TOON: Chris Matthews ---->

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[UTUSN]

1. Re-post of Tweety as "Carole LOMBARD"

Chris Matthews

From Demopedia
Etymology of "Tweety". During Campaign 2000 the media noise machine was swooning over the nicknames Shrub was giving some of them. Media Whores Online ran a contest to nickname Chris MATTHEWS. In the first 3 or so weeks, there was no clear, catchy front runner, with "The Screamer" sort of leading. Then one of MATTHEWS's own Hardball staff leaked to MWO that they themselves called him "Tweety" because of the Clairol shade he favored. This was immediately declared the winner. But in some quarters, it wasn't entirely satisfactory. For one thing, by the time the name was declared, the shade had changed to platinum, leading to a suggestion he be called "Carole LOMBARD".
Plus, "Tweety" sounded too affectionate. Then M-TV held its 20th or 25th or whatever anniversary, and all the cable echo chambers were doing segments of Britney shedding her duds down to almost nothing. Not to be left behind, Tweety followed suit, with a guest "culture" commentator from Time Mag, the young humor columnist, Joel STEIN. The staff kept re-running the Britney clip, and Tweety was clearly DROOLING disgustingly. STEIN said, "You're beginning to creep me out." Tweety responded, "Yeah, well, wait till YOU're 50." This led to the suggestion that "Tweety" be modified to "Tweezer" to retain the hair reference while canceling out the affection factor and also adding the (dirty old) "geezer" angle.

[Rock_Garden]

2. Thanks for retelling the Legend of Tweety. He'll always be Tweety.

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3. we need a name for Norah

[pleah]

5. Call her giggles for the awful laugh she has.

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8. I would go with Cackles over Giggles

Just my opinion

[Alexander]

6. MSNBC already came up with a name for her...

[pleah]

7. You win! Hahahaha!

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4. Chris Matthews: Obama's Speech Made Me Cry

A visibly moved, sentimental Chris Matthews then chimed in with his account of an Obama speech he attended days before: "It was the best speech I've ever heard. ... And I'm tearing up, and I'm writing down notes, and I'm trying to keep track of this thing. ... His heart must've been broken last night." It appears Chris' was as well.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/01/09/chris-matthews-obamas-s_n_80805.html

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9. No Matthews Tonight, of all the nights!

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10. Sunday nite kick

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