Chris Matthews has been comparing this coming election year to 1968. Tonight he wrangled Brokaw into talking about it. Great, Matthews. The year in which both Martin Luther King and the presumptive Democratic nominee were assassinated. The same year in which the Democratic convention was an exercise in chaos; and the year in which Richard Nixon ultimately won the White House.
What an awful year to use as a comparison -- especially considering the Obama candidacy. Are we to gather from this comparison that the Democratic nominee will be killed and a demon on the level of Nixon will win for the GOP? Jesus H.
But the very smart traditional media thinks its fun and looks good on screen because both years have an 8 at the end, therefore the years MUST be similar. Awesome.