Matthews Calls Third-Party Voters "Idiots"
Only voting for an approved, major-party candidate can give you a tingling sensation
Hard to tell if the A block of MSNBC's 12 p.m. hour today was "Now With Alex Wagner" or "Hardball with Chris Matthews."
Matthews was a guest at Wagner's table today, but largely controlled the conversation as he railed against people who either weren't intending to vote or intended to vote for a third-party candidate.
"If you don't vote, you're an idiot," Matthews yelled at the camera. "If you don't vote, I don't want to talk to you. And if you vote for one of these numbskull third or fourth party candidates like Gary Johnson or Jill Stein and say, 'Oh, I was so surprised at what happened…' No! You shouldn't be! Because idiots like you voted for third and fourth party candidates, and they don't know how this system works. You have two choices."
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I proudly voted for Gary Johnson so I guess I'm an idiot. For someone claiming to be pro-choice this guy has some nerve telling anyone else what choice they should have or make. How the hell does this guy have a job?
I voted for Gary Johnson. Neither I nor anyone else who voted for GJ will be crying to Chris or being "surprised at what happened." I am completely indifferent as to who wins between Obama and Romney. My life won't be significantly changed either way. So, I voted for the one guy whose election WOULD change my life.
He won't win, but so what? I have lost nothing by voting for him.
IDIOT.
Spittles is definitely a clever con artist, with a $2 million house in lily white Chevy Chase, Maryland, pretending not to be a racist.
Chris Matthews calling anyone an idiot is just soooo ironic.