"Truth is stranger than fiction" is a phrase you often hear tossed around. I'd add a corollary to it: truth can be funnier than fiction, too.
Such was the case on tonight's "Hardball" where host Chris Matthews got so excited with his quest to blame the Bush admin for the Valerie Plame kerfuffle, he actually started drooling about it on the air, going past anything that "Saturday Night Live" actor Darrell Hammond has ever done in parody.
And no, that's not hyperbole. See the screenshot to the right and watch the video here in WMV or in RealPlayer.
This wasn't the first time Matthews has embarrassed himself regarding Scooter Libby and Valerie Plame. Last September, the notoriously effusive commentator couldn't find the words to describe the case once it became clear that Karl Rove would not be indicted.
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Drool Rag
January 29, 2007 - 22:42 ET by P.J. GladnickChris Matthews must remember to always carry his drool rag with him for those embarrassing moments of uncontrollable drool flow.
PJ,Maybe we could just send h
January 30, 2007 - 01:00 ET by bigtimerPJ,
Maybe we could just send him a box of Dependz...
Think he would get the drift that he's talking out of his arse again and needs some help by concerned viewers?....
Ya know
January 30, 2007 - 09:20 ET by blackrain4xmasThe other thing too is that he obviously wiped it during the break, so he knows he lost control during his rant. Man even his side-kick, doublechinboy couldn't get a word in edgewise.
You would think that would make someone step back and say, "Hmmm, maybe I'm getting too worked up about this useless argument?"
Apparently the thought of &qu
January 29, 2007 - 22:43 ET by SMGalbraithApparently the thought of "getting" Cheney caused him to drool a bit. More important, he still can't get his facts right.
When Cheney heard about reports that Saddam was seeking or had sought to acquire uranium from Niger, he asked the CIA for information about those rumors/reports.
That's all.
He had no role in sending Wilson. He had no role in sending anyone to Niger. He never saw Wilson's report. He never approved Wilson's mission. He was never informed about Wilson's mission.
He simply requested that the CIA look into the allegations.
For some reason, Matthews just cannot overcome his hatred for Cheney when he covers any story that remotely is connected to the VP.
You know I said the same thing about Matthews tonight..
January 29, 2007 - 22:46 ET by Guy Arthur ThomasI watched parts of his show tonight and had the exact same idea, that he out did Darrell Hammond's parody of Matthews. It was really weird, like he was on a manic high with a bunch of exaggerated "yuk..huff...yuk...huffs" over and over. Hammond needs to just play a tape of the show on SNL.
If you claim to be a conservative, please don't disgrace yourself and conservatism by thinking and arguing like a liberal. Go Rudy!
Daryl Hammond and Drool
January 29, 2007 - 23:17 ET by P.J. GladnickWhenever Daryl Hammond does a Chris Matthews impression in the future, he will have to prepare himself by storing about a half liter of water in his mouth to present the proper amount of drool flow.
P.J.The SNL send up last week
January 29, 2007 - 23:22 ET by BlondeP.J.
The SNL send up last weekend w/ Chris & Hillary was terrific. But I thought the parody that Hammond did of Matthews was as good as, if not better, than any of the old stuff...Hans & Franz, Carvey's GB Sr., Buckwheat, et. al.
I can't wait to see more of it.
Here's hoping Hillary loves it as well. NOT.
Wow...what the hell was that?
January 29, 2007 - 22:52 ET by balboaWow...what the hell was that? Did Chris have some dental work done earlier in the day and couldn't feel the drool on his lip and chin?
No, it's a result of the li
January 29, 2007 - 23:01 ET by zhombreNo, it's a result of the lidocaine and botox applied before air time by the make-up department.
OK, now I am really pissed!
January 29, 2007 - 23:06 ET by saw the lightOK, now I am really pissed! I was watching that (the remote was missing), and got up and turned off the TV at the commercial break just before this segment! Man, how much I would have given to see that live! His comments about Hillary in the preceding segment contained enough sugar to give a roomful of fifth graders enough cavities to put their dentist in a Hummer!
"People everywhere confuse what they read in newspapers with news." - A.J. Liebling
Ahhh... Matthews if this is h
January 29, 2007 - 23:26 ET by bigtimerAhhh... Matthews if this is how you show what drooling with anticipation is.... what are going to do if the verdict comes out not guilty of all charges...
The guys in white coats better be on stand by...or he is not going to make it off the set without their aid...one way or the other.
You are losing it bud....big-time.
He definitely put the "
January 29, 2007 - 23:27 ET by riff_raffHe definitely put the "eeewwww" in Matthews. Or is it the "iiick" in Democratic?
You mean "rat" in
January 29, 2007 - 23:49 ET by bulletproofYou mean "rat" in Democrat
Never use your gun to pistol-wip a Liberal. That could mar the finish.
riff..LOL!Either one works fo
January 29, 2007 - 23:58 ET by bigtimerriff..
LOL!
Either one works for me!
Say, did anyone see the ign
January 30, 2007 - 00:36 ET by bulletproofSay, did anyone see the ignominious Chris Matthews judging the Miss America contest? I was quite taken aback, but then that feeling I get when I remember how desperate organizations make strange bedfellows swept over me and so I stopped watching...though my wife told me that Miss Oklahoma received the crown.
BTW, they had some filler during the show (I was ranting from room to room and caught this on the inbetween)...one of Chris' questions to a contestant during the "interview phase" was "Why did Faulkner shun the use of commas in his works" (not verbatim)...uh...huh? Really peeling away the layers of pretention to get at the core of what these women are all about, I see! Is it any wonder he does not have a whole network to himself?
For me it is really sad to se
January 30, 2007 - 00:47 ET by bigtimerFor me it is really sad to see what the Miss America Pageant has become since I was a little gal...I used to get excited about seeing it...when they took the talent out years ago, I quit watching....it was fun guessing which gal you thought was going to make it in all the categories...oh well.
So Matthews fits the bill perfectly for this day and age...doncha' think?
Well, I just couldn't make
January 30, 2007 - 01:03 ET by bulletproofWell, I just couldn't make out that contact in my imagination...whose mother's daughter's brother does he know? Where on earth does anyone get the idea that Chris Matthews would be a "good judge" of, well...nevermind. I see your point. The M.A.P. is hardly traditional anymore. It's only about theThe Power and the starving sea monkeys in the rainforests of New Guinea and the United Nations; at least it still emphasizes the importance of outward appearance and other equally temporary and superficial things!
...yeah...oh well.
Hold on ...
January 30, 2007 - 01:39 ET by Dave PierreHey! What ever happened to Matthews saying the Plame story was "too complicated" to cover?
Remember this? http://newsbusters.org/node/7482
What happened?
Dave Pierre..Great point!In r
January 30, 2007 - 01:46 ET by bigtimerDave Pierre..
Great point!
In reality, it couldn't be any simpler. Richard Armitage told Robert Novak. Rove confirmed this to Novak. There was no conspiracy to 'punish' a Bush critic — only an effort to refute his lies. What's so 'complicated' about that?"
How soon we forget those exact words! Especially the msm when it's sooo convenient....
Earth to Matthews...Earth to Matthews....Yo! Chis!
LMAO!
Joe Wilson didn't lie. Quit s
January 30, 2007 - 03:22 ET by melvinguntzJoe Wilson didn't lie. Quit smearing him.
Sure melvin nutz
January 30, 2007 - 04:11 ET by SportPoliticsSure melvin nutz.
Joe Wilson didn't just lie, he lied often, and lied repeatedly, and made up new lies as he needed them, even as he got caught lying.
I don't understand the liberal mentality frankly. There used to be "respectable" criminals and jerks, where when you caught them, they had the decency to say , " Ya got me" , but nowadays that standard has been run into the ground, and we wind up with idiots not knowing any of the facts, and just smarting off like retarded hyenas.
Joe Wilson is another nobody, who was used by the dem msm machine to smear, smear, smear. He is a great example for this website.
The demolibs lost all their lies except one, and the dems await a verdict, from the liar who said " This is the first time this information was shared with anyone outside the government", in his try to save face press conference while he shook like a leaf with guilt, visibly.
I've got to hand it to the dems, their propaganda machine is something to behold. It's amazingly powerful, and draws in the general public to their commielike bs and lies all the time.
Just once in a while I'd like to be able to say some democrat on the tube alerted me to something and it was the truth.
Joe Wilson IV and Valerie Pla
January 30, 2007 - 04:31 ET by PeskyDaneJoe Wilson IV and Valerie Plame are easy to understand when you consider their pedigree. My guess is here you have a couple of patricians who felt that they should have gone a lot further then they did. It seems they (or at least he) were desperate to make themselves relevant. Some people feel they're entitled because of their bloodlines. Are Wilson and Plame among those? No one can really say for sure, but if you look at the way they conducted themselves on the Washington cocktail circuit, and that arrogant little spread they did in Vanity Fair, one could make a strong assertion in that direction.
ROTFLMAO!!!Good one!
January 30, 2007 - 04:17 ET by Indiana Joe"Joe Wilson didn't lie."
ROTFLMAO!!!
Good one!
Neither did Billy, Hilly, Al,
January 30, 2007 - 13:47 ET by mattmNeither did Billy, Hilly, Al, J f-ing K, etc..... bwahahahahahahahh! <breath> stop it!
oh man-I forgot about that
January 30, 2007 - 09:17 ET by blackrain4xmasI didn't save the link. THANK YOU!!!!!
I have known many knitwits
January 30, 2007 - 07:32 ET by Right2thePointI have known many knitwits in my life but so few are so well paid.
If Valarie is an example of
January 30, 2007 - 07:37 ET by Right2thePointIf Valerie is an example of what we had at the CIA is it any wonder we cant find our ass without a flashlight?
I hope we have someone comp
January 30, 2007 - 08:01 ET by Right2thePointI hope we have someone competent there, please hold your hand up so we can identify you.
If she had enough judgment
January 30, 2007 - 08:12 ET by Right2thePointIf she had enough judgment to marry the wonder boy, like in I wonder what she was thinking, she had got to have thought she bagged a good one. Joe is a classic. We have few mistakes or accidents happenstance like that.
Matthews also blewoff the facts
January 30, 2007 - 09:14 ET by blackrain4xmasMatthews claimed that it was VP Cheney's visit to CIA to question whether or not reports of Saddam trying to get uranium from Niger were true that got Wilson sent to Niger. Now technically that's true, but the claim was always sold (and bought by Matthews and others) that Cheney ordered Wilson to Niger then outed his wife when he didn't like what he heard.
HOWEVER, Wilson lied to the Sen Intel Com when describing what happened-in the same way that Matthews just lied.
The specific reason that Wilson was sent to Niger was because his wife at CIA pushed to get her hubby to be the one to go-not Cheney. Cheney just wanted to know if the intel was for real (damn him for actually doing his job).
I dunno...hard to believe that the lie can outshadow droolboy's performance though. Man I hope SNL does a skit on it!!!!
Dave, that's what I was think
January 30, 2007 - 09:15 ET by lehmanDave, that's what I was thinking. It was too complicated for him when it was revealed that Richard Armetidge was the leaker. I knew Chrissy would be salivating at the mouth when the trial started, so he could get his digs in at Cheney, Rove, Libby, etc. He's not happy if he's not cutting them down. I'd like to wipe that smirk off his face.