tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412583847145043520.post5079259376119443261..comments2024-03-27T19:01:21.504-06:00Comments on Enik Rising: "Is this as good as it gets?"Seth Maskethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17178036016555722068noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412583847145043520.post-87133065260225894752011-11-29T11:53:39.651-07:002011-11-29T11:53:39.651-07:00Matthews also said a few days earlier on his Sunda...Matthews also said a few days earlier on his Sunday show that Pres. Bush Jr. was "successful" because he convinced the US to invade Iraq, whereas Pres. Obama hasn't done anything quite so awesome.<br /><br />It's politics as entertainment, with zero discussion of public policy. Rather a bummer, as the reason that we care about the government is because it implements policies that affect people's lives.<br /><br />If Chris Matthews were writing the politics blog for People Magazine, I would be among his most vociferous defenders. But he (& Maureen Dowd) is held out as experts, as someone whose views on politics should count at the highest levels. This is bad news for everyone who likes America.reflectionephemeralhttp://poisonyourmind.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412583847145043520.post-73794596517482655852011-11-22T18:25:12.059-07:002011-11-22T18:25:12.059-07:00Seth, they did have a defining narrative in 2006; ...Seth, they did have a defining narrative in 2006; Nancy Pelosi referred to it as a "Republican Culture of Corruption" in the wake of numerous scandals by the Bush administration and GOP Congressman like Bob Ney, Duke Cunningham, and Mark Foley. And that's not even half of those who had a name to a scandal. And of course, when voters thought of the Bush administration at that time, they also thought of how badly the Iraq War was going.<br /><br />FWIW, I agree with Christian's comments about Matthews. I can remember in my undergrad years, he had a huge following by college age students, myself included.metricheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08160603323000839703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412583847145043520.post-40523646183673472122011-11-22T16:23:39.710-07:002011-11-22T16:23:39.710-07:00Matthews is an insulting buffoon. This political b...Matthews is an insulting buffoon. This political brain who voted for Bush and praised his "swagger" is now giving his JFK advice to Obama and insulting his wife in the process.christianhttp://technicolordreams70.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412583847145043520.post-57426442252599379742011-11-22T15:40:12.798-07:002011-11-22T15:40:12.798-07:00But isn't the other side always pursuing its o...But isn't the other side always pursuing its own narrative anyway? What would it even mean if Republicans defined the narrative? Democrats took the House and Senate in a rout in 2006, and it's not obvious to me that they had any coherent narrative.<br /><br />I'm just not sure we have a working definition of "narrative" or if such a thing even has any electoral power.Seth Maskethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17178036016555722068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3412583847145043520.post-71891864886830623402011-11-22T15:21:29.519-07:002011-11-22T15:21:29.519-07:00I think he's right in this sense. If you aren&...I think he's right in this sense. If you aren't defining the narrative, the other side will. I don;t get the sense of whining at all. I think he's slipping them advice over the airwaves. Yours is a very partisan view of his comments.MikeCnoreply@blogger.com