You know I was going to watch the Chris Matthews "special" hour

[WCGreen]

about the rise of the right tonight but there are back to back episodes of Two and a half Men on at the same time.

I really can't see what he can add to the mountain of evidence out there that shows how crazy the far right can be.

Plus it's Chris Matthews pontificating...

[hlthe2b]

1. Yes... I think he will take what all of us already know & have seen

and make it seem like his "discovery." I'm sure it will be repeated ad nauseum as well.

[WCGreen]

2. I just can't watch that man...

He is rude, pushy and thinks he is the greatest journalist since Edward Murrow when all he really is is a loud mouth bull shitter...

[hlthe2b]

6. lazy and clueless as well...

He doesn't even read his local newspaper, apparently, given his pontificating today on how "Sarah Palin might be right about Obama not reaching out to the international community for help." WAPO had an article on the extent of international efforts that Obama's admin had solicited, just today. :eyes:

[BrklynLiberal]

3. I would take "Two and Half Men" over Tweety ANYTIME!!!

Great show. Love the cast...and the writing.

[AndyA]

8. Did you know that Jon Cryer is a big time right winger?

He's pretty far off to the right from what I hear. I used to enjoy the show, but after learning that it took a lot away from it. I don't watch it much, now. I don't want to support Cryer in any way.

[BrklynLiberal]

12. damn. I hope that is just a vicious rumor.

I know that I could not watch "Everyone Loves Raymond" after I found out that the wife was a RWingnut.

[AndyA]

28. Read it and weep, no rumor.

Jon Cryer supported Jon McCain/Sarah Palin! :puke:

http://www.theinsider.com/news/1150144_Superdelegate_Shocker_Jon_Cryer_Comes_Out_For_McCain_Defamer_Decides_2008

[BrklynLiberal]

30. day-um!!!!!!

[provis99]

34. from your link, Gary Sinise is a right wing kook, too?!?!?!?

and to think he grew up in Blue Island, Illinois, a liberal suburb of Chicago.

[RockaFowler]

4. Seinfeld is on TBS, too

I know I can miss it too

[blm]

5. It pisses me off that Matthews thinks he has the power to GIVE the Teabaggers ownership of OUR FLAG

Ben Franklin would kick Tweety's ass for pushing idea that the Gadsden flag represents the RW who have been distorting it for so long.

[WCGreen]

7. He is a piece of work...

[RamboLiberal]

17. Huh - did you forget the sarcasm tag?

It was the tea baggers who claimed the Gadsen. Driving through Appalachia Ohio & PA over the weekend I saw a Confederate flag with a whitetail deer head pic in center on a flagpole & a yellow Gadsen on side of a shed.

[blm]

23. Teabaggers DISTORTED its meaning to make the claim. Tweety is M$M and VALIDATING their claim and

their distortion.

He's GIVING it to them without any protest or even an ATTEMPT at understanding the flag's actual symbolism.

He sure as hell never made mention when many on the left used the Gadsden APPROPRIATELY to protest the invasion of Iraq and Bush's imperialistic presidency.

[jaysunb]

9. I wonder, what is the purpose of this

...whatever it's supposed to be.

These people (teabaggers) are mostly discredited at this point and we all knew all along it had everything to do with racism and nothing to do with taxes or any other flimsy excuse that they used.

Matthews,while seemingly on board with the change in America, has been the point man on race every since Obama started to campaign. In some ways I know he's saying out loud what a lot of people his age and background are thinking, but he just can't seem to get past it. (race)

He reminds me of some of my white friends that are truly cool when we're together but can't help themselves when alone with their own.

This "show" will be a true waste of time and resorces. :evilfrown:

[FrenchieCat]

10. I will make sure not to watch that arrogant asshole who earns millions,

and wrongly believes he can "relate" to the hard working folk!
He hasn't "related" in years!

I'll just forget that the program is even on for an hour,
just like he forgot that Obama was Black for an hour.

[WeDidIt]

11. Before last night, I might have given it a shot

But today, fuck it. Who needs the aggravation of Tweety?

:shrug:

[emulatorloo]

13. Depends, isn't Two and a Half Men a re-run?

I will give Tweety credit for being one of the only ones who has asked Teabaggers hard questions and pointed out their hypocrisy.

Saw him dismantle a couple "OathKeepers" too at one point.

On the other hand I do need a break.

[elleng]

14. Wouldn't THINK of watching it!

I ASSUME I'll find something better to do! ANYTHING!

[Hubert Flottz]

15. That would be about 2 1/4 more men than slobber chinned Chris

[mfcorey1]

16. Proudly boycotting tweety tonight

[JitterbugPerfume]

18. I wont be watching

the very sound of his voice makes me cringe

[AtomicKitten]

19. From the clips I've seen, I think it will be instrumental in shining a light on the RW loons.

Harry Reid went from losing his ass to taking the lead in no small part due to the fact that his opponent is a teabagger.

I think it's worth a looksee.

[RamboLiberal]

22. There are 3 clips posted on Huffington Post

This special looks good.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/16/chris-matthews-rise-of-th_n_614400.html

In one eye-opening clip, Jones discusses his view that a "global guild of psychopaths" is in control of the planet to carry out an "orderly extermination" of between 80 and 99 percent of the world population.

"I don't know what motivates them," Matthews said, "whether it's a piece of showbiz or true ideology."

Matthews said he thinks the most extraordinary thing in the special is the disfigured images of Obama that some Tea Party protesters have held up in ralles.

"It's sort of the kind of thing you'd see against American leaders in foreign countries," he said. "The contempt with which they view their government...this is really personal."

[AtomicKitten]

26. Excellent. I think it will scare the hell out of any sane person.

The rest are teabaggers and soulless Republicans.

:thumbsup:

[blm]

27. Fear is what I DON'T feel....Matthews should be interviewing PISSED OFF LIBERALS who fly Gadsden

for its actual symbolism of anti-imperialism and in protest of Bush's invasion of a country that did NOT attack us.

Don't Tread on Me = Fuck You King George!



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgWTM4TN_24

Don't Tread on Me

In some old dusty attic
Undisturbed for many years
There lies a tattered banner
That is stained with blood and tears
By men who knew that freedom
Must be fought for by the free
And died to save a ragged flag
That said Don't Tread on Me

Don't Tread on Me
I'm a rattlesnake with
Diamonds down my back
When other men retreat
That's just the time that I attack
Because a dream that's worth defending
Is a dream that's bound to be
A ragged flag that said
Don't Tread on Me

Two hundred years of glory
And the glory's just begun
We may have lost some battles
But these colors never run
We drew the line at Valley Forge
We held at Bunker Hill
The cannon smoke is lifting
I can see that banner still

Don't Tread on me
I'm a mountain lion
And courage is my name
I tamed a wild country
But I'm wild just the same
And from that rocky Boston harbor
To the California Sea
A ragged flag that said
Don't Tread on Me

This nation isn't what we've done
It's what we've got to do
Remember that United States
Can only start with you
We better be recalling
What this country's all about
And rally round that ragged flag
And hear the people shout
Don't Tread on Me
I'm a grizzly bear
That's not afraid to bite
I don't look for trouble
But when trouble comes I fight
Because my daddy taught me freedom
Has no lifetime guarantee
A ragged flag that said
Don't Tread on Me

The winds of change are blowing
And they're sure to shake this land
We stood all we can take
And now it's time to take a stand
Let's tell the men who make the laws
In Washington D.C.
Unfurl again
That ragged flag that said
Don't Tread on Me

Don't Tread on me
I'm an eagle
Who is clawing at the sky
I want that banner waving up
Where eagles dare to fly
And blazing in the sunlight
So that friend and foe can see
A ragged flag that said
Don't Tread on Me

Don't Tread on us
We're Americans
And we were born to lead
Our skin is every color
And our faith is every creed
We are 300 million people
But on one thing we agree
A ragged flag that said
Don't Tread on Me

Michael O'Donoghue
© 1983 Least Loved Music, BMI


Don't let them pervert Ben Franklin's legacy to ALL of us. Fight back.

[onethatcares]

20. I'm gonna watch what I can of it.

although I know the teabaggers are nucking futz, even though I know they dont' have a lock on anything. I want to know my enemies.

That's what it comes down to.

[OHdem10]

21. I plan to watch. First, this is first time any reporter is doing an

in depth report of the Radical Right. Second, I am certain
there will be things I can learn.

Third and most important: I hope to encourage MSNBC to
do more and more of these in depth presentations. It will
be excellent for the country. The More Reporting the
Better. Heck they could do a lot of special reports
instead of all those prison reruns on the weekend.

If we do not watch, the channel cannot grow. We could
eventually lose all the people we like.

[RamboLiberal]

24. +1 on what you said

I'm looking forward to watching it.

[AlinPA]

25. Do we (DU) like Matthews? I sure as hell don't. Matthews is a loudmouthed slobbering fool.

[B Calm]

33. I would like to see an in depth presentation on how the right talk in dog whistle language

to inflame the ignorant!

[babsbunny]

29. I am not watching

I have seen on the internets, radio and the Tee Vee that the Tea Baggers are losing their impact. Tweety is trying to keep this bullshit going!

[FirstLight]

31. blech...

nope, why give the right the attention? Like spoiled kids, they don;t need encouragement!

I'd much rather see a special on wildlife rescue and cleanup advancements in the gulf...but nobody is doing *that* story...

[B Calm]

32. Two and a half Men reruns. . . . .