Chris Matthews is handing Clinton a present with a huge bow on it

[soleft]

He's humiliating State Senator Kirk Watson by pressing him to name Obama's accomplishments in the Senate, and he's the Senator is floundering.

Of course, awfully safe for Matthews to be going hard on Obama's supporters at this point.

[Jane Austin]

1. He did that to Gov. Doyle yesterday.

What an ass.

[gmudem]

2. It's not as if that will actually affect anything

That Watson guy sure came off like a fool though. There's plenty of stuff Obama has done, it's Watson's fault for not knowing it and it was a mistake to have him on TV as a campaign spokesperson.

[elixir]

3. I guess now that he has our attention, people are starting to ask for substance.

[frogcycle]

7. and there's the rub

[Thrill]

8. Substance?

His speech tonight was full of substance. That argument is beginning to fall also

[Skittles]

49. was it his speech this time?

:rofl:

[City Lights]

4. Keith then handed Chris his ass wrapped in a nice bow.

He had it coming.

[VolcanoJen]

10. KO by KO!

(stolen from another DUer, adabfree... I guess I "plagiarized")

That guy could've been better prepared, but Tweety did that for his own smarmy ass, not to help Clinton or the discourse. C'mon, this isn't our first go-around with Tweety. Dude shoulda seen that "gotcha" coming.

[adabfree]

19. You have my permission to use it..so it's not plagarizing..

:pals:

[VolcanoJen]

21. Let me see if it's ok with Howard Wolffson and Mark Penn, though

:hug:

[adabfree]

27. LOL....

Make sure it's a conference call...

[BringBigDogBack]

50. lol

[adabfree]

12. ha ha..KO had to remind him it wasn't Hardball either..lmao

Tweety swallowed the Hillary pill tonight

[Emit]

17. details details please

no cable
no teevee
thanks

[City Lights]

23. KO asked Chris to name something the Senate accomplished and he

couldn't. After being momentarily speechless, Chris said something about playing hardball. KO responded with, but this isn't Hardball. It's election coverage.

[adabfree]

28. lmaooooooooo priceless..gotta love Keith...just got to

[City Lights]

30. As you said...a KO by KO.

Perfect! :hi:

Did you hear everyone laughing in the background after KO said that? :rofl:

[adabfree]

31. Yes...as Tweety sat there looking lost...lmao...

[Emit]

34. priceless nt/

[Hieronymus]

37. And Chris received the message from Keith ... did you see that look?

[City Lights]

40. I did, and I hope someone puts the segment up on YouTube.

I want to watch it again and again! :bounce:

[Skwmom]

5. Who do you think gave him the idea to ask this question?

[Debi]

11. Howard Wolfson n/t

[Maven]

6. No. He's trying to hand McCain a present.

And they're all just getting started.

[Barack_America]

9. Unfortunate that he didn't press Tubbs Jones to list a specific accomplishment for Hillary.

He let her speak in broad terms, but not Kirk Watson.

That was unfair.

[K Gardner]

15. Yes, it was, and he's an ass. He needs to go sit one out with Shuster. Shuster in, Tweety out.

[Debi]

16. And Tubbs Jones is in DC w/Clinton

but still couldn't name one legislative accomplishment by Clinton!

[stillcool]

25. To me they both seemed drunk...

How the hell can they have someone go on there and be totally unprepared. Jeez...what a dumbass, and what a dumb move.

[K Gardner]

13. That's OK. You can be certain any surrogate from this day forward will either KNOW the

facts or be required to memorize the HUGE list of legislations/achievements prior to appearing on teevee. Better this happen two weeks prior to Ohio than later.

[billyoc]

14. Yeah, his huge ass with a bow on it after KO pwned him. nt

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

18. It HAS to be answered, y'all get it right?

Tweety, as obnoxious as he is - is signalling the next attack by Hillary.

Get ready for it - if Obama can't answer this, if supporters can't answer it,
then it hurts the campaign!

It will reinforce the HIllary argument.

Instead of being angry that this was raised, be angry that it wasn't anticipated.

Look for every attack, every trick, every thing the kitchen sink included.

Proper Preparation Prevents Problems!

[NYCGirl]

20. Don't worry. Obama can answer that. The state senator from Texas, who

probably has little time in front of a national camera, was unprepared for the ambush.

[Gothmog]

39. Kirk is a smart guy

Kirk is a top trial attorney and was mayor of Austin. Tweety blindsided him and Kirk did not want to get nasty. Kirk could had torn tweety a new one but would had looked as bad as tweety in doing so

[VolcanoJen]

22. The answer is easy... note to Obama's Rapid Response & Prep Shop

Here's how you answer that question:

"It is going to take this historic election to achieve the changes Senator Obama has worked for all of his life, because of the gridlock that has paralyzed, and honestly, disheartened this nation, ever since the impeachment of President Clinton taught conservatives that attack politics work and that the politics of hope are moot."

[Barack_America]

26. Who said that Obama can't answer this.

Certainly not he.

I'll take his passed ethics reform bill alone compared to the fluff that Hillary by and large gets passed.

[grantcart]

45. Here is the answer for free:

Fine Chris I will give you 3 legislative successes for every single one that you can name for Senator John Kennedy before he became one of our greatest presidents. Or for the other side of the isle Nixon. Legislative accomplishments are collegial in nature and you can't really tell who is moving what unless you are on the inside. Getting your name on a bill can mean something or nothing.

Also the difference between legislative and executive leadership is completely different and the guy who may be great at moving the sheep - like Johnson can fuck up the presidency. The answer is its not relevent.

[Eurobabe]

24. Obama camp should educate and choose surrogates wisely

That was an embarrassment.

[VolcanoJen]

29. I'm sure they'll run that ad nauseum on "Morning Joe" tomorrow

The only purpose, of course, was for Tweety to amuse and satisfy himself. It was kind of an ambush on what should be a glorious night for Obama.

Still, I doubt it'll happen again. Don't send surrogates out without talking points. The answer to Chris' question was really quite simple, I think.

[Eurobabe]

36. Agreed. now it is time to get a couple more hours of sleep

before German class. :hug: :hi:

I wonder if Hillary is going to stay in this through March 4th, if the polls show her losing?

[VolcanoJen]

38. Viel Gluck!!!!

She'll stay in. Watch for Hillaryland to voyage off to Negativeland and then Obscurityland.

Ohio - Looking Forward To Not Counting Since Iowa!!

[Eurobabe]

47. She's in Negativity orbit already, waiting for the booster rockets

to propel her into Obscurityland. Ohio is going to be very interesting.

[DUyellow]

44. It was embarrassing. Put me on TV, i can tell you.

[tammywammy]

32. Watson is a Texas State Senator

Just to be clear.

[Hoof Hearted]

33. Now all of the sudden, Chris is concerned. I wonder why.

[Barack_America]

35. He's afraid that people will assume this is a done deal and that will affect his ratings?

What else does he care about?

[Blue_Roses]

41. Tweety is just not right. The man is not well.

While I agree that Senator Kirk Watson should be able to represent who he is supporting--the crickets were torture--Tweety was way off his rocker. Thank-goodness for Keith slapping him back down.

[DUyellow]

43. BS... I am all for Obama, there is no reason that i know more about Obama then the representatives..

for Obama. I was pissed!

[DUyellow]

42. i can say, i was pissed when i knew more then the guy on MSNBC representing Obama... I was pissed.

This needs to be a wake up call for them.

[my3boyz]

46. I could seriously kick

Chris Matthew's @ss. He was so pissed that Barack won tonight. He keeps saying on and on how Hillary is going to win. The machine always wins. What happened to your machine tonight @sshole! Ughhhhhhhhhhhh.....He will probably have Hillary as the top power ranker or whatever the hell he calls it. He is pathetic! He is going to turn on the Dems so bad during the General Election. I can't stand his sorry @ss.

[Metric System]

52. Matthews IS NOT a Clinton supporter. To say so otherwise is to deny reality. n/t

[long_green]

48. it's too late for Hillary...

if she goes negative now she won't even make it to Ohio and Texas.

[Metric System]

51. Here's a video of the exchange:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QU08cYX-7y4&eurl=http://www.taylormarsh.com/

As someone suggested on another site, Tweety may have been going after this Obama surrogate because he figures that Hillary's campaign is finished and it's now safe to start destroying Obama's campaign in preparation for the general election. The same man who had a tingle going up his leg the other night is now singing a different tune, and saying "that's a problem, isn't it?" in response to the surrogate being unable to list Obama's accomplishments in the Senate. The knives are out and y'all are getting a taste of what's to come. You can't say we didn't warn you!