Chris Matthews and Fascism

[illinoisprogressive]

The Goosestep to Greatness will have its fans. Chris Matthews may be first in line. After saying he didn’t want any politicians from fucking ranches running the country, Matthews knows who’s the boss.

Matthews [] claimed that Giuliani “made you feel like you had a right to walk the street safely” and added, “I think the country wants a boss like that, you know? A little bit of fascism there. Just a little bit. Just a pinch of it.”

A little bit of fascism is a little too fucking much. It’s a good thing Chris Fucking Matthews is a fucking journalist, not a fucking blogger. Then he would be fucking out of here for his foul fucking mouth.

[MadMaddie]

1. Mathews can Cheney himself....he is star struck by any Repug

whose coat tails he thinks he can ride....He is not a journalist...just another talking head

[The Backlash Cometh]

15. He is star struck by money.

Let's face it. There is a whole social network out there that relies on favors and privilege to continue their style of living. It's intoxicating and seductive once you're in. And part of being a member of the club, is allowing someone, like Giuliani, to break all the rules to keep the unwashed from soiling their view. What they don't see, isn't their problem.

Unfortunately, I'm afraid that Hillary Clinton may also be struck by this desire to protect the sanitized biosphere of the rich.

[boobooday]

2. Just can't hide the authoritarian inside

Wants his big daddy to protect him.

:shrug:

[eleny]

3. Cute of him to associate Rudy with fascism

I hope he keeps saying that right up until the primaries. Rudy probably likes the sound of that even less than you do.

[BlueStateModerate]

4. Is that a real quote?

Outlandish.

[UTUSN]

5. Hey!!1 5 milion $$$ make ANYBODY sell-OUT!!1 /t

[MADem]

6. Oh, please. That's not the real reason why he wants Giuliani to run.

He thinks he's the Don Fucking King of the political arena. and he wants a Re-Peat. He was rubbing his hands together with glee, and SO looking forward to the Hillary vs. Rudy Senate race, the one that Rudy slid out of because he knew he'd get creamed he had that prostate cancer, you know, the same thing that Kerry had that didn't sideline him from HIS race.

He touts this because he hopes a few fools will listen to him and pull the lever for Rudy in the early primaries. He wants a Hillary v. Rudy contest in the BIG arena...that's why he drools and spits. He sees it as a great contest, and he wants to be the referee! And odds are, with all the shit that Timmy Russert caught with this Libby thing, old Potatohead won't be invited by the Presidential Debate Committee to be a debate questioner or moderator. I'd say Tweety has as good a chance as any, at least as a panelist/questioner--he's too fucking flaky to moderate.

He's so transparent, it isn't even funny.

[emulatorloo]

7. or to put it another way, Tweety wants ratings. Rudy Vs Hillary - Big Drama for hardball eom

[Time for change]

8. Chris Matthews is not a journalist

He's a perfect example of what is wrong with our *ing corporate media today:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=364&topic_id=899473

[Morgana LaFey]

9. Aaaaargh. He could stand to learn "just a little bit, a pinch" about

that which he would promote. What a pathetic excuse for a journalist. Someday I want to learn just what is it about him that keeps him on, and on, and on, and on MSNBC.

[nashville_brook]

10. another quote on FASCISM from Matthews (it's not what you're expecting)

on Monday, Mathews had REP. DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, (D) FL and REP. MARSHA BLACKBURN, (R) TN on to discuss the erstwhile Iraq debate...


BLACKBURN: And what we have seen happen since the president came out with his speech three weeks ago now, we have seen al-Maliki make some changes. We have seen some changes in the clerics and al-Sadr. Let‘s see where we are going to get with this. We need to let them know. We don‘t need to do something counterproductive. Our men and women in uniform tell us that it is counterproductive to be having a resolution about whether or not we support the effort and what they are doing. The work that we‘re doing over there.

(snip)

MATTHEWS: I just want to get one thing straight. We are asking those people in Baghdad to debate issues. We are asking them to practice democracy. I think we should practice... Congresswoman Blackburn, I agree with your sentiment, but I think this country is about democracy and about argument. It‘s not about we all agree. This isn‘t a fascist country where everybody is told to agree with everybody and support the troops. That‘s a beginning a discussion. It‘s not the end of it.

Thank you very much.

BLACKBURN: Thank you.

[undergroundpanther]

11. And my EX STILL thinks he is liberal/independent

He doesn't GET IT. Can't see a fascist suck up right in front of his FACE!

[Swamp Rat]

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[GreenTea]

13. Yes, Matthews embraces fascism..but he asks you...so-what!

[malaise]

14. From the half full cup perspective

he also called Rudi a fascist. That part should look great in ads.

Add.

[Jonathan50]

16. The fourteen signs of fascism

This is as good an opportunity as any to point to the fourteen signs of fascism, so here they are:

http://www.secularhumanism.org/index.php?section=library&page=britt_23_2

For the purpose of this perspective, I will consider the following regimes: Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, Franco’s Spain, Salazar’s Portugal, Papadopoulos’s Greece, Pinochet’s Chile, and Suharto’s Indonesia. To be sure, they constitute a mixed bag of national identities, cultures, developmental levels, and history. But they all followed the fascist or protofascist model in obtaining, expanding, and maintaining power. Further, all these regimes have been overthrown, so a more or less complete picture of their basic characteristics and abuses is possible.

Analysis of these seven regimes reveals fourteen common threads that link them in recognizable patterns of national behavior and abuse of power. These basic characteristics are more prevalent and intense in some regimes than in others, but they all share at least some level of similarity.

1. Powerful and continuing expressions of nationalism. From the prominent displays of flags and bunting to the ubiquitous lapel pins, the fervor to show patriotic nationalism, both on the part of the regime itself and of citizens caught up in its frenzy, was always obvious. Catchy slogans, pride in the military, and demands for unity were common themes in expressing this nationalism. It was usually coupled with a suspicion of things foreign that often bordered on xenophobia.

2. Disdain for the importance of human rights. The regimes themselves viewed human rights as of little value and a hindrance to realizing the objectives of the ruling elite. Through clever use of propaganda, the population was brought to accept these human rights abuses by marginalizing, even demonizing, those being targeted. When abuse was egregious, the tactic was to use secrecy, denial, and disinformation.

Twelve more:

Go to the link I gave. Read them and weep.