Chris Matthews Goes Al Campanis: Perry Doesn't Have 'Necessaries' To Be President
Twenty-four years ago, Los Angeles Dodgers VP Al Campanis was forced to resign his position for saying on national TV that blacks lack "the necessities" to be baseball managers and executives.
On today's Hardball, Chris Matthews was so enjoying himself mocking Rick Perry's intelligence, that he decided to use a slightly mangled version of the same line on the Texas governor. Video after the jump.
Speaking with Susan Page of USA Today, Matthews first said that Perry "doesn't have the brains to be president." The crowd laughed uproariously, as you'll hear in the video and see in the screengrab of the man sitting behind Page. Perhaps spurred by the public's reaction, Matthews continued "he doesn't have the basics, the necessaries, to be president."
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Tingles the Racer
Submitted by Jerry Mack on Fri, 12/30/2011 - 7:21pm.
Coming from Jimmy Carter's former speech writer and Messiah worshipper is all anyone needs to know to establish a lack of credability.
Matthews is such a wuss, he
Submitted by ConservativeRex on Fri, 12/30/2011 - 7:55pm.
Matthews is such a wuss, he really is pathetic. Rick doesn't have a micro second to even give a RA what Chris Matthews is talking about.
How many jobs has Matthews created?
How did Matthews tour in the Air Force go? Oh that's right, never mind.
Let's hope he's the first one that jumps off the Brooklyn Bridge when his messiah loses next year.
Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum
Perry doesn't have. . .
Submitted by rick.bren on Fri, 12/30/2011 - 8:16pm.
. . . the "necessaries" and Barry does?? Yea, right!
Heck, I know more
Submitted by American.Patriot on Fri, 12/30/2011 - 11:09pm.
About Joe the Plummer than I do Obama
Joe the Plumber...
Submitted by Jarhead68 on Sat, 12/31/2011 - 12:14am.
Joe the Plumber would make a better president than "the precedent".
Same Old stuff
Submitted by KornKing on Fri, 12/30/2011 - 9:05pm.
This circle jerk has never done anything productive in his life, and he's passing judgement on a Governor with what's approaching 11 years of a successful administration, while his buddy can't find his ass from first base?
Iowa
Submitted by grammajane on Fri, 12/30/2011 - 9:18pm.
So all these repulsive idiots are in Iowa trying to convince themselves that what they say means jack sh-t? Go back to NY and sit in your studio where no one with half a brain watches your lowest rating show possible. I am so dam sick of these reporters try ing to act/look/ like they have one once of intellegence and that anyone gives a rats-a$$ what comes out of their jacking of jaws.Tingles has not one ounce of respect from any decent person.
And Chrissy Tingles doesn't
Submitted by passingruffian on Fri, 12/30/2011 - 10:07pm.
And Chrissy Tingles doesn't have 'necessaries' to be a reporter.
Every Generation
Submitted by Samaritan01 on Sat, 12/31/2011 - 2:41am.
Every generation of Americans needs to experience a Jimmy Carter, we have had our sad collision with our foolish choice for president....now we need our Reagan.
crissy
Submitted by D'saredumbpeople on Sat, 12/31/2011 - 9:02am.
he wins the biggest pussey award of 2011
Needs a diaper!
Submitted by jon_torlin on Sat, 12/31/2011 - 10:37am.
Perry must be scary to Tingles, Prissy went all pissy and wet his diapers.(I've met the Governor before, he's a real leader, no question about it)
-Jon
Hes such an idiot,,
Submitted by NJRightWinger12 on Sat, 12/31/2011 - 1:38pm.
He cant even get that infamous quote correct!
But yeah, all Republicans are dumb, unqualified, warmongerers, etc, but his butt buddy boy Barry is doing swimmingly, yeah?
The guy that runs the little
Submitted by mattm on Sat, 12/31/2011 - 2:58pm.
The guy that runs the little league in my town has more qualifications to be president than the poser who sends thrills up the leg of this blowhard.
The "former speechwriter for Jimmah Cahtah"...
Submitted by bigdaddy on Sat, 12/31/2011 - 3:38pm.
...is making fun of someone's intelligence?...