Original sentence: "  During the three minutes that followed, Matthews pressed James for specifics, and asked variations of the question over 20 times." Matthews concluded the interview by stating "You don't understand there’s a difference between talking to the enemy and appeasing.Speaking on Hardball, James supported Bush's comparison and stated that Bush "should have been speaking in reference to Obama" even if he wasn't.That's what he did wrong.When James was unable to answer the question, Matthews proclaimed James a "blank slate" who didn't know anything about history, didn't know what he was talking about, and added "When you are going to make a direct historic reference, get it straight
Edited sentence: "  During the three minutes that followed, Matthews repeated variations of the question 28 times (24 according to Matthews the following day on Hardball), and later specifically referenced the Munich Agreement." After several minutes of Mathews  repeatedly asking James to explain what Neville Chamberlain did wrong, James was unable to answer the question." Matthews concluded the interview by stating "You don’t understand there’s a difference between talking to the enemy and appeasing." Perino, in an appearance on NPR's radio program Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me, had previously admitted she knew nothing about the Cuban Missile Crisis beyond "it had to do with Cuba and missiles" and confused it with the "Bay of Pigs thing".)  Green said "Kevin, when you are in a hole, stop digging.John McCain later connected the policies Bush spoke about with Obama and included a reference to Chamberlain.Matthews, clearly exasperated, accused James and others on the right including White House press secretary Dana Perino, of being a "blank slate" who didn't know anything about history, adding "When you are going to make a direct historic reference, get it straight.Speaking on Hardball, James vigorously supported Bush's comparison and insinuated that Bush "should have been speaking in reference to Obama" even if he wasn't.That’s what he did wrong.When pressed for historical specifics, James stated that "Neville Chamberlain was an appeaser" and "the things that Neville Chamberlain supported energized, legitimized, and made it easier for Hitler to advance in the ways that he advanced