Today’s NYPost opinion page follows up on Chris Matthews‘ comments Thursday night at the Hardball 10th anniversary party, asking:
“…why should any Republican candidate expect fairness from Matthews now? More to the point, why should potential voters expect Matthews to treat the candidates’ views fairly?
Matthews and Maria Bartiromo are moderating a GOP debate Tuesday that will be seen first on CNBC and later on MSNBC. The Op-Ed continues:
NBC needs to replace him as a debate moderator immediately. The job — by definition — requires an attempt to display objectivity going into an event.
Yes, the distinction between “objective journalist” and “opinion-maker” in recent years has been blurred to the point where they’re nearly indistinguishable. But Matthews’ comments obliterated any possible distinction.
Earlier this year, the Democratic presidential candidates refused to participate in a debate on Fox News on the grounds that the channel was “biased.” That’s baloney, of course — certainly the debate wasn’t going to be moderated by Fox’s prime-time opinion hosts.
Any Op-Eds defending Matthews today?