They're re-running the Kevin James debacle on Hardball right now

[EarlG]

in case anyone wants to see it.

[Danger Mouse]

1. Kevin James? What is?

[EarlG]

2. This wingnut ranting about Neville Chamberlain and Democratic "appeasement"

Tweety asks him over and over again to explain exactly what Neville Chamberlain did. The guy doesn't know, so he just shouts louder and louder, but Tweety won't let him out of it.

Edit: Think Progress has the video.

http://thinkprogress.org/2008/05/15/kevin-james-appeaser/

[charlie]

6. Over and over

19 times, by ThinkProgress' count.

[cliffordu]

26. Tweety KICKED HIS ASS!!!!

Ok, tweet, I forgive you...

[TahitiNut]

52. Nonsense. Not much effort on Tweety's part at all. ;=)

James kicked his own ass with ABYSMAL ignorance and bald-faced lying. Rarely does one see the total and abject ignorance of a motor-mouthed, freeperish, goose-stepping IMBECILE laid open for all to see like that. It's easy. Any teacher knows how to give a pop quiz ... a simple, focused question that has but a single rational answer that any half-ways informed person should be able to answer easily.

How ANY person could survive 30 seconds in any kind of political talk context and NOT know about the Sudetenland and Hitler's annexation of the German-speaking region of Czechoslovakia and Chamberlain's "no-win" mission to convince Hitler to stop (neither England NOR France were at all prepared to back up any threat with force) has to not only be an imbecile but be employed by imbeciles and have imbeciles as fans. (But we already know that.)

[Hutzpa]

85. Well the imbeciles that employed this imbecile

has got to go, their whole operation IMO has been expose and the more we
get them on TeeVee the we exposes them.

If Chris starts doing this you will see his ratings sky rocket and each and
every pundits will start doing the same thing.

[Danger Mouse]

42. Thanks for the link....

looks like an easy contestant for the top 10. :hi:

[Cha]

61. "Neville Chamberlain was an Appeaser!!" kevin james

:silly: Yeah, big difference between giving part of Czechoslovakia to hitler in the Munich Agreement in 1938 and talking to our enemies.

Stupid bush and the yeller kevin james stepped in their own shit Big Time.

[renate]

80. thanks SO much for the link

I missed it on TV and my life would have been incomplete as a result, were it not for you and the Internets.

That was awesome.

[TheDonkey]

3. One of the most spectacular beat downs of an ignorant rethug talking head in cable news history

Chris Matthews vs Kevin James (some rethug radio host)

[SoonerPride]

4. Why are you screaming. Tell me what he did.

That dork is clueless

[TheDonkey]

7. the guy is beyond pathetic

he had no clue what he was talking about and I'm stunned that matthews just flat out called him out on it.

[Spazito]

12. I couldn't stop laughing...

Matthews: What did Chamberlain do that was wrong?

rethug: He appeased, he was an appeaser, appeasing.

Matthews: But what did Chamberlain DO?

rethug: Appeased, he appeased

Matthews: Dumb dipshit (my paraphrasing, lol)

[Danger Mouse]

43. oh...my...god...that was a thing of beauty.

[PoliticalAmazon]

88. MSNBC played it on their morning show today, so my husband...

got to watch it, and he was flumoxed.

[Patsy Stone]

5. It's really spectacular

and I don't think he's ever heard of Chamberlain.

[myrna minx]

8. This is an instant classic. n/t

[Rowdyboy]

9. Thanks for the heads-up......Much as I despise Matthews this is "must see TV"

[Patsy Stone]

10. "This is pathetic!"

"He doesn't even know what Chamberlain did!"

:rofl:

Go, Chris!

[DearAbby]

47. He appeased was the quick talking point

problem is they assumed people would actually know what Chamberlain did...He appeased, was out there appeasing, being the appeaser...hahahahahaw idiots.

[Patsy Stone]

49. As grateful as I am that they didn't

Why didn't they just shut his mic off?

The sad thing is, he probably had a chance at a good education, but he drank his way through it and pulled frat pranks all semester.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

72. Yes, as a former college professor, I know that these days, having a

college degree can mean anything from "I had a 4.0 with a double major in physics and chemistry" to "I devoted my energies to partying and relied on my fraternity's file of old tests and papers to pass courses," so when someone boasts about being a college graduate, I tend to suspect that their college career was closer to the latter.

[rzemanfl]

11. What an ignorant flaming asshole! Jesus Christ! I am fucking

loving this.

[charlie]

13. YouTube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1wSZBTAXRs

[Doityourself]

14. These guys are like BLANK SLATES!!!

[VolcanoJen]

15. Seriously, Earl, wasn't that one of the Most Epic GOP Meltdowns ever??

Gawd, I loved every minute of it. Was laughing hysterically. Was that really Chris Matthews? Who was he, and what did he do with Tweety? :rofl:

Favorite part: Where he invokes the "Watch 'Path to 9/11 and you'll see everything is Bill Clinton's fault!!!111!!" defense.

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[sniffa]

21. Hey Jen, what's your avatar?

I think I know. :D

[VolcanoJen]

24. That photo just warms my heart.

Stanley Ann... if only she was still with us, to see what kind of son she raised, and what he's done with his life, and what he's about to become.

:hug: sniffa :hug:

[sniffa]

32. Thanks

:hug:

[redstate_democrat]

38. Ah yes.

The "watch Pathway to 9/11" remark was classic dumb shit that will go down in media history. Was he SERIOUS? After Green told him to read Richard Clarke's book, he comes back with "watch Pathway to 9/11", a friggin ABC low budget, inaccurate miniseries?

TOTAL "MORANS", DUDE!!

[VolcanoJen]

39. I re-read Richard Clarke's book just a few weeks ago.

Wingnut Asshat would have been wise to have studied up before that Tweety smackdown. :-)

Clarke's book to me remains the definitive account of what the aftermath of 9/11 and subsequent march to war in Iraq really looked like, inside the White House. It's a fascinating read to this day.

[MonkeyFunk]

16. Just watched it...

wow, that was awesome!

Matthews just handed his ass to him!

[Willo]

17. Heavy on coffee, light on brains n/t

[sniffa]

18. I had to leave the room

I already cringed two hours ago.

[Mist]

19. Wow---I never heard of James before--he actually makes Scarborough

look intelligent. Looked up a bit on Kevin James--he was (is?) a lawyer. I can't imagine his non-stop braying playing too well in a courtroom.

[Patsy Stone]

23. And after this

you never will again.

[Strelnikov_]

57. Probably why he is now in radio

for the moment.

[democrat2thecore]

20. KRLA Los Angeles - He's an absolute idiot! Matthews showed him what "Hardball" means -nt

[L0oniX]

22. What an ascarrot extraordinaire. I was waiting for them to cut off his mic.

[ErinBerin84]

25. Chris is generally a dick, but.....the smackdown was just as sweet

the second time around. Kevin kept chirp chirp chirp-ing away, and completely avoiding the question. "He appeased! He appeased!" He reminded me of the type of person who tries to answer an essay question by completely restating the question in the answer. Chris finally got it and was like "You...don't KNOW, do you?!" And then really started at him for it. At first I thought..."It's so depressing that these sleezy little uninformed pukes like Kevin James are employed." But on second thought, they are just the type of people who I like representing the GOP on national television.

[Connie_Corleone]

27. What a big mouth! Dumb idiot. LOL!!

If Kevin James opened his mouth any wider, a bird would've flew right in there.

[JackORoses]

28. That dude is the official new 'Moran' posterboy

Holy Cow! What fucking Clown.

[johnnie]

29. Laughed my ass off

This just over-passed Coulter's claim that the Canadians were in Nam..lol.

[sfam]

30. This is a fucking riot! Gawd that guy looks like an idiotic tool!

Too funny!

[Tatiana]

31. Funniest exchange I've seen in a while.

WHAT DID CHAMBERLAIN DO THAT WAS THE PROBLEM?

WHAT DID HE DO!!!???!!!

YOU DON'T KNOW DO YOU?

[Strelnikov_]

56. What did he do? HE WAS AN APPEASER!!

THE ISSUE IS APPEASEMENT.

HE APPEASED.

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[Cessna Invesco Palin]

37. STOP HURTING THE CHILDREN. n/t

[Blue_Roses]

34. just watched it and my nerves are shot!

:crazy: that guy is NUTS!

[H2O Man]

35. Classic.

One for the record books!

[Tatiana]

36. Kevin's Bug-A-Boo eyes made me skeered! n/t

[Warren Stupidity]

40. Tweety Stands Up!

I have to give him credit, he smacked that idiot down. On the other hand he really should have more control over the mics in order to prevent that talk-over thing that rove has trained them all to do.

[Hutzpa]

41. Chris called him a BLANK SLATE

bwahahahaha!!!

:rofl:

people actually listens to this ditto head on the radio....

good God....

Tweety is on fire lately..

Way to go Chris Mathews, take back the media with tough
talking questions.

[Kool Kitty]

71. And Matthews said that James was

just like Dana Perino, who didn't know what the Cuban Missile Crisis was. He called them both blank slates. This segment had to be the best laugh I've had in a while.

[wileedog]

44. Wow, that was amazing.

Tweety just went up a few pints in my book, not many pundits willing to get that confrontational these days.

How many wanna bet it is was Bush sitting there he would have no idea what Chamberlain did either?

[depakid]

45. Those screamfests are generally unwatchable, but that one was hilarious

[EffieBlack]

46. One word . . . DAYum!!!

I'm not sure if I've ever seen anything like this!

[tishaLA]

48. it's really the most good tweety's done since

he took it to Malkin about the Swift Boat idiocy.

[me b zola]

50. OMG, they just replayed a good chuck of it on Dan Abram's show

:rofl: Look for it on the morining shows! :rofl:

[Kool Kitty]

73. Mike Malloy even played some of it on his show

this evening. It is a keeper.

[Shakespeare]

51. Just watched the clip on TPM. What a fucking piece of human filth.

And Matthews handled him BEAUTIFULLY.

Now--who the fuck is Kevin James, and who the fuck thought it'd be OK to put him before a camera? :wtf:

[TahitiNut]

59. You don't think he's "cute"? (He's right there in Lalaland. Talk radio.)

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Neshanic]

86. Yes, in a Nazi Hitler Youth kinda way.

[sufrommich]

53. For some reason,it reminds me of this quote:

"Have you no sense of decency, sir? At long last, have you left no sense of decency?"
Who'd a thunk it would come from tweety?

[jgraz]

54. It's sort of a Nixon to China thing

Only a dumbass poser like Tweety would have credibility slamming another dumbass poser.

[Strelnikov_]

55. Linky to video

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/24655385#24655385

Mark Green did a pretty good job.

[highplainsdem]

58. Not sure I ever applauded Matthews before, but I really enjoyed that.

[SaveAmerica]

60. WHAT DID CHAMBERLAIN DO? Uhhh he was a Laker?

[IndianaGreen]

62. I saw it live!

The man is a total ignoramus, as many RWers are!

I encourage everyone to watch Tweety make an ass out of this radio talking head.

[AtomicKitten]

63. A must see!!!

[TK421]

64. That guy really isn't ready for "prime-time" is he?

:rofl: he could-not-answer a simple fucking question ( and it was a very simple, direct question ) he looked like a real uneducated asshole

[CitizenLeft]

65. "He appeased! He was an appeaser! It was his policy!"

Oh dear!

I don't think he even knows what "appeasement" means.

[Bryan]

66. I can't believe that's Matthews

Whoever that host is shows evidence of a sense of proportion, a respect for facts, and a functioning brain. Does that sound like Matthews to you? Nonetheless, really tasty viewing.

[Stagecoach]

67. You just know

This guy is going to go on his radio show on Friday (provided he's on on Friday) and claim he knew what the answer to the question was. Also, will probably say Matthews was asking the question in the wrong context, and that Matthews wouldn't let him answer the question. And of course the "liberal" media tag will be brought up and all that sort of stuff. These conservative talking pundits will never admit to being wrong.

[AlCzervik]

68. oh dear gawd, dumber than Hannity.

[dkf]

69. Lately Tweety rocks...ala Pat Buchanan after WV and now Kevin James.

Good job Tweets!

[CabalPowered]

70. Anyone have a link for this?

I can't seem to find msnbc on comcast..

:wtf:

[dkf]

74. TPM has it...

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/195339.php

[CabalPowered]

75. Thanks

I appreciate it.. :hi:

[dkf]

76. Happy to be of service...

I saw it twice and it was even funnier the second time around. I wasn't expecting the smackdown when it happened. 2nd time I got to savor it.

[CabalPowered]

77. That was great.

I've never heard of the guy. He has a radio show? Err.. had a radio show?

[boppers]

78. Selling guns to merchants of death.

Reagan did it, to release hostages.
Bush did it, to pacify the ME.
* is doing it, to soothe Iraqi death squads.

The hypocrisies are breathtaking.

[Swamp Rat]

79. k&r k&r k&r k&r k&r k&r k&r k&r k&r k&r k&r k&r !!!!!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Eurobabe]

81. What a loser idiot. Tweety totally decimated that moron.

BWAHAHAAAAAA!!!

[JCMach1]

82. Classic, classic smackdown

Tweety 42 James 0

42 for the number of times Tweety had to repeat the question

[coyotespaw]

83. WHEW!!!!...

before I read the other posts I thought the King of Queens went psycho...

[msallied]

84. I was readin this on my phone and had to come back downstairs to watch it on my computer.

And it was worth every damn second. Oh my GOD! :rofl:

That's what so many of these morons do. They latch onto easy talking points and have no historical (or any other) perspective to back it up. And it works for their listeners because they're all a bunch of sheep who don't question their favorite talking heads.

This guy sounded like a televangelist, which made it even worse.

[IDemo]

87. We need a Photoshop guru to create a "pwned" trophy

James gets the award this week. Obama is making Bush the honorary winner this morning, but I think he's been retired from the competition.