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Chris Matthews: Obama Would Rather Debate Romney Than Gingrich

By Noel Sheppard | November 28, 2011 | 18:04

MSNBC's Chris Matthews on Monday's Hardball said what conservatives have been saying for many months.

Barack Obama would much rather debate Mitt Romney than Newt Gingrich (video follows with transcript):

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Matthews Compares Obama to a Clunker: Would You Buy This 'Lousy' Car Again Next Year?

By Noel Sheppard | October 06, 2011 | 18:19

MSNBC's Chris Matthews used to get a thrill up his leg when he heard Barack Obama speak.

After Thursday's pathetic presidential press conference, the "Hardball" host compared Obama to a "lousy" new car that ended up being  a "clunker," and then asked the Huffington Post's Jennifer Donahue, "Are you going to buy one next year?" (video follows with transcript and commentary):

Will Edwards Ad Waltz Hillary Out -- And Obama In?

By Mark Finkelstein | November 05, 2007 | 21:26

Chris Matthews can't get enough of John Edwards' brutal-but-funny anti-Hillary ad, playing it twice during this evening's "Hardball." Set to the Blue Danube Waltz and based on clips from last week's debate, the theme is Hillary's double-talk on Iraq, Social Security and immigration [her triple-toe loop on driver's licenses for illegal immigrants].

But in the three-cushion game that is presidential billiards, two of Chris's guests surmised that the ad, in taking down Hillary, would likely redound to Barack Obama's benefit.

View video here [includes the Edwards' ad].