I found Chris Matthews' faith-baiting (stem cells, abortion, and the late Terri Schiavo) insulting, and his cutesy questions about Bill returning to the white house summed up what was the one of the most partisan, self-serving events delivered by the mainstream media in a long, long time. Others have postulated that the CNBC host had one goal - to prove to the electorate that every candidate on stage is an ultra-religious 'fringe' candidate. I can't say that I disagree.
In 90 minutes, no time was allotted to asking the candidates their positions on tort reform, health care, education, guns, Cuba, affirmative action, balancing the budget, Afghanistan, education, Israel and the Palestinians, AIDS, Venezuela, college loans, hate crimes, or social security. But 4 (four) times, the ex-mayor of New York was asked about his position on abortion.
A waste of time and resources, so that Matthews could work his agenda.
Raspberries!
My 2 cents.
