Posted on 03/03/2020 11:19:19 PM PST by knighthawk
Chris Matthews didn’t get fired for being a sex monster. He got fired for doing his job.
And what was that job? To represent the non-crazy, “No Kool-Aid for me, thanks” Left on television, while being entertaining and pointed and wacky. Read the GQ piece published Friday that apparently got Matthews fired and you’ll note that the writer, Laura Bassett, had two completely unrelated categories of complaint that she artfully weaved together to create an indictment of Matthews as a sexist.
One complaint was that Matthews would compliment women’s looks. He said of Sarah Palin that there was “something electric” and “very attractive” about her. He told Erin Burnett, “You’re a knockout.” All true. He made a couple of mild compliments to Bassett: “Why haven’t I fallen in love with you yet?” True, men shouldn’t talk this way around the office, and few guys under 50 have failed to get the message that this kind of thing makes (some) women uncomfortable. But Matthews is 70. Old guys flirt with young women as a way of telling themselves they’re still in the game. Young women used to be more forgiving, to recognize the pathos underlying the impulse and shrug it off. Now they exaggerate their emotional reaction, pretend that they’re “shaken” or “couldn’t breathe.” Bassett writes that a couple of flirty comments from Matthews “undermined my ability to do my job well.” That’s hard to believe.
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Didn’t this guy say he would vote for Trump over Sanders?
I'm getting up there too. It's too bad I can't compliment a women about her looks anymore, but that is where feminists have brought us. What am I supposed to say? You look especially plain tonight??
Dang.
You could compliment me all day long and I’d be glad.
:D
This is an absolutely ridiculous read of the situation. Matthews was the KING of the crazy kool-aid drinkers. He was "doing his job", as in doing what his DNC masters told him to do, by attacking Bernie under the guise of being some kind of moderate. Matthews is a full on kool-aid chugging idiot.
Was on the plane the other day, sitting in an aisle seat. A young stewardess asked if I wanted a drink. She had the bluish most captivating eyes I’d ever seen. I noticed a wedding ring also. When she delivered the drink I said to her, “You have amazing eyes.” She looked right back at me and said that was very nice of me to say that, and she goes about her job.
The guy next to me says, “Buddy, you shouldn’t be talking to the flight attendants like that, they’ll throw you off the plane.”
I said, “ Did you see her eyes?“
He says, “Of course I did they’re gorgeous.”
About a half hour later she returns with another drink for me, ( which I hadn’t ordered.) Then she proceeded to talk with me. Every chance she got she returned to talk.
I’m 69.
With respect to flattery there are basically two kinds of women: (1) women who appreciate flattery and respond positively to it; and (2) women who respond negatively to flattering comments, pretending to be offended and indignant but secretly enjoying the attention.
I need that!!
I’ve been having a panic since 51 last May!!
Seeing someone 15 years younger and not sure if I was washed up or not!!
Rocking at 69. I like that! :)
And 3) Ugly left wing liberal bitches who tell you to F- off
Yeah well one day they’ll be old (just like happens to guys) and the compliments will stop.
Then they will be missed.
I remember driving a cab when I was about 24. I helped this older couple (70s) bring groceries into the house.
The woman said “oh my, you’re my cup of tea”
I guess that was a compliment once upon a time.
I had another couple in the cab EASILY in their 70s and they were drunk and this guy was doing everything he could to get her to let him go home with her.
It was hysterical..like watching a 16 year old beg! :)
He struck out :)
I dropped her off first.
MS. BASSETT NEEDS PSYCHIATRIC HELP.
I’m a 66-year-old woman. The compliments began to stop at about 60. In some ways it was a relief not to be hit on anymore, but it mainly just reminds me that I’m old. :(
How old do you feel?
I thought you were older for some reason..
The most important thing that everyone chooses to ignore is that NBC is Comcast.
That’s because a 51 year old should’t be on here as much as I am but I have residual symptoms from a bad injury that happened now over a dozen years ago so besides work it makes it tough to get out.
It is what it is.
Thank God I didn’t lead a boring life before that :)
Just glad to be alive and getting to talk with the fine people on this board.
Stop it you with that talk
My aunt Millie is 78 and is still very pretty.
Homestly, my 86 year aunt fran still looks pret
C ty.
My mom is 87 and she looks old. But she didn’t take care of herself as well as her sisters
My sisters are 62 and still beautiful.
So we’ll have none of that old stuff at only 66.
Another take on his “retirement/resignation” (pressure from the wife):
The easy way to stay out of trouble is to be unfailingly polite to all women, regardless of age. Treat them like you would treat your daughter, mom, or wife, especially in public. Don’t flirt.
I say this as someone who is now old enough to be called an old guy. It’s not a societal thing you can fix.
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