Nuclear Showdown: Fund Forces Matthews to Back Down [Chris-in-Retreat Video]

NewsBusters ^ | Mark Finkelstein

[governsleastgovernsbest]

Chris Matthews and John Fund had something of a nuclear showdown on this afternoon's Hardball. Matthews' current kick is worrying that President Bush might launch an attack on Iran without congressional authorization. In that context, talk turned to Saddam's nuclear program and that of North Korea.

View video here.Said Fund, speaking of the build-up to the Iraq war: "The administration said there were weapons of mass destruction. They never claimed the United States was in imminent danger."

Matthews: "They did make the claim they [Iraq] had a nuclear weapon."

Fund: "No!! They did not claim they had a nuclear weapon! Give me the statement!

Matthews offered up only a statement that Iraq had a delivery system for a nuclear weapon.

Fund: "Chris, do you believe North Korea has a nuclear weapon?"

Matthews, some serious dead air: "I don't know."

Fund: "You don't?? We know they do! They've announced it!!"

Matthews: "OK. But what's the point? What's the point here?"

Oh, I don't know: perhaps that Chris should get his facts straight before he gets into his next showdown with John Fund!

Mark was in Iraq in November. Contact him at mark@gunhill.net

[governsleastgovernsbest]

Chris-on-the-brink ping to Today show list.

[Parley Baer]

Someone finally called him out. Good.

[illiac]

I'm surprised anyone was watching.....

[Paloma_55]

Chris Matthews is a victim of the "If you say it enough, it becomes the truth" syndrome being propagated by the DNC.

[HardStarboard]

Matthews primary technique is to talk over, through and around whom ever is trying to answer a question he posed.

Fund beat him at his own game....priceless!

[HarmlessLovableFuzzball]

It's very distracting to hear John Fund say Nu-ku-lar weapon; draws away from the main argument.

[showme_the_Glory]

Buh-deep buh-deep buh-deep buh dats all folks.........

[muawiyah]

Chris is so obviously an Iranian agent you'd think he'd been picked up already.

[lowbridge]

bump

[Waco]

Saddam claimed Saddam had WMD. Chris believed him as did all others. The UN sent inspectors since they believed him too. They to verify if he'd gotten rid of them. Where has Chris been the last 15 years?

[elhombrelibre]

Few Americans suffer so much from BDS than Chrissy pooh.

[Racehorse]

Transcript with color commentary reads better than the actual video. I don't think Matthrews or Matthewites will consider this to be much of a score by Fund.

[MEG33]

Great sympathy offered for your watching Chrissy so we won't have to.

[colorado tanker]

Fund really knows his stuff. Plus he doesn't spit when he talks.

[EagleUSA]

Chrissy and his mindless, liberal crap -- that the MSM actually pays him to do. Totally disgusting.

[Brimack34]

They are funny when they are out of Power. They are deadly when they are in Power.

[RightWhale]

Is this a Fairness Doctrine preview?

[Syncro]

I never let those things distract me.

Kennedy and other Easterners say "Idear" for "Idea"

OK, I admit that bothers me...lol

When I started working in the oilfields in Texas, I was in a driving class. I was driving, and the instructor told me, "Go to Alton, and turn left."

We arrived at a town, Oil Town, and we woke up the instructor and he said, "This is Alton, turn left"

[Txsleuth]

LOL>..good for Fund.

I hope you are saving these video snippets...so you can use them in the run-up to the 2008 elections...

Chrissy will act like the authority on the election...but he is too partisan and stupid.