'Toddus Interruptus' thinks he's making his bones in his exclusive interview with President Obama

[flpoljunkie]

Instead, he looks both desperate and, obviously, rude. An unimpressive debut performance, Mr. Todd. I only watched to see and hear the president, and you made it a very unpleasant experience--so don't count on me to watch next week or any week.

[avebury]

1. I won't waste my time watching the Toad. nt

[fredamae]

2. I won't watch MTP-not even for POTUS n/t

[notadmblnd]

3. He must have taken interviewing lessons from Tweety

I can't stand Chris Matthews for the same reason, they never let the guests speak.

[Paladin]

9. Tweety's developing a definite woody for boots-on-the-ground in our old Mid-east stomping grounds.

I wouldn't be at all surprised to see Todd spewing the same message. We never, ever learn.

[flpoljunkie]

13. Tweety's salivating for war is loathsome. Obviously, he's learned nothing from Iraq.

[Paladin]

14. Last week he was comparing Dubya's 9/11 pronouncements to Henry V's Agincort speech.

I thought I'd puke.

[flpoljunkie]

17. You're kidding! Hope Tweety's back on his meds this week.

[Paladin]

18. I wish I were kidding. Tweety gets ugly when he hunts for a new man crush. (nt)

[pleinair]

4. Todd should be

Todd should be roundly ignored at Presidential press conferences if he treated the President disrespectfully on his show. I have no inclination to watch.

[brewens]

5. Being openly disrespectful to the President earns Chuckles big points with

the right-wing. I haven't seen it yet but I'm willing to bet almost no conservative will see it as what you describe, the same way they always think their guy win a debate. They will say to themselves, "way to go Chucky, put that N-word in his place!"

[flpoljunkie]

6. If the right wing is his target audience, they will definitely be pleased with 'Toddus Interruptus'

[brewens]

7. You can imagine what would have happened with "W", had a skilled interviewer bullied

and interrupted him constantly. The indignant howls from the right would have been something to behold! Not to mention that Bush could never have held up, faced with that. He would have had to bail or be reduced to a babbling (more than usual) idiot.

[PADemD]

8. Why does the President put up with this disrespect?

[Fred Sanders]

10. He is Gandhi reincarnated I think, at times. Remember Obama is in it for the long game, the media

clowns are imprisoned in a 24 hour news cycle.

Rude toadies are irrelevant, you should never be upset or annoyed with a person you have no regard for, why should you be?

I am not upset with Chuck, I pity him. A President who clearly has no respect for his opinion, and I think Chuck knows it well.

Chuck wants Obama's respect like a lost son wants the father's praise.

Poor Chuck.

[PADemD]

11. You are correct.

At the end of the interview, Barack Obama is still The President; and Chuck Todd is still Chuck Todd.

[Demsrule86]

12. MTP is even worse with Todd

Todd attempted to screwel a Democrat President, (who here is surprised) has Joe Scarborough as his sidekick (so much for liberal networks) and is completely boring. The power at NBC apparently think in a moment of increasingly progressive ascent...the best call is to run to the right. The show will have terrible ratings for sure.

[Sunlei]

15. He was very lucky to have his first interview be with the President.

That must have helped the ratings.

[Pisces]

16. Chuckie Toad will fail and his ridiculous panel to include Luke Russert. Aghhh. NBC is

losing it.