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| Chris Matthews: 'Just By His Name' Barack Best at Dealing With Muslim World |
| 2007-08-16 |
| Though coming from a White Devil like Chris Matthews, I have my doubts. Via one of Fred's BlogAds. What's in a name? For Chris Matthews, a lot. Discussing foreign policy on this afternoon's "Hardball," host Matthews advanced this astonishing theory. CHRIS MATTHEWS: Do you have a sense, though, well certainly I have it, that just by his name, Barack, ah, Barack Hussein Obama, by his background, having grown up in Indonesia which is a largely Muslim country, that he would have a feel perhaps other presidential candidates don't have of how to connect with that part of the world, the billion people, that we seem to have such a problem connecting with and avoiding war with. |
| Posted by:ed |
| #17 It means "Christ Bearer", as in he who carried Jesus across a river. As I always say, "When the first six letters of your name spells 'Christ", you know you're in for trouble." |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-08-16 16:08 |
| #16 Huh. Whaddaya suppose "Christopher" means? |
| Posted by: Angie Schultz 2007-08-16 12:13 |
| #15 Take one cup multiculturism. Add dash of reductio ad absurdum. Set blender on puree Bake for one hour at 350 degrees. Serve while hot. |
| Posted by: charger 2007-08-16 11:02 |
| #14 Well, to give him credit, Obama did mention bombing certain parts of Pakistan. Of course, that's not the type "dealing with" that Matthews meant. |
| Posted by: BA 2007-08-16 10:52 |
| #13 I guess Chris could never support a Hispanic candidate named 'Jesus' for the same reason. |
| Posted by: Total War 2007-08-16 10:42 |
| #12 Uh, Chris, the rest of us got over this stupid notion in the 1960 election (JFK being Catholic, taking direction from the Pope...). But perhaps you were too busy babbling to notice. Uh, Sofia, I don't know about that....there's still a large group saying "But, he's a Mormon" about Romney. While I disagree with Mormonism wholesale and even some of his stances, I personally would still wholly endorse Romney over those other "Christians" like Hillary, Obama et. al. |
| Posted by: BA 2007-08-16 09:34 |
| #11 Isn't "Barak" Hebrew for "lightning?" Uh, Chris, the rest of us got over this stupid notion in the 1960 election (JFK being Catholic, taking direction from the Pope...). But perhaps you were too busy babbling to notice. |
| Posted by: sofia 2007-08-16 09:23 |
| #10 I'm the best to deal with Islamic World---just look at the record. |
| Posted by: Hulagu 2007-08-16 08:48 |
| #9 how about Vlad the Impaler |
| Posted by: mhw 2007-08-16 08:46 |
| #8 Matthew, I prefer a name like Richard the Lionheart (of Crusade fame), as someone who could deal with Muslims more effectively. Of course I am biased on the side of the Crusaders over the Muslim hoards so what do I know. |
| Posted by: Push over pushes back 2007-08-16 03:41 |
| #7 If the eponymous connotations of a candidate's name are worthy of consideration, Obama should have been toast the instant his hat landed in the ring. We'll please ignore everything he's done since then to disqualify himself |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-08-16 02:46 |
| #6 Matthews tailors his opinions to match invite criterion to A-list Beltway parties. He's a w____. |
| Posted by: McZoid 2007-08-16 02:09 |
| #5 Point taken, 2x4. I never said I was *right* about my conjecture... /but I think we should keep an eye on ol' Ehud, just in case |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2007-08-16 00:48 |
| #4 SF, this is rather silly, pardon my fwench. How about Ehud Barak, Israeli MoD? Anyway, does Obama look like a horse? Lemme see, big ears... Donkey! ;-) |
| Posted by: twobyfour 2007-08-16 00:44 |
| #3 Chris Matthews: 'Just By His Name' Chris Matthews Best at Dealing With Fat Loudmouth Idiot Loads |
| Posted by: tu3031 2007-08-16 00:43 |
| #2 You are a fool, matthews, just like that other idiot(s) on CNN. You are talking heads, not foreign affairs analysts. Act like it or be broke. And I mean bankrupt. Just the other day, I heard a FOOL on CNN talking about how government should handle everything. 'FOOLS, all of you. |
| Posted by: newc 2007-08-16 00:35 |
| #1 I saw something the other day that really caught my eye. Buraq is the name of the horse that transported BigMo from the distant mosque (al-Quds, known to us as Jerusalem) to his just rewards. The name Barrack is a bit too similar for comfort. |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2007-08-16 00:14 |