Thread by @frodofied

Listen, political relationships can be difficult. Jimmy Carter admires @HillaryClinton and the feeling is mutual.

In the late seventies Carter appointed Clinton to lead the Legal Services Corp, and under her leadership the agency flourished.

He knows her ability.

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Over the last few years Carter has made some awkward comments about Clinton that he's had to clarify & even backtrack on. He is also in his mid 90s and recently survived brain cancer.

@ChrisMatthewsDJ was doing what he has always done (and the rest of the world with him).

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And that is taking a moment, removing context, and then using that moment to define @HillaryClinton in the negative.

First, they were at a funeral. Decorum and respectfulness notwithstanding, such moments hardly lend themselves to open displays of conversation.

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Second, there were long stretches during that event where no one was speaking to anyone. @HardballChris did not isolate these moments to make grand proclamations about other relationships.

Third, Matthews history with Clinton is long, storied, and filled w/ sexist tripe.

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This incident, like many of my friends & allies have pointed out, is only the latest in a media history filled w/ them.

A history thst's not just steered the narrative about @HillaryClinton, it's created it.

It is a false narrative.
It is a lie.

#Hardball
#ImStillWithHer

Apologies to @ChrisMatthewsDJ.

I inadvertently selected his name from the array of drop down choices when I meant and intended to refer to and select @HardballChris, obviously.