who would win in a duel-zell miller or chris matthews?

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

asisne question, but it's not mine. cnbc (the dennis miller channel) actually has that up as their poll

http://moneycentral.msn.com/content/CNBCTV/Promos/P93599.asp?ShowResults=1&HasVotedTwice=#Vote

it's been freeped 70-30 for zell, probably due to the fact that drudge linked to it

[lapfog_1]

1. What's up with the online polls today

Every one that I've visited has been heavily freeped AND is already
closed (so all you see is results). Am I being paranoid? (Yeah,
I know, I am paranoid... but that doesn't mean that there AREN'T
people out to get me!!!)

[slappypan]

2. What kind of duel?

Pistols? Cutlasses? Tire iron fight in the MSNBC parking lot? Matthews gets to choose, since he is the challengee.

[RivetJoint]

3. Former marine versus

short, chubby, soft guy....you do the math.

Now in a dual of WITS....Matthews by a mile.

[atreides1]

6. Just Because

Zelly is former marine doesn't mean he'll win, and Matthews isn't that short, and a chubby face does not mean a soft body.

And it's duel not dual.:)

[RivetJoint]

8. Thanks for pointing out my spelling error! :-)

Matthews DOES have a soft body; he'd be toast

[atreides1]

4. Depends

First of all as the challenged party Matthews would have the choice of weapons. In the time before gunpowder the only way to settle a duel was with a sword, then came guns. And it was done with a single shot pistol, loaded by the seconds.

Now Zelly was a marine, but his eyesight probably isn't as good as it once was, and using a percussion cap or black powder pistol isn't the same as using an M-1 rifle. You get one shot and if you miss, you're opponent gets to fire, and you have to stand there and be a target.

If you should move in any way, you were considered a coward, personally I don't think Zelly would stand still and let Matthews take a shot at him.

The question is basically crap, especially when you have some totally mindless fuck who is most likely not familiar with the rules that went with dueling.

I think in a duel with pistols Matthews would win, he has better eyesight, a steadier hand, and Zelly would fire as soon as he could because he's a hothead. And in firing as soon as he turned he would miss, because a black powder pistol isn't the most accurate weapon in the world.

[AngryAmish]

5. Matthews was a Capital Hill Policeman

Might be better with a pistol.

[demnan]

7. Are you kidding?

that old coot would probably just shoot his c**k off.