Friday, May 16, 2008

Chris Matthews Redeems Himself

By Sniffles

Chris Matthews usually doesn't get anything from us felines but wary stares. But his performance on last night's "Hardball" makes us willing to contemplate a purr or two.

The topic: Bush's speech to the Israeli Knesset and his "appeasement" shot at Senator Obama. The guests: right-wing radio asshole Kevin James and Air America's Mark Green. Watch the video and see what a difference it makes when cable TV hosts like the guy the Democrats are about to nominate. Matthews is mad as hell on Senator Obama's behalf and he just eviscerates James for spewing mindless GOP talking points.

A few things to keep your ears pricked for:

Matthews asks James, "Why are you screaming?" and James answers, "You excite me." Hm.

Count the number of times Matthews asks James what Neville Chamberlain did that was wrong, and the number of times James answers, "It was appeasement!" before Matthews finally gives up and says, "You don't know, do you?"

The expression on Mark Green's face throughout. Talk about the cat that ate the canary.

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