Posted on 08/20/2004 12:20:22 AM PDT by beaversmom
God forgive me for what I'm thinking, but wouldn't it be glorious to send a conservative lady on that show who is adept at martial arts and doesn't take insult from anybody. Visualize Chrissy getting his butt whupped by a strong conservative woman on his own show. That alone could usher in a golden era in TV broadcasting.
I picture Chris throwing himself onto the floor during one of his fits. Anyone remember the old SNL skits with John Belushi where he is giving his opinion on the newscast? It starts out calm and then slowly progresses into a rage where he thrashes about and throws himself out of his chair.
LMAO! Bush is not "coordinating" or running the Swifties' effort in any way. That's illegal under CFR. I've lost respect for Matthews' intelligence.
Which leads me to wonder--did he really have malaria last year? That was how his absence was explained. He is way over the top. If he did have malaria, can it have this type of long term affects?
Should Bush be fool enough to do it, then Chrissy could call for him to be prosecuted and impeached.
I've heard that malaria never goes away -- just goes dormant like cold sores and can come back. I don't know what the effects are, though.
I have no trouble at all picturing Chris doing just what you describe.
We all know the anchors of old (Cronkite, Huntley, Brinkley) were democrats who, for the most part, were able to refrain from being the water boys for the party. Of course, since they controlled the content, there was no need for this type of vitriol.
I cannot keep from comparing Matthews' behavior with the professionalism these men exhibited. Politics aside, they were always dignified and respectful. Huntley & Brinkley must be spinning in their graves. There once was a thing called professionalism. Britt Hume has it. He must be lonely.
And MSNBC wonders why the network in general and "Hardball" specifically are doing so poorly...
I use to watch the program daily but it looks like Matthews or the network decided to "carry the water" for the Left without at least giving anyone right of socialism a chance to verbalize their views on any subject.
So, as a consequence, the program's ratings are in the cellar and the network is losing money.
Laura Ingraham use to appear on "Hardball" but hasn't in some time and makes fun of Matthews and his inconsistencies and methods almost daily on her radio show.
To Whom It May Concern:
What the hell was that pile of excrement passed off as a talk show last night? I tuned in hoping to see Michelle Malkin talk about her new book, and I watched her being skewered by Matthews over the Kerry vs. Swift Vets for Truth issue. And then after watching Chris suffer a Rabies attack on screen, I find that Michelle's gone from the show without any discussion whatsoever about her book. What the...??????
MSNBC needs to wake up!! Matthews is continually insulting and verbally accosting the guests he has on. Sooner or later, you won't be able to get anyone to come on the show except those who share the same views as Chris. My, won't that be an interesting program? Who wants to sit there and be violently assailed every time they open their mouth to speak? And as a viewer, I don't appreciate watching this type of behavior over and over. I tune in to see interesting, intelligent and spirited exchanges between people, not the maniacal ranting of the host against the guests. You might as well call the program Screwball, because that's exactly the way Chris Matthews is behaving.
Frankly, I'm tired of seeing Chris screaming, foaming at the mouth, and not allowing his guests to answer the questions he asks them. What kind of journalism is that? I mean, anybody can yell and scream, especially if they have no knowledge of the facts and, if they don't want to know what the facts are. Why else would any host scream over their guests, and not allow them to finish their comments, unless that host didn't want to hear what the guest had to say? So why even have the guest on the show in the first place?
If left as it is, this show is on its way to the morgue. In fact, it should have already been announced D.O.A. I won't be watching anymore.
Didn't see the show but MM's race, cuteness, moxy and smarts must be the real thing that was driving Matthews nuts. Heard her recently on Al Rantel AM 790 -- she's great. Go Michele GO!
Middle age Bam Bam
ROTFLMAO
Good letter. Guess we should all write one. I'll have to do mine later today.
Chris Matthews is the penultimate Philly Irish Catholic schoolboy.
He would DIE of a broken heart, of extreme mental confusion if his iconic lust for JFK's holiness were to be broken.
The Swift Vets are challenging, the TRUTH is challenging, his most dearly held idolatry -- of John Kennedy, HERO, on PT-109.
For that is the motif, the cloak, the mantle of political power, the current JFK wears -- John Kerry. Kerry has created a holllow idol of a fabricated war record that duplicates Kennedy's in all appearances and by doing so has gained the political support of thugs like Matthews -- like any Philly or Boston Catholic school boy not quite become a full man.
Bill Bennett just briefly mentioned Matthews "getting hysterical" with Michelle last night
Good analysis.
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