Ellen Degeneres Deconstructs Chris Matthews' Dancing And Breast Grab
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Very cute, Ellen. That good ole 1-2 punch. But your left hand, your left hand -- was it headed for a retaliatory grab? I guess we'll never know since he tossed you aside before you completed your move, will we? He musta' seen it comin'!
Great segment!
Chris Matthews is such a stupid douche. I loved watching Jon Stewart just RIP HIM APART on the Daly Show.
HA! In your face, Matthews!
Go,Ellen! Go,Ellen! Go,Ellen!
Question for Chris Matthews:
Was it a hard ball?
Matthews is a Smurfball. That "play by play" was great, Ellen. Move over, John Madden.
Ellen should have kicked Matthews in his hard balls.
Wow, so many takes, so many agendas. Everyone from homophobes to angry gays, to Mathews haters. Everyone seems certain that it validates their preconceptions.
IMO you're making too much of this folks.
Why not give the benefit of the doubt?
How about seeing it as an awkward accident ?
I guess Chris Matthews must be a hard core Trekkie. Why do I say this? There's a famous blooper real from the original Star Trek series and there is a clip where the actors pretend the ship is being rocked back and forth by explosions. Dr. McCoy (Deforest Kelley) and Nurse Chapel (Majel Barrett) are in the sick bay going back and forth. He does the same breast grab from behind that Chris does. See it for yourself: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZAkGfJY05k It's at 1:34 in the clip.
Hey, Tina Fey, listen up! Now THAT was funny!!!!
silly. It was an accident. People can do nothing anymore without receiving over the top amounts of criticism.
I was pretty uncomfortable the first time I saw it. Matthews is just as graceful cutting the rug as he is behind the desk.
Hate that tool.
Ellen's metamorphosis into a 16-year-old boy proceeds nicely, though.
Lezzy's dont have breast...just a fat chest.
That's such an ignorant thing to say. Your parents must be so proud.
This is the same person who said that the fact that Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt gave more than $8 million to charity in 2006 and could use it as a tax deduction takes away from the "goodness of the giver".
Apparently, ignorance abounds for "SlippingInTheDip".
Aaaaaah!!!
Must. Reference. Friends!
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Ellen might be wondering right now if 'bi' might be something to look into.
Because Chris Matthews grabbed her breast? Get real. As if that's the first man to grab her tit.
A number of years ago, I was hiking with a young woman up a very steep ascent, she lost her
balance, and I instantly steadied her, to keep her from falling. She accused me of copping a
feel, when my only concern was to keep her from what could have been a really nasty spill. I do
think, after seeing the videos of the event, that all Chris Mathews was doing, was trying to avoid
a fall. Sometimes, hands don't land on the best spots, when one is instantly reacting. I think
both Hardball and the Degeneres show have made light of an incident, that we should laugh at.
The Degeneres show IS making light of it. Didn't you hear the audience laughing?
I love everyone here responding as if Ellen was seriously planning a sexual harrassment suit.
For god sake, the woman is a Dyke. Grabbing her breast is not sexual for either him or her. If he wanted to cop a feel he certainly would not waste his time trying to do her. That woman is creepy. I would not like to be left in a closed room or in a dark alley with her around. Yech!!!!
Yes, because lesbians are NEVER raped or otherwise sexually assaulted by men, didn't you know? It wouldn't be "sexual" for the male attacker.
Left by yourself in a closed room - preferably locked on the outside - is exactly where you belong.
A seriously paranoid homophobe who lacks the slightest sense of humor. What a charming combination.
cylindar: What a homophobic tool you are! That Dyke has done more to contribute to the lives of others than you will earn in your entire life. And I am sure she is happier with who she is as a fearless woman than you will ever be with your putrid, hateful, smallness.
Ellen was a good sport about it and made the kind of fun of it that the experience deserved. I'd say that Chris Matthews is a tool, but really, he's an oddly mixed bag of tools.
Just because it wasn't sexual doesn't mean it wasn't an assault. Or a battery for that matter.
"Or a battery for that matter."
Are you trying to say Matthews is AC/DC?
Thank you Chris and Ellen -- I don't know when I've laughed so hard.
Eeeeeeeew. If it had happened to me, I would have probably scrubbed my right breast with acetone... This guy is a true pig, it's not the first time he acts like one.
Don't flatter yourself Ellen. That's no grab. Let's not pretend the nipple was really involved.
A howeling hoot my sister!
Chris Matthews is one of those folks that shames his mother and his dog, ... and swears them both to secrecy. Philadelphia has a bench warrant out on his sorry ass for being a perverted son of brotherly love. What a dingly dongle piece of shit he seems to love to become when he gets out of his cage, eh?
Invite Rachel Maddow or me, or my sister next time. Chris is a simpleton perv from a bad neighborhood that we should have told you about long ago. The Chamber of Commerce is correcting any misimpressions he might have left on your breasts, ... I mean on your mind, about the way Philadelphia FEELS about you. Shit, ... can't quite get it right!
Can't we just send you a cheese steak or soft pretzel to make it up to you? For now, ... if it is okay with you, ... we have some of our boys in 30th Street Station watching out for his sorry ass for bein' so rude and ungracious to you, ... 'Zat okay:?
Come' on, Ellen, ... you gotta understan' what it means to Philly when a gal like yerself trashes us jus' cuz a groper like Matthews cums on ya show and makes a fool of hisself. We got a million like him in every bar from da Schulkill to da Delaware, ... and women are payin' covers to get dat kinda treatment, ... even durin' Holy Week, ... well maybe they don't care for it dat much.
Hey look, ... been great to talk to ya', ... "stay in touch", ... no offense intended, ...
Love ya babes,
Gumba Da Bush!
Ellen will probably do Chris Matthews tomorrow too.
Note to dorky, creepy old white guys (are you listening, Karl Rove?): STOP TRYING TO ACT COOL! You are not fooling or impressing anyone. If you know you can't dance, don't attempt it, please! You make a fool of yourself and you nauseate the rest of us.
I remember when there used to be a thing called dignity in this country. I miss that.
Oh give it a break -- has this country lost all sense of humor ? For goodness sake lighten up. This was funny nothing more than that. Why is it some people have to find fault in everything? I thank Chris and Ellen for for making me laugh. People who some how find this not funny need to read the book "don't sweat the small suff" great author. Every aspect of your life doesn't have to be so serious. People who can't find humor are not welcome at parties.
I happen to have a great sense of humor, thank you very much, and I did laugh---AT Chris Matthews because he is creepy. And I laughed WITH Ellen because she handled it with great humor and grace (inasmuch as was possible in that situation), as she always does.
There's just something about lily-white dorky middle-aged guys trying to act cool that makes me cringe, that's all. I think it was just awkward and clumsy and foolish of him to attempt to be cool when he is so obviously not even on the cool spectrum. He's like Tom Willis from "The Jeffersons." Chronically unhip.
I agree. Lighten up everyone. That was very funny.
Ellen's the best!! So down to earth.
Ellen, is one of the best comics in our times. Hard to believe that not so long ago her show was canceled because she's a Lesbian. But Ellen like many who are cast aside because "they are different" just pushed on and prevailed YOU GO ELLEN!
When she replays at the end by removing the context and other parts, Chris Matthews turns out to be saying he plans to rape her , "I''m gonna do Ellen Degeneres tomorrow." This is a subtle jab at how Right Wing media twisted Wright's speech.
I don't think you've been paying attention to Chris Matthews lately, but he has a veritable mancrush on Obama as far as I can tell and his discussions about Wright's speech have been as fairminded as one can expect from a pundit. Yes, Matthews can be crazy sometimes, but there are many more deplorable pundits on the 24 hour news networks. I actually happen to enjoy Hardball.
As for this clip, Chris Matthews played Ellen's play-by-play today on his show too - it's refreshing to see someone who can laugh at himself. As awkward and embarassing as that was to watch, I can't imagine how embarassing it was to participate in for both Ellen and Chris.
When was the last time Chris Matthews danced? 30 years ago?
Nice to see him on the receiving end.
Ellen will have dinner on this clip for a long time. Bet it recurs on her show for quite a while.
I give Chris credit, that's what is missing in our society, people can't take the mickey out of "themselves" (English term).
Very Funny...
I hope he learn something from this, If you can't dance don't try
LOL
He looks like such a libertine in that freeze frame
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