I cannot believe that tweety is having a fit about the President using the word,

[mfcorey1]

homeland. Of all the things we are facing in this day and age he is pissed that the President uses homeland. Anything to make a news story and get all the people who cannot think for themselves to expand the foolishness.

[whathehell]

1. What's his problem with that word?

[lpbk2713]

2. Free advertising for a cable series?

Scheduled season premiere is October 5, 2014, on Showtime.

(The cast is exceptional, Claire Danes in particular.)

[bigwillq]

3. Some folks at DU do not like that word either.

There was a poll and everything.

I'll try to find it.

[elehhhhna]

5. it's fucking creepy

[Vincardog]

15. "Homeland" is TOO damned close to "Fatherland" for me. I find it a bow to the RW Fascists

[sketchy]

17. Here's a thread about it

link:

http://sync.democraticunderground.com/10025479844

[bigwillq]

18. Thanks for adding the link.

I thought it was a poll, guess not. But thanks for finding it.

[sketchy]

19. You're welcome!

n/t

[randys1]

4. Obama cant use any word, cant go anywhere, cant eat or wear anything, without some twit

attacking him.

The teaparty attacks him if he cures cancer...

[onecaliberal]

16. ^^^ That

[tularetom]

6. That effing word has been around for 13 years since 9/11 and NOW he gets pissed?

Maybe he's just trying to show the big bosses at NBC that he can attack the president just like Chuck Todd and they should let him be on Meet the Press with the big boys.

[whathehell]

8. My thoughts exactly -- He must have come up empty on ideas for today's show

If you can't think of anything bigger than that to get pissed about,

you're bankrupt.

[Bluenorthwest]

7. I agree with Matthews, the term stinks and Obama is just the second President to employ the term.

I detested it out of Bush and I wish Obama had not adopted it from W. But he did.

[Journeyman]

12. Not much leeway, given there's a Cabinet level secretary in charge of it . . .

Though I agree with you, it doesn't need to be used outside of the proper noun.

[BeyondGeography]

9. If you hate homeland you hate the Marseillaise

Dopes.

Allons enfants de la homeland...

Feel better?

[840high]

10. I don't like it one bit.

[Journeyman]

11. I despise the word, but how else would Obama address cabinet Secretary Napolitano? . . .

Until and unless we change the cabinet level Department, there's not much chance of the President avoiding use of the word.

But then, Tweety's an idiot, so I expect faux poutrage no matter what the President does.

[conservaphobe]

13. This is my reaction to Tweety:

Some people need to clean out and plug up their craw.

[KT2000]

14. on an earlier MSNBC show

the moderator used the word homeland. Maybe Matthews should call a meeting of moderators then.
Personally I don't like the word but have not heard it addressed as controversial by anyone but Matthews and some comedians.