Matthews calls out Politico's "hot line" with Cheney: "[H]e uses you like you'd use Drudge or somebody"

Like the entire eight years he was in office?

Matthews does talk a lot....

I agree about your other point, too.

I think the bigger question that Matthews needs to ask is why does anyone give Cheney the time of day? He did not think it was necessary to be respectful of the new President why does the press have to feed into this?

Good question. Every question Matthews asks is interrupted three words in by Matthews either "clarifying" (repeating) the question or giving us a "...because here's what I think" rant.

The other day, Matthews managed to top himself by having his wife come on his show "to interview me on the top issues of the year, to find out what I think the big stories of next year will be..." seriously. You can't make this stuff up.

I didn't listen, but I'm guessing Matthews interrupted the pre-arranged softballs tossed at him by his wife, and then proceeded to interrupt his own answers.

You aren't the only one who understands that. I bring up the right attacking John Kerry's military record because it was his strength and it was Bush's weakness on a regular basis.

Politico pushed a press release from Cheney as though they'd actually interviewed him. That shouldn't ever be done.

Chris Mathews Rocks. He knows he interrupts, good God that's his bit. He is one of the few guys on these cable shows that will keep grilling until he gets what he's looking for. What he did to M. Bachman was brilliant. He should have taken over meet the press