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Chris Matthews: GOP Used Secret ‘Dog Whistles’ to Tell People ‘We Don’t Like Black Presidents’

Dec. 6, 2012 9:32pm Jason Howerton

During his show on MSNBC Thursday, Chris Matthews made the case that the leaders of the GOP were speaking in racial “dog whistles” to tell voters that they “don’t like black presidents.”

Using clips from people like Donald Trump and John Sununu, Matthews asked former Republican Congressman J.C. Watts whether he agreed that “these are signals to people: we don’t like black presidents?” He was unable to get the answer he was looking for.

“I think it’s unfair to paint with a broad brush and say that all Republicans,” Watts began, but was cut off.

“Sununu was one of their number one surrogates,” Matthews said, seemingly making the case that he speaks for the majority of the Republican Party.

“I was critical of the Romney folks. They had no diversity in their campaign,” Watts said.

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freedomisasfreedomdoes
Posted on December 6, 2012 at 10:15pm
he needs professional help

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- SUNTZU
  Posted on December 6, 2012 at 10:44pm
  We like Black people
  We don’t care what the color.
  We just don’t like you Chriss
  
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- BODYBAG
  Posted on December 6, 2012 at 10:59pm
  What part of mongrel mulatto does Chrissy NOT understand?
  The dude IS NOT BLACK. He’s a mutt.
  
  The funny thing is that Barry has just as much contempt for blacks as he does whitey.
  He turned his back on his own half brother. His auntie lives here illegally in section 8
  squalor.
  
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- Maji
  Posted on December 6, 2012 at 11:17pm
  They must do bird calls to….cause Chris the “Pecker Head”
  always comes running!
  
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- pamela kay
  Posted on December 7, 2012 at 1:00am
  Let him keep running his mouth. He is good for conservatives. No rational person could take him seriously.
  
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- RabidPatriot
  Posted on December 7, 2012 at 1:02am
  Matthews makes racists look sane and stable by comparison.
  
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- DIR
  Posted on December 7, 2012 at 1:47am
  Chris is like Ed Asner they’re both pr!cks, and that’s being kind. Chris’ leg is tingling (he suffers from restless leg syndrome, not to mention bad gas) and now his ears are apparently ringing. He thinks the ringing is because of dog whistles used by racist GOP. I’m not quite sure how he thinks that works. He’s delusional! He makes as much sense as Nancy Pelosi, which is none. He must have used the same restroom after she did because they show similar symptoms. He’s now more than full of crap he’s extra nutty on top of it.
  
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- FieldJudge
  Posted on December 7, 2012 at 3:54am
  Chrissy
  
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- yougottabekidding
  Posted on December 7, 2012 at 6:18am
  So secret I have no idea what they are!
  Some one please tell me so I can enjoy Tingles frustration.
  This is one sick unit
  
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- toiletclogga
  Posted on December 7, 2012 at 6:21am
  I don’t like African American sympathizers who refuse to call a spade a spade!
  
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- Bill Rowland
  Posted on December 7, 2012 at 7:08am
  Chrissy needs to see Snoop Dog and they can smoke together. Chrissy has definately found a good Hallucinagenic. Where is Timothy Leary when you need him.
  
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- poorrichard09
  Posted on December 7, 2012 at 8:12am
  Poor Chris is delusional hearing “dog whistles” in his troubled mind.
  
  BYW, this sounds like a “conspiracy theory” ie, secret dog whistle words to hide real meaning in code, etc.
  
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- Bloody Sam
  Posted on December 7, 2012 at 10:48am
  Yeah. He needs professional help. From a professional assassin.
  
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- oneshiner
  Posted on December 7, 2012 at 11:10am
  Chris Matthews makes all liberals look like effin idiots.
  
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- yougottabekidding
  Posted on December 7, 2012 at 11:34am
  Oneshiner
  
  First off they are!
  
  Second put Mr West there and listen to all the whistles and applause.
  Respect is earned not given, I don’t even respect the office anymore!
  Even as big an idiot as Carter was (and is) I respected the office!
  
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- Marci
  Posted on December 7, 2012 at 12:52pm
  The continued “Republicans hate blacks” strategy is no longer about “campaigning”–it’s about ensuring that morons everywhere will always blame Republicans for Obama’s failures. The people who buy into this clearly bought into it for a second round, and people like Chris (and Obama) know that ALL they will hear is the “racist” nonsense and forgo any logic. It’s time to let the Republicans sink or swim in Congress. If they are smart, they’ll openly let Obama have what he wants–because Obama is going to get what he wants anyway. The only difference will be is if he succeeds in blaming his own moves on Republicans. The facts are we can no longer control our CongressCritters and hope that they will do what’s right versus what will keep them in power. Yes, we have some good people in there, but they are outnumbered and shunned by the establishment every time. So, let Obama have it, and OPENLY let him have it. While the right will grumble and moan, the left will be scratching their heads. And no, they won’t even notice it’s a problem until it hits their own wallet. This is all we have left–is to let things take the course that Obama wants and the sooner the GimmieDats will realize they sold their vote for nil. Sure, they will still want what they want and want it now, but the realization that it will never happen in the way that they were promised might prompt them to take in a dose of reality OR finally move to one of those socialist (communist) countries they beam
  
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- pdw
  Posted on December 8, 2012 at 10:46am
  He must have responded to his Obama whistle
  
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- G-WHIZ
  Posted on December 8, 2012 at 11:34am
  PROG-Dems love blackpeople when they can dupe them for votes every single time. They have been under the Dem-Buss since AbeLincoln tried to help them out from under it!!
  “Lookie–lookie alla great gimmies you’ll get if you vote for us-PROGDEMS”………NOT!!
  o’BLAH-BLAH waited until AFTER THE ELECTION to beguin to have OUR-GOVT send help to OUR hurricane-victims!! It still won’t arrive for months. NOW after THE election, the PROG-ARTISTS/MUSITIONS are just starting to have events to help the hurricane-victims! I wonder HOW-LONG(months) untill this “help” gets there….and HOW-MUCH WILL BE LEFT after they take out their “opperating and band-costs”?! Only PROG-DEMS take THEIRS-FIRST!! Then they don’t even do a “check” to see if any-funds ACTUALLY got there where they were supposed-to go!! They GOTTA get on to their “next-gig”!
  
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mellowlady
Posted on December 6, 2012 at 10:14pm
Zimmerman is going to sue NBC. He should sue Chris also.

“NBC saw the death of Trayvon Martin not as a tragedy but as an opportunity to increase ratings, so it set about to create the myth that George Zimmerman was a racist and predatory villain,” the defamation lawsuit says.

“NBC created this false and defamatory misimpression using the oldest form of yellow journalism: manipulating Zimmerman’s owns words, splicing together disparate parts of the (police) recording to create the illusion of statements that Zimmerman never actually made.”

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- TurboCat
  Posted on December 7, 2012 at 7:15am
  I am so glad to hear about that lawsuit. I am not in favor of nuisance lawsuits, but NBC has really asked for this. Too bad they were so hateful as to mess with the truth but that’s nothing new for them.
  
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- HumbleMan
  Posted on December 7, 2012 at 8:42am
  NBC is also guilty of making a fair trial for Zimmerman in these United States impossible.
  
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Thornyrose13
Posted on December 6, 2012 at 10:11pm
This man doesn’t live in the same universe as the rest of us. He needs a medical examination, either for brain tumors or signs he is an alien from outer space. Either way, it’s time for him to be taken off the air.
Oh, and it was amusing he used the word genuflect and totally missed how the word applies to him when he’s even talking about Obama

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- crazyrightwingmom
  Posted on December 6, 2012 at 10:42pm
  I agree….he is deranged. Typical lib.
  
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strawberry411a
Posted on December 6, 2012 at 10:09pm
It’s time to put Chris on an involuntary mental hold. This guy has become so confused and bizarre that I can’t even get irritated with him. He really is a sick sick man.

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- grimmster
  Posted on December 6, 2012 at 11:17pm
  mathews is NOT sick.this is calculated in hopes of stirring up blacks and gettin them to riot.odumbass still needs a trigger moment, so he can declare martial law, it’s truelly the only way he see that he can fully take the country over, and he believes that we the people will not take up arms against the military or whomever he decides to use against us.My question is, are those of you in the military willing to face family members, friends or any American,and take their life,because im more than willing to take yours, to protect theirs,and that is something odumbass isnt counting on…….
  
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- Walkabout
  Posted on December 7, 2012 at 12:01am
  They promoted Chris way beyond his competency. They should promote him to a liberal think tank. Especially one that meets with other progressives around the world. I do not think it would help the progressive cause . :)
  
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mckeand09
Posted on December 6, 2012 at 10:07pm
Chrissy you’re-a-racist-dog-whistler-thrill-up-my-leg Matthews invited an actual black Republican on his show to discuss this?

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myrwo6
Posted on December 6, 2012 at 10:03pm
I wonder what Mathews really thinks about Black people? He sure talks about it a lot.

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- strawberry411a
  Posted on December 6, 2012 at 10:07pm
  These are not the droids your looking for Chris. “You are the chocknaw for rampart..never forget..never forget. Chris all is well.”
  
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- TeaBagTheTakers
  Posted on December 6, 2012 at 10:08pm
  He doesnt have one black person working for him nor have any close black friends.
  
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TROLLMONGER
Posted on December 6, 2012 at 10:01pm
Everything he said was true. The GOP is the party of racism. For a example look at all of the racist comments from the far right Beckbots on this site.

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- strawberry411a
  Posted on December 6, 2012 at 10:16pm
  I agree with you Troll. Those two guys in Philly dressed up like neo nazi’s at the polling place scaring away the black voters should have been arrested. I am with you man. There is no justice in this country!!!!!!
  
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- macpappy
  Posted on December 6, 2012 at 10:16pm
  The biggest racist i have noticed, and it takes one to know one, are the liberals and their trolls.
  
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- drs1969
  Posted on December 6, 2012 at 10:24pm
  I’ll take that as a compliment. Thank You.
  
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- strawberry411a
  Posted on December 6, 2012 at 10:25pm
  Oh. Wait a minute. Wrong website…ferget about it troll. Your flag confused me for a minute.
  
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- mckeand09
  Posted on December 6, 2012 at 10:27pm
  does me saying the word “black” in a sentence to describe a black person make me racist?
  
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- barber2
  Posted on December 7, 2012 at 12:01am
  STRAW: Remember , monger has serious issues in addition to his lack of creativity in his constant use of the word ” Beckbots. ” Anyone who has read his comments for any length of time is aware of same.
  
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Small World
Posted on December 6, 2012 at 9:57pm
Oh how did he find out ???

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502_eagle
Posted on December 6, 2012 at 9:56pm
Calm down Chris and drink your Kool-aid.

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drs1969
Posted on December 6, 2012 at 9:56pm
Didn’t anyone tell him his Puppet won. No need to use the race card now.
It’s like they know BHO is a total disaster, as sane people do, and they’re already laying the groundwork for his defense. I hope Matthews gets run over by a bus on it’s way to a NAACP meeting.

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The Silversmith
Posted on December 6, 2012 at 9:54pm
It is heartening to see the mentally handicapped/ differently abled or whatever they call him, employed in these difficult times. Luckily no one is watching. It would be embarrassing for the parents.

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TheVolleyballGod
Posted on December 6, 2012 at 9:52pm
Chris is right nobody likes black Presidents, Obama is half white and is therefore technically not black if he were 100% black the majority of whites would never had voted for him…except bitter single white woman who are ready for the crossover

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- drs1969
  Posted on December 6, 2012 at 10:22pm
  Yes, they would have. If you ever meet some of my ‘brainwashed’ relatives, you’ll know what I mean.
  When ever things collapse around us, it will be YT’s fault for not loving the Fool in Chief. Nothing to do with ‘failed’ policies. They are promoting a religion. It’s what Trotsky called a Cult of Personality, referring to Stalin.
  
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- toto
  Posted on December 6, 2012 at 10:31pm
  A white black man, or a black white man. Where is the NYT on this, if Zimmerman is a white Hispanic, then why not the same for Obama. Hypocrisy.
  
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RaydocX
Posted on December 6, 2012 at 9:52pm
Chris, when did you stop taking the anti-psychotics?

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biblestudyspacecom
Posted on December 6, 2012 at 9:49pm
Black Attacks On White People On The Rise

Obama And Democrats Are Trying To Start A Race War Obama, Democrats, MSNBC, Leftist talk radio hosts says racist things about white people and you hear nothing from the mainstream media. But CNN, ABC, CBS and NBC accused conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh and others of using “racist words.

I believe Obama and the Left are trying to start a race war and civil unrest. Divide and conquer is the oldest trick in the book, stir the people up against one another then pose as the savior that keeps the peace!

A former Justice Department attorney who quit his job to protest the Obama administration’s handling of the New Black Panther Party voter intimidation case is accusing Attorney General Eric Holder of dropping the charges for racially motivated reasons.

What will Democrats do if they succeed in stirring up blacks to hatred and there is literally rioting in the streets?

Let’s not forget that Democrats acted the exact same way all the way from the end of the Civil War until the Civil Rights era, stirring up whites to hate blacks and encouraging them to commit acts of terrorist violence.Now Democrats are stirring up blacks to hate whites, and we already see black attacks on white people on the rise.

JESUS said to them, “But now if you have a purse, take it, and also a bag; and if you don’t have a sword, ( WEAPON ) sell your cloak and buy one.”
— Luke 22:36

PROTECT YOUR CHILDREN AND FAMILY, DON’T

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Al J Zira
Posted on December 6, 2012 at 9:45pm
And this is the man invited to the White House to discuss tax policy?

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- BODYBAG
  Posted on December 6, 2012 at 10:52pm
  Another frontal [icepick] lobotomy candidate along with Albert Gore.
  Turnip time.
  
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wordweaver
Posted on December 6, 2012 at 9:45pm
No, Chris. This has nothing to do with skin color. It has to do with a total lack of leadership ability and a desire to demolish individual liberties and free enterprise in the name of social justice and redistributing wealth. Not skin color, you boob.

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- Justone View
  Posted on December 6, 2012 at 9:56pm
  So clear and so simple. You explained it so well. Why can’t Chris Mathews grow up? The child simply lives in an alternative universe.
  
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mrdieinglysad
Posted on December 6, 2012 at 9:44pm
How dog whistles really work…. http://fakescience.tumblr.com/post/23488910108/how-do-dog-whistles-work

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- Small World
  Posted on December 6, 2012 at 9:56pm
  Love it !
  
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copatriots
Posted on December 6, 2012 at 9:44pm
Dear Lord, liberal media folks are truly insane. Who listens to these idiots?

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- SimpleTruths
  Posted on December 6, 2012 at 11:01pm
  More people than listen to you, that’s for sure. Thank God.
- M13
  Posted on December 7, 2012 at 10:35am
  Great 8th grade comeback simpleton you really got him with that one.
  
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Jenny Lind
Posted on December 6, 2012 at 9:44pm
???? Is there no end to the complete ignorance and stupidity of this guy? He opens his mouth and the ignorance flows out. Give us a break Blaze, he has nothing new to say, it’s all bla ba, bla ba, bla ba. He really has nothing to add to any intelligent conversation, all us wicked righties have people in our circles who know for sure he has no clue about us because they know us, and they are libs. He just repeats his trash and no one cares, period.

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GuruMeditation
Posted on December 6, 2012 at 9:44pm
WTF? Really, Matthews?

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GBTVFan_Non_American_Overseas
Posted on December 6, 2012 at 9:42pm
I have to confess that one of the things I really wanted for the election night was to see Greasy’s melt down….too bad it wasn’t possible…..…

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LFreeman
Posted on December 6, 2012 at 9:41pm
What? What?!?!? Why is this man on television? I agree Neverending. This guy is insane. I bet he was totally tore up about not being invited to the White House along with Rachel Maddow, Al Sharpton, etc.

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- copatriots
  Posted on December 6, 2012 at 9:47pm
  Good point! Chrissy isn’t even as relevant to 0′s team as Al not-so-Sharpton. The bar can’t get much lower.
  
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crackerone
Posted on December 6, 2012 at 9:40pm
Maybe we can get Ed Asner to pee on his back?

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OUTLAW_WEALTH
Posted on December 6, 2012 at 9:40pm
I’m not worried about skin color, because what matters is what’s inside

Chris, the Lord is watching you, and I hope you are not found wanting at the judgment day.

This life is so short it would be a shame to lose eternal life because you’re blowing propaganda smoke for your hidden agenda.

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- strawberry411a
  Posted on December 6, 2012 at 10:21pm
  Good point: he is using his position and authority to cause chaos and confusion knowing full well he is lying. There will be a special hell for people like him. But I also believe this man is really honestly mentally ill.
  
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neverending
Posted on December 6, 2012 at 9:34pm
A bigger arse then Matthews does not exist!

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- GeorgieJo
  Posted on December 6, 2012 at 9:42pm
  Chrissy is an idiot savant. His daughter Caroline worked for Simpson-Bowles. Chrissy wanted to dig up the VERY DEAD Tip O’Neill. What a complete doofus Matthews has become.
  Pathetic.
  
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