An Insiders Look
Ever wonder what goes on behind the scenes of those political talk shows, like HardBall with Chris Matthews? Michelle Malkin knows, firsthand, the level of irresponsibility that exist in those liberal lapdog talking heads – here’s just a snippet of her experience from last nights show. Please do click the link and read her full accounting – - it’s an eye opener!
Well, guess what? This foaming jerk Matthews, who called me irresponsible and kicked me off the show admitted that a) he himself had not read the damned book, b) he was not interested in asking Kerry about the specific doubts raised by vets about his wounds, and c) he had not and would not question Kerry about these specific allegations.
“Are you saying he shot himself on purpose?” Matthews hammered. I repeated myself again clearly that I was referring to the allegations about self-inflicted wounds in the book. When I tried to explain that the vets who were with Kerry had cast a lot of doubt on whether enemy fire occurred during the first two incidents, Matthews cut me off again. “Why did you say that?” he badgered. Because, I said, I was talking about what was in the book, which he had admitted he hadn’t read.
“Don’t you wonder?” I asked.
“No, I don’t,” he bellowed. “It’s never occurred to me.”
With that, I was kicked off the second segment.
As the show broke for commercials, Matthews scrambled for his producers to see if what he said was true. And I’m irresponsible? One staffer ran to the office where I had left my copy of the book, and handed it to Matthews, who–for the first time, apparently–started flipping through it. I asked for my book back and politely said thank you. After I left, he trashed me again on the air and his scurrilous charges were repeated by his MSNBC colleague Keith Olbermann, who called me an “idiot.”
I am used to playing hardball. I expect it. I am used to ad hominem attacks. I get more in a day than most of these wussies have received in their lifetimes. But what happened last night was pure slimeball and the unfair, unbalanced, and unhinged purveyors of journalism, or whatever it is they call what they do at MSNBC, should be ashamed.
What I take away from all this is that the Democrat Party waterboys in the media are in full desperation mode. I have now witnessed firsthand and up close (Matthews’ spittle nearly hit me in the face) how the pressure from alternative media sources–the blogosphere, conservative Internet forums, talk radio, Regnery Publishing, FOX News, etc. –is driving these people absolutely batty.
Keep bringing it on.
Bring it on, indeed. I like this lady’s style – a lot!
August 20, 2004 - 10:31 AM on August 20th, 2004
Who ever thought Chris Matthews is an honest, unbiased journalist is a fool, or a Democrat partisan. Matthews doesn’t know what fair is. He’ll end up like Bob Beckel, getting thrown off the air for his extreme partisanship and acting out that partisanship.
Will Matthews try to black mail Electoral College Electors like Beckel did? Time will tell.
August 20, 2004 - 05:21 PM on August 20th, 2004
Michelle Malkin was maimed, and looked liked a wounded, pouting school girl at the end of the interview. She refused to answer a simple “yes or no” when asked if she was accusing Kerry of self-inflicting wounds (i.e., shooting himself). Considering that Larry Thurlow preceded Malkin, and hardly presented a sound case to defend himself from the Post’s frontpage article yesterday, it was a decidedly bad hour for Bush. BTW, CNN.com’s current online poll asking if the “Veterans for Truth are acting independently” shows 68% feel they are not (at the time I’m typing this). An overwhelmingly negative response to viscious attack strategy.
My best,
Ellis
August 22, 2004 - 09:25 PM on August 22nd, 2004
Chris matthews is as usial being a complete nerd what kind of dip-stick is he he could be brain dead but it dont appear like he has a brain at all just a lot of empty space:razz::roll::wink: