File this one under the "no duh" department. On tonight's Hardball, Chris Matthews attempted to outline his stance on illegal immigration but prefaced it by declaring: "I don’t want to be the conservative here. I’m not comfortable playing that role."
Matthews uttered what has to be the Understatement of the Week, during an exchange with Ron Reagan Jr. and former John McCain spokesman Todd Harris, on the June 12th edition of MSNBC's Hardball.
Chris Matthews: "But let me ask you guys, I don’t want to be the conservative here. I’m not comfortable playing that role. I’m just not comfortable playing it. But I would like to see a liberal policy of immigration, a liberal policy of letting people come into work but dammit, enforce the law and stop the B.S.! Stop the undocumented workers and the clever language used. All the time, anything but enforcing the law."
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chrissy...no worries
June 12, 2007 - 17:21 ET by LionKingDo not worry Chrissy...we won't confuse with being conservative. lol
conservatives don't want him
June 12, 2007 - 17:32 ET by TruthMongerconservatives don't want him to be a conservative either
All the time, anything but en
June 12, 2007 - 17:30 ET byAll the time, anything but enforcing the law.
Chris seems to equate enforcing the law with playing conservative. Does that mean breaking the law is playing liberal?
Supreme Court, National Security, Borders, Fiscal Restraint, my litmus test for President.
Let's not get carried away!Si
June 12, 2007 - 20:00 ET by dahliatraversLet's not get carried away!
Sincerely,
Howard Dean
This creepy crawly guy also
June 12, 2007 - 17:31 ET by daveinbocaThis creepy crawly guy also mentioned the LAT/Bloomberg poll that showed Fred T. moving close to Giuliani for the GOP lead, but neglected to mention the Rasmussen Poll which has the two in a dead heat.
Rasmussen is not one of the Poll-aganda group of Dhimmi-tilt firms like Pew, Gallup, the MSM newsies, and Harris----all pro-Donkey/Ass groups who confect leading questions and spin answers to advance the Leftist agenda.
But I would like to see a l
June 12, 2007 - 17:35 ET by ApacheIPBut I would like to see a liberal policy of immigration, a liberal
policy of letting people come into work but dammit, enforce the law and
stop the B.S.! Stop the undocumented workers and the clever language
used.
You know a liberal argument is weak when not even Chris Matthews is able to ignore the inanity of it. Normally, he's quite good at that.
clever language
June 12, 2007 - 18:07 ET by paulnashtnIt is a shame when a bill such as this is so full of "clever language" that it has inspired even liberals to shun it, but STILL the "I-don't-care-what-you think" crowd in Washington is attempting to(and may) pass it
“I would remind you
that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice! And let me remind
you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.”
I find this simply amusing...
June 12, 2007 - 17:38 ET by bigtimerI find this simply amusing....he doesn't want to be a conservative...no f'n kidding Matthews we know that...
...so you on the left can quit attempting with your spin to make the defeat so far of this atrocious Bill just the republican party or the conservative side of the aisle that are outraged with it...
Enforce the law on the books now....seal the borders..increase the border guards and protection with whatever means necessary until the wall is built where specified.....and take it from there...Quash those 24 hour background checks and you are an automatic citizen BS...blah blah blah...wake up out there...people are past fed up.
The Majority OF ALL AMERICANS WANT THIS DONE.
BigTWe agree with Chrissy?
June 12, 2007 - 17:42 ET byBigT
We agree with Chrissy? Spookieee!
dammit, enforce the law and stop the B.S.!
Supreme Court, National Security, Borders, Fiscal Restraint, my litmus test for President.
So Chris finally admits it
June 12, 2007 - 18:03 ET by c5thenHe's not a journalist who asks skeptical questions regardless of the leaning of the interviewee or topic. He's a liberal activist who is there to push an agenda and is not comfortable challanging a liberal point of view, even when it's so obviously stupid and publicly discredited.
The day that "politician" became a career choice is the day we started losing the Republic
What is this? Matthews saying
June 12, 2007 - 19:56 ET by iveseenitallWhat is this? Matthews saying something intelligent while on Special Report the panel ( watching L. Graham and Trent Lott) are there praising Ted Kennedy. The world has turned upside down. Quite annoying.
NEVER,NEVER trust a liberal
Chris the conservative?
June 12, 2007 - 21:31 ET by nkviking75I can't imagine a scarier place to be than a room full of people in which Chris Matthews is the conservative one. If it ever happened, I hope I'd have left my wallet at home.
When you put the clowns in charge, don't be surprised when a circus breaks out.
Chris Matthews doesn't want t
June 13, 2007 - 10:00 ET by Wineguy13Chris Matthews doesn't want to be the conservative? Well, mission accomplished. Now What?
Hey all you righties
June 13, 2007 - 10:19 ET by dostrowHey all you righties
leave chris alone -- at least he puts conservatives on his show. unlike people like oberdork. and he doesnt pretend to be middle of the road like Oreilly
Ive seen tom delay up there at least once a month and he lets'em talk