Chris Matthews: Ritz-Carlton populist!

by Steven C. Day
Ever so rarely, like manna from heaven, the Gods of irony give us a gift, bringing a little light into our dreary lives. Such an occasion was there for all to behold on the Chris Matthews show Tuesday night. Chris had invited his wife, Kathleen Matthews — a surprisingly appealing personality given her taste in men — to be a guest on his show.
Kathleen’s assigned role was to interview Chris, thereby giving him the freedom to pontificate at will on the great issues of the day — doing so without the usual inconvenience of having to talk over his guests.
Anyway, during the interview, Chris spoke elegantly and at some length on behalf of the common man. Average working stiffs, he assured us, are outraged by the bank bailout. They can’t stand seeing dudes in suits getting bailouts and bonuses, especially when they themselves can’t get a job. And they especially don’t like Timothy Geithner, because he seems like one of the bankers, and since Barack Obama is always seen with Geithner, he seems like one of the bankers as well.
I guess that must be the thing about people meeting the definition of “the common man”: They’re too damn stupid to tell the difference between a president and a bailed out banker.
The ironic thing here, of course, isn’t what Matthews said, much (though not all) of which made some sense. No, the irony (and absurdity) came in his declaring himself a spokesman for average working stiffs — someone who’s able to climb into their minds, feel their pain and interpret their secret motivations.
Chris Matthews, man of the people!
But there’s a bit of a fly in the populist ointment. As it happens, at the beginning of the segment, Kathleen let slip that she and Chris had discussed the topics of the interview that very morning in their room at their favorite hotel — the Ritz-Carlton. Yeah, that Ritz-Carlton.
Maybe that’s how Chris gets all that inside poop on the average man’s thinking: he asks the bellhops.
So there you have it: Chris Matthews: Ritz-Carlton populist!
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Chris Matthews
What a shame they didn't talk about it at their room in Motel 6. Good liberals aren't allowed comfort or success, right? What a stupid article.
If he'd only interview a Russian in his favorite hotel
He could call it Putin on the Ritz.
I Hate Chris Matthews
And almost everything about him, especially that half-bray half-bark noise he calls a laugh. "Hardball" is something to be either endured or avoided while waiting for "The Ed Show" or "Countdown".
thank you thank you thank you
for covering the Matthews matter - and in such an entertaining, perceptive way. As I set my recorder for Olbermann last night I couldn't help but notice the spectacle, and tho I knew enough not to bother with the volume the sight of the most favorably biased Matthews fan possible interviewing a man whose ego already has grown massive by conducting his own interviews (where I assume guests still struggle to answer his questions before he answers them himself), was spellbinding - beyond the proverbial bad accident one can't ignore. so thank you for devoting a column to it, as I was hoping at least one blogger would find it as bizarre as I did, and you did.
Another Unwatchable Stooge
Let's not besmirch the Ritz-Carlton hotel chain, where one is actually provided some service in our egalitarian society, with the likes of one of its guests, Chris Mathews. Mathews is a charter member of the Media Whore Club. One of Jack Welch's original picks for his Irish Mafia Press Corp. One remembers the "populist" Mathews calling for the impeachment and the conviction of President Bill Clinton, night after night, even though the average working stiff had it relatively good during that administration. And who could forget the fawning interview done from his knees, with the future "Clown Prince" G.W. Bush as he entered the presidential sweepstakes, with Mathews oh so willing to perform whatever service comes to mind from such a compromised position. Mathews does what most media whores do, sticks a moist finger in the air in an attempt to discern which way the political winds are blowing. This individual is a disgrace to his profession and should have been fired a long time ago.
Just Like Joe Sixpack!
What is more blue collar than to take advantage of the boss's employee discount?
Mrs. Matthews works for Marriott Corporation which owns the Ritz-Carlton - yes, THAT Ritz-Carlton!
Now put the silverware down and let's get back to bashing Tea Bagger backers.
Chris Matthews, RPCV
Do remember that Chris made his bones by being a Peace Corps Volunteer in Africa.