Comment Rescue: Matthews to Interview KWS Tonight
// Dec 22, 2008 at 5:08 pm
OK, I’ll let loose here…
I am interviewing KWS tomorrow at 530. Not taking phone calls, but will accept questions.
Let me be clear that my problem is that she seems to be entering the job with some crazy ass notion that insurance companies are “partners” and good actors and not for profit ventures that make money by not paying claims.
Her statements as Insurance Commissioner-elect along with her weak resume gives me the feeling that she is the front person for someone or some organization that would like to use the power of the office for financial gain.
uh, why no phone calls? did she stipulate this and if so, shame on you Mike.
I shocked that DTR would agree to do a interview with KWS and not allow phone-in questions.
Great journalism.
My guess is that she would abandon the interview and then nothing gets accomplished.
Something tells me that Mike won’t softball this as it’s obvious that you all imply. If he does, then scorn-away.
and, she phones in the interview so we can’t see her live.
OK, here goes.
Obviously, you obnoxious fuckers have never heard 90% of radio interviews. When Loudell interviews someone, does he take phone calls? No. This was not a stipulation from KWS. I asked the question of her campaign manager… “Would you like to take phone calls or would you like this to be a straight interview?” He responded with the latter. It’s what I’m asking all the people I interview now that we have a multi-line phone processor. And, to be honest, I think my questions are good enough. Would I like to take phone calls? Perhaps, but I’ve been working on getting KWS on MY show for a while now and seeing how I’ve only got 20 minutes with her, I don’t feel I should have to give out MY interview to a half-dozen other individuals with their own questions who will hog up the 20 minutes.
So, if you’re going to bitch and moan, apply the same standard to the rest of the broadcasters out there. When we get the studio in Wilmington (which will be soon), I will be having guests LIVE and in-studio and there will be no way for them to duck out of phone calls. However, it’s a courtesy that most interviewers throw out to guests by asking them if they’d like to take phone calls.
Tune in and then judge. Until then, stop being such fucking bitches.
Word!
Fuck you Mike. It’s called Delaware Talk Radio, you fucking fuck.
And it’s also called The Mike Matthews Show, you dumb shit. You really wanna ask some questions? 530 pm. Studio’s in Milton, Paynter’s Mill. Be there and you can ask all the questions you’d like, live and on air.
Right, not Delaware Liberal Talk Radio nor Communial Talk Radio. He’s right, Nemski, some (not all) writers from this blog do more to bitch and whine about them then anything else, very little of it constructive. It might be funny if it weren’t so consistent.
Mike, you’re my douche.
I’m still laughing that Mike is comparing himself to Loudell.
Loudell = And now we speak to Dr. Richard Head Professor Emeritus at the Harvard University School of Public Policy and the Environment to discuss the changes that we can expect from the incoming Obama Administration’s challenge with juggling a down economy and the looming threat of climate change.
Mike Matthews = Joining me today is Tyler Nixon to talk about (burp) sidewalks and the bitches on Wilmington City Council.
For some reason I’m liking the gratuitous use of the F word in this thread.
Mike – i’m a huge fan of your style and i’m cringing at the thought of KWS coming into your line of fire… CRINGING!!!!
LiberalGeek wins this thread.
RSmitty, all I did was complain that Mike wasn’t taking calls. Now, I know this is on DTR, but I guess in your world we can’t criticize DTR. Yes, I know Jason330 does a lot of DTR bashing, but this agreeing, up front, to no calls deserves some criticism. And for Mike to come over and call us “fuckers” for calling him out on that is ridiculous.
I will say, since you are more of the Howard Stern type, (WHOM I LOVE) you should reserve the end of the interview for at least 2 or 3 crazy callers.
Mike I hope you get good legitimate questions from individuals in the insurance industry about the new disability insurance regulations and when delaware will be part of the state cooperative sharing agreement for reciprocal licensing. Also, WTF with PSA. and dont let her tell you she didnt know. Did you invite Liz in with you?
What amazes me is the guest list, both planned an impromptu, on DTR. They’ve pretty much got the DE politico scene locked up. Now they need to start going after the arts: films and restaurants? I figure if Patrick Stoner makes a living doing those crappy actor/film reviews on channel 12, the guys at DTR could horn in on it. And based on the size of Burris and Matthews, you’d have to respect their opinions on food. Maybe they could expand this expertise by allowing Nancy to guest host on alcohol/Sterno reviews.
No, you’re not a fucker, nemski, your beard is a fucker. The crumbs failed you again, that fucking beard! FUCK!
I’m not saying you can’t criticize shit (I know, I couldn’t figure out how to insert FUCK at that point). I am saying that much of the fucking shit (double points) being lobbed at DTR came from the Burris bashing and lost much of it’s relevancy once it was applied to the whole station.
I also haven’t seen one person in the least attempt to understand why Mike took this approach. Y’all made your own conclusion and ran with it.
In closing…FUCK!
They’ve pretty much got the DE politico scene locked up.
So did Celia Cohen.
arthur,
Do you mean PCI?
That was the insurance lobbyest group that Denn had to fight in court to do the right thing while KWS stated in thier firts meeting that she’d make everyhting better for them.
Mike will do more than fine with his own questions. Since you can’t call, if you’d like to ask a question send an email! Problem solved?
I can’t figure out why Jason hasn’t extended posting rights to Celia yet.
No, this has nothing to do with PCI. There are new regulations for the sales of DI policies and other states have already begun a recipricol licensing agreement based on CE hours. Delaware still isnt a part of the program, slowing the process for all involved.
Easy NemSmittyski (if that’s who you really are Mike Protack FUCK?)
I was nto bashing DTR by saying that I don’t listen to it. [BUT NOW IT IS SOOO ON FUCKERS!!!]
Since Mike went to 5:00 my scedule does not really allow for it.
As for Burris – he is a moronic windbag.
Here’s the issue as I see it, KWS has been permitted to skate by without much exposure to some of her critics (at least in-person). I know that there have been interviews of KWS on DTR, but they didn’t have listener questions either. I wonder if we are ever going to get to ask her a question.
Will KWS be in studio or on the phone?
I don’t think I directly compared myself to Loudell at all. If I did, then I certainly apologize because I am nowhere near the legend of Allan Loudell, a man for whom I have much respect.
As for you, nemski, you made a dumb comment in #2 and I felt the need to clarify with some profanity.
Arthur,
She’ll be on by phone. One of the negatives of broadcasting from Milton is that too many Delaware politicians are above the canal and unwilling to take the trek down. Until our presence in Wilmington, many interviews will be by phone.
did they request to have no callers?
Awwwww…. On the phone isn’t nearly as good as in person without backup. She’ll have someone standing by while she’s on the phone to whisper the answers in her ear.
Can’t someone give KWS a ride down to Mike’s studio? Hey Elliot….where are you in this as her chauffeur….oh wait…you’ll be whispering the answers to her.
Mike, how long did she agree to? Anyone giving odds to how long it will be till her ‘phone cuts out’
i hope the podcast will be up soon after
Looks like KWS threads draw the most comments of any posts on DelLib. With all this outrage about the fraud that she perpetrated on the people of Delaware, it’s about time someone does something concrete about it. Thanks, Mike , for taking the initiative. You’ll be better than Loudell. His questions to her weren’t tough enough.
You’ll be better than Loudell. His questions to her weren’t tough enough.
If you heard her “answer,” you’d think they were! 😆
One solution might be to email Mike questions you would like answered. It’s real simple. The address is mike@delawaretalkradio.com.
DTR just recently upgraded to a new phone system that allows us to take multiple calls. Prior to the upgrade, we had only one line, so taking listener phone calls was not possible. I might add, KWS was something on Maria’s show. She didn’t need calls to dig a hole…..she did fine on her own.
Ch1wil: We call Mike Delaware’s Howard Stern. That’s going to be his new promo. Glad someone else made the correlation…..
Disbelief: You should be a talk show host. You are funny. Appreciate the comments.
Carry on.
Why would you insult Howard Stern?
The interview was a total joke. Did Matthews join her Greek chorus with Willing or is he working for McDowell or what? He coddled her and joked with her and called her “a nice lady” repeatedly. He gave her a pass on almost everything. The only question she knew anything about was the top issue in the industry that she could improvise on because everyone in insurance knows about it, and that’s that insurance companies often pay out more in claims than the premiums they take in and try to make up the loss with investment returns that have now dropped because of the economy. Was that going to result in rate hikes? Well no, of course not. He kept asking her if she really, really didn’t know about McDowells company “Rway” or something, which she denied ever having heard of even though her name appears on invoices, but then gave her a pass on that, as well. He never did ask her about her plans for “pay to play” a la Levinson. He did make fun of her about having a swearing in party when even Markell wasn’t because of the economy, and she claimed her campaign is paying for it when we all know it doesn’t have enough money. Look it up on her disclosure statement. He opened it up for calls after this so-called “interview.” By the time I turned the radio off, which was 20 minutes later, no one had called. Surprise, surprise.
Gabriel,
It was people like you I was hoping would call in. Could you contact me off the blogs? I’d like to speak to you…have lots of questions re: KWS et. al.
downwithabsolutes@gmail.com
One of the negatives of broadcasting from Milton is that too many Delaware politicians are above the canal and unwilling to take the trek down.
You’re shitting me, right? They have no problem making people from Sussex drive two hours to Wilmington for crap (like the Blue Cross/Blue Shield hearing tomrorow), but their time is too precious to come to Milton? Give me an F’ing break, and the names of these fuckwad assholes. What a fucking joke. Call them out, Stern-boy.
I have given the names of many on air who’ve refused to come down to the studio and instead opted for phone interviews. I’m not going to list them here. I’ve called out many — MANY — local politicians who’ve either ignored me or denied interview requests. There are some who I don’t want to come on air with me until they CAN come live in the studio. Let’s just put it like this. I’ve got lots of crazy, ridiculous, stupid ideas that are flowing through my brain on a daily, sometimes hourly, basis. Things I want to do but I can’t because I don’t have any resources in Sussex County. By resources, I mean friends who can help me do skits, whether taped or live, as well as live musical acts and, of course, live interviews of guests. It’s just the nature of the beast that, for now, I have to accept that many people aren’t interested in driving an hour and a half for a thirty minute interview when it can be done over the phone.
My live interviews tend to me more “confrontational” and, therefore, more entertaining. Listen to my interview with Jordan Warfel from a month ago, a hardcore conservative on social issues. He was live, in studio and I think the interview was awesome because it allowed me to ask him questions and debate him while looking him clearly in the eye, something I definitely prefer.
Again, I have so many things I want to do, but the current constraints aren’t allowing me to break free.
Thanks. Just keep calling them out. (Hopefully the farting skits will help bring more of them down…)
But then, I’m the guy who thinks all state offices in Wilmington – beyond the customer service-type offices that exist in Sussex – should be closed, with all government functions based in Dover. We shouldn’t be paying to have an office for the governor in the Carvel Building when there’s a perfectly good one in Dover.
I’ve called out many — MANY — local politicians who’ve either ignored me or denied interview requests.
Gee, Mike, with all the grace and thoughtfulness and respect that you express here (not to mention the high intellectual standards of the editorial content of your blog), I just can’t understand why people aren’t falling over themselves to get on your show.
I am glad to hear that you occasionally have thoughts on a hourly basis, though.
Seriously, maybe if you’d get over the schoolyard playground idea of “calling people out”, you might get more interest. Look at the way John Stewart does it. “Confrontational” is not necessarily more entertaining. You need to develop a repertoire that extends beyond pompous “fuck you’s”.
Mike,
You don’t need me to tell you all the many reasons why KWS will be a total disaster with her lack of intellect, experience, and integrity (to say the least on that last one). She and McDowell are going to run the IC’s office into the ground in less than two years. Rita Landgraf, who was on with Randy Nelson before your show, represents the very best of a qualified official, and what a contrast that was from the farce you put on the air. Instead of using half the allotted time to blast Del Lib and its bloggers up one side and down the other, you should have stopped literally flirting with KWS who is a total fraud and you know it. Who’s side are you on, anyway? Maybe you can have her on your show again after her inevitable downfall and console her with your stupid little jokes.
Gabriel,
What are YOU hiding? I asked KWS some questions. I even pushed a bit when i got answers that didn’t please me. However, you’re nothing more than an anonymous man using this bnlog as a means to further your own agenda. I’ve covered KWS’ shortcomings on my own blog, on air, and via the comments sections of blogs like this. I’ve done it all under my own name. Who are you? I asked you to get in touch with me. You will be completely protected. Because, though I may do shitty interviews that don’t please everyone, I can honestly say I’ve always protected my sources.
Seriously, I’d love to hear from you. Please email me.
Anonone,
You’ve proven yourself over the last few months to be nothing more than an asshole who knows how to cobble together a few subjects and predicates. Your comments are hardly worth a response.
You’ve proven yourself over the last few months to be nothing more than an asshole who knows how to cobble together a few subjects and predicates.
And you wonder why other people, who can also “cobble together a few subjects and predicates,” don’t want to appear on your show.
You can’t define me, Mike; your words only define who you are. Happy holidays to you.
Festivus pole!
Wait, Festivus is over.
Y’all are fucked until next year.
Mike — Please stop. If you continue to piss off a1 like this, I’m going to have to reward you financially.
That said, Randy & I think you do a fantastic job and we’re happy to have you.
Hey! How can you take today off? You’re a fledgling start-up! There’s no rest for you! Get to work!
Alright, Mike. I’m away for Christmas but will email you when I get back. In the interim you might want to check out Redwaterlily’s blogs from around December 15 forward.
To the Bloggers on this Xmas eve :
One of the bloggers I believe said that the Delaware Department of Insurance sued PCI. Actually PCI took the Delaware Department of Insurance to court and won. The ruling was appealed to the Delaware Supreme Court and then dropped.
Herman Hesse, the great German writer and Nobel Prize winner, defined a ‘true thinker’ in his novel “Steppenwolf” as someone who was “calmly objective, doesn’t always wish to shine, appear always in the right or to talk other people down.”
Elliott Jacobson
Might as well hijack this thread… changes coming to TNJ next week. Look for note in one of the weekend papers.