Last evening I tuned in to watch Chris Matthews interview Berne Sanders. It turned out the Mr. Matthews "grilling" Senator Sanders and not interview him. Many of us watching, I'm sure, were wondering if Matthews was working for Fox (almost news) instead of MSNBC.
Now, I realize that MSNBC has become more conservative lately, but this was ridiculous to say the least. I wanted to ask Chris Matthews who's side are you on? GEEZE! Tonight Matthews admitted that he was a bit rough on Sanders, but said that "it's my job". Well you can ask anything you want to ask, but at least let Bernie answer without interruption. Though Matthews loves to interrupt people almost continually on his show. He will ask a question of a guest and then interrupt his guests before they can even get started answering his question. I guess he thinks he always needs to elaborate on his question or starts answering his own questions first. So then why ask a question in the first place? Why have any guests on your show at all? Just spend the entire hour editorializing and listening to yourself talk.
Now don't get me wrong, I like to watch Hardball with Chris Matthews and I watch nearly every single night and I will continue to do so, but Matthews needs to reel it in a bit when he interviews Bernie. It is so obvious that Matthews is a huge fan of Hillary Clinton's and it showed big time last night. I think Matthews needs to try to be more impartial and give equal treatment to each candidate. What's good for the goose is good for the gander. Right?
He kept hitting Bernie on how all of his plans need to be approved in Congress, like everything Hillary wants to do doesn't. Bernie kept trying to tell Matthews that he, Matthews, is thinking from inside the beltway, meaning the Washington D.C. political arena. Bernie said that he wants to change the way our government works and get it back to one vote for one person. Get it back from the way it is now where the big banks, Wall Street and the huge corporations can buy elections now thanks to the Citizen United decision by the conservative leaning US Supreme Court in 2010. The worst decision ever made in modern times by the Supreme Court! It is disastrous for our democracy.
I agree with Bernie Sanders. Nothing will change in our election system unless someone stands up to change the way things are done. Bernie Sanders stands up for us, the working class and the underprivileged in our country, each and every day. He wants to start a political revolution to unseat the politicians who are bought and paid for by the big money entities currently in power.
Like Bernie said, nothing worthwhile every changed without revolution and the average citizens of this county standing up and making one hell of a noise to make their point. Bernie knows that he can't get anything done unless he gets the support of Congress, and neither can Hillary Clinton or any other president. So he is asking us to not stop by electing him or Hillary president, but to get out the vote every two years when Congressional seats are up for election. We need to have control of the Congress to help our president make the changes we need to make life better for all Americans. The upper 1% in this country has had it their way for the last 35 years since the time of Ronald Regan. Isn't it time that the pendulum swings back the other way for a change?
What do you think?
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