UPDATE AT END OF POST: Video of Matthews clarifying this crazy comment.
The tingle appears to be back for Chris Matthews, for shortly after Barack Obama finished his State of the Union address Wednesday, the "Hardball" host said he forgot the President was black.
Speaking with fellow MSNBCers Rachel Maddow and Keith Olbermann, Matthews gushed, "You know, I was trying to think about who he was tonight, and it's interesting: He is post-racial by all appearances."
He then amazingly added, "You know, I forgot he was black tonight for an hour" (video embedded below the fold with partial transcript, grateful assistance from our friend Story Balloon):
CHRIS MATTHEWS: You know, I was trying to think about who he was tonight, and it's interesting: He is post-racial by all appearances. You know, I forgot he was black tonight for an hour. You know, he's gone a long way to become a leader of this country and passed so much history in just a year or two. I mean, it's something we don't even think about. I was watching, I said, "Wait a minute. He's an African-American guy in front of a bunch of other white people, and there he is, President of the United States, and we've completely forgotten that tonight. Completely forgotten it."
I think it was in the scope of his discussion, it was so broad-ranging, so in tune with so many problems and aspects, and aspects of American life that you don't think in terms of the old tribalism, the old ethnicity. It was astounding in that regard, a very subtle fact. It's so hard to even talk about it. Maybe I shouldn't talk about it, but I am. I thought it was profound that way. And, I think in terms of the seduction tonight.
Amazing.
Sure seems Matthews got that tingle going up his leg tonight, doesn't it?
As a humorous aside, Salon's Joan Walsh tweeted the following moments before the MSNBCer went into full gush mode: "Prediction: Chris's leg is tingling, hard!"
Good call, Joan!
*****Update: Matthews clarified his comment a bit later on the "Rachel Maddow Show"...
I'm glad he cleared that up.
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I never have thought of
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 00:06 ET by MidAmericaI never have thought of him as black, just red.
Amazing
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 00:26 ET by MBarthow dems are constantly accusing reps of being racist when it is they who are so fixated on race.
Its easy to be pro-abortion when you're not the one being aborted.
Absolutely correct
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 11:21 ET by djm159Chris Matthews saying that he forgot Obama was black last night was the same thing as saying "everyone should own one." What a racist pig.
You nailed it!
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 01:17 ET by mattmYou nailed it!
MID AMERICA...
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 06:19 ET by danybhoyBINGO!!!!
Also, I can't help but notice that Matthews is OBSESSED with race. Who is what color is all that matters to Matthews, as well as much of the left. It is sickening.
"Please awake & see the truth, he can only be if you believe what he tells you...Remember who you are, what you stand for...There will always be way"- WITHIN TEMPTATION http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fir0Cffv1ng&featured=related
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Obama as symbol of his absolution
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 10:28 ET by GalvanicLike many of the Americans who voted for Obama, Matthews' adoration of the President has less to do with Obama himself than it does with Matthews' own sense of race. For Matthews, supporting and praising Obama gets him over his own self-doubts about race.
To put it another way: Martin Luther King had a dream that one day people would be judged not by the color of their skin but by the content of their hearts. But Matthews sees the skin color first, and ascribes to that person what he thinks they should be.
Even if Matthews' has a positive image of Obama -- the man whose mere voice send tingles up his leg -- the very statements that Matthews utters are inherently racist.
Is Chrissie saying Obama
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 08:42 ET by motherbeltIs Chrissie saying Obama didn't use that "Negro dialect" and he sounded like a white man????
It's like he was surprised....
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 09:13 ET by NeoKongthat Jim Demint or Mitch McConnell didn't jump up and call the President the n- word. You can just feel the relief in his voice that he doesn't have to feel guilty about being white anymore. I bet he greets black people by saying "You must be pretty happy huh....? We're not racist anymore. See....if you work real hard your people can succeed."
Chris Matthews is a Racist and Anti-Semite
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 14:36 ET by farstar99But we knew that.
It is precisely the Democrats obsession with race that proves they are all racists.
Yep!
Fri, 01/29/2010 - 10:33 ET by Secret ConservativeYep! But it's the conservatives who are all a bunch of racists, if you believe the MSM. Give me a break!
Oops?
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 00:08 ET by jon_torlinWas it the makeup that reminded him?
-Jon
!?!??!
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 00:12 ET by Forbin001He said what?!?! What a dou***bag
I couldn't agree
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 00:43 ET by red_dragon311I couldn't agree more
Even the Bible argees Psalm 109:8 "Let his days be few; and let another take office."
This guy is more obsessed
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 00:12 ET by Rusty ShacklefordThis guy is more obsessed with the color of a person's skin than the most bigotted person I've ever met (I wonder what that means about Mathews?)
Whenever I encounter a statement like this from the left it forces me to think back to friends in my life and how after you get to know someone you really do stop seeing them for their shell and more by who they actually are. I watched this joke of a speech and I wasn't sitting there thinking "black black black" I was sitting there thinking "socialist socialist socialist". Obama's skin color is as irrelevant to me as his big goofy ears are. It's how he's supposed to be in my head. If he were suddenly white with decent ears I wouldn't "prefer" it.
I don't think this is a feeling I can put into words so I believe my previous paragraph really sucked, but since I wasted the time to write it I'm going to submit it. :)
He is obsessed
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 01:29 ET by SkipperMLMI thought we were over noticing a mans color.
Did he also forget Barry is 1/2 black?
→ Skipper
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 01:47 ET by Cool ArrowWide-Mouth Frog never forgets which half, though.
Banjo Barry Ѡbama - Stop the music
Rusty
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 02:24 ET by miss911ninjaNo, that wasn't a waste of time! You expressed yourself very well, and I share your feelings and viewpoint. It's not the color of BHO's skin that matters, it's his radicalism, his misguided policies, and his agenda. In other words, it's what's between his big goofy ears. To borrow your phrase, I'd "prefer it" if he were as black as Clarence Thomas.......as long as he was just as conservative!
I can say stupid stuff
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 00:12 ET by MidAmericaI can say stupid stuff that just rolls out of my mouth for no particular reason. Wonder if I could get my own MSNBC show?
check his breath!!!
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 00:13 ET by libfailMaybe he was drinking too much
http://libfail.com
You know??? I know exactly
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 00:17 ET by Time X TravelerYou know??? I know exactly what Chris Matthews means. I often forget that Chris is a journalist when I listen to him.
Talk to you in the future!
That's amazing. He's
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 00:20 ET by AlanaThat's amazing. He's saying that there was never an hour before where he forgot he was black? I am usually in a state of forgetting he's black.
I don't look at Pelosi and have the fact that she's a woman at the forefront of my mind, either.
That's just amazing, that he would admit something that awful.
What About FLOTUS?
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 01:42 ET by miss911ninjaDoes this mean that sometime in the future there might be a magical hour when he forgets that the First Lady is black? Or is he stuck thinking about her as black?
Whatever chrissy
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 00:21 ET by RESTLESS 1We haven't forgotten that you're and idiot.
"If the man, with the power, can't keep it under control...some heads are gonna roll." -Judas Priest
→ No Negro Dialect
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 00:25 ET by Cool ArrowThanks for sharing one of your "Harry Reid" moments with us Chris.
Barack Ѡbama - The new seat of power
Of course chrissy's
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 00:25 ET by MidAmericaOf course chrissy's comment is waaaay racist. What is a 'black' President supposed to be like? Is he saying obama was able to pass as 'white' tonight?
Or is chrissy just saying he was able to personally stop obsessing that obama is black? That he was able to momentarily stop his fixation of obama's skin color. He says he was only able to do it for an hour so now I guess obama is now black again in chrissy's eyes.
→ Yes, MA
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 00:30 ET by Cool ArrowIt's Chrissy's way of saying Obama is articulate enough to be white.
Chrissy is just saying Obama's a man of letters.
Barack Ѡbama - The new seat of power
Well really it's the
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 00:45 ET by MidAmericaWell really it's the only logical conclusion you can reach. All previous Presidents have been white males and tonight obama's speech made mathews forget obama was black.
The question is what does obama ordinarily do, that he didn't do tonight, that makes mathews think about obama as a black ?
All Prez white before Obama...
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 00:46 ET by JerYou're forgetting William Jefferson Clinton.
Jer
(LOL) hey, yes I did
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 00:50 ET by MidAmerica(LOL) hey, yes I did forget about him. Actually I've made it into a sort of hobby the effort to avoid thinking about him.
In that case...
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 01:00 ET by JerMy apologies for the reminder. Refocus!
Jer
Hiya "Slick"!
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 15:40 ET by Army BratHow's every little thing?
Type at ya later Slick! Gotta go make a living...but I'll catch ya later Slick.
islam is a lie and Truth is killing it.
Well, good for you. By
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 17:34 ET by JerWell, good for you. By the way, how much is an entry level dork paid these days?
Jer
way way way way creepy.
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 00:34 ET by JWFSo following the logic. He thinks about the blackness of the President the other 23 hours of the day?
Creepy.
So Fox (sorry, 'tards, I
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 00:33 ET by RR GOPSo Fox (sorry, 'tards, I mean Faux) News doesn't qualify as being a "real" news network, but MSNBC does in spite of this continuing nonsense?
Incredible.
"Under Capitalism, man exploits man. Under Communism it's just the opposite."
"All that Communism needs to make it successful is for someone to feed and clothe it."
Democrats and their fixation on color
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 00:36 ET by zachlindThe great white bigot from PA speaks again.
Democrats and their fixation on color
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 00:38 ET by zachlindThe great white bigot from PA speaks again.
- can't seem to keep my hand off the mouse after I post:)
How white of you, Chris
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 00:40 ET by CO2MakerWhen you say, "I didn't realize he was [fill in the blank]," you are making a normative assertion that your own race, religion, sex, marital status, sexual preference, etc., is the basis of defining the discussion.
I had my ears bent back once when I made the mistake of telling someone I didn't realize he was [category]. He asked me whether I thought everyone was [white, married, heterosexual, male, Christian, etc.] just because I was? Etc.
Would it have made a difference if Chris said, "For an hour tonight, I forgot that I was white"? Hmmm?
Greatest. Soundbite.
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 00:41 ET by sonofmarieryanGreatest. Soundbite. Ever.
Thank you, Matthews...it is like an early Christmas gift.
I'm right, and you're not. It must so suck to be you.
How racist can Chris
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 00:42 ET by marpelHow racist can Chris Matthews get??? So, if Matthews would have remembered he was black, would he have still liked the speech? What a moron!!
He just insulted the object of his Man Crush!
MARPEL...
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 06:35 ET by danybhoyWell, Matthews could have said that it was pretty good for a colored guy. That is about the only thing I have not heard yet, & I'm guessing someone has already said it somewhere.
As for Matthews color statement, here are a few questions. EVERYONE CAN PLAY ALONG. I'll take El-Rushbo's show, & he's out for whatever reason. It's Friday, & Walter E Williams is the guest host, do you give a damn that he's black? Does it bother you that in hour 2, he tends to call Thomas Sowell & they talk the entire hour? You know both men are (whispering tone) black? Or, do you listen & learn from 2 of the best economic/politcal minds in the nation today?
Williams presents the show in a very different manner then Rush or the other guest hosts, but he's damn good at it, & the last thing that matters in all of this is his race.
"Please awake & see the truth, he can only be if you believe what he tells you...Remember who you are, what you stand for...There will always be way"- WITHIN TEMPTATION http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fir0Cffv1ng&featured=related
The Worst Black President
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 00:44 ET by CrashWow! Obama couldn't wait to blame his "B+" year on Bush. Like I said Obama, "YOU WANTED THE JOB ... DEAL WITH IT!"
And Chrissy my boy. The only color I see from Obama is red, as in communist and red ink.
Chris is a moron
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 00:48 ET by Ashley jean beanI never think of people as white or black or whatever! Chris is a moron.
How exactly
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 00:48 ET by Quasi-socialistwas a "black man's" speech supposed to be different? "Whutup, yo! 'Bama in DA HOW-IS!"
→ What about this?
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 00:49 ET by Cool Arrow"He is post-racial by all appearances."
What "appearances" would that be, Chrissy?
Barack Ѡbama - The new seat of power
Whew!
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 00:55 ET by countmein5050Am I glad a liberal threw down the race card. God knows a republican couldn't have said something as innocent and gotten away with it. Liberals are insane.
what a loser
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 01:08 ET by RousseLiberals and Democrats sure do have a problem with race, huh.
Hoo Boy! Chrissy is so
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 01:12 ET by MidAmericaHoo Boy! Chrissy is so much fun.
Here's a scene from mathews hometown....
Once again Chrissy Mathews focused on race
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 01:17 ET by Cho Yi FanI have noticed that any time little Chrissy Matthews talks about Barry O he manages to focus on race. He's either calling the Republicans and Tea party folks racist because they oppose Barry, or he is praising Barry for being a brilliant black man. Hell Barry is so great and Chrissy is so enamored that tonight Chrissy even forgot Barry is black-also forgetting that Barry is half white. Yes sir...Race seems to be very important to Chrissy.
I guess that I'm not in Chrissy's league because I don't really think about Barry's race. Instead, I think about what a crappy leader Barry is will be and how is will destroying my country and our economy. Because I think that Barry is an inept moron I guess that makes me a racist-unlike Chrissy who stays focused on race.Next week he's going to the White House to shine Barry's shoes.
"A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have".
Thomas Jefferson
WOW.....Just WOW......
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 01:32 ET by JAWSSeems like Chris has some deep seated racial issues. I mean does he see all people of color as just that? A Black man here, a white woman there..... I mean this is just some crazy talk. I mean of course we may notice the color of ones skin when we first meet them but after we get to know them or they become OUR PRESIDENT that should, I would think, go unnoticed. I mean I have friends that are Black but I don't see their color. I would not have thought of Obama's color if it were not for this Chris Matthews statement. I would not really have such an issue with this except that is Chris, Olby, and Maddow who I am sure all feel just a little superior when it comes to issues of race.
And if a Rep. said it I would be embarrassed for him also. Oh and the MSM would tar and feather him.
By the end of my teens
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 02:00 ET by Quasi-socialistI had dropped any reference to ethnicity unless I wanted to direct somebody to see who I was refering to--and even then I might use the color of hat or shirt before skin color or ethnicity. If I'm retelling an incident that people can't see, I never mention ethnicity unless it adds something to story. Course it's not hard if I mention "Ming" or "Prakash" from work.
To me, I wonder why some people start out "This Chinese guy at work..." unless they are talking about Chinese New Year or something.
The real outrage
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 01:30 ET by cjkThe real outrage here isn't crissy, every decent sane person already knows he's an idiot. No, the real story is that one of the nations largest media outlets allows his public foolishnessI by continuing to provide him and others like him with airtime.
Has the populace really become that depraved in their eyes? ICABOD
Absolutely!
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 02:45 ET by ProudAmerican58If he were a Republican member of Congress the other side would be calling for his resignation AND his head!
MSNBC...the place for Poopie-Icks!
"Forgot he was black"?
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 01:32 ET by TeamcheeserWhat does that even mean? Think about it.
You're looking at the man while he speaks, your eyes see a light-skinned black man. You are reminded that he is black every moment of his speech, unless you glance away or fall asleep. As such, it would seem impossible to forget he was black during his speech -- UNLESS...
...unless "forgot he was black" is CODE for somthing else, Chris.
He has some explaining to do. Olbermann is going to go nuts on this guy!
→ It's racist code
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 01:36 ET by Cool ArrowIt's racist code for "Did I mention he's black?"
Evidently Barry didn't know it would be his own flock to throw out that tidbit.
Barack Ѡbama - The new seat of power
Strange
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 01:42 ET by octaviojMatthews was saying president Obama was standing in front of all these white people. I also thought that Congress was predominantly Democrat these days. So I guess it is not only the Tea Parties that lack diversity, is it? The left lacks it too. How these people fail basic logic completely baffles me.
And the left calls US
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 01:42 ET by rbosqueAnd the left calls US racist?
Who's more obsessed about race here? He's red on the inside and that's what this is about.
Racism is the legacy of the Dem party
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 01:58 ET by HippopaulimusAnd who really believes this was just an off the cuff comment? He couldn't wait to jump in with this butt-nugget of retarded logic.
Hey Matthews! Why don't you explain to us what is wrong with being a black man? Why do we have to forget that? And why does it matter?
How deranged do you have to be to watch these people? Seriously! Who really belives they are informed by watching this crap!
White - does not mean racist
Heterosexual - does not mean homophobic
Male - does not mean sexist
He's BLACK??
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 02:32 ET by chuckkI need to get a new tv.. On my 1983 RCA, he kind of looks an odd shade of green/yellow..
I guess I finally see what all the fuss is about...
Soo..Was Chrissy saying..
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 02:42 ET by Paul Gthat he thinks Obamas black.. the other 23 hrs?
Yeah...re: his "clarification"
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 02:49 ET by ProudAmerican58Keep digging, Chris.
→ Thanks for the update
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 03:03 ET by Cool ArrowSo, in clarification, Chris would like to say he has finally gone beyond Ѡbama being black.
Interesting he reached all the way back to Jack Kennedy when his own involvement in the Carter Administration yielded absolutely no black Cabinet members.
So, toot your own horn with the tired old "my best friend in college was black" Chris, but it's nothing but unbridled condescension just the same.
Banjo Barry Ѡbama
Almost like Matthews is
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 03:32 ET by mostlymoderateAlmost like Matthews is amazed that a black man can do anything. People like him have no respect for black people.
Chris, you are such a racist!
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 06:40 ET by TheHistorianWho cares whether he is black or not! And you call us racists, you liberal hack you! A comment like that out of a conservative mouth would have him apologizing in front of every black group in the nation. You bigot, you!
I just care that he is killing my country, and not slowly either. I consider him as an arrogant ignoramus and a dangerous person. Those come in all colors.
Not to know what has been transacted in former times is
to be always a child. If no use is made of the labors of past ages, the
world must remain always in the infancy of knowledge.
Cicero
"Tingles" is a racist pig.
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 07:40 ET by chessplayer"Tingles" is a racist pig.
Whats next? He going to say
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 07:43 ET by chessplayerWhats next? He going to say he watched "Roots?"
Maybe Christ Matthews
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 07:46 ET by ChattychitoShould of said, "he forgot he was white tonight"
either way he is still a racist
Another Racist, Classist,
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 07:55 ET by ThoreauAnother Racist, Classist, Elitist, Communist Douchebag brought to you by the Democratic Party. Thanks for keeping hope alive "Tingles".
so what
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 07:56 ET by Chattychitoit doesn't matter what color, race or sex as long as the person is qualified to do the Job. the problem with the whole Obama affair is that most the people voted just to get a black man in office.
He does not have the qualifications it takes to run this nation, and in this last year he has proved it so.
The Nut job MSM'rs think he makes us smarter, he deserves to be on MT Rushmore, and makes US feel less racist is all because they are not in their right minds and they are not for the people.
Give him a Nobel, give him kudos and give him a bust on a mountain top he still is the worse president this nation has ever had. And we all thought tricky dick Nixon was bad.
I'd like to forget he is President.
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 08:50 ET by ohiochiliSo there.
guess i'm just different
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 09:05 ET by i was just thinkingI rarely ever think about him being black.
Incompetent? Yes. Liberal? Yes. Bungler? Yes. Carter-esque? Yes. Duplicitous? Yes. Liar? Yes. Two-faced? Yes. Deceitful? Yes. Black? Nope. Could care less about his skin color. I don't judge this book by its color - I judge it by what it says inside.
It's official: Tingles has Advanced Chronic Mandingoitis
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 09:17 ET by SickofLibsNormal men have fantasies about women.
Not Tingles.
Somewhere Martin Luther
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 10:04 ET by ParalegalGoddessSomewhere Martin Luther King, Jr. is spinning in his grave... Didn't he dream for a day that people would be judged for the content of their character and not by the color of their skin. Looks like its still just a dream.
OH MY GOD!!!
→ Lili Von Shtupp
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 10:14 ET by Cool Arrow"Lili Von Shtupp" is German for "Chris Matthews".
Madeline Kahn and Clevon Little played the scene better.
Barack Hussein Ѡbanjo - Deliverance is at hand
Ring, Ring!!! Al?
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 10:47 ET by Hunter12Ring, Ring!!!
Al? Jesse.
Looks like we got another gig. You start on Larry, and I'll do Keith.
"An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last." - Sir Winston Churchill
What a dolt
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 10:49 ET by kbworkmanOf course he is trying to woo any republicans he can to his side. "Come into my parlor said the spider to the fly..."
I especially liked the part where he admitted his comment about his failure to explain the particualrs of the healthcare bill to us.
Was he saying he failed? No. What he was saying was that we are just too stupid to understand.
To that I say talk is cheap. A little tranparency would allow us enough information to make our own decisions. Put the bill on the internet as you promised. I suspect that he won't and can't.
And Chris, a vote that you disagree with isn't wrong. It is the will of the people.
I realized that you and the rest of your ilk with your god-like intellect are above the rest of us but there are more of us than there are of you.
Translation
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 11:25 ET by bradbenj5952Let's translate Matthews' comment for the American public, to wit, "The way Obama presented himself tonight made me feel guilty of my inner bigot...for an hour".
"That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved." Romans 10:9
Al "The Pimp" Sharpton will
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 11:31 ET by chessplayerAl "The Pimp" Sharpton will probably be on Hannity tonight applauding Matthews remark and saying theres nothing wrong with it.
I understand "tingler"!!!
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 11:39 ET by Patriot III forgot he was black too...........I thought the s.o.b. was RED!!!!
Hey Spittles, this doesn't even make sense
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 11:42 ET by SharonMcPCHRIS MATTHEWS: ...I was watching, I said, "Wait a minute. He's an African-American guy in front of a bunch of other white people..."
Huh?
We say grace and we say ma'am and if you ain't into that we don't give a damn.
Oh, well. So much for Prissy Tingle's "moment of clarity"
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 12:06 ET by R D HelmHe's back in the Kool-Aid bucket again.
-Dave
When liberty is taken away by force it can be restored by force. When it is relinquished voluntarily by default it can never be recovered. -Dorothy Thompson
When I was in the service
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 12:22 ET byWhen I was in the service (24 years active duty) I had a troop that did his duties in such an outstanding manner for one hour, that I forgot he was black. The other 23 hours of that day, I remembered what he was.
UGH!
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 13:06 ET by DaMamaMore idiocy from Chris Matthews. Someone please tell me why this man is still on the air?
Since when does COLOR have anything to do with Obama's performance as President?
Matthews is dumber than a bag of hammers. I don't care if Obama is black, white, red, yellow or plaid - he is still an incompetent President who is sending our country to hell in a handbasket.
Air Time
Fri, 01/29/2010 - 05:15 ET by DoktorFranken''Someone please tell me why this man is still on the air?
The Left has a seemingly unlimited supply of drugs.
Sarah Palin: The Most Dangerous Conservative In America
You know, for the entire
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 14:01 ET by Jack BauerYou know, for the entire speech I forgot he was President.
But unfortunately the speech ended. Now I just think "this guy is president?" God help us all.
For someone who claims not to be a racist...
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 15:13 ET by stage9and insists that "tea baggers" are, Matthews sure focuses a whole lot on race.
"If God is dead, somebody is going to have to take his place. It will be megalomania or erotomania, the drive for power or the drive for pleasure, the clenched fist or the phallus, Hitler or Hugh Hefner." — Malcolm Muggeridge
God, an "epiphany?"
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 15:50 ET by falconWhat is it with Tingles? Doesn't he realize that you only get past an issue by ceasing to discuss it? Quit bringing race up if you want us to "get past it."
Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to go Lysol my computer thanks to having to play that Madcow clip.
‘When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle.’ - Edmund Burke, 1770
This guy is as racially
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 16:45 ET by rfpzzzzzThis guy is as racially obsessed as any Klansman. His mind must be filled with all sorts of ethnic categories and degrees of prejudices. He really needs help.
How will the country ever move
Thu, 01/28/2010 - 21:22 ET by LewWatersbeyond racist attitudes and comments by news personnel like Matthews? Apparently, all he sees when he looks at someone is their skin tone.
The rest of us moved beyond that decades ago.