MSNBC Chris Matthews Dangerously Edging Toward Mental Abyss

By Semperpapa

Yes, nobody watches this guy, his program or his network, but nevertheless he remains a great source of entertainment for those of us who look at him as a waste of good oxygen.

But from a pure humanitarian point of view, the last few weeks have shown that Chris Matthews is dangerously edging toward a personal mental abyss.

The latest comes from a statement he made during a segment with former San Francisco mayor Willy Brown (poor old Willy, reduced to having to appear on MSNBC for attention, but that’s another story).

This is what Tingle said:

“I thought the decision by Romney to run for president, even as this president had not yet even been inaugurated, Mayor, showed a certain kind of disdain,” said Matthews. “I don’t want to get into his head on this – I don’t like the look of it – but he seemed to think, ‘Well, this guy could be beat by me.’”

I know that the statement does not make much sense, but the point of it was that Matthews saw great arrogance in Mitt Romney decision to run against his majesty Obama, arrogance in thinking that he, Romney, could actually beat the mighty Obama.

Worth noting briefly, is Willy Brown’s answer:

“I’ve got a message for Mitt Romney – I wouldn’t do any head games with Barack Obama. He’s not smart enough, I don’t think he’s clever enough and he clearly has no street about him at all.”

Ok then, according to Brown Romney has “no street about him” which I guess means that the GOP candidate did not grow up in the ‘hood. Yes, because Obama did?

But back to Matthews.

Is Chris suggesting that the mere decision to run for president should be based not on the desire to challenge an incumbent president, but on WHO that president is or the moment in history?

If that is the case, then Chris should have criticized John Kerry for running against George W. in 2004 at a moment when the nation was still recuperating from the September 11 attacks and was involved in two military conflicts. But that’s not it.

Matthews’ objection to Romney decision to run against Obama is based on the fact that Chris believes that nobody should have the temerity to challenge his precious Obama. For Chris Matthews, Obama should be hailed as “Supreme Being” not just of our country, but, in time, of the entire planet.

I am not sure what the problem is with Chris Matthews. It may be that he just suffers from a form of unhealthy “man crush” with Obama or it may be just a case of a man coming out of the closet, like his colleague Anderson Cooper at CNN.

As much as the lunatic tirades of Chris Matthews can be endless sources of entertainment and amusement, I am still somewhat concerned about the man mental conditions, again from a pure humanitarian point of view, because the level of devotion to Obama shown reaches the limits of absurdity. Even when Chris cannot defend Obama’s obvious record of incompetence and radicalism, he immediately runs for the racial angle.

Clearly, in Matthews’ small, padded room world, disagreeing with the mighty Obama is just racist because the man’s brilliance could not possibly be challenged.

On the night of the elections next November, I will force myself to check MSNBC coverage. Should Romney score a victory, I am very sure that poor Chris Matthews will literally self-combust on live TV and that, my friends, would be extremely entertaining.

Just my thoughts!