Less noticed during Chris Matthews's ambush of Ann Coulter last night was an off-hand remark by the host which established (as if there was any doubt) his elitist left-wing mentality.
Despite his stacking of the deck against Coulter, many in the audience continued to support the conservative author. The fact that Matthews hadn't managed to turn the audience into an anti-Coulter mob clearly befuddled the former top Democratic aide, prompting him to compare them to the violent, inbred, backwoods characters from the 1972 movie "Deliverance."
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MATTHEWS: Welcome back to "Hardball." We're back at the "Hardball" plaza with the inimitable Ann Coulter.
(Applause)
MATTHEWS: And what deeply concerns me, more than the very existence of Ann Coulter, is the presence of many like-minded people here.
(Applause)
MATTHEWS: My God, is this "Deliverance"?
The hypocrisy is staggering. On the same program in which he let Elizabeth Edwards berate Coulter for being uncivil in her jokes, Matthews jokingly smeared conservatives as characters from "Deliverance."
Obviously, for Matthews, civility is only a one-way street.
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- Mixed-Up in the Morning: Matthews Discusses 'Ann Edwards' Dust-up
- Chris Matthews Sandbags Ann Coulter with Live Call from Elizabeth Edwards
Update 2007-06-28 12:08. Over at the NRO Corner, Mark Steyn says I'm trying too hard. He's misinterpreting the point of this post, though, which isn't to condemn Matthews for making a joke but rather to point out his flagrant double standard in condemning Coulter for going too far in her humor while using outrageous language when he's trying to be funny. It's classic liberalthink.
—Matthew Sheffield is the creator of NewsBusters and its Executive Editor.
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MSM coverage and outrage: &
June 27, 2007 - 14:48 ET by drillanwrMSM coverage and outrage: <chirp ... chirp ... chirp>
Wouldn't it be something to s
June 27, 2007 - 14:56 ET by jpatchWouldn't it be something to see Chrissy squeel like a pig on MSNBC??
He sure does have a perty mou
June 27, 2007 - 16:04 ET by AntiMediaHe sure does have a perty mouth.
Chris has got to be an honora
June 27, 2007 - 15:07 ET by Sonny LykosChris has got to be an honorable member of Moveon.org and on Soros's payroll.
Very cheap, low life, sleazy shot he did with Mrs. Edwards and Ann Coulter too.
Chris Matthews needs to look
June 27, 2007 - 15:16 ET by bigtimerChris Matthews needs to look at his reflection in the mirror.
Pathetic leftist spewing drooling simpleton.
Wanna' bet this will be different today when Edwards -Stick-a-fork in 'em he is Done is on?
Whats the deal with liberals
June 27, 2007 - 15:24 ET by DontTreadOnMeWhats the deal with liberals and that movie? So some country boys had some homosexual sex with other men? Is that a bad thing? To listen to the cracks and jokes liberals have made about it since the movie came out you'd think it was.
"Deliverance" has
June 27, 2007 - 15:27 ET by Matthew Sheffield"Deliverance" has basically become a cipher for urban liberalthink.
Since they rarely venture outside of their comfortable, politically undiverse little enclaves, they never get to know a conservative on a personal basis.
They apparently live in "red states" which are less urban, thus making them rednecks. And since all rednecks are inbred, religious retards, that must be what all conservatives are like.
The thought-process is simple albeit pathetically simple-minded.
Everyone jokes about that mov
June 27, 2007 - 15:28 ET by balboaEveryone jokes about that movie. It's not just liberals.
What an enormously broad stat
June 27, 2007 - 15:34 ET by DontTreadOnMeWhat an enormously broad statement,,, OK,,, its only Liberals who joke about that movie to disparage country folk and conservatives.
better?
How do you know that? Have
June 27, 2007 - 15:36 ET by balboaHow do you know that? Have you heard every instance of someone joking about that movie and then ascertained their political affiliation? You're the one making broad statements. I'm dealing with reality.
Wow, imagine that, I could as
June 27, 2007 - 15:45 ET by DontTreadOnMeWow, imagine that, I could ask you the same kind of question about your first statement, have you meet everyone in the world to know that "everyone" makes jokes about this movie.
Some reality that is eh?
Im speaking from personal experiences and the majority of Jokes I have heard about that movie comes from Liberals and Elitest city folk who use it to disparage conservatives and red necks.
Thats the point, no way to prove my opinion factual and there is no need to challenge it unless the truth of it hits a little to close to home.
Calm down, everyone.It is t
June 27, 2007 - 15:47 ET by Matthew SheffieldCalm down, everyone.
It is true that people joke about that movie regardless of their thinking.
However, it's also true that when it comes to making political jokes about it, it's liberals who do it far more.
You were just about to make
June 27, 2007 - 15:51 ET by balboaYou were just about to make sense, then you veered off into Bizarro World.
Oh, for Pete's sake, Balboa.
June 27, 2007 - 15:58 ET by Chris NormanOh, for Pete's sake, Balboa. You're being silly. You're straining a gnat and swallowing a camel.
The dogs bark, but the caravan moves on.
- Arabian Proverb
Chris Norman
June 27, 2007 - 16:02 ET by balboaSo if I said only conservatives make jokes about some movie in a way that disparages black people, how would you respond?
Balboa, once again you seek t
June 27, 2007 - 16:04 ET by Chris NormanBalboa, once again you seek to lead the train off on a siding. You know what he meant. You're objection has nothing, nothing to do with the issue. It's a sideshow and a distraction...
The dogs bark, but the caravan moves on.
- Arabian Proverb
Seems to me what he meant is
June 27, 2007 - 17:11 ET by balboaSeems to me what he meant is that only liberals stoop to making fun of "country folk," but not the pure-as-the-driven-snow conservatives with nary a mean bone in their Christian bodies.
Yes, it's not the main point of the thread, but it's annoying when someone impugns a whole political group like that.
Oh, brother...The dogs bark,
June 27, 2007 - 17:21 ET by Chris NormanOh, brother...
The dogs bark, but the caravan moves on.
- Arabian Proverb
If I'm wrong, please explain.
June 27, 2007 - 17:26 ET by balboaIf I'm wrong, please explain.
What I'm challenging is you
June 27, 2007 - 15:48 ET by balboaWhat I'm challenging is your absurd notion that somehow ONLY liberals joke about Deliverance. I've heard conservatives, liberals, atheists, Christians, a huge range of people poke fun at the movie.
Well then you need a refreshe
June 27, 2007 - 15:53 ET by DontTreadOnMeWell then you need a refresher course in reading comprehension because that wasnt my "absurd" notion.
The notion was it is only liberals who joke about it to (keywords here,,, pay attention) disparage conservatives and country folk. Other people may joke about it but there is only one group of people who make it political and paint all rednecks with an so called "negative" stereotype.
The only absurd notion I saw was the proclamation that balboa knows everyone.
I made a broad generalizati
June 27, 2007 - 15:56 ET by balboaI made a broad generalization based on my experiences, yes. I retract that. It has been my experience that many different kinds of people joke about this movie, not just liberals. Of course liberals would use the movie to disparage conservatives. Are they gonna wait for conservatives to disparage themselves?
As for disparaging "country folk," I just don't believe it's only liberals. Sorry.
Fine, no one agrees. No sen
June 27, 2007 - 16:00 ET by Matthew SheffieldFine, no one agrees. No sense in perpetuating this thread.
C'mon, balboa. You exactly
June 27, 2007 - 15:50 ET by GalvanicC'mon, balboa. You know exactly what context Matthews used the reference in. Matthews sees backwoods, man-raping, in-bred red-necks as caricatures for conservatives. And he wouldn't have made the reference if his fan-base didn't already understand his meaning and think that way, too. Yet, he and his smurfs get apoplectic when Coulter says that Edwards should stop acting like a faggot.
The problem with Matthews isn't that he's a liberal who hates conservatives; pundits have that right. It's that he really thinks he's politically centric. He's actually offended when someone suggests that he's liberal.
C'mon, balboa. You exactly
June 27, 2007 - 15:52 ET by balboaC'mon, balboa. You exactly what context Matthews use using the
reference in. Matthews sees backwoods, in-bred red-necks as
caricatures for conservatives.
I do. But I don't think that stands as some kind of empirical data that ONLY liberals joke about this movie.
He wasn't referring to all co
June 27, 2007 - 16:32 ET by waka wakaHe wasn't referring to all conservatives, just the loons who showed up en masse to cheer on Ann Coulter.
Reality has a well known liberal bias.
So that makes it ok for num
June 27, 2007 - 16:41 ET by MightyMouthSo that makes it ok for num-nuts Matthews to insult part of his audience? Didn't he basically call them "fags" for clapping for Coulter? And if so, how can he chide Coulter for calling Edwards a "fag"? (which she did in about as subtle a way as he).
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
Give me a friggin break. Th
June 27, 2007 - 16:44 ET by sunandsteelGive me a friggin break. The comment would have been made no matter which conservative was the guest.
Texas has a population of nearly 21 million people, all of whom are ashamed to be from the same state as the Dixie Chicks. (IMAO.us)
LOL. wiki wiki here obvious
June 27, 2007 - 17:05 ET by Del DolemonteLOL. wiki wiki here obviously was out to lunch yesterday, when it was noted by a sharp-eared observer in that audience that before the show started, Matthews apologized for the "en masse" crowd being so...SMALL.
Chrissie then joked that maybe the crowd would have been bigger if they were beheading Ann in public.
Hey Tread, have you ever seen
June 27, 2007 - 15:30 ET by Michigan TboneHey Tread, have you ever seen the movie??? It only shows the hypocrisy and double standard the lefties have regarding homosexuality...on one hand, they are just like you and me, normal everyday people...on the other hand, they are backwoods country hicks who go around looking for city slickers to rape. To compare conservatives, much less Ann Coulter fans(which I realize is redundant) to backwoods raping rednecks is the same type of language that he tried to get Ms Edwards to ambush Ann Coulter for.
What I think is most telling
June 27, 2007 - 15:25 ET by Michigan TboneWhat I think is most telling is how the MSM had to parade the Softball host around on shows to try and hide the damage that Ann Coulter did to him and his crappy show. Her wit and dry humor made Chris look silly and perhaps the most harm was done to the Breck Girl himself, having his wife try and defend his "honor" so to speak. Liberals should avoid Ann Coulter out of self preservation....
LOL, good point, imagine if a
June 27, 2007 - 15:28 ET by DontTreadOnMeLOL, good point, imagine if a Republicans wife went on live TV to fight their Husbands battles for them? That would be the focus of the story IMO. Georgey Bushy needs his wife to stand up for him, whats next, his mommy?
What, you didn't hear? Laura
June 27, 2007 - 17:08 ET by Del DolemonteWhat, you didn't hear? Laura caught Dubyah cheating on her and is gonna divorce him. I saw the story in the supermarket checkout line yesterday!
No, no, no, that was the Brit
June 27, 2007 - 21:07 ET by dahliatraversNo, no, no, that was the Brittany and KFed story. What you saw was the story about how George caught the space aliens who were bringing Laura back from the mother ship and sent them to New Mexico in time for the anniversary.
http://edition.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/DESTINATIONS/06/19/roswell.ufo.ap/
Mommy Bush
June 27, 2007 - 17:08 ET by CharliedocGeorgey Bushy needs his wife to stand up for him, whats next, his mommy?
Dude,
You don't want to get on the bad side of Barbara Bush!
I'm just sayin'.
If Chrissy was to challenge R
June 27, 2007 - 15:31 ET by Right2thePointIf Chrissy was to challenge Rosie to a three-legged race he would loose because of the fact the dumb a$$ would tie his knees together.
A taxpayer is someone who works for the government who doesn't have to
take the civil service exam: President Ronald Regan
KO
June 27, 2007 - 16:08 ET by PeterDGee, do you think Keith Olberman will name Chris Matthews his "Worst Person In The World" tonight for his lame stunt?
I'll be waiting, lol.
MATTHEWS: "My God, is th
June 27, 2007 - 16:09 ET by SoftRightMATTHEWS: "My God, is this Deliverance?"
No, Chris. It's America. Welcome back.
Congress: Do your Duty! Enforce Article 4 Sect 4 of the Constitution!
I don't know if anyone is lis
June 27, 2007 - 16:16 ET by bigtimerI don't know if anyone is listening to Matthews/Edwards and the leftist slant by Shyster before-hand....
...anyway....Edwards just lied....IMO...period.
Before he came on Tammy Haddad, Matthews producer said that Coulter knew Elizabeth may call into the show before it started....and she was okay with that.
Matthews just asked why he didn't call in and if he knew Elizabeth was going to call in or if they had talked about it...he said no....then he turned around and said he knew she might respond a couple of days ahead of that by what Coulter had said a couple of days before....
HUH?
How can that be? Which is it?
I know I am paraphrasing here...but the left can't help but lie and the lying leftist msm will cover for them everytime with their own spinning lies.
It get's old.
It doesn't matter who uses
June 27, 2007 - 16:18 ET by MightyMouthIt doesn't matter who uses Deliverance as a joke!!
The point here is that the host of a "news" show called part of his audience a bunch of "red neck -toothless -banjo playing fags". Thats a paraphrase, but that's exactlly what happened!
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
And that insufferably contemp
June 27, 2007 - 16:21 ET by Chris NormanAnd that insufferably contemptuous attitude is one good reason why Conservatives should not watch - or appear on - MSNBC.
The dogs bark, but the caravan moves on.
- Arabian Proverb
joke
June 27, 2007 - 16:28 ET by PeterDYes I am tired of these Deliverance jokes aimed at conservatives. By the way, everytime I watch Chrissie fawn over Howard Fineman I think I'm watching an out take from Brokeback Mountain.
Chrissie fawning over J. Edwa
June 27, 2007 - 16:44 ET by bigtimerChrissie fawning over J. Edwards today reminds me of the same thing Peter.
But John Edwards is too femin
June 27, 2007 - 16:48 ET by sunandsteelBut John Edwards is too feminine to make it really gay.
Texas has a population of nearly 21 million people, all of whom are ashamed to be from the same state as the Dixie Chicks. (IMAO.us)
sun...You are so mean-spirite
June 27, 2007 - 16:54 ET by bigtimersun...
You are so mean-spirited and narcisstic....
LOL....
That is what Edwards and the other guests on his show are calling Ann at the moment, among other things...at least Chuck Todd said the truth...the Edwards are desperate to raise money...they are USING this situation with Ann (which they planned before-hand as far as I am concerned if you read any of my posts today or yesterday) to raise money for their own campaign so they do not stay in the bottom third....
LMAO!
Says it all.
It really puts fear into some
June 27, 2007 - 17:01 ET by sunandsteelIt really puts fear into someone when the Breck girl calls someone narcisistic. I am kinda mean spirited though >:->.
Texas has a population of nearly 21 million people, all of whom are ashamed to be from the same state as the Dixie Chicks. (IMAO.us)
Is little Johnny Dust Bunny r
June 27, 2007 - 18:18 ET by Chris NormanIs little Johnny Dust Bunny running for Veep? Again?
The dogs bark, but the caravan moves on.
- Arabian Proverb
So he's deeply concerned
June 27, 2007 - 19:51 ET by GregESo he's deeply concerned about Ann Coulter's existence? So what's that mean, Chrissy boy?
And he's MORE deeply concerned that there are so many people there of the like-mind of Coulter? So what's that mean Chrissy boy?
I saw the entire show. Several times Ann referred to Chris's ideology, saying "your team," "your side," or "you liberals." Chris seemed shocked each time and acted like "uh, wha'....wha da ya mean by that, I'm not blah blah blah".
So if you're not like that Chris, why the concern about Ann's existence, and people around of like mindset?
Does anyone in the room think he'd have made the exact same comment had the interviewee been, oh I don't know, Al Franken, Ed Schultz, etc etc? ......Uhhh, I'm gonna go way out a limb here, take my chances...LOL....and say utterly and definitively....NO!
The fact that Chris is so transparent would be pathetic, if his thinking he is hiding it didn't dwarf the transparency in the realm of the pathetic.
That's right. Will he sandb
June 27, 2007 - 21:12 ET by dahliatraversThat's right. Will he sandbag Paul Begala the next time he appears on Chris' show?
Sounds like Chris has gat a l
June 27, 2007 - 20:50 ET by Airforce_5_OSounds like Chris has gat a little fantasy going on there. Wonder what he would say to Burt Reynolds?
Build The Fence
Deliverance
June 27, 2007 - 23:17 ET by viluzionY'all talk like you think it's just a movie. You must be a bunch of city slickers. Where I live there are good old boys that would do stuff like that. I'd like to see Chris Matthews come to East Texas and kid around about it.