four years ago I loved this guy.  What an idiot.

An Arabic expert on the PBS Newshour program suggested tonight that this latest speech from Osama was written in English first and then translated into the Arabic. He said it did not contain the usual flowery or poetic style of Arabic that characterizes Osama's speeches. I find this curious. I also find it curious that this tape surfaced on the same day Cheney emerged from hiding to give a speech on the so called "War on Terrorism" before the neocon think tank Manhattan Institute. I note that the State of Union address is near and the administration needs something, anything to prop up this failing presidency. My name is not Oliver Stone but I am beginning to believe there are no coincidences when the stakes are so high.  

in the whorehouse.

The "joke," via Atrios...

Not only does he quote approvingly something that Michael Savage said, but he can tell you what station he listens to Savage on. Nice.

I used to think Matthews wasn't so bad. After all, he used to work for Jimmy Carter and Tip O'Neill. Now I think they should fire the stupid asshole.

Unfortunately, Chris Matthews has had one of two things afflict him: either he's caught "Zell Miller" syndrome and is in need of genuine psychological treatment, or he's simply a man who will whore himself out to whatever side appears to hold better career promise.

Perhaps it's a mix of both.  The bottom line is that, just like CNN, it would appear Matthews is in competition with Fox News for an ever-smaller slice of the viewing pie.  Sooner or later, media execs are going to catch on that Olberman and Air America have a pretty good thing going, and realize that there's a much bigger audience to be had.  Until then, it seems to me that it's past time we treat Chris Matthews as a "hostile witness" and give him the full-on Sinclair treatment: go after his sponsors, and get him kicked off the air, if possible.

He's made himself part of the problem; there's absolutely no doubt whose side he's chosen.

just said the same thing  but added that Senators are also responsible.

I just saw CNBC's Joe Scarborough with airhead pollster Kellyanne Fitzpatrick go on and on about how "Democratic Senators" have been taking thier cues from Bin Laden or vice versa and both had been persecuting our Commander-in-Chief.  Anyway, so it goes...none of this should surprise anybody...is Osama actually being sheltered in enemy territory?  perhaps in the Kennedy compound on Cape Cod?  Basrbara Boxer's spare room in San Francisco?  Russ Feingold's couch in Madison?  Is that why the Commander can't find him??

we're not robots.  It's a shame that the best quality of the left is also its greatest weakness

I do not believe the video is for real. It is a doctored video and is part of the GOP strategy to change the headlines from Abramoff to terrorism to get the white women to stay in line...and the media including the CBS obliged. Next will come different threat levels..code orange, etc., and then a final doctored video in early November to sway the voters.

And what would your reaction have been should Matthews have said that bin Laden DID sound like Clint, or Rush, or Silver or Willis?  Would your reaction been the same?

Regardless of whether you like Michael Moore, he did not murder 3000 people.  Calling him an enemy of America and a murderer, which is what Matthews did, is about supressing political dissent through intimidation rather than proving it wrong through argument and discussion.  Surely you can agree, Nixon, that your arguments are strong, and should be used to persuade rather than shouting down your opponent or attempting to shut him up through overt bullying and accusations of treason.

Who you callin 'you people?'

Chris Matthew is actually one of the good ones who don't try to intimidate his guests (like Bill O'Reily) and get some points across. Take it as half entertainment and half news. Don't get too serious about a phrase or two - Chris Matthew doesn't even hold public office.

Post from Crooks and Liars:

      "You'd think the only focus tonight would be on destroying Osama Bin Laden, not comparing him to an American who opposes the war whether you like him or not. You want a real debate that America needs? Here goes: If the administration had done the job right in Tora Bora we might not be having discussions on Hardball about a new Bin Laden tape. How dare Scott McClellan tell America that this Administration puts terrorists out of business when had they put Osama Bin Laden out of business in Afghanistan when our troops wanted to, we wouldn't have to hear this barbarian's voice on tape. That's what we should be talking about in America." -- John Kerry

MAMOUN FANDY: Right, but this particular tape is not terribly inspiring, just looking at the language of it. This is the first tape of bin Laden that has no single verse from the Koran. It does not have the flowery language of Arabic.

It seems to me that it is written in English first, and then translated into Arabic. It is very western style of tape. It is not very characteristic of bin Laden, at least it tells me that the non-Arabic speaking within the al-Qaida network are taking over the organization --

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/terrorism/jan-june06/osama_1-19.html

"to see a Democrat step up to the mike on this one?"

Oh God.  Please.  No.

Chris Matthews brother, James Matthews (Montgomery County (Pa) County Commissioner) is running for Lt. Gov.

Someone needs to ask him if, like his brother, if he's a gay-hating, liberal basher.  Maybe if it hits close enough to home, we can get tweety to shut up.

Every time something like this happens, it seems more obvious to me that the right can't get over the fact that it can't win.  

It can grab a presidency, strangle the media, pollute Congress on a grand scale, preen and primp on prime time, but it never feels it has won.  There's always some sensible, albeit frowsty lefty, voice out there (like chubby, messy, Michael Moore, like that professorial-looking Joe Wilson, like a black comer like Obama) making the right feel insecure and disrespected..  

Republicans remain angry, fearful, and self-conscious. Insecurity makes them shout louder and get nastier.  They have money but they don't get no respect. They're not really winning, not winning the way they want to.  They rely on a cardboard imperial presidency.  They have to cheat to get and keep power -- and it haunts them.

I don't think the left has really caught onto this massive weakness on the right.  Reid, Kerry, Clinton -- they all look cowed.  

He's got that place on Nantucket and a big mortgage so he's sniffing for dough by stroking the wing nuts egos.

Every site is all in a twit about this.  I just don't care that much about Imus and Matthews.  

Joke innapropriate.

Moore reference inconsequential.

Don't we have better things to focus on.

Chris is complicit in smearing and marginalizing anyone who deosn't buy the republican talking points.  The only time he is any good is when he is unprepared and hasn't read the days talking points.  It would be nice to have some balance air -at least someone to call him out when he makes such stupid remarks.  Can you imagine if  another host chimed in " but Osama's not as crazy as Pat Robertson" .  Then we would have some TV worth watching.  And they wonder why their ratings suck.