Leering Chris Matthews Asks Female CNBC Anchor to Move in Closer to Camera

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Apparently Hardball host Chris Matthews has a bit of a problem keeping his lust in check on the air. On Friday evening's Hardball, Matthews was interviewing CNBC's Street Signs anchor, Erin Burnett, about the latest Wall Street news when suddenly he switched gears as you can see in this video. The official transcript isn't up yet on the MSNBC website but here is a transcription of the conversation as best I could understand it:

MATTHEWS: Could you get a little closer to the camera?

BURNETT: What is it? Is it (garbled) in strangely?

MATTHEWS: Come in closer...no...come in...come in further...come in closer...really close.

(Burnett leans towards camera.)

BURNETT: What are you, what are you doing?

MATTHEWS: Haw! Haw! Just kidding! You look great! Anyway, thank... Erin it's great to have...look at that look... You're great...

BURNETT: I don't even know. I'm going to have to go look at the tape here. I'm in a strange location.

MATTHEWS (laughing): No, you're beautiful! I'm just kidding! I'm just kidding! You're a knockout! Anyways thank you, Erin Burnett. It's alright getting bad news from you even. Okay. Thanks for coming on Hardball.

Chris, I know it was Friday night and Erin Burnett is indeed a knockout. However, perhaps you could be a little more subtle about your attraction for Erin. After all, among the few dozen of your Hardball viewers, Mrs. Matthews could have been watching your leering performance.

 


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Eww!

Spit Mathews

Is such an idiot. If a guy wants to get playful this isn't the way to do it.

I would have to venture a guess, he's a "happy boy" just a guess

What a Fabulous

What a Fabulous observation, that was sooo insightful!

(must read with a lisp while drooling!)

"I may be crazy, but at least I'm not stupid" ME

Harassment?

Sexual harassment is a legal term, and I hope we have not become so PC that merely complimenting a co-worker's looks is grounds for a lawsuit.

I don't want to make excuses for Matthews, but it's TV, and it's no secret that TV people are routinely hired and promoted on the basis of looks. Looking good on camera is a job requirement in the TV business. If discriminating against ugly people was illegal, the TV networks would have been sued into bankruptcy years ago.

So Matthews, by calling attention to Burnett's looks, was arguably helping her career -- and why should she sue him for that? (Try Googling "Laurie Dhue." Is anybody seriously suggesting that her looks have hurt her TV career?)

Thank God, I'm in print journalism, where being ugly is not too much of a disadvantage, although it's an established fact -- reported by MSNBC, coincidentally -- that being good-looking is an advantage in any career. Assuming that Mattthews was merely complimenting Burnett, and not hitting on her, talk of "harassment" is misplaced.

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Disagree.  He didn't put it in a letter to her supervisor, he made these comments publicly in a leering fashion.  Further, no one in the audience or in managment at MSNBC needs to be told that these women are attractive.  They've got eyes.

He may not have intended any harm.  As I said elsewhere, this is presumably his clumsy, inappropriate idea of being complimentary.  If so, however, he is way off base.

Look, talking about the treatment of women, women's rights, feminism, etc - this is not my thing, in part because I've never seen the need.  Further, there is a wide spectrum of comments of this nature which are appropriate and welcome.  Matthews' behavior not only falls outside this spectrum (here's one hint, Chris:  on air, there is no appropriate way to make such a comment) but has been a pattern.

I was waiting for someone to raise the legal definition of sexual harassment.  Correct; Matthews is not her supervisor; the female employee's hypothetical lawsuit would have to be directed solely at the network for permitting such a work atmosphere to be created and perpetuated.  However, that wouldn't stop an energetic attorney, if motivated by an irate co-worker and/or co-worker's irate husband, from filing suit against Matthews himself on some related grounds. 

If Matthews cannot modify his inappropriate behavior out of some sense of propriety or respect, perhaps he can find motivation to do so from the danger of more pragmatic consequences.

My sentiments exactly, it

My sentiments exactly, it is possible though that his actions were just some sort of inside joke or prank, but in any event it doesn't belong on the air!

"I may be crazy, but at least I'm not stupid" ME

yowza

Let's see him try to pull that one on Hillary!

Sheesh!

D

Keep the ILLEGALS out, join NumbersUSA to send free faxes to your reps.

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Isn't Erin Burnett the chickie Rush talks about? If she's the one, ol' Rush has a pretty good eye.

Correct

Yes she is the NBC gal Rush talked about. Do you think that's why Matthews was on her case?

}}---> On her case?

I think the term is "sniffing her up"

If I were hot and single......

I'd choose Rush over Matthews.  It's a no-brainer.  Rush is intelligent and funny.  Matthews........well........he spits a lot.  Yuk!

allanf... That also

allanf...

That also crossed my mind as I watched this live....(I also heard Rush about Erin)

Then again, I have seen him do this type of thing with gals before....

Could of been a twofer...

LOL!

}}---> Chris Matthews

So Chris is presenting himself as the new Howard Stern.

Oh, baby, you're so hot...take off your...oh yeah, baby.

Maybe he has been spending too much time admiring his plastercast of Teddy Kennedy.

Maybe some rehab in Chris' future.

Legal advice for Chris Matthews

Erin seems to be just trusting enough not to catch on to Matthew's lechery.  When she figures it out, she'll be thankful she wasn't in the same room with him.

Chris, if you're going to commit sexual harrassment, you'd be wise not to do it on national TV while they're rolling tape.

When you put the clowns in charge, don't be surprised when a circus breaks out.

Don't Forget

 It's easy to forget, but Democrats don't do sexual harrassment, Clinton proved that.  If Democrats had done sexual harrassment, according to the laws they put in place, Clinton would have been impeached.  Only Republicans do sexual harrassment.

Never argue with an idiot.  They'll drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.

No moral authority

Heck, Ken Starr had Clinton dead to rights on perjury, and yet Bubba was acquitted anyway.  The libs who are pushing to impeach Bush are complete hypocrites.  If they couldn't hold Clinton accountable, they have no moral authority to try Bush for his fictional "crimes".

When you put the clowns in charge, don't be surprised when a circus breaks out.

Hence Scooter Libby "I

Hence Scooter Libby

"I may be crazy, but at least I'm not stupid" ME

Michelle Malkin's Experience With Matthews

A quote from Michelle's website.  "As I am seated at the table with Matthews, who I am meeting for the first time, he cracks a joke–and not in a well-meaning way–about how I look. (There are quite a few people who are hung up on this.) “Are you sure you are old enough to be on the show? What are you? 28?” I grit my teeth. He badgers me again with the same question. I politely answer his question and supply my age.

(I wonder how Matthews’ wife, the respected TV journalist Kathleen Matthews, who hosts a show about working women, would react if informed about her husband’s treatment of a fellow female journalist. I’ve been in the business a dozen years and would be happy to talk to Mrs. Matthews about my firsthand experience with Neanderthal chauvinism in the workplace.)"

This is the way Michelle was treated by Matthews during a 2004 appearance on "Hardball".  The poor guy can't help himself.  A good description would be the he's a "Pattern Pri*k". 

Chrissy Boy seems to be suffering from the fact that there's one important part of his anatomy that's not as big as his mouth.

}}---> Chris Matthews

Hands above the table Chris.

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That was pretty disrespectful of Michelle. 

So is this a pattern?  Does he think that because he is a liberal (and presumably a feminist and open minded and all that) that he can get away with this?  Or is this simply his clumsy and inappropriate idea of gallantry?  If so, it needs some serious re-working.

Does he think that because

Does he think that because he is a liberal (and presumably a feminist and open minded and all that) that he can get away with this? 

worked for Bill Clinton who did NOW support a rapist or women?

"Television is where you watch people in your living room that you would not want near your house."       Groucho

}}---> Matthews

I think he idolizes the two prominent misogynists in the Democrat party, Teddy Kennedy and Bill Clinton.

Both of his heroes have a very narrow view of what women are good for.  Shouldn't surprise us Chris has got that Howard Stern streak in him.

Erin may be afraid to say something about it.  Doubtless it has been brought to the attention of Chris' boss, and we don't see him heading off to Diversity training.  We can assume Chris is playing well within the prevailing attitude about women.

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Interesting point about where Matthews may have acquired his attitude about women.

With regard to your last sentence, whatever their views of women, MSNBC ought to get Matthews and the other one to cease and desist forthwith for the protection of own their corporate interests, if not out of respect for their female staffers.  One of these women is going to sue for harassment and include the network as a defendant for failing to abate this disrespectful nonsense.  And in view of the fact that this has not been one incident but a pattern - on air, recorded, not disputable - they will fully deserve it.

IMHO

It's more like his clumsy and innapropriate idea of getting some ratings or just to keep his name in the flow of things.

"I may be crazy, but at least I'm not stupid" ME

Chrissy learned from the master

Matthews is just applying Bill Clinton's philosophy - You can treat women any way you want as long as you treat feminists with deference

what a creep......how many

what a creep......how many quarters can Burnett fit in her nose??

Charlies wife

With the way Chris Matthews

With the way Chris Matthews drools all over himself when a anti republican story comes down the pipe, this story just does more to confirm my suspicions that someone, unbeknownst to him, injected him with some K-9 DNA at one point or another.

I bet he was humping his chair after this segment!  Or better yet his  producers leg.

 

Delusional

Check out the transcript of his interview on July 24 with the Obama Girl...Giuliani Girl and Hot for Hill girl.

http://www.msnbc.msn...

 

He thinks they are coming on to him. Excerpt below:

MATTHEWS: Right after this show is over—we‘re on live television,
believe it or not. So be careful with the advances you are making with
your eyes right now. I‘m not a casting agent. Look, here‘s what I‘m
thinking, after this show we‘re going to do something that we do here
and we‘re going to put it on iPod so people can watch it—what do you
call it?

 He was probably admiring

 He was probably admiring her makeup, and outfit, everyone knows Chrissy is a Nancyboy.

"You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious. "

                   - Ben Kenobi on  Liberals, and the MSM.

All in all, fairly

All in all, fairly playful.

But if a conservative and/or republican would have done it: loss of job, inquiries, grand jury, law suit, accusations, past distorted and finally all would be attributable to "W".

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... don't forget the headlines that would blaze in the papers and on cable news. 

"Conservative talk jock harasses reporter on air"

Only Republicans/conservatives can be perverts.

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Barney Frank has a gay prositution ring run out of his residence without media reprisals, so what's your point again?

"Television is where you watch people in your living room that you would not want near your house."       Groucho

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I'm ... sorry.  I have no point ...

Dahlia

Is this the new dashing ( - ) Dahlia?

"Television is where you watch people in your living room that you would not want near your house."       Groucho

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lol

The subject line throws me!  I can't figure out what to do with it.  Some people use it; others ignore it.  If you ignore it when reading a comment, you could miss an important part of the remark.

You know, this is probably pretty trivial.  I'll try to get a life ...

No

biggie

"Television is where you watch people in your living room that you would not want near your house."       Groucho

Neil Cavuto does it all the

Neil Cavuto does it all the time.

Given its very long history

Given its very long history of absolutely abysmal ratings, why does MSDNC continue to air Matthews' show "Loveball for Leftist Conspiracy Theorists"?

Stalking Head?

Chris Matthews has become a parody of himself. SNL couldn't have done a better job: Merv the Perv on Hardball.

 I just heard Merv the

 I just heard Merv the perv is on his way to recieve his 72 cabana boys.

"You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious. "

                   - Ben Kenobi on  Liberals, and the MSM.

Merv?

Griffen?  who died this morning?

"Television is where you watch people in your living room that you would not want near your house."       Groucho

botg

I was referring to this Merv:

http://snl.jt.org/sk...

Barker

thanks i did not catch the reference, i don't know that i have seen SNL since the 70s when it was funny, and music was music, and we had to walk to school in the snow uphill both ways.

"Television is where you watch people in your living room that you would not want near your house."       Groucho

Its ok PJ. I leer at her

Its ok PJ. I leer at her to. There are several others on the tube I also leer at. You can tell how many by the knots on my head, placed there by my loving and tolerant wife...:-)

Save a SeAL, club a liberal!!

That boy Chrissy is an

That boy Chrissy is an awkward little creep, isn't he?

Advice to Ms. Burnett: don't leave any Diet Coke cans laying around the MSNBC studios.

Here is exactly what I was

Here is exactly what I was thinking while I was watching this drooling bimbo while he was doing this the other day...he is getting to be all but obviously WEIRD.

I still remember him calling Loretta Sanchez a hot babe which I posted about after/while he was done interviewing her...he was my husband.....well you guess what would of happened...

LOL!

Just reverse the sexes and some other words...you get my drift though... 

 Matthews is a definite

 Matthews is a definite seether, and letcher bt. Every time i have the misfortune of watching him, it's hard not to imagine  him as a  spittle spewing potential serial rapist. Just ask Michelle Malkin.

http://wizbangblog.com/content/2007/01/29/chris-matthews-is-a-drooling-f.php

http://michellemalkin.com/2004/08/20/ambush-journalismor-my-evening-with-caveman-chris-matthews/

"You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious. "

                   - Ben Kenobi on  Liberals, and the MSM.

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A "hot babe"?! 

Paging MSNBC.  Does repetitive locker-room, woman-denigrating language comport with the respectful, professional image you wish to project? 

Nappy Headed

The network didn't like it when one of their other on-air types called some women "Nappy-Headed Hos" . . . . of course it's one thing to be a lech to a white female colleague and quite another to offend a protect class.

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How did I forget that? 

So what's Al Roker's take on Chris Matthews' comments?

Yeah, the dems are courting

Yeah, the dems are courting black america way more than white females, so this is just not an issue for them!

"I may be crazy, but at least I'm not stupid" ME

What a dirty old man he

What a dirty old man he is...she should sue him for sexual harassment. If this had been say...Sean Hannity, he would have been fired. I might mention that Matthews is a married man, I wonder what his wife thinks?

Wow, I read the comments

Wow, I read the comments and thought, "Okay, I'll give Chris the benefit of the doubt, because it can't be as bad as the comments are making it out to be."

Then I actually played the vid.

That just left me cold.  Chris was playing some major league FOULBALL here, and he should be taken to task for it.

I apologize for ever doubting the gang here at NB.

-PJ

"Trake: Your lofty convictions are another blemish on the rump of congregational sectarianism." -Tumbler 5/15/07 

Cramer ( a self-admitted

Cramer ( a self-admitted lib ) on CNBC also drools all over Burnett when he sees her. It really is quite gross, and I wonder if she is the least bit flattered. These guys really have no class.

Nortonalec

I cant blame Matthews. She

I cant blame Matthews. She is quite intoxicating. What a doll.

You simply can't be that

You simply can't be that simple can you mrs?

Matthews is a so-called important man in the political world, he is also married...he also is no gentleman.

This is not the first time he has made a drooling fool of himself...again, I just do not know how he is still married.

He is a old pathetic leftist pig. ...

Where are the NOW women screeching about this...

What do you think would happen if this were reversed and this was Hannity for instance?

Talk about hypocrisy.

I see what you are saying.

I see what you are saying. Hypocrital? YES Leftist and pathetic? YES . I was just making the point that the girl was a hottie.

Tell it to the Wife

Matthews will probably claim he was just trying to get a closer look at her eyes, which are sometimes brown, and sometimes blue. But hey, who cares anyway, right?

My take:

If this had been O'Reilly or Hannity, the libs and the MSM would be screaming for his resignation.

+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_

Frankenlies.com: The truth about the lies of Al Franken; Al debunked ...

Right Dave P.... NOW and

Right Dave P....

NOW and other leftist groups would be out demonstrating, there would be calls for boycotts, some of the leftist women adn most likely simple little twits for men on the left in congress would all be calling for their heads....

I shouldn't of just included congress when speaking of so-called men...John Edwards and his other half would be there too....

No doubt about it....

LOL...

If this had been O'Reilly

If this had been O'Reilly or Hannity

Manners and class, most conservatives posses them. I am constantly amused at how the liberals do this type of thing only (on the rare occasion) to ridicule conservative for doing the very same thing. Talk about double standards, they apparently can be as degenerate as they want.  We have higher standards. Chrissy Mat has always been a no class slob,,,,,,always.

Exactly gc. It's ironic

Exactly gc. It's ironic that the womans movement is so liberal, being most liberal men treat woman with a cavemans mentality. Most conservatives I know not only treat their wives, and girlfriends equally, but also put them above themselves.

Most liberal men I know you wouldn't want around your wife, or girlfriend.

 "You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious. "

                   - Ben Kenobi on  Liberals, and the MSM.

Any more closer and she

Any more closer and she would of been hit with his infamous drool shower.

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MEMO

To:      All Babes ... er, On Air Female Personalities

From:   MSNBC Managment

When in studio with Chris Matthews, it is recommended that you wear a rain coat.  In the event that you fail to do so, the network will not be responsible for water damage to your wardrobe.

....or stained dresses for

....or stained dresses for that matter!

Hmmmm......did I just say that outloud?

"I may be crazy, but at least I'm not stupid" ME

Chris Matthews is a sucker

Chris Matthews is a sucker for good-looking women especially of Irish extraction like Burnett & Kathleen Parker and the FT mavenette. His wife Odonna[?] is a local anchor [or was] in the DC area. My wife and I had lunch with Chris and talked Gaelic street cred stories for an hour. He was a Capitol Hill Cop with a GED but lots of political fingerspitzgefuhl.

Most of the time he's liberal because it's fashionable inside the Beltway, but his knowledge of issues is derivative, and his charm blies a lack of real insight, though occasionally he can surprise you.

 

I watched it. Just what the

I watched it. Just what the heck WAS he doing?

"Hardball" hmmm, now we

"Hardball"

hmmm, now we know why Matthews chose that name for his "show".

Probably a pretty good pick up line at the bar: "I host HARDBALL on MSNBC <wink> <wink>". Stats show it will work 1 out of 100 times (depending on the lateness of the hour).

Chrissy always did have a "letchy" way about him. Now it's confirmed.

"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...

maybe Matthews has been

maybe Matthews has been hanging around Bill O and Hooters Girl enthusiast Cavuto too much.

You would have a point if

You would have a point if you could show similar on air letchary by either BOR or Cavuto. But since you didn't, your point is lost in your own vain attempt to associate the three.

"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...

where does the Chyron go

where does the Chyron go from the screen whenever a busty gal is on Cavuto's show?

You mean the cameraman or

You mean the cameraman or the PD is a perv on the Cavuto show? Shocking!

"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...

Oh, I see, Cavuto has no

Oh, I see, Cavuto has no contol over his own show. Poor guy. What kind if show did Bill O go to see in Thailand?

No, Cavuto doesn't operate

No, Cavuto doesn't operate the camera or tell the cameraman where to point it. He's in the front talking (duh).

So what kind of show did Bill O go to see in Thailand? You tell me.

"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...

}}---> Thai a yellow ribbon

Was it Tony Orlando?

Thai me kangaroo down?

LOL, Is Wayne Newton on

LOL, Is Wayne Newton on tour again?

"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...

}}---> Danke Shoen

No, but I'll bet there's a Bay City Rollers reunion tour out there.

West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band?

You'll hate me for this one:

Starland Vocal Band AFTERNOON DELIGHT

Now try to get that stupid song out of your head all day!!!

 

AFTERNOON DELIGHT

That song has been in my head for years!!!

"Skyrockets in flight........."

Although the song that remains in my brain forever is White Christmas, I don't know why, but that's another discussion and I can't think of a good cocaine addict to apply it to.

And next I would like to talk about a summer when I was eight....

"I may be crazy, but at least I'm not stupid" ME

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/

I think you need to look

I think you need to look and see how that was resolved, Chidi. And anyway, so what? After all, "its only sex."

Save a SeAL, club a liberal!!

You just don't get it my

You just don't get it my friend.

This whole post is about ON AIR letchary! Every guy is a "letch" (to some degree) when he can get away with it. But Matthews, who is supposed to be a professional (professional what I don't know) can't even keep his tongue from hanging out while working. The woman was obvioulsy confused and very uncomfortable with is actions. Chrissy probably hasn't heard the last of this episode!

"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...

}}---> Chidi bang bang

Are you referring to the Victoria's Secret girls and Hooters girls who are invited specifically for eye candy, or the reporters and commentators who are on air for other insight?

was it a negligee situation?

was it a negligee situation?

}}---> It's your point, Chidi

You are the one trying to make a point.

Are we talking about a fellow reporter, or gross negligee ance

the "Negligee Situation" is

the "Negligee Situation" is from a creepy interview that Bill O did recently. Sorry you missed it, but I suspect YouTube has it.

}}---> Well, Chidi

I guess that explains it, then.

It's like this O'Reilly got really like, you know, same thing, huh?

Childi, Look, Matthews

Childi,

Look, Matthews did the equivalent of "Show us your boobs" to a guest ON THE AIR. You insist that Cavuto and BOR have done the same. Prove it, or shut up!

And curse you for making me defend Bill O'Reilly!!

"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...

"where does the Chyron

"where does the Chyron go.....",  Dont know, dont care. Im just glad it does:-) And Im sure MM will agree with me. 

Save a SeAL, club a liberal!!

Of course...

You and I aren't much of a mystery around here, are we good buddy? :-)

"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...

Dont seem to be, MM. I like

Dont seem to be, MM. I like looking at beautiful women. I like it alot!:-)

Save a SeAL, club a liberal!!

}}---> Martial Arts Movie Chidi

Crawling Chyron, Hidden Tata

Cool

Cool,

Where DO you come up with this stuff? I thought I had a seedy imagination, but you are a real challenge to keep up with! :-)

"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...

what's the problem here, this doesn't actually suprise you

a liberal cheerleader can't control his actions, what's the problem? actions like that are perfectly acceptable and excusible by his myrmidon viewers. over the years on how liberals deal with issues "internal" to their club, i think i can best compare the liberal denial mindset to a rich sauced up housewife whose husband has sex with their teen duaghter, they can turn a blind eye to it all just so long as he provides.

CW will never be held accountable for this, nothing will ever be said. but juxtapose Carl Rove ever cast an eye at his own wife in public, then the mainstream media will go into a full throttle hypothesis on what sexual innuedo they can connect it to with the war.

nothing will ever come from this.

}}---> Right Red Rider

But I just saw Dominica Davis on FOX weather. . .forgot what I was thinking.

Chris and the Babe

Chris said she was beautiful... and? Cripes

I can not STAND the fact that this sexual harassment term has been so perverted (no pun intended) to cover such things as "You look beautiful". Good freakin grief.

Too prudish. way too prudish

The American Revolution Continued

Sexual Harrasment Panda

Have we all forgotten about our good friend, the Sexual Harrasement Panda? I certainly think this makes him a sad Panda.

I really do believe that Matthews, Olbermann and Shuster ...

I really do believe that Matthews, Olbermann and Shuster are all insane.

They are diseased Nazi narcissists who were unjustifiably promoted, and belong in an asylum.

No wonder they worship Obama. He's where they think they're headed.