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Chris Matthews: Chamber of Commerce Causing Unemployment, Hurting Economy
Newsbusters.org ^ | 10-14-10 | Noel Sheppard

Posted on 10/14/2010 11:02:24 AM PDT by Justaham

The White House thinks its got a great campaign issue in falsely accusing the U.S. Chamber of Commerce of funneling foreign dollars to Republicans, and MSNBC's Chris Matthews is making it clear he's willing to assist the administration in making its case.

Who cares that there's absolutely no factual basis in what President Obama and the "Hardball" host are saying?

So hell-bent on making this a serious election issue is Matthews that on Wednesday he accused the Chamber of intentionally increasing unemployment in this nation while harming the economy (video follows with transcript and commentary):

CHRIS MATTHEWS, HOST: Let me finish tonight by addressing the challenge Bob Schieffer of CBS News issued to the White House this Sunday. Is that the best that you can do?

Bob was challenging David Axelrod on the White House charge that the U.S. Chamber of Commerce was using money it raises from overseas to finance Republican political campaigns.

So, why is it so darn important to the average voter out there, that multinational corporations, some of them based outside of the United States, have their fingers in this election?

How about this -- it`s the central economic issue of our times. Look at how the giant corporations get their profit margins up these days. Are they out there selling hot, new products every consumer wants to get their hands on? Or are they doing the job by cost-cutting, cutting down the number of employees for whom they have to pay those tiresome health packages, those costly pensions and 401 plans? Are they doing it through those highly celebrated productivity gains by substituting robotics for people, by outsourcing the cheaper vendors overseas, over where the price of labor is dirt cheap?

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KEYWORDS: chamberofcommerce; chrismatthews
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1 posted on 10/14/2010 11:02:28 AM PDT by Justaham
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To: Justaham

completely unhinged


2 posted on 10/14/2010 11:03:22 AM PDT by anniegetyourgun
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To: Justaham

M$NBS, curtailing recovery, causing job losses.


3 posted on 10/14/2010 11:03:30 AM PDT by Paladin2
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To: Paladin2

I think the tingling has moved to his head.


4 posted on 10/14/2010 11:04:14 AM PDT by WAW (Which enumerated power?)
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To: Justaham

If a Chris Matthews farts in the forest, does anybody care?


5 posted on 10/14/2010 11:04:35 AM PDT by AU72
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To: AU72

The EPA would have to move emergency HazMat teams in and seal it off as a toxic waste zone.


6 posted on 10/14/2010 11:07:43 AM PDT by GeronL (http://libertyfic.proboards.com <--- My Fiction/ Science Fiction Board)
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To: Justaham

I wouldn’t worry about this too much. He’ll only have an influence on the two or three people that watch him.


7 posted on 10/14/2010 11:08:40 AM PDT by mark3681
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To: Justaham

The Better Business Bureau is hurting the economy... < /sarc >


8 posted on 10/14/2010 11:09:00 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Ask yourself,where does Saudi Arabia fit on a scale of "passive" to "moderate" to "extremist" Islam?)
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To: Justaham

LOL

Sure they are Chrissy.

Because unemployed workers are part of their prime directive.

Frickin’ Moron.


9 posted on 10/14/2010 11:11:36 AM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously... You'll never live through it.)
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To: anniegetyourgun

It’s fun to watch this slobbering fool go completely insane.

And I hope one day he learns the hard way about making profits when msnbc fires his butt for low ratings.


10 posted on 10/14/2010 11:16:00 AM PDT by Terry Mross (Never again will I hold my nose and vote for a rino.)
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To: Justaham

This guy’s advertisers need to start getting heat for supporting that clown’s show.


11 posted on 10/14/2010 11:19:20 AM PDT by SirFishalot
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To: Justaham

That guy’s advertisers need to start getting heat for supporting that clown’s show.


12 posted on 10/14/2010 11:19:34 AM PDT by SirFishalot
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To: Justaham

but but but i thought it was all bush’s fault...??...guess that one isn’t working for them anymore....


13 posted on 10/14/2010 11:26:53 AM PDT by tatsinfla
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To: Justaham

“Are they out there selling hot, new products every consumer wants to get their hands on?”

I do so love how liberals pretend as if this is no more difficult than, say, standing in line at the welfare office. As if you can snap your fingers and come up with the New Thing.


14 posted on 10/14/2010 11:42:01 AM PDT by Tublecane
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To: mark3681

I must admit, if I need a good chuckle or a reason to get by blood pressure up, I’ll dial in to watch Hissy-Chrissy. When the nausea becomes overwhelming, I’ll turn it off.


15 posted on 10/14/2010 11:45:11 AM PDT by SERKIT ("Blazing Saddles" explains it all.....)
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To: Justaham

Desperate, lying, RATS. Calling the US Chamber of Commerce “un-American” must be the stupidest thing they could think of.


16 posted on 10/14/2010 11:50:29 AM PDT by ozzymandus
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‘Cause real ‘Mericans don't go to no darn Chamber a Commerce, they stand in welfare lines or inherit their money or are celebrities and have TV shows. Only filthy money grubbers (most of them are probably Jews, come to think of it) actually start businesses and do something productive.
17 posted on 10/14/2010 11:56:16 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Great Season Tampa Bay Rays! (Now, kindly send Carl Crawford to Boston.))
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To: Justaham

mushball


18 posted on 10/14/2010 12:17:26 PM PDT by sappy (criminalibs)
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To: Justaham

mushball


19 posted on 10/14/2010 12:17:35 PM PDT by sappy (criminalibs)
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To: ozzymandus

Yet there is a certain type of voter who will fall for it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P36x8rTb3jI


20 posted on 10/14/2010 1:14:22 PM PDT by BenLurkin (This post is not a statement of fact. It is merely a personal opinion -- or humor -- or both.)
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