Hardblogger : Chris Matthews

Matthews on humanitarian and conservation efforts in Africa

Cathy Finkler — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:51:00 GMT

by Chris Matthews Earlier this month, I took two weeks off from the show and Kathleen and I traveled to South Africa, Mozambique and Swaziland where I had spent two years back in the 1960s helping develop small business enterprise as a volunteer in the U.S. Peace Corps. We got a fabulous chance to see the historic efforts some very good people are making to save the amazing wildlife of Africa. I've got to give a real shout-out to Greg Carr, an American who is working and investing...(read more)

A tribute to Tim Russert

Cathy Finkler — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:05:00 GMT

by Chris Matthews It was a year ago tomorrow that Tim Russert died at NBC News headquarters in Washington. He died on the job that Friday preparing yet again a broadcast of his remarkable, newsmaking, pacesetting Meet the Press. I think about Tim every day each day I arrive at work, but especially on Fridays, which remind me of him and his enormous place here in our work and lives. To those who trusted him and learned from him on the air,Tim was a strong partner in understanding...(read more)

Lessons of D-Day

Cathy Finkler — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 19:24:00 GMT

by Chris Matthews Tomorrow, on the sixty-fifth anniversary of D-Day, President Obama has a pair of tough acts to follow - his own speech yesterday and one given a quarter century ago. I remember getting up that morning in 1984 to catch President Reagan at Normandy. It was a real "morning in America" speech. I believe that Reagan's ability to connect with World War II was a reason for his enormous popularity. Here he was on the bluffs of France saying something very good about America:...(read more)

Matthews: Obama will be a president who does 'big things'

Cathy Finkler — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:12:00 GMT

By Chris Matthews President Obama held his much anticipated press conference Tuesday and delivered his most pronounced message since taking office. He wants to be a president who does more than muddle through. He wants to be a transformative president on the model of Roosevelt and Reagan. He wants to do big things.Tuesday's press conference showed he that he's president for celebrity or popularity. He was saying "I'm not going to be Bill Clinton and do school uniforms and family home leave, I'm...(read more)

Matthews: Obama will be 'the spirit that stirs the country'

Cathy Finkler — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 22:10:00 GMT

by Chris Matthews We, Americans, live in the time of our presidents. As Franklin Roosevelt was to the 1930s and '40s, as Ike was to the '50s, Jack Kennedy to the '60s and Reagan was to '80s, Barack Obama will be to the oncoming 2010s. Like his predecessors he will give his name to our era. His will be the spirit that stirs the country.Barack marked the instance of this new era late last night in Chicago. "Because of what we did on 'this' day, in 'this' election, at 'this' defining moment, change...(read more)

'What did Neville Chamberlin do?'

Cathy Finkler — Fri, 16 May 2008 22:05:00 GMT

On Thursday's Hardball, Chris Matthews had a discussion about President Bush all but accusing Sen. Barack Obama of appeasement for wanting to talk to enemies of the United States. Conservative radio talk show host Kevin James and Chris Matthews then had a disagreement about what constituted appeasement. Chris Matthews had the following to say on Friday: "Look, I'm a student of history, especially of the late 1930s when the world didn't stand up to Hitler and my hero Winston Churchill saw...(read more)

A question of appeasement?

Cathy Finkler — Fri, 16 May 2008 18:16:00 GMT

This video from Thursday's Hardball is getting traction on other news shows and on the blogosphere. For those who missed it, take a look....(read more)

Matthews recalls fond memories of Israel

Cathy Finkler — Thu, 08 May 2008 22:02:00 GMT

Chris Matthews fondly looks back on his first trip to Israel while remembering the founding of the state of Israel nearly 60 years ago. "The first time I visited that incredible country was in 1971, when it was still in the afterglow of its wondrous victory against all sides in the Six Day War. I remember sitting in a restaurant. It was really more of a bar as an older fellow, who'd had a few, loudly proclaimed his pride in a group of soldiers who'd just entered the room. How exciting to be in such...(read more)

Matthews rants about Limbaugh's 'Operation Chaos'

Cathy Finkler — Thu, 08 May 2008 17:14:00 GMT

On Tuesday's post-Indiana and North Carolina primary coverage, Chris Matthews ranted about talk show host Rush Limbaugh's plea to conservatives and Republicans to vote for Sen. Hillary Clinton in an attempt to prolong the battle for the Democratic presidential nomination between her and Sen. Barack Obama. Here's what Chris had to say:"I have to offer a Keith-style special comment on that. Anyone who voted to screw up the political system of this country with the purpose...(read more)

Hot topics about Decision '08

Cathy Finkler — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:10:00 GMT

Hardball's Chris Matthews takes a look at some interesting Decision 2008 topics and shares his thoughts. The Clintons’ recipe for success The Clinton campaign has had a tough time managing former president Bill Clinton in this election. He was supposed to be the secret weapon but against whom? Sen. Barack Obama or his own wife? His gaffes, outbursts, and misstatements have dogged the Clinton campaign since the beginning. But as we head into the final days of the Pennsylvania primary, Sen. Hillary...(read more)