Here it is; here's what I'm wondering. Did the author, Mark Leibovich, start off wanting to make Matthews look like the biggest jerk imaginable, or did his reporting take him in that direction? How could Matthews be dumb enough to hit on women- including actress Kerry Washington- when he knew a reporter was present? And who knew that, supposedly, all the on-air personalities at MSNBC hate each other?
Still, I appreciate the piece bringing two of my favorite moments of the 2004 campaign: Matthews yelling at Michelle Malkin after she suggested that Kerry wounded himself in Vietnam, and Zell Miller challenging Matthews to a duel. It omitted the Triumph the Insult Comic Dog/Ron Silver incident, but that's understandable since Matthews wasn't involved.
Nice article. While I have met Matthews a couple of times at college bookstore signings, he is fun to argue with.
Posted by: A at April 10, 2008 06:26 PMThis article, while illuminating in some ways, was a hatchet job in which Mark Leibovich gathers all the most disparaging and unflattering pieces of Matthew's life and personality and serves them up, cold.
Although I think Matthews can be bombastic, he's often very insightful. This hit piece didn't do him justice; in fact I believe it was a bit hateful.
Posted by: Adrian near Seattle at April 11, 2008 09:49 AMA hatchet job? Chris Matthews is a superficial idiot and this article simply offers proof.
Posted by: Portland at April 12, 2008 10:31 AM