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kpete

(71,901 posts)
Thu Apr 4, 2013, 12:41 PM Apr 2013

Pathetic/Ignorant-Tweety: Is 'Wife Beating' Something 'Women Really Worry About?'

Chris Matthews wondered aloud on Wednesday whether or not "wife beating" was something that women "really worry about."

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"Joe Biden has street cred with these women," Mitchell said. "Is that close to the bone, the idea of wife beating, or beaters?" Matthews said.

"Well, that was part of it," Mitchell replied.

"Yeah, but is that something that women really worry about, men being brutal?" Matthews wondered. "Yes!" Mitchell said.

"At home?" Matthews continued. "In the home?"

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/04/chris-matthews-wife-beating_n_3013323.html

"In the home?"he asks....
sent him this:

http://www.alternativesdv.org/index.php?src=news&srctype=detail&category=Newsletter&refno=144

grrrrrrrrrrrrrr, kp

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Pathetic/Ignorant-Tweety: Is 'Wife Beating' Something 'Women Really Worry About?' (Original Post) kpete Apr 2013 OP
He's an ignorant twit! Damn.... haikugal Apr 2013 #1
He was also trashing Elizabeth Colbert Busch last night DURHAM D Apr 2013 #2
One more good reason not to watch his show. Scuba Apr 2013 #3
And MSNBC is supposedly the "liberal" cable TV channel? WTF Matthews has sunken to wingnut low. alp227 Apr 2013 #4
Yeah, I'm pretty sure a lot of them do, Chris. nt bemildred Apr 2013 #5
It must be nice to be so insulated. FedUpWithIt All Apr 2013 #6
What the fuck is wrong with him? RainbowSuperfund Apr 2013 #7
Yes, Chris Matthews. In the home. And on the streets. And in school. And at work. lapislzi Apr 2013 #8
K&R redqueen Apr 2013 #9
Oy. nt geek tragedy Apr 2013 #10
so he was right? hfojvt Apr 2013 #11
Obviously not freeplessinseattle Apr 2013 #12

DURHAM D

(32,596 posts)
2. He was also trashing Elizabeth Colbert Busch last night
Thu Apr 4, 2013, 12:53 PM
Apr 2013

as he drooled over Sanford. Tweety thinks she has no credentials except for the fact she is Stephen's brother.

Here is her wiki entry - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Colbert_Busch

A male with this education and work history would be just peachy with Tweety but for a female it is inadequate. Tweety predicted that Sanford would beat her. He also said that she won't do media. Read that: "She won't come on my show". He ignored the fact that she has already appeared on MSNBC on the Lawrence O'Donnell show.

Tweety is a sexist jerk.

alp227

(31,962 posts)
4. And MSNBC is supposedly the "liberal" cable TV channel? WTF Matthews has sunken to wingnut low.
Thu Apr 4, 2013, 01:34 PM
Apr 2013

Really, can you tell the difference between Chris Matthews and the Eagle Forum or those who lobby against VAWA????

lapislzi

(5,762 posts)
8. Yes, Chris Matthews. In the home. And on the streets. And in school. And at work.
Thu Apr 4, 2013, 01:42 PM
Apr 2013

Although I am no longer in a relationship with an abusive partner, so my home is relatively safe, I never know where or when the next assault or microaggression is going to occur, to me or to someone I know.

I won't list them all here, all the ones that I could document by all the women I know, because it would be a very long list.

Yes, in the home.

hfojvt

(37,573 posts)
11. so he was right?
Thu Apr 4, 2013, 02:22 PM
Apr 2013

According to the stats then

3/4 of women will never be assaulted by their partners (and perhaps will not spend any time worrying about it)

and 1/3 of female homicide victims is a minority of a very small group. Most women are not homicide victims.

In 1998, the rate of violence by intimate partners (against women) was 747.3 per 100,000 which was down from 982 in 1993.

But the rate of NON-victims seems to be 99,252 per 100,000. Or 99.25%.

For many of the women who worry about it - they are worrying about the problems of other people.

But it would seem to be more logical to worry about an attack outside the home since the rate for all victims of violence was 3.93%. So inside the home was .8% and outside the home was 3.13%.

The rate for men (and boys) was 5.58% with the highest rate for kids 12-14 at 110 per 1,000. The rate for single people at 87.4 was much higher than for married at 23.0. It seems to help to not be alone.

freeplessinseattle

(3,508 posts)
12. Obviously not
Thu Apr 4, 2013, 03:39 PM
Apr 2013

since 1/4 of women will have to be worried about being assaulted by their partners. (Which while a high number is not most of women, but is that what he said?).

Current US demographics:

0-14 years: 20.2% (male 31,639,127/female 30,305,704)
15–64 years: 67% (male 102,665,043/female 103,129,321)
65 years and over: 12.8% (male 16,901,232/female 22,571,696) (2010 est.)

So let's see, 25% of females over age 15 in the US is approximately 3,1425,254. That is more than 3 million women, not exactly insignificant.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_the_United_States#Age_structure

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