Chris Matthews AKA "Tweety" is a

[flamingdem]

29 votes, 3 passes | Time left: Unlimited
	Wise cable news pundit Owl
	3 (10%)
	Sway with the wind Cock-me-too
	13 (45%)
	Do what he's told Parrot
	1 (3%)
	Loud crowing boastful Cock
	7 (24%)
	Yellow headed Pecker
	0 (0%)
	Back stabbing vengeful Tit
	2 (7%)
	Add your own if you wish
	3 (10%)
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[cthulu2016]

1. An above average political commentator with some gifts and a perspective

[ailsagirl]

43. I agree. I just wish he didn't have repukes on his show.

[NRaleighLiberal]

2. Typical TV talking head who blows with the money.

I've never liked him. Way too swayable/unpredictable, ego way too large.

[flamingdem]

4. That would possibly be a $hiny Dollar Collecting Crow?

Yes I missed the financial aspect of his motivations

[NRaleighLiberal]

5. +1!

[GeorgeGist]

42. ^^

[Enrique]

3. a raving loon

[flamingdem]

11. I should add that one! n/t

[Indpndnt]

6. He's very fond of his own voice.

And sure seems to want it to be the only one heard on his show. I can't figure out why he even bothers having guests when he barely lets them speak. [url=http://www.cosgan.de/smilie.php][img][/img][/url]

[flamingdem]

9. He-kill-ya Mockingbird?

A stretch

[graywarrior]

7. A corporate employee

[ejbr]

13. ding! ding! ding! +1 n/t

[flamingdem]

15. A pissflapping Penguin?

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[Whisp]

29. or a pissflapping poppinjay.

[flamingdem]

32. that's fun to say!

and gets my vote!

[DMacTX]

8. Hot headed, but far better analyst than most. We've got far bigger problems than Tweety.

[yurbud]

12. "better than most (TV) analysts" is damning with the faintest of faint praise

Like "He's cute--for a leper."

[amandabeech]

40. "We've got far bigger problems than Tweety." So right.

He's a slight plus.

When he's calm and focusing on the "inside politics" meme, he can be very insightful.

However, he is subject to man-crushes on macho politicians.

On the other hand, he's been supportive of Obama recently, and isn't afraid to call out racists and racism.

The Koch Bros. are a much bigger problem.

[OldDem2012]

10. You forgot "loud flaming asshole". nt.

[flamingdem]

16. That's a given

[nc4bo]

14. A flake.

Like fishfood - flakes.

[Deep13]

17. spaz case nt

[flamingdem]

20. A Cuckoo?

[kentuck]

18. Chris is not perfect...

But he's better than most.

[flamingdem]

23. That's true, by comparison he's a-okay

But some days I can't deal with his schtick

[GitRDun]

24. I am with you

Not perfect, but his knowledge of history and willingness to call out people like Reince Preibus are OK by me.

[DMacTX]

27. Excellent response! I can't understand why are folks so anti him.

[DollarBillHines]

38. There are two Chris Matthews. One is a television character.

The other is a cool, laid-back guy.

I flew from JFK to SFO, seated next to him on both flights.

We had a heck of a time. Interestingly, I was the only passenger in 1st Class who recognized him. The attendant knew who he was, though.

[JI7]

19. reacts in the moment Drama queen etc

[flamingdem]

21. Perhaps a preening Peacock?

[forestpath]

22. Anybody who calls out egregious racism as vociferously as Tweety does is OK by me.

[DMacTX]

28. nail on head.

[vaberella]

25. Eagle without a sky. n/t

[Whisp]

26. is a harmful, dirty bird

he should take his serous charge of 'news', 'journalism', whatever it is called these days, he should take this more seriously instead of it being about HIM, maybe he should stop and think before he has one of his emotional outbursts of ME ME ME I'm so upset, mama.

fuck 'im.

still can't watch MSNBC

[Bluenorthwest]

36. Matthews is not a newsman, not a journalist, he's a commentator.

It is not 'whatever' and the two things are not the same. If you are looking for news reporting, he does not do that. He comments on the news, as do the guests on his show. He is not charged with anything other than giving his opinion. Which is what he does. That's his job. Journalism is not his job.

[Whisp]

39. commentators skew the news.

they all do it for their own ratings, their own bosses, and their own paychecks.

some are more bearable that others, obviously, but it's all a game to them. like sports announcing.

[berni_mccoy]

30. Leave Tweety ALONE!

I like him.

[flamingdem]

33. ha ha ha

good one!

I'm not that mad at him but he does need to keep it in check for the next couple of weeks.

[JaneQPublic]

37. LOL! My only problem with him is...

...that his show wastes the time of his guests. He asks them questions but never shuts up to let them answer.

If he wants to ask and answer his own questions, he should do the entire show solo.

[Superbot]

31. I don't trust him at all

I wont forget what happened in 2008

[flamingdem]

34. I don't remember that well, but I was probably pissed at the time

but I've forgotten. Was it a particular incident or his general schtick?

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

35. Somewhere between 1 and 2, depending on the day and his mood

[flamingdem]

41. He's not bad every day but today he was pumping Romney ahead fake

momentum scam..

[Honeycombe8]

44. I don't like these types of posts. They foster hatred or hostility. nt

[OldDem2012]

49. Sorry, but Tweety brought it on himself. nt.

[AspenRose]

45. He's a pain in the ass!

That's what he is!

[flamingdem]

46. I hope Tweety took his meds today

[Puzzledtraveller]

47. It has to be bad when both sides ridicule you.

[flamingdem]

48. It should be "Obama won handily" tonight

What the 'ell does Rmoney know about foreign policy except for the Cayman islands!

[progressivebydesign]

50. I LIKE Chris Matthews!! He tries to be fair, and he can be brutally honest.

I never understand the way people turn on him instantly if he says something they don't like. the majority of the time, he's cool.

I still don't know why you call him "tweety."

[flamingdem]

51. He looks like Tweety Bird the cartoon!

I like him except when he helps destroy Obama's lead by setting up a narrative that he absolutely sucked in the first debate. We have enough MSM in the tank for Romney, he needed to buffer his comments because they were so over the top it really made us SUFFER the next TWO WEEKS.

[Spazito]

52. I like him, overall...

He irritates the hell out of me at times but he has been pointing out the rabid racism being used by the repubs where few others (Martin Bashir, Reverend Al being the 'few') are and that gets big kudos from me.

[flamingdem]

53. I agree he's very strong in certain areas

my gripe is what he did after the first debate, he better not pull that again - we can't afford to give ammo to the MSM to trash Obama

[Spazito]

55. Yeah, that was one of the times he irritated the crap out of me...

President Obama did seem somewhat subdued to me as well but to go ballistic, as Chris did, was bizarre, imo.

I think part of it comes down to trying to keep drama in the Presidential race in order to maintain or increase their viewership seeing as those are the numbers that get the attention of the advertisers.

[Tikki]

54. Always afraid....

that is no way to live your life, Matthews.


Tikki