Who cares if he messes it up on accident or not, hes not the one that was running for Vice President, Palin was

Originally posted by TheAgentNineteen
This is absolutely PRICELESS. Here is Chris Matthews poking fun and aiming ridicule towards Governor Palin, for her "alleged" lapse in Geographical Knowledge, yet he ends up actually perpetrating the very mistake which he so intends to blame on Palin.

I agree. This is funny and ironic

Also, he failed in Properly Identifying the Nations of Africa. He claims that Africa has "57 Nations", when in Reality there are 53 African Nations.

Come on, did you know this yourself prior to this video? Well, I for one did not. I might have back when I was schoolin...

You know what is even funnier, Egypt would agree with Chris! They (Egypt's Government at least) are trying to distance themselves from Africa.

I wonder, does he learn his Geography from the same book as Obama? Remember, it was Obama who claimed that the United States was composed of 57 States.

I don't remember that no. I do remember him joking about it once though

The exact quote:

57or so

So he was four off and it sounded like he phrased the commentary as a “more or less” comment. I'm missing the gotcha aspect of this post...I don’t see how that is comparable to a VP not knowing Africa is not a country (I’m not sure I even believe that story).

I agree--this wasn't quite the "gotcha" I was anticipating. It seems pretty clear that he misspoke and immediately corrected himself, rather than an honest lack of awareness of Africa's status as a continent.

With regards to the number of countries: well, that isn't exactly a mistake to be too terribly embarrassed by. Very few people would know the precise number of African countries, though he obviously should have checked that out before going to air.

Well, based on these startling revelations, I would no longer consider Chris Matthews a viable candidate for Vice President of the United States. Maybe he can hit the books and run again in 2012 though.

Every time I watch Chris Matthews, I expect him to spin out of control and scream Ehhhhhhhh Ahhhhhhh Uhhhhhhh!!!" right before his head explodes.

The guy is wound so tight you'd need a tractor to pull a pin out of his butt!

He needs some more leg-tingling...

Africa has 53 nations, now. But you realize that Africa is not stable. With generals overthrowing governments and warring nations and so forth it could be a toss up. Probably why he said "57 or so" since next week it could be 57, or 47.

Originally posted by GamerGal
Africa has 53 nations, now. But you realize that Africa is not stable. With generals overthrowing governments and warring nations and so forth it could be a toss up. Probably why he said "57 or so" since next week it could be 57, or 47.

You are probably right. In the end though I don't think anyone really cares enough about Africa to really make a difference.

Matthews is a moron.

Over the years (mostly since the election started)

he has become a raging liberal.

just a real nasty guy. a gotchya type.

reading a prompter...playing that role.

every one of them reads a prompter. so you shouldnt be mad at matthews so much as MSNBC's writers.

Originally posted by ConservativeJack
Matthews is a moron.

he has become a raging liberal.

just a real nasty guy. a gotchya type.

You do see the blaring dissonance between these two statements right?

reading a prompter...playing that role.

every one of them reads a prompter. so you shouldnt be mad at matthews so much as MSNBC's writers.

This thread is a joke.

Matthews slips up, corrects himself, and now gets criticized for it? The OP must have a lot of time on his/her hands.

And then, the OP says this ridiculous statement:

Remember, it was Obama who claimed that the United States was composed of 57 States.

Hmmm, let's see here:

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claim
   /kleɪm/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [kleym] Show IPA Pronunciation
–verb (used with object)
1. to demand by or as by virtue of a right; demand as a right or as due: to claim an estate by inheritance.
2. to assert and demand the recognition of (a right, title, possession, etc.); assert one's right to: to claim payment for services.
3. to assert or maintain as a fact: She claimed that he was telling the truth.
4. to require as due or fitting: to claim respect.

So, I'm assuming that the OP was thinking of the 3rd definition when using the word 'claim' in that last quote, and as we can see, that definition does NOT fit when Obama said '57 states'. A slip of the tongue is NOT 'claiming', it's a slip-up.

You know, that particular O'Reilly explosion (I'm sure that's what he'd like us to call it) is when I really began to see him for the deliciously exuberant man he is. Some may call it a tantrum, but I see it as an expression of his great passion, his righteous, godly passion. There is nothing quite like his incensed shouting to really put me in the mood. Bill-O, my sweet love, if you're reading this, take me now!

Just channeling my inner Ann Coulter (we've all got one).