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Chris Matthews: Cut JFK Some Slack on Marital Infidelities
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Hardball host Chris Matthews brought on his wife for some friendly grilling last night. During a discussion of former president John Kennedy, who is the subject of his latest book, and after several minutes of effusive praise, Matthews was forced t0 defend Kennedy’s infidelity, much to his chagrin.
Kathleen Matthews: Do you think Jack Kennedy could have been a hero today and still have sort of the double life he had, unfaithful to his wife, sort of a father in the backroom, and some really tough hardball politics?
Chris Matthews: The old man was a right winger. Here’s what I think. Once you’ve saved your crew over in World War II, and you’re a hero, and you really did protect the men in your unit, and you really did risk your life, people cut you a little slack.
Why the reference to Joe Kennedy? He wasn’t even part of the original discussion, but it gave Matthews a chance to throw in a gratuitous attack while trying to defend JFK’s philandering.
And it was a pretty weak defense saying that because he was a hero we should look the other way, as if the marital indiscretions really didn’t matter, even though he was the president.
Unfortunately the segment ended with Matthews’ response and didn’t give his wife a chance to quiz him further, which she seemed prepared to do. But for the sake of their marital relations, that probably was a good thing.
Don’t expect Matthews to cut any slack to any Republican politicians if they stumble like JFK, because his hero worship extends only to Democrats.
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5 Comments for Chris Matthews: Cut JFK Some Slack on Marital Infidelities
Logic and fairness simply are not part of a liberal’s mindset. They have no control over their emotions and are simply grown-up spoiled children.
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Matthews is a blubbering liberal and intellectually dishonest. And I love to see his arrogant squirming when challenged with facts.
Celebrities rich and well known are listened to while hard working average people have no voice.. I wrote Code Name Apollo ( A Kennedy Legacy) but because I am just an average hard working person, my voice is not heard, and when it is, the reaction is, she is crazy.. People admire the rich and celebrities while looking down their noses at hard working people. I am a hard working decent sane person but because I am not rich and without power no one wants to hear my voice. I am 63 years old and everything I learned in my childhood is a lie. From the planets in the sky to who is my biological dad.
My daughter and I discussed my book, people do not want to hear the truth, they want to hear about how everyone is nice, honest and sweet. People can not handel the truth, that is the reason our government hides the truth..
Then why did Chris Matthews support Obama over John McCain, who was a much bigger war hero than JFK? Why didn’t Matthews cut McCain some slack last election? Matthews is such a hypocrite.