Chris Matthews on Obama: I Forgot He Was Black!
The State of the Union address by President Barack Obama Wednesday provided plenty of sound bites, but MSNBC's Chris Matthews probably had the night's best.
Or at least the most discussed.
"I forgot he was black tonight for an hour," said Matthews, to which puzzled people across the country reacted somewhere along the lines of [crickets] or "lol wut."
Taken in context, Matthews meant it as praise for Obama as a uniter, a "post-racial" president who has "brought us so far." Still, not the best word choice, Chris.
"I think he's done something wonderful," Matthews later explained. "I think he's taken us beyond black and white in our politics, wonderfully so, in just a year."
Here's the clip. Check it out and share your reactions below ...
Chris Matthews' comments on Obama are ...
View Poll »
Related Posts
- Samuel L. Jackson Voted For Obama "Because He's Black"
- Tournament of THG Couples Edition: Barack & Michelle Obama vs. Tom Cruise & Katie Holmes!
- Mitt Romney Sings "America the Beautiful," Awkwardness Ensues
- American Idol to President Obama & Al Green: Sing For Us!
March 29th, 2010 10:50 AM
We had one friend on the East, Israel, but Obama is inclined to please terrorists'countries, that is, mad islamists. Probably, Obama's genes are talking. He fails to admit that Israel is building houses on his own territories of Jerusalem, and this is his right. The Palestinians must be given dwelling in the Islamic countries, where they belong. But the Palestinian Organization is so good, that the people of their own faith of other Arabic countries do not want to admit them, because of their aggressive nature. So how the Israel can be in peace with them, if his neighbors do not want peace? The only what they want is to kill Jews. They want blood, blood, more blood...
Concerning the health reform, it would be better, if the reform would touch only the doctors and their helpers, lawyers, to stop cheating. There is supposed to be worked out a way in order to prevent it. All the overspending on health are in the doctors' and lawyers' pockets. In order to prevent cheatings the
January 29th, 2010 5:44 PM
Chris Matthews caught off-mike, after gaffe: "o.k. i blew it w/the i forgot he was black thing but damn, that Michelle -- baby got back!--sorry i mean phat booty -- nO, no, i mean large protruding buttocks meat? o.k. leave off the meat...right? MSNBC producers: "sure Chris, whatever"...
Rank: D-Lister
January 28th, 2010 12:55 PM
well...regardless of color, we all know he had better step it up...he made many hypocritical remarks about the right wingers needing to work with the lefties, then he started trying to smear them for their actions....it was like "practice what you preach, Obama!" He then said all of our troops would be home by the end of August, which is a falacy...as many are being redirected to Afghanistan....this is just the tip of it, don't even get me started on the economy and his unsurpassed spending in only one year....yeah, this guy is going to make it really hard for those seated democrats to hold onto their posts...he is shaking in his boots...
January 28th, 2010 12:04 PM
"somewhere along the lines of [crickets] or lol wut."
haha pretty much
January 28th, 2010 11:57 AM
LMAO!COMMENT WAS VERY MUCH INNOCENT BUT DAMN THATS WAS WIERD TO SAY RATHER THAN DISRESPECTFUL AND WHY DO PEOPLE STILL LOOK AT COLOR???WE ALL ARE PEOPLE AT THE END OF THE DAY...JUST WAS A SLIGHT DISPUTATION.