Matthews Dredges Up Old Bush Lines to Offset Stark

Mark Finkelstein
October 19th, 2007 6:51 PM
A few days after 9-11, President Bush, in an impromptu moment on the White House lawn, referred to the war on terrorism as a crusade. What does that have to do with the vile claim Rep. Pete Stark (D-Calif.) made this week that Pres. Bush sends our soldiers to Iraq to have their heads blown off for his "amusement"?Nothing that I can see. But on this afternoon's "Hardball," Chris Matthews dredged…