Chris Mathews: 'Obama winning Iowa would be bigger than the Berlin Wall coming down'

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

'The biggest political story of our lives.' 'Bigger than the first post-apartheid elections in Africa...'

(I am not making this up.)

[ccpup]

1. is that Chris Matthews

trying to be relevant again? :evilgrin:

[Bitwit1234]

20. He probably has a gross of underwear so he can start to change them

when Hillary wins. He really deserved the P.U.litzey award.

[TwilightZone]

2. Obama winning the presidency might not even be the biggest political story of our lives.

Much less just winning Iowa.

[TeamJordan23]

8. An African American winning the US Presidency. It would be the greatest political story of recent

history and all across the world.

[K Gardner]

15. Yes, it would. n/t

[TwilightZone]

18. The key term in your statement is "recent".

That term was not used in Matthews' statement. His statement extends to "lifetime", which would include the fall of the Soviet Union and the tearing down of the Berlin Wall, two events that arguably had more worldwide impact than would an Obama election.

[TeamJordan23]

22. Sorry, but there is a generation (mine) that doesn't really remember the Berlin Wall

teardown really as part of OUR history.

[TwilightZone]

24. No offense, but he wasn't talking about your lifetime.

He was talking about his.

[TeamJordan23]

28. Well this would be a direct US political story.

Not an indirect political story - like Berlin or S. Africa.

[jpgray]

3. Obama must have switched to Aqua Velva

Seriously, a black person or a woman winning the nom for the highest office in the land is a big step.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

4. Tweety's off his Thorazine again.

Everything is SOOOO dramatic for Tweety.

[NYCGirl]

5. Here's the quote and a filmclip:

“The biggest American political story in modern times if Obama wins the Iowa caucuses. It’ll be all over the world, it will sweep the headlines of every newspaper in the world, friend, foe or neutral. It will be the Third World story of the century, the last century, the biggest story of modern Third World history really, if Obama wins the American presidential caucus in Iowa.”

http://wonkette.com/337759/chris-matthews-thinks-a-barack-win-in-iowa-could-solve-every-problem-ever

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

14. That's not the same quote.

The stuff in the OP is from his into to that segment.

Both are accurate.

[NYCGirl]

17. Here's his whole appearance:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/22398924#22398924

I saw it this morning, and don't remember anything about the Berlin Wall.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

6. Granny must have sprinkled something extra special in Tweety's bird seed

[Enrique]

11. lol

you have a way with words. :-)

[earthlover]

7. It would be transformational with regard to race relations

It also would be transformational in changing the tone in Washington.

[babylonsister]

10. I would LOVE to see it! We need transforming! nt

[AtomicKitten]

27. it would be spectacular

fingers crossed

[K Gardner]

9. Yeah.. he started this latest "Matthews Headline" this morning.

Figured he'd finish it up this afternoon. They're making some good points, however.

[William769]

12. Thats tweety for ya and his blind hatred for the Clinton's.

He must buy his drinking water from the same place of some other people I know.

[Little Star]

23. He has some serious hate for the Clinton's. A Woman

getting the nod and/or becoming President would also be earth shattering. But I'm backing JRE cause he is for the middle class and he is SMART. Come to think of it, getting rid of GWB is going to be earth shattering, from all the celebrating that will go on around the globe!

[Lint Head]

13. Which Ronald Raygun had absolutely nothing to do with.

:dem:

[wyldwolf]

16. Tweety and Obama sittin' in a tree...

[jefferson_dem]

19. Maybe they can share the branch already occupied by Hillary and Taylor Marsh...

:shrug:

[wyldwolf]

25. You're comparing Matthews to a blogger?

:shrug:

[jefferson_dem]

29. Actually, no.

Taylor Marsh and Hillary are much more snuggly and cozy than Tweety and any presidential candidate.

So the answer is ... no.

[wyldwolf]

30. certainly appears you are.

I mean, Marsh doesn't write imaginary speeches for Clinton. Tweety does for Obama.

[desi]

21. And if Obama loses Iowa Tweety will become Pete/Repeat

and say the same thing about NH, SC, Nevada...Hawaii...Guam...actually if Obama does not get the nomination look for Tweety to challenge Hillary to a duel.

[Nedsdag]

26. Normally, I dislike Tweety, however, he makes a valid point.

No one will give two hoots about Bill Clinton's wife winning in Iowa, yet a biracial man winning in a predominately white state will make international headlines.

[madrchsod]

33. not really.....

[VarnettaTuckpocket]

31. And he calls Hillary shrill? n.t

[madrchsod]

32. chris needs a long vacation

i`m not sure what he is getting at but he needs a vacation

[sandnsea]

34. He's only the 5th black Senator

If that does't make people understand how huget his is, I don't know what will.

[Beacool]

35. Was Tweety high at the time????

Please, the world has a lot of things to concern itself other than Obama winning Iowa!!!!!

It just shows how irrelevant this idiot has become.

[yellowcanine]

36. Chris Matthews is an idiot. And a name dropping bandwagon whore.

Whomever he preceives is up at the moment gets his fawning slobbery wet kisses.