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Barack Obama, Brian Williams, Chris Matthews, Chris Matthews Barack Obama, Chris Matthews thrill up my leg

Chris Matthews: "I Felt This Thrill Going Up My Leg" As Obama Spoke

Huffington Post   |   February 13, 2008 11:53 AM


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Last night during MSNBC's Potomac Primary coverage, Chris Matthews and Keith Olbermann were discussing Barack Obama's speech. Matthews — who, in the past, has both cried over an Obama speech and compared him to Jesus — described exactly what happens to him when Obama speaks:

I have to tell you, you know, it's part of reporting this case, this election, the feeling most people get when they hear Barack Obama's speech. My, I felt this thrill going up my leg. I mean, I don't have that too often.

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Later during MSNBC's coverage, resident anchorman/funnyman Brian Williams made fun of Matthews, saying, "let's talk about that feeling Chris gets up his leg when Obama talks." Watch:


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- monique I'm a Fan of monique 11 fans permalink

Poor Chris. No, it wasn't a good line. It was pathetic, embarrassing, and I am sure Brian Williams--and even Keith--cringed.

Chris Matthews has gone over the edge. In his earlier apology, he said "I get it--okay?"

He doesn't get it. He thinks that while he and Keith anchor the primary results, that we the voting public do not deserve our journalists to check their personal biases at the door in an attempt to try to cover the event objectively and fair.

Is MSNBC just going to ruin their network? Do they not realize how many people they are turning off by their blantant biased coverage?

A thrill up his leg? A good line? Is he crazy?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 05:47 AM on 02/14/2008
- melann830 I'm a Fan of melann830 6 fans permalink

..crazy?? You just now figured that out??

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 07:01 PM on 02/14/2008
- sarnold49 I'm a Fan of sarnold49 2 fans permalink

You don't get my age without figuring out that the reason men act all macho and sexist like Chris Matthews does is because other men secretly cause them to get these kinds of thrills running up their legs.

Guess he is now officially out of the closet!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:54 AM on 02/14/2008
- melann830 I'm a Fan of melann830 6 fans permalink

Like I said, a gerbil fan.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 07:01 PM on 02/14/2008
- melann830 I'm a Fan of melann830 6 fans permalink

He probably watches football for the team uniforms too.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 07:02 PM on 02/14/2008
- Zhonni I'm a Fan of Zhonni 15 fans permalink
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Matthews really needs to tone down the "I cried" nonsense. I don't mean to sound sexist but that is what you expect women to say.

I have never cried and I am sure many Obama supporters never cried so I think it does not make sense for him to bring it up.

Before we know it, a good speech would be measured by whether one cries or not.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:08 PM on 02/13/2008

Chris Matthews is an old, irrelevant man with tremendous personality faults. He is arrogrant and thinks his opinion is the only correct one on earth because he is so morally and superiorly smart.

Chris grossly misunderstands his job, and is irresponsible and negligent in his conduct. He does not understand that he is a reporter and his job is to report news, not create it, not opine on it, not distort it to his agenda, and not selectively cover it to favor one thing or another. He seriously thinks HE makes the news.

Chris is so morally empty and a soulfully lost human being, who has infatuations with others because he wants to live vicariously through them. He is repressed, yet also infatuated with himself. To be honest, I think he's really losing it in his head.

The real issue here, though, is not this one loser Chris, but his producers and GE parent company who know what's going on and encourage it. Jeffrey Immelt encourages biased reporting - it's his d*ck slap to Rupert Murdoch for being so conservative with Fox. His thought is "if he wants conservative, I'll show him super liberal" ... and in reality all this big swinging d*ck stuff ruins the reputation of NBC news, taints the brand, and makes them look incredibly shameless.

I am really surprised that more people in this country do not use their wallet and pocket book to make their point. This MSN behavior has been going on for a while, yet people still turn on the channel (thereby giving them ratings), still buy GE products, etc.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:20 AM on 02/14/2008
- jrterrier I'm a Fan of jrterrier 5 fans permalink

I've stopped watching MSNBC. And I don't think I'm the only one. Their coverage is completely one-sided and immature. Buchanan and Joan Walsh, from Salon, are the most substantive intellingent analysts they have on there.

It's pitiful.

Chris has been pretty rude and overly opinionated for some time but he seems to have jumped the shark this year.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:58 AM on 02/14/2008
- Zhonni I'm a Fan of Zhonni 15 fans permalink
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I don't have a problem with MSNBC. The only thing I would take from your post is that Chris is not supposed to create news but to report it which is fair enough.

The using the wallet thing just would not fly. I think that Tucker needs to check his tone with regards to Sen. Clinton. While what he said is factual or represents a popular sentiment at times, his way of saying it makes it look pretty bad.

Anyways, we do agree Chris needs to not make news with regards to Obama speeches. The rest we don't. MSNBC is good and I like the fact that they are going to be a counter balance to FOX. CNN and BBC are the gold standards but MSNBC is not far behind. Fox?...

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:35 AM on 02/14/2008

Chris Matthews was a speaker in Cupertino California early in November. He really was much more impressive in that venue - compared to his style of interrupting and being loud. I really like him more after seeing him in person. The last comment he made that evening in November depressed me though (because I am an older white female who supports Obama). Chris made it sound as if Hillary was the inevitable Democratic Nominee!! I wish he would come back to the Speakers Series next fall - when, hopefully, Obama is our Nominee and wins the Presidency. I think Chris is surprised that he is impressed with Obama.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:27 PM on 02/13/2008

Oh, he is impressed alright. Matthews saved Obama millions on advertising with his positive campaigns for him every night. He and MSNBC used their network to favor one candidate and used it to their full potential. Now that is depressing.

As far as you being and an "Older White Female" supporting Obama, that too is depressing.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 11:04 PM on 02/13/2008

A good point. Usually "Older White Females" are beyond the "up your leg" thing and into more substance--it is depressing.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 05:01 PM on 02/14/2008
- Groobiecat I'm a Fan of Groobiecat 10 fans permalink

Funny, I feel all icky inside when I see Bill try to touch Hillary. Like, you KNOW that's some sex with recrimination. Or, maybe, you know, just recriminat­ion...

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:45 PM on 02/13/2008
- Jazz42 I'm a Fan of Jazz42 6 fans permalink

The Clinton marriage.
Is for political reasons only.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:24 PM on 02/13/2008
- melann830 I'm a Fan of melann830 6 fans permalink

Trust me. While it may seem this way, she does love him. NO scorned woman takes care of an ailing husband for political reasons. She does it because she has forgiven him and loves him. You can't understand this but it isn't very different from the lifestyle of the Franklin D. Roosevelts.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:50 PM on 02/15/2008
- shag11 I'm a Fan of shag11 7 fans permalink

I am thoroughly convinced that he's a freak. He's like Sen. Craig, Ted Haggart, and lot of these other sexually repressed guys. They can't help themselves because they are in denial about their sexuality, so it just drips, drips, drips out.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:29 PM on 02/13/2008
- MajorKong I'm a Fan of MajorKong 393 fans permalink
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Strange one that Chris Matthews.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:02 PM on 02/13/2008

His nipples got all hard when he was ga-ga over GWB in 2000 -- like a love-struck teenage girl. He does have his man issues but good to see he's expanding his range to men of color

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:05 PM on 02/13/2008

Strange? Matthews? He is a jerk and he and Shuster prove MSNBC is a network of idiots. They got rid of Imus? Ha! I trust Imus anytime on anything before Matthews, Olberman or Shuster. It's sad to say the only honesty on MSNBC is Pat Buchanan. And MSNBC never returns an email inquiry - they think they are above courtesy - so I am happy their ratings suck. They are worse than Limbaugh, O"Reilly et al.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:19 PM on 02/13/2008

You are 1000% correct in your analysis - I agree!!!!!!!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 12:24 AM on 02/14/2008
- bonkin I'm a Fan of bonkin 2 fans permalink

Me thinks Chris needs to get some, counseling that is. Next he will be telling us about his wet dreams and cross dressing. Stick to journalism at work, if that is possible, and save your man-crushes for your private time. What happened to your hard on for Rudy Gulliani?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 07:39 PM on 02/13/2008

Matthews is confused about which direction that feeling was going.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 07:30 PM on 02/13/2008
- Durango I'm a Fan of Durango 144 fans permalink

Like that woody he got watching George W's bulge in his pants on USS Mission Accomplished?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 06:14 PM on 02/13/2008

LMAO!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 09:46 PM on 02/13/2008

That was an extra pair of socks.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 05:07 PM on 02/14/2008
- cindyw I'm a Fan of cindyw 44 fans permalink
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That might have been Pat Buchanan's hand.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 05:52 PM on 02/13/2008

Getting it over on Chris Matthews is much more fun than arguing about the candidates. I had to read these over again and laugh even harder this time! I peed my pants! Let's do this all the time.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 05:44 PM on 02/13/2008

So agree!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 07:21 PM on 02/13/2008
- hillaryj I'm a Fan of hillaryj 8 fans permalink
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"Tweety" needs help......­......

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 05:14 PM on 02/13/2008
- Ides I'm a Fan of Ides 21 fans permalink

Repressed Hillary suppporters resorting to gay jokes? Come on, now.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 05:04 PM on 02/13/2008

No, repressed male chauvinist resorting to the possibility that he will not have to live with a woman president for the next four years. After all, Matthews was the one who said, off camera, caught anyway, "My God, we could wind up with a woman president.­" This would be too much for a "real male" like Chris and his buddies. He apparently feels very "deeply" about this. Chris Mattherws is so wierd.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 07:19 PM on 02/13/2008

Men have their Mommy issues and it's a shame but the MSM, and blogger, treatment of HRC is insulting. She has been accused of everything from murder to genocide. I had my mommy issues, went to therapy, told my mother how I felt. She didn't listen and I got over it.

Why can't you get over it. The real change is not Obama -- he is still a MALE. The real revolution, if Obama would be honest, is having a female as President. That is a bigger change than any of their policies.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:08 PM on 02/13/2008
- Clarabell I'm a Fan of Clarabell 61 fans permalink

I wonder how many guys are out there saying, "I'll have what he's having."

remember that scene in "When Harry Met Sally?"

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 04:53 PM on 02/13/2008
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