Matthews: Dems "don't want to be policymakers -- that's grown-up stuff"

[Jon8503]

On the November 27 edition of MSNBC's Hardball, host Chris Matthews asserted that Democrats would not hasten the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq by cutting off funding for the war because "they're not policymakers," and because "hey don't want to be policymakers -- that's grown-up stuff." Matthews added that Democrats would "rather sit in the back seat and complain, 'Mommy, when we getting there?' " Matthews has previously mocked Democrats with this automotive reference. As Media Matters for America noted, on the October 24 edition of Hardball, Matthews claimed that Democrats have not offered a specific plan for Iraq and then asked rhetorically: "Do you know what the difference is between a grown-up and a kid?" He then suggested that to be "grown [] up," Democrats would have to "sit in the front seat and drive the car."

Rest of transcript @ link below:

http://mediamatters.org/items/200611280011

[Virginia Dare]

1. He's going to go all right wing on us...

wifey has a cushy new job with the Marriotts, good friends and in-laws with Orin Hatch.

[Jon8503]

2. Ya & did'nt his brother who ran for office run as a republican? I

was'nt sure what party.

[MADem]

4. His brother ran for GOP LT GOV of PA, and LOST.

Tweety's a fucking douchebag. To quote the monkey "Who cares what he thinks?"

[Virginia Dare]

6. I'm not sure either...

but I think Chris swings which ever way the paycheck gets blown in from.

[xxqqqzme]

12. from Wikipedia:

'...His brother, Jim Matthews, was the losing Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania in the 2006 general election, running with gubernatorial candidate Lynn Swann.'

[Sapere aude]

3. The Dems are not in office yet and all the pundits know what's going to happen.

This will run it's course then the next right wing sour grapes talking point will come up. It looks like the pundits will still be the "liberal media not" for some time.

[MannyGoldstein]

5. I Suspect he's Correct

But everyone hates me, so maybe I'll change my mind.

[Binka]

11. Some Shit Heel Is Going All "Mommy Mommy " On The Dems And You Agree?

Jaysus.:wtf:

[MannyGoldstein]

16. That's Why Everyone Hates Me!

I've seen no evidence that any but a few Democrats are willing to syick their necks out and lead. Feingold, Conyers, perhaps a few others. Most of them utterly blew off stopping the egregious garbage spewing from White house over the last few years - if they can't even make even the most simple choices correctly out of fear of losing a campaign contribution, I doubt that they can actually lead. But they'll have their chance - and I fervently hope that they prove me wrong!

[nashville_brook]

7. he has no sense of history... we held the congress for decades... and POLICY?

the rpukes have had NO POLICY since their entre to majority-hood -- just political operations.

so fuck a big tweety bird, i say.

[warrens]

8. He was partly joking

But I sent him a note about it. This is one of those fictions that's just reprehensible.

[nashville_brook]

13. 1954 to 1994 dems set policy. no joke.

:)

tweety needs to join the reality-based world.

[WI_DEM]

9. Does Tweety ever think before he opens his big yap?

[Jon8503]

21. Not sure if he thinks about what he is going to say but he has

attacked the dems too many times for it to be a non-thinking comment in my opinion.

[walldude]

10. Hehe like tweety knows what it means to be a "grown-up".

:eyes:

[in_cog_ni_to]

14. I heard that SOB say that...

you don't want to know what words I let fly at HIM!:grr:

[Jon8503]

24. I heard it too but I also thought I heard him be really rude to the

lady that was on there trying to stand up for the new congress and he & Buchanon would not let her in and she started talking and Matthews would'nt let her talk, basically told her to butt out that this is war like I guess she had nothing relevant to add. Did I hear that right?

[in_cog_ni_to]

25. You sure did!

She started defending the Democrats and he just comletely ignored her, talked over her and went off on his little anti-Democrat rant....while Buchanan sat there and laughed.:grr:

[devilgrrl]

15. That guy needs a serious shot to the jaw.

Any volunteers?

[SoCalDem]

17. "Chris Matthews doesn't want to cover REAL news"

He prefers to "ponder, pander and make shit up".. Real news is "grown-up" stuff"..

His idea of real nooz is to salivate like Pavlov's dog every time he sees a picture of Bush in the idiotic flight suit..and Bush in JEANS sends him into "swoon-overload"..

[SoFlaJet]

18. yea I'll tell ya

it was refreshing to watch David Shuster filling in for him last night.It actually made TWO consecutive good hours on MSNBC-for a change

[tularetom]

19. Ya mean grown up like starting a war to show your mama

that your weenie is bigger than your daddy's?

[sinkingfeeling]

20. Democrats would drive the car if we can get the GOP jackassess out of the front seat.

[Cass]

22. WTF!

:wtf:

Bush and his RW thugs have been on a 6 year bender destroying everything in their path and they refuse to accept responsibility for one iota of the messes they've made. Yet somehow its the DEMS who are not grown-up??? This little rant from Matthews is patently absurd.

For crying out loud its not even January yet and he's going to bitch and moan about democrats not cleaning up Bush's mess fast enough. This is nuts. Its going to be a long 2 years.

[Bluebear]

23. Does he still "owe Tom DeLay" a couple of favors? nt