Video: Debate postmortem — MSNBC’s questions versus Fox’s

posted at 8:39 am on May 16, 2007 by Allahpundit

Excellent. I’m sorry I didn’t think of it myself. Click the image to watch.

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MAJOR difference.

amerpundit on May 16, 2007 at 8:42 AM

Night and Day.

mojowire on May 16, 2007 at 8:52 AM

I wonder, seriously, if the Democrats are going to allow themselves to be subjected to hard questions during their debates.

Slublog on May 16, 2007 at 8:55 AM

Watch the video. I created a montage of MSNBC questions first, followed by a montage of FOX questions. The increase in the seriousness and difficulty of the questions is comparable to that between high school and college:

Um, more like kindergarten and college…

soulsirkus on May 16, 2007 at 8:56 AM

Chris……but my questions were designed for my typical audience.

nuff said….

Limerick on May 16, 2007 at 9:06 AM

I hope Chris Matthews gets to watch that film clip.
If he does he should never show his face on TV again.
What a jerk. If MSNBC wonders why nobody watches their station, the answer is here.

OBX Pete on May 16, 2007 at 9:08 AM

To put it bluntly: Wallace makes Matthews look like a massive tool.

Malpaso on May 16, 2007 at 9:12 AM

Wow. Just wow.

Stark difference. Matthews, MSNBC, and Politico.com should be so embarrassed!

Kudos to the FNC team for a professional and serious debate.

aero on May 16, 2007 at 9:33 AM

Thanks for that AP. We all knew that MSNBC’s questions were silly, but that video exposed them for the worthless hacks that they are.

csdeven on May 16, 2007 at 9:33 AM

No wonder the democrats won’t appear in a Fox debate. They would have their lunch fed to them!

trader67 on May 16, 2007 at 9:38 AM

I can certainly see why the Democrats would not want FNC to moderate their debates.

aunursa on May 16, 2007 at 9:45 AM

Democrats are afraid of their shadows, they’re also afraid of any hard questions.

Matthews is a boob.

benrand on May 16, 2007 at 9:54 AM

I didn’t get to watch the MSNBC “debate”, but after seeing the clip I noticed that Matthews laughs quite a bit, and the candidates laught too, although it seems more like nervous laughter. Matthews doesn’t seem to take his own questions seriously. Sounds more like comedy hour. If Chris was trying to make the candidates look stupid, he was only successful at making MSNBC look that way. High school debates are more serious and well thought out than the garbage Chris and co. were putting out. “What do you hate the most about America?” ???? That’s a telling question though, that’s what the liberals are all about. Hate.

4shoes on May 16, 2007 at 9:57 AM

Ooops, the word they used was “dislike” What do you dislike most… Oh well, we get the gist of it.

4shoes on May 16, 2007 at 9:59 AM

Vid ain’t workin.

Iblis on May 16, 2007 at 10:20 AM

oops now it is. stupid firefox

Iblis on May 16, 2007 at 10:21 AM

That’s how it’s supposed to be. Hold their feet to the fire, make them answer for what they’ve done, and justify what they propose.

windbag on May 16, 2007 at 10:45 AM

Hold their feet to the fire, make them answer for what they’ve done, and justify what they propose.

windbag on May 16, 2007 at 10:45 AM

Exactly. Compare Wallace and the other correspondent calling out Guiliani and Thompson for not answering their questions with Chris ‘you can answer just about any question at this point’ Matthews.

The adults were in charge on Fox.

Mallard T. Drake on May 16, 2007 at 11:08 AM

FOX did the same thing they do every day: made PMSNBC look like amateurs. Comparing serious, credible journalists to a blabbering alcoholic and a douche that’s only qualified to talk about sports just isn’t going to be flattering.

ReubenJCogburn on May 16, 2007 at 11:45 AM

Where’s the video?

Connie on May 16, 2007 at 12:04 PM

oops now it is. stupid firefox

Iblis on May 16, 2007 at 10:21 AM

I’m not getting a video with firefox OR IE. It’s just taking me to the NRO site with the article and no video.

Connie on May 16, 2007 at 12:09 PM

The video is there, it just takes a while to paint.

The Dem candidates will NEVER subject themselves to the tough, direct questions Fox has in store for them.

CliffHanger on May 16, 2007 at 12:45 PM

Politico sucks.

omnipotent on May 16, 2007 at 1:01 PM

Excellent video. How embarrassing for MSNBC.

Dave Shay on May 16, 2007 at 1:23 PM

I see we’re on the same page.

rightwingprof on May 16, 2007 at 1:40 PM

Weird. I still saw nothing. I went to view source and grabbed the actual url, threw it in the address bar and got it to come up that way.

http://www2.nationalreview.com/video/video_player.swf?q=2007/05/16/07051601

Connie on May 16, 2007 at 1:46 PM

Did anyone really need to examine this?
I mean really, Chris Matthews for gods sake is not creditable at all.
I didn’t need to watch or listen to realize that.

One question that Matthews asked should have nailed it:
“Clinton back in office” and he’s serious.

Come on folks…. PMSNBC is a joke. It not real news.

Kini on May 16, 2007 at 1:58 PM

Once again, Matthews proves that he is a fecal-matter-for-brained, bloviating, assclown. Maybe if someone smacked him upside the head with a 2×4 he’d get a clue.

omnipotent wrote: “Politico sucks.”

Yep. BIGTIME!

Frum’s comments about Fox vs MSNBC are correct, of course. However, the MSM and Democrats will never admit it. They (both of them) want a friendly and partisan Democratic moderator at their debates, not one that asks competent or important questions.

Being a Democrat is all about fluff (and Matthews is America’s premier fluffer).

georgej on May 16, 2007 at 2:31 PM

Here is a question. Why doesnt Wendell Goeller have his own show or take Brit’s spot? HE IS AWESOME

JVelez on May 16, 2007 at 4:50 PM