Today at 4 p.m., a rally is being held by the National Women's Political Caucus outside the NBC studios in Washington, D.C., against MSNBC Hardball anchor Chris Matthews. According to the letter they sent to Steve Capus, the president of NBC News:During an appearance on the January 9 edition of MSNBC's Morning Joe, Matthews said of Senator Hillary Clinton, "the reason she may be a front-runner is her husband messed around" and that "[s]he didn't win there [New York] on her merits." Matthews has referred to Clinton as a "she devil," compared her to a "strip-teaser" and called her "witchy." He has referred to men who support her as "castratos in the eunuch chorus." He has suggested Clinton is not "a convincing mom" and said "modern women" like Clinton are unacceptable to "Midwest guys."
They left out his calling her "Madame Defarge" and "Nurse Ratched."
The letter also details some of the other incidents involving Matthews, like: In November 2006, shortly after the Democrats took the majority in Congress, Matthews asked a guest if then-presumptive Speaker-elect Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) was "going to castrate Steny Hoyer" if Hoyer (D-MD) were elected House Majority Leader.
We've always been kind of amused by Matthews's abject terror of powerful women. Our fellow News Blogger, Cenk, did a nice analysis last week of some of Matthews's comments, focusing on this one:
"I think a lot of people pick a president they figure would sort of like them if they knew them. And if you are overweight or have a problem with your diet -- and I certainly did for years -- you may figure Hillary doesn't like people like me. She's looking down on me. What do you think? Howie, she's looking down on me, that woman. She thinks she's better than me."
Paranoid, much? He probably also thought that movie Teeth was a documentary.
The future belongs to those who don't radiate castration fear. You don't see foxy Brian Williams worrying about his manhood.
Reader Comments ( Page 3 of 3)
31. Chris wants to be Bill - unfair and unbalanced. Would like to know his terrible marriage relationship situation that makes him so venomous. Also, he's obviously been an under-rated loser his whole life, not only because of his DROOLING and embarrasing delivery, but because his wife must be de-masculating him.
SUZANNE at 2:51PM on Jan 19th 2008
32. I do believe Chris, the NEW Chris that is, has joined the Scientology Mania Group. He rants and raves just like The Tom-Cat.
SUZANNE at 3:13PM on Jan 19th 2008
33. It's funny to hear see all the doctrinaire lefties who loved Chris Matthews up until about 5 minutes ago screaming like stuck pigs. God forbid that anyone ever tell the truth about Hillary - that the woman has little, if any qualifying experience to run for President.
She rode her husband's coat tails to the Senate and now, somehow, she's magically a serious candidate for chief executive. And would somebody please tell me what this woman did in the Senate that actually contributed anything to the world's foremost deliberative body (or whatever they call it). What legislation did she sponsor? Other than "caring" and "feeling" and "fighting" for her constituents, specifically what did she really accomplish? Not much.
Dave at 11:31PM on Jan 19th 2008