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Voyou_Charmant
12/05/08

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I actually think that Matthews realized how stupid his point ultimately is. Which, I guess is that you shouldn't buy something better, because the ones with the crappy product wont make them better (??) -- or you SHOULD buy the crappy product so that the crappy company has money and can afford to make something better (??). Either way it's the exact opposite of how any reasonable person would look at the situation. He eventually says "fair enough" instead of pressing the issue any further with him.
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lobstr
12/05/08

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a hundred bucks says that tie Matthews is wearing was made in Indonesia...
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Weegee's bored
12/05/08

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What have you guys got against jackasses? This is America, fer God's sake. Have you learned nothing from the McCain campaign -- Country First!
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Aaron Altman
12/05/08

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Do they build cars in PA? Honest question. Whatever the answer is, Matthews is a shouty jackass.
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Weegee's bored
12/05/08

@Aaron Altman: We shouty jackasses abject to that remark.
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eatsshootsleaves
12/05/08

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The most amusing thing in the Bachmann clip though was that he WASN'T shouting at her, though. He just asked her some questions and (cleverly!) lead her exactly to the far out conclusions of her logic. Really his finest moment, since, as these clips prove, he is consistently a jackass.

The thing is, though Matthews is obviously liberal, he doesn't care about ideology or policy or governing. All he talks about on his show are tactics. He wants to be a Senator because politics is a fun Machiavellian game to him, not because he actually cares about any particular issue. Even as a Democrat I'd much prefer Arlen Specter, a highly competent and centrist senator, to keep his seat than for Matthews to take it. Both because I think Matthews would be annoying and without principle and easily defeated in the next Republican wave, and because I actually enjoy his show.
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graceless
12/05/08

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If they built better cars, people would buy their cars, and they wouldn't need the bailout...
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DennyCrane
12/04/08

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Makes me wish Morton Downey Jr. was still around.
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Banjo-Sea Kitten
12/05/08

@DennyCrane: I think his giant teeth still live somewhere in the desert.
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Iceland Spar
12/04/08

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Hasn't this ALWAYS been Matthew style?
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get the buttah
12/04/08

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I think he's hittin' the holiday egg nog a little early. So.. the reason the auto industry is in the shitter, is because americans didn't buy american cars? Well.. that may be true on a basic level, but inferior products made in your country, are still inferior. There's a reason I bought a Honda 11yrs ago. I've hardly had to put a penny into it (other than general maintenance, which I'm pretty adept at ignoring) and it still gets great gas mileage. I wonder what he drives. Dork.
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Iceland Spar
12/04/08

@get the buttah: Matthews starts hitting the egg nog at breakfast. I love his intense questioning, but he really goes of the way sometimes. One benefit of it is that Chris answers no questions, ever and if you try, he will just shout more questions at you!
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get the buttah
12/05/08

@Iceland_Spar: Well.. I've liked his style as he has put some people on the spot, but this was just an odd assertion. I mean.. it sounded like something Bill O'Idiot would say (except with more spittle ;-). Have they ever interviewed each other? That would be interesting/nauseating.
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Iceland Spar
12/05/08

@get the buttah: That would be amazing! Though it would be a little like the end of Ghostbusters, when they cross the beams, and risk ending the world.
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jasonelias
12/04/08

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Ha! Meeks gave him the "Is this fool crazy?" look.
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Weegee's bored
12/04/08

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Bachman and Lundgren richly deserve it. I dunno about the others.
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