Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Chris Matthews calls Dick Cheney's wheelchair use a metaphor for country's dislike of him

Here's what MSNBC's Chris Matthews said upon seeing outgoing VP Dick Cheney using a wheelchair at the presidential inauguration due to a back injury: "And I can tell you again that metaphor here of the Vice President in that wheelchair - it is a metaphor for the low esteem with which he's held in this country. His numbers are pathetically low."

You can watch the clip on YouTube. Thanks to Susan for the tip.

To watch a really humorous send-up of Cheney, rather than wheelchair users, in what Jon Stewart calls "wheelchair-inspired comedy," I recommend watching "The Daily Show's" inauguration special.