Dear Chris Matthews: Booing is not "bad form"

I'm sorry to pick on you, Chris. I actually like you. You're one of the reasons I watch MSNBC. I enjoy your insights and your enthusiasm, even as I cringe each time you say "Amurika." Ok, so I'm picking on you some more. I'm sorry.

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Sarah Palin was invited by the Philadelphia Flyers owner Ed Snider to toss out the first puck, and took two of her daughter with her, apparently hoping to deflect hostility that was expected to be directed her way.

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At least one fan at Shea Stadium had to sadly pause over his $7.50 cup of beer as boos rained down from the supposed faithful on one of their own star hitters — merely for an unsuccessful at-bat.

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The concept of booing visiting players or the pathetic home team does not need to be re-evaluated.

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TWO recent incidents of booing are the talk of the opera world, a hothouse of passionate debate if ever there was one. First, boos rained down on Plácido Domingo Dec. 5 for his conducting of "La Bohème" at the Metropolitan Opera in New York.

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