It’s so funny that the left, in this case Chris Matthews, has absolutely no substantive argument other than to call people racists. In this instance Matthews is accusing Gingrich of using race to appeal to a ‘certain type of voter’ because he called Obama a ‘food stamp president’. Apparently Matthews can’t get it through his thick head that the truth of Gingrich’s statement is that Obama is making Americans poor and needy. No, it has to be about race because we all know that the Republican Party and the Tea Party is really the KKK in plain clothing. Good grief!

It’s amazing that Chris Matthews doesn’t just pull the bottle out and drink right on the air (via Newsbusters):

CHRIS MATTHEWS: Let me finish tonight with this. Newt Gingrich has called Barack Obama a Food Stamp President. Food Stamp President. Got it? I thought we were passed all this, didn’t you? You know, the talk about Welfare Queens and phrases like that. Well, you either get the message or you don’t. And if you don’t, there’s no point arguing with you about it. Most people do get the point, meaning most people white and black get the point.

Speaker Gingrich went at Juan Williams last night in that debate in just this vein. He knew what he was doing. Williams could see that saying that black Americans should want jobs not food stamps was insulting. Gingrich then laid into him saying that President Obama had put more Americans on food stamps than any other president. He got a lot of applause for that. Why would saying that get you a big, hearty applause? Because this whole conversation isn’t about poverty, but about race. It’s about a candidate who knows just how to make his point to appeal to a certain kind of voter. I’m talking about Gingrich here.

Again, there’s no point arguing this. You either hear the code being used or you don’t. Someone talking about food stamps, bringing up food stamps, calling a president a Food Stamp President when no one else on the planet is talking about food stamps knows precisely what he’s talking about. It’s about a cartoon, a cartoon that the people getting public assistance are lazy, don’t want to work, and are black. You talk about how low this campaign has gotten, lookee here.

And by the way, next time you’re in Washington, D.C., or any other big urban area, I’ve got an educational trip for you to take. Get up early, earlier than you usually get up, say about 6 or 6:30 in the morning, and drive through the poor parts of town and watch who’s up waiting at the bus stops heading to work. Poor people. A lot of them. A lot of them black. And they’re the hardest working people in the country.

Gingrich is a smart guy. He ought to be ashamed of himself.




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Mike Lee
Mike Lee

Well, Chris, you are NOT a "smart guy"...and you should off yourself.

AmericanborninCanada
AmericanborninCanada

Oh prayer would absolutely drive him nuts!! :-D Glad you found a job too step.

bobemakk
bobemakk

Between Chris Matthews, Stephen Colbert, David Letterman, Bill Maher and Jon Stewart I don't know who is the most stupid. They seem to criticize everyone, they are not pundits, just anti everything.

Gingrich for president. The lamestream media is trashing Newt for "historical" baggage. All politicians have baggage if we dig deep enough, but the lamestream/left socialists won't expose democrats, they love the big zero/Obama. Newt has made his mark with his "Contract with America," a contract he fulfilled that no other politician can match. He is a true conservative, and gaining in the polls. We need this man to bring back our country into prosperity.

However, I will vote for anyone who runs against the Obama regime.

Amy
Amy

Hmm - perhaps he's thanking Mickey & Donald in person for signing Gov. Walker's recall petition? Just a thought...

Mike Florey
Mike Florey

Thanks, Steven. I'll be in an area so remote, I won't have access to the internet without a satellite feed. My new house overlooks a river known for some trophy trout.

So long to the Chris Matthews of the world. I could easily turn in to a misanthrope.

Mike Florey
Mike Florey

That's why I'm moving to a remote region of the Rockies, TG. There aren't any Foot Lockers to mob and at that altitude looters can't outrun me.

And I'm an old man.

Amy
Amy

It's what they want to happen. Whip people into a frenzy because mobs don't think they just react...

Meanwhile - watch the other hand

Eve
Eve

Chris Matthews is the poster boy for the dumb-ing down of America (Olbermann was tied for the position and Schultz has been vying for runner up).

What is racist is an Obama Administration who thinks their minorities are to stupid to get an education and a job without a handout. Moreover, I think Newt's point is also emphasizing how this Administration is destroying the work ethic in America. His policies, regulations, etc., are destroying/enabling the mindsets and ambition. Those are led to believe the Government (I mean taxpayers) will save them, when they are only being used for a vote.

"It’s amazing that Chris Matthews doesn’t just pull the bottle out and drink right on the air" (LOL) - I'm willing to bet he does between commercial breaks and when he looks at his ratings so the 0 looks like an 8.

AmericanborninCanada
AmericanborninCanada

"I'm willing to bet he does between commercial breaks and when he looks at his ratings so the 0 looks like an 8. " Love it! Nicely said Eve! :-)

Eve
Eve

Haha, thanks, TRS gave me the visual and Matthews leaves a lot to work with in that department. :)

Mike Florey
Mike Florey

People! Everyone misunderstood Newt. He called Obama "The foot-stamp president". When he doesn't get his way, he stamps his little feet, locks himself in his 'other' office and doesn't come out until he's smoked a pack of Kools.

Gene S
Gene S

Well Chris either you get the message or you don't. And if you don’t, there’s no point arguing with you about it. Most people do get the point, meaning most people white and black get the point.

Chris Dias
Chris Dias

He might do better putting his ass and mouth in their proper places.

james121
james121

"Liberals measure compassion by how many people are on public assistance where conservatives measure compassion by how many no longer need it."

~Jack Kemp

By Liberal standards, both Obama and Matthews should be proud!

AmericanborninCanada
AmericanborninCanada

I know what you mean xman. I don't know why I do- I guess it gives me an excuse to vent whereas, I'd have it all bottled up. But thankfully the only times I ever DO listen to these imbiciles is when Scoop has 'em. Sometimes they are actually good for a laugh, but this one just poked the wrong spot.

PFFV
PFFV

Chris 'tingles' Matthews opinion matters in what way again? His love affair with Obama's pectoral muscles alone should have disqualified him from having any merit in his supposed objective opinions. Like all liberals he has no substance for a rebuttal so he goes right to the 'Race Card' again and again. Only mind numbed robots/flaming liberals watch this knuckle dragging fool. It's just amazing how stupid liberals are.

Mark
Mark

Aren't more whites on Food stamps than blacks?!

Al Pipkin
Al Pipkin

"It’s so funny that the left, in this case Chris Matthews, has absolutely no substantive argument other than to call people racists." ... meaning "has absolutely no substantive argument. (period, end of declarative statement!!)" Name calling went out of stile shortly after I "graduated" from kindergarten.

AmericanborninCanada
AmericanborninCanada

I could have added more, but my delicate ears were about falling off as it was ;-)

You guys, my cheerleaders are SO special to me. Ya'll have NO idea. I thank God for all of you.

Joe
Joe

FACTS are in the WAY of THIS STORY:

ParticipantsAccording to the United States Department of Agriculture (based on a study of data gathered in Fiscal Year 2010), statistics for the food stamp program are as follows:[13]

35% of participants are white;

22% are African-American, not Hispanic;

10% are Hispanic; 2% are Asian, 4% are Native American, and 19% are of unknown race or ethnicity.[13]

49% of all participants are children (17 or younger), and 49% of them live in single-parent households.

15% of all participants are elderly (age 60 or over).

20% of all participants are non-elderly disabled people.

The average gross monthly income per food stamp household is $731; The average net income is $336.

35% of participants are white; 22% are African-American, not Hispanic; 10% are Hispanic; 2% are Asian, 4% are Native American, and 19% are of unknown race or ethnicity.[13]

An annual report released by the Department of Agriculture about the composition of households participating in the Food Stamp Program is identified as the Characteristics Report.[14]

WAIT - WHAT ???? >>>

35% of participants are white;

22% are African-American, not Hispanic;

Quoted from WIKI - which is off-line on Wed.

So check NOW

Amy
Amy

But the left has no intention of letting facts get in the way of advancing their narrative. They have to keep to those talking points because they have no substance behind their message. However, they do know that if you repeat something enough times most people just allow themselves to accept it.

AmericanborninCanada
AmericanborninCanada

I appreciate the info Joe- but I don't have to check it out- we lived it, and saw it all around us. I thank God, 2 weeks after my husband found a job, we got off it. For those who don't believe in Jesus- He is the one who sustained us through 3+ years of no income.

Joe
Joe

THe LEFT are the racists - THEY ALWAYS ASSume the Right is on the attack

Here I go again >>

Bob Hope (remember Him?) http://youtu.be/PSKH6Gw1TC8

AmericanborninCanada
AmericanborninCanada

Canada Free Press is one of my favorite webnew sites. It's excellent (and plenty of great American web journalists articles on there).

AmericanborninCanada
AmericanborninCanada

We love you unidentified!!!!!!!!!! But you knew that already! (((())))s from me!!!!! :-D

AmericanborninCanada
AmericanborninCanada

OH CRAP. Now it's going to be nothing but dear leader all day here. I'm going into hibernation til he's gone.

AmericanborninCanada
AmericanborninCanada

If that's the case, I guess my comment will be banned soon enough. That's ok with me.. it felt good to write it anyway, Scoop, I give you permission to remove it.

KenInMontana
KenInMontana

I read it, and I see nothing wrong with it. It will stand as it is.

Cordially,

Da Hammerman of Scooptopia

AmericanborninCanada
AmericanborninCanada

OH MY!! If I could climb into my computer right now, you'd all be witness to the biggest slapdown in history!!! Chris Matthews, you are such an @$$!!!!!! YOU ARE THE STINKING RACIST you moron! Gingrich does not need the likes of me to defend his statement, but I will say this you stupid, sanctimonious, smug, leftist, elitest @$$. HE called DEAR LEADER the FOOD STAMP president because more people have been on foodstamps in the past 3 years than at any time in this nation's history! GOT IT jerk wad?! I have worked since I was 12 years old. My husband has worked since he was 9. NEVER IN OUR LIFETIMES until your marxist dear leader have either ONE of us EVER had to apply for food stamps. Do you- you smug hypocrite have any stinking CLUE of what it is like to have been self sufficiant all your life, to have to apply for food freaking stamps?! DO YOU?! It stinks! It stinks when people you know, all around you, people in your community ALL AROUND you, your friends and neighbors who have worked their butts off to provide for their families lose their jobs because of stinking commie socialist anti capitalist morons make the nation so HOSTILE to businesses, have to use up all of whatever savings they had and then go on stinking food stamps. THIS IS YOUR DEAR LEADER and all you narrow minded bubble living carbon breathing pukes who made this country become what it is now- so focused on race, wealth, give me give me crap. Don't you DARE try and pin this on race you racist pig! Race has nothing to do with dear leader's desire to make his mommy and daddy's marxist wishes come true and turn the Best most Blessed, Greatest country on the face of the planet into the welfare government granny state it is now. Get off whatever you smoke and how about get out of your plush little studio in whatever leftist city you're in- get out into the real part of America where people are fed up with this crap and look around. You may just understand that your views are pathetic and lacking in any coherant thoughts. You make me sick.

Psalm 37... breath... OK. I'm better now. Forgive my rant.

Brian Jones
Brian Jones

Ya know, there are VERY FEW THINGS on this Earth more embarassing (or infuriating) than a Rich White Guy playing the Race Card against other White people.

Doors Xp
Doors Xp

Screwball Matthews talking about conservative code words again.

"Food stamps", of course, is an anagram for "Maps of dots", and everyone knows that if you connect those dots they show the way to The Cage Shoppe.

And, of course, as we all know "The Cage Shoppe" is an anagram for "GOP hate speech". So, Screwball figured us out. Uh oh.

Or maybe Screwball is just using a tired old loser's tactic. And everyone knows that "loser's tactic" is an anagram for "closet racist". Thus it comes full circle back to Screwball himself. Hmm...

StNikao
StNikao

Ok - I exaggerated a little. They also use mean. So maybe there are 6-7 words.

StNikao
StNikao

An, the frothing saliva king uses the race card. That is completely unsurprising ...actually, it is to be expected.

The libs only have three cards in their deck and three words in their vocabulary: bigot, racist and hate. To them conservative words like work, budget, no debt, reduced spending, fiscal responsibility are hateful, unfair, bigoted, vile, evil.

I'm sure racist hateful bigoted Newt welcomed this stunning validation of his efficacy and conservatism from Chrissy M.

Steven Valdez
Steven Valdez

Does Matthews think he's the race whisperer? Good grief indeed.

More taxes aren't going to create jobs, they create food stamps, welfare...

Tim N
Tim N

This might be mean, but does anyone else have a gut feeling Chris Matthews thinks this stuff up while he is in line at the buffet?

Tim N
Tim N

Not having cable TV in my house makes me happy. I don't help pay this clown's wages at MSNBC.

straw man
straw man

Every night, Mr. Matthews comes up with a new and creative reason that someone on the Right is a racist... that is his job... that is his sole purpose in life... kinda sad when you think about it.

StNikao
StNikao

It would be so much fun to see Newt and Chris Matthews mix it up...and watch what happens when he calls Newt a racist.

Bet Matthews is not man enough to take that on.