"Bull Connor with a smile"

[H2O Man]

Chris Matthews on Rick Perry.

[madrchsod]

1. that`s a name i have`t heard in years.

there`s two generations that have no idea who and what bull connor stood for.

[H2O Man]

3. Right.

Good point -- one that I hadn't even thought about.

[progressoid]

5. Isn't that sad.

We want the media to be a little more intelligent but then have to settle for less so that the average citizen can grasp what they are talking about.

[SusanaMontana41]

6. Lots of people know, thanks to people like

you. And you, DU community ...

[annabanana]

2. Sounds like a fairly accurate characterization. Perry will only be

dangerous if the media completely plays dead.

[tularetom]

4. Whaddaya mean "IF"?

You expect them to do anything else?

[blogslut]

7. Chris Matthews is a shallow man

EDIT ADD: Not that he's wrong.

EDIT EDIT: Okay. I admit it. I had to Google Bull Conner. I thought he was some character for a book about football.

Just the same. I still don't like Chris Matthews. However, Rick Perry is more than a simple bigot. He's worse. He is a sociopath.

[Me.]

8. Good One

[Octafish]

9. Apt.

"These laws (segregation) are still constitutional and I promise you that until they are removed from the ordinance books of Birmingham and the statute books of Alabama, they will be enforced in Birmingham to the utmost of my ability and by all lawful means." -- Theophilus Eugene "Bull" Connor, Commissioner of Public Safety for Birmingham, Alabama.