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indivisibleman

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17. I've had it with Matthews and
Fri Jul 31, 2015, 02:45 AM
Jul 2015

now DWS disappoints me.
Correct me if I am wrong but I view a social democrat as something quite different from a socialist. I think this is the distinction DWS should have drawn.

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She and Schumer are pretty bad... TreasonousBastard Jul 2015 #1
easy answer tell that obnoxious old man a democrat is one who supports the party platform. msongs Jul 2015 #2
Shouldn't this primary debate be about what that platform should be, delrem Jul 2015 #14
Where does the TPP fit into that platform? n/t arcane1 Jul 2015 #55
The correct answer was 'Absolutely. Prime Time.' -- what a dolt answer she offered up tomm2thumbs Jul 2015 #3
She personifies embarrassment. JDPriestly Jul 2015 #16
Wow, Chris Matthews sounds like Bill O'Reilly Bjorn Against Jul 2015 #4
he sounds like someone who thinks DWS is full of shit Scootaloo Jul 2015 #5
She is full of shit, but he is even more full of shit Bjorn Against Jul 2015 #6
Yes. elleng Jul 2015 #12
You win. They are both full of shit. Enthusiast Jul 2015 #24
I watch Maddow. Moostache Jul 2015 #41
No kidding! I just lost the last shred of respect I had left for Chris 99th_Monkey Jul 2015 #11
It was the best I have seen from DWS for a long time. Enthusiast Jul 2015 #25
she was less than perfect but not too bad......Tweety was an ass. n/t virtualobserver Jul 2015 #52
Tweety is just plain evil. Enthusiast Jul 2015 #56
I can't watch blowhards like tweetie. He's got his rep and talking points. erronis Jul 2015 #48
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Her definition of a Democrat is anti-Social. Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2015 #9
Listen close. She says, "...the DemocRAT National Convention".... Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2015 #8
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It's something the Republicans came up with.... Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2015 #13
Burns my ears every time they use it.......AND no Democrat should EVER say it. eom a kennedy Jul 2015 #30
Yes, offensive. blackspade Jul 2015 #37
I listened to it several times, I think she said "Democratic". n/t PoliticAverse Jul 2015 #53
OK. The corporate overlords have let the MSNBC news team know that they need to shift JDPriestly Jul 2015 #15
I've had it with Matthews and indivisibleman Jul 2015 #17
She should have. I'd like to see him ask Trump what the difference is between him (Trump) JDPriestly Jul 2015 #18
ha! That would! n/t indivisibleman Jul 2015 #19
I think I recall that Tweety worked in the Johnson White House. JDPriestly Jul 2015 #20
I suspect DWS has been given strict orders to not draw that distinction. Enthusiast Jul 2015 #27
She is a smart lady and indivisibleman Aug 2015 #64
DWS could have said, "Chris, Bernie's Democratic Socialism is something quite different Enthusiast Jul 2015 #28
It made DWS look good while denigrating Bernie & still no debate dates mentioned. think Jul 2015 #31
Well said. Enthusiast Jul 2015 #34
Right? What a freaking softball. raouldukelives Jul 2015 #32
Excellent. If only. n/t indivisibleman Aug 2015 #63
Im a Bernie supporter, and I am no great fan of Wasserman-Schultz, BUT . . . markpkessinger Jul 2015 #21
Matthews was certainly being a stupid jerk IMHO riversedge Jul 2015 #38
+10000 nashville_brook Jul 2015 #47
All of the masss media seems to be fine grilling Democrats but they leave Republicans to blabber endlessly. Fred Sanders Jul 2015 #62
Chris Matthews never listens. oldandhappy Jul 2015 #22
Somebody higher up at MSNBC is calling the tune now Stevepol Jul 2015 #23
Mathews is a pompous jerk who is vindictively doing his best to distort Sanders' message think Jul 2015 #26
Recommending this to illustrate just how unfairly Bernie Sanders is being treated by MSNBC. Enthusiast Jul 2015 #29
Matthews has been sputtering about Bernie for weeks, denigrating him as a passing appalachiablue Jul 2015 #33
Tweety showing his stupidity. ctsnowman Jul 2015 #35
I predict that Mathews will retire from network TV within a year. nt ladjf Jul 2015 #61
That was painful to watch. blackspade Jul 2015 #36
Debbie Wasserman Shultz should not be the DNC Chair INdemo Jul 2015 #39
MSNBC shit canned Schultz and kept this clown? rurallib Jul 2015 #40
"The progressive, populist message that he (Sanders) has that resonates deeply and widely with Fred Sanders Jul 2015 #42
Mathews was just blabbering out of control. nt ladjf Jul 2015 #60
I'm surprised that she SmittynMo Jul 2015 #43
Mathews is an ass. I wish she'd reched over the table and whacked him. STFU loudmouth. jalan48 Jul 2015 #44
What she doesn't want to say is that there is very little gap between Sanders and the Dem. Party Renew Deal Jul 2015 #45
this awkwardness is on Chris Matthews, DWS did a fine job nashville_brook Jul 2015 #46
And, can anyone tell me when the DNC debates will be? SmittynMo Jul 2015 #49
"Tell me the difference between a Democrat and a Socialist" packman Jul 2015 #50
This message was self-deleted by its author Corruption Inc Jul 2015 #51
Straight Answers padruig Jul 2015 #54
I've watched Mathews on TV for years. ladjf Jul 2015 #57
Back in the Day we DU'ers used to call him "Twist in the Wind Tweety." KoKo Aug 2015 #65
Yes, I always knew that he was very "shifty". But, the interview with the DNC chairman ladjf Aug 2015 #67
Chris sounded mentally deranged. He may be cracking up. nt ladjf Jul 2015 #58
If Mathews had interviewed me about the Sanders speaking issue, ladjf Jul 2015 #59
Mathews can dish it out but not take it olddots Aug 2015 #66
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