Presidential cheerleader Chris Matthews in trouble - again
Submitted by All American Blog
Written by Michael Vass
Every American should be proud of the President. I don’t mean just President Obama but any President. The office of the Executive is a powerful position held by a person that every 4 years the American citizens pick in peace. It is virtually singular compared to almost any country in the world.
But to hold such a high office is not to be without critical observation. That critique is also something that is not unique to our current President. But there are those that have taken this pride to a place where it;s just embarrassing. Case in point Chris Matthews.
As one of the key voices on MSNBC, Chris Matthews leads that cable network in its cheerleading for the President. They have long been so ardent in their support as to seem less like a news organization and more like a campaign office. Which is a dire result for an organization whose purpose is to be a watchdog for the public and a voice of reason to the actions of the Government.
Any thought of Chris Matthewsa being an impartial and unbiased voice went out the window as he imfamously stated
“I have to tell you, you know, it’s part of reporting this case, this election, the feeling most people get when they hear Barack Obama’s speech. My, I felt this thrill going up my leg. I mean, I don’t have that too often.”
From that point on, Matthews became the lap dog of the President and the Democrat Party. A dangerous position for someone that talks to the American public nightly.
Even so, I can understand the passion behind his blinders on mentality. He is adamant in his belief, like many still today, that President Obama will end “politics of the past” and live up to the expectations that garnered him a Nobel Peace Prize. Such blind devotion in one person is never a good thing when that person is a leader of Government. Especially when Matthews views his job as
“I want to do everything I can to make this thing work, this new Presidency work.
Yeah, that’s my job. My job is to help this country.”
Obviously GE and MSNBC agree as they continue to employ Chris Matthews. Thus I conclude they see their job as promoting President Obama and Democrats over any degree of responsibility to the American public.
Matthews gave America a taste of what such singular views mean when he commented on the cadets at West Point that observed President Obama’s speech on Afghanistan. Matthews said
Chris Matthews saw resentment? He saw a lack of warmth? And the only answer must be because West Point is the enemy camp against President Obama?
How about seeing the cadets as a well-disciplined group of young Americans. Maybe the cadets were intent on listening for when thier future Commander-and-Chief would mention the word victory in his passionless speech about the war in Afghanistan. Perhaps those in the audience were waiting for an explaination on why this middle of the road discourse on how President Obama plans to retreat too 4 months to be reached while fellow soldiers died and President Obama toured the world.
How dare Chris Matthews insult the American forces, that have volunteered to stand for this nation no matter what political party is currently in charge. I want to add that the cadets and soldiers have such a love of America that they have volunteered to die for this nation, something that Matthews never had the courage or conviction to do himself.
But this is the depths of what the blind devotion to the policies of Democrats and President Obama breeds. An ideology that looks at any form of criticism, or even lack of outright praise and celebration, to the views of President Obama as racist, narrow-minded, and anti-American. Such thoughts are worse than an opposing opinion, they are a plague.
Americans have always have varying views on every President. Political debate has always been a key part of the freedoms that we enjoy as a nation. And the combination of these 2 elements have helped to lead our nation to become the envy of the entire world.
Somehow that is not good enough for Chris Matthews. He would rather attack our troops than question Osama Bin Laden and those that would follow him. He would accept on faith the words of a politician, powerful as that politician might me, rather than have critical analysis. And he would rather censure, marginalize, and discredit ANYONE that does not meet up to his standard of devotion to his choice of leadership. I haven’t seen such misguided beliefs since I was in Da Trud in Moscow.
I think Chris Matthews should take a moment to remember that it is the troops, in Afghanistan and West Point as well as across the world, that have enabled him to have the freedom to spout his bile on national television. Without them and their sacrifices he would only be able to parrot what he was told to say - even is he didn’t agree with it. Nor would he be able to live the lifestyle he has chosen to live. Nor would his children.
I understand that providing commentary on issues that are passionate points of debate can be difficult at times. I understand how it feels to see people not share your view and to come under fire for what you believe. I too am a member of the press and work in the media, so it is not foreign to me. But none of that is an excuse to forgo respect and/or to attack those whose blood literally guarantees our freedom.
Were I a viewer of MSNBC and/or Chris Matthews I would no longer be. But I have long ago lost any belief that either is a credible source for non-partisan information. This is just a wake-up call for those relative few that still watch. Chris Matthews does not care what is being said, so long as it matches what he blieves. Thus he is a great ultra-far left spokesperson and nothing else.
I suggest to my readers that they avoid MSNBC if they ever do view it. In addition I would suggest avoiding CNBC, NBC, and the rest of the programming under the unbrella that GE controls. Fruit of a poisoned tree is still deadly no matter what branch you pluck it from.
I would also suggest that EVERYONE send GE and MSNBC an email stating that their employing a politcal zombie who so hates debate and discussion that he would insult the very institutions that allow America to be free is the cause of your lost patronage.
You can contact Matthews and MSNBC at
http://www.nbcuni.com/About_NBC_Universal/Contact_Us/
https://www.ge.com/contact/contact_form.html?aqi=g10&ref=http://www.ge.com/contact/index.html
