During the recent debate among the Republican presidential candidates, former Sen. Fred Thompson was asked whether the federal government should intervene in labor disputes.  Initially, Thompson’s response was a simple “no.” Then, having more time to expand on his answer, he decided to do so.

        After Thompson’s statement, debate moderator Chris Matthews interjected, completely inappropriately, that Thompson’s answer “took a while…You should have stopped at ‘no.’”

        Thompson’s testy retort was, “That’s your opinion, Chris,” after which one could sense that even the narcissistic Matthews knew he had stepped over a line.

        Chris Matthews is a pompous, obnoxious windbag who loves the sound of his own voice.  His penchant for interrupting his guests on his “Hardball” program is legendary.  In fact, it is almost impossible for a guest to finish a thought without Matthews stepping all over his or her dialogue--especially if that person is a conservative.

        Ever since Watergate, the mainstream media has been filled with self-important, blow-dried nitwits who think their mission as “journalists” is to “change the world” or “make a difference.”  However, no one fits this description better than Chris Matthews.

        Matthews works for a cable network that barely registers in the television ratings, and yet he continues to show up as the moderator of this year’s presidential debates.  Why?  Someone please explain this to me.

        Democrat presidential candidates have boycotted debates on Fox News this year, claiming that the network is “biased.”  After this latest stunt by Chris Matthews, Republicans should do the same with the increasingly irrelevant MSNBC.  It’s not as if anyone is watching, anyway.