Obama Obliterated By……. Chris Matthews
Could this be an LBJ/Cronkite moment?
Probably not – no one watches MSNBC, and even fewer care about what Chris Matthews has to say. However, it is something to see Mr. “tingle up my leg” take on Obama in such harsh words. To review, Matthews compared O’s handling of the Gulf oil spill to Jimmy Carter’s handling of the Iran hostage crisis. He said it was as big a disaster as what had to be done at Dunkirk. Chrisy pointed out that Chairman O is “not taking ownership,” “not acting like it’s big time,” “not acting like a commander in chief,” “not a chief executive,” and that the Obama team is no more than an”idiotic cerebral meritocracy.” I don’t think I could have said it any better myself.
Tags: Barack Obama, Chris Matthews, MSNBC, Oil Spill
May 27th, 2010 at 9:28 pm
The thrill is gone…from Chris Matthews’ leg.
May 28th, 2010 at 10:47 am
Is this a sign of the rats fleeing a sinking ship?
May 29th, 2010 at 10:53 pm
I hardly see this as comparable to Cronkite. Matthews had plenty of positives to say about George W. Bush.
http://mediamatters.org/research/200512230005
May 30th, 2010 at 9:19 pm
To clarify, are you saying that Chris Matthews, the Jimmy Carter speechwriter, is not a man of the left?
May 30th, 2010 at 9:27 pm
What made the Cronkite/Tet Offensive speech so significant was that Cronkite was noted for his impartiality. His break from this impartial stance made his words even more effective. Matthews clearly is not impartial, and I don’t think his “defection”, as it were, is quite as significant as one might make it out to be. He has supported the Republican Party in the past, and has made no bones about the fact that he is “…more conservative than people think [he] is.”
May 30th, 2010 at 11:10 pm
And to add, that’s not that I think Obama has done an acceptable job handing this oil spill, which I don’t by any means. I just don’t think Chris Matthews calling him on it is quite as significant as has been asserted.
June 1st, 2010 at 9:29 am
Ugh…Chris Matthews
June 1st, 2010 at 2:34 pm
UNBELIEVABLE and refreshing.
June 1st, 2010 at 4:43 pm
It seems that more and more of us are seeing the President, as he really is. Many have said he was not ready for such a responsibility, and this seems to prove they are right.
June 2nd, 2010 at 5:09 pm
I didn’t know that Matthews guest-hoted for el Rushbo once. Did he used to be conservative?