Surprise: Three Out of Four 'Chris Matthews Show' Panelists Say Tea Party a Negative for GOP

Newsbusters ^ | March 28, 2010 | Jeff Poor

[Rufus2007]

Perhaps tuning in to NBC's "The Chris Matthews Show" isn't high on your list of priorities, outside of wanting the chance to catch Dan Rather suggest something bizarre like President Barack Obama couldn't sell watermelons. However, if you had watched the March 28 broadcast of the program, you would have found the show's roster of panelists think the Tea Party movement is a black mark on the Republican Party, as far as it pertains to unseating the Democratic majority in Congress.

Matthews' show featured NBC Capitol Hill correspondent Kelly O'Donnell, Newsweek's senior Washington correspondent Howard Fineman, CNN senior political analyst Gloria Borger and Atlantic senior editor Andrew Sullivan. In the aftermath of the passage of ObamaCare into law, some have suggested this was a defeat for the Tea Party movement. Matthews asked if the mere existence of this movement was a plus or minus for the Republican Party.

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[RipSawyer]

“Take a peek at the “Ed” show, he and Olberman make Chrissie look sane.”
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I agree, Chris Matthews seems very calm and almost reasonable after a few seconds of “Ed”! I watched “Ed” for about two minutes one time and swore off that kind of self torture. In the fifties we would have had to go to the insane asylum on Bull street in Columbia,SC to see someone even close to being as deranged as “Ed”. The three people who comprise his audience must be some kind of fruitcakes for sure.

[Fresh Wind]

Three out of four MSLSD viewers have leg tingle whenever Obama’s visage appears on the telescreen.

The one in four who don’t will be arrested.

[lionheart 247365]

The title of this thread suggest the Tea Party is doing a great job . Code Pink and Cindy Sheehan type groups are suffering from lack of interest ,, while radicalized seniors , their children and grandchildren have waged a war of dissatisfaction on an out of control congress and tyrannical prez.

[CPT Clay]

Who is Chris Matthews?

[Brookhaven]

It is a negative in the sense that the Republican Party can no longer go about business as usual: taking conservatives for granted and shifting to the left to gain moderate votes.

[Grampa Dave]

Thanks for this great summary and clarification of the hatred of the Tea Party by the Mediots in love with 0HAHA:

The fact that Chris Matthews’ and his guests think the Tea Party is bad, is proof positive that the Tea Party is the greatest thing that ever happened to the Republican Party.

[lentulusgracchus]

Take a peek at the “Ed” show, he and Olberman make Chrissie look sane.

I got a load of Schulz's act a few years ago on Houston AM radio; he was on here for a while (haven't heard him recently). He basically impersonates a Milwaukee union organizer, that's where he's coming from.

You imagine 18" arms and a 25" neck and a flattop haircut, and photos of FDR, JFK, and Walter Reuther on the wall. That's about he picture I got.

[lentulusgracchus]

We are seeing an all out assault on the Tea Party people, if it is successful and the TP people are marginalized, we are in big trouble here in the USA.

That's why I wish someone would open a mike at that table for about 10 min. before air time and save a file of the pre-airtime chitchat. I think it would be fascinating, and even more revealing.

[AFreeBird]

And four out of four Crissy Matthews show panelists (and Crissy herself) thinks Zer0’s butthole tastes - mmm mmm good - yummy.

[Altura Ct.]

A negative for the GOP? I think they’ve got that backward.

[wardaddy]

another faggot speaks