That’s what happened to CSPAN’s Steve Scully. Scully asked Matthews if the “thrill” was still there for Obama, referring to the comment Matthews made in 2008 when he said listening to Obama give a speech gave him a “thrill up his leg.” Matthews made that comment on MSNBC, alongside Keith Olbermann, who is currently unemployed in the Obama economy.
Confronted by CSPAN’s Scully, Matthews expressed something other than a thrill.
“I hope that you feel satisfied that you’ve used the most obvious question that is raised by every horse’s ass right-winger I ever bump into,” Matthews responded, after defending the comment.
Tell us what you really think, Chris.
“Perhaps I shouldn’t have said so because I’ve given a lot of jackasses the chance to talk about it,” Matthews continued.
“And usually they say ‘tingle’ which says something about their orientation, but that’s alright,” he added. Later he interjected, “Not that there’s anything wrong with that, of course. I have to throw that in.”
Of course you do, otherwise every anchor at your own network would be obliged to accuse you of hate speech. If they were honest and fair, anyway.
Matthews sounds like the pre-pubescent boy who’s been spied by his friends making eyes at the new girl in school – or is it new boy? Just call him Chris Tingle.
Funny how plain common sense seems right wing to a liberal. And what does the word “tingle” have to do with being gay? Are we in the same territory here where morons went after the Tea Party because they weren’t fully up to date on vulgar sexual terms? Note to everyone, don’t organize an anti-gay marriage group called the Tingle Party – I guess.
Plain common sense IS right wing. That’s why people who have not a shred of it tend to be liberals; like Matthews, for example.
He gets more shrill and cartoonish as time goes by. I think he’ll soon be as irrelevant as Olbermann.
Chris Matthews has a problem. As he is a talking head on TV, he obviously wants people to listen to him. He just doesn’t want them to remember what he said- at least in this case.
ROFLMAO @ Tingles!! What’s the matter baby boy, have the bad Republicans been cruel to you again? Somebody tell Ed Schultz or Larry O’Donnell to pass the ointment over to Chrissy. He’s got a diaper rash that just won’t go away.
Seems to me that if Chris Matthews wants to talk to allude about folks who screw men in the rear because they enjoy it, he should be talking about Democrats.
Chrissy not only gets tingly when BO reads a speech, he’s also pretty excited about Obama’s smile. I think Chrissy is the one who is a little confused about his sexual orientation. Or maybe he’s just got a thang for Barry.
Never seen so many people willing to make complete fools of themselves because of one man.
I’ll never forget the time Tingles forgot Obama was black.
How far up his leg did that thrill go anyhow?
How dare you accurately use my own words against me! Ur teh ghey!