Urge MSNBC to bring Chris Matthews back to reality
On the November 28 edition of MSNBC's Hardball, host Chris Matthews said of President Bush: "I like him. Everybody sort of likes the president, except for the real whack-jobs, maybe on the left." Since polls show that most Americans have an unfavorable view of the president, Matthews is labeling the majority of the populace "whack-jobs." This is only one of several recent examples of Matthews's habit of insulting those with whom he disagrees and of his fawning praise for Bush. Matthews's comments demonstrate his disconnect from the American public.
In recent weeks, Matthews has also said that Bush sometimes "glimmers" with "sunny nobility"; he praised a recent Bush speech as a "brilliant political move" -- before the speech was even delivered. Now he is calling the majority of Americans "whack-jobs" and deriding critics of the Iraq war as "carpers and complainers." Tell MSNBC that Matthews's comments -- coming from the supposedly neutral host of a prime-time news show -- are unacceptable.
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