Chris Matthews and Tom DeLay: "Nothing worse than a woman know-it-all."

Harry Shearer produces some 'found Hardball' of what Chris Matthews was saying to Tom DeLay just before their big interview. And darn it if Matthews doesn't look like an ass-kissing sycophant. Follow the link to see the video.

MATTHEWS: Have you seen this new focus group stuff on the candidates?

DELAY: No I haven't

MATTHEWS: It's great stuff. I'll send it to you -- it's great -- yeah it's great stuff. Hillary, John Kerry. All these guys, all these democrats, and how they do. And, uh, Frank Luntz did it...

DELAY: who I like

CM: ...and Hillary did not do well. Kerry did well.

DELAY: You're kidding.

MATTHEWS: I am NOT kidding. They didn't like Edwards -- they thought he was a rich lawyer, pretending to care about poor people...

DELAY: Too slick. Too slick.

MATTHEWS: ...and Hillary was a know-it-all.

DELAY: Nothing worse than a woman know-it-all

[...]

MATTHEWS: Thanks. I owe you one. I owe you two -- today and last night.

The blow-dried punditocracy hearts the snap-on hair neo-fascists. Or maybe I'm being too harsh-- maybe today's wealthy tele-journalists are just willing to kiss serious butt for ratings. That's not so bad... right?