Matthews wonders: "What happened to respect" for the president?

[BurtWorm]

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http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2006/03/17/matthews/index.html?source=war_room.rss

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For all the talk about Bush's bubble, one has to wonder about the translucent sphere in which Chris Matthews has been hanging out. The president's job approval ratings have been in the negative range for almost a year now, but Matthews -- who spends five nights a week talking about politics on "Hardball" -- seems to be shocked by the news.

As Media Matters notes, Matthews was proclaiming as late as November that "everybody sort of likes the president, except for the real whack-jobs, maybe on the left." News to the contrary seemed to sink in for Matthews earlier this week, when he had to come to terms with a Wall Street Journal/NBC News Poll that found that 50 percent of the public has a "somewhat negative" or "very negative" view of the president. Matthews read the poll results on the air and declared himself "amazed."

Now, it seems, he's just bewildered. As we noted Thursday, respondents in a new Pew Research Center poll used words liked "incompetent" to describe Bush, and Matthews says he just can't believe it. "I checked this twice," he said on last night's show. "I couldn‘t believe it, but it's true -- forty-eight percent of the people responding to this poll used such words as 'incompetent,' 'idiot,' and 'liar' to describe our president. Kate O'Beirne, what happened to respect?"

We've got a different question to ask: What ever happened to having a clue?

[tabasco]

1. I think it disappeared when they persecuted Clinton.

Matthews is a neocon whore through and through. I personally believe the anti-American propagandists like Matthews should be punished for their treasonous activities.

[Coexist]

2. Bingo.

Right on the money.

[cdb]

11. I second the motion. A true traitor. n/t

[gatorboy]

3. I'm wondering where the President's respect for us went.

Doesn't he works for us, Tweety!?

And that seems to be something the RW nutjobs have forgotten. He's suppose to be our servant. When he screws up, it's our duty to let him know about it....Arrogant pricks!

[LaurenG]

13. I was going to say the same thing

but he has never had respect for anyone. I believe he's an a**hole and that's why the American right wing public can't stand him anymore, they see straight through him.:thumbsup:

[derby378]

4. Memo to Matthews: Respect is something that you EARN...

...and from where I sit, George W. Bush hasn't earned a damn bit of it from me.

[Vincardog]

5. Well Respect has to be EARNED. The Idiot Bush has done nothing to earn

my respect ever.

[BlueEyedSon]

6. "What happened to competent presidents?"

[Burried News]

7. Tweets, you're this era's Tokyo Rose.

[datadiva]

8. He ate up all that

Political Capital he said he had.

[SoCalDem]

9. Um.. Chrissie....look at the old tapes from say..1996-2000 n/t

[rodeodance]

10. just wrap your head around it Tweety. It will be ok.

[hfojvt]

12. I just wonder why I am supposed to respect a liar

Also I wonder how much respect Matthews had for the President in 1997.

[Jack Rabbit]

14. Gee. I still think the Frat Boy gets more respect than he deserves.

!!

[msatty99]

15. Matthews lost it for me in 2000

He kept on pounding on Gore for what amounted to lacking 'down homeness' and lack of sincerity.

He liked Bush cause "you could have a beer with the guy"

For Mathews the ideas and policy of the candidate did not seem to matter.

I really think that for Mathews his show's title really tells you what he is about.
He is interested in the exertion of power...in its various forms. Not too concerned
about the purposes or results of such power may be.

Just a bit too arrogant.

[ToeBot]

40. I agree that the title is allusory....

But I thought he was referencing gay porn; that's why I tuned in anyway. Imagine my disappointment.

[DanCa]

16. When RW radio hosts started calling me an unchristian traitor

Respect is a two way street Tweety.

[in_cog_ni_to]

17. Respect??? The idiot has NEVER BEEN ELECTED!

He deserve NO RESPECT.:grr: Besides that, he's a ignorant piece of shit. Why would anyone respect that?

[ClassWarrior]

18. CW wonders: "Whatever happened to respect for the people..."

"...and their rights?"

NGU.

[SammyWinstonJack]

19. Generally, one needs to give respect in order too receive respect.

Pinhead** doesn't respect anyone. What part doesn't Tweety understand about that? And ** is a LIAR! A documented one, in fact.

[mediaman007]

20. Well...when only a few people are allowed to participate in

government, when the president limits protest, when only a selected few get invited to campaign stops, and on and on...

perhaps Matthews is a little to dense to figure it out, but I can see that when a president isn't a president for the whole nation, respect might be lost.

[genieroze]

21. Is this guy nuts, after what MSM did to Clinton over a BJ? He has the

nerve to even say something so stupid.

[libodem]

22. Disdain and revulsion

is what I feel for him. I'm not happy about it either. I like feeling pride, respect and patriotism and i've been deprived of that opportunity by this bag of shit.

[BurtWorm]

23. Does anyone know what Kate O'Beirne replied?

:eyes:


Why would anyone ask that bat anything, anyway?

[Initech]

24. "except for the real whack-jobs, maybe on the left."

What a douchebag!

Hey, jackass, if you happen to be reading this - the REAL whack jobs are on the right - corporate criminals, religious criminals, and people are just total ass kissers like yourself. Those are the real whackjobs. If you want to know why people dont respect the president, maybe if we had a leader that was actually respectable, we would respect the president. FUCK YOU.

:rant:

[genieroze]

25. Hey Matthews, let me know when one is elected and we will respect him.

[jsamuel]

26. Answer in one word: Bush

[longship]

27. What happened to the Presidency?

We've got a numbnuts in office, that's what happened to respect.
Chimp gets no respect because he deserves no respect.

[sinkingfeeling]

28. I was taught that respect was earned. This president hasn't earned

a single iota of respect anywhere in the world.

[Mari333]

29. WTF planet does Tweety live on

never has a 'president' been so thoroughly hated, Tweety Pie. Disgust, revulsion, absolute hatred, virulent nausea , this so called 'president' deserves nothing but utter contempt. Matthews needs a crowbar to get his head out of Bush's arse.

[BurgherHoldtheLies]

30. When BLUE DRESS STAINS were forced into public discourse

Done by the Repub. congress and good ol' Ken Starr.

Karma's a bitch.

[MadisonProgressive]

31. "...what happened to respect?"

I have a lot of respect for *'s ability to lie, and arrogantly savage the US Constitution. He's one of the best (if not the best) that I' ve seen at it in my lifetime. I also respected some aspects of Hitler. Respect and Hatred are not mutually exclusive emotions.

[alarcojon]

32. Tweety has lost it

Respect is earned, and is a two way street. Bush is not a fucking king - he works for us.

I have respect for people who have a true moral compass, true compassion in their heart, a social conscience, intellectual curiosity, etc. Bush wouldn't know any of those qualities if they bit him in the ass.

[SeattleVet]

33. What happened to his sworn pledge to "preserve, protect, and defend

the Constitution of the United States of America"?

I'll do it the same way I did when I was in the Air Force - I'll have all the respect that is due the office or the position, but the MAN holding that office has to earn my respect.

(I note that he actually did put his hand on a bible - twice - and swore to uphold the Constitution; he didn't put his hand on the Constitution and swear to uphold the bible!)

[aden_nak]

34. Respect the office, not the office holder.

[ladjf]

35. Nixon, Clinton, Reagan, Bush and Bush.

I put Clinton on that list, not because he wasn't a good President. But, the fact remains that his silly dalliances changed the course of history in a terrible way.

[MiniMe]

36. What about respect for the voters???? nt

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

37. The fact that dude is asking KATE O'BEIRNE for a clue pretty much tells

you the source of the problem.

[Crazy Guggenheim]

38. Hey Tweety! I've also lost respect for you too! You remember him?

:popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn:

[Nutmegger]

39. I lost respect when this evil bastard stole the election with the help of

the Supreme Court.

:nuke:

[Malikshah]

41. To Tweety: What happened to your respect for humanity

or am I just wishing beyond hope that you ever had any????

God, this man is vile.

[upi402]

42. yep, they smeared Clinto to grease. Respect was removed by that

:mad:

[napi21]

43. I think I'll send Chris & Kate an answer to the question!

It's really quite simple. Respect has to be earned, and Shrub simply hasn't.

I've used this phylosophy for many years, in business, personal relationships, and every other relationship I've ever had. I will trust you until you give me a reason not to, and I will respect you when you earn my respect!

I haven't had that fail me yet!

[kestrel91316]

44. Hey Tweetie: On MY planet, respect has to be EARNED.