In all seriousness I find it hard to believe anyone watches Chris Matthews anymore.
Check him out here from tonight’s show in which he distorts the facts to “find his Reagan mojo” (quoting Michael Steele from the same segment). It’s quite amusing to watch as these liberal Democrats now….NOW….try to become Reaganites. Give me a break: (h/t Newsbusters)
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eR88Hghd6O0[/youtube]
Scott Whitlock found even more Matthews distortions during the same show:
Matthews, who did no fact checking, played a clip provided by the Congressional Progressive Caucus from a September 26 1987 Reagan radio address. In the brief snippet, Reagan was heard asserting that the “United States has a special responsibility to itself and the world to meet its obligations.”
The left-wing anchor disingenuously spun the famous Republican’s words as a future warning against GOP “terrorists”: “There he is saying these brinkmanship this trickery around the time of a deadline just to get your way, is sort of economic terrorism.” Listening to more at the address, however, debunks Matthews’ Democratic talking points.
Reagan also insisted, “You don’t need more taxes to balance the budget. Congress needs the discipline to stop spending more, and that can be done with the passage of a constitutional amendment to balance the budget.”
Reagan was a true conservative and, as that press conference illustrates, he understood that raising taxes does not help an ailing economy.
This awful segment from this awful show did produce this great moment tho.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9M3pb7Fq4w[/youtube]
Awesome job Mr. Steele.
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