Chris Matthews Calls Hillary Clinton ‘Dukakis in a Dress’

http://newsbusters.org/ ^ | January 21, 2007 | Noel Sheppard

[lowbridge]

Chris Matthews Calls Hillary Clinton ‘Dukakis in a Dress’

Posted by Noel Sheppard on January 21, 2007 - 21:53.

With the love-fest that is currently going on over Sen. Barack Obama (D-Illinois), it is certainly no surprise when a group of mainstream media members gets together to discuss Hillary Clinton’s shortcomings. Yet, it is quite odd to hear someone like Chris Matthews state that the current frontrunner for the 2008 Democrat presidential nomination – and a former first lady – is a female incarnation of one of the biggest left-wing failures in decades (video available here courtesy of our friend at Ms Underestimated).

To set this up, the panel in the first segment of Sunday’s “The Chris Matthews Show” was discussing presidential candidates. As they moved in Al Gore’s direction, Norah O’Donnell stated that Democrat party leaders are concerned about Hillary’s chances in the general election, and that a more senior and experienced candidate like Gore might be the ticket so to speak.

That precipitated this rather shocking exchange between O’Donnell and Matthews:

O’Donnell: And it’s not necessarily on the war. But they want, the Democrats are so sick of losing. They just want someone that can win a general election.

Matthews: Why do they think she won’t win a general?

O’Donnell: Because they believe that she is too polarizing a figure because of her past.

Matthews: Dukakis in a dress.

Amazing.

[spyone]

Thanks Chris! This will stick.

[Rodm]

Hillary in a tank! LOL!

[NeoCaveman]

So, he called her Dukakis....

[dirtboy]

"Chris Matthews Calls Hillary Clinton ‘Dukakis in a Dress’"

I sense a wonderful photoshop opportunity here - Hillary wearing a tank helmet with the tape showing "Dukakis" crossed out and replaced with "Clinton"?

[Long Island Pete]

I don know who should be more insulted.

[ConservativeDude]

She's more divisive than Dukakis, who was just ridiculous. She's also more inspiring to her base than Dukakis who was like the proverbial more boring than watching paint dry candidate. And she will inspire the right like to other candidate. I think a lot of people thought Dukakis was a liberal and for that reason he was probably dangerous, but not nearly as dangerous as her.

Bad analogy, Chris.

[EagleUSA]

Hillary Dukakis...I LOVE IT!!! Finally, something other than excrement comes out of Chrissy's mouth.

[dirtboy]

Hillary in a tank! LOL!

From cankles to tankles...

[AmishDude]

The SNL skit must have really stung. Darrell Hammond was very good, although the Hillary actress was terrible and it was about 2 minutes too long.

[kalee]

But he would vote for her, so what does that say about him?

[BUSHdude2000]

Dukakis - Atwater Ping!

[Brilliant]

This implies that Dukakis would not wear a dress. Don't know if I agree.


Come to think of it, I don't think I've ever seen a photo of Hillary in a dress.

[MozarkDawg]

Hillary in a tank! LOL!

Somehow I don't see her getting her hips through, I have the image of Pooh Bear when he got stuck in Rabbit's hole now in my head.

[Dark Skies]

Hillary definitely doesn't look like she is comfortable in her own skin...Dukakis was the same in that regard. On top of that, she just isn't likable.

[avacado]

[Keflavik76]

Didn't Chris say Hillary was great?

[tioga]

I thought you said hillary in a tank top and nearly croaked at the thought.

[Rummyfan]

All she needs to do is furlough a convicted-and-sentenced-to-life-without-parole murderer and she'll have the total package!

[EagleUSA]

Actually that should have been: "Dukakis in a PANTS SUIT!"

[pissant]

Maybe she will imitate Kitty Dukakis and try to kill herself by drinking hairspray.

[Redcloak]

"Sauron in a skirt" is what comes to mind when I think of her.

[Theresawithanh]

This is good! Thanks for posting.

The next 2 years could be fun!

[roses of sharon]

So the enemy propaganda machine, MSNBC, are throwing their muscle behind Obamasama?

Good.

[llevrok]

"Chris" savaged her on Saturday Night Live

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SH49pKxKWes

[Mr. K]

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha....~!

I knew this was going to get fun fast

I hope he has a nice spot picked out in Ft. Marcy Park.

[digger48]

Come to think of it, I don't think I've ever seen a photo of Hillary in a dress.

[ozzymandus]

Chrissy just made hillary's hit-list.

[Nebr FAL owner]

Hillary isn't a Dukakis in a dress . She is a Josephine Stalin & less charming than the original "Uncle Joe"

[MrB]

Dukakis in a CRUSTY PANTS SUIT.

[ishabibble]

Chrissy is doing damage control. He must be embarrassed to death over the SNL skit. Of course, he doesn't have the decency to be embarrassed about the things he says every day. He just is upset over being mocked. They called him a suck-up. And...?

[HarmlessLovableFuzzball]

Norah O is GORGEOUS.

[Blueflag]

Dare we say "Dykakis" ???

[KarlInOhio]

Will Bernard Shaw ask her how she would respond to her spouse-in-name-only being raped and murdered?

[Texagirl4W]

I'd be scared to death to say anything like that against hillary. Chris better watch his back.

[dirtboy]

dang, he already did it...

[spectre]

Chris was a favorite on FR when he would roast Bill Clinton. I'd probably tune in to him again IF he was as rabid about Hillary..:)

sw

[King Moonracer]

Cool.

[CounterCounterCulture]

Watch yer back, Chrissy. Watch yer back.

[libs_kma]

Dukakis in a dress? When does cankles ever wear a dress? It's Dukakis in a crusty pantsuit!

[DBrow]

I think he meant it as a compliment.

[LC HOGHEAD]

dont underestimate her theighness,Chris. 90% of women will vote for her no matter what.

[Night Hides Not]

Thanks Chris! This will stick.

Dibs on the bumper sticker rights:

"Hillary: Dukakis in a Dress!"

[Brilliant]

Oh come on... We KNOW that dress was added with Photoshop.

[No Truce With Kings]

Maybe Chris is hacked about this and wants to distance hisself from the SNL parody.

[llevrok]

"Mrs. Clinton, if some one was raping your husband......."

[jaycee]

"Dukakis in a Dress". Yes, I love it! I AM GLAD THE MEDIA WILL HAVE SOMEONE ELSE TO BEAT UP.......I will be behind them if they keep going after Hillary!

[Verginius Rufus]

Dukakis probably would have been a weak president, a captive of all the liberal interest groups, but at least he had some executive experience and seems to be a genuinely decent person. Neither of those applies to Hillary.

[kjo]

Matthews better hope she doesn't win, he will never, never, be forgiven for this.

[FastCoyote]

"Bad analogy, Chris."

Kerry in a dress?
Carter in a dress?
Mondale in a dress?

All of the above in a lesbo pantsuit?