Matthews: No GOP Candidate Has Obama's 'Mind, Recall or Orderly Thinking'
Chris Matthews got another thrill up his leg for Barack Obama Tuesday.
As you read and/or watch the most-recent presidential gushing and fawning from the "Hardball" host, keep telling yourself that this man believes his program is "absolutely nonpartisan" (video follows with transcript and commentary):
MATTHEWS: Let me finish tonight with this unbelievable presidential campaign that’s about to begin. Watching President Obama today explaining and defending his budget, both the substance and the politics, I was struck by the question: could any of the possible Republican candidates out there do this? Does any one of them have the precision of mind, the command of recall, the orderly process of thinking and evaluating, the reasonable moral compass?
You can play this game, too. Think it through. Throw those names and faces onto your mental viewing screen and think deep. Romney, Huckabee, Palin, Bachmann, Barbour, Santorum, Gingrich -- is there one of them we think could do what Obama can do?
I’ve been in close quarters with the president twice. The first time I came to the conclusion that this guy ought to be president of the United States. There’s a peace to his presentation, a calm understanding of the information, of his values, of the world.
A look at the Republican field, with all its negatives, I look at Nate Silver’s numbers and see the problem that the party has in finding someone to field against the president -- someone who can stand up on the same platform, talk the issues with this competence.
Newt Gingrich is a former Speaker of the House possessing a Ph.D. in modern European history from Tulane and is considered to be one of the brightest political minds in America today.
Mitt Romney is a former Massachusetts governor possessing both MBA and law degrees from Harvard.
Mike Huckabee is a former Arkansas governor that graduated magna cum laude from Ouachita Baptist University in only 2 1/2 years.
Rick Santorum is a former two-term Senator from Pennsylvania possessing an MBA from the University of Pittsburgh and a law degree from Dickinson School of Law.
Haley Barbour is the current governor of Mississippi as well as the Chairman of the Republican Governors Association; he has a law degree from the University of Mississippi.
Michele Bachmann is a two-term Congresswoman from Minnesota possessing law degrees from Oral Roberts University and William and Mary University (tax law).
Sarah Palin is a former Alaska governor with a B.A. from the University of Idaho.
That Matthews thinks not one of these people has "the precision of mind, the command of recall, the orderly process of thinking and evaluating, the reasonable moral compass" to "stand up on the same platform, talk the issues with [Obama's] competence" is absurd.
Just to name one possible pairing, Gingrich would mop the floor with Obama in a debate on virtually any subject.
It really makes you wonder whether Matthews' staff has to have tissues handy to wipe the drool off his lips when he speaks about the man currently in the White House.
(H/T HotAirPundit)
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Suggestion:
Submitted by bsny on Wed, 02/16/2011 - 12:42pm.
Change the name of this blog to "Chris Matthews Busters"
Chrissie is cheating on you BO
Submitted by trahantg on Wed, 02/16/2011 - 2:04pm.
I wonder what the President thinks of the upcoming "all man" lovefest titled "President of the World" that chrissie is doing on Clinton next week?
Yeah, well, gee...
Submitted by notinstl on Wed, 02/16/2011 - 12:42pm.
...even IF BO possesses these qualities, he is sorely lacking in other areas that are critical to the success of this nation: leadership, support/respect for the constitution (as written), a viable global vision, etc.. His less than rudimentary understanding of economics is stunning and the lack of any actual job experience would preclude him from working at McDonalds.
→ Let me finish
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Wed, 02/16/2011 - 12:47pm.
I wonder if "let me finish" was first heard by Chris as his wife locked him out of the room.
Why does....
Submitted by almostacowboy on Wed, 02/16/2011 - 12:52pm.
this old Groucho Marx line (are there any "new" ones?) come to mind:
"You have the mind of a 5 year old. And, I'll bet he was glad to get rid of it.
Right on!
Submitted by Patriot II on Thu, 02/17/2011 - 11:41am.
the tingler matthews is the dumbest, most pitiful example of a human, if in fact he is human, of any of the vermin on the liberal news.....get the scum sucking pig off the air.....he is so freaking stupid he makes nothing but noise! He is exactly like a fart gone bad!!! imo
Otherwise Known as a TelePrompter
Submitted by scottyusmc on Wed, 02/16/2011 - 12:53pm.
Otherwise Known as a TelePrompter
Let Me Finish
Submitted by Conservator on Wed, 02/16/2011 - 12:55pm.
Chris Matthews and all hosts at MSNBC are living proof that Bernie Goldberg's 'A Slobbering Love Affair' was right on the money and it's sickening to anyone who follows the MSM.The only "command of recall"
Submitted by Ed Gregory on Wed, 02/16/2011 - 12:57pm.
The only "command of recall" the current clown in chief demonstrates is the ability to fall back on are the phrases "Let me be clear" and "Uh." Which, if you think about it, contradict each other.
Ed,
Submitted by Ashrak on Wed, 02/16/2011 - 1:09pm.
Nice one! And exactly on point.
He is a walking contradiction.
others....
Submitted by almostacowboy on Wed, 02/16/2011 - 1:26pm.
"the deficit I inherited", "under the Bush administration" (AKA "it's Bush's fault")
"Brilliant" Obama ???
Submitted by iveseenitall on Wed, 02/16/2011 - 1:13pm.
The left's talking points about Obama are getting tired and annoying. Yes, even if they were true, the results of his "leadership" are quite unimpressive, to say the least. However, as I have written here before, I've known and worked with a few certified geniuses. Believe me, by comparison,Obama is not "brilliant" at all. Moreover, I do not believe that he is even above average. He doesn't know history, he can't spell, he almost never quotes off the cuff from anything he's read. And his "calm" demeanor with halting speech is not a sign of his "intelligence"; in fact it may be just the opposite. This is a canard concocted by the left to prop up a less than average human being who knew how to work the system in order to get elected. Obama is quite shrewd, I'll give him that. But so is your local used car guy.
NEVER,NEVER trust a "liberal" (progressive)
Chris is Right!
Submitted by tvhall on Wed, 02/16/2011 - 1:04pm.
Chris is Right!
None of those listed have BHOs experience as a community organizer or the ability to call a tax cut "wasteful spending". None of them have the complete lack of values it takes to lie and steal from the American people with a straight face. None of them recognise that the only thing that is greater than the Godhood of the state is the Godhood of themselves. None of them know that the Constitution is just a piece of parchment written on by rich dead old white slave owners who were mostly (say it quietly) God fearing Christians!
Burn it I say - BURN IT!
TvHall: Good Points
Submitted by Boil It Down on Wed, 02/16/2011 - 2:38pm.
I would add that Obama has a mental capacity and overwhelming desire to manipulate people.
He has the ability to recall every deception, the ideal capacity for a manipulative liar.
However, I know three people who are 'out in the stratosphere' geniuses and not one of them has any wisdom beyond the focus of their genius. One of them isn't even able to dress herself properly half the time. The other very smart people I know have all done some extremely stupid things in their life. No one is so god-like as Matthews seems to see Obama. That person does not exist.
In other words I belive Obama is extremely smart, but does not possess any wisdom for the job of President. Wisdom is what we desparately need in these times.
And why
Submitted by hbnolikeee on Wed, 02/16/2011 - 2:47pm.
do you think he is extremely smart? His GPA, oh right that's locked.
Hot Air: Obamateurism of the Day
Submitted by StewartIII on Wed, 02/16/2011 - 1:07pm.
Obamateurism of the Day
http://hotair.com/archives/2011/02/16/obamateurism-of-the-day-451/
Stewart
Submitted by Radical1979 on Wed, 02/16/2011 - 1:12pm.
OMG that was to funny!! He probably left screaming "I need the damn teleprompter!! I don't care what they say get me a teleprompter next time!!"
Seriously?
Submitted by Ashrak on Wed, 02/16/2011 - 1:08pm.
Was Panama Tingles watching the same thing I was yesterday? I am just a nobody sitting at a computer screen and I ate Obama for lunch yesterday. I view most folks hanging around here doing the same thing on a regular basis.
Look folks, between bumming cigarettes from my brother ( a staffer at the time Obama was in Illinois government) getting into a fist fight on the Chamber floor over a backstabbing deal gone wrong and voting "Present" over a hundred times, Obama demonstrated that he is nothing to tingle over. He isn't anything special and he isn't even really all that smart.
He is just a man, though one who lies with tremendous charisma, who can read a prepared scripted speech off a teleprompter.
Obama talks a good game but he cannot walk the walk. Liars never can. Chrissy looks up to Obama because not only can't he walk the walk, but neither can Chrissy even talk the talk.
LWNJ
Submitted by victoria_29 on Wed, 02/16/2011 - 1:08pm.
Well in 1 way we have to admit that Matthews is right, no Republican candidate even McCain would have destroyed & done as much damage in 2 yrs as obama has. I find it hilarious while he is doing his little comparisons of their education & qualifications that he ignores that Haley Barbour & Mitch Daniels have been very SUCCESSFUL Governors. I'll give him Romney, Huck, Newt & the rest of the RINO pool, & their lack of records. But there is 2 candidates that have rock solid conservative records with executive experience. That is hard to argue with.
Once again, Tingles leaves us dangling breathlessly:
Submitted by SickofLibs on Wed, 02/16/2011 - 1:18pm.
So what happened the SECOND time he was in "close quarters" with the president?
He only described the first.
In 2008 Obama was presented
Submitted by jkwtrading on Wed, 02/16/2011 - 1:24pm.
In 2008 Obama was presented on a huge greek stage now all he has is recall.... orderly recall I am sorry.
May the tingle be replaced with a brain stem
Submitted by Tomorama on Wed, 02/16/2011 - 1:34pm.
Nah, Herman Cain or Mitt Romney have EVER had to get up in front of the board of Governors of a company and explain in details how the budget, business or product is made and sold.
Nah, Speaker of the house Gingrich never had to speak in front of America explaining anything.
Nah, Republican Governors have NEVER had to balance a budget, hire, fire and meet demands of the angry populace or explain themselves to the media and the state or city they represent.
Recall, what is this an FN talking point memory contest now?
Romney after a ceiling tile from the DEms big dig fell in Massachusetts a few years back, explained in detail how the epoxy and the design and structure worked and how it will be fixed while under HEAT from the typically biased Massachusetts press.
He also started the process of firing and holding to account those responsible while Jawn Kerry and Ted the Swimmer were nowhere to be found.
Romney forgot more about business than Oblunder will ever know, Gingrich forgot more about our Congress than Oblunder will ever know, Cain forgot more about what it REALLY means to be a hard working black man that Oblunder will ever know and Palin forgot more about media scrutiny than Oblunder will ever know.
It would be uncomfortable for Obama
Submitted by Bobbygn on Wed, 02/16/2011 - 1:38pm.
I am thinking it would be most uncomfortable for Obama to be in the same room with Mathews. Just imagine yourself if ever time you turn around that pasty faced idiot is kneeling there.
Matthews only has two brain
Submitted by Hologram5 on Wed, 02/16/2011 - 1:38pm.
Matthews only has two brain cells, one is male and the other is female. When they are getting along, all is well. When they are fighting, well, we've seen what happens.
Thankfully, none of the R
Submitted by Edhenry on Wed, 02/16/2011 - 1:41pm.
Thankfully, none of the R candidates possess any of the traits of O.
Perfect start
S word
Submitted by Gothampc on Wed, 02/16/2011 - 2:13pm.
Wasn't it just yesterday that Obama slipped up and said the "S" word in a speech?
What it should say is that No GOP Candidate has Obama's Teleprompter.
Wait a minute Mr. Tingles - the guy who stole his first electon?
Submitted by Gary Hall on Wed, 02/16/2011 - 2:52pm.
Wait a minute Mr. Tingles - the guy who stole his first electon?
MAKING OF A CANDIDATE - Obama knows his way around a ballot Chicago Tribune April 3, 2007
.. and what did we end up with?
Obama Can't Speak Without Teleprompter! Press Core Laughs!
Obama lost without a teleprompter
and his sidekick:
Joe Biden drunk on campaign trail
(;~/ gary
"could any of the possible
Submitted by howler1968 on Wed, 02/16/2011 - 3:20pm.
"could any of the possible Republican candidates out there do this?" Yep......Congressman Allen West-R-Fla Watch this video and note that no one on that forum wants to answer the Marine's question. One even says he's gonna take the fifth.....wasn't specific on whether it's the bottle or the amendment. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=9b8_1266273179 West would chew Obama up......2 black Americans debating the path of America.....one right.....the other incorrect.Chrissy is right.
Submitted by c5then on Wed, 02/16/2011 - 3:29pm.
I can't think of anyone today that I know or have heard speak that can lie through their teeth the way Obama can.
Anyone who can claim that their budget makes "deep cuts" when in reality it adds $13 trillion to the deficit over the next 10 years is either a born pathological liar or able to control their emotions better than anyone in history.
It is definitely a skill set, just not one I would like to be the primary skill of the person encumbering the President of the United States job position.
Madison and Jefferson and Franklin built a Republic - Roberts killed it!
Chris explains it to the rest of us...
Submitted by Grumpy in Arizona on Wed, 02/16/2011 - 3:39pm.
Here is a video of Chris Matthews telling us why we little people can't appreciate "The Obama" he knows so well:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qro7oBzUBos&feature=related
- Grump :o)
I don't believe Obama or
Submitted by LAM SON 719 on Wed, 02/16/2011 - 3:53pm.
I don't believe Obama or Matthews has a mind. He becomes more delusional each day.
What's Truly Disconcerting . . . .
Submitted by Bourbeau on Wed, 02/16/2011 - 4:13pm.
What's disconcerting is where we are in our poliitical discourse that allows a talking head like Chris Matthews mutter that kind of nonsense, and he's not challenged directly. Oh yes, NewsBusters will report on it, and perhaps some intelligent readers will submit comments, but regardless, the stupidity is allowed to stand unchallenged. I'd love to see Chris Matthews go on O'Reilly's show and do a segment on this. But, that's not what's required any more; just dump your nonsense on the air, and let the gullible eat it up.
Chrissy - Should Be Very Afraid.
Submitted by Conservator on Wed, 02/16/2011 - 4:57pm.
Chris Christie On Govt Shutting Down: I'll Open A Beer, Order A Pizza & Watch The Mets! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOTvhfOk6vc&feature=player_embeddedObamavision
Submitted by adamsmith on Wed, 02/16/2011 - 5:07pm.
Tweety works on the Obamavision Network. What else does anyone expect? All Obama, all the time. Except for when they have to smear real Americans. If the USSR ever reconstitutes itself, Matthews can work for Pravda anytime. He could bring all his video for his resume. The man is a shameless Communist. POS......
Wedding Plans
Submitted by telecaster on Wed, 02/16/2011 - 5:38pm.
Geez Matthews....when ya gonna propose to Obama? Enough of this televised worship from afar.....just marry the guy and call it good.
Orderly mind....
Submitted by Pilgrim1949 on Wed, 02/16/2011 - 6:00pm.
...brings to mind an old Jerry Lewis movie, The Disorderly Orderly. [yeah, shows my age]
Personally, I'd pass on having a leader with such a wonderfully "orderly" mind and would much rather have a President with a slightly more mature - say, physician's? - mind, but widdle Cwissie is entitled to his opinion.
As an old book of insults once said: The closest he'll ever come to brain storm is a slight drizzle.
In this case, it's been a decades-long drought.
"Ye canne change the laws of physics....." but some politicians believe that with the right legislation you can pretend they don't really apply to your own pet projects...
MSNBC should be identified in
Submitted by totsotvaitn on Wed, 02/16/2011 - 7:59pm.
the TV listings as Comcast's new CARTOON network.
Matthews may be correct
Submitted by Galvanic on Wed, 02/16/2011 - 10:03pm.
In 2008, Obama stated that he had visited 57 states.
Every Republican I've met insists there are only 50. Why are they all so wrong?
I think he means
Submitted by hayate1 on Wed, 02/16/2011 - 11:49pm.
that none of the Repubs can present a cogent, rational and informed persona in public. if they do, they will lose most of their support base who are used to them to offering ignorant, simplistic sound-bite explanations of and solutions to complex problems. Oh yea, where would they be if they couldnt instill fear about imaginary threats to freedom and America. Could you imagine if a republican candidate stood up and actually held forth at length and in detail about an issue, offering facts and solutions that are imperfect, take time and have tradeoffs instead of just blaming others and fear mongering?!
Not to say that they cannot do so, but they will not bc it would expose them to accusations that they are liberal elitists and not fearful, angry and ignorant real americans like the rest of us. they would lose and they would be vilified for daring to speak the truth. that is why Obama has the advantage in face to face encounters where there is time to expound. he tends to speak with real data and offers real cause and effect analysis of actions or in-actions.
"Facts are not decided by how many people believe them. Truth is not determined by how loudly it is shouted."
hayate1---
Submitted by matthewdean on Thu, 02/17/2011 - 12:34am.
you have really got to stop with all the bullshit.
Your manure breath is starting to permeate the atmosphere.
That is not what going green is all about.
MD
I think Tingles needs
Submitted by johnsonl on Thu, 02/17/2011 - 10:35am.
I think Tingles needs a little "private time" with his Obamao blow up love doll. Come on out, Chris. Isn't the closet a bit dark and cold?
Hey Tingles
Submitted by hbnolikeee on Thu, 02/17/2011 - 3:49pm.
"No GOP Candidate Has Obama's 'Mind, Recall or Orderly Thinking".
THAT'S A GOOD THING!