No wonder why Chris Matthews is always positively tingly over Obama. It's just a neverending Gorbasm with a different leftist object of lust.
Today on "Hardball," Matthews favorably compared the president to former Soviet dictator and Nobel Peace Prize recipient Mikhail Gorbachev (MP3 audio available here):
CHRIS MATTHEWS, host: When Gorbachev became chairman of the [Communist] Party and ran, took over Russia [sic], a lot of us in this country said, this guy, by his very fact of coming to office has so changed Soviet history, Communist history. I love the guy. Because he came in there and knocked off that whole history of Andropov and Stalin and all those bums. He comes in there as an open door.
MATTHEWS: Isn't the statement's he's [Obama has] made about torture, his opposition to the Iraq War, his statements of approval of the rest of the world, after Bush's chauvinism and cheap shots about French fries. After eight years of that nonsense, doesn't the world have a right to say, "Thank God, America is back to being America again"?
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MATTHEWS to MSNBC contributor Pat Buchanan: You guys on the right say America is great, but deep down you think it's not.
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MATTHEWS: I am a big believer in this country and I'm proud of our president for receiving this award, and I think he deserves it for ending eight years, as the Europeans see it, of chauvinism -- that means our, my country is the only one that's any good -- smugness, which our last president was certainly guilty of, and, in going into Iraq, stupidity.
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I get to be the first?
October 9, 2009 - 17:22 ET by BKeyserMatthews loves the guy- the Communist guy- Gorbachev- Commie... Who didn't see that coming?
my thoughts exactly
October 10, 2009 - 08:25 ET by gmaniac1my thoughts exactly
GOOD .......
October 9, 2009 - 17:24 ET by ww thumperGOOD Comparsion!! They are BOTH Communist!!..............................When you elect a communist for your President... don't be surprised when Communisem breakes out!... WW
Of course Chrissie thinks it's great....
October 9, 2009 - 17:31 ET by motherbeltI'm proud of our president for receiving this award, and I think he
deserves it for ending eight years, as the Europeans see it, of
chauvinism -- Matthews (emphasis mine)
Once again, the Nobel is given not as a reward for accomplishments, but as an act of spite against President Bush. And this time he's not even the President any more.
I'll bet they wish they knew how to quit him!!
mother...Yep...I posted about this earlier today...
October 9, 2009 - 17:39 ET by PrairieSkyThis was more about slamming Bush than awarding Obama...The Nobel idiots hate President Bush, and this was a slap at him, as much as, if not more than, an "honor" for Obama. The Nobel committee suffers from BDS, too, it seems.
"The problem is not that people are taxed too little...the problem is that government spends too much." ~President Ronald Reagan
Sky... Yep...that's it in
October 9, 2009 - 17:43 ET by bigtimerSky...
Yep...that's it in a nutshell.
A slap to Bush, his administratrion, and the rest of us conservatives.
BJ Clintoon has to be furious...his partner in crime as well.
'Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea'~Breitbart
bt...Oh, I wish I could've been the fly...
October 9, 2009 - 17:50 ET by PrairieSkyon the wall to see and hear both Clinton's reaction(s) to this...Whewww! I'll bet they went off like roman rockets...BOOM!
I'll bet it was a sight to see... ;)
"The problem is not that people are taxed too little...the problem is that government spends too much." ~President Ronald Reagan
Europeans had a different view I bet.....
October 9, 2009 - 17:47 ET by superconWhen American soldiers were liberating them. Bush Liberated a few countries and so did his dad. How many has Obama liberated? I know how many he has turned his back on however.
" if Republicans are able to stop Barack Obama on health care, 'it will be his Waterloo, it will break him...." -Sen. Jim DeMint
hhhmmmm.... comparing
October 9, 2009 - 17:35 ET by MidAmericahhhmmmm.... comparing obie to a man who misunderstood his own country and rode it's collapse all the way to the ground.
MA, that's so accurate that
October 9, 2009 - 17:41 ET by motherbeltMA, that's so accurate that it's scary.
Ditto. Scary
October 9, 2009 - 17:49 ET by bigtimerDitto.
Scary indeed.
'Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea'~Breitbart
I'd say that is an apt
October 9, 2009 - 17:50 ET by ConservativeRexI'd say that is an apt description. One I was making myself after hearing this news. They may, in the future, consider comparing him to another Nobel winner, Arafat, but unfortunatly we'll have to see what the future holds with this Marxist. I hope I am not right.
Si Vis Palem, Para Bellum
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October 9, 2009 - 17:57 ET by ProudAmerican58MATTHEWS to MSNBC contributor Pat Buchanan: You guys on the right say America is great, but deep down you think it's not.
Someone's gotta be holding this guy upside down because that thrill up his leg is rushing to his head!
ProudAmerican...Exactly...
October 9, 2009 - 19:05 ET by PrairieSkyThe Right doesn't think that this is a great country? That's rich coming from Chrissie who is one of the biggest cheerleaders of the Left...They are the folks who don't miss an opportunity to trash America and who seem to find nothing but fault with this country. In addition, their beloved leftist president can't seem to leave the country without apologizing for all of America's "sins".
"The problem is not that people are taxed too little...the problem is that government spends too much." ~President Ronald Reagan
Well, as the Great Dennis Prager often says...
October 9, 2009 - 19:18 ET by ProudAmerican58...the lack of self-awareness on the part of the Left is staggering!
moan moan moan, complain,
October 9, 2009 - 18:01 ET by criticalthinkingmoan moan moan, complain, gripe! An American won the Nobel Peace
Price. this is the worst thing ever, how horrible, lets all sit around
and debate about whether he deserved it. god, i hate when americans
succeed. complain complain, curse. darn americans, so successful! thank god we lost the olympics!
obie didn't 'win' the
October 9, 2009 - 18:04 ET by MidAmericaobie didn't 'win' the Nobel Prize. It was 'awarded'.
"It was awarded.."
October 9, 2009 - 18:14 ET by ProudAmerican58And he was nominated just 12 days into his presidency.
As Matt Lauer said this morning, he essentially received this award for no other reason than that he is not being President Bush -- something of which we are all painfully aware.
→ It occurs to me
October 9, 2009 - 18:19 ET by Cool ArrowHaving not yet put his butt in the arena, he had no *. (pronounced a$$ to risk)
Re Not-GWB
October 9, 2009 - 19:01 ET by slickwillie2001So in effect the Nobel committee cynically used the Bamster as a bulletin board to post their hatred of President George W. Bush. If the Bamster has figured this out he can't be too thrilled with it.
Stating the obvious
October 9, 2009 - 19:06 ET by Sergeant ROCKI read a quote from one of these @ss-clowns that gave the award to Jimmy Karter, that it was intended to be a 'kick in the leg' to Bush. I guess this one is intended to be a kick in the head or @ss.
"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
→ Criticalthinking
October 9, 2009 - 18:09 ET by Cool ArrowThough it may be true the Chinese fared better in Olympics than we did, I'm sure there are a lot of American participants who beg to differ with you.
You're the one making light of their training and accomplishments.
Congrats. You're entitled to a Certificate of Participation.
October 9, 2009 - 18:34 ET by SickofLibsNow go find something more appropriate for a screen name, cause you ain't even in the ballpark.
What you said!
October 9, 2009 - 18:47 ET by BlondeThis is the second thread I've seen this same lame-o comment from this troll.
Spamming!!!!
I hope he fails, too.
SockofLibs
October 9, 2009 - 19:25 ET by ProudAmerican58Ditto! And LOL!!! I'm so sick of them, too.
America is far
October 9, 2009 - 19:41 ET by ChattychitoAmerica is far from being America again. and Obama getting a Nobel doesn't make America America again nor does any of his policies. they gave him the Nobel because he apologized for America
We wont be America Again
1) Until our Nation Gross Production is Higher than our debt
2) Until our Troops are fighting for clear victory
3) Until Free Market values are once again exalted
4) Until Americans have a heart to give rather than take
5) Until Family Values, human rights and respect are practiced by Americans
some of you are a little more savvy, how about adding to this list of when America will be America again
Here's a fact that's worth the knowing, So treasure and mark it well. When the mind is through with growing, the the head begins to swell. Sir Nosmo King
6) Until our president
October 9, 2009 - 20:13 ET by HockeyKid6) Until our president stands up for the greatest nation in the history of the world.
"Beauty is only skin deep, but liberal's to the bone." - me
7
October 9, 2009 - 20:47 ET by Chattychito7) When our country begins to loan more than it borrows - any nation who borrows from another nation is ruled by that nation. Duet 15:6 we become yoked to that nation and become their servant until the debt is paid.
Here's a fact that's worth the knowing, So treasure and mark it well. When the mind is through with growing, the the head begins to swell. Sir Nosmo King
8
October 9, 2009 - 23:54 ET by ProudAmerican58When we start going after those who commit evil rather than go after those who fight it.
I would add to number eight
October 10, 2009 - 01:11 ET by ChattychitoWhen we stop calling evil good and Good evil.
Here's a fact that's worth the knowing, So treasure and mark it well. When the mind is through with growing, the the head begins to swell. Sir Nosmo King
thrulls up the leg
October 9, 2009 - 19:54 ET by ghblogI think Chris Matthews nominated the Prez...thrills and tingles galore.
Congratulations to Uhbama
October 9, 2009 - 20:18 ET by HockeyKidCongratulations to Uhbama for winning the Nobel "Most Likely to Curry Favor With Tinpot Dictators" Prize. It's a gold medallion featuring a big brown nose.
As for accomplishments, heck he couldn't even manage to be born here! Prove me wrong.
"Beauty is only skin deep, but liberal's to the bone." - me
Prize
October 9, 2009 - 20:34 ET by brain trustI would have compared him to Jimmy Carter. Neither one of them accomplished anything except for bringing our country to its economic knees. Sure doesn't look like Carter's middle east peace work has accomplished anythin other than to give Israeli land to nomads.
Before we have a government that can supply us with everything we will have a government that can provide us with nothing.
Is Nobel Legal?
October 9, 2009 - 20:36 ET by slickwillie2001Is it legal for a sitting President to accept a Nobel Prize?
"From Article I, Section 9 of ... the U.S. Constitution:"
"No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State."
Source: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com
Well, that's damn interesting...
October 9, 2009 - 20:39 ET by Sergeant ROCK.. wish somebody would've pointed that out a few decades ago.
"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
That would only count if a
October 9, 2009 - 20:50 ET by kangarooThat would only count if a Republican ever had a chance to get one.
Surely Obama won't have any
October 9, 2009 - 21:01 ET by FeynmanFanSurely Obama won't have any problem getting congress to approve it.
"Reason and persuasion are the only practical instruments against error. To make way for these, free inquiry must be indulged" - Thomas Jefferson
They already have a lot in common...
October 9, 2009 - 20:39 ET by R D Helm...ideology, disdain for freedom and liberty, hatred for America, etc., and may have even more in common in a year or three.
Scary.
-Dave
Gross. This lovefest is just
October 9, 2009 - 20:58 ET by ParalegalGoddessGross. This lovefest is just plain gross.
Daddy Soros bought his boy Obama the prize
October 9, 2009 - 21:44 ET by j17ghsDaddy George Soros probably bought his boy Obama the Nobel Prize. But, just like after the people got rid of Stalin, Lenin, Hitler and other megalomaniac monsters (of which Soros is one), the people had to go back and rename all the cities and places, revoke awards, etc. It'll be the same with Soros and his boy O'bummer.
j17... Yep...Bulls-Eye.
October 9, 2009 - 21:49 ET by bigtimerj17...
Yep...Bulls-Eye.
'Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea'~Breitbart
October 10, 2009 - 11:20 ET by jessieHMatthews is a D**KHEAD.
Matthews
October 12, 2009 - 08:30 ET by Sergeant ROCK'DUCKHEAD'?
"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