Judging from a truly disgraceful comment he made on Thursday's "Hardball," the answer has got to be a resounding "NO!"
Chatting with guests Frank Gaffney and Ron Reagan Jr. about conditions in Afghanistan, Matthews ended a really heated discussion between his guests -- which included the former scolding, "Your father would be ashamed of you," and the latter responding, "You better watch your mouth about that" -- by disgustingly saying (video embedded below the fold, h/t NB reader Kirk Wikoff):
CHRIS MATTHEWS, HOST: Gentlemen, one of the great ironies of American politics is the group in this country...
FRANK GAFFNEY, CENTER FOR SECURITY POLICY: Your father would be ashamed of you.
RON REAGAN JR, AIR AMERICA RADIO.: Oh, Frank, you better watch your mouth about that, Frank.
MATTHEWS: That's not fair. The group in this country that most resembles the Taliban, ironically, is the religious right.
To that, Gaffney marvelously responded, "Rubbish."
