Commentary
by Eric Boehlert
Two turbo TV talkers recently made news with on-air comments that seemed to broadcast genuine, unscripted emotions; comments which then set off all kinds of arguments about policy and the press. One featured a brief, disparaging remark tossed out by MSNBC’s Chris Matthews and aimed at a prominent Republican, while the other consisted of a nearly five-minute anti-Obama rant, by CNBC’s Rick Santelli.
But the reaction to the outbursts told us…
