Matthews: An honor to host first main event
Posted: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 6:44 PM by Hardball
Chris Matthews
Debates put presidential candidates on the same stage. That’s the way voters like to see them, squaring off, testing their wits, competing with ideas. These joint appearances are the main events of every presidential election.
Think of the historic moments in presidential debates -- “There you go again” in 1980, that George W. look when Gore approached him in 2000, that sweat on Nixon’s lip when he watched Kennedy in 1960, that look on Gary Hart's face when Mondale asked, “Where’s the beef?" in 1984.
It's an honor to be moderating the first Republican debate of 2008.