Could somebody please give Chris Matthews a clue?
July 14, 2009 10:56 am ET by Jamison Foser
Chris Matthews, on the wise Latina/empathy/background "issue":
Suppose a white guy had said 'I bring to this court application, when I submit to you my qualifications to be a justice on the Supreme Court, I bring to you street smarts and common sense, earned after years of dealing with the law.' Would that pass muster?
Why would we suppose that? Why wouldn't we instead suppose a white guy had said "When I get a case about discrimination, I have to think about people in my own family who suffered discrimination because of their ethnic background or because of religion or because of gender. And I do take that into account"?
That's pretty directly analogous to Sotomayor's comments. And it has benefit of not being a supposition, but rather white guy Sam Alito's actual statement during his confirmation hearings. And it passed muster, as the very people who are now criticizing Sotomayor enthusiastically supported Alito.
He has never been on the other side of hate and lies.
I watch HardBall because Chris is a good man.
I would vote for him for Congressman or Senator if ever he ran.
Speak truth to power.
Mr. News
I tried to watch a little bit of him yesterday, and lasted about 30 seconds before I had to leave the room. His constant interrupting, not allowing his "guests" to speak, drives me nuts. I think on the rare occasions he actually brings up a decent point is based purely on statistical probability - the proverbial monkeys/typewriters aspect.
His love for the sound of his own voice is cloying.
I'd set him atop a bomb and light the fuse,
but alas, I agree with his political views.