"And that's the way it is,"

Walter Cronkite

     As one who grew up in the 70’s I do remember seeing Walter Cronkite on TV; being as young as I was at the time, the first time I remember seeing him was probably when the first landing on the moon. It was like he was actually there with you and talking just to you while reporting. One of the other reports was about the Vietnam War and also about what was going on here in the U.S. with protesting. Even as a child I remember Walter making news interesting and I want to hear more, learn more.

     Today some of the reporters; not all, seem to report the news with no passion, it is just their job to read the news, and some try too hard to give it an entertaining value. It’s the news not entertainment, report it like you care about the story and know what you are talking about. It should be if one does the research, they should be the one reporting; wherein, they can bring their enthusiasm, their true knowledge to the report.

Chris Matthews

     I started watching Chris Matthews a few months back and he reminds me of the late Tim Russert with whom I often watched on Sunday mornings. I would often get complaints from my son or a friend with whom I had planned to do “flee-marketing” or fishing with because I would always get stuck watching what Tim had to say that Sunday morning. Tim and Chris seem to have about the same mannerism on how they interview there guest, for the most part they appear to ask questions we all would like to know the answer to. For the most part they do allow the guest to answer without interruption even if they disagree, if there is a panel of guest they will allow; to certain extent, them to argue it out a bit or even join in. the other night I watched “Hardball”; (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036697/#42219501, March 22,2011), and Chris had Pat Bucanan (MSNBC political analyst) and Jenny Backus (Democratic strategist) on talking about if it was good strategy by the U.S. to take up military action in another Muslim country. It was incredibly funny when Chris said that Pat was an isolationist and Pat proclaimed to be a constitutionalists and there the defense came up throughout the interview. When they did finally get back to the question at hand Pat kept his defense up and had a bit of disagreement with Chris and Jenny. It is always good to see both sides of the argument, so to make an informal decision of my own. The problem is that with only a ten minute conversation on such a complex subject, one still needs to go look for more information to make a better judgment.

Rachel Maddow

      I just finished watching; for the first time, The Rachel Maddow Show; (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/#42222780, March 22,2011)and for the most part enjoyed its content. One of Rachel’s story about the California nuclear power plant in the Diablo Canyon and its hidden dangers, that have been swept under the rug by our government. To name one danger in particular is about the three earthquake fault lines that run directly beside the canyon. It baffles me as to why this place has not been shut down and this doesn’t is only one of about four mentioned; (As not to get into the whole story I will move on, must Watch.) I found the show very informative yet somewhat disturbing as to what I our governments, people we elect to serve and protect us, do behind our back. I do feel the show is more for the Democratic and feel that is good to a certain extent, I can always find another show that is Republican and list to their views of how the Democrats “Screw with U.S.”

    

       In short; I am neither Democrat nor Republican, I try to weigh the information given and make up my own mind. That is why God gave me a brain; to think on my own and make my own opinion. I do not need someone to tell me if I am cold or hot.

Chris Mathew – Hardball - http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036697/#42219501

Rachel Maddow - http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/#42222780

isolationist - an advocate of isolationism in international affairs  (http://www.thefreedictionary.com/isolationist )

Isolationism is a foreign policy adopted by a nation in which the country refuses to enter into any alliances, foreign trade or economic commitments, or international agreements in hopes of focusing all of its resources into advancement within its own borders while remaining at peace with foreign countries by avoiding all entanglements of foreign agreements. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isolationism )

A constitutionalist is often known by other names such as a constitutional conservative or a strict constructionalist. While the latter term typically refers to judges and justices, it is also used to describe any person that believes in a strict reading of the Constitution. A constitutionalist favors limited government, as prescribed by the Constitution. In the beliefs of the constitutionalist, such a government should be small not only in size but also in scope and in power (http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-constitutionalist.htm )

Constitutionalism has a variety of meanings. Most generally, it is "a complex of ideas, attitudes, and patterns of behavior elaborating the principle that the authority of government derives from and is limited by a body of fundamental law".^[1] American Constitutionalism would be more correctly defined as a complex of ideas, attitudes, and patterns of behavior elaborating the principle that the authority of government derives from the people, and is limited by a body of fundamental law (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutionalism )