http://twitter.com/#!/FirstTeamTommy/status/240216660760477696

In a short but oh-so-sweet exchange this afternoon on “Hardball,” Chris “Tingles” Matthews got his quivering leg handed to him by none other than Newt Gingrich. After ludicrously claiming that it’s Republicans who obsessively play the race card, Matthews was cruisin’ for a bruisin’. And boy, did he get one.

Newt Gingrich catches Chris Matthews assuming food stamps are primarily used by blacks: http://t.co/iZKrY1Ah #racist #footinmouth

— Mick Hettrick (@mickhettrick) August 27, 2012

Conservatives got thrills of their own watching Gingrich take Matthews to the woodshed:

@NewtGingrich just owned Tweetybird Matthews who said he had a "diabolical smile!" http://t.co/rRbPAxx9

— Kyle (@kyleraccio) August 27, 2012

With a moonboot to the @$$. RT @RBPundit: Video of Newt PWNING Chris Matthews. http://t.co/BH8x79c2

— Ai-Everything (@AiPolitics) August 27, 2012

Newt Gingrich schooled CHRIS MATTHEWS on @msnbc THE OBAMA channel.

— Larry Williamson (@larrywitness) August 27, 2012

Exactly the question to ask liberals. Newt Gingrich asks Chris Matthews, ‘What kind of racist thinking do you have?’ http://t.co/691BjtQX

— Mary Evans (@granmary7235) August 27, 2012

ICYMI, @newtgingrich puts @hardball_Chris in his place. Not easy to stump the Speaker! #teaparty #tcot http://t.co/j2Gy27Pf

— Ivan Garcia-Hidalgo (@IvanGH) August 27, 2012

RT @asskickymchotti Newt Gingrich asks Chris Matthews, ‘What kind of racist thinking do you have?’:<== What I love about Newt! #tcot

— dan bear (@whufflepuppy) August 27, 2012

Thank God Newt said it, finally! via @DavidLimbaugh… http://t.co/ehsPtZF0

— Jen Kuznicki (@jen5309) August 27, 2012

Yesssssssss RT @McCormackJohn: Newt Gingrich Asks Chris Matthews If He Is A Racist http://t.co/CCRkpU9t via @buzzfeed

— David Limbaugh (@DavidLimbaugh) August 27, 2012

A. Freakin' Men. // Newt Gingrich: Chris Matthews "being a racist" (Politico), http://t.co/7S3711BU @RBPundit @NolteNC #TCOT

— David Henry (@imau2fan) August 27, 2012

@Newt_Gingrich Great job putting that self-projecting racist Christ Matthews back in his place and telling him like it is! Bravo sir!

— rita (@ritamalika) August 27, 2012

Oh yea! Newt Gingrich owns Chris Matthews asks him why he's racist for assuming it's only blacks… http://t.co/bIL8bT8U #news #conservative

— preciseBlogs (@preciseBlogs) August 27, 2012

Chris definitely had that coming. RT @BuzzFeed: RT @BuzzFeedPol: Newt Gingrich Asks Chris Matthews If He Is A Racist http://t.co/P8HmTgNw

— Cindy Cooper (@CindyCoops) August 27, 2012

Smile @hardball_chris, you just got Pwned! http://t.co/V5qdiont

— Sean O (@Sean_for_3) August 27, 2012

https://twitter.com/brianbarnes88/status/240224897299795968

Bravo, Moon-Man. RT @BettinaVLA: Newt Gingrich Asks Chris Matthews If He Is A Racist – YouTube http://t.co/aDS1Y9IS #TablesTurned #tcot”

— Jay Riley (@jayriley) August 27, 2012

Newt Gingrich: Chris Matthews is the only dude around here acting like a racist. http://t.co/nOgfUFik And a jackass, and a hack, and a…

— Brandon Morse (@TheBrandonMorse) August 27, 2012

After watching this video, I might have to switch back to my Newt avi ==> http://t.co/6ZthtgoY

— Jenn Taylor (@JennQPublic) August 27, 2012

Of course, a few people inevitably couldn’t process Matthews’ complete stupefaction:

https://twitter.com/Mobute/status/240227975986020352

Gingrich can't find way out of box. He's hating his interview & can't twist words enough. Chris Matthews is enjoying it.

— Kleyton Cooper (@kleytoncooper) August 27, 2012

@TPM when did Chris matthews decide to raise hell? I'm loving this angry tweety look. Gingrich is making a fool of himself.

— Steve Lubot (@fenwaysteve) August 27, 2012

Chris Matthews absolutely filleting Newt Gingrich. This is hilarious

— Lizzy (@Lizzy_Nielsen) August 27, 2012

“Filleting”? Was she watching the same interview we were? Dream on, honey. Matthews got pwned.

And such masterful pwnage is worthy of a masterful hashtag game. Enter #ThingsChrisMatthewsThinksAreRacist:

#ThingsChrisMatthewsThinksAreRacist chocolate labs

— Greg Pollowitz (@GPollowitz) August 27, 2012

#ThingsChrisMatthewsThinksAreRacist Eskimo Pies. Who insults a culture by saying it puts a pie on a stick?

— Razor (@hale_razor) August 27, 2012

#ThingsChrisMatthewsThinksAreRacist Driver's licenses

— Kyle (@kyleraccio) August 27, 2012

#ThingsChrisMatthewsThinksAreRacist Math. Duh.

— Ken Gardner (@kesgardner) August 27, 2012

#ThingsChrisMatthewsThinksAreRacist Separating the laundry…He refers to it as segregating the laundry. #tcot

— Marybeth (@MBGlenn) August 27, 2012

#ThingsChrisMatthewsThinksAreRacist Enjoying a "White Christmas"

— Bella Pelosi (@BellaPelosi) August 27, 2012

#ThingsChrisMatthewsThinksAreRacist Himself bcuz he's white, which somehow gives him more credibility to do the same to other whites. WTF?

— Shaughn (@Shaughn_A) August 27, 2012

#ThingsChrisMatthewsThinksAreRacist Miracle Whip

— NOT Jimi Hendrix (@jimithoughts) August 27, 2012

#ThingsChrisMatthewsThinksAreRacist anyone who doesn't enjoy spike lee movies

— Jared Gebhardt (@JaredGebhardt) August 27, 2012

https://twitter.com/sarah_hinds76/status/240225135724998656

https://twitter.com/doncoulter62/status/240230731534725121

https://twitter.com/CoachDB18/status/240230493155643392

#ThingsChrisMatthewsThinksAreRacist mentioning the fact that Robert "Sheets" Byrd was not only a Klansman but a ranking Official.

— Furrystoat (@Furrystoat) August 27, 2012

#ThingsChrisMatthewsThinksAreRacist the content of someone's character

— CRASHR (@CRASHR_me) August 27, 2012

https://twitter.com/WGlibrarian/status/240226013743812608

So, everything. That just about covers it!

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2012/08/27/newt-gingrich-plays-hardball-calls-chris-matthews-out-for-his-racism/