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EXCLUSIVE - Priebus Fires Back: "Spitting" Chris Matthews "The Biggest Jerk in the Room"
Townhall.com ^ | August 27, 2012 | Guy Benson

Posted on 08/27/2012 3:30:17 PM PDT by Kaslin

In an exclusive one-on-one interview with Townhall, RNC Chairman Reince Priebus blasted MSNBC anchor Chris Matthews over their contentious on-air exchange earlier today.  Priebus said Matthews seemed "intent on taking the banner of being the biggest jerk in the room," described Matthews' delivery as "spitting," and disparaged the host's nightly program as "not serious" with an audience of "ten viewers:"
 

Guy Benson Interviews RNC Chairman Reince Priebus From Tampa

On today's Morning Joe, Matthews accused Priebus and the GOP of engaging in racial politics to demean President Obama's reputation.  (We've addressed his two supporting "evidence" here and here).  When the chairman dismissed the accusation as "garbage," Matthews relied, "you're garbage."  Other NBC News personalities on set appeared visibly uncomfortable with Matthews' line of questioning and acrimonious style.  Priebus also discussed the the severe weather affecting the convention and currently bound for gulf states, as well as the running debt clock unveiled during this afternoon's brief session.  As of this writing, the US federal government has accrued more than $270 million in debt since 2:00 pm ET today


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: chrismatthews; msnbc; racecard; rnc
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1 posted on 08/27/2012 3:30:29 PM PDT by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin

Because name-calling always works?


2 posted on 08/27/2012 3:35:05 PM PDT by Uncle Miltie (You didn't build that. The private sector is doing fine. We tried our plan and it worked.)
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To: Kaslin

Did Priebus gets Romney’s permission to talk mean about Mathews?


3 posted on 08/27/2012 3:36:14 PM PDT by Terry Mross (To all my relatives and former friends: Do not contact me if you still love obama.)
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To: Uncle Miltie

What’s his name, Pribar, or whatever? He can start showing some smarts by NOT taking interviews on MSNBC. Just cut them off. Matthews is so mentally unbalanced there cannot possibly be any advantage to it.


4 posted on 08/27/2012 3:37:45 PM PDT by muawiyah
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To: Kaslin

I have never had the desire to attend a party to which I was not invited. I’m sure that it’s great fun to be there, but I am not interested in watching it on TV.


5 posted on 08/27/2012 3:42:40 PM PDT by Ouderkirk (Democrats...the party of Slavery, Segregation, Sodomy, and Sedition)
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6 posted on 08/27/2012 3:50:12 PM PDT by musicman (Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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To: Kaslin

I refuse to watch anything Chris Mathews is involved in, However I cannot wait to see the Utube one day when Mathews calls a real man garbage, and that man gets up and slaps the piss out of the mountain of feces named Chris Mathews.


7 posted on 08/27/2012 3:59:58 PM PDT by Venturer
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To: Kaslin

I saw the video. Rince needs to watch Newt’s handling of Chris for pointers. He did poorly.


8 posted on 08/27/2012 4:01:32 PM PDT by Lazamataz (Funny but creepy!)
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To: Kaslin

RNC Chairman Reince Priebus is not going to sit back and take it from the opposition. Here is his statement on how he will hit back:

“The nice thing about going first,” because the RNC is a week before the DNC, “is that whatever they’re going to do to us we can do 10 times over to them. I’m a big believer in if they punch us, we put on the brass knuckles and punch back.”


9 posted on 08/27/2012 4:06:44 PM PDT by jonrick46 (Countdown to 11-06-2012)
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To: Lazamataz

I just watched it and thought nearly anyone could have done better. He was dreadful. Damn shame because there was a lot of potential there.

Here’s an idea- someone force Chrissy to sit down and watch 2016 ;) THAT’s where all the “European Stuff” comes from. Uhmmmm... Europe.

Regardless- the European argument was ineffective for both sides as presented.


10 posted on 08/27/2012 4:09:37 PM PDT by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
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To: Lazamataz

Exactly.

Could we possibly find a bigger dumbass to be RNC chair?

Matthews is a jerk, but Priebus is a dimwit. He was defenseless against Matthew’s sophomoric talking points.


11 posted on 08/27/2012 4:49:14 PM PDT by Retired Greyhound (.)
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To: Terry Mross
Reince Priebus can take care of business without Romney's leave.

GOP Leader Priebus: If They Want to Punch Us We're Going to Punch Back With Brass Knuckles:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ht3u0w8JBho

12 posted on 08/27/2012 6:48:39 PM PDT by GVnana
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To: muawiyah
What’s his name, Pribar, or whatever?

His name is Priebus, Reince Priebus.

13 posted on 08/27/2012 8:20:43 PM PDT by Isabel C.
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To: Terry Mross
He may have sniped at Chrissy on some other show, but he was mum when he was getting shellacked the first time. JUST ONCE, I wish one of the republicans would find the balls to ask; "If Obama is a natural born American citizen why is he using a stolen social security number?"

It's just me, but I think that question is off limits because it would prove Obama is an identification thief and therefore a felon and therefore all of his executive orders are in question as to validity.

14 posted on 08/27/2012 9:11:55 PM PDT by Baynative (A man's admiration for absolute government is proportionate to the contempt he feels for others)
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To: Kaslin

Mathews and Beckel seem to be suffering from the same ailment.

Big Pharma will be rolling in the dough with the anti-depressants all the libs will be swallowing come November.


15 posted on 08/27/2012 9:19:13 PM PDT by Scotswife
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Priebus is good. Not as good as Newt, but then who is?


16 posted on 08/27/2012 9:22:07 PM PDT by D-fendr (Deus non alligatur sacramentis sed nos alligamur.)
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To: D-fendr

pribar is as bad as i expected him to be back when he was picked.


17 posted on 08/28/2012 5:27:09 AM PDT by muawiyah
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To: muawiyah

Well, I guess I can be relieved that you aren’t experiencing any disappointment in your expectations.

:)


18 posted on 08/28/2012 11:01:27 AM PDT by D-fendr (Deus non alligatur sacramentis sed nos alligamur.)
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To: D-fendr
Priebus was one of the guys Walker knew needed a job FAR AWAY from Wisconsin. So he offloaded him.

Some politicians are so cynical you know.

19 posted on 08/28/2012 1:07:08 PM PDT by muawiyah
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To: muawiyah

I like his work. His rapid response and spot ads are very good IMHO.


20 posted on 08/28/2012 2:49:55 PM PDT by D-fendr (Deus non alligatur sacramentis sed nos alligamur.)
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