Chris Matthews, Clinton Hater on a Ratings War Path
18 November 2008 9:45 am by Taylor Marsh
Some are doing their best to derail her. But even people who aren’t fans of Hillary realize the brilliance of Obama in considering this choice.
“I can’t stand her, but I think she’s a great choice,” said another Obama insider.
Not so Chris Matthews, the maniac misogynist of MSNBC, who never shirks from
shrieking about anything Clinton.
An avowed Clinton lover who was sitting next to Matthews reports: “He was in business class wearing a red baseball hat that said Penn on the back, and the fat [bleep] fell asleep on the train and snored with his mouth open.”
During the ride to DC, Matthews awoke from his nap. A fellow passenger asked him, “What’s the news tomorrow?” – to which Matthews loudly started talking about President-elect Barack Obama possibly picking Hillary as his secretary of state.
“I don’t understand it,” Matthews bellowed. “Why would he pick her? I thought we were done with the Clintons. She’ll just use it to build her power base. It’s Machiavellian. And then we’ll have Bill Clinton, too. I thought Obama didn’t want drama. He’s already got [chief of staff Rahm] Emanuel and [transition team leader John] Podesta. He’ll have even more drama with her. …
If you saw yesterday’s “Hardball,” this little outburst shouldn’t surprise you.
Some people will never give Hillary Clinton her due. In the Senate, Trent Lott warned her before she’d even arrived. Guess what happened when she got inside the Senate? She kept her head down and earned everyone’s respect.
Now, with the thought of Hillary at State, some of the usual suspects are railing wildly. It began with Matthews yesterday on “Hardball.” No doubt, it will continue today. (For those interested, the general email for “Hardball” is hardball@msnbc.com)
No one is doubting, as I said yesterday, that Bill Clinton will have to reconcile his global philanthropic work with Hillary’s job if she’s given the nod of secretary of state. Going forward things will have to change for the former president. But there is no evidence in Hillary’s working career in the Senate that she’s done anything but a superlative job. But for Clinton haters like Matthews that’s not enough.
The job now is to vilify her in the media and cause such a storm that she is passed over. It began yesterday and continues today. The pack is back.
