Chris Matthews, MSNBC heap praise on Rand Paul

[FSP-Rebel]

It seems to me that they have Cruz out there taking a lot of Rand's heat. It's working very well

Yep and I can't exactly quote him but he said he owes an awful lot to Rand and we're now beginning to see that payback display itself.

 

[Carlybee]

It's just the talking points of the minute. They found a GOP devil worse than Rand-- pretty soon Matthews will be saying the same old extremist lines. But in the short term this is exactly what Rand wanted to achieve. When it comes debate time Rand can appear more moderate... He can't win the presidential election if he is perceived as the Tea Party candidate.

He may not be able to win the nomination without being the Tea Party candidate. How does that work?

 

[Cap]

Chris Matthews and Glenn Beck, what could possibly go wrong?

 

[GregSarnowski]

He may not be able to win the nomination without being the Tea Party candidate. How does that work?

Tea Party label is too divisive. Rand needs to be the Tea Party candidate without being the Tea Party candidate.

 

[whoisjohngalt]

Even if you hate Chris Matthews, he's worked in Washington his whole career and he's probably pretty good at reading the political tea leaves. And I think he's absolutely right, Rand comes across as the practical, smart moderate that could actually get things done. 2016 is his to lose.

That must be how he nailed his guaranteed lock to win the GOP nomination back in 2008...

He was sure it would be Michelle Bachmann

 

[eleganz]

Tea Party label is too divisive. Rand needs to be the Tea Party candidate without being the Tea Party candidate.

He already is.

 

[anaconda]

I think there is back channel stuff starting to happen that we are not very privy to.

 

[ObiRandKenobi]

I think there is back channel stuff starting to happen that we are not very privy to.

what makes you say that?

 

[Bastiat's The Law]

Matthews is just a confused old man. He was a Goldwater kid in his youth and then got indoctrinated. Now his brain is saying, "dose not compute" when an even better libertarian than Goldwater has a realistic shot to win the Presidency.

 

[anaconda]

what makes you say that?

Weird aggrandizing from the left and a complete lack of a media black out on Rand.

 

[anaconda]

That must be how he nailed his guaranteed lock to win the GOP nomination back in 2008...

He was sure it would be Michelle Bachmann

Did Bachmann run in 2008?

 

[ronpaulfollower999]

I think Matthews said Guilliani back in 2008.

 

[Henry Rogue]

I had to read his book 'Hardball' back in high school and I always thought he was a pretty smart guy. But his predictions oftentimes are WAAAYY off, not because he is reading the scene wrong, but just due to the nature of predictions. He was wrong on nominees the last...two cycles I want to say? I wouldn't give the predictions any more credibility than anyone else's.

Your high school made you read that? Nothing like a big dose of statist propaganda.

 

[ObiRandKenobi]

I think Matthews said Guilliani back in 2008.

mccain was flying coach with like no campaign staff cuz everyone bailed and he didn't want to waste his wife's $.

can't blame matthews for missing that one.

 

[anaconda]

mccain was flying coach with like no campaign staff cuz everyone bailed and he didn't want to waste his wife's $.

McCain had locals volunteer to drive him around when he went to various cities to campaign.

 

[Galileo Galilei]

Did Bachmann run in 2008?

no.

 

[RickyJ]

Oh my, this is not a good sign. This is the same guy that gets a tingle down his leg seeing Obama.

 

[Galileo Galilei]

Oh my, this is not a good sign. This is the same guy that gets a tingle down his leg seeing Obama.

Then it is a good sign. Matthews predicted Obama would win and was correct. Now Matthews predicts that Rand will win.