Matthews Said Bush Showed "Guts" At Baseball Game

MSNBC's Chris Matthews told his viewers Monday that the hearty round of boos that greeted President George W. Bush when he threw out the inaugural pitch at Washington D.C.'s new baseball stadium weren't a big deal, because all politicians get booed at ball games, and Bush "showed a lot of guts" throwing out the pitch.

Watch the segment below:

Comments

[gulopartisan]

All presidents get booed? The booing was muted on Mathews clip, by the way, not "drowned out by applause." Someone explain to Mathews the difference between "brave" and "shameless."

And if Chris Mathews still has a tingle in his pants for man love with the president, why doesn't he just put on some rouge and camp out at the White House?

[JaneaneTheAcerbicGoblin]

You're right. What the hell is Tweety talking about, that most presidents get booed at baseball games? Most don't. There usually is some reverence for the president., but in this case, Bush doesn't deserve any reverance or respect.

[Azjhutch]

Why does Bush have to get out on the mound like he is a real baseball pitcher? That's so childish. Shouldnt he just throw it from his seat like a normal office-working older guy president would do? What a dork!

[Colmore]

Bush showed the most guts when he ran for office of the president. He HAD to know he was not qualified. Surely he did not honestly think he was the "man" for the job? He is so conceited, maybe he did, but his parents knew all too well that he was not qualified. It took guts to put himself out there, thinking he was the best and brightest. Well, look at the mess he has helped create. I would boo the loudest if I ever came near the "man"

[piranhica]

I beg to differ: Bush showed very clearly he is not well-liked, nothing more, and is disdained by a large portion of Americans. He demonstrated while willing to throw a ball, he is completely unwilling to put his life in the same kind of jeopardy he asks of others. In short, he is the worst kind of coward. He can smirk, and parade and play flyboy, but the fact is, he is a despicable little man. And most know it.

[KenBenobi]

"dispicable little man"

THREE TRUER WORDS WERE NEVER SPOKEN OF GEORGE W BUSH.

Can't ad a THING to that.

[HippieChick]

"showed a lot of guts"

More like Bush demonstrated how completely unaware he is how unwelcome his presence is. For Bush to make one more trite public appearance, considering the devastation to our state of the union under this administration and the angst of the American people, is an indication of how insignificant the people of this country are to him. Nothing will get in the way of Bush and his leisure activities­...absolut­ely nothing. Be it bunny rabbits or baseball, Georgie is out to have a good time.

[jcorrington]

I'm sure Bush was thinking, "SO???????????????"



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[nevergiveup]

Proved nothing more than he is deaf, dumb and blind to the realities of the world he lives in.

We hate him--he doesn't care.

[jmaster]

Hah! Answering questions in an open forum would take guts. This may be the first time in years he has actually heard the truth. Irresponsible journalism, Mr. Matthews. You get an 'F' today.

[angryoldman]

Maybe BOOSH likes the" booze"?

[lapdogs]

Hey Matthews!! If Bush has THE GUTS IT TAKES to throw out a baseball to a unfriendly crowd, then where are HIS GUTS for showing our dead soldiers coming back home from a war in the daylight for news reporters to see and where are all those Bush's GUTS at going to a dead soldier's funeral?

All he has the guts for is keeping the war Out of Sight - Out of Mind!

Yup, Bush has guts, all right. They're called Chickenhawk Guts.

[dax49]

matthews is a bigger boob than bush, i figured he was in the tank with the republicans when he didn't have a problem with what that bigot hagee had to say about the catholic church

[S1m0n]

It's not 'guts' if you're a narcissist who doesn't care who hates you.

[lennix]

how can you call a nut like george bush brave when he can not tell the amercan people the truth brave that cant tell the people that he made a mistake about the war please chirs matthews be for real

[1differentdrummer]

Matthews shows guts every time he opens his big mouth. I learned our remote would select other channels and i haven't watched him since. He's a clot in the arteries of communication.

[sink]

Does anyone else think it's weird that the audio on Matthews' clip has a much higher level of cheering than other clips that make it clear that there was A LOT of boos?