Chris Matthews Cheers: Jimmy Carter ‘Stuck It to Netanyahu’ in Presser

Chris Matthews Cheers: Jimmy Carter ‘Stuck it to Netanyahu’ in Presser (NewsBusters)

After former President Jimmy Carter criticized “the government of Israel” during a Thursday press conference for having “no desire for a two-state solution” with the Palestinians, MSNBC Hardball host and former Carter speechwriter Chris Matthews hailed his old boss: “...he stuck it to [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu. Why not?...He might as well stick it to the guys who’ve caused him trouble, as he’s seen it, especially Netanyahu. Why not stick it to Netanyahu? He deserves it.”