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I don't get Fox news :( From what I've heard, they sound pretty similar, but Colmes gives his unadulterated loyalty to the Democrat party. Matthews doesn't. He basically calls himself an Independent. And there are times when he will rip the Democrat party apart. He -destroyed- Terry McAuliffe the night of the California recall, when McAuliffe tried to spin it as "a referendum against incumbents - Bush better be scared next year" and he -ripped- Jesse Jackson on the whole disenfranchised voters bit.

I don't think Matthews is just about ratings. I think he's a Kennedy Democrat. Which, while not great, and which 10 years ago I would've told you I despised, is a hell of a lot better breed than what the rest of the party has morphed into today.

BTW, I don't think most of his viewing base can be categorized as "moderate to conservative". I believe he's got a pretty consistent base across the spectrum.

I -used- to think Keith Olbermann was decent. Man, has he proved me wrong. He's right in the sewer, and -he- is the one that cares about nothing but ratings.

Qwinn

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My daughter had to read "Hardball" for a HS Government class - she hated it! I picked it up after she was done and found it to be a pretty good read...

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"I -used- to think Keith Olbermann was decent. Man, has he proved me wrong. He's right in the sewer, and -he- is the one that cares about nothing but ratings."

Boy that's no kidding. I can't believe there is something actually worse than Connie Chung. Chung was so bad on CNN that I considered getting rid of my television.