A Letter To Chris Matthews - (Zell Miller's publisher challenges "Chrissy" - tonite MSNBC)

TECH CENTRAL STATION ^ | APRIL 27, 2005 | CECIL STANTON

[CHARLITE]

Mr. Chris Matthews
Host, MSNBC’s Hardball with Chris Matthews
400 North Capitol Street, Suite 850
Washington, DC 20001

Dear Chris,

We understand that you will be airing tonight on Hardball, the famous segment from the Republican National Convention in which former Senator Zell Miller challenged you to a duel. It was a dramatic moment in television and we’re so pleased that you have been able to use the segment as a promo to boost the show’s ratings for the last 9 months.

We are even more pleased that you will be playing it again tonight as it will be a great publicity hit for Senator Miller’s new book A Deficit of Decency.

The only question is, in Senator Miller’s absence tonight, will you tell the whole story as to why he was angry with your comments? In chapter 6 (Hardball Huff) of A Deficit of Decency, Zell explains that the reason he challenged you is that before he came on the set you claimed he was an “old time seggy.”

Will you renounce your baseless claim that Senator Miller is a segregationist?

As you may know, following Senator Miller’s challenge, CNBC took and online poll in which they asked who would win the duel. You, of course, received 14% of the vote while Senator Miller garnered 86%.

We wonder if that will be part of the discussion tonight.

Sincerely,
Cecil Stanton
President
Stroud and Hall Publishers

[Txsleuth]

Sounds like Zell's publisher is just as feisty as Zell!!!!

Good for them--

[WSGilcrest]

I hear tell Zell has the dueling pistols to back it up.

[Racehorse]

How far into the show does the segment appear? I've just switched to the rerun . . . now 18 mintures into the hour.

[CHARLITE]

Here is a link to the transcript of the original interview between Chris Matthews and Zell Miller on Thursday, September 2 2004.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/Commentary/blog_9_02_04_1536.html

[skinkinthegrass]

Fantastic!!! ...Kick 'em in the @$$, Zell! ...too, Zell won't be there....He'd STILL kick his @$$ from afar, "Chrissy" Matthews is such a wuss.

[HardStarboard]

Nothing coould be prettier than to close your eyes and envision Zell Miller gut-punching Chris Matthews.

The look on Chrissy's face is amazing...in my dreams.

[MJY1288]

I just watched the interview, and Chrissy Matthews pretended like he played the whole interview. Notice that he edited out the part where Zell Miller told him he wasn't going to allow him to brow beat him like he did Michelle Malkin. (Zell said "Young Lady")

Chris Matthews is a fraud

[CHARLITE]

"Notice that he edited out the part where Zell Miller told him he wasn't going to allow him to brow beat him like he did Michelle Malkin."

ZOTABLE OFFENSE! What a cheater. He knew how bad that made him look, so he didn't want to remind the audience of it, if they were seeing it for the 2nd time, and he didn't want new viewers to see it at all. What a fraud. . . . . not to mention COWARD! You're right.

[MJY1288]

Chrissy is just used to what the MSM has been getting away with for years. Now that we have access to transcripts through the internet, they are being exsposed

[Peach]

As you may know, following Senator Miller’s challenge, CNBC took and online poll in which they asked who would win the duel. You, of course, received 14% of the vote while Senator Miller garnered 86%.

[Nam Vet]

WHAT A FRIGGIN' SLAP !!!

I simply love it. P*SS on Crissy-boy. A bigger wimp has never been seen.

Yer a great poster to find some of the stuff you do. (I've been noticing). If yer a guy, ya might become a Bud of mine. If yer of the female persuasion, I might be in love (just don't squeal to my darling wife)

Nam Vet

[kcvl]

Chris Matthews is a fraud

Big time!

[CHARLITE]

" If yer a guy.........."

Guess again, dear! :)

[Nam Vet]

Well, I guess that means I'm in love ...... and I amend the word to adore your jewels (in your selected finds for posting)

Nam Vet

[Mo1]

hehehehe .. I guessing Chrissy hasn't made a comment about this poll??

[prairiebreeze]

FReepers who saw this say that Chrissy did some creative editing and left out the comments that would cast himself in a bad light.

Chrissy sure can dish it out but he can't take it, not even when "it" is his own words coming back to bite him.

Chrissy is an insult to girlie-men, if you ask me.

[johnny7]

I saw it... and it was as 'doctored-up' as a Soviet politburo photo from the 50's!

I piss on the MSM!

[Loyal Buckeye]

Mr. Stanton states:

...we’re so pleased that you have been able to use the segment as a promo to boost the show’s ratings for the last 9 months.

If not for the promos, what would Spitball's ratings be?