Chris Matthews, on Wednesday's "Hardball," backpedaled from the James Bond movie-like death sequence he depicted for Rush Limbaugh that he made on the MSNBC airwaves on Tuesday morning. As Newsbusters' Mark Finkelstein first noted, Matthews imagined a cinematic death for the radio talk show host:
"Rush Limbaugh is looking more and more like Mr. Big, and at some point somebody's going to jam a CO2 pellet into his head and he's going to explode like a giant blimp. That day may come. Not yet. But we'll be there to watch. I think he's Mr. Big, I think Yaphet Kotto. Are you watching, Rush?"
Fast forward to Wednesday night and Matthews offered the following clarification during the "Sideshow" segment on the October 14 "Hardball" [MP3 audio available here]:
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MATTHEWS: And speaking of the right. Got some concerned e-mail today – I never know what I'm gonna get – about my comparison yesterday of Rush Limbaugh to Mr. Big. Remember him? Played by Yaphet Kotto in the great James Bond movie. Anyway I said I was thinking of Mr. Big or actually Rush Limbaugh got thinking of him, whom James Bond said – you'll know the quote here and why I thought of it – "He always did have an inflated opinion of himself." Well it was a movie reference with which I am very proud to relentlessly give you. But in this political atmosphere I shouldn't have gone into such detail about Mr. Big's demise at the end of that movie, about that CO2 capsule, especially in reference to Rush. And certainly I shouldn't have speculated, even metaphorically or cinematically, about that happening to Rushbo in the real world. By the way we got word from ESPN late last night that Rush Limbaugh will be dropped from that group bidding to buy the St. Louis Rams.
—Geoffrey Dickens is the senior news analyst at the Media Research Center.
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Oh Oh
October 14, 2009 - 17:07 ET by richb313Oh OH somebody must have smacked his hand. No way He would have backed down otherwise.
Lol...I think Rush did that
October 14, 2009 - 18:12 ET by bigtimerLol...I think Rush did that today...he and his employers got the message loud and clear.
Glad he took the gloves off the last two days...Rush has had his fill of the filthy back-stabbing leftist establishment.
'Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea'~Breitbart
blah blah bla. Poor polling
October 15, 2009 - 00:42 ET by notonmywatchblah blah bla.
Poor polling --> retraction. Meaningless.
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Oh oh LOL Matthews
October 14, 2009 - 23:32 ET by w2448hcOh oh LOL Matthews threatened Limbaugh's life..
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"Are you watching Rush?"
October 14, 2009 - 17:11 ET by jdlybrandWell Chris, if he was watching; that would make him your other viewer.
"What a revoltin' development this is!"
Chester Riley
Chester Riley
October 15, 2009 - 14:17 ET by PopeyecpoWow great someone besides me remembers the Life of Riley. Geez "What a revolting development" Aye Peg
Yea Ole Peg and Gillis , I thought William Bendix was great in the Wake Island as for Matthews Cheney should take him duck hunting.
Let's see...
October 14, 2009 - 17:17 ET by JPR1Bond villian or Oompa Lommpa. Who has more cred?
You're an amusing guy Chris, don't let us down now.
Chris
October 14, 2009 - 17:21 ET by okiehawk44Matthews threatened Rush Limbaugh's life.
All his nice-nice can't unring that bell.
Tingleman and the gas
October 14, 2009 - 17:24 ET by CO2MakerIf I were Chris Tingleman Matthews and said I hoped someone would shoot somebody else with a CO2 pellet, I'd worry that I might have said something very wrong and maybe even criminal. If I were Tingleman, I'd be watching over my left shoulder to make sure I didn't get into trouble with Algae and the Greenies for adding to the CO2 in the atmosphere. I recommend Chris go out and buy some carbon indulgences from Henry Waxjob.
BTW, isn't anyone even the least bit put off by the idea of (1) killing someone (2) with a gas pellet? Sound a bit, well, Nazi like? Oh, but of course, that can't be, because Tingleman isn't a rabid white-ringer. (H/T to the Capitol Steps from 1991.)
hard ball?
October 14, 2009 - 17:39 ET by konoChris Matthews
Hard ball
Soft brain
Big mouth
Tiny johnson
'nuff said.
Matthews still needs to
October 14, 2009 - 17:41 ET by snaggletoothieMatthews still needs to apologize. What he did was a cheap imitation of an apology. But I won't hold my breath.
Cheap imitation apologies
October 14, 2009 - 17:51 ET by CO2MakerHe took notes from Letterman.
SCREWBALL WITH SCREWBALL...
October 14, 2009 - 18:54 ET by danybhoyMatthews may need to say sorry, but he really needs to go away. This is just the latest in a long & ever increasing list of moronic things this clown has said. He's been around the block too many times not to know where the line is. He needs to go, & it's not like he's pulling good ratings either. The people have rejected him, they pay no attention to him, & that should be enough to sack him, on top of the dumba$$ statements night in, night out.
"...How blind can you be, don't you see...
...that the gambler lost all he does not have..."
Nightwish
And once again not really sorry
October 14, 2009 - 17:44 ET by MES41067But in this political atmosphere I shouldn't have gone into such detail
about Mr. Big's demise at the end of that movie, about that CO2
capsule, especially in reference to Rush. And certainly I shouldn't
have speculated, even metaphorically or cinematically, about that
happening to Rushbo in the real world. By the way we got word from ESPN
late last night that Rush Limbaugh will be dropped from that group
bidding to buy the St. Louis Rams.
A-holes
(Lenin called them "useful idiots" I for one have no use for them.)
And once again not really sorry
October 14, 2009 - 17:45 ET by MES41067once is enough.
(Lenin called them "useful idiots" I for one have no use for them.)
Not really an apology
October 14, 2009 - 17:54 ET by cajun2Just another perv's lament. Lets face it, if Rush hadn't lost all that weight, talked so loud on radio, gone into the wrong neighborhood(NFL)and flashed all his money, none of this would have happened. So, you see, all this is really Rush's fault.
He didn't withdraw his
October 14, 2009 - 18:02 ET by BigSky1970He didn't withdraw his comments, let alone apologize. What he did was repeat what was said and he smiled (nearly laughing) the whole time.
Limbaugh out in Rams purchase
October 14, 2009 - 18:17 ET by iBlogNow that the ownership group has given Rush the boot I think his chances in a slander/libel/defamation have improved. He can now estblish that he was damaged as a result of the comments.
Goodell has no stones
October 14, 2009 - 18:19 ET by R D Helm-Dave
And no brain either, he
October 15, 2009 - 01:12 ET by MrSnugglesAnd no brain either, he probably hasn't a clue what Rush actually said about Mcnabb.
Everything Rush said was true, up to that point mcnabb had never had a completion percentage over 58.4% and never had a QB rating over 86. He definitely did not deserve all the hype that the media gave him.
Gee, that 86 QB rating of
October 15, 2009 - 01:49 ET by JerGee, that 86 QB rating of McNabb the season before Limbaugh's boneheaded remarks was still superior to that of the pathetic flop Bret Favre. And I suppose McNabb's three straight Pro Bowl appearances--including a runner-up in MVP balloting--had been just an exercise in social engineering by the League and the media.
I know McNabb had been ranked as high as the #2 quarterback for the upcoming NFL draft when he came out of college. Was that ranking just misguided social concern? What about the #1 quarterback, David Carr, and his "spectacular" career. Should Philly have picked him instead of McNabb? Oh yeah...those other 8 or 9 black quarterbacks who had started at least one game for their respective pro teams at the time Limbaugh spouted off about McNabb not being any good from the get-go. Were they all affirmative action players too?
Face it, Limbaugh was way out of line.
Jer
Jer: Your logic is faulty.
October 15, 2009 - 12:25 ET by east tennessee johnJer: Your logic is faulty. Anyone who followed the Eagles AT THAT TIME would hvae told you the team's success was predicated on their defense. Based on your reasoing Super Bowl winning quaterback Trent Dilfershould have gotten more press, right? Hadn't Farve led a Super Bowl winner prior to your reference period and won 3 MVPs? McNabb, despite his skills nada for either. Also, Rush's comments were directed to the fawning white guilt media, not McNabb, who overestimated McNabb viv a vis the rest of the team. You certainly know the fawning white guilt media , don't you. If not see coverage of Obama 2004-present.
east tennessee john...
October 15, 2009 - 13:26 ET by JerFirst, full disclosure: I've been following the NFL for approximately fifty years. My least favorite team of all time is the Philadelphia Eagles. As such, I have no particular allegiance to, or affection for, Donovan McNabb--other than he seems to be a pretty nice guy.
As I noted the other day, I don't believe McNabb is a great quarterback, or even close to it. But I do believe he has demonstrated sufficient skills for the position that render Limbaugh's assessment--which amounted to a claim that McNabb is/was nothing more than an untalented affirmative action quarterback--to be stunningly inappropriate. You're half-right. Rush's comments were directed to the fawning white guilt media. However, there is precious little evidence the white guilt media was at all culpable in the McNabb case. And you are wrong to suggest Rush's remarks weren't also directed at McNabb. They most definitely were.
Jer
Really
October 15, 2009 - 16:31 ET by Jerry MackI have heard Rushs' McNabb comments many times and do not interpret them as saying McNabb was an untalented affirmative action quarterback. It is quite clear that you have been well trained to see race in any negative comment from a white person about a person of color. Or is it just Rush that you have this opinion?
Quite clear, Jerry Mack?
October 15, 2009 - 17:16 ET by JerQuite clear, Jerry Mack? If anything I have been trained to see just the opposite and have defended many whom I have felt were unjustly accused of making racist comments. Moreover, I've lamented the playing of the race card by Democrats on several occasions here at NB--[in a post yesterday for the most recent of many examples].
Rush, however, said McNabb wasn't any good from the get-go and suggested he was continuing to start and being praised merely as a result of social concern by the league and the media. Do I interpret that as shorthand for an "untalented affirmative action quarterback? You bet.
Apparently you have been trained to defend Limbaugh come hell or high water. Demonstrate a little independent thinking Jerry Mack. It would serve you well.
Jer
The only racists in the McNabb case
October 16, 2009 - 09:46 ET by Willis_Leon_Johnsonwas the media.
They hyped him beyond his skills and abilities, and that is what Rush commented on.
It was the media that made an issue of his race.
" Demonstrate a little independent thinking Jer. It would serve you well."
http://gjresult.com
Care to back up those
October 16, 2009 - 09:57 ET by JerCare to back up those allega...oops. Just now noticed that post was yours, Willis "It's so because I say so" Johnson.
Never mind.
Jer
You don't pay
October 16, 2009 - 11:32 ET by Willis_Leon_Johnsonattention much do you jer?
http://gjresult.com
Attention?
October 16, 2009 - 12:11 ET by JerTo your posts? No, not really. (But probably more than they deserve.)
Jer
Naw little buddy.
October 16, 2009 - 14:34 ET by Willis_Leon_JohnsonI could care less (not much less, but still less) about whether or not you even read my posts.
It's whether or not you possess the ability to pay attention to the real world on occassion.
Mostly, in your trolling, you just parrot the stupidest things you hear on the msm and bring them here for us to mock you with.
http://gjresult.com
Gosh, Willis... That was
October 16, 2009 - 18:20 ET by JerGosh, Willis...
That was very profound, yet poignant,too. I'm really going to take your words to heart, and hopefully turn my life around.
Jer
So Rush's bid for the Rams is effectively dead?
October 14, 2009 - 18:14 ET by nwahsBy the way we got word from ESPN late last night that Rush Limbaugh
will be dropped from that group bidding to buy the St. Louis Rams.
So Rush lost his first election? He folded pretty quick.
Well brush yourself off old Rush. Kiss a few babies and rehab that image!
A whole lot different to actually be in the ring, isn't it?
If true...why would he
October 14, 2009 - 18:16 ET by bigtimerIf true...why would he waste his time/$$$ worrying about it?
From what I've heard in various places the weasels came to him, not the other way around.
Then again nw...your obsession/hatred for Rush it wouldn't matter what I say anyway...been there done that with you more than once or twice.
'Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea'~Breitbart
This just in from the weasels
October 14, 2009 - 18:20 ET by nwahs“It has become clear that his [Limbaugh] involvement in our group has become a
complication and a distraction to our intentions; endangering our bid
to keep the team in St. Louis,” Checketts said. “As such, we have
decided to move forward without him and hope it will eventually lead us
to a successful conclusion.”
http://www.chron.com...
Rush seems to have a magical effect on getting things done and getting people elected. Oh, but there was 1994...
Checketts is a wussy...as
October 14, 2009 - 18:32 ET by bigtimerChecketts is a wussy...as far as I am concerned, I could care less from here on out what happens to the Rams...that's saying a lot coming from me.
...and for you to imply this is somehow Rush's fault is past pathetic...Checketts is a wussy...a cave-in Ba$t#rd. ..along with the rest of his ilk....I've lost respect for many here...and I'm a die hard foot-ball fan...as many know here.
'Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea'~Breitbart
Well you can recognize it or not
October 14, 2009 - 18:38 ET by nwahsAtagonism and ridicule don't influence and win people over. They make people dislike you. This should be a lesson for every conservative who thinks they are going to beat people into submission by calling them names and ridiculing them. But it won't be. I've learned that much here, it sure as hell won't be. It will be martyrdom.
Gospel according to Ed, eh?
October 14, 2009 - 18:57 ET by CO2MakerDon't call your opponents names. They will dig in their heels rather than being won over? Catching flies with vinegar or honey? You learned that from Ed Schultz? Rachel Maddow? Chris Tingleman? Keith the Sports Boy? The "Teabagger" commentators of the Fourth Estate?
More foolish advice
October 14, 2009 - 19:09 ET by general companyAtagonism and ridicule don't influence and win people over.
It got your beloved Obama elected. Because liberals like you live to hate others. I will submit your hatred of Rush as my example.
They make people dislike you.
Depend on weather your a conservitve or a liberal
This should be a lesson for every conservative who thinks they are
going to beat people into submission by calling them names and
ridiculing them.
As far as I can tell, this site and the folks who contribute and comment on it , are perpetually defending themselves from the slander you liberals continue to spew about us. So how about you stop with the slander, so we are not compelled into defense.
I've learned that much here, it sure as hell won't be.
The advice of a fool is worth what to who? Maybe you should get out more, as far as I can tell you liberals are not making many freinds lately.
My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
One Trick Pony
October 14, 2009 - 19:11 ET by Sergeant ROCKCorrect on all counts. He's a sick individual and a fraud to boot.
"I ask, Sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people. To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them."
George Mason
Atagonism and ridicule
October 14, 2009 - 23:13 ET by mattmAtagonism and ridicule ...?
This is exactly what YOU do. It's also what Rush, and any other conservative is a victim of.
You're sitting there chuckling about a person who was deprived of an opportunity because of lies, slander and ridicule. And you think you have the moral high ground? How pathetic.
nwahs
October 15, 2009 - 12:27 ET by east tennessee johnWhen do we qualify for "martyrdom" at the Daily Kos or Huffington Post, if we even get posted?
Interesting that you
October 15, 2009 - 18:31 ET by samhermanmdInteresting that you immediately went for martyrdom. Is this what the voices are telling you to do? Or is this an attention-seeking tactic? Either way, this speaks volumes about your desire to be seen as a hero to yourself or to others who share your political beliefs. I have seen this pathology before in too many patients.
You make zero sense! The
October 14, 2009 - 18:16 ET by MightyMouthYou make zero sense! The NFL/Rams folded to lies!
"The bureaucracy is growing to meet the needs of the growing bureaucracy"
nwahs' raison d'etre
October 14, 2009 - 18:23 ET by FeynmanFanYou should send Rush a thank you note, nwahs. I doubt that you would have anything at all to write about here if it wasn't for him.
"Reason and persuasion are the only practical instruments against error. To make way for these, free inquiry must be indulged" - Thomas Jefferson
I could write a love letter
October 14, 2009 - 19:00 ET by kangarooI could write a love letter for him, since he has a love to hate relationship with that harmless cute little fuzzball Rush
lol
October 14, 2009 - 19:09 ET by nwahsI just wish he was "helping" the Democrats. I don't hate him. I hate that the GOP has adopted his shtick and comes to his defense.
Rush is an equal opportunity
October 14, 2009 - 19:39 ET by kangarooRush is an equal opportunity commenter, but he is not going to support any Dems when they're tearing this country apart.
Not an election, and he hasn't folded yet
October 14, 2009 - 18:34 ET by CO2MakerThe story is that St. Louis Blues chairman Dave Checketts said that Rush's participation in the group "had become a complication ... and the bid will move forward without him" (statement as paraphrased by ESPN). Rush said on radio today, "I'm not even thinking of exiting. I'm not even thinking of caving." So, this hasn't ended yet. But as already mentioned, if he is removed, he will they will have handed him the basis for damages in his lawsuits against his alleged slanderers.
And also on his show today, he was not taking prisoners. He lambasted Sharpton for the Tawana Brawley affair and Jackson for his "Hymietown" remark and for saying last year that he wanted to "cut that n-----'s balls off" (referring to Obama). Rush also repeated Ralph David Abernathy's claim that Jackson wasn't beside MLK when he was shot and that he came out later and smeared himself with blood and said King died in his arms.
And then, for good measure, Rush revisited CNN's Rick Sanchez's DUI and leaving the scene in 1990 that resulted in the death of a pedestrian and Sanchez's plea of no contest to DUI (but he did not admit responsibility for the victim's injuries and subsequent death).
When he goes down, he won't! But even when he's not going down, he can take a few media trolls and "community advocates" with him. That's the nice thing about this situation.
Matthews is a nobody...a
October 14, 2009 - 18:18 ET by bigtimerMatthews is a nobody...a jealous, spittle-spewing, loud-mouth wannabe.
'Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea'~Breitbart
And those are his good points
October 14, 2009 - 18:34 ET by R D Helm:-)
-Dave
Make no mistake, Matthews DID mean it...
October 14, 2009 - 19:20 ET by SlyrrWe're talking about groups of people who fantasize about their political and social enemies being murdered, their women raped, their children butchered, and they write movies/plays/tv shows which depict these things.
So make no mistake - Matthews MEANT it when he said he wanted Rush to die like the bond villain did. His non-apology retraction is therefore a lie.
'Proud' of movie references? Yeesh. Is that ALL these lefties do all day is wish they were hollywood movie stars? Do they live and breathe in nothing but movies, TV and fantasy? Do these losers have nothing worthwhile in their real lives so they have to squander their lives in hollywood pretending?
No wonder they love Obama - who was very aptly described as 'thinking he was auditioning for the role of Martin Sheen on TV's 'The West Wing'....
Rush and Matthews are good friends
October 14, 2009 - 19:25 ET by nwahsTrust me on this, Rush and Matthews are friends. If that weren't true, he'd sue me :)
Trying that old trick again
October 14, 2009 - 19:28 ET by bigtimerTrying that old trick again nw...you make me sick...we've been around and around about this before, I proved you wrong the next day, you ignored me forever about it, and for you to say 'trust you' is hilarious...they are NOT good friends.
You do not listen to the show...at all.
You've been nothing but a troll-hater here from day one against Rush...you haven't changed a spot.
'Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea'~Breitbart
nwahs is your typical pencil necked Liberal. They never...
October 15, 2009 - 02:04 ET by jawebster1admit their error when they are wrong. Rather than acknowledge when they are wrong, they change the subject. Matthews filled in for Rush years ago, but when he finished the show, instead of expressing gratitude for the opportunity, he said he didn't agree with Rush on anything. He has never been invited back and for that, I am grateful. Jim Webster
I bet GE makes CO2
October 14, 2009 - 19:31 ET by celatorI bet GE makes CO2 cartridges.
No citizen's right to life, liberty, pursuit of happiness, or property is safe as long as Obama is President of the United States.
I Bet They Do, Too
October 14, 2009 - 20:31 ET by BondPlainBondAnd then they package them up and send them off to Iran who funnels them to the terrorists in Afghanistan and Iraq to kill American and coalition troops.
So glad Immelt has a big chair at the White House table and has a hand in making policy, aren't you?
And Matthews Says It With a Sardonic and Smarmy Smile
October 14, 2009 - 20:29 ET by BondPlainBondNo wonder Everybody Hates Chris.
That's a show about Matthews. Isn't it? Oh, well. I'll stick to that and continue to say it is even though the facts prove I am wrong.
I have the words, actions, and example of Touré, Bryan Burwell, Tamara Hall, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, the members of the Ram Team Buy Coalition, and scores of other intellectual/social idiots to back me up on this one.
How Bond Should Kill Matthews
October 14, 2009 - 20:29 ET by viluzionI'd like to see him take Chrissy out the way he killed his very first victim in Casino Royale. He beat the guy nearly to death in a bathroom that looked to be left over from Saw II, tried to drown him in a sink, and finally shot him in the face. Yeah, I'd pay to see that.
Oh! You Meant Bond, JAMES Bond...
October 14, 2009 - 20:33 ET by BondPlainBondCuz THIS Bond don't play that way!
The pen is mightier than the sword. *L*
Next Scene
October 14, 2009 - 20:59 ET by viluzionOlbermann: How did he die?
Bond: Matthews? Not well.
Olbermann: Made you feel it, did he? Well, you needn't worry, the second is...
[Bond shoots Olbermann dead with silenced Walther P99]
Bond: Easier? Yes, considerably.
Who is this guy?
October 14, 2009 - 22:27 ET by tssclsI've never heard of Kris Matthew. Is he on Red Eye?
Edit
sorry, I found out he's on HLN.
Who is this guy?
October 14, 2009 - 22:24 ET by tssclsI've never heard of Kris Matthew. Is he on Red Eye?
RED EYE...
October 15, 2009 - 07:08 ET by danybhoyAndy Levy would have 2 full segments just to ombuds the idiocy that comes out of Matthews mouth if he was ever on Red Eye.
"...How blind can you be, don't you see...
...that the gambler lost all he does not have..."
Nightwish
Matthew has said far worse things than Rush has over his...
October 15, 2009 - 02:10 ET by jawebster1career. The difference is, Matthews has actually said some pretty vile things, while the stuff they have Rush saying was made up by his Liberal enemies. Jim Webster
Matt
October 15, 2009 - 09:37 ET by jessieHMatthews is a fool & not worth watching. He should have had his tingly leg amputated before it was too late.
water boy
October 15, 2009 - 10:06 ET by foolnomoreplease,just keep it rolling out,people will get sick of his hissie fit'z,for the "sheepable" it will only take longer?
Chris Matthews threatens limbaugh's life on Hardball.
October 15, 2009 - 14:01 ET by PopeyecpoG-d Bless Chris Matthews, I think Dick Cheney should take him duck hunting. AYE YEP that works mates.
Perhaps Rupert Murdoch is
October 15, 2009 - 15:32 ET by samhermanmdPerhaps Rupert Murdoch is further along in his interest in NBC than publically stated. That would mean Chris realizes his ass would be the first kicked out the door, in unison with Olby being forced to publicly apologize for his stupidity on Bill O'Reilly's show and Rachel, David and Ed all having new slots at 3:01, 3:03 and 3:05 AM respectively.
All I have ever seen of this fool is
October 15, 2009 - 15:37 ET by Willis_Leon_JohnsonA couple of youtube videos.
What's the chances of his exploding on screen.
http://gjresult.com
LOL!
October 15, 2009 - 16:16 ET by RukusTweety Bird: Hello, and welcome the Hardball. First up tonight, Rush Lim, um, Rush Limba, uh, Rush Lim... BOOM!
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