Tweety: Our worldwide enemies would welcome Nov. Democratic victory

[Human Torch]

Matthews suggested Democratic victory in midterm elections would be welcomed by "the enemies we have around the world"

http://mediamatters.org/items/200609080006

On the September 7 edition of MSNBC's Hardball, host Chris Matthews suggested that "the enemies we have around the world" would welcome Democrats regaining control of the House of Representatives or Senate in November because they could portray it as "Bush hanging by a thread in his own government." As Media Matters for America has noted, Matthews previously claimed that "the stakes" in the 2006 elections would include "whether we want Nancy Pelosi to be the first woman speaker of the House or not" and repeatedly suggested Democrats would abuse the congressional subpoena authority if they regain control of one or both houses of Congress in the 2006 elections.

From Matthews's discussion with MSNBC.com editor in chief Jennifer Sizemore and Chuck Todd, editor in chief of the National Journal's weblog the Hotline, during the September 7 edition of MSNBC's Hardball:

MATTHEWS: That magic number 218, if the Democrats get that 218 , that number, that flashes around the world, right? "Bush loses his own Congress."

SIZEMORE: Sure.

MATTHEWS: Big story, right? No confidence vote.

TODD: That's a point, no, that's right, any -- look at the only time we pay attention to other country's midterm elections is when their leader's party --

MATTHEWS: Gets blown away.

TODD: -- blows -- gets blown out. So absolutely, 218 or 51 Senate seats for -- or 51 Senate seats for the Democrats, that's a big story. Now, if they come up short, that's not a big story.

MATTHEWS: Well, I could see where the left-wing press around the world and the enemies we have around the world could say something like, "Bush hanging by a thread in his own government," right? They're not going to be nice to Bush anywhere, are they?

[Crunchy Frog]

1. I guess the biggest boost the terrorists ever got

was when Bill Clinton lost "his" Congress in 1994. Somebody should investigate whether that was the event that was ultimately responsible for the attacks on 9/11. Newt Gingrich is the best friend the Islamofascists ever had.

[peacebird]

7. off topic - love the Irwin photo!

[Crunchy Frog]

8. Thanks.

Unfortunately, it will soon have to be replaced by a picture of Mickey Mouse suffering some type of violent abuse. :(

[Fire Walk With Me]

2. The same ones who were so scared of Bush's presidency that they

cancelled 9/11?

Seems that you elect a republican, or allow them to steal the vote, and you get attacked.

[indepat]

3. Matthews a disingenuous media whore deluxe?

[zbdent]

4. Someone get a warrant for Tweety's cell phone records ... and a wiretap

he seems to have inside knowledge about how the terrorists feel ...

[ginnyinWI]

5. since when do we let our enemies tell us who to vote for? n/t

[flpoljunkie]

6. Clueless Tweety repeating GOP talking points. Bush was given a boost by

the bin Laden tape being released right before the election in 2004--John McLaughlin, formerly second in command at the CIA, said it was a gift to Bush from bin Laden at the time.

[Cosmocat]

11. I swear, if I hear him ...

or any other MSM whore cackling with some conservative or republican ... "Can you imagine Pelosi as Speaker of the house ... HAH, HAH, HAH ..." EVERY GOD DARNED ONE of these people just reflexively hack off with every gall darn conservative they have on the tube ...

"duh, can you imagine anything worse than Nancy Pelosi as speaker of the house ..."

Well, I can think of about a million things ... And it starts with that fat, slovely waste who is currently speaker ...

[Nay]

9. So would our worldwide friends. And THAT'S who we should care

about. Fuck what the terrorists "want," and fuck *, too.

[TheCowsCameHome]

10. No shit, Tweety. Bush has made the rest of the world our enemies.

Duh.

[wisteria]

12. So what! We shouldn't pursue change and a new winning direction

in Iraq and the Middle East,we shouldn't reach out and try to mend some tattered relationships overseas because the Democrats might call for some accountability from this White House if they win big in November.
Mathews is such a putz.

[AX10]

13. Actually, it's Chris Matthews who sees the Democrats as....

the "enemy". George Bush and the GOP are the real enemies here. So is Chris Matthews.

[LWolf]

14. Some probably would.

All those who learned to hate the U.S. under the Bush regime.

[Catchawave]

15. Enemies? I don't think so Chris....

Unless that's the new MSM word for "countries who feel sorry for the U.S." Nobody likes Bush, but I hear, the American citizens are still okie-dokie by them :D

[Disturbed]

16. Tweety is a RW Asshole shill.

I stopped watching his show a few years ago. He seems to be important to some DUers but not to me.

[Hosnon]

17. Subject line is misleading. The world and the enemies would "welcome"

a Democratic victory in November because it would be a no-confidence vote for Bush, not because they perceive the Dems as weaker on Nat. Sec.