>A lot of people don't like Chris Matthews, which I guess I can >understand, but I bet *everyone* fears him.
I wouldn't fear him, but I might tell him to go cram it sideways if he was in my face like that. He's just plain rude. Yeah, that's part of his schtick, part of how he gets people to get off the scripted answer. But it's still wrong. He sat there a little while ago in an interview with the King Abdullah of Jordan, and he kept interrupting and talking over the King's answers. I'm no royalty-chaser, but Abdullah is in fact the head of state of Jordan, and he deserves a modicum of respect. To Abdullah's credit, he didn't even register the rude behavior. He's a heavy-weight player, no doubt. >Anybody that thinks most of the political types are full of BS should >love Mr. Matthews since he's one of the only people that reveals it. >I think Bill O'reilly aspires to be the kind of interviewer Mr. >Matthews is. O'Reilly is a pompous ass, but he has far better manners than Chris Matthews. There was a period a few years ago when Matthews was really sick. He had been in the Middle East on assignment and conracted malaria. He was off the air for a little while, and when he came back he was humbler and more polite to his guests. Surprise, surprise, his ratings went up after that. I don't think that's a coincidence. He has left that kinder, gentler persona behind, and his show is going down the drain because of it. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:155824 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
