020 #33
Oh no, that's not what I meant, it was just my thoughts on the matter. dewsgirl Mar 2020 #36
I saw that. And, the very bizarre exchange with Jaime Harrison... Dennis Donovan Mar 2020 #20
Oh wow, I missed that.😔 dewsgirl Mar 2020 #22
Here's the clip - it's super-painful to watch Dennis Donovan Mar 2020 #43
Oh man..that was bad.😳 Thank you..yikes. dewsgirl Mar 2020 #45
Lou Dobbs with white hair n/t leftstreet Mar 2020 #14
No one is as bad as Lou Dobbs. louis-t Mar 2020 #16
Borrowed the old McLaughin Group format of shouting and talking over.... Peregrine Took Mar 2020 #18
This right here: ibegurpard Mar 2020 #19
Good riddance. nt B Stieg Mar 2020 #23
And Matthew's behavior was deteriorating over the last couple of years. Paladin Mar 2020 #27
This was my single biggest problem with Matthews: Sloumeau Mar 2020 #34
+1 about Chuck Todd flibbitygiblets Mar 2020 #47
They should give a show to Karine Jean-Pierre. (nt) JaneQPublic Mar 2020 #59
I've seen her a bunch of times on MSNBC. She's excellent. :) Sloumeau Mar 2020 #63
Also love Maya Wiley. JaneQPublic Mar 2020 #68
Maya is so smart and can explain very complex matters with ease. katmondoo Mar 2020 #80
You forgot misanthrope Mar 2020 #64
Long overdue Boomer Mar 2020 #35
Well, . . . TimeToGo Mar 2020 #37
OP correct, it is true bucolic_frolic Mar 2020 #38
The constant interrupting was so rude, egotistical and made him mahina Mar 2020 #39
Matthews left because he was old, slipping, and didn't want to deal with the criticism Azathoth Mar 2020 #40
Two words for that piece bull shit Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2020 #41
The realignment of hosts or addition of a new NoMoreRepugs Mar 2020 #42
Don't be such a lightweight.... capechacon Mar 2020 #44
Hmmm. Well, that appears to one vote for ... stopdiggin Mar 2020 #60
Well, I guess we can agree.... capechacon Mar 2020 #86
I think he quit, wasn't cashiered More_Cowbell Mar 2020 #65
Yep! TomVilmer Mar 2020 #111
He was a big mouth. Big mouths don't make room for brains or other perspectives. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2020 #46
Bump Nicole Wallace up to prime time. I have to say Claire McCaskill offers a LOT to 52% of viewers. ancianita Mar 2020 #48
"Yes" for Claire McCaskill. Someone with insider knowledge of NCjack Mar 2020 #72
I like how she frames, and articulates political talk and action. I like Nicole because she's no-bs. ancianita Mar 2020 #77
I don't like Claire at all. nt Grasswire2 Mar 2020 #93
That's it? No reasons? Maybe you're not her intended audience? ancianita Mar 2020 #95
I got turned off during the impeachment with her constant texting with people on the floor. Grasswire2 Mar 2020 #97
His bizarre man-crush on W should have had some negative repercussions. Reader Rabbit Mar 2020 #49
yes Skittles Mar 2020 #102
Excellent analysis. Nitram Mar 2020 #50
He didn't listen to his guests mjvpi Mar 2020 #53
Tweety once explained that he listened with his mouth. JaneQPublic Mar 2020 #61
I grew tired of the spitting True Blue American Mar 2020 #54
annoying asshole. Hated him last time I watched TV 12 years ago - seems things only got worse. NRaleighLiberal Mar 2020 #55
He got along well with W until Barack Obama was elected. I didn't know he was a Democrat ... marble falls Mar 2020 #62
Chuck Todd has to go next he is worse than Matthews treating politics as a game uponit7771 Mar 2020 #66
Suddenly this behavior is unacceptable after almost 2 decades? catrose Mar 2020 #70
MSNBC: Almost Safe at 5pm (MST) now. Democrats_win Mar 2020 #71
Always pushing his books. Couldn't stand him. kairos12 Mar 2020 #74
"Matthews had a tendency to ask a question, and then, just as his subject was beginning to answer... Trueblue Texan Mar 2020 #76
Phil Donahue to Matthews: How does it feel, motherfucker? Paladin Mar 2020 #78
A lot of bashing going on here... infullview Mar 2020 #81
EXACTLY and he was unprepared, never listened, Raine Mar 2020 #82
Stopped watching Matthews, when his leg started tingling 12 years ago Raven123 Mar 2020 #83
you stopped watching because he liked Barack Obama? jcgoldie Mar 2020 #89
No. Raven123 Mar 2020 #104
They should just cancel "Hairball" altogether rather than replacing Tweety. n/t TygrBright Mar 2020 #84
$5 million? That's over $3 per viewer muriel_volestrangler Mar 2020 #85
Nailed it on asking a question and then not listening or waiting for an answer jcgoldie Mar 2020 #88
Hmmm..... did Margaret Sullivan steal my point? Goodheart Mar 2020 #90
"Matthews had a tendency to ask a question, and then, just as his subject was beginning to answer" Demovictory9 Mar 2020 #99
No ouija Mar 2020 #103
Yes! Yes! A thousand times, YES! This is it, exactly. Stinky The Clown Mar 2020 #106
After the fall of Baghdad, MSNBC's Chris Matthews declared, "We're all neocons now." 90-percent Mar 2020 #107
+9001 JHB Mar 2020 #113
I never liked Tweety. geardaddy Mar 2020 #114
One of the things I can't stand is the constant interrupting of guests. Liberal In Texas Mar 2020 #124
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