Widows and orphans, beware: the Republicans are coming!
That was the upshot of Chris Matthews's observation today about two Republican front-runners.
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Financial Times US Managing Editor Chrystia Freeland has become a "Hardball" regular of late.
CHRYSTIA FREELAND: The other thing that people worry about is if someone forecloses on their home, and that's the issue we haven't really seen raised too much in the Rudy-Romney debate. I think as we move into 2008 and the economy looks a lot grimmer, that's going to be another important battleground.
So the Rhodes Scholar is on record? The economy is moving way down in 2008?
Matthews moved into populist mode.
CHRIS MATTHEWS: So which of these two tough Republicans is least likely to give [on an overdue mortgage payment] an extension? I don't see a whole lot of heart from either of these guys. Can you imagine Romney?: "Well, let me look at the tables first."
Let's admit that Chris has a point. Any of the Dems would have a whole lot more heart. With someone else's money, of course.
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If you listen carefully to
November 26, 2007 - 21:42 ET by SMGalbraithIf you listen carefully to Matthews' criticism of the candidates and parties you'll hear him critique the Democrats largely for strategic and tactical reasons - the inside baseball aspect of campaigns - while his criticism of the Republicans is largely ideological or philosophical - the party planks and policies of campaigns.
Clearly, his ideological affinity is with the Democrats although he will be occasionally quite critical of how they sell their policies.
Okay, so you don't have to listen that carefully.
You're absolutely right,
November 26, 2007 - 22:37 ET by motherbeltYou're absolutely right, SM.
Think about it: how many strategy sessions have you seen from the media, discussing what the Democrats have to do, and should be doing next, to win?
How many discussions with advice for Republican candidates have you seen?
You don't really want their advice, do you?
November 27, 2007 - 01:27 ET by KC MulvilleI'd listen to their advice and see how I could possibly do something 180 degrees in the opposite direction.
I don't see a whole lot
November 26, 2007 - 21:45 ET by mattmI don't see a whole lot of brains from Chrissy, or Chryssie... nor facts, nor logic, nor reason, etc.
Oh, for crying out
November 26, 2007 - 22:38 ET by motherbeltOh, for crying out loud....(and the operative word is "crying")....that's what it's always about with the Democrats....who "feels your pain."
Gee Chris, all those Democrats who "feel the pain" of those being foreclosed. What are they doing about it? Not a darn thing. But they look solemn and distressed, and they are "aware" of the problem (will we have "foreclosure awareness" ribbons next?)
The same liberals who "felt the pain of people" unable to qualify for a mortgage and bullied Mortgagers to not deny them the American dream.....now expect tthose mortgagers to absorb the loss.
It's all about feelings, and intentions. They meant well. That's all that counts.
I'll see your "crying out loud", mb
November 26, 2007 - 22:38 ET by BlondeAnd raise you a "sheesh"!
The "feel the pain" thing bugs me almost as much as the trite phrase that's on the top of my hit list, "I'll fight for...."
Who and what are these pols fighting? Whenever I hear one of them say that....I just choke. It's idiotic. "I'll fight", or "I'm the only one who can fight".
David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive
ROFL!!
November 26, 2007 - 23:25 ET by motherbelt"I'll see your "crying out loud and raise you a Sheesh!"
That just cracked me up!
Who will they fight? Why, those mean, nasty conservatives, of course! You know, the ones who want to take food right out of the mouths of poor children and feed it to Halliburton executives! The ones who want to kick Grandma out on the street, without even a microwave to warm up her Alpo....and won't give her medicine or anything when she gets sick...
mb
November 26, 2007 - 23:31 ET by BlondeSo is this like a prize fight?
Or more like a drive by robbery?
Never mind....know the answer to THAT. They're going to pick our pockets is what it really means.
And kicking granny out w/o her microwave to warm the Alpo....that was cold. Hillarious. But cold.
David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive
belt & blonde
November 26, 2007 - 23:37 ET by MrShyIt's so true about Liberals.... their "heart", their "compassion"....
Spit Boy Chris, there's REAL heart and compassion, and then there's phony/for-tv-cameras/for-the-campaign-stump heart and compassion... the latter type being the only kind that registers with you.
"MY end justifies THAT mean." - Shakespeare (not really)
"Who's Chris
November 26, 2007 - 23:56 ET by charlietexas"Who's Chris Matthews????????"
Really!!
Wasn't it John Edwards mortgage company that
was foreclosing on homes after Katrina??? Thats a great guy with a
heart.....geez
Yup
November 27, 2007 - 03:13 ET by well99So he was going to devest his interest.Not try to help those folks out.So much for being a champion of the poor.