My God I can't believe what Chris Mathews just said!!!!

[cidliz2004]

He was awesome!!!!!

Questions to ask yourself if your undecided:
Do you want to be alone in the world, Blair will be gone pretty soon

Do you want to be behind in medical science advances

Do you want someone to be careful before sending us to war...

and much more

[Psst_Im_Not_Here]

1. Yep, Yep

It sounds as though he just came out of the closet! LOL

[phish420]

7. Coming Out

I think the media is finally realizing that this attack has been unfair, undignified and completely unworthy of airtime, and they are begining to make ammends. They see that the reputation of an American Hero and Patriot is being unfairly undermined and I think we may be begining to see a slight turn...not that they are all going to turn liberal, but I think they know the line was really crossed...Abrams said basically the same thing and went on to say that banning all 527's is unconstitutional and that only these ads are the problem. He said you cant tell groups like MADD not to air political ads, so you cant bad them, but they have to be truthful and trustworthy, and the facts are that their facts just dont check out...not with the Navy record, and not with their own statements.

[Libby2]

20. I so hope you're right

but I doubt it.

I guess they don't realize how foolish they look to most people.

[Booster]

26. Well, they had a little help from me and millions of

others typing our little fingers to the bone to get the other side on. I'm beginning to believe emailing them and pointing out their biases and shortcomings just might be working.

[skooooo]

2. wish i could see him..

my cable company doesn't carry msnbc

[Pirate Smile]

5. It was HBO - Real Time with Bill Maher.

[Cha]

6. I think they're talking about Tweety being on HBO

with Bill Maher and Real Time.

[Placebo]

3. He sounded like a DEMOCRAT!

Gotta love it! :yourock:

[smiley_glad_hands]

18. He is a Democrat.

Worked for former speaker Tip O'neal. Maybe not as progressive as most, but a dem none the less.

[pacalo]

30. Chris Matthews was also a speechwriter for Jimmy Carter.

[Cleita]

4. I'll bet his show doesn't change that much though if

it looks like Bush might get another four years.

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

9. Now if he'd only say what he said on his show for the masses to hear.

[Syrinx]

14. probably more people watch Maher than Hardball

[Sugarbleus]

24. Forgive me but..those that can AFFORD to buy cable

might watch Maher. The point is that it would be nice if Tweety would say those things on a network that the general public would likely see..see? Like, ma and pa down at the cattle auction in middle america etc.

In any case, it IS a good sign that Matthews is singing out finally. ;)

[Syrinx]

29. ok I understand

basic cable v. premium cable.

But I just meant Maher has more viewers than Hardball. According to this website I found, it's 1.8 million for Maher, 530,000 for Hardball.

I gladly accept your point. ;)

http://www.thewavemag.com/pagegen.php?pagename=article&articleid=23179

[Sugarbleus]

32. No big deal...

been on here all day...time for me to step away from the computer.. eeek lol

Have a good weekend :hi:

[Virginian]

8. He said that!???

But... but... that sounds like he isn't in lock step. Are you sure that is the same Chris Matthews we see on Hardball each night?

He'd better get his attitude straight or someone might accuse him of being un-patriotic. They might tell him to go hang with the hippie-freaks over in the protest pen.

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

10. Anyone think Maher will be protesting? I loved what he said tonight!

[dave123williams]

11. Tivo rules...

Man, that was a bloody great way to frame the choice we face. I'm going to watch it again, right now.

[Sydnie]

16. I am too Dave.

There were so many gems in this show I just have to watch it over again.

[cidliz2004]

17. Repeat exactly what he says

I couldn't catch all of it because I couldn't believe my ears!!! He came out so directly and brilliantly.
I never expected Chris Mathews to come out so strongly against Bush

He phrased it in a way that I would like to be able to quote verbatim

He actually said that if you were undecided (and he can’t understand how people are)
Ask yourself these questions to make it more clear,

Which path do you want your country to follow for the next 20 years ??????

Do you want to be really alone in the world for the next 20 years????? Blair is on his way out we will really be alone….

Do you want to be behind in medical science advances for the next 20 years??????

Do you want somebody who will be very cautious and careful before sending us to war.... He said things like that but much much better and I would really like to get all of it word for word

So can you help me/us out?

[Norquist Nemesis]

21. Will you transcribe it, pleeaasee!?!

My jaw dropped open and I shouted a big hooray after he said all that. I'd love to have that handy!!!

He pisses me off sometimes because I think he allows blowhards like Drieir and Rohrbacher take over the discussion without reigning them in. (Then again, maybe that's because those two are also from California :shrug: ) But overall, he pulls out the points that need to be made and sums it up at the end.

I've seen him go after a couple of crazies like Coulter and Malkin...they never appear again after that!

[dave123williams]

35. Love to, but that was a long show and

I have rudimentary typing skills, at best ;)

[olddem43]

12. He just got a 3 year contract so he can now say what he thinks.

His whole tone changed near the end of the convention. He is a Kerry supporter, I'm sure of it. He has been kicking RW ass lately.

[dave123williams]

13. Does HBO have a transcript service?

[Placebo]

15. You will be able to find the transcript at Bill Maher's OFFICIAL Site...

he posts the transcript of all past episodes there. though, they are usually posted a week afterwards.

[Blue_Roses]

19. Great show!

I loved PI when it was on ABC and was sad to see it cancelled, but now I say -thank-god, 'cause it ROCKS now more than ever!

[Generic Other]

22. Looks like it's on again at 11:00 on the west coast

Worth watching!

[mountainvue]

23. He stole the show. n/t

[dave123williams]

25. My favorite line...

I hope there are riots in New York. It would be a healthy sign for our Democracy. Societies that have well organized, quiet and peaceful demonstrations are usually totallitarian states, like North Korea. And Disneyland.

[mountainvue]

27. He also said

Kim Johg Il kicks back and drinks a bottle of Jack a night and watches porn flicks and that bushco should be worried that he might do something foolish so we shouldn't be pulling our troops out of there.

[cidliz2004]

28. Yeah, he did say that to....

I was in such shock that he was speaking his opinion so directly that I went into shock and couldn't remember everything that he said....

The protesting comments were priceless and way over the top...I hope that he doesn't get into trouble for them

The comment about Max Cleland at the WH and Laura yelling out the window that "Stem Cell research wouldn't help him either!" was positively naughty!

[newsguyatl]

31. excellent news!

chris matthews, welcome to our club! we're honored to have you as a member.

keep up the good work, and the ratings will follow.

[Kanary]

33. Dare I suggest.......

emailing him and expressing appreciation for what he said that you liked hearing....?

You can be sure he's getting crap from the RWers, so if you liked what he said, makes sense to let him know.

Kanary

[ReadTomPaine]

34. I loved it also! However...

Let's not forgot Chris has lobbied for a job as White House press secretary in the past.. maybe he's dropping the hint again, this time to the Kerry people.

He was great tonight. I think he was undoubtedly smacking back at GOP for trying to blackball him - Maher's show is the perfect place to make that statement. I regretted Bill's words about Malkin esp right after Chris left.

Great guests tonight. Good to see Ashley Banfield turn up.

RTP

[thebigidea]

36. he just likes to play to his audience

when he wrote for SF papers, he was an antiwar democrat. When he appeared on a GE show, he thought Bush looked great in jeans.


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