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Quoth Wes Craven: Nevermore
Message for Chris Matthews: Hollywood 1984 called, and it wants its sweater back.

On location today in Hanover, New Hampshire, Matthews climbed out of the Wardrobe Wayback Machine - Slasher Flick Edition sporting a Halloween-shaded version of Freddy Krueger's trademark "A Nightmare on Elm Street" pull-over.

Missing was the tell-tale Freddy fedora, even when Matthews stepped outside to hem and haw in the snow with Presidential nominee John Edwards (D - Breck).

So too the claws, which Matthews saves for when he interviews Republicans.

(News Analyst extraordinaire Scott Whitlock was the man who first noted the sweater similarities.)


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Okay, if Chris Matthews

Okay, if Chris Matthews appears in my final nightmare, my survivors are going to sue you. :)

BTW, why is the text SO BIG, all of a sudden?

That's

That's preposterous...Freddie was fair and balanced and didn't discriminate...

Freddy had his "fingernails"

Freddy had his "fingernails" and Chrissy has his mouth. Which is worse?

My text is the same as

My text is the same as always....

I, too, cannot believe that sweater...what on earthe was he thinking???

Early Christmas present?

Early Christmas present? :)

On my screen, the text in this post and every one below it is twice as large as normal. Only the post for NewsBusted is normal size. I feel like I'm reading the Readers Digest for old people. :)

Update: Now everything is back to normal. I swear that the text was huge. I'm not crazy. Really.

..

No, you're not. The same thing happened to me yesterday. I blame the Bush administration.

I blame the voices in my

I blame the voices in my head. Stop it. Shut up. No, you shut up... :)

It's OK, you're both

It's OK, you're both fine....don't worry, we believe you.....LOL

Likely Story, Chris.

Big text...little text....

You're out there in the SW now....peyote, anyone?

Kidding.

OMG....not only does Chrissy have on the Freddy Kruger Sweater (orange & puce)....he's wearing a blue & white striped button down shirt underneath it.  I am seriously laughing at the clash...and trust me when I tell you...on the 58" plasma HD monster....it's truly hideous!

Sorry all, but a NB fashion post just brightened up my day to no end. 

David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive

 

OMG, you're right!! I

OMG, you're right!! I hadn't noticed that! ROFL!!!

Who dressed this guy today????

Ummm....Chrissy

Dressed himself, I suspect. 

Gag a maggot.

David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive

 

Hey, the peyote is part of

Hey, the peyote is part of religious ceremonies. Honest. Actually, alcohol is the drug of choice out here in "DUI? No problemo" land. :)

Stop Mescalin around Blonde

Or are you just Silicyberin?

Nah, Ac

I'm just LooSeD up around here. 

 

David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive

 

You won't believe this one B

Ha!  This is starting to get wierd Blonde. Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds cued up on my Ipod that's set to random play - 8 gigs and it's loaded.  I kid you not.  Ooops. I hope divulging this doesn't blow my VRWC, knuckledragging, neanderthal image.

Come on, Ac

It's all George Bush's fault.

What is your problem?

Hillary would tell you...and tell you (and if not, mandate you to the re-education camp)...it is absodamnlutely the VRWC.

Silly conserve!

David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive

 

But B

But, but I thought her thighness was all about change?

Maybe she meant bundled spare change from poor Chinese folks.

I was trying to tempt Blonde

I was trying to tempt Blonde by detailing the seemy underbelly of New Mexico. I can't believe she wouldn't find it attractive. :)

But it's so artsy Chris

Too funny Chris.  Eat the worm in the bottom of the bottle and it's all good.

As if anything could shock B having "experienced" the south Florida ambiance.

Yeah, but South Florida's

Yeah, but South Florida's seemy underbelly is so much more glamorous and exciting. I mean, who ever heard of Albuquerque Vice?

Chris

It's the South Florida "steamy" underbelly. 

Far more exciting, yes?  (Can you hear the Miami Vice theme song?)

But hey...no hurricanes in Albuquerque?

Gotta live on the edge, dude!

David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive

 

"Steamy underbelly" - I like

"Steamy underbelly" - I like it. Hey, we do have dust storms. The grit flying everywhere is awesome.

been there, done that Chris

"Steamy underbelly"?   My lovely wife says I have one of those.

Chris

Wow....are you adjusting?

Steamy rain & wind to dust storms?  Kind of makes my teeth itch. 

David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive

 

Blonde, I'm a humidity

Blonde, I'm a humidity chicken. The drier the better. It's so dry here (although, right now, there's some snow on the ground), that even many expensive houses are cooled with just swamp coolers that lower the inside temperature by adding humidity. No AC. Can you believe it? Can you also believe we went from Chris Matthew's ugly sweater to swamp coolers in ABQ?

Well, Chris

That sweater had all of the desert colors in it....not to mention the, um, striped blue & white shirt.  (Sweaters to swamp coolers...kind of on topic, yes?)

Whatever floats your boat...now that you're in the desert.

Ha!  Cold here in Florida this a.m.  Had the seat heaters going in the little gold Bird...LOL. 

David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive

 

Humidity

I haven't spent enough time in desert climes to know what it's like, but I do know I hate how dried out our heated indoor air gets this time of year in Iowa.  I don't like high humidity either, but I find it much more tolerable than what happens to my respiratory system in winter. 

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

Albuqueque is "high desert".

Albuqueque is "high desert". We're over 5,000 feet up. The air is thinner (you're sleepy all the time for the first couple month after moving here. It's dry, but fairly mild in the summer (in the eighties and lower nineties). It's cold in the winter, especially at night (teens and twenties). We do get more rain than you'd think and it snows. It's not like, say, Phoenix. I like it.

Dry heat

I hope I get to check out Albuquerque some day.

What I don't get, possibly because I haven't experienced it, are the people who talk about places like Phoenix or Vegas who say, "Yeah, it's hot, but it's a dry heat."  Temps at or above 100 sound hellish no matter how low the humidity.

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

New Mexico is beautiful. I

New Mexico is beautiful. I didn't get the concept of "dry heat" either, until I moved to North Carolina and experienced 100 degree days and 100% humidity. If you aren't used to it (and I never understood how you could), it's pretty tough to take. Thank goodness for air conditioning. Still, when it gets to be over 105 - anywhere - it just doesn't matter. It's as hot as the hinges in Hell - wet or dry.

No, No, NK.....

A hundred and ten...in the desert...is pleasant.

Ninety five (or four, or one) in the humid swamp of Florida is miserable.

But freezing in Iowa is too cold for me!

LOL.

David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive

 

Snowbirds

As I said, I've never experienced 110 in a place like Vegas.  It's hard to imagine that's pleasant.  Guess I'll have to take your word for it for now.

As for 95 and high humidity, been there and done that in Iowa.  We just don't do so much of it, thank God.

I guess that's why so many Iowans spend their summers here and their winters near you.

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

OK, your connection works

OK, your connection works for me. Cold, as in Brrrr or cold, as in 65 degrees? :)

Um, Chris

It was about 52 degrees.

Cold for So. Fla.

So the heat seaters...are kind of nice.

I'll be sure to remind you about the weather...next year...during hurricane season.

Now that you're a high desert dweller. 

David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive

 

It's in the low thirties

It's in the low thirties here - heading down to the low twenties (I live on the outskirts of ABQ, where it's colder). I'm about to head out and I left my jacket in our warehouse and I'm not going to look for it. I hope my car heater has a super turbo charged setting I don't know about yet.

Brrr

We peaked at 29, currently 16 with mist and freezing fog,  I'd trade with Blonde in a minute.

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

But, you're a viking for

But, you're a viking for pete's sake. I thought vikings thrived in the cold. Pioneer stock and all.

Bad disposition

Now you know why vikings were such a surly lot.

That and lutefisk (fish soaked in lye).

As the Norwegians who live around here like to say, Uff da! 

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

Sheesh, Viking

Put me off my feed.

I am going "home" (well...not really...but going) and now I remember why I am so reluctant.

Lutefisk....ARGHHH!  I hate that stuff...and have since I was a kid....the idiot dogs won't even eat it...so why should I?

And "Uff da"? 

Can we just agree to watch Fargo and get over it?

Lutefisk?  Oh...spare me from that big jetliner tomorrow. 

David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive

 

Hot dish

Maybe I should have said "hot dish", eh?

On the other hand, thinking of lutefisk might make airline food seem a lot better.

For the record, I've avoided lutefisk like the plague. 

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

NK

I am really laughing so hard...you & I are probably the only "squareheads" here who even know what that mess of white, lumpy stuff is.  I can't even think of how to type my disdain...."blech" doesn't begin to cover it.

But...have you had Scandanavian noodles?  It gets worse and worse. 

David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive

 

Spongebob Squarehead

I don't believe I have had Scandinavian noodles.  Despite the nickname, I'm a "mutt" of several northern European nationalities.  I have a little Swedish blood, but I didn't grow up with any strong sense of an ethnic identity other than American.

I kind of like being an "insider" for once!

It's been fun, but I have an early wakeup call.  Good night to all. 

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

Oops, Chris

That sounds like a faux pas in the desert.

You could still be in S.C.  Where it's an up and down thing.

Glad you're enjoying your new home. 

David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive

 

Blonde, sing, after me, it's

Blonde, sing, after me, it's beginning to feel a lot like Chistmas. :)

Don't sing, Chris

But it was a nice sentiment.

You've really turned into a desert rat....good for you! 

David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive

 

Tempt me, Chris....

But you're going to have to try a little harder than that.... 

David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive

 

I'm encouraged. Must do

I'm encouraged. Must do research for better attributes. :)

Chris Norman

hint hint

"how would i know? if i knew everything i'd run for God" ----crpl Klinger

Um, Bruce...

That makes you about 50, yes?

My criteria...next hubby must have a boat at least as long as he is old.  Twice is better.

But, kudos....you got it the first time.  LOL.

 

David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive

 

just about yes

52 would be the actual

this would be about my limit for the next 15 years

"how would i know? if i knew everything i'd run for God" ----crpl Klinger

Bad Bruce

Your next wife will be four months old!  LOL. 

David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive

 

Now, that would look just

Now, that would look just silly sitting in Albuquerque. How 'bout a Winnebago? :)

Which one is Chrisy??

Which one is Chrisy??

While I nodded nearly napping

While I nodded nearly napping
Suddenly there came a Matthews
Not with news but just his views
Not with truths but only to accuse
For liberal shrews and Conservative boos
Only Matthews and nothing more
Quoth the Matthews in sweater poor.........

Lame Cherry/ with apologies to EA Poe/ 12/18/07

 

*HIC IACET ARTORIVS REX QVONDAM REXQVE FVTVRVS

Poems

You got it all wrong -- if it's Nightmare on Elm Street, the poem has to be this:

 

One, two, Chris is coming for you

Three, four, better lock your door

Five, six, get your Fox News fix

Seven, eight, don't stay up late

Nine, ten, never watch [Hardball] again.

This explains a lot

Next: Keith Olbermann in a Michael Myers hockey mask.

Fashion criticism! Well

Fashion criticism! Well played, Seton. 

Katheryn Harris

Katheryn Harris

Linda Tripp.

Linda Tripp.

Condi Rice

Condi Rice.

I'll raise you Dick Cheney's

I'll raise you Dick Cheney's parka.

Folding Chris

LOL Chris - I'm folding - that's just too good a hand.

Meaning...?

Meaning...?

Nothing.

Nothing.

I guess you missed when all

I guess you missed when all these ladies were criticised BY THE LEFT for their looks, makeup, or wardrobe.

 

Newsbusters. Log on and find out What the heck is so yummy over here!

Aww, come on, Bal -

Admit it ... That IS the ugliest damn sweater in the world.

Matthews brought this on himself ... ; ^)

Too rich, Seton. "Quoth Wes

Too rich, Seton. "Quoth Wes Craven: Nevermore". Now that started my evening off with an out loud chortle, thanks.

"Too bad Ignorance isn't painful..."

I think that the recent

I think that the recent picture of SHillary on Drudge is scarier than Freddy's, IMO.

Start each day with a smile, then get it over with. - W.C. Fields

Seton

Seton,

Nice! Of course, let's not forget Freddy's laugh, which isn't that much different than Chris's "Hah...Hah!"

floating cross ????

Oh my, is that a floating cross in the background ?? I am offended.

Matthews is nothing compared to Dan Abrams show

Haven't seen any MSNBC Dan Abrams Show mentions on this site. Lately he's been hosting lefty guests like Rachel Maddow from Air America and he spends all his time bashing the Bush administration when he's not doing crime stories.

And then the poor loser does a Beat the Press segment each night wherein he bashes Fox News. An obvious case of sour grapes and a desperate bid for attention. Poor baby. Anyone know what his ratings are? They're probably the lowest on MSNBC and that's saying something.

Yo, lumpy

Didn't know Abrams still had a show.  Does that help? 

I ♣ My Seal

Michael Myers had the

Michael Myers had the halloween mask, Jason had the hockey mask.