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Clearly, when you threaten one of his man-crushes, Tweety's cognitive dissonance goes into overddrive. Digby:

Here you have a juicy scandal involving possible collusion between a presidential candidate and a rival network, and old Chris just can't wrap his mind around it. He even suggests that maybe Murdoch should pay Regan off to make it go away. Neither professional rivalry or direct competition (certainly not journalistic integrity) can override Chris Matthews' loyalty to the Village. (Of course it's entirely possible that GE/NBC has a similar arrangement with the Giuliani campaign, judging by the coverage.)

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JT's picture

He's a circus act every night

casper46's picture

Gosh, does this mean Chrissy's man-crush with that stud Bush is over?

ThunderMonkey's picture

He has way too much man love for Rudy for it to be considered healthy.

Matthews' like one of those guys that follow the popular kids around, but you know he isn't part of the clique... he just thinks he belongs.

mudshark's picture

http://www.couragecampaign.org/page/s/moveon this is to censure DiFi.....sorry about the whoring.this something I believe in. Please take the time to read it.Thank You.

Left&Left's picture

"Loving eyes can never see." Percy Seldge cira. 1966

hope's picture

Yep. Just checked my very long list of things I'm absolutely sick of. Matthews and his man crushes are definitely on there. Maybe he should just invite them on so he can just "do them" in person.

AquaVelvaMan's picture

Chris Matthews = Man-crushing, Ann Coulter-loving, Right Wing Tool (kudos to Stephanie Miller)

You just love the smell of Fred Thompson in the morning, dontcha Chris?

AJFan's picture

CM is hoping for a little something extra in his paycheck. Hardball should be Noballs

Roket's picture

If Rudy were a Democrat, Tweety wouldn’t be having this comprehension problem. IOKIYAR

Mr. XXXX's picture

Chris Matthews's man-crush on Rudy Giuliani is precisely the reason why I argue that "heterosexuality" is a myth and that most people are at least bisexual and many are actually constantly fighting one's homosexual, if not transgendered tendencies. Most men secretly love to wear satin undies and the like. In Rudy Giuliani's case, he has already proven my point that men secretly fantasize how good they would look in ladies attire like high heels and a dress....and nylon stockings....men like to be dominated as well, either by women or other men, but always go to lengths to deny such realities......

So, on balance, I am hardly surprised that Chris Matthews's man-crush of Rudy Guiliani exists and that he steadfastly defends him against such a lawsuit....

I bet dollars to donuts that Judith Regan was the dominant anf that Bernard Kerik was the submissive in their sexual relationship.

Chicago Joe's picture

That's funny - each of Chris's guests last night clearly stated the connection. Then Olbermann spent 20 minutes of his show making the connections clear...then Dan Abrams spent Tuesday AND Wednesday talking about this.

Do you think Matthews would have a similar problem if you asked him what year the War of 1812 was???

miss_kitty's picture

Chris Matthews is a Grade AAA Jumbo dope. Eggs are smarter than he is.

miss_kitty's picture

Chicago Joe @ 12:

That's funny - each of Chris's guests last night clearly stated the connection. Then Olbermann spent 20 minutes of his show making the connections clear...then Dan Abrams spent Tuesday AND Wednesday talking about this.

Do you think Matthews would have a similar problem if you asked him what year the War of 1812 was???

Chris!! Chris!!! I have a question...Who is buried in Grant's Tomb?

TroganFrog's picture

That fat turd has no journalistic integrity, what a nasty joke he is. He and Rudy probably wear the same size cocktail dress and he doesn't want to upset him for fear he won't share.

Just try to look at Chris' show as a comedy show, it's easier that way.

He shows on this occasion that he has no scruples when he suggests that Murdoch just pay the lady to go away. Forget the truth, just hide it with some money. Is that his idea of dealing with reality? It would explain a lot if it is.

raymond's picture

Wow Mr. XXXX...I get the strange feeling you have been wanting to say that for some time.

Chicago Joe's picture

Ms. Kitty - NAPOLEAN is buried in Grant's Tom, isn't he??

Yes, I've seen that Woody Woodpecker cartoon, too! HAHAHA

hope's picture

I don't understand why Giuliani would be appealing to anyone--even to someone who gets man crushes. Something to do with the stench of ill-gotten power?

moondancer's picture

I think Tweety might have some altar boy issues from way back when...he's definitely a mysogynist.

mudshark's picture

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/11/13/cbsnews_investigates/main34964... sorry....off topic again......active military and recent veterans suicide rate....I thought you'd appreciate this Nicole.stunning info.

mrogi's picture

Judith Regan is Kathleen Willey with a brain.

Marv Albert's picture

Most men secretly love to wear satin undies and the like

Have you tried wearing them on your head? Reeeeeally sexy.

Do any of these conditions you guys are talking about cause people to spit when they talk because Chris gets all excited sometimes and sort of foams at the mouth and spit tries to escape.

He tries to hard to know everything about everything and he couldn't understand this deal?

He's a big man in his own mind. In mine? Not so much.

RH's picture

Chris Matthews is like most pundits, either they are far right, middle or far left, he swings between the middle and far right so his love/man crush for Giuliani is not surprising, since Guiliani no doubt appeals too Matthews.....but all the love he has cannot suppress this scandal just as the unknown mysterious executive from Fox Network whom advocated perjury is in hot water, and no doubt sweating bullets right now.., Giuliani is toast...and anyone who still thinks he is a viable candidate is living in delusion..

pissed off patricia's picture

mudshark (21), C&L had that story covered two posts ago. They are totally on the ball :)

hope's picture

We need Stephanie Miller to call him a right wing tool again. That really hurt his feelings. I still take delight at the shocked look on his face when she said that.

Chris thought Stephanie would come on his show and kiss his ring like all the others do and instead, she verbally kicked his ass. It was a thing of beauty.

purvis ames's picture

Why does anyone pay any attention to an imbecile, two bit hooker like Tweety anymore? Rudy is a gangster stooge and he always has been. The public servants of New York i.e. the police department, the fire department, and many more hate his guts. The only real supporter he has in New York is the depraved, degenerate piece of human filth called Rupert Murdoch. (Hillary too).

myshadow's picture

Wednesday tweety led the first half of hardball with OJ....I'm sure it was a relief for him to have that much time pass so he wouldn't have to admit to the existance of the scandal...he then played the new rudy commercial all the way through and analyzed it. I think he and foxnews among other rudites are going to make this about a woman scorned and not about murdoch and his henchmen suborning perjury to get kerik a job and solidify rudy's position. It has been stunning at the absence of commentary about this outside of Olberman, Schuster and Abrams. Cooper did 2 minutes on it last night with a smirk.

Coop's picture

We'll just add that to the long list of things Tweety can't figure out.

I'm sure it's got nothing to do with the "Big City, tough guy Pol" shtick he's been pushing for at least the last 6 months.

It's so much easier to sling prepackaged story lines than to concern and confuse himself with the facts.

Jack Damage's picture

Chris Chris Chris... It's all about power politics and poontang...
Surely you get that you old lecher....JD

rasta's picture

just like every other american....forest gumping their way through life.....

i can't think of a better representative for those living past the stupid line

all typical traits of the fascist decay that is the USA

ccoaler's picture

http://ccoaler.blogspot.com/2007/11/mans-stun-gun-death-caught-on-tape.html
Keriks success story widens:
stun gun death caught on tape

Cat Atomic's picture

'What do you mean Bush lied us into a war?'

'Like Hitler? C'mon-- how?'

AJFan's picture

Just watched a little Snowball just now . . . two expert guests are Tom Delay and Kenneth Blackwell . . . they are talking about election strategies for Gooliania . .

Oh May Ghawd!

abarts's picture

When did Chrissy break up with Tom Delay?!

dadams's picture

i wonder which restroom stall we will find chris in? he does have that wave your hand
around routine down(no pun intended).

Bill's picture

There should little to no doubt that the major conglomerates such a GE are behind the Republican frontrunner whomever that may be.

umlando's picture

Further evidence of faith-based reporting - start with the conclusion (Tutti Frutti Rudy should be president) and work backward logically to make him seem presidential.

AJFan's picture

Cat Atomic @ 35:

'What do you mean Bush lied us into a war?'

'Like Hitler? C'mon-- how?'

Everything since the 2000 election has been a lie. In the past, ruthless leaders would sometimes stage attacks against themselves in order to focus rage towards another group he wanted to invade/defeat. Of course, that was a long time ago.

AJFan's picture

umlando @ 40:

Further evidence of faith-based reporting - start with the conclusion (Tutti Frutti Rudy should be president) and work backward logically to make him seem presidential.

He made New York safe for fun loving boy scout troop leaders.

jr's picture

Matthews will do anything to protect his "daddy" Pathetic old man

Piren's picture

Have some pity on Tweety. Love can be so blind. Kinda dumb, too.

hope's picture

AJFan @ 36:

Just watched a little Snowball just now . . . two expert guests are Tom Delay and Kenneth Blackwell . . . they are talking about election strategies for Gooliania . .

Oh May Ghawd!

WTF!? When are those two going to be put in jail where they belong instead of constantly being used as "experts"? This has got to stop.

Moon's picture

When it comes to Chis Matthews, the best description I can think of is misogyny. When he isn't belittling he is sexually harrassing. Suggesting that Murdoch will have to pay her off is interesting, but maybe there is something Chris is missing. Let's see........Bernie has been under investigation for over two years. Judith gets fired last December. All of a sudden the FBI comes up with some "pillow talk" and within ten months, Bernie is indicted. I could be wrong, but then again, I'm not in journalism and don't have access to investigators. Matthews is an idiot. Remember he thought George Allen would be a good candidate for President.

Piren's picture

Moon @ 46
George Allen? Seriously? I didn't know that.

mudshark's picture

pissed off patricia @ 26:

mudshark (21), C&L had that story covered two posts ago. They are totally on the ball :)

yeah they are....their all over the DiFi censure as well....lol....thanks.

enigma4ever's picture

Tweety is Not a Mensa ( gee shocking)...it is that simple..and he is Offensive...drooling over Anne Coulter to reprimanding Elizabeth Edwards....he is at this point a Buffoon....and Women despise him...but MSNBC has not wised up....They should think about having a good show hosted by a smart woman ( and no NOT Rosie), how about Linda Ellerbee...or gee Amy Goodman....no that would be too smart for them....

stet's picture

Chris Matthews isn't inclined to give this story much truck because Judith Regan is an amoral, opportunistic, sociopathic circus clown. He has to address it because it's in the headlines, but he's clearly not happy about having his show hijacked by her self-serving publicity stunt. There's a huge case to be made against Kerik and Rudy, but give Matthews some credit: he knows when a showboating blowhard should get a cold shoulder.

Chris May's picture

Speaking as someone who is a progressive, it kinda ticks me off the way people on this site view Chris Matthews. Half the stuff that gets put up here, like the stupid "Can you smell the Aqua velva" comment about Fred Thompson, are clearly JOKES people, JOKES! And you put it up here like he is being serious, and saying he has a man crush on "sexy" Thompson, you only make yourself look stupid for being the only person in the room that doesn't realize he is making a joke.

And.... now you are saying how he loves Rudy.

Why don't you look at some footage from a few weeks ago where he rips him apart:
http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/12300-chris-matthews-calls-out-rudy-giulia...
and then tell me that he has a "man crush" on this guy.

jules's picture

I'm so fed up with MSNBC that I will soon scream. Starts with Morning Joe ...he was being a little careful up to last week and with Mika setting him straight, but now he's going into his stupidity act like he was before his A.M. show. He can't see the Giuliani story going any furthur or the Mccain 'bitch' line,either. BUT, a plant in the Hillary debate,well, thats, BIG. Everyone at MSNBC is against Hillary except for Keith. I think we should boycot this farce of a station . They are getting worse every day.Chris Matthews is so out of line with his spitting and excitement, surely he can get some control....he can't even finish a sentence. Watching FOX is such an insult to our intelligence ,too, so what in the world are we suppose to do???

mudshark's picture

enigma4ever @ 49:

Tweety is Not a Mensa ( gee shocking)...it is that simple..and he is Offensive...drooling over Anne Coulter to reprimanding Elizabeth Edwards....he is at this point a Buffoon....and Women despise him...but MSNBC has not wised up....They should think about having a good show hosted by a smart woman ( and no NOT Rosie), how about Linda Ellerbee...or gee Amy Goodman....no that would be too smart for them....

Elizibeth Edwards is not looking heathy....

jwf's picture

stet @ 50:

Chris Matthews isn't inclined to give this story much truck because Judith Regan is an amoral, opportunistic, sociopathic circus clown. He has to address it because it's in the headlines, but he's clearly not happy about having his show hijacked by her self-serving publicity stunt. There's a huge case to be made against Kerik and Rudy, but give Matthews some credit: he knows when a showboating blowhard should get a cold shoulder.

He should; he's the king of showboating blowhards. Granted, this is a repulsive group of adulterous, tabloid criminals, but he seems so deliberately obtuse about the Kerik/Guiliani connection. And he looked so upset having to admit that his latest man-crush favors mobbed-up thugs who use apartments meant for 9/11 rescue workers to boff his two mistresses while his wife was pregnant. If this were a Democrat, he'd practically have a seizure due to excitement.

mudshark's picture

DAMN!!!......first off......that was supposed to be Elizabeth....and healthy......shoot me now.and get it over with.

Helena Montana's picture

It is impossible for the human mind to comprehend the totality of the absolute horse'sassness that is C. Matthews.

Helena Montana's picture

51 Chris May Says:

Speaking as someone who is a progressive, it kinda ticks me off the way people on this site view Chris Matthews. Half the stuff that gets put up here, like the stupid “Can you smell the Aqua velva” comment about Fred Thompson, are clearly JOKES people, JOKES! And you put it up here like he is being serious, and saying he has a man crush on “sexy” Thompson, you only make yourself look stupid for being the only person in the room that doesn’t realize he is making a joke.
And…. now you are saying how he loves Rudy.
Why don’t you look at some footage from a few weeks ago where he rips him apart:
http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/.....ies?play=1
and then tell me that he has a “man crush” on this guy.

Tweety...is that you?

foolme1ns's picture

Has tweety regaled us with how Rudy smells yet? The man is just odd.

abarts's picture

stet @ 50:

Chris Matthews isn't inclined to give this story much truck because Judith Regan is an amoral, opportunistic, sociopathic circus clown. He has to address it because it's in the headlines, but he's clearly not happy about having his show hijacked by her self-serving publicity stunt. There's a huge case to be made against Kerik and Rudy, but give Matthews some credit: he knows when a showboating blowhard should get a cold shoulder.

Explain his having Ann Coulter on as a guest.

craig's picture

Isn't is curious that Chris Matthews and Bill Maher have a sort of blind spot in their logic from time to time.

With Maher, it's "9/11 was an inside job." As an atheist, Bill is convinced that religion is the cause of all the worlds woes. If 9/11 was an inside job, it leaves him without an explanation for terroism as a product of irrational religeous zealotry. It makes it harder for him to paint the islamic and christian terrorists with the same brush.

But, with Chris it's even more silly. He's been selling Giulani as the "ugly duckling" favorite to win the Republican nomination in spite of Rudy's obvious moral and political flaws because his "shrewd awarness" tells us that the fear card is going to trump the morals of conservatives. If Giuliani gets in real trouble before the primaries even get started... Chris doesn't look so "shrewd" or "aware."

I know this is all a little tame compared to the idea that he's shilling for GE, (which does on a regular basis, true) but, I think it explains his "personal" reasons for pounding the story back... to save his prediction.

Pundits are like Psychics. It's "what have you done for me lately."

Anyway, Matthews is lousey at poker, he has a really big "tell". Whenever he slobbers, you can tell it's personal.

taochiapet's picture

pissed off patricia @ 16:

He shows on this occasion that he has no scruples when he suggests that Murdoch just pay the lady to go away. Forget the truth, just hide it with some money. Is that his idea of dealing with reality? It would explain a lot if it is.

i don't think c.m. even believes the allegations. after his guest answered "yes" in regards to his question about murdoch, he snuck in "we know what we're talking about now" as he signed off, as if to say it's essentially extortion on the part of regan.

he is a hoot that tweety...

che guevarra IV's picture

HardBall or MeatBall ? Which is it today?

Johnny2Bad's picture

Confused, Chris?

Let Judith explain it to you.

Oh, Mommy.

fedup's picture

Truly amazing. Tweety, most everyday knows and understand more about everything than any of his guests, But how would we know, he never let's them talk or finish a thought. When it comes to McCain or Rudy, he's freaking dumbfounded and doesn't understand anything about the jams those two get into. He just needs to STF up. When Tucker leaves, take Tweety with you. Bring on David Shuster.

Old Billy's picture

Dominic Carter did a horrible job. I couldn't understand what he was saying, and if Matthews lived in a cave and had no connection to the internets, I could see why he was dumbfounded. It really isn't too hard for Carter to say, "Regan alleges that News Corps fired her because her connection with Kerik was potentially embarassing to Giuliani."

There's plenty of reasons not to like Matthews and Giuliani, but this suit is kind of thin on evidence - especially in regards to the putative motive that Giuliani's character was being protected. What stake does Murdoch have in Giuliani? I thought he was pulling for Clinton. Regardless, I have to agree with Matthews that this sounds like the New York media taking every opportunity to say that Kerik and Regan had sex in a hotel suite that is somehow related to September 11th.

There's no substance here, but there are overtones of sex and death, so the media is trying to find some coherent way to scratch that itch.

tanglewood's picture

Matthews is being a complete ...hole. He knows full well what is going on with this lawsuit, what upsets him is that he is backing Rudy and he apparently is scared that this story has legs.

In August there was a fundraiser for Guiliani on Nantucket and Jack Welch was either the cochair or one of the cochairs and believe me Fat Chrissy, "Ugly Tim, et al were ALL in attendance.

Judith Regan is one tough tomato and if she has tapes (as she maintains) then this will put a hole wide enough to drive a truck through Guiliani's efforts for the WH.

Matthews acts like he's 6 years old--"help me figure this out...."he says, look Hansel, follow the crumbs!

willie's picture

i am sure this issue would be just a difficult for matthews to wrap his head around if it involved the name clinton. he would be so damned worked up he would have that spit bubble thing in the corner of his mouth, looking like a rabid dog thing happening.

CoIntelPro's picture

chrissie is a whore.

CoIntelPro's picture

CoIntelPro @ 68:

chrissie is a whore.

that means he has a lot in common with jeff gannon.

whores who love men.

Orangutan.'s picture

Chris has a man crush. That's the bottom line and influences much of what he says and does. He's a man crusher.

Orangutan.'s picture

Chris Matthews = the primitive and uncovered version of Jeff Gannon.

Orangutan.'s picture

Chris Matthews = the original and unexposed version of Jeff Gannon.

Truthbtold's picture

sometimes Tweety comes unprepared.

Chris - hint: Murdoch loves Rudy

Chris May's picture

Orangutan. @ 72:

Chris Matthews = the original and unexposed version of Jeff Gannon.

Oh yes, he is just like Jeff Gannon, except for this...

Matthews has worked for four Democratic politicians. He was a presidential speechwriter for four years during the Carter administration. He served as a top aide to long-time Speaker of the House of Representatives Tip O'Neill for six years. He worked in the U.S. Senate for five years on the staffs of Senators Frank Moss and Edmund Muskie before himself campaigning for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, and losing his party's nomination to Pennsylvania Congressman Joshua Eilberg in the Democratic primary in 1974.

Limp-Dick Blimpaugh's picture

Proof that Reslugs, like Tweety, just don't get it or refuse to.

bill's picture

Poor Chris can't even figure out how to get toilet paper off the roll. He's been a RepubliCON since 1999 with the appearance of baby killer George Booosh. His love affair with criminals like Tom "Botox" Delay is just amazing. Got enough money yet, Chris? I doubt it since enough is never enough with these RepubliCONs.

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