VIDEO: Conservative activist ambushes Robert Gibbs, who destroys him on substance

By GottaLaff

You have seen Mediaite's Tommy Christopher in several of my Blunt webisodes. He's always got something interesting to share with us, including this little moment of fun:

This style of gonzo interviewing is doubtless entertaining for Mattera’s audience, but it offers little in the way of influencing anyone else. Consistently, Mattera’s interviews find him winning on class-clown charm, and being pummeled on the substance. [...]

Mattera makes his frat brothers chuckle by asking Press Secretary Robert Gibbs if he ever “feels dirty” (no, Jason, that was Joe the Plumber), but Gibbs completely destroys him on the substance.

Mattera’s interview style is of a piece with fellow journalactivistist James O’Keefe. Like O’Keefe, Mattera uses deception, each time professing admiration for his subject. Rather than search for the truth, both Mattera and O’Keefe seek to create truth. As entertainment, their value is open for debate. As journalism? Not so much.

Who is this Jason Mattera of the Young America's Foundation we speak of? All my posts about him are here. Suffice it to say, he will get under your skin like nobody's business...

...because he's in everyone else's business, as you'll see he is with Senator Al Franken here.