Video: Chris Matthews aghast that Palin doesn’t write her own material
posted at 9:32 pm on December 7, 2009 by Allahpundit
Yeah, I know, fish in a barrel, but Palinistas should appreciate this as an especially fragrant example of the double standards she’s subjected to. Her use of ghostwriters is a minor preoccupation of Matthews’s, dating back to when she first got her book deal and he seemed to express surprise that she can read. Why this bugs him so much when virtually every other major politician uses ghostwriters on their books and speeches (Democratic royalty included) is beyond me unless he really does believe that Palin, a former governor, is semi-literate and committing some type of “extra” deception. It’s to the point where he actually seems to take exception here to the fact that her jokes — a form of writing with which literally every politician in America has help — are written by someone else.
The speechwriting bit comes in the middle but I recommend watching the beginning too, where Jonathan “Hit Piece” Martin describes how enthusiastic the crowd to see her was in Iowa — whereupon Matthews instantly asks whether they were all white. Another minor preoccupation, don’t you know.
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Matthews is a freak.
skree on December 7, 2009 at 9:35 PM
Will the last Hardball viewer please turn off the light?
drjohn on December 7, 2009 at 9:35 PM
Wasn’t Matthews a speech writer for Jimmy Carter?
What a hypocrite.
Leg Tingler.
portlandon on December 7, 2009 at 9:36 PM
What I’d give to see Sarah Palin go on Chris Matthews and watch her knock that doufish smirk off his face. Bet she could out debate him and he wouldn’t even be able to grasp what’s going – which would lead into him throwing around Darwin…
Sharr on December 7, 2009 at 9:36 PM
Oh the single drawback , she’d give him an undeserved ratings boost.
Sharr on December 7, 2009 at 9:37 PM
If Obama puts a thrill up his leg, what does Palin do for him?
Dominion on December 7, 2009 at 9:37 PM
Do people really care? I mean another mega-biography came out near the same time and Agassi is on record as saying he wanted the best writer he could get to tell his story. Press seems to think that was thoughtful of him or something. I’m glad Agassi used one, and I think it’s good that Palin used one – takes too much time otherwise from a woman who is busy facebooking to death death panels. Plus, as she told Oprah, she journaled her life and the book is a reconstruction from that.
Plans to read the book, AP? It’s quite enjoyable if you enjoy conversational books.
Spirit of 1776 on December 7, 2009 at 9:38 PM
Mathews had a stroke 9 years ago and no one bothered to tell him
Daveyardbird on December 7, 2009 at 9:38 PM
Matthews would take an on air call from Levi, like he did with Ms. Edwards to Ms. Coulter. That’s his MO now with strong conservative women.
Spirit of 1776 on December 7, 2009 at 9:39 PM
Matthews has the intellect of bird crap.
jimmy2shoes on December 7, 2009 at 9:40 PM
Heh , It was a showstopper when a guest reminded him about that..
the_nile on December 7, 2009 at 9:41 PM
I wonder if Chris would ask if the people at a Barry book signing would as if they were all Black??
Doogiesd on December 7, 2009 at 9:42 PM
There was a time when I didn’t actively dislike Matthews.
I think it was on a Thursday in June 1998.
sulla on December 7, 2009 at 9:42 PM
Matthews is that little white speck on the top of chicken$#!t, and the thing about that white speck is that it is chicken$#!t too.
thomasaur on December 7, 2009 at 9:43 PM
Sarah Palin to Chris Matthews:
Instead of tingles up your leg I hope I stiffen your resolve, if you know what I mean.
technopeasant on December 7, 2009 at 9:43 PM
How embarrassing for the network that they would actually pay this dolt to do a show every day.
Bishop on December 7, 2009 at 9:44 PM
Not watching that twit.
aikidoka on December 7, 2009 at 9:44 PM
Matthews job is to read what is written for him and then to not completely reveal his alien self whilst pontificating upon it.
He fails on both levels.
daesleeper on December 7, 2009 at 9:45 PM
It must kill him to see that Palin has higher approval numbers than Obama.
elduende on December 7, 2009 at 9:45 PM
let me guess – chrissy matthews writes his own lines. seriously – could they pay someone to be that dumb?
poppieseeds on December 7, 2009 at 9:45 PM
Um, go royaltyier
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Profiles_in_Courage#Authorship_controversy
ninjapirate on December 7, 2009 at 9:45 PM
D-Bag.
Bruce in NH on December 7, 2009 at 9:46 PM
I feel embarrassed for the guy with every clip I see here. His family is likely grateful MSNBC is under the radar.
AntonDomi on December 7, 2009 at 9:46 PM
It must kill him to see that Palin has higher approval numbers than Obama.
elduende on December 7, 2009 at 9:45 PM
elduende: A soured tingle,I would imagine,hehe!:)
canopfor on December 7, 2009 at 9:46 PM
Chris who?
texanpride on December 7, 2009 at 9:46 PM
Reckon he ever asks if Al Sharpton’s audience is all black?
jimmy2shoes on December 7, 2009 at 9:47 PM
If the left is twisting hard, then she’s over the target.
Continue firing at will.
Leftist attacks no longer effective.
ted c on December 7, 2009 at 9:47 PM
There was a time, it seems eons ago, Matthews actually ran an almost respectable show. Sure there was bias, he made no effort to disguise his Dem past, but there was at least a modicum of decorum. He actually made an effort to inform instead of proselytize, now he is nothing more than a despicable hack.
My, how far he has fallen.
Archimedes on December 7, 2009 at 9:47 PM
Didn’t tingles write material for his master O’Niel?
tarpon on December 7, 2009 at 9:47 PM
“Like any first lady, Mrs. Clinton had an extremely hectic schedule and writing a book without assistance would have been logistically impossible.”
Barbara Feinman Todd, ghostwriter of It Takes a Village
RudeMechanic on December 7, 2009 at 9:48 PM
On Fox.com there is a story about a guy who threw two tomatoes at Gov. Palin from a balcony above where she was sitting. If that wasn’t stupid enough he missed so badly that he hit a police officer. Ooopsie.
Cindy Munford on December 7, 2009 at 9:48 PM
He is still on the air?
Wade on December 7, 2009 at 9:48 PM
In my fondest dreams 2012 rolls around Sarah Palin is elected our first Woman President and I get to watch Tingles/Bathtubboy/Maddows heads explode on air live as the returns come in. It would be the only time you’d catch me watching anything from MSNBC.
Sharr on December 7, 2009 at 9:49 PM
Matthew’s instantly asks whether they were all white.
Gee, I wonder what the race of all three viewers of his show are?
SHARPTOOTH on December 7, 2009 at 9:49 PM
Does SP write those Facebooks posts herself, or does she get help with those, too? I’ve thought she was writing those herself. What do others think?
smellthecoffee on December 7, 2009 at 9:49 PM
and again…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Takes_a_Village#Ghostwriter_controversy
ninjapirate on December 7, 2009 at 9:49 PM
Good lord . . . Matthews is such a dolt. His ilk could only find employment on the likes of MSNBC.
rplat on December 7, 2009 at 9:50 PM
:-D
SouthernGent on December 7, 2009 at 9:50 PM
Hmmm, let me see……..Iowa………
Anyway, I`m sure Olby, Maddow, Schultz and Matthews other viewer were please with this reporting.
Imagine if she was relevant. /sarc
ThePrez on December 7, 2009 at 9:51 PM
Oh, the thought never crossed my mind. If those aren’t her FaceBook posts, and Treacher’s tweets aren’t him…I’m giving up the interwebs.
Spirit of 1776 on December 7, 2009 at 9:51 PM
Crr6 never was any good at baseball.
Bishop on December 7, 2009 at 9:52 PM
Freaky Matthews want to get into the pants to Todd Palin. Yuckie yuckie yuckie. Somehow, Obambi is not so MAN enough to fully satisfy Chrissy’s tingling legs and itchy urges down there.
That’s why gamma-male Chrissy is so hard on Sarah.
TheAlamos on December 7, 2009 at 9:52 PM
AP: “Hey I need to put up more proof that Matthews is a Palin-hating d*ckhead because there just isn’t enough evidence.”
Sorry, not watching.
Erich66 on December 7, 2009 at 9:53 PM
In the meantime, Gingrich is in denial. Sowwy!
ProudPalinFan on December 7, 2009 at 9:53 PM
Matthews is an idiot. His material is idiotic. He should cut down on the cocaine.
BottomLine5 on December 7, 2009 at 9:53 PM
Allah,
On the Greta interview Palin stated that she and she alone writes her facebook posts.
unseen on December 7, 2009 at 9:53 PM
Is to be expected. Mom jeans affect the windup.
Spirit of 1776 on December 7, 2009 at 9:54 PM
I find personal satisfaction in the obvious fact that Matthews looses sleep over all things Palin.
I find personal delight in knowing that Palin thinks of Matthews as a patsy having homo erotic thoughts of black men.
Amadeus on December 7, 2009 at 9:54 PM
I’d like to see Sarah Palin smack Chris Matthews upside the head with a salmon.
jimmy2shoes on December 7, 2009 at 9:54 PM
“Yes, mostly white, Chris, but not nearly as white as you are.”
notropis on December 7, 2009 at 9:55 PM
Too bad it wasn’t Chrissy Matthews knocking down that Oklahoma lady’s patio door…
atheling on December 7, 2009 at 9:55 PM
Wonder what the percentage of non-whites watch Matthews?
Something tells me the brothers and sisters don’t watch that stupid cracker.
Hummer53 on December 7, 2009 at 9:56 PM
“Not regular Party types”!
So,besides voting for the Sarah Palin,they are also willing to roll up there sleeves and campaign for the ‘Cuda as well!
Meanwhile,the SarahCuda Army is still in full recruit mode,
amassing in size,fueling and re-arming,politically speaking
of course!!
canopfor on December 7, 2009 at 9:56 PM
No, no, you’ve got it all wrong. He’s been strokin’ for 9 years, been trying to get rid of that tingle on his leg…
john1schn on December 7, 2009 at 9:56 PM
I would love to see Piper kick Chrissy’s lame butt up and the down the street, send him home cryin’.
Geochelone on December 7, 2009 at 9:57 PM
I’m thinking, if it wasn’t for right-leaning blogs looking for red meat (and attendant post counts) to throw to their readership, no one would be watching MSNBC at all.
Rebar on December 7, 2009 at 9:57 PM
a warm tingle down his leg?
Too far?
rihar on December 7, 2009 at 9:58 PM
Its just something they do to all Republicans. I remember references to Bush not writing his jokes and all his speechwriters etc. As if Obama is writing his own speeches like Abe Lincoln did. Its the libtard double standard.
Speedwagon82 on December 7, 2009 at 9:58 PM
At this point that tingle in the leg has turned into a full blown seizure.
elduende on December 7, 2009 at 9:58 PM
LOL at least you ask.
Amadeus on December 7, 2009 at 9:59 PM
Thrombosis.
atheling on December 7, 2009 at 9:59 PM
Nah, he should take more, MORE, MORE!
john1schn on December 7, 2009 at 10:00 PM
The irony here is that the person she hired to help her with the Gridiron speech was once employed by former VP Al Gore as a political humor speech writer…. Al gore, who is probably a hero to Chris Matthews.
BPD on December 7, 2009 at 10:01 PM
He’s losing to Lou Dobbs. After Lou Dobbs quit.
Jim Treacher on December 7, 2009 at 10:02 PM
I will continue to repeat that CM is only interesting to blog owners.
I wouldn’t tune into him any more than I would to Beck.
Neither of these fringe guys remotely offer anything that interests me.
AnninCA on December 7, 2009 at 10:02 PM
I’d like to see Sarah Palin smack Chris Matthews upside the head with a salmon.
jimmy2shoes on December 7, 2009 at 9:54 PM
jimmy2shoes:I would like to see him,smacked with an otter!
canopfor on December 7, 2009 at 10:02 PM
Poor Chris. His viewer numbers are in the tank and he’s about as irrelevant as Rosie O’Donnell What a sad way to end a career.
scalleywag on December 7, 2009 at 10:04 PM
Worm.
Saltysam on December 7, 2009 at 10:04 PM
Revenge will be ours my friend.
Geochelone on December 7, 2009 at 10:04 PM
Ppppphhhhhhhhhhhttttt!!!!!!
BWWWWWAAAAAHAAAAAAAHAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!
Saltysam on December 7, 2009 at 10:05 PM
must have been starved the oxygen to his brain before it ever made his leg tingle.
elduende on December 7, 2009 at 10:08 PM
Why is this Network spending time talking about the 2012 race? They don’t know that Obama got elected President?
Dr Evil on December 7, 2009 at 10:08 PM
Is Chrissy Matthews PMSing again….
hawkman on December 7, 2009 at 10:08 PM
Chris Matthews has few viewers. The only time he’s relevant is when conservative posters post his u-tubes.
Let’s get honest.
This is a game for the blog owner.
Otherwise, nobody would even ever hear what he says.
His ratings are in the tank.
Want to know whose keeping him employed?
Conservative blog owners, that’s who.
AnninCA on December 7, 2009 at 10:09 PM
I’m sure Fauxbama wrote every word of HIS propaganda pamphlets.
Jeff2161 on December 7, 2009 at 10:09 PM
Here’s the story about the dummy with tomatoes.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/12/07/man-arrested-throwing-tomatoes-sarah-palin-police-say/?test=latestnews
Cindy Munford on December 7, 2009 at 10:09 PM
Unlike 0bama’s ghostwriter, at least Sarah’s was not a terrorist.
Sekhmet on December 7, 2009 at 10:10 PM
OMG. That’s funny, never mind that it could even be true.
Chrissy gets knocked out shadow boxing a ghost.
Geochelone on December 7, 2009 at 10:10 PM
a recurring liberal nightmare appears to be coming true tonight. Liberal heads exploding all across the nation with this news:
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin apparently has agreed to attend a private fundraiser Monday for a Minnesota conservative group called the Freedom Club.
The group has sent out an invitation identifying Palin as the featured guest at the event following her noon book signing at the Mall of America. ……..Rep. Michele Bachmann will also be at the event.
http://www.twincities.com/ci_13918192?nclick_check=1
unseen on December 7, 2009 at 10:10 PM
AnninCA (CAnada or CAlifornia?) is smarter than me, but I’m going to ahead and say it.
I am going to put Chrissy on the list with Andi Sullivan and Chuckie Johnson.
The list of people over which blog-authors seem to loose control.
I don’t read (or watch) anybody on the list, and I resent bloggers that quote them incessantly (defined as “at all”).
My palliative for that irritation is to take the offending (and offensive) blog off my must read list.
And my opening question was silly, come to think of it. I come from California–must be AnninCanada.
lsheldon on December 7, 2009 at 10:11 PM
Shouldn’t we determine they’re human first?
jdkchem on December 7, 2009 at 10:11 PM
Not sure how that works given a blog post does not = ratings for anyone but the blog count itself. I think its rather NBC/GE’s bias which keeps him employed.
To even compare Chris Matthews and Glenn Beck is to defy reality. Beck’s ratings speak of themselves. I’m no avid viewer to be sure but at least Beck’s cracked Obama’s shell a couple times.
Sharr on December 7, 2009 at 10:12 PM
Could be time for Hornet to send him a box of tampooons.
Geochelone on December 7, 2009 at 10:12 PM
He’s so jealous does he have any clue how he comes off on camera?
Dr Evil on December 7, 2009 at 10:12 PM
Just check the real facts about viewership.
He’s totally unimportant.
Like I say, the ONLY reason he’s remotely even noticed is due to conservative blogs plumping him up.
AnninCA on December 7, 2009 at 10:12 PM
Facebook Alert! Governor Palin has noticed that Obama, on the day Copenhagen started, has approved off-shore drilling in Alaska’s arctic:
Drill, Baby, Drill… Even Off-Shore
Enoxo on December 7, 2009 at 10:12 PM
Does anyone know where GrowFins or BleedsBlue are tonight?
Dr. Carlo Lombardi on December 7, 2009 at 10:13 PM
It is.
Jim Treacher on December 7, 2009 at 10:14 PM
I am smart. But that’s not exactly relevant.
That doesn’t mean I have a clue about politics.
It does mean I think.
AnninCA on December 7, 2009 at 10:14 PM
Susan alluded to that too. When Chris kept talking about “someone else” writing Palin’s stuff, she came back with something like “you were a speechwriter,” but he kept blustering past it.
cs89 on December 7, 2009 at 10:14 PM
Allahpundit: “Wow, the SiteMeter numbers aren’t high enough tonight! Guess I’ll put up a post about someone taking a rip at Sarah Palin and let all the True Believers run the total way up….”
MrScribbler on December 7, 2009 at 10:15 PM
The more intriguing question for Chrissy: Why only the tingle up the leg for a black male figure?
Captain America on December 7, 2009 at 10:16 PM
Way cool. Thanks enoxco
AnninCA on December 7, 2009 at 10:16 PM
I predict that MSNBC will simply not cover 2010 elections at all, so they’re just going to skip ahead to 2012.
Rebar on December 7, 2009 at 10:17 PM
Cuda is Energy Independence.
Savvy.
Geochelone on December 7, 2009 at 10:18 PM
Again, I point out the reality.
CM is tanking in the polls.
That means, nobody is watching him.
That also means, why are we talking about him?
AnninCA on December 7, 2009 at 10:18 PM
Does anyone know where GrowFins or BleedsBlue are tonight?
Dr. Carlo Lombardi on December 7, 2009 at 10:13 PM
Dr. Carlo Lombardi:There probably somewhere in the White
House,under the authority of the Presi
dent,on a murder spree,killing fly’s!:)
canopfor on December 7, 2009 at 10:19 PM
Chris really needs to embrace his receding hairline, the ‘comb forward and over’ is sad.
thomasaur on December 7, 2009 at 10:19 PM
Chris Matthews is now officially in the same league of empty-headed talking heads on MSNBC that I could give a flying flaming rat’s patootie in space as to what they think or say about anything!
In other words, this troll is irrelevant!
pilamaye on December 7, 2009 at 10:19 PM
I’m sorry, doesn’t Chrissy “read” his telepromter every single day of his life…?
Seven Percent Solution on December 7, 2009 at 10:20 PM
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