History Lessons for Chris Matthews and Ron Reagan Jr. (Ron-Ron doesn't know the Bush Doctrine)

NewsRealBlog.com ^ | October 23, 2009 | Ben Johnson

[FrontPageMag.com]

History is hard when you have a thrill running down your leg....

For a show that prides itself on its knowledge of news and history, Hardball with Chris Matthews made some embarrassing errors last night, including the fact that Ron Reagan Jr. apparently doesn't understand the Bush Doctrine. Chris and Ron, his guest "expert" on Afghanistan, came up with two historical inaccuracies within minutes of one another. When conservative guest Frank Gaffney said he hoped Afghanistan could be pacified, as Germany was after World War II, Matthews snapped:

Matthews: There were no American soldiers killed after V-E Day, and you know it. Stop bringing up. Stop.

Gaffney: There were people killed after V-E Day, as a matter of fact....

Matthews: Not in Europe...Not in Germany.

Gaffney: Yes, indeed, there were....

Matthews: When did this happen?

Gaffney: We had all kinds of operations that were going on by revanchist groups that were still trying to kill Americans and others.

Matthews: I'll have to go and check this. There was no activity after '45.

Gaffney: There certainly were activities.

Well, Chris, the group Gaffney referenced was called the Werewolves. Professor Perry Biddiscombe of the University of Victoria has described their campaign of bombings, snipings, and terrorism lasting from the collapse of the Third Reich "until at least 1947." The History Channel even did a special on them called Nazi Guerrillas. I hope that helps. Thanks; Frank and I look forward to your on-air retraction tonight.

Now, for Ron Reagan.

[ex-snook]

As a guy who was there for a year after WW II ended, Gaffney is full of it. Guys died later from injuries received during the war but there were no Nazis killing us either with guns or improvised devices.

[T-Bird45]

Is it just me or does Matthews look like he just got out of a stroke ward?

[bruinfan]

The action of Danish film Director Lars von Trier’s ZENTROPA, starring Max von Sydow and Barbara Sukowa,
revolves around the post-WWII revanchist Werewolves.

[Theodore R.]

The little picture of Ron and Nancy’s boy could be put next to the dictionary definiton of “ingratitude”.

[Theodore R.]

Jane was the better mother, but why did she get rid of a perfectly good husband?

[tophat9000]

Personally if you want to talk about post war terrorist groups lets talk about the KKK, ask a lib if we should just punt on them

[panaxanax]

If little Chrissy Mathews feels another “thrill going up his leg”, it’s probably the tinkerbell Ron-Ron’s hand.

[FrontPageMag.com]

“The little picture of Ron and Nancy’s boy could be put next to the dictionary definiton of “ingratitude”.”

...Next to Christopher Buckley and Frank Schaeffer.

[Captain Kirk]

How many people died AFTER THE WAR in this alleged Nazi post-war insurgency?

[Question_Assumptions]

I'm still not quote sure what the Bush Doctrine is, either, even after all of the talk about it when Sarah Palin couldn't answer a piece of trash masquerading as a journalist's question about it.

[SevenofNine]

You got remember Jane Wyman is Michael Reagan mom while we all know who Ballet Dancer Ron Prescott Reagan mom Nancy Davis Reagan

[MaxMax]

The Bush Doctrine was the RAT strawman. Fields full of strawman.

[stephenjohnbanker]

“If little Chrissy Mathews feels another “thrill going up his leg”, it’s probably the tinkerbell Ron-Ron’s hand.”

No doubt ;-)