Matthews: Where have all the "big, beefy" "every-way big guy" Democrats gone?

[NNN0LHI]

http://mediamatters.org/items/200708090006?f=h_top

While discussing the Democratic presidential candidates on the August 8 edition of MSNBC's Hardball, host Chris Matthews asserted: "I don't see a big, beefy alternative to {Sen.} Hillary Clinton {D-NY} -- a big guy. You know what I mean? An ... every-way big guy. I don't see one out there. I see a lot of slight, skinny, second- and third-rate candidates." Matthews prefaced his comment by saying, "I guess I'm thinking of an Eddie Rendell were in the race -- the governor of Pennsylvania -- or if {former Vice President} Al Gore were in the race or someone else who's a good heavyweight to be running."

As Media Matters for America noted, during MSNBC's August 7 coverage of the AFL-CIO Democratic presidential forum, Matthews asked Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson about former Sen. John Edwards' (NC) performance: "Why did they seem to be glancing blows that didn't grab the audience? Is the fact that he's a small man -- I mean, literally, physically?" Robinson responded: "He's not physically that small."

Matthews' characterization of Gore as "a good heavyweight" marks a change from his previous characterizations of Gore. As Media Matters noted, on the December 21, 2006, edition of Hardball, Matthews asked Washington Times editorial page editor Tony Blankley if Gore was "in fighting weight" and then said: "He's the Hindenburg."

Matthews has also previously suggested that Obama's being "skinny" is an asset, rather than a liability. On the January 17 edition of Hardball, he asserted:

[madrchsod]

1. chris needs to take a long rest

or have his head examined......

[TwilightGardener]

2. Tweety gets excited over big, beefy, hunks of man. He doesn't like

"small" men--he finds them unsatisfying. You really have to wonder what his wife thinks when he spouts his homoerotic BS.

[madeline_con]

11. Who knew? n/t

[teamster633]

3. Is he still fantasizing about the pResident's codpiece?

What a useless piece of shit he is. I wonder if he realizes how light-weight he seems in comparison to KO as he mugs his way into the Countdown lead-in.

[Liberal Veteran]

4. Damn. Chris should just hire a male prostitute to sate his homoerotic fantasies.

All this whining that none of the dem candidates are "beefy" enough to cause him to not need Viagra is just embarrassing.

[comradebillyboy]

5. More of tweeties homoerotic fantasies

he just loves manly men with manly smells. he probably wishes he had the balls to hang out at leather bars so he could be a bottom to a Jeff Gannon type. I would love to see tweety in open butt leather chaps and a studded leather vest with chains etc.

[teamster633]

6. I bet KKKarl has some pictures just like that, and some worse.

[Jade Fox]

7. Why does this man continue to pollute the airways?

Does anyone respect Matthews' opinions?

[madeline_con]

12. He obviously has pics of someone high up at the network. n/t

[Warpy]

8. Chris needs a vacation on Fire Island next summer

Richardson, who fits the bill completely, is obviously just not pretty enough to tickle Chrissie's fancy.

[undeterred]

9. yeah forget about men like dk who love the constitution

what the country needs now is beefcake

[opihimoimoi]

10. He is a Pub Mouth piece....always wattling on

[DURHAM D]

13. If Hillary strapped on a dildo

and wore it on the outside of her pantsuit Tweety would be glassy eyed with excitement about her candidacy.

He has not moved beyond his 9-12 year old circle jerk alter boy experience.

[OHdem10]

14. Unfortuanately, Tweety has a point.

It is much too easy to make our Guys look like wimps.

Television Image is king.

[NNN0LHI]

15. His point is ridiculous

Considering all of our candidates can't possibly be "big, beefy" "every-way big guy" Democrats because one of our top presidential candidates for president is a woman. Is he saying HRC is a wimp too?

Don