Chris "Tweety" Matthews tells us about "older women"

[DeepModem Mom]

Media Matters for America: Tue, May 13, 2008
Matthews on "older women" who "get really angry at me": "They usually have a hard time figuring out what the fact I was wrong on, but that's OK"

During the May 13 edition of MSNBC's Morning Joe, guest host Chris Matthews, also host of MSNBC's Hardball, stated: "If you talk to people, older women, and I don't mean older than me, but maybe my age and older, and you talk to them, and they get really angry at me, of course. They get -- we have nice arguments, and I try to be respectful and say, 'Well, you know, that's a point of view,' and I say, 'If I ever get anything wrong on the air, let me know, on a fact.' And they usually have a hard time figuring out what the fact I was wrong on, but that's OK." Notwithstanding his claim that "older women" "usually have a hard time figuring out what the fact (he) was wrong on," Media Matters for America has repeatedly documented false statements made by Matthews during his appearances on NBC-affiliated networks.

In addition, Media Matters has extensively documented Matthews' history of sexist and degrading comments about women, including frequent comments on the physical appearance of his female guests and other women discussed on his program.

From the May 13 edition of MSNBC's Morning Joe:

MATTHEWS: There's a real problem here from your party's point of view, and I know you're a Democrat as well as a Clinton person.

TERRY McAULIFFE (Sen. Hillary Clinton's campaign chairman): Yeah. Yeah.

MATTHEWS: If you talk to people, older women, and I don't mean older than me --

McAULIFFE: Yeah.

MATTHEWS: -- but maybe my age and older, and you talk to them, and they get really angry at me, of course. They get -- we have nice arguments, and I try to be respectful and say, "Well, you know, that's a point of view," and I say, "If I ever get anything wrong on the air, let me know, on a fact." And they usually have a hard time figuring out what the fact I was wrong on, but that's OK. How do you get those older women -- I think that's the strongest constituency for Hillary, the "Scranton woman."

McAULIFFE: Right.

MATTHEWS: The woman who maybe works hard, maybe was a hardworking woman, maybe her marriage wasn't the greatest thing in the world, in terms of economics, in terms of -- her life wasn't that great. And they look at Hillary as their champion, that's going to save them and pull them out of this rut they've been in for 30 or 50 years, or 60 years.

McAULIFFE: Right.

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[BOSSHOG]

1. When I was a freshman in high school

I had an older woman in my life. She was a Junior. A Goddess actually.

[DeepModem Mom]

5. Then I'd say you know more about "older women" -- probably all women -- than Tweety. Often...

whenever he broaches the subject of women, he gets himself in trouble. I think there's a problem there.

[BOSSHOG]

6. I've come to the conclusion

that the only thing matthews knows is the sound of his own voice. And obviously he's somewhat deaf.

[DeepModem Mom]

7. I'm amused that this time he seems to have rendered even McAuliffe speechless! nt

[SteveM]

12. No matter his age, Matthews is old. (nt)

[LSparkle]

2. Tweety is such a tool. Such a ... tiny tool.

:-)

[texshelters]

3. I'm no Clinton supporter, but

I know that Chris Matthews is a sexist jerk. I can't watch him and his patronizing mug for more than 5 seconds.

Tex Shelters

[leftofcool]

4. STFU Tweety

Like you know anything about older women. I hear you're married to one but I think we all know that means shit.

[niyad]

8. hey, tweety, this older woman (CRONE) knows the FACT that you are a conceited, sexist,

ignorant, sycophantic little jerk. my brain cells still function, and I know patronizing bs when I hear it.

WHY is this clod still given air time?

[stuckinlodi]

9. Poor, Bitter , Lonely Old Biddies are for Hillary??

Tweety can be SO offensive...

[niyad]

11. and don't forget stupid, too.

[DemBones DemBones]

10. Don't you wonder why Tweety's wife sticks around?

He's such a misogynistic pig and he also makes odd comments about other men -- remember how he swooned over Bush's "package" when he was walking around on the aircraft carrier without releasing the straps on his flight suit? He looked like he was wearing a dirty diaper, not something any woman I know finds attractive in a man, or even in a baby, though it's acceptable in babies. But Tweety said women would love his "package."

That was one of those situations where you ask yourself whether to :puke: or :rofl: first.

Then when BO made his "I will not disown Wright" speech, Tweety said it "made a tingle go up his leg."

Those are odd comments for a heterosexual male to make, make me wonder if Tweety has a secret life or a latent interest in men that he's not acknowledging to himself. It may be that he's just too stupid to realize how such comments sound. I know his mouth often runs without his brain being in gear.

[DeepModem Mom]

13. The whole thing is a real mystery. His wife, his sexualized comments about both women and men.

I guess part of it is that he just talks and talks. Olbermann once said that Tweety just talks like that all day, and for an hour each day the camera happens to be on. That was offered after Tweety inadvertently slipped a profanity on air.

But running mouth doesn't explain it all, and I really don't know what does.