Better Than A Dead Centerfold

by digby

Is it me, or does Mary Matalin sound like she’s issuing some sort of threat here:

I want you to understand the gravity of what you’re doing here. In 15 years I have never called you back, when you’re jerking my chain 24-7. I’ve never done this. It’s not about my chain. It’s about clarifying and disallowing you to twist my words. If Scooter wrote it down, then I said it. I’m not contradicting Scooter—Is that clear? Are looking at me? Are you listening to me? Ok.

Wow. Somebody needs to stop watching “The Sopranos.” (And somebody’s lawyer (or vice president) must have been mighty concerned.)

Christy has all the Matalin backstory on this at FDL and it’s very entertaining.

But answer me one thing. If Matalin is threatening as she sounds like she’s threatening, what exactly is she threatening to do?

And also, what’s this comment about Matthews all about?

So it’s not what I think about him. I think he’s an incredible human being who has overcome a lot. I love his wife and when his show was first on it was must see TV. And now I can’t trust… if I know for a fact that everything he’s saying about things in which I’m involved are wrong then I can’t trust anything else that he says

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What’s he overcome?

(And why is she continuing to lie when we have seen the document and heard the testimony that proves her little “damage control” operation was a smear job at the behest of the vice-president. Can’t she stop?)

I’m enjoying watching this sick social/professional clusterfuck unravel. It couldn’t happen to a nicer bunch of guys.

Update: I understand from the comments that Matthews has both conquered a drinking problem and is battling complications from diabetes. That’s probably what Matalin was referring to.

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