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Chris Matthews is a liberal, there is no doubt about that, but he is one of the few with integrity (plus he likes having credibilty since it helps make him more money). Hillary is well known to want questions in advance of any and all interviews. I will, as much as I hate her, cut her slack on the Letterman interview. The reason for that, is that every talk show, from Letterman, to Leno, and before that, Johnny Carson, always gave the guests questions in advance. If you look carefully at the desk, you will sometimes even see some paper there, which is a list of questions, there is also sometimes a teleprompter. However, I do know that in the Clinton/Lazio debate, she made a big deal about having the questions before hand. Her people are so out of touch, it has never occured to them, that not every single thing is a photo opt where you get the questions in advance. They are amazed when shows refuse to give questions, and Hillary has made it clear she "distains" live interviews. Part of the reason is her fear of a "shoot" (a moment where script is broken, and improv may occur, such as asking non scripted questions, or grilling, or making statements), she wants to have the power to walk off an interview without it being aired.

Don't get too smug about Chris M. This was posted earlier:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/801963/posts

On Fox and Friends this morning they reported that Hillary's last appearance on "Hardball" was a sham. Her lackeys had demanded all questions in writing ahead of time before the interview. At first, the show refused to do this but caved in the day of the show and gave her the questions ahead of time. To repeat: Hillary got the interview questions ahead of time!!!!

BTW, MIA, I don't generally open your posts because they are way too long, too graphics intensive (takes the modem 2-3 mins or more to load), and all the same.