Tweety: If Clinton beats Obama, "what does she do with the body?"

[Sparkly]

From Media Matters, more in a LONG list of Tweety saying outrageous things about Clinton. (I heard him say this and wondered whether they'd pick up on it.)

More violent imagery from Matthews: If Clinton beats Obama, "what does she do with the body?"

Summary: On Hardball, Chris Matthews again used violent imagery to portray Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, asking, "(W)hat does she do with the body? How does she get rid of a Barack Obama if she ever gets to beat him?" Matthews has previously asked, "Is the Hillary Clinton campaign trying to obliterate Obama's candidacy? Not just beat it, but strangle it in the crib before there's any chance he catches on?" Other media figures have also portrayed Clinton and her aides as violent or ruthless, including Maureen Dowd who once wrote that Clinton, like Tony Soprano, "is so power-hungry that she can justify any thuggish means to get the prize."

http://mediamatters.org/items/200801050005?f=h_latest

[ccpup]

1. and somehow

it's okay with DUers that Tweety is talking like this about a Democrat. I guess as long as his prepubescent vitriol isn't directed at their Candidate, it's okay. :shrug:

[rodeodance]

3. its NOT ok with me. but I have written memo and memo. He just gets worse.

[Evergreen Emerald]

2. I know. And Edwards is feigning outrage that the media is ignoring him

Notwithstanding the fact that he is on every station all day long!

[cali]

4. I hate him.

He's a revolting man and the way he's gone after Clinton should outrage every DUer. Too bad it doesn't

[libbygurl]

12. Encouraged by some, in fact! n/t

[KennedyGuy]

13. Cali..

Lord knows I do not agree with you a lot..
but I really respect you for not being so blind as others on this thread and to condem this kind of nonsense from Matthews.
Thank you..
edited to correct spelling

[BeyondGeography]

5. Maybe they'd deserve more sympathy if they didn't play mobsters on TV

http://youtube.com/watch?v=shKJk3Rph0E

[Cassandra]

6. Whose body? Tweety's?

Bury it head down so the sunlight doesn't reflect on his hair. ;-)

[libbygurl]

11. No more Tweety! Haw! nt

[Joe the Revelator]

7. Hillary supporters sure do hate words. Its weird

I have no fear of metaphors, if if they are taken this far. You should spend you time focusing on other things, like how your girl is going to get herself out of this mess now that her national numbers are plummeting.

[marshall]

9. It's a metaphor with many levels of interpretation

It has the regular interpretation of "how will she clean up this mess"...but it also alludes to the ridiculous allegations regarding Vince Foster and other Clinton bashers' urban legends. Matthews is trying to have it both ways--portray himself as a Democrat while buying into the anti-Democrat screeds.

[MethuenProgressive]

8. "obliterate Obama's candidacy? Not just beat it, but strangle it in the crib"

So, tell us again how the MSM "loves" Clinton? With "love" ike that...

[gaiilonfong]

10. Oye! over the top as usual n/t