tweety actually did his job!

[frogcycle]

he had two congressmen on talking about exec priv; the rep was doing his minute of point/counterpoint and tossed off a line about 'no underlying crime"

Matthews cut him off and pounded him. What was Clinton's underlying crime/ you guys tried to run him out of office fotr perjuruy and obstruction and now you are trying to give libby a pass because you claim there was no underlying crime - WHAT WAS CLINTON'S? And on and on. Made a crack about "sneaking these little digs in..."

It was way cool.

[ourbluenation]

1. tweets actually plays hardball every once in a while. props. n/t

[EST]

2. Here is an email I have sent several times, over the last four

years, to Chris Matthews and several other departments at msnbc.
Maybe he read it once.

Chris,
When I want to learn about current events, historical relevance, political over exuberance, and other such information, I want to be able to turn a news delivery practitioner and get straight facts! I do not want spin, partisan commentary, or a never ending argument between a couple of paid hacks, veritable straw men for the talking head to show how smart and arrogant he, himself, is, especially given Mr. Matthews' habit of interviewing himself while using his guests as props to his narcissism.

If there is a controversial story, I expect the host to resolve the issue: put his (or somebody's) investigators on the job and get to the bottom of it! I am totally disgusted with the way that TV news has gone, becoming nothing more than a soap opera, a pseudo reality show, pitting points of view against each other, with no effort to reach a resolution. STOP IT!!

Give me the real thing--non-partisan, no corporate-master kowtowing, willing to call bullshit on lies, spin and pressure coming from the white house or any other powerful opinion maker.

Chris, would it cost you your job? Have things really gotten so bad that you could not, in a sudden epiphany, choose to pattern yourself after an idealized news commentator of old, getting to the heart of the matter, having marshaled the facts, and be willing to attack any guest, armed with those facts, willing to give no quarter? How I wish for this sort of real hardball, not rude ball or spinball, just good, sound reporting, with the accompanying respect and praise that would naturally follow the paragon of just such a dynamic,unassailable reality show!

You have the opportunity to re-invent TV "journalism." Can't you at least make the attempt?

[haele]

4. What you're asking for is Keith Olbermann

Maybe Chris should be watching Countdown for tips.

Haele

[Old and In the Way]

3. I got a love/hate relationship with this guy.

I swear he's bi-polar....it drives me nuts. I'll probably hate him tomorrow.

[NNN0LHI]

5. When we feel the need to applaud an interviewer for questioning obvious lies we are toast

It is his job to fact check the people he is interviewing. He has been doing it to the Dems all along.

Don

[frogcycle]

6. title of the OP makes that point

I was stunned - stunned I say - to see him actually doing exacly what they should all have been doing for 6 years (and more, of course)