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Does Chris Matthews owe Michele Bachmann an apology?

Does Chris Matthews owe Michele Bachmann an apology?

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Bachman is a lunatic, all the proof you need to see that the right has no capability for competence
Sorry to be the one to break this to you, but you hurling an unsupported insult is not quite the same thing as you providing proof.
 
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Well, if this is a battle between wackos on the left and the right, I see your Michelle Bachman and raise you one Maxine Waters.

Waters has nothing on Mrs "Lets investigate the Pro-America and Anti-America tendencies of Congress" Bachmann (with 2 n's)
 
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Bachman is a lunatic, all the proof you need to see that the right has no capability for competence

What do you base that characterization on? Is there anything substantive behind that slur? Or is it just a leftist equivalent of "Obama is an America-hating, Muslim communist"?
 
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Does Chris Matthews owe Michele Bachmann an apology?

I am so sick of politicians playing word games. If they are not going to answer the questions asked about what they said BEFORE the election then they are just playing games.

Matthews or any person asking a politician about what they said and then trying to get an answer is doing the voters a favor. At least Matthews lets everybody know what kind of show he has and sticks with his tough questions. After all the politicians know that his show is called HARDBALL!

Matthews is irritating at times but I am more irritated by politicians that avoid addressing their words and promises. Remember what Harry Truman said, “If you can’t stand the heat get out of the kitchen” If a politician can not stand the heat of some one asking them to answer a question about their own words then they need to get out of politics.

 
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I'd be willing to chalk all this up to her not being able to hear the entire question. I know I wouldn't want to answer if I only heard half of the question, especially if I had just been elected. Last thing I would want is a scandal before it's even official.

Not very bright of Matthews to ask the question in that environment. I can see what he means and I think politicians evading questions is infuriating, but I'm not so clear that was the case this time.
 
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Comparisons are always valid in any debate. I don't know why some on these forums run from that notion so hard.
I'm guessing that's meant as sarcasm in view of "Gawron's Law".
 
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Comparisons are always valid in any debate. I don't know why some on these forums run from that notion so hard.

tu quoque is often the result of these comparisons. Genuine comparison is good, but it's often done so in place of any real defense of an individuals actions.
 
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Obviously. it does not matter to you if what Chris said was true or not.

MATTHEWS: Will you use the subpoena power which you will have as a majority, if you claim the majority of the Congress, it looks like you will, will you use the subpoena power to do what you said on my program you would do, investigate the Democratic members of Congress for un-American activities?

The fact is the Bachmann never said that at all. So the whole premise of the question was built on a lie.

Bachmann was graceful and respectful with her answers and wasn't going down the sewer lane that Chris wanted.

Chris, on the other hand, went on further in his mantra of deception to pardon himself and then decided he needed to call Mrs. Bachmann "moronic" as well. 5:17 Chris says "the important question" and then lies his fat bottom off.

YouTube - Michele Bachmann "Who Seems To Be In A Trance" Interview With Chris Matthews!


Nice Journalism there sdmsanjose, eh?

Here is the video of the original interview that Matthews built his lie upon from way back in Oct. 2008.

Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) requesting a media investigation of "liberals" who are "un-american".
After Chris's prodding and promotion of such an expose in his defense of the One.

YouTube - Bachmann: Investigate Un-American Obama & Liberals
 
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Great post there BoltNut.

Thank you for a reasoned responce, even though my OP was lacking due to getting ahead of myself.

In the words of another comment...

He shoots, he scores!!

 
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