In a short but oh-so-sweet exchange this afternoon on “Hardball,” Chris “Tingles” Matthews got his quivering leg handed to him by none other than Newt Gingrich. After ludicrously claiming that it’s Republicans who obsessively play the race card, Matthews was cruisin’ for a bruisin’. And boy, did he get one.
https://twitter.com/mickhettrick/status/240221159302520832
Conservatives got thrills of their own watching Gingrich take Matthews to the woodshed:
@NewtGingrich just owned Tweetybird Matthews who said he had a "diabolical smile!" http://t.co/rRbPAxx9
— Kyle Raccio (@kyleraccio) August 27, 2012
https://twitter.com/AiPolitics/status/240220769022537728
Newt Gingrich schooled CHRIS MATTHEWS on @msnbc THE OBAMA channel.
— Larry Williamson (@larrywitness) August 27, 2012
Exactly the question to ask liberals. Newt Gingrich asks Chris Matthews, ‘What kind of racist thinking do you have?’ http://t.co/691BjtQX
— Mary Evans Ex-GOP (@granmary7235) August 27, 2012
ICYMI, @newtgingrich puts @hardball_Chris in his place. Not easy to stump the Speaker! #teaparty #tcot http://t.co/j2Gy27Pf
— Ivan Garcia-Hidalgo (@IvanGH) August 27, 2012
RT @asskickymchotti Newt Gingrich asks Chris Matthews, ‘What kind of racist thinking do you have?’:<== What I love about Newt! #tcot
— whufflepuppy (@whufflepuppy) August 27, 2012
Thank God Newt said it, finally! via @DavidLimbaugh… http://t.co/ehsPtZF0
— Jen Kuznicki (@JenKuznicki) August 27, 2012
Yesssssssss RT @McCormackJohn: Newt Gingrich Asks Chris Matthews If He Is A Racist http://t.co/CCRkpU9t via @buzzfeed
— David Limbaugh (@DavidLimbaugh) August 27, 2012
A. Freakin' Men. // Newt Gingrich: Chris Matthews "being a racist" (Politico), http://t.co/7S3711BU @RBPundit @NolteNC #TCOT
— David Henry (@imau2fan) August 27, 2012
@Newt_Gingrich Great job putting that self-projecting racist Christ Matthews back in his place and telling him like it is! Bravo sir!
— rita (@ritamalika) August 27, 2012
https://twitter.com/preciseBlogs/status/240212463394648064
Chris definitely had that coming. RT @BuzzFeed: RT @BuzzFeedPol: Newt Gingrich Asks Chris Matthews If He Is A Racist http://t.co/P8HmTgNw
— Cindy Cooper (@CindyCoops) August 27, 2012
Smile @hardball_chris, you just got Pwned! http://t.co/V5qdiont
— Sean O (@Sean_O_914) August 27, 2012
https://twitter.com/brianbarnes88/status/240224897299795968
Bravo, Moon-Man. RT @BettinaVLA:
Newt Gingrich Asks Chris Matthews If He Is A Racist – YouTube http://t.co/aDS1Y9IS #TablesTurned #tcot”— Jay Riley (@jayriley) August 27, 2012
Newt Gingrich: Chris Matthews is the only dude around here acting like a racist. http://t.co/nOgfUFik And a jackass, and a hack, and a…
— Brandon Morse (@TheBrandonMorse) August 27, 2012
After watching this video, I might have to switch back to my Newt avi ==> http://t.co/6ZthtgoY
— Jenn Taylor (@unrealJennT) August 27, 2012
Of course, a few people inevitably couldn’t process Matthews’ complete stupefaction:
https://twitter.com/Mobute/status/240227975986020352
Gingrich can't find way out of box. He's hating his interview & can't twist words enough. Chris Matthews is enjoying it.
— Kleyton Cooper (@kleytoncooper) August 27, 2012
https://twitter.com/fenwaysteve/status/240228248758403072
Chris Matthews absolutely filleting Newt Gingrich. This is hilarious
— LIZZY (@lizzyhascats) August 27, 2012
“Filleting”? Was she watching the same interview we were? Dream on, honey. Matthews got pwned.
And such masterful pwnage is worthy of a masterful hashtag game. Enter #ThingsChrisMatthewsThinksAreRacist:
#ThingsChrisMatthewsThinksAreRacist chocolate labs
— Greg Pollowitz (@GPollowitz) August 27, 2012
#ThingsChrisMatthewsThinksAreRacist Eskimo Pies. Who insults a culture by saying it puts a pie on a stick?
— Razor (@hale_razor) August 27, 2012
#ThingsChrisMatthewsThinksAreRacist Driver's licenses
— Kyle Raccio (@kyleraccio) August 27, 2012
https://twitter.com/kesgardner/status/240223021095325696
https://twitter.com/MBGlenn/status/240217503148683264
#ThingsChrisMatthewsThinksAreRacist Enjoying a "White Christmas"
— Space Woman Spiff ??? (@BellaPelosi) August 27, 2012
https://twitter.com/Shaughn_A/status/240226001110585344
#ThingsChrisMatthewsThinksAreRacist Miracle Whip
— NOT Jimi Hendrix (@jimithoughts) August 27, 2012
https://twitter.com/JaredGebhardt/status/240231524266557440
https://twitter.com/sarah_hinds76/status/240225135724998656
https://twitter.com/doncoulter62/status/240230731534725121
https://twitter.com/CoachDB18/status/240230493155643392
#ThingsChrisMatthewsThinksAreRacist mentioning the fact that Robert "Sheets" Byrd was not only a Klansman but a ranking Official.
— Stoat ن (@Furrystoat) August 27, 2012
https://twitter.com/TheLookingSpoon/status/240231399465050112
https://twitter.com/WGlibrarian/status/240226013743812608
So, everything. That just about covers it!