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Chris Matthews Scoffs at 'Irrelevant' Rush Limbaugh
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Posted on 02/21/2008 12:19:51 PM PST by RatherBiased.com

Appearing on Thursday's 1pm hour of MSNBC News Live, "Hardball" host Chris Matthews couldn't resist taking a few swipes at Rush Limbaugh. After anchor Peter Alexander played a clip of the conservative talk show host discussing the New York Times story on John McCain, Matthews irritably claimed, "Rush Limbaugh is irrelevant here. Irrelevant. He doesn't know anything more than what he read in the New York Times."

The radio clip, from todays edition of Limbaugh's program, featured the host urging the presidential candidate to learn a lesson from the front-page New York Times story speculating about a improper relationship with a D.C. lobbyist. In the clip, Limbaugh argued that Republicans should learn never to trust the liberal-leaning news media as they will always turn to help Democrats.

Matthews's apparent annoyance at Limbaugh might have something to do with being mentioned in the clip. At one point during the monologue, Limbaugh asserted, "[McCain] has thought Chris Matthews and these other people in the drive-by media, are his friends. They aren't."

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TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: chrismatthews; msnbc; rushlimbaugh; talkradio
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To: RatherBiased.com

I think I can here Rush laughing all the way from Midtown.


101 posted on 02/21/2008 3:24:06 PM PST by the invisib1e hand (unavailable for comment)
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To: BluH2o

The old school democrats were a far sight better than the recent crop.


102 posted on 02/21/2008 3:25:29 PM PST by Marie2 (I used to be disgusted. . .now I try to be amused.)
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To: RatherBiased.com

Liberal talking heads despise Rush because he’s financially successful at a “conservative” version of what they do...namely, “bump their gums” to millions on the radio every day.

Hell hath no fury like a liberal scorned.


103 posted on 02/21/2008 3:32:45 PM PST by kiriath_jearim
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To: devolve

Lol, been some time since I saw those! Good post.
I need to do a good one of Michelle Malkin, she’s always on spot!


104 posted on 02/21/2008 3:34:26 PM PST by potlatch
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To: Hacklehead

The guy from the smallest audience on TV puts down the biggest audience radio king in the nation. LOL


105 posted on 02/21/2008 3:35:01 PM PST by fish hawk (The religion of Darwinism = Monkey Intellect)
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To: GLH3IL
No. Get your facts right. Rush simply laid out the facts, as he sees them, concerning the Republican candidates and how their nomination would impact the general elections and the Republican Party as a whole.

Right. And he wasn't trying influence anybody by saying McCain would "destroy the Republican party" if nominated.

Are you trying to make me laugh on purpose or what?

106 posted on 02/21/2008 3:39:22 PM PST by Jorge
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To: devolve; ntnychik; PhilDragoo; dixiechick2000; FARS; All
Rush knows a bit about fighting back, lol!


107 posted on 02/21/2008 3:51:11 PM PST by potlatch
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To: RatherBiased.com

LOL. Chrissy Matthews will spend the rest of his life fantasizing about ever getting just 1/10 of the audience that Rush Limbaugh enjoys, but Chrissy will never break 500K whereas Rush enjoys an audience of around 20 million per day. Yeah, Chrissy baby, tell us who’s ‘irrelevant’ you useless POS.


108 posted on 02/21/2008 3:59:18 PM PST by Enchante (Democrats: we'll send Pelosi and Brezinski to Damascus, that's our foreign policy!!)
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To: Jorge

He said that a McCain nomination would destroy the Republican Party as we know it BECAUSE McCain isn’t interested in really pursuing the conservative base, he’s all about bringing in moderates and liberals into the “big tent” of the republican party. Rush doesn’t disagree that we need to bring moderates and liberals into the GOP. His dispute with the party has to to totally with the how it is being done. McCain is doing so through accomodation and “pragmatism”. Rush wants to accomplish the migration through defeating liberalism in all it’s forms and converting liberals and moderates to a conservative way of thinking. One approack WILL destroy the party and make it a Democrat Party Lite, the other will strengthen the Party for decades to some with legions of conservative-minded members from which strong consrvative leaders wil grow and flourish. Which vision do you prefer?

Now perhaps Rush has the intent in mind that you suggest, but his comments were also aimed squarely at The Huckster as well...perhaps Rush was, in fact, warning the Republican about the dangers and pitfalls of allowing the moderates to dominate party platforms and elections? Perhaps Rush wasn’t saying anything personal against McCain at all, rather he was doing what he has always done - compared and contrasted conservatism against moderates/liberalism.


109 posted on 02/21/2008 4:01:15 PM PST by GLH3IL (This so called 're-deployment' is really a vote catching program. General Patton - 1944)
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To: RatherBiased.com
What is Rush's daily audience? What is pissy Crissy's daily audience? Who gets the most media attention? Case closed.
110 posted on 02/21/2008 4:04:45 PM PST by hinckley buzzard
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To: potlatch

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Golden Goodies!


111 posted on 02/21/2008 4:23:49 PM PST by devolve (------- --------Bob Dole without the honesty? ---------------That`s a tired old idea!)
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To: devolve

Goldie Oldies, but always in style when needed, lol

Gotta go cook quickly before the debate, be back!


112 posted on 02/21/2008 4:25:52 PM PST by potlatch
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To: RatherBiased.com

Chrissy-fit’s a trip.

He had at least two guests on saying the NYT is the best paper in the country.


113 posted on 02/21/2008 4:31:55 PM PST by tpanther
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To: GLH3IL
Now perhaps Rush has the intent in mind that you suggest, but his comments were also aimed squarely at The Huckster as well...

Then perhaps you have a point.
And perhaps I was reading too many pro-Huckabee posts by Freepers who were reading too much into Rush's anti-McCain dialogs.

114 posted on 02/21/2008 4:37:52 PM PST by Jorge
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To: All

Chrissy sits to pee

Pass it on


115 posted on 02/21/2008 4:44:53 PM PST by Armedanddangerous (Chuin, Master of Sinanju (emeritus))
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To: guinnessman

As far as I know, he filled in for el rushbo at least one back in the 1990s. I remember listening to him and wondering what the hell that sissy was doing there.


116 posted on 02/21/2008 4:46:18 PM PST by Armedanddangerous (Chuin, Master of Sinanju (emeritus))
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To: rovenstinez

I prefer to think that he is a brief brown splash in the toilet.


117 posted on 02/21/2008 6:05:57 PM PST by RightWingConspirator (Redefeat Communism by defeating Hitlary in 2008)
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To: RatherBiased.com

Who is Chris Matthews?


118 posted on 02/21/2008 6:09:06 PM PST by Hoodat (The whole point of the Conservative Movement is to gain converts, not demonize them.)
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To: RatherBiased.com

Maybe I can talk to Chris again.


119 posted on 02/21/2008 6:13:07 PM PST by Trueblackman (Terrorism and Liberalism never sleep and neither do I)
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To: FortWorthPatriot

Not sure but a lot of bats hitting guests .....


120 posted on 02/21/2008 8:20:24 PM PST by SkyDancer ("There is no distinctly Native American criminal class...save Congress - Mark Twain")
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