People have called this clip from Hardball both leering and creepy. What's your take -- was Chris Matthews being creepy here?
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1. I actually laugh at this story. Chris Matthews was just trying to have some fun and spice up a political show. If you want creepy, watch Bill-O!
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Patrick at 12:23PM on Aug 14th 2007
2. It's just the way to stop her talking points. What ever she was taking about he didn't like it. So he changed the subject. They do it all the time.
Dancerpl2 at 1:18PM on Aug 14th 2007
3. I think the world needs to lighten up... there are actual incidents of sexual harrassment, however the vast majority of these cases are people being too sensitive.
In fact, I find it rather insulting and offensive that my boss hasn't tried to sexually harrass me.
josh? at 4:52PM on Aug 14th 2007
4. Matthews was being weird, and it was just stupid. He made the woman feel self-conscious. Was he overtly flirting? Probably...like he had a chance with her!
What annoys me most about Matthews is the way he interrupts his guests continuously. He loves to hear himself talk - that is very evident. That is why I stopped watching him ages ago.
David S. at 4:58PM on Aug 14th 2007
5. MATTHEWS AND OLBERMAN BATTLE EACH NIGHT TO SEE WHO WILL GET THE LOWER RATING. IF YOU ASK ME, IT'S A TIE. BOTH ARE USELESS DRIVAL HOIST UPON THE AMERICAN PUBLIC. IT'S NO WONDER WHY FOX NEWS IS #1.THERE'S NOBODY COMPETING FOR OTHER VIEWERS.
Plinkoman at 5:07PM on Aug 14th 2007
6. What was creepy was your analysis. You Air America people are a "little weird".
You folks are pretty much belly-up right?
willet at 10:27PM on Aug 14th 2007
7. Yeah, I thought Matthews was a little off his game. I base that on Erin looking a little confused/annoyed by his "come closer" B.S. Chris is normally an intelligent guy, but on-air flirtations (no matter how innocent) rarely come across well.
Hell, if she's available and Chris wanted to chat her up, he should've have done it off-camera (and risked a rebuff) like a man. She might have been interested. It sure as hell won't happen now. :)
Fred at 11:36PM on Aug 14th 2007
8. Here's what I want to know. What did Mrs. Matthews think of her husband's behavior?
Kent at 1:53PM on Aug 15th 2007
9. Cris Mathews is great.
he see's right through the the double talk!
http://www.squidoo.com/double_speak/
lewby54 at 2:09PM on Aug 15th 2007
10. Matthews is the epitome of leftards. It's obvious what he's focused on, and it's not the chic's story but her beauty.
I thought the stalinist leftists, like matthews, we're all about treating women with respect, not sexual objects. Ah, liberal hypocrisy at its best, and what's sad is, judging by the survey results of the poll, most people don't get it.
Notice the nice lady's body language -- it's sreaming, "WTF, @$$hole, are you doing talking about my physical appearance for?"
Exceptional leftard entertainment, if you ask me.
Patton531 at 4:48PM on Aug 15th 2007
11. You have it all wrong! He was trying to say that she was leaning too far into the camera, which she admittedly has a tendancey to do often, then he thought better of mocking her technical skills on-air and told her she was pretty. Good God! Is there nothing better to talk about? Chris Mathews is one of the best political commentators there is, not to mention a true gentleman. Give him a friggin' break!
Ray at 7:57AM on Aug 16th 2007
12. Either way, Ray, it ended up looking awkward as hell. And I'm not convinced by your interpretation. No matter.
You need to tell your hero, Chris Matthews, not to be such a hack and sycophant for Hillary Clinton. It's kind of hard for him to look like a respectable journalist when he's tongue-ing her **** all day.
Fred at 12:07PM on Aug 17th 2007
13. . who cares about a spoiled brat who deserved jail a lot longer then she got when there are much bigger problems in the world today Like children being murdered at the hands of doctors and hospitals as I sit here all alone raining thunder what to do I cant put in words how I have felt lately I cant seem to get out much past going to the store or seeing terran since the article came out how the hospital is not going to have to pay and how no lawyer in Florida has the guts to help me since the Florida legislators passed the law limiting how much you can sue for seems like doctors come to Florida just to do as they please this world this new world I live in is upside down wrong is right and no one takes blame when a innocent child is murdered by doctors and hospital neglect no one cares and I am cast as the mourning mom unable to accept that nothing will ever be done to the doctors and nurses that caused my child's death no one will ever stand trial for his death but a light at the end the tunnel is no longer even in my sites how can I continue in this world that seems so driven by Paris Hiltons and britney spears such shallow spoiled children who don't deserve what they have and yet they flaunt it and others encourage their bull crap Paris goes to jail for dui and Larry king pays her a million dollars for an interview that honestly I did not see and don't care about her shallow views on anything when there is more important things in this world we live in like children dying at then hands of unskilled heartless surgeons with bloated egos who kill countless children
three years ago terran and I said goodbye to othello what a wonderful child he too was murdered by Miami's finest doctors Kato and Tzakis and the caring and compassionate nursing staff of ptsu any who visits the floor of ptsu at Jackson memorial hospital can see how overworked they all are just by looking at their backsides and let me tell you some of them have some pretty impressive backsides so impressive they cant get in between the beds in some rooms they are so impressive but somehow they keep getting away with their murders and neglectful life's I truly don't understand how the state can turn a blind eye at what's going on down in Miami at Jackson memorial hospital how every other transplant center has year long waiting lists but hum Miami will tell you "no one goes more than 34 days with out transplant" an 90% of patients get organs they do not need why you ask well we parents who have been strong armed by Dr Tzakis know that when your child is in this state you will do anything to save their life no one knows that your child's life means little to these doctors and nurses numbers money and status are the main agenda as Miami strives to become the Multiviseral center of the world who cares if they fudge numbers as long as they keep doing what they are doing the state of Florida gives them immunity to kill at will why should they care
why else would they break all the rules of transplant transplanting ebv and cmv positive donors in to negative children those children can go on to die from ebv and cmv why take the risk in such fragile children why because they can get away with it is why why put 7 or 8 organs in a child who only needs 3 or 4 to live well because it gets them notices and gets their names in the paper which brings more unknowing victims to their door begging for the lives of their children these doctors do whatever they want and then hide behind privacy laws NO ONE IS PROTECTING THESE HELPLESS FAMILIES AND CHILDREN NOT DOCTORS NOT LAWYER NOT EVEN OUR SENATORS AND REPESENTINGS NOT EVEN THE STATE AGENCY WHOSE JOB IT IS TO PROTECT THE CITIZENS OF FLORIDA FROM DOCTORS LIKE DR TOMIKA KATO AND DR ANDREAS TZAKIS FROM HIDING BEHIND RESIDENTS WHO CANT SPEAK ENGLISH MUCH LESS KNOW HOW TO TAKE CARE OF THESE FRAGILE CHILDREN WHO WILL SPEAK FOR THESE CHILDREN AND SHATTERED FAMILYS WHEN THEIR LIFES ARE SHATTERED BY THE DEATH OF THAT CHILD WHEN THE FAMILY ARE IN FINACIAL RUIN AND THE DOCTORS LIVE IN FAT LUXURY THE NURSES ARE NOT SCARED OF WE PARENTS WHO LOVE OUR CHILDREN NO WHY SHOULD THEY BE THEY TOO ARE PROTECED BY THE SAME ONES PROTECTING THE DOCTORS
WHO THE HELL IS GOING TO PROTECT THESE INNOCENT CHILDREN DAMN IT DO WE GIEVING PARENTS HAVE TO WAIT TILL THEY DIE BEFORE WE SEE JUSTICE
Kim Robinstein mom to terran killed by Jackson Memorial Hospital Miami Florida
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kim Robinstein at 3:22PM on Aug 19th 2007