Chris was TERRIFIC! He held Priebus accountable for his tainted garbage.
GOP Convention: Chris Mathews tees off on Reince Priebus
Matthews challenged Priebus after he said the president is looking to Europe for guidance.
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By TIM MAK | 8/27/12 9:29 AM EDT
Angry MSNBC host Chris Matthews called RNC Chairman Reince Priebus’ ideas “insane” Monday after the chairman said that President Barack Obama was “looking to Europe for guidance” on his policies.
Referring to Mitt Romney’s reference last week to his own birth certificate, Matthews said, “That cheap shot about ‘I don’t have a problem with my birth certificate’ was awful. You are playing that little ethnic card there. You can play your games and giggle about it, but the fact is your side is playing that card.”
But Matthews truly went off the handle when Priebus called Obama’s policies European.
“I think Obama’s policies have created a sense that, for whatever reason, he’s looking guidance as far as health care is concerned, as far as our spending is concerned, as far as these stimulus packages are concerned, that he’s looking to Europe for guidance,” said Priebus on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” at the start of what would become a heated back and forth.
“What? Where do you get this from? That’s insane,” responded Matthews. “You mean the fact that every president we’ve had has tried to offset the economic cycle with stimulus going the other direction is somehow European?”
“We’ve got to get the debt under control,” said Priebus.
“What does that have to do with Europe and this foreignization of the government. You’re doing it now. Saying that he’s influenced by foreign influences?” said Matthews.
A heated back and forth went back for some time, until Priebus said, “I’m not going to get into this argument with Chris.”
“Because you’re losing, that’s why,” shot back Matthews, to some scattered applause in the live audience.
“Garbage, garbage,” said a clearly irritated Priebus.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0812/80190.html#ixzz24kyRwYVp
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