I was the other person watching the Scarborough show last night.
O'Donnell gets especially heated when the subject is homosexuality. Can't imagine why ;)
Back in '00, O'Donnell viciously attacked Steve Forbes on Hardball for defending the Boy Scouts of America in its efforts to refuse homosexual troop leaders. His reason? Because Malcolm Forbes, Steve's father, was allegedly homosexual. O'Donnell would not stop beating Steve Forbes up over his father's alleged homosexuality. It was one of the most disgusting scenes I've ever seen on tv.
I wrote Matthews at the time and of course got no response, but soon thereafter stopped watching Hardball and MSNBC. Only in the past few weeks have I bothered to switch from time to time to MSNBC, to see what the other side is saying (their idea of Republicans is Pat Buchanan and Ron P. Reagan). When the elections pass, I'll go back to ignoring MSNBC, and doubt they'll be around for the '08 election.
Had the same experience with Hardball. Matthews fills the show with Liberal views (he does the same thing on his Sunday show). I wrote him a few times to complain and I never get a response. His consistent low ratings give me solace that most folks feel like you and I.
I thought there was hope for Joe Scarborough but he has becoming part of the MSM.