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Matthews says "op-ed pages" are "chock-full" of "neoconservative hawks who got us into Iraq ... beating the drum ... against Iran"

June 23, 2009 6:57 pm ET

From the June 23 edition of MSNBC's Hardball with Chris Matthews:

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Why should we listen to these conservatives on foreign policy?

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    • Author by smarshall1432997 (June 23, 2009 7:10 pm ET)
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      I saw this interview on Hardball today with Chris, and he was so "right". These Republican "Hawks" are stirring their pot for a great big pot of "chaos" and their followers are eating every bit of it. Yesterday too, on CSPAN "ALOT" of Callers said the same thing that Chris said today about these Republican "Hawks". Umph, umph, umph what a mess.
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    • Author by John Paradox (June 23, 2009 7:24 pm ET)
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      "It's tough to bury the wounded"?

      Bring out your dead... (ref. Monty Python)

      I'm feeling much better now
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    • Author by shaggles (June 23, 2009 7:26 pm ET)
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      Yep. Tweety gets something right for a change.
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      • Author by nerzog (June 23, 2009 7:44 pm ET)
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        He and I generally agree on Iraq. He's one of the few TV pundits who still wants to know how the Bushies cherry-picked and exaggerated the WMD intelligence.

        Since Congress and the rest of the Media don't seem all that curious, however, I guess we'll never know the truth.
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        • Author by njguy93 (June 24, 2009 6:12 am ET)
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          We may still be able to find out the truth. If we keep the pressure on and Congress and Obama get the message.

          THANK YOU.
          njguy93@yahoo.com
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          • Author by nerzog (June 24, 2009 8:25 am ET)
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            Maybe. But, if we can't even get the cowardly Blue Dog Democrats to support Healthcare Reform, I hold out little hope of Congress investigating Bush's Iraq War Lies.

            They're all too focused on the next election to do anything which requires a little backbone.
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            • Author by riverdog (June 24, 2009 10:45 am ET)
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              the blue dogs to me are not the cowardly ones. they don't lay down for the far lefts agenda. they actually have some sense.
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    • Author by zamfir273114 (June 24, 2009 2:17 am ET)
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      I have to agree with Chris. We shouldn't even be in the middle east. However, so long as we are greedy with oil and so long as we have dying support for Israel. That's your cue, label me an anti-semite.
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    • Author by njguy93 (June 24, 2009 6:10 am ET)
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      Matthews is a contradiction. He is often right with precise accuracy on many issues, like Iraq, Valerie Plame, coded racial messages against Barack Obama, and how generally destructive and dangerous the neo-cons can be. Then he goes and says incredibly stupid and goofy things about Hillary Clinton or Nancy Pelosi or repeats some canard stereotype about liberals or Democrats and has that somewhat irritating yet still amusing laughing fit along with drool flying out of his mouth. Quite a contradiction, really.

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      • Author by riverdog (June 24, 2009 10:43 am ET)
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        only a contradiction if you are 100% cool-aid dinking lib. we independants call them as we see them. if a dem screws up we call them on it. pelosi,reid and hillary have said some weird things.
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        • Author by njguy93 (June 25, 2009 6:41 am ET)
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          I have criticized Pelosi, Reid, and many other Democrats. I was talking about goofy conservative talking points that Chris Matthews often mindlessly parrots about certain Democrats. There's nothing wrong if Chris Matthews criticizes Democrats, but he often uses and has used canards frequently to make ridiculous and often times non-sensical remarks about Democrats. I'm sure that you're an "independent", that's the tactic nowadays to get any credibility when you try to criticize Democrats with your debunked talking points--identify yourself as an independent and say something to the effect of "well, I didn't like Bush doing it either." Either that or your just too embarassed to identify yourself as a Republican, which I can totally understand.

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    • Author by Bad News (June 24, 2009 9:12 am ET)
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      I wonder if any of those Hawks ever served in the military?

      It's so easy to talk the talk when you never wore the uniform.


      Mr. News
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      • Author by Bernie-in-Michigan (June 24, 2009 9:46 am ET)
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        Yes, sir, been there and done it. 2nd/502nd Regiment 101st Airborne. Vietnam (class of 69)
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      • Author by hurricaneyankee52983 (June 24, 2009 12:15 pm ET)
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        bad news,Most of these hawks have NOT sreved in the military.
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    • Author by blk-in-alabam (June 24, 2009 9:53 am ET)
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      People would be horribly surprised if they knew how close Russia (not our friend) and Israel (our supposed ally?),work together on matters of caos and exploitment in this world we live
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    • Author by latanza (June 24, 2009 10:54 am ET)
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      I think that Chris is an excellent presenter but in this particular interview he stooped down. He should not lower his intelligence or resort to name calling because that is not the actual fight. He is being, himself, mislead and attracted to ignorance and that won't secure his challenge on the position of the conservatives. This mimicks racial tension to me. He has to make his point more academically and when you are interviewing women, no matter if they rub you the wrong way, you handle them with chilvary. I was offended by the harshness because this woman is conservative in a lot of ways and lady-like behavior is one of them. Even more so, she is very powerful. He had the opportunity to quiz her regarding motive and strategy but deferred to insult and aggression. We all make mistakes so this one I didn't agree with the style or approach. When addressing agenda and issues you can maintain courage and aggression without loosing candor. I LOVE CHRIS THOUGH!
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    • Author by KLJTech (June 24, 2009 12:22 pm ET)
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      I've never paid much attention to Chris Matthews or even watched his show but he is certainly correct regarding his assessment of this ongoing situation. No matter how president Obama handled this he was sure to be criticized by many on the far right. Would the GOP have us go to war with everyone that disagrees with us? President Obama could cure cancer and talking heads such as Limbaugh, Savage, Beck and so on would find a way to put a negative slant on it.

      I don't want to hear that democrats or independents always did the same thing to president Bush. After 9/11 he pretty much had everyone behind him as we came together as a nation but he took that support and used it to get us into an unnecessary war that has killed over 4000 of our brave men and women of the military.
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