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bluestate10

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22. Matthews has the blond hair, blue eyes and in your face personality of Tweety.

Reply to malaise (Reply #6)

Thu Sep 27, 2012, 08:27 PM

Sep 2012

Plus Matthews, like him or not, is one smart cookie who has solid historical knowledge of political movements going back decades before Matthews was born. And Matthews has the high pitch intonation of Tweety when he talks.

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Daily Kos uses DU's nickname for Matthews: Tweety LOL [View all] mfcorey1 Sep 2012 OP

Why do you call him Sekhmets Daughter Sep 2012 #1

Actually, I don't know how it started. It was here when I joined. nt mfcorey1 Sep 2012 #3

His hair color is close to the color of tweety dsc Sep 2012 #4

Here's why malaise Sep 2012 #6

Now I don't know how I missed the resemblance! Sekhmets Daughter Sep 2012 #15

He also spits when he talks. Fawke Em Sep 2012 #18

I wonder if that tweety gets a tingle down its leg? madinmaryland Sep 2012 #21

Matthews has the blond hair, blue eyes and in your face personality of Tweety. bluestate10 Sep 2012 #22

A history by UTUSN LiberalAndProud Sep 2012 #7

Thanks for the info.... Sekhmets Daughter Sep 2012 #17

Chris was notoriously unreliable during the Bush years. LiberalAndProud Sep 2012 #20

Matthews is a Tip O'Neill democrat. bluestate10 Sep 2012 #24

Excellent source material, here is another: Melinda Sep 2012 #23

Because he's not tall enough to be called Big Bird Brother Buzz Sep 2012 #9

Lol... that's the one I'm going with. notadmblnd Sep 2012 #13

I heard that nickname started with his staff. immoderate Sep 2012 #2

Thanks for the info. I always thought the origin was here at DU. mfcorey1 Sep 2012 #5

I always thought the nickname "Tweety" started LeftofObama Sep 2012 #11

I hear ya about mediawhores Carolina Sep 2012 #25

His head is shaped like Tweety's, and the blonde coloring is similar. lob1 Sep 2012 #8

. rocktivity Sep 2012 #10

Was definitely used by Media Whores Online in 2001/2002 alcibiades_mystery Sep 2012 #12

So, Sekhmets Daughter Sep 2012 #19

Sorry, DU didn't come up with that. nt Lex Sep 2012 #14

it didn't come from DU,he has been called Tweety by many for years JI7 Sep 2012 #16