Matthews Throws Hardball, Obama Surrogate Whiffs
On Sunday, I posted a video that illustrated plainly why I love Charles Barkley. Today, I post a video that illustrates, just as plainly, why I love Chris Matthews. Immediately following Barack Obama’s shockingly huge victory over Hillary Clinton in tonight’s Wisconsin primary, Matthews and post-primary sidekick Keith Olbermann interviewed Texas State Senator Kirk Watson, an Obama supporter, and Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs of Ohio, a Clinton backer. Matthews wastes no time in going after Watson, asking him, as an Obama surrogate, to “name some of Barack Obama’s legislative accomplishments.” Fair enough. Watson is, after all, a state legislator going on national TV to advocate for Obama. This is when I start to cringe. And to be honest, I didn’t stop cringing until the segment was over. I’m still kind of cringing hours later. He’s couldn’t name one measly legislative accomplishment of Barack Obama. And I have a hunch most Obama supporters couldn’t either.
thank you flumesday for pointing out what we have been asking for all along - an unbiased media! It’s about time that a little scrutiny started for our good friend barack. I would LOVE to know what that change will look like…
There’s no denying that Barack Obama has run a fantastic campaign. He has somehow managed to propell himself to rock star status. But why is he the untouchable rock star? I like this week’s Economist piece (http://www.economist.com/opinion/displaystory.cfm?story_id=10689547). Fine–he inspires people and could potentially bring some much needed unity to our country. But how? Why don’t the Barack Obama supporters demand to know what it is he’s going to do to bring this “change” about? The bar has been set incredibly high for Hillary Clinton and I think she’s done a damn fine job. Let’s raise the bar for Barack.