For when you find the time:It could have something to do with the dangerous rhetoric oozing from conservatives and their noise machine. Perhaps Mr. Matthews understands that the kind of language being used by the right these days has one purpose and one purpose only: to ratchet up the fear quotient. The problem is this; when people live in fear, the crazies do crazy things. When that fear is at a high level, the crazy isn't just crazy, it's dangerous.
I actually kind of agree with you on this. I used to hear people on the right freak out if you didn't refer him as "President Bush", but rather "Mr. Bush". Yet, they don't seem to have a problem with President Obama being referred to as "Barry", nor did they fret over President Clinton as Bubba. It's funny how a particular party suddenly finds respect for the office when it's one of theirs sitting in it.
Here's the thing: What, exactly, constitutes "a lot of comment" about something. I can't seem to find anything other than discussion about Chris Matthew's issue with it. Why does this seem to be yet another example of a straw man being propped up by the GOP and its noise machine? Just because Chris Matthews new-found problem with the word, doesn't mean anyone is trying to keep Rush from using it.
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But, I don't think she'd see it my way. We'll just leave well enough alone.