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Tweety Needs to Check His Man-Crushes

by BooMan
Thu Aug 9th, 2007 at 11:45:35 PM EST

Chris Matthew's obsession with man-love is really beginning to disturb me. I don't know what happened to him as a child but his need to smell the English Leather of aspiring presidential contenders is really quite creepy.

While discussing the Democratic presidential candidates on the August 8 edition of MSNBC's Hardball, host Chris Matthews asserted: "I don't see a big, beefy alternative to [Sen.] Hillary Clinton [D-NY] -- a big guy. You know what I mean? An ... every-way big guy. I don't see one out there. I see a lot of slight, skinny, second- and third-rate candidates." Matthews prefaced his comment by saying, "I guess I'm thinking of an Eddie Rendell were in the race -- the governor of Pennsylvania -- or if [former Vice President] Al Gore were in the race or someone else who's a good heavyweight to be running."

There's something in Matthews' demented brain that makes him swoon for big-boned men. Men that are actually fit, have flat-stomachs, and normal sized bone structure seem un-presidential to Tweety. The disturbing part is that he keeps imposing his idiosyncratic man-love preferences on an unsuspecting public. I mean, who can forget this:

MATTHEWS: Does [Fred Thompson] have sex appeal? I'm looking at this guy and I'm trying to find out the new order of things, and what works for women and what doesn't. Does this guy have some sort of thing going for him that I should notice? . . .
Gene, do you think there's a sex appeal for this guy, this sort of mature, older man, you know? He looks sort of seasoned and in charge of himself. What is this appeal? Because I keep star quality. You were throwing the word out, shining star, Ana Marie, before I checked you on it. . . .
Can you smell the English leather on this guy, the Aqua Velva, the sort of mature man's shaving cream, or whatever, you know, after he shaved? Do you smell that sort of -- a little bit of cigar smoke? You know, whatever.

It's just gross and Matthews should stop it.

This is MSNBC's marquee, go-to guy for serious political coverage and his basic analysis revolves around the relative beefiness and man-scentedness of the candidates. It's embarrassing.

Tweety Needs to Check His Man-Crushes | 12 comments (12 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: Tweety Needs to Check His Man-Crushes (4.00 / 3)

This may not seem to relate, but somehow it seems to me that it does.

My first introduction to Chris Matthews - and the day I completely lost interest in anything he had to say - took place in late 2001 when he was the guest on one of the (deservedly) premier talk radio stations. The main topic was, of course, 9/11, and the impending attack on Afghanistan. His statements were so racist, so inhuman, and delivered in such an appalling manner that I actually sent a complaint to the station and the multi-award-winning host. What really send me over the cliff was when he ranted on and on at some length about how it was inevitable that the U.S. would massacre bunches of civilians, who would then have the unimaginable gall to run out of their tents waving their bloody shirts in front of the media, thus creating a big P.R. problem for the U.S. (I am not coming close to doing justice to his rant). Aside from the racist nature of the "tents" reference (Afghans do not live in tents, by the way), the tone and substance of what he said was so inexcusably inhuman that I found it necessary to stop my car by the side of the road to catch my breath.

After that I had no interest in anything at all that he had to say.

by Hurria (Muslawia@gmail.com) on Fri Aug 10th, 2007 at 02:04:30 AM EST

But... but... (none / 0)

He used to work for Tip O'Neil, fer cryin' out loud! I mean, what more credentials does a man really need to qualify as a dyed-in-the-wool MSM liberal?

by Red Harvest on Fri Aug 10th, 2007 at 02:20:48 AM EST
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Re: But... but... (4.00 / 2)

I didn't know he worked for Tip O'Neil. I knew he was a speechwriter for Carter though. That doesn't make him a liberal though. Not by any means. He's drawn to the smell of power. He'll orgasm talking about the majesty of the Senate Chamber or the awe-inspiring Oval Office or being on-board Air Force-1 and how important he feels about himself as a result. He's a groupie. Doesn't matter what their politics are. He just loves feeling important by being around important people and being so priviledged. It makes me sick, really.

But I wouldn't call him a liberal. He cares way too much about his own personal wealth and importance to be a liberal.

by RandyH on Fri Aug 10th, 2007 at 02:52:31 AM EST
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He's drawn to the smell of power (none / 0)

He's drawn to the smell of power...

...or is it the power of smell?

"There's something about an Aqua Velva man..."

Ecological collapse is already happening. Your resentment of the word doesn't change the fact that it is occurring.

by Knoxville Progressive (green_planet_2000 (at) yahoo (dot) com) on Fri Aug 10th, 2007 at 08:13:36 AM EST
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Usual white guy disease (4.00 / 4)

stemming from where are the manly men I can hang with and share martinis while we dog minorities and women who threaten our status?

Another part of this disease are the howls of pain that occur whenever guys who should know better support an anachronism like Imus to the nth degree, saying that free speech is on the line.

The vaunted virtue of certain white men makes me think we're in Regency England, not 21st century America.

An untypical Negro

http://thisblksistaspage.wordpress.com

by blksista (gab1954@gmail.com) on Fri Aug 10th, 2007 at 03:50:37 AM EST

Re: Tweety Needs to Check His Man-Crushes (4.00 / 3)

oh for crying out loud. What is to like about this porker? He sits there and pontificates about anything while spitting on his guests. He rudely interrupts everyone. If he doesn't agree with the speaker, he attacks violently. He mumbles under his breath while his guests try to make a point. His treatment of women guests is so condesceding that it is embarassing to watch.
Just stop calling him Tweety! It is insulting to Tweety.

by billjpa (billjpa@aol.com) on Fri Aug 10th, 2007 at 07:51:06 AM EST

Insulting Tweety (4.00 / 2)

I tawt I taw a Democwat. I did! I did taw a democwat! Bad! Bad, bad democwat!

Ecological collapse is already happening. Your resentment of the word doesn't change the fact that it is occurring.

by Knoxville Progressive (green_planet_2000 (at) yahoo (dot) com) on Fri Aug 10th, 2007 at 08:11:57 AM EST
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Re: Tweety Needs to Check His Man-Crushes (4.00 / 2)

i dont know about making him stop

its like shining a mirror on america...like letting the KKK types say what they want because when america sees this crap, they will hopefully recognize it in themselves and gain some self awareness....and thats what tends to lead to a change in psyche....going back to an earlier thread on bedwetters.

the stuff he is saying about looking for a big beefy guy... he is a genius and completely understands what americans want....i dont think he knows how intuitive he is...he is just expressing all thats wrong with people...its really quite fascinating to watch.

by anna in philly (flymetothemoon@yahoo.com) on Fri Aug 10th, 2007 at 10:23:45 AM EST

Re: Tweety Needs to Check His Man-Crushes (none / 1)

its like shining a mirror on america...
he is a genius and completely understands what americans want....

Anna, I believe you hit the nail on the head. He seems like a big caricature to most of us. But there's a reason he is so popular. Like it or not, I'm afraid that what you say is true. He is a perfect, composite representation of so much of the country. An obsession with irrelevant minutiae and a fascination with vacuous subject matter.

The scary part is that these are the people, by and large, who are driving the discourse in the country.

"Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity"

by MikeInOhio on Fri Aug 10th, 2007 at 11:34:13 AM EST
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Re: Tweety Needs to Check His Man-Crushes (none / 0)

Exactly, Anna. We owe him some gratitude for openly giving up the pretense that there is a difference between "serious news" and Entertainment Tonite -- between "coverage" of Paris and Kevin and Hillary and Rudy. It does change the psyche by making celebrity trivia the standard for all mass media communication.

But he's still creepy. Maybe he'll get so creepy that some people start to long for real news one day, who knows.

FDR's response to progressive demands: "I agree. Now go out and make me do it."

by DaveW on Fri Aug 10th, 2007 at 02:10:04 PM EST
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Re: Tweety Needs to Check His Man-Crushes (none / 0)

Hell, what about how he talks about and to women??? Jeez, Chris, just hire a dominatrix that talks like Hillary Clinton and dresses like Ann Coulter and get it out of your system.

by peacearena on Fri Aug 10th, 2007 at 01:51:51 AM EST

This is the guy who... (none / 1)

...after the forum in Chicago last week, asked three of his "guests" whether they thought Hillary's voice was shrill! Not a single question about her policies. He kept asking the same question again and again. This guy has serious hang-ups.

Michaela

by michaelmt (MrMichael_t@yahoo.com) on Fri Aug 10th, 2007 at 10:38:10 AM EST

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