Chris Matthews: Gingrich Did 'Evil Things' in Congress, 'Looks Like the Devil'
During live coverage of the Super Tuesday primaries, after Rachel Maddow declared that Newt Gingrich has a way of giving speeches that move people in the audience unlike fellow conservative Rick Santorum, Chris Matthews launched into his latest round of personal attacks on the former House Speaker, asserting that he "looks like the devil," and that he appears "diabolical."
The MSNBC host described Gingrich as a "menacing force" and accused him of doing "evil things" when he ran Congress. Below are both video and a transcript of the relevant portion of MSNBC's Super Tuesday coverage from Tuesday, March 6:
CHRIS MATTHEWS: I think Newt's a negative force.
RACHEL MADDOW: Newt can be a negative force in a way that moves people, though. He can be negative in a way about the President that moves people who hate the President.
NEWT GINGRICH: I've said before the only reason I know he's not the devil is because he looks like the devil. I mean, he does look like the devil, and he has that maniacal look to him - a diabolical look, I should say - and he is a menacing force in American political life. And most people will tell you, and I do know this, from the time he came to Congress in the 1990s, he brought it down. He created an environment of hostility across the aisles that we've never been able to get away from since then.
LAWRENCE O'DONNELL: He was personally the turning point.
MATTHEWS: He did it. He did things, evil things like say, "Keep your spouse back in the district, come to Washington alone so that you could become a pure politician. He just created a terrible environment.
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Newt's Lost Baby Brother
Submitted by apostle53 on Wed, 03/07/2012 - 4:47am.
Chris you and Newt favor one another?
amazing
Submitted by Tatfreak79 on Wed, 03/07/2012 - 8:15am.
He is a complete loon. I love it when he says "We talk politics here" and then proceeds to insult Republicans personally. God, I just wanna punch him......I know its not appropriate.....but its a fantasy I have at times. I should prolly stop watching him I guess.
You know what they say . . . .
Submitted by Clemenza on Wed, 03/07/2012 - 8:17am.
It takes one to know one . . . .
This is uncivil...........
Submitted by merly1 on Wed, 03/07/2012 - 9:07am.
Advertisers need to pull out ;o)
Keepin' it classy, as always.
Submitted by motherbelt on Wed, 03/07/2012 - 9:10am.
Even accusing someone of being doing downright evil things isn't enough for Matthews. He just HAS to slip in that gratuitous personal insult.
the only thing more evil than democRats is
Submitted by ohio granny on Wed, 03/07/2012 - 9:25am.
Satan is the only thing more evil than democrats/liberals/socialists. That may be because they worship at the alter of Satan. The Obama administration is the most demonic this country has ever had. By trying to destroy everything this country was founded on, he is demonstrating exactly why the democrats must not only be defeated but destroyed completely.
Matthews and his co-horts on MSNBC are truely evil.
Sorry Chris, but you do know
Submitted by forest on Wed, 03/07/2012 - 9:32am.
Sorry Chris, but you do know you look like you could be Newt's little brother, right?
Gingrich created that environment?
Submitted by Galvanic on Wed, 03/07/2012 - 9:54am.
MATTHEWS: He did it. He did things, evil things like say, "Keep your spouse back in the district, come to Washington alone so that you could become a pure politician. He just created a terrible environment."
Gimme a break! Senators and Representatives had been doing that for decades.
Matthews wails on and on about conservatives who introduce religious images and metaphor into American politics, and he does exactly the same thing.
What irks Matthews is that Gingrich's Contract with America swept the GOP into control of the Congress for the first time in four decades, ending the death grip that Matthews' party held on us. Washington has become "less civil" to those old Democrats who took it for granted that they could do whatever they want and get away with it.
⇒ Matthews
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Wed, 03/07/2012 - 9:56am.
And Chris's wife sits at home while Chris is out with the guys again.
Tell me again what qualifies...
Submitted by KyWriter on Wed, 03/07/2012 - 10:21am.
...this spittle-flecked piece of dung to comment on anyone's appearance.
he needs
Submitted by Tatfreak79 on Wed, 03/07/2012 - 11:42am.
one of those suction straws the dentist uses. Its so gross.
No Substance
Submitted by Travalot on Wed, 03/07/2012 - 1:21pm.
Notice that Mr. Leg Thrill does not give one single example of one of the 'evil' things that Newt did while he was in Congress. There is no substance here. This is why I never watch the guy or listen to him; or any libtard host of any kind. No substance. Therefore, he has no credibility. And that's why MSLSD's ratings suck.