Buzz Words

Chris Matthews appeared on Countdown tonight to discuss this exchange, but it turned out to be far more interesting than I expected (starting around the 3:45 mark). Check it out:



So the question here is: How serious is Chris Matthews? Did Thursday's show mark a turning point for Hardball? Is Matthews going to make more of an effort to expose this language from here on out? Will we actually begin to see substantive debate on his show rather than regurgitated talking points shouted back and forth?

I highly doubt it, but wouldn't that be something ...

Ouch

Normally I'm not a huge fan of Chris Matthews, but this clip (starting around the 3:50 mark) is just golden:

Never Gonna Give You Up

Link.