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October 10, 2007
Chris Matthews Debates Republican Candidates
Republican contenders gathered Tuesday in Dearborn, Michigan to share their positions on important issues with primary voters, but "Hardball" host and debate moderator Chris Matthews wanted to make sure his opinion was heard. Clearly outclassed by co-moderators Maria Bartiromo and John Hardwood, Matthews' loaded questions about the Iraq War and SCHIP appeared even more juvenile. Following last weeks' confession that he was a raving liberal, Matthews declared that he would take on anyone who insinuated he was biased. None of the candidates needed to do that - Matthews' own behavior spoke volumes. Byron York at National Review Online provides the recap:
Amidst all the happiness, there was one thing the Thompson camp was not pleased about, and that was the moderator. After Thompson finished answering a question about possible government aid to Chrysler, Matthews said, “Took a long time. He said no; he should have stopped there.” The remark seemed to cross a line; at the very least, it was not the sort of thing one normally hears from the moderator in these debates. Thompson responded, “In your opinion, Christopher,” and after it was all over, Thompson’s people unloaded on Matthews.
“Chris kept himself in check for as long as he humanly could, and then he just reverted to type,” the first Thompson aide told me. “He can’t help himself. He said this isn’t going to be about me, and of course it was about him.”
“The Democratic debate had Tim Russert. We had Chris Matthews. That’s like you having Roger Clemens and my team having…me. It’s just amateur hour with him. He can’t help himself.”
Democrats still refuse to debate on the Fox News Channel.
Posted by jeffgannon at October 10, 2007 07:12 AM
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