The Two Most Out of Touch Human Beings In America

I submit to you that the two most out of touch elitists in America are Chris Matthews and Hillary Clinton.

Here's Matthews in the New York Times profile about him:

"I don't think people look at me as the establishment, do you?" Matthews asked me. "Am I part of the winner's circle in American life? I don't think so."

The article, of course, notes that Matthews makes $5 million a year, lives in a posh Chevy Chase house with three Mercedes, and has been a Washington insider for almost his entire life. But no, he doesn't think he's inside the establishment or part of the winner's circle.

Similarly, Clinton continues to label Barack Obama "out of touch" for saying that when people get economically crapped on by politicians and corporations, they get angry. From the confines of her mansions in Georgetown and Chappaqua, surveying her $110 million fortune and her long career as a corporate lawyer and Wal-Mart board member, Clinton expresses a "let them eat cake" attitude, apparently believing regular folks are totally happy when politicians like her champion policies like NAFTA that crush them.

Chris Matthews and Hillary Clinton -- the two most out of touch human beings in America.

Comments

[stellanoir]

I live far below the poverty level and have a kid. I find both Matthews and Clinton entirely disingenuous.

He has no earned right to have a platform. She has run the most foully mismanaged poorly executed campaign in recent history.

So much for entitlement.

As a thirteenth generational American, I know that's not what America is about.

Having two families dominate the executive branch of government is just plain wrong.

Not in this land formerly lauded for it's diversity.

[IndependentTogether]

Actually, virtually **ALL** talking heads in the MSM are out of touch. They *manufacture* outrage, they don't actually "reflect" the true outrage of real people. Case in point, they blew up the whole Bosnia and Wright stories, but these aren't issues that affect the lives of average people.

I, for one, am very happy that this story broke, even if Obama has to take an initial hit; he can handle it. It's the one time that we get to address a real issue even if it's temporarily clouded; this furor over "bitter"/"cling to" will soon give way to the reality that people have been ignored and even victimized by politicians and the MSM for years.

Specifically, Republicans have preyed on people's fears for too many years while padding their own pockets. Do you think the Buchanans, Hannitys, Dobbs's, and Limbaughs of the world are suffering like the people they manipulate? Not on your life!! They have been wickedly masterful in getting people to vote against their own interests as Obama pointed out so clearly in 2004 ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oGF3cyHE7M ).

Obama has revealed a truth that can no longer be denied. Win or lose in PA, people's bitterness and frustration will not be so easily dismissed when this dust settles.

[TheRealMacDaddy]

As the comments on this thread are more so about the use of the Term Elitist and it is being thrown back and forth by supporters of Hillary and to a lesser extent by Obama supporters, I'd like to ad my viewpoint.

AN ELITIST IS DICK CHENEY SAYING..."­SO" WHEN TOLD 68% OF AMERICANS ARE OPPOSED TO THE IRAQ WAR!

[OrganizersWin]

Paramedics in some towns in western PA make 7.30 an hour... YES, that's right, under 14K per year. Same goes for bank supervisors and other surprising occupations.
If you make 150,000 per year, I would understand that one is not necessarily 'rich' in many regards, HOWEVER, you are still sitting in the top 5% of Americans, remembering that about 4 Billion people on earth make about one dollar per day. Historically speaking, the SOL of such a person is at the top .000001% of humans who ever existed.
Most people struggle, and those who win, WIN big... as you showed.. Chris makes about 5 MIL per year. Almost everyone in media are in the top .5%, and have no clue what they are talking about. I grew up never having money, but there are communities all over America that are DESPERATELY disadvantaged, not just POOR. Drugs, bad schools, no infrastructure, no economic dev. and safety, bad criminal justice system, along with 30 yrs. of destroying manufacturing jobs... There is a deep level of poverty that is growing, while the rich are FILTHY rich... I know 14 people with college degrees and no job... what's new!

[HeevenSteven]

David this is ridiculous! Get real!

[altohone]

Some day, someone should expose how the talking points are disseminated.

We know that the script readers aren't the same as the script wirters, but the process by which the tele-prompter gets filled with the same words in all the various corporate media studios would be intriguing to learn about.

[jfor]

Nice choice, maybe these two can "hook up" and create the next generation of coal miners.

[Desiderata]

Don't forget that Tucker Carlson. O, wait. His show's been canceled and he has been "outsourced" to provide brief commentary on some of the other MSNBC shows.

How humbling of the mighty one that must be.

[ljsfolly]

When Hillary declared her run for president she had already declared herself the winner or have people forgot that? She was already getting her positions straight and was running like she was the nominee. Then came Obama and she has looked down her nose at him since. How dare a newbie, someone not from a long time washington family challenge her, the queen of us all? She has held such distain for Barack she has had issues with even saying his name have you noticed? Anything he has said or done she did before him or she claims he did something that she did to get him into trouble. Like with Bosnia and Ireland she has lied like we are stupid and there is not proof of her lies. With NAFTA the very people that lost homes/jobs/school are the ones she has pandered for the votes and they follow like sheep. She the great cheeleader for NAFTA lied about it when face to face with those who lost the most. All the while hubby Bill is still selling out the country for money and giving companies and jobs the way out of the US. Go figure. So many people were dumb enough to vote for bush and they will be dumb enough to vote for her no matter what they lose. At least she is white as far as they think and she has a name they know and remember the 90's. The 90's won't be back folks.

[1dogs2]

Come on, David. Surely they're not more out of touch than Bush and Cheney?

[Durango]

Stupidity passes for political discourse in modern America. And Chris Mathews is one of the prime practioners.

[Disparaged]

The primary problem with HRC and Matthews is that too many American people are just too stupid or ignorant not to see them as elitists and not to see how TRANSPARENT they are as people. I just don't get it - how can so many people be so damned blind, deaf and dumb? (I am NOT by any means saying that the "legally" blind, deaf or mentally challanged people are in any way like those referenced in my previous statement.­) I am asking why so many people in this country are wearing blinders and earplugs when they see or hear HRC and McCain so as not to actually SEE how transparent, inept and ill-advised they are as the "usual politician who promises so much and gives nothing". I simply don't understand when they have someone who is truthful and honest in Barack and yet they seem not to hear or see him when he is not "just a promise", but someone who will back up his words if given a chance! It is so horribly frustrating and I truly am disparaged!

[northeast73]

HAVING MONEY does not make you eltist.

Its about an ATTITUDE, which Obama (and his supporters) posesses in spades.

[Disparaged]

You are one of those "deaf, dumb and blind" people I just commented on. I'm certain that you are not "legally" deaf, mentally challanged, or blind" people, but most definitely ignorant because Obama's supporters do NOT have attitudes; we have ears to listen and actually hear what he says, eyes to see that he means what he says since he is not transparent like HRC and McLame, and we are NOT mentally challenged because we understand exactly what he says and does. That is NOT ATTITUDE. We are just informed and that makes us smart. Do your research and then maybe you might understand!

[StephenJK]

I couldn't have said it better. I should just give you my thoughts and you put them on the screen. I'm terrible with this.

[4wehttam]

Obama is the one with the attitude??? So he's got an attitude because he DARES to defend himself? He DARES to be confident? He DARES to be honest? He DARES to have more delegates, more states won and more popular votes? He DARES to beat Clinton when he's a black man that came from nowhere and she is the established elite? He DARES to challenge the status quo?

Yeah, if that is ATTITUDE, Where the hell do I sign up........­.........m­y pen is ready to go.

[SeriousBlack]

Well said 4wehttam!

[jfor]

Riiiiiight, seven thousand dollar shower curtains are for normal people. Can you change your name to southeast? Your not representing us very well.

[TexasDem0]

The two most out of touch people in America are:
1) The delusional fool, who thinks God talks to him and through him, acts as if has papal infallibility multiplied by 100, hides from real public discourse, and believes that history will view his disastrous and openly criminal administration favorably.
2) The Republican party supporter who cheers the party whose policies favor the ultra-rich and no one else; cheers for war, but does not enlist; cheers for policies that gave us gasoline approaching $4 per gallon; cheers as our Constitution is trashed; cheers as the administration illegally spies on us; cheers in endless blissful ignorance as the party acts against their own best interest.

Chris Matthews is a close runner up. How is it that highly paid TV personalities only need to be opinionated, ignorant, and rude?

[Bluedog12]

One can only be out of touch if they were in touch first.