On at least 2 occasions in the recent past, Chris Matthews has used the phrase "glitter of nobility" in describing Bush.
Transcript from last evening's Hardball episode:
MATTHEWS: Let me go to the question--and somebody criticized me for saying it. And maybe you will right now, Bob, but there are occasions where this president has shown the glitter of nobility.
And, if you are wondering or more like tearing your hair apart, trying to come up with some examples of such acts, fear not. Matthews has the answer!
He`s done just the right thing at just the right time and right opportunity. He picked a superb nominee for Supreme Court chief justice. I mean, you didn`t hear from the accolades from the Democratic left because a lot of them are running for president and they have to be pro-choice and all that, but what a splendid appointment.
And then he picks this guy for Federal Reserve chairman the other day, The Economist magazine of London had picked him as their favorite to get the job. He was the best man for the job, the best person. This president is capable of grand, grand gestures and grand moments.
Noble Act I
Noble Act II
Among the defintions of "Nobility", "The state or quality of being exalted in character."
Exalted in Character!
Where do we begin?
- 2000 American armed forced dead for an unjust cause. 100k+ injured.
- Refused to meet the mother of a dead soldier who has been camping outside his residence (vacation + work) seeking an audience.
- Refused to attend the funeral of any dead soldier.
- Refuses to talk to anyone who disagrees with him.
- Stacks town hall meetings with lackeys.
- Award "no bid" contracts to cronies and pals.
- Hired people with no background to key positions.
- Remembered first about his partying days in N. Orleans, immediately following the Katrina tragedy.
- Will unhesitatingly lie to advance his cause.
- Loyalty trumps meritocracy.
SMACKS OF NOBILITY ALLRIGHT.