Someone suggested that I post some of my blog entries here so here’s today’s. This is my first diary here, so I hope it’s okay. If not, let me know and I’ll delete it. Thanks.
Howard Dean tells the truth when he says that the Republican party is mostly made up of white Christians and now the media can’t stop talking about it. What I can’t figure out is why they’re in shock and awe over hearing the truth – maybe it’s because, in their professions, they hear and speak it (the truth) so infrequently.
I try to avoid Chris Matthews’ Soft Testicles show, but late last week, I was busy when his show started up and it took me a while to find the remote. My ears were assaulted by the following:
Chris Matthews to Rudy Guiliani: Most people are moderates, don’t you agree?
Guiliani: Sure, I guess so.
Matthews: Howard Dean is not moderate is he?
Guiliani: Well he told the truth, so, no he’s not a moderate like us.
Matthews: We’re moderates so we’re so superior to him, aren’t we?
Around this time I found the remote control and switched channels. I just hope Matthews gave Guliani a big towel along with those big, wet smooches.
Disclaimer: Okay, I admit I paraphrased a little bit, but I accurately portrayed the conversation as I heard it and there was no evidence of a hardball anywhere.
“Howard Dean, the new Democratic Party chair, the other day said that your party, the Republican Party, doesn‘t have anybody in it who has ever earned an honest living.” — Chris Matthews, 6/7/2005
“Frankly, we ought to have voting, either make the Tuesday a holiday or move it to another day where people can get out and vote. You think people can work all day and then pick up their kids at child care or wherever and get home and still manage to sandwich in an eight-hour vote? Republicans I guess can do that because a lot of them have never made an honest living in their lives, but for ordinary working people who have to work eight hours a day, they have kids and they’ve got to get home to those kids. The idea of making them stand for eight hours to cast their ballot for democracy is wrong. We ought to make voting easier to do.” — what Howard Dean actually said the other day
Conclusion? Moderates like Matthews don’t know how to listen, read, and/or tell the truth. Too bad they end up in the media somehow…
As for “a lot of [Republicans who] have never made an honest living in their lives” (not many, most, or all, as some shills in the media who shall be left unnamed may have put it), well, it’s no coincidence that a greater percentage of people making UNDER $50,000 a year voted for Kerry, AND a greater percentage of people making OVER $50,000 a year voted for Bush. In fact, 63% of those making $200,000 or more a year voted for Bush! So the assertion that Democrats might have to work more is… well, true.
So, as you noted: damn Dean for speaking the truth! What possessed him?
Keep in mind the two taxes Bush supporters hate: capital gains tax and estate tax. Who do those taxes hurt?
Trust fund babies.
That’s a part of the populace Republicans pander to and they should be called out on that.. plain and simple.
I “heart” your tag line!
Thank you for the additional Dean quotes. Why is it that the only person who makes sense is criticized for it?
Dean wasn’t just speaking truth, he was stating the obvious – and yet the media got their knickers in a knot over it.
I’m just not cynical enough to keep up.
I am curious what others think about the title of your diary. Isn’t this sort of sexism and sexual male perjoratives just what was being argued about on DK, but it’s ok to have titles with an inferring male perjoratives.
I find the title just as offensive as I would if it were about a woman and would humbly suggest you change the title. This doesn’t seem respectful to me really, to men.
Okay, is this revised title okay?
Hey that one is great and perfect, thanks for changing title. Hope you didn’t mind. This one is really so much better…..Hugs to you nona and a couple of 4’s…
Just to clarify, the offensive title was intended as a play on the name of the show “Hardball” and to draw attention to the fact that Chris was being soft on Guliani.
Sorry if it was offensive.
I realize that nona, I just had those feelings, k. I actually like Chris sometimes and you know he is a dem but sometimes its hard to tell. He used to work for Carter. He tries to play it in the middle but sometimes he fails, and a lot of times he makes me mad for asking the wrong questions and yapping all the time not giving a chance to answer. Anways I just think we need to get away from body part titles, actually we rarely have them here, I know they are common on dk, but we are not so intended here. As f….g in titles are rare here and I personally am against much profanity on sites but others disagree with me so I accept it generally. Just a quirk of mine. I used to be a swearer but then I quit so that is like a recovering alcholic or a smoker.
I hope there are no hard feelings about my comment.
I used to watch Chris Matthews too and I’m wondering why you think he’s still a Democrat? My guess is that he has changed parties since working as an aide to Tip O’Neill.
Have you observed that he is more likely to interrupt and talk over women guests than men? And that he is more rude toward his Democrat guests, in general, than to Republicans? That’s how it seems to me.
If he really is still a Democrat, he’s not much of one.
I did enjoy hearing him say that Schwarzenegger called him a “girly man” because he (Chris) is not allowed to smoke cigars in his house. That suggests that Chris shows more respect for his wife than Ahnie does his. Still the underlying sexism displayed when he shows more deference toward his male guest than to women on his show, really irritates me.
Absolutely NO hard feelings over the title.
I don’t really know what his affiliation is other than the clues I got from his conversation. I think that yes he may do all that you say above, but every once in awhile he has a really great show.
I think a news or whatever kind of show you can call his should be non partisan, wish they all came across as non partisan, but sadly they don’t.
He did have his wife on as a guest once, she has some high position in a university I think and he was just wonderful in his interview with her, showing his very tender side and I thought respect for women. Not saying he doesn’t talk over women etc., but in this instance he was very nice. He respects his wife for being a working woman., etc.
And well I do try to find some good in all if I can.
Look at this quote again:
Guiliani: Well he told the truth, so, no he’s not a moderate like us.
Guiliani said Moderates and Republicans are a bunch of liars.
I do link to the actual transcript; nona (as she mentioned) was paraphrasing. However, in my opinion, Matthews wasn’t telling the truth, and Guiliani agreed with him, so go figure… 🙂
That was my attempt at humor. I didn’t mean to be misleading. I probably should have clarified that.
People who read my blog know it’s my style but I’m sort of out of context here. Still, I’m happy that at least one person laughed.
My friend and co-blogger, DaDa, sometimes rewrites the news as it should have been reported, rather than the way it actually was and the results can be entertaining.