Chris Matthew's Confession

I’d like to think that I know a thing or two about crushes because I have a young daughter. I’ve watched her go crazy over the Jonas Brothers, Justin Beiber and the teen heartthrob of the month. I expect that from her, because young girls have always been obsessed over celebrities. However, I was caught off-guard to watch Chris Matthews 44 day obsession over Rush Limbaugh. It must be love. He calls his show “hardball.” Based on his past comment’s, I have to agree. If his infatuation with Obama resulted in him getting a “thrill” up his leg, then his title must be his reaction to Rush Limbaugh. That’s just plain weird. 

I occasionally watch Matthews. I don’t watch him to see “what the other side is thinking about,” I watch it because I have to remind myself just how elementary and basic the arguments from the left are. For the last 44 days Chris Matthews has challenged any Republican to come on his show and say that Rush Limbaugh is wrong. He wasn’t very specific, so I’m assuming that he wants a Republican to say that Rush is wrong about anything like admitting that Rush is wrong for liking the Pittsburgh Steelers, having pets, or raising millions of dollars for charity. Matthews is so desperate that I’m sure he’d be happy with anything. 

His stunt is clearly an attempt to shape the argument. However, he looks like a fool because no one took the bait. I must admit that I am enjoying this because Matthews thinks he’s so clever and that no one understands what he’s doing. For the sake of argument, let’s say Matthews is right. Since no Republican came on his show, therefore Rush Limbaugh runs the Republican party and all Republicans fear rush. If this is true then, roosters clucking in the morning must be the reason why the sun comes up each day. Maybe Republicans aren’t showing up because they don’t think that his show is worth the time. It’s not like anyone watches it. In February, TV Newser’s prime time rankings ranked MSNBC 26th, far behind the cartoon network at 13th (and Fox News 2nd.) I believe the reason is because he is so irrelevant that no one cares what he thinks. 

Elitists like Matthews are legends in their own mind. Matthews did admit defeat and credited Limbaugh by saying ” I gotta salute Rush. I’ve never seen a guy on the radio, he doesn’t do television, he has one medium of expression, the voice, he doesn’t put on guests… Congratulations.” The reality is that Matthews and his network are so irrelevant among cables news based on their ratings. His entire obsession was in hopes that Limbaugh would mention him on his radio show. Congratulations Chris! Rush Limbaugh’s audience of over 20 million listeners now know how big your man crush is.   

Andre Harper is the founder and president of The Knowledge Movement, LLC and author of Political Emancipation: Observations from a Black Man Who Rejected Liberal Indoctrination. He can be reached at www.AndreHarper.com.