Matthews switcheroo - politician unprepared

[katty]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5d91jxghTnE

[gateley]

1. Seen it. And in fairness to the Senator (which I'm sure is your motivation for posting

this) here's his response to the incident:

So . . . That really happened.

On Tuesday night, after an important and historic victory in the Wisconsin Presidential Primary by Senator Barack Obama, I appeared on the MSNBC post-election program. “Hardball” host Chris Matthews (who is, it turns out, as ferocious as they say), began grilling me on Senator Obama’s legislative record.

And my mind went blank. I expected to be asked about the primary that night, or the big one coming up in Texas on March 4, or just about anything else in the news. When the subject changed so emphatically, I reached for information that millions of my fellow Obama supporters could recite by heart, and I couldn’t summon it.

My most unfortunate gaffe is not, in any way, a comment on Senator Obama, his substantial record, or the great opportunity we all share to elect him President of the United States.

Had I not lost my mind, here are the accomplishments I would have mentioned:

* Senator Obama’s fight for universal children’s health care in Illinois.
* His success bringing Republicans and Democrats together (a huge selling point for me in general) on bills such as the one in Illinois requiring police interrogations and confessions to be videotaped.
* His leadership on ethics reform in Washington (the bill that lobbyists and special interests are complaining about right now has his name on it).
* His bill to make the federal budget far more transparent and accessible to Americans via the Internet – we could use that openness in Texas.
* And his vital work with Republicans to lock down nuclear weapons around the world.

More at the link: http://www.kirkwatson.com/media/whats-new/2008/02/20/msnbc-and-me/

[King Coal]

2. An honest reply for sure.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

3. Has Matthews ever done that to a conservative? Coulter or Delay?

I know he put Kucinich on the spot about four years ago and wouldn't stop repeating his question. He grilled Michelle Malkin relentlessly about a statement she made regarding John Kerry but I think that's the only time like that I can remember when a conservative is on the show.

[Jane Austin]

4. He did the same thing to Gov. Doyle of WI the other day

when he appeared in support of Obama.

Wouldn't let him get a word out before he blasted him again.

Later he chummed up with someone from Philadelphia and crowed that "we opened up (Gov. Doyle) like a tin can".

Nice.

[damntexdem]

5. Just the type of jerkiness we should expect of Mathews.

And just a bit worse than what the Clinton's complained about when he aimed his 'guns' at Hillary.