I have searched everywhere and I have not found ONE OTHER source that puts those words in Laura Bush's mouth.
The reason I put this post up is because this has GOT TO STOP -- and until we DEMAND that reporters BACK UP what they say, they'll just keep it up.
So I am going to call him out right now:
Chris Matthews, what's your 'source' on your quotes from Laura Bush????
PUT UP OR RETRACT!!!
Please get this information to ANYBODY who can get it out!
Chrisy boy is a moron and cannot spell "retract" much less "source".
Didn't you hear? Ray Nagin is God.
Owl_Eagle(If what I just wrote makes you sad or angry,
Fabulous response... wish Matthews and some others would listen. Thanks for the post... I'll be emailing him as well.
I don't know how you can sit through Spitball...
we gave it up years ago...
everyone knows Christine "I joined the Peace Corps 'cause I didn't have the balls to join the Marine Corps" Matthews is nothing but a water carrier for the DNC!
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I believe that Nagin is stupid enough to say something like this, but where and when did he actually say it? If we're taking aim at Chris Matthews for misquoting Laura Bush, it would be helpful to cite the source of Nagin's quote. (Interestingly, in an email exchange this morning, I was asked by the father of a friend of mine, who happens to be a retired editor of a newspaper in the Bay Area, if I have an example of a reporter of hard news who makes things up, or who doesn't check his sources, as I had charged as typical of today's journalists. This example of Matthews' misquote would be a good response.)
The word "He" was capitalized, and everybody knows when you capitalize the personal pronouns "He," "His," etc. you are referring to the supreme Deity.
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Mrs. Bush should sue for slander if this is true. She wouldn't win, but it sure would be interesting.
I wonder if Chrissy would autograph this for me...Good advice for Hissy.
I saw this last naight and could believe what Mathews was doing. I read her quotes before watching his show, and I was like "what the hell is he talking about?" It would be funy if she said something in public about him slandering her and demanding that he give a retraction and an apology.
Here's the text of my e-mail to Matthews:
"Chris,
Why are you putting words in the First Lady's mouth? She never said that "God wants New Orleans to be rebuilt".
Mayor Ray Nagin said it. When asked about the comment, Mrs. Bush joked that she didn't really think she could speak for God. Then she added that she believes Nagin wants New Orleans to be rebuilt.
"He wants people who lived in New Orleans to come back," Mrs. Bush said. "I do too, and I know the president does to. You know it's going to take a long time."
Why are you trying to lump Mrs. Bush in with nuts like Robertson? Oh wait, I know why - you hate President Bush, and you can't hide your venom.
Your anti-Bush bias is stunning. "
I'm not going to hold my breath for a reply nor a retraction on Chris's part.
Nagin also said the hurricane that devastated New Orleans was God's way of showing displeasure about U.S. involvement in Iraq. "Surely God is mad at America," Nagin said in a speech Monday. "Surely He's not approving of us being in Iraq under false pretense. But surely He's upset at black America also. We're not taking care of ourselves."
Source: San Diego Union-Tribune
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Fatboy Matthews is an overweight liberal who probably has his nails done weekly. He's a wuss. Ignore the lard heads.
Did he mention anything about "Nestle Nagin?"
There's a good reason why bloggers "in their pajamas" have a bigger impact on the news with those who follow closely, than do "journalists" like Matthews or Rather. It's because the "journalists" are either careless in how they characterize what others say and do (the most generous interpretation of what Matthews did), or, when they are careful, they are often swayed anyway by their inherent left-wing bias (the more likely interpretation). Either way, these "journalists" have lost the right to be trusted on anything by anyone with half a brain. I feel a lot more confident at this point getting my information from FR, Drudge, and all the pajama people out there.