Matthews gets tingle up his leg over Brown win
posted at 1:36 pm on January 18, 2010 by Ed Morrissey
Its a mighty subdued Chris Matthews who acknowledges that the “bellwethers” in polling for the Massachusetts special election are going one direction — Scott Brown’s. Matthews also admits that the vote is a protest against ObamaCare, although with Obama himself campaigning for Martha Coakley and failing to move the needle, it’s hard to swallow Matthews’ contention that this isn’t a vote against Obama as well. Who’s the one pushing the policy against which Massachusetts is revolting?
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For those tempted to see this as a conspiratorial attempt to make Brown backers overconfident, think again. Brown’s voters can’t wait for the chance to cast a historic vote ending the Democratic monopoly on their state’s Senate seats. If anything, this kills momentum for Coakley’s GOTV efforts — which already looks rather bad, as Watchdog.org and Yid with Lid report:
Meanwhile, across the street at the Massachusetts Teachers Association, the holiday and a bitter winter storm have kept the crowds away from a phone bank for Democratic candidate Martha Coakley. As of 10:20 this morning, not a single volunteer had yet arrived for the 10am phone bank. MTA Webmaster Meg Secatore tells Watchdog.org that the severe snow and ice that have covered Massachusetts highways are keeping people from the phones.
Matthews’ last question about Coakley is the one Democrats will be asking themselves for the next several months: How do bad candidates get this far?
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Seriously, does anyone even actually listen to Matthews??? What an idiot.
search4truth on January 18, 2010 at 1:37 PM
Heh, Ed. It’s not spelled ‘tingle’, it needs a K instead of a G.
Vashta.Nerada on January 18, 2010 at 1:37 PM
Matthews is going to be crying himself to sleep on his extra large pillow tonight!
Chuck Schick on January 18, 2010 at 1:38 PM
The hist just keep on coming, now from carville
lukespapa on January 18, 2010 at 1:39 PM
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Martha Goes Mad!
Can she win Massachusetts by attacking Catholics and Red Sox greats?
PLEASE SEND SCOTT $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$, He will need it for the certification process.
OmahaConservative on January 18, 2010 at 1:39 PM
Is the “tingle up your leg” condition covered by ObamaCare?
ieplaya on January 18, 2010 at 1:40 PM
Or maybe Matthews hears the Brown Note.
AubieJon on January 18, 2010 at 1:40 PM
No clicky on Matthew’s mug, no.
Turn that frown upside down, Christo, you still got your main man sitting in the White House for a few more years.
Bishop on January 18, 2010 at 1:40 PM
Aw, too bad
global warmingclimate change wasn’t cooperating when the libs needed the phone banks manned.ClanDerson on January 18, 2010 at 1:41 PM
Maybe they moved the phone bank to a phone booth.
tommer74 on January 18, 2010 at 1:41 PM
He looks like he’s ready to cry.
princetrumpet on January 18, 2010 at 1:42 PM
i never have seem him this subdued…it should be a fun tuesday night on msdnc
cmsinaz on January 18, 2010 at 1:43 PM
It irks elitists like Matthews when we, the unwashed masses, don’t follow along on the re-alignment of society they all desire.
AubieJon on January 18, 2010 at 1:43 PM
Trust me, it’s worth it.
Chuck Schick on January 18, 2010 at 1:44 PM
I might just have to put MessNBC on tomorrow night just for laughs.
JammieWearingFool on January 18, 2010 at 1:44 PM
I don’t think Chrissy was feeling any tingles this morning. He looked more like he was passing a kidney stone.
LOVED IT!
BlueStateBilly on January 18, 2010 at 1:44 PM
Just…wow.
MNHawk on January 18, 2010 at 1:46 PM
This could be the headline on wed.Breaking News.suicide watch on Olbermann
thmcbb on January 18, 2010 at 1:46 PM
Can’t wait to see Chrissy cry.
Sharr on January 18, 2010 at 1:46 PM
I’d volunteer for that phone bank.
“Yes sir, because of tomorrow’s snow storm, the election has been moved to Wednesday. Have a good day.”
MarkTheGreat on January 18, 2010 at 1:46 PM
Evil and dishonorable and I’d so wish Conservatives would do that.
Holger on January 18, 2010 at 1:47 PM
Man, that’s a dedicated bunch.
kingsjester on January 18, 2010 at 1:47 PM
Sorry chrissy, you and all msm have been in the tank for this bho from the get go, and now the voters are seeing the lies, lies, lies, upon lies and we are voting for people who will stop this bho, team, and the d’s in dc. We are also voting against this bho!
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letget on January 18, 2010 at 1:48 PM
The cynic in me:
The liberal state machine won’t plow roads in heavy Scott districts.
PrincipledPilgrim on January 18, 2010 at 1:49 PM
Yeah, Matthews is goofy but this was pretty good analysis.
Apparently, it’s more of an anti-Democrat vote than a pro-Republican vote. Which makes sense since there are 14 Republicans in that state. Give or take 2 or 3.
There’s a growing segment of the electorate that dislikes both Washington parties.
The question is, who’ll will win them over?
SteveMG on January 18, 2010 at 1:50 PM
The bellwether towns are Gardner, Fitchburg, and Peabody. (Sounds like a law firm, doesn’t it?) The leads are double-digit. (Paleologus was just on the Michael Graham show.)
MassVictim on January 18, 2010 at 1:50 PM
Rasmussen up but all the polls are old. No new polls. Sucks.
andy85719 on January 18, 2010 at 1:50 PM
Compare the phone bank to this video from Worcester.
Urban Infidel on January 18, 2010 at 1:50 PM
if brown loses
im personally going to slap every resident in MA
blatantblue on January 18, 2010 at 1:51 PM
I’m sure he’ll get plenty of donations if the dems try to block his cert. or pull their typical steal-the-vote/voter-fraud shenanigans. I don’t think the liberals realize it, but a backlash against any attempted fraud would get them far more than they bargained for.
ClanDerson on January 18, 2010 at 1:52 PM
BWHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAH!!111!11!1!1
What a maroon!
Phil-351 on January 18, 2010 at 1:52 PM
it’s the only spin they have left…
EPIC FAIL
cmsinaz on January 18, 2010 at 1:52 PM
Barney Frank wants to buy you a drink first.
Chuck Schick on January 18, 2010 at 1:53 PM
How do bad candidates get this far?
I don’t know, how did Dede Scozzafava?
barnone on January 18, 2010 at 1:53 PM
wouldn’t put it pass them…
cmsinaz on January 18, 2010 at 1:53 PM
…. or to quote Rush from his show this afternoon: “Coakley is such a bad candidate that if it weren’t for her vericose veins, she’d be totally colorless”.
glennbo on January 18, 2010 at 1:54 PM
It’s OK. They drive trucks.
OmahaConservative on January 18, 2010 at 1:54 PM
Cronyism. Demrats subverting the voting process. Libs suggesting that everyone vote 10 times because they don’t like the candidates politics. Etc, etc, etc.
csdeven on January 18, 2010 at 1:54 PM
And then the Dem’s will be in court screaming for the polls to stay open late.
What time do the polls close in MA?
Knucklehead on January 18, 2010 at 1:54 PM
Ok I watched it, now I need to take a shower.
I did notice one thing, the little sidebar that opened as Christy began to speak which gave a short bio, it said he had served in the Peace Corps in 1968. Is that supposed to be impressive or something?
Bishop on January 18, 2010 at 1:54 PM
You had everything your own way for a year, Chrissy…far more tingles that any one man should ever feel in his groin. Now, how about tomorrow we set off a FULL CHARGE up your leg?
GoldenEagle4444 on January 18, 2010 at 1:55 PM
Hey Chris you big fat jerk. It’s the Hillary Clinton PUMA’s who you lied about during the 2008 election saying they have come back into the fold. The PUMA’s that the 0bama thugs beat up during the primaries. We are all indies now. Screw you. We are aligned with the tea partiers to take back our country and our party. The democrat party was taken over by Soros and the rest of the communists and we are taking it back, loser. Consider this the first installment. We are not afraid of the ballerina. Come on bring it loser. PUMA’s are in your face. Or did you forget, idiot, that Hillary won the primary in Mass. See ya, wouldn’t want to be ya. Tell 0bama he’s got 99 problems and 2 b!tches are one of them!
Jayrae on January 18, 2010 at 1:55 PM
It’s clearly a vote against Obama’s signature issue – healthcare – and probably his overall performance (what are his approval ratings in Mass?).
But they still like the man. Most Americans like their president even if they don’t like his policies.
Which is why it’s always smart to attack his policies and not him personally. It almost never works.
SteveMG on January 18, 2010 at 1:55 PM
She was selected, not elected.
MarkTheGreat on January 18, 2010 at 1:56 PM
Well, it is. He went to destitute places in African to teach and help people that literally had nothing.
He deserves praise.
Yeah, he’s still a jerk. A praiseworthy jerk.
SteveMG on January 18, 2010 at 1:57 PM
So now they are going to blame global warming for a Coakley loss?
Freddy on January 18, 2010 at 1:58 PM
Don’t be counting those chickens yet…
ninjapirate on January 18, 2010 at 1:59 PM
Whether Brown wins or not, I’ll always have the fond memory of the shocked gasps of MSNBC studio libtards following Matthews’ utterance of his painful prediction. Golden.
Blacklake on January 18, 2010 at 2:01 PM
where were you between 2001-2008?
they attacked W with everything they had plus the kitchen sink
cmsinaz on January 18, 2010 at 2:02 PM
I don’t know, it seems more like an attempt to create something of import. The graphic explained his education, why not also give a quick bit about his working for Carter or Tip O’Neill which would be more relevant in the political arena and explain to viewers why he is the talking head giving insight.
Bishop on January 18, 2010 at 2:02 PM
Poor Chris’s leg tingle has ended.**
**If you suffer an erection for longer than 8 hours, cease using Hope & Change and seek medical attention.
portlandon on January 18, 2010 at 2:02 PM
Leave MassRighty ALONE! *cries* LEAVE. HIM. ALONE.
*mascara runs* Just Leave
BrittneyMassRighty alone. *sob* I said leave him alone.*sniffle* *sob*
Laura in Maryland on January 18, 2010 at 2:03 PM
I think Matthews actually made some good points and asked the right demographic and political questions. Beyond that, it was interesting to see the subdued tone, and even Mika’s (sp) collapsed body language.
What was particularly interesting was JS/CM’s point that Brown was winning despite DC Pubs. Presumably, they would go on to lambaste tea partiers, yet here they acknowledge some unmentioned force that is causing the R label to rise despite the low regard for R leadership. Wonder what that force might be! Connect a few dots, guys, and you might find that the tea party concept is crossing party lines, and there is a broad-based demographic draw toward the Right. There are an awful lot of people, of many stripes, who feel that what we have in this country is being taken from them.
paul1149 on January 18, 2010 at 2:04 PM
Yeah, and he won two elections.
My point is it doesn’t work.
I want to defeat the left; not feel good about attacking them.
Others can disagree.
SteveMG on January 18, 2010 at 2:04 PM
And they say there is no God! Ha!
Christian Conservative on January 18, 2010 at 2:04 PM
I’d like to see a picture of Brown’s phone bank. Me thinky it looks a bit different.
gophergirl on January 18, 2010 at 2:05 PM
Barney Frank wants to buy you a drink first.
Chuck Schick on January 18, 2010 at 1:53 PM
With what roofie?
blatantblue on January 18, 2010 at 2:06 PM
I hope I get to see old Tingles cringe and cry many more times in the next three years or less if his savior is Impeached.
Looks like Chris spent the night at Barneys place and he’s a little sore stittin there on Barney and his friends entertainment.
Tingles hitched his wagon to a 50 cent mare with a trillion dollar George Soros bought and paid for saddle and the mare turned out to be a NAG!
dhunter on January 18, 2010 at 2:06 PM
I’m wondering how many paper bags are stashed under their desks for the upcoming hyperventilationpalooza? lol
capejasmine on January 18, 2010 at 2:07 PM
…more like ‘tinkle down his leg’ over Brown win…
tdau1997 on January 18, 2010 at 2:07 PM
I hope you’re right.
The ‘realist’ in me says that the GOP would whine, grumble a bit, and them simply roll over and take it as they’ve always done, and let the DNC steal it without consequence. *shrug*
Midas on January 18, 2010 at 2:08 PM
Ugh… I will be a happy camper once Brown wins, and the Dems get taken to the woodshed by the MSM once again.
itzWicks on January 18, 2010 at 2:08 PM
You and your posts are starting to sound more and more like our other resident moonbat AnninCa.
Barry told us to “get in their faces”. We are just following his advice.
Knucklehead on January 18, 2010 at 2:09 PM
Since the Blind Puppet Monkeys of the MSM will spin a Brown victory every which way but Honestly… I’ll go first.
“Scott Brown coasted to an 11 point victory in Massachusetts today sending a clear message to the White House that their Anti-American Socialist Agenda won’t be tolerated, even by Massachusetts’s Democrat Standards. The Progressive Left backed away from it’s threats to stall Browns swearing-in realizing they have more to lose than just their Political Careers.”
ronnyraygun on January 18, 2010 at 2:09 PM
Poor Chrissie. The unicorn in his front yard died.
kingsjester on January 18, 2010 at 2:09 PM
I’m still not confident that the people of Kennedychusetts will pick Brown.
Their liberal heritage is too strong.
Metro on January 18, 2010 at 2:09 PM
That’s whaaat I’m screaming!
DanaSmiles on January 18, 2010 at 2:10 PM
“Subdued”?
No, Matthews is performing his partisan best in that clip.
He’s attempting to do precisely the sort of harm early exit polling results do to winning candidates: PERSUADE THEIR VOTERS FROM STAYING IN LINE on the assumption that their guy is gonna win anyway.
Matthews is doing his level best for Coakley in that clip. It’s no surprise that he “called” the election for Brown, even as the rest of the nutroots and MSNBC are frantic with their last-minute GOTV effort.
Khorum on January 18, 2010 at 2:10 PM
antisocial on January 18, 2010 at 2:11 PM
Heh, Ed. It’s not spelled ‘tingle’, it needs a K instead of a G.
LOL….
patrick neid on January 18, 2010 at 2:11 PM
we can agree to disagree…
cmsinaz on January 18, 2010 at 2:12 PM
Has anyone noticed:The Silence of the Trolls?(I can\’t resist just a little schadenfreude)
LooseCannon on January 18, 2010 at 2:12 PM
Let’s throw Marcia under the bus. Let’s worship the infallible one.
bayview on January 18, 2010 at 2:13 PM
The police unions have endorsed Brown in much of Mass. so they might have something to say about a Chicago Street Punk tryin to steal an election in their hometown. Especially considering their expensive plans might not be exempt and they may go on cut rate/rationed medicare when they retire.
The Panthers with the nightsticks might need some Medical treatment if they croos the line this time!
Take no Prisoners this is war! A battle for our country!
dhunter on January 18, 2010 at 2:14 PM
Chrissie (who should have first-hand knowledge of what a Mr. Peepers and Mr. Milquetoast are) has the most annoying voice. He is “bitterly clinging” to his love of ObaMao with his insistence that the Pee (wee-wee)-resident is *still* popular.
Yes, the people have rejected ObaMaoScare. Yes, the Independents and old-style Democrats are abandoning the sinking ship of socialism and liberal fascism.
Have some tea, Chrissis, and buck up, little soldier.
onlineanalyst on January 18, 2010 at 2:14 PM
That’s right, Chrissy, it’s not a vote against Obama. If Brown wins it must mean the Dems simply must push healthcare even harder.
John the Libertarian on January 18, 2010 at 2:14 PM
The floor is yours to refute my point.
Go for it..
SteveMG on January 18, 2010 at 2:15 PM
Look like the weather tomorrow will be the same:
http://www.weather.com/outlook/travel/businesstraveler/wxdetail/USMA0046?dayNum=1&from=today_topnav_BusinessTravel
Only highly motivated voters will be voting.
Still, I wouldn’t be manning a phone bank at 10:20 on a day that a lot of people have off.
pedestrian on January 18, 2010 at 2:15 PM
The demand here by some people – note some – for ideological conformity smacks of the Daily Kos and other leftwing sites where anyone who doesn’t follow the party line are attacked.
If you want to be a mind-numbed robot – in the words of Limbaugh – include me out.
SteveMG on January 18, 2010 at 2:18 PM
I wouldn’t be surprised to see Matthews standing in front of a Massachusetts polling place dressed in hat,jacket,combat boots, microphone in one hand and wielding a billy club in another hand on election night.After all, everyone knows the charges of intimidation can be thrown out and it is Matthews job to do anything to help the Obama administration work!!
Robbya on January 18, 2010 at 2:18 PM
Chris is looking so aged. He is desperately trying to do everything he can to make Obama look good.
He is so fallen.
How does he look at himself in the mirror in the morning?
Just shoot yourself Chris and get it over with.
Somebody who knows him reach out and help this guy.
Sabbatical? Resign and take inventory of your life dude.
Pissing it away on such a low human being like our current POTUS is a waste.
You got time left.
Sapwolf on January 18, 2010 at 2:19 PM
Even though their useless leader, Malik Zulu Shabazz, isn’t the Sharpest Cheddar on the Cracker, I think he realizes that they can’t survive a replay of 2008. But I’d love to see them try.
ronnyraygun on January 18, 2010 at 2:19 PM
Are you kiddding me? The whole country is asking that question for quite a while now.
Sir Napsalot on January 18, 2010 at 2:19 PM
I refuted your point in my last post.
During the election, Obama told us and I quote..”I need you to go out and talk to your friends and talk to your neighbors. I want you to talk to them whether they are independent or whether they are Republican. I want you to argue with them and get in their face.”.
What part of that can’t you understand?
Knucklehead on January 18, 2010 at 2:20 PM
That’s what Billy Jeff says…
ladyingray on January 18, 2010 at 2:21 PM
We didn’t think that members of MTA were going to go out on a paid day off in bad weather to drum up support for Marcia did ya’?
thomasaur on January 18, 2010 at 2:22 PM
Here’s to hoping this gets us a little closer to making them stop telling us about how ‘everyone’ loves the democratic agenda, ‘everyone’ is in favor of socialized medicine and ‘everyone’ thinks the glaciers are melting…
CAN.YOU.HEAR.US.NOW!!!
Ltlgeneral64 on January 18, 2010 at 2:23 PM
In the end, Brown is just a better human being than Coakley could ever dream of being.
She is just an awful awful candidate but ultimately a bad person based on her record of betrayal of those she was supposed to serve, putting her own selfish political interests ahead of MA.
And people blame Sarah for putting the people of Alaska first and resigning so the executive branch could once again get a breath of air.
The Dem Party is EVIL. This is good vs. evil. If given time, I could prove it too.
Sapwolf on January 18, 2010 at 2:25 PM
The holiday should have freed up people to phone bank for her! She just stinks as a candidate.
PattyJ on January 18, 2010 at 2:25 PM
“How do bad candidates get this far?”
The answer is: unfortunately WE weren’t paying attention until things started going downhill…then we started paying attention…
CAN.YOU.HEAR.US.NOW!!!
Ltlgeneral64 on January 18, 2010 at 2:25 PM
ya2daup on January 18, 2010 at 2:26 PM
A vote for Brown is a vote against Tingles. He and his kind have been what is wrong with Massachusetts. Holy Cross, towel boy for the Kennedy family. His favorite memories are probably getting hookers for the family compound.
Could this be an end of the royal death grip on the Bay State? Stay tuned for the final episode tomorrow.
Coming soon…..Part Two – North Vietnamese War Hero tossed.
Hening on January 18, 2010 at 2:27 PM
I was a MA resident til last Sept. It was so discouraging to live there. You paid and paid for everyone else and every decent repub, if they got passed the papers shooting them down, turned into lib lite. This is a liberation for the good people of Massachusetts, the weight of Ted has been lifted. Maybe now decent people will try to run.
tessa on January 18, 2010 at 2:28 PM
In a single party system, candidates don’t compete for voter approval, and aren’t held accountable to the voters. They compete for party approval, and are held accountable to party loyalty.
Clearly, the Democrats’ definition of an “independent” candidate (Democrat or Republican) is one who votes the Democrat party line.
NeighborhoodCatLady on January 18, 2010 at 2:29 PM
Head! Pants! Now!
SittingDeadRed on January 18, 2010 at 2:30 PM
If you gotta, you gotta… but be sure to let Joey O’Biden know how many jobs you’ll be saving or creating during your slapshot tour…
/s
ya2daup on January 18, 2010 at 2:32 PM
Not a vote against Obama?
Zombie Teddy could be running and he would lose.
Mr. Arrogant on January 18, 2010 at 2:32 PM
Amazingly, the snow appears to be hitting big Dem areas the hardest. I’ve got nothing but rain here in America’s hometown.
SittingDeadRed on January 18, 2010 at 2:34 PM
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