On an evening where Barack Obama was on the verge of clinching the Democratic nomination and there was news that Hillary Clinton wanted in on the ticket, it was all too much for Chris Matthews to handle. The "Hardball" host couldn't contain his glee as he blurted on the 5pm edition of Tuesday night's show: "I'm getting giggles!"
Matthews made the following admission as he concluded a panel segment, with the "Politico's" Roger Simon and NBC's Andrea Mitchell and Chuck Todd, that discussed such topics as Obama's locking up the nomination and the possibility of Hillary Clinton landing the VP spot, on the June 3 "Hardball":
CHRIS MATTHEWS: Anyway, thank you Roger, thank you. What a night! I'm getting giggles! It's so exciting here -- Chuck Todd, Andrea Mitchell -- because there's news in the air.
Here is the fuller transcript of the last portion of the media panel segment:
CHUCK TODD ON KEEPING CLINTON OFF TICKET: You know I had another idea, you know the other way he [Barack Obama] can do this is he might get an assist. You know he’s already got Nancy Pelosi saying that the dream ticket is not a good idea. Maybe Al Gore comes out and does this for him. To, "It’s not a good idea to have Obama–"
CHRIS MATTHEWS: Oh that’s a good way to--
TODD: You know you get a couple of senior statesmen that are well-respected by the party to go out there and try to cut this off at the pass.
MATTHEWS: And say, "I’m going to lay on you an inconvenient truth." Well, it’s I don’t know if he’s that magisterial yet that Al Gore can rule above like Jehovah. Or maybe, maybe. You think he’s that big Andrea?
TODD: He’s running the environment.
MATTHEWS: Is he that big?
ANDREA MITCHELL: He is because he’s been so silent on politics. He has elevated himself.
MATTHEWS: But everybody knows he hates the Clintons.
MITCHELL: That does create a problem.
MATTHEWS: Ha, ha! He's not exactly a just empire. Anyway, thank you Roger, thank you. What a night! I'm getting giggles! It's so exciting here -- Chuck Todd, Andrea Mitchell -- because there's news in the air.
—Geoffrey Dickens is the senior news analyst at the Media Research Center.
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Chris Matthews: 'I'm Getting
June 3, 2008 - 16:59 ET by Chris Norman"Chris Matthews: 'I'm Getting Giggles!'"
I bet his diaper is getting damp, too.
Really, is this the thing a grown man, let alone a TV news host, would say?
But think....
June 3, 2008 - 17:21 ET by Prester John....how entertaining it will be to watch him Election Night when Obama (hopefully) loses. It should be something for the ages.
Good grief, can you imagine
June 3, 2008 - 17:39 ET by Chris NormanGood grief, can you imagine the tears streaming down his (probably) purple face? It's, it's, a wonderful thought....:)
Still...
June 3, 2008 - 17:50 ET by FoolicanWell, on the other hand, if Obama wins, he might do a little jig around the studio crying, "I feel light and fuzzy inside." We won't be able to see all of it, though, because the camera will remain stationary.
He don't need no stinking
June 4, 2008 - 10:12 ET by mattmHe don't need no stinking viagara when the Big O is on the screen.
I'm getting giggles! No
June 3, 2008 - 17:12 ET by fitzfongI'm getting giggles!
No doubt Olbermann, Abrams, Shyster and Mika are getting contact highs.
"Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it." -Ronald Reagan
Maybe Chrissy and a couple
June 3, 2008 - 17:16 ET by zhombreMaybe Chrissy and a couple of his media buddies could dress in drag and perform this number in honor of Obama:
http://www.youtube.c...
....discussed such topics
June 3, 2008 - 17:25 ET by MidAmerica....discussed such topics as Obama's locking up the nomination and the possibility of Hillary Clinton landing the VP spot,.....
Yep, all they have to do now is decide which white person to run with obama so that he has a chance to win.
Oh lordy I heard all of
June 3, 2008 - 17:35 ET by bigtimerOh lordy I heard all of this...and it is still continuing on msnbc with Keithie and Chris...tells you all you need to know...it is embarrassing to watch, plus please, you have to throw in Russert at the very top of this show that just started after Matthews...he is absolutely beside himself with glee too...
...and these are so-called newsmen and journalists...
Barf-bag time.
What I have seen and heard just today with the msm and them throwing the Clintons under the bus time, it has really been unbelievable....never seen anything like it...you can be sure they are furious.
"Never murder your opponent when he is committing suicide." ~ W. Wilson
Save us all!
June 3, 2008 - 17:40 ET by the strugglerI'm watching Chris talking to Russert now and I swear Matthews is teary eyed.Russert"just can't believe" how Obama could have "taken down" "the big dog", Hillary. Uh,could it be you and all the other pinhead liberals in the tank for him?Norah O'Donnell has got a banner over her head screaming RECESSION.They're all giddy.Ha!Now here's Olbermann in all his pomposity.It's a ship of fools all sailing the salty bliss with Captain Obama.
Democrat Race/Super Delegates
June 3, 2008 - 17:49 ET by PawpawNIf I get this straight, the Super Delegates can vote for whomever they want, no matter what their state did in the primary, correct? Therefore, the DIM party once again shows it does not matter what the people want, their party hierachy decides who does what! That's a real Govt of the PEOPLE, for the PEOPLE and by the PEOPLE. If I were them I'd wait till the convention to let the Super(doncha love that name) Delegates make the decision BECAUSE ALOT CAN HAPPEN BETWEEN NOW & LATE AUGUST! This ought to be one heckuva year in politics where no one will really pay attention until CONVENTION TIME, then go back asleep till LATE OCTOBER for the 2 week MEDIA FIST FIGHT!
Pawpaw... Yep, this has
June 3, 2008 - 18:25 ET by bigtimerPawpaw...
Yep, this has been a well organized plan today with Carter announcing early too today with the delegates/superd's....the Clintons are done...and the msm couldn't be happier...he only needs 10 more from earlier this morning he has gained about 20 or more...it has been something else, and people haven't even quit voting here yet, the polls aren't closed.
To top off what the AP did with announcing Hill was quitting early this morning which was vehemently denied.
"Never murder your opponent when he is committing suicide." ~ W. Wilson
Well Matthews ought to be
June 3, 2008 - 19:01 ET by bigtimerWell Matthews ought to be really having the tingles up and down his leg...Obama only needs 6 delegates now...like I said this has been well planned...it is so obvious...they are going to have this done by the time the polls close here in Mt. and SD...if not quite all the way it will be right afterwards...as if he was just elected President before Nov.
Sickening....all of it.
"Never murder your opponent when he is committing suicide." ~ W. Wilson
They'll be spiking any
June 3, 2008 - 18:02 ET by the strugglerThey'll be spiking any Reverend stories from here on out.They're so giddy about The First Black President that they'll put a foolhardy liberal racist on their shoulders and parade him around like a trophy.If I went to a church that talked about black people like Obama's church talks about white people I'd be a racist.
Weathermen Underground Connection
June 3, 2008 - 19:03 ET by Nortohttp://www.youtube.c...
This is a scarey look at the real connection between the major candidate on the Democrat side and those who want only the worst for the US,
It is by Flineo. Please watch it, Chris.
If the link is incomplete, go to you tube and put in Flineo's name or "Movement Obama."
Chris Matthews...
June 3, 2008 - 19:10 ET by zoro7957...............uh oh....I'm gettin a chubby...................
HAHAHAHAH!!
June 3, 2008 - 19:54 ET by GregEHAHAHAHAH!!
how about that fair and balanced insight ...
June 3, 2008 - 19:48 ET by drewinmass61... from Andrea Mitchell. So Gore has "elevated" himself by being silent on politics. He "owns" the environment. I'm glad I tuned that stuff out a long time ago, but its pretty amusing reading about it here.
As we all know, the media
June 3, 2008 - 19:50 ET by GregEAs we all know, the media has been in the tank for Obama ever since they realized he was a viable candidate.
Now, since they've been so open about it, how much more open will it get now that he's going up against a Republican opponent instead of a Democrat one? It's gonna be all these liberal media boobs can do to not dance on their chairs during their programming.
John McCain was their darling for years, but now they'll make him out to be a Michael Savage. LOL
I'm getting nauseated!
June 3, 2008 - 19:56 ET by jefflebowskiDoes Chris Matthews have any cojones? Is he just another girly man? He sure acts like one. I'd like to give the half-a-sissy a slap. Then we'll see what trickles down his leg.
OH MY GOD....DID CHRISSY WET
June 3, 2008 - 20:54 ET by charlietexasOH MY GOD....DID CHRISSY WET HIMSELF??? IM SICK!!
Matthews really does need
June 3, 2008 - 21:25 ET by ConservativeRexMatthews really does need to come out of the closet. It's not right that another man speaks this way of a man. Thankfully, I never have taken Matthews or his ilk seriously. Mainly because they are fools and cowards. Which come to think of it, seems to be a prerequisite for working on MSNBC.
Much as I disagree with
June 3, 2008 - 22:01 ET by FoolicanMuch as I disagree with Matthews, the one thing I will never, ever, EVER do is use the non-sequitur of accusing him of homosexuality.
The Gilded Six-bits
June 3, 2008 - 22:16 ET by nwahsThis election is shaping up as the short story, "The Gilded Six-Bits." (google it - good read)
Obama is a wonderful talker. He talks about all his movement across the aisle, but none to the point of earning the scorn of his own party. McCain has walked across the aisle so much he has earned the scorn of his own party. McCain is not a good talker. He's a doer. He actually declined freedom in a prison camp so as not to be used for propaganda. Obama talks philosophy and changes his mind on a dime.
How wonderful Obama parted the Red Sea in tonight's speech ( at this moment, the oceans stopped rising) . He's Slemmon's, tossing out electroplated coins.
Giggles
June 3, 2008 - 23:22 ET by ScrapironAnd peeing down his leg. What a guy to represent a major 'slimey' news network. Chrissie, Pissie, or Prissie????
Old, Retired and glad of it.
mancrush
June 3, 2008 - 23:43 ET by JWFJust get a room already, Matthews.
What an embarrassment Chris
June 4, 2008 - 07:46 ET by msh1973What an embarrassment Chris Matthews has become....he is a girly man.