Rep vs. Dem Differences

"Newps" wrote
And what he did to Chris Matthews last night was priceless.

I watched most if not all of each of the conventions, flipping back
and forth between PBS, MSNBC, FOX, and CNN. I watched
MSNBC and PBS the most as it didnt seem as slanted as the
other two. But I've lost a lot of respect for Matthews for the
above and other stunts he's pulled compared to his Dem
convention coverage. At least with Hannity/Colmes or O'Reilly,
you know where they're coming from (left/right), they dont deny
it, and you get pretty much what you would expect from them.
The idea of his supposed "hardball" type of interviewing would
be great if it wasn't slanted. He was defending his style on
Bill Maher's show, but along with his hinting that anyone who
would vote for Bush must be uneducated and misinformed, failed
to mention how he goes quite "softball" on certain types of
interviewees.
The other thing I havent appreciated is his, IMO, total lack of
respect for those of opposing views in his interviews right
next to a heavily slanted crowd. Whether it be celebrities
or congressmen, he knowingly puts them in front of an
obviously hostile crowd who call them all kinds of names,
and Matthews adds fuel to their fire with his pointed questions,
followed up by interrupting their answers, and a roaring crowd.
Maybe it's just me, but if I was in that crowd and my worst
idea of a politician was 10 feet in front of me trying to give
an interview, I'd have the respect to let the guy answer a
question and not call him a "murderer" or taunt him. Off hand
I can think of Bo Derek, Zell Miller (via monitor), Larry
Gatlin (?, not into country), Alan Simpson (Sen-WY) and
I'm sure others as I don't watch every minute.

Then again, like I said, maybe it's just me.
Chris

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