Hardball With Chris Matthews

Chris Matthews -- A Softball Review of the JFK Book

Mike Smith | Posted 05.06.2012

Mike Smith

Chris Matthews cut his teeth in politics for six years working for House Speaker Tip O'Neill who was famously quoted as saying, "All Politics is Local." Thus his book Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero is a political playbook.

WATCH: Chris Matthews Heated Clash Over Controversial Statement

Posted 02.21.2012

A comment made by MSNBC's Chris Matthews was brought into question on Monday, when the host sat on a Presidents Day panel at Ford's Theatre in Washing...

WATCH: Chris Matthews Scorches Limbaugh

Posted 02.16.2012

MSNBC host Chris Matthews harshly criticized conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh over comments he made on Tuesday regarding Democrats and abort...

Lucas Kavner

Chris Matthews Plays Loveball With His Presidential Obsession

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucas Kavner | Posted 12.26.2011

Chris Matthews -- current host of MSNBC's "Hardball" -- was a 15-year-old working as a paperboy for the Philadelphia Bulletin when he found his politi...

WATCH: Chris Matthews, Bernie Sanders Denounce GOP

Posted 11.15.2011

Disheartened by news of higher poverty rates, Chris Matthews praised Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders for his insights on Wednesday's "Hardball." Ma...

WATCH: Chris Matthews Wonders If Obama Could Have Handled Debt Debate More Effectively

Posted 10.01.2011

Chris Matthews asked on Monday's 'Hardball' if there may have been a more effective way for President Obama to handle the debt ceiling debate. Matthew...

WATCH: HuffPost's Alex Wagner Talks Anthony Weiner On 'Hardball'

Huff TV | Posted 08.13.2011

Huff TV

HuffPost's Alex Wagner appeared Monday on MSNBC's 'Hardball with Chris Matthews' to discuss Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.). Wagner explained that for t...

WATCH: HuffPost's Alex Wagner Discusses Bachmann, Palin On 'Hardball'

Huff TV | Posted 08.03.2011

Huff TV

HuffPost's Alex Wagner appeared Friday on MSNBC's 'Hardball with Chris Matthews' to discuss Michele Bachmann and Sarah Palin. Examining the likelihoo...

WATCH: Howard Fineman Discusses Palin, Romney On 'Hardball'

Huff TV | Posted 08.02.2011

Huff TV

HuffPost's Howard Fineman appeared Thursday on MSNBC's 'Hardball with Chris Matthews' to discuss Mitt Romney's announcement that he is running for pre...

WATCH: Howard Fineman Discusses Sarah Palin On 'Hardball'

Huff TV | Posted 07.31.2011

Huff TV

Howard Fineman appeared Tuesday on MSNBC's 'Hardball with Chris Matthews' to discuss Sarah Palin's bus tour. When asked by Matthews if Palin is going...

WATCH: HuffPost's Sam Stein Discusses Obama, Israel On 'Hardball'

Huff TV | Posted 07.23.2011

Huff TV

HuffPost's Sam Stein appeared Monday on MSNBC's 'Hardball' to discuss President Obama's proposal for a two-state solution in the Israel. Chris Matthe...

WATCH: Howard Fineman Discusses Newt Gingrich On 'Hardball'

Huff TV | Posted 07.17.2011

Huff TV

HuffPost's Howard Fineman appeared Tuesday on MSNBC's 'Hardball with Chris Matthews' to discuss Newt Gingrich. Matthews brought up Gingrich's recent ...

WATCH: Howard Fineman Discusses Donald Trump On 'Hardball'

Huff TV | Posted 06.12.2011

Huff TV

HuffPost's Howard Fineman appeared Tuesday on MSNBC's 'Hardball' alongside The Washington Post's Eugene Robinson to discuss Donald Trump and the 2012 ...

Huckabee Questions Chris Matthews' Mental Health

Posted 05.25.2011

Fox News host Mike Huckabee appeared on Laura Ingraham's radio show and really went after his critics. In addition to discussing political issues, Huc...

The Failure of Cable News to Follow Up

Wayne Besen | Posted 05.25.2011

Wayne Besen

f the cable networks insist on setting the stage for those who tell whoppers, such as the Family Research Council's Tony Perkins, the least they can do is carve out time the following evening to correct the mistruths.

Chris Matthews Takes a Base on Balls Instead of Hitting the Hardball

Trish Kinney | Posted 05.25.2011

Trish Kinney

I volunteer to sit in the Hardball seat and talk with Chris Matthews, subjecting myself to the potential humiliation that so many hundreds of guests before me have experienced.

Silence is Golden, Unless You're Chris Matthews

Tom Alderman | Posted 05.25.2011

Tom Alderman

If you're a political talker, there is one media venue where you will never hear the sound of silence -- MSNBC's Hardball with Chris Matthews.

Did Katie Couric Fire Walter Cronkite's Voice...Or did the Cronkite family, make his voice "quit" Katie's show?

Stephen Viscusi | Posted 05.25.2011

Stephen Viscusi

By Stephen Viscusi Although I work on TV now myself, preparing for my own TV show "The Job's Whisperer" I started my career as a headhunter, then ra...

Laura Bassett

Networks Still Hosting Military Analysts Without Identifying Massive Conflicts Of Interest

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 05.25.2011

Major television networks continue to host retired generals as military analysts without alerting viewers to their extensive ties to defense contracto...

"I Want to Be Dick Armey's Wife"

Jamie Frevele | Posted 05.25.2011

Jamie Frevele

Since Dick Armey told Joan Walsh on Hardball, "I'm so damn glad you could never be my wife," several women have come forward expressing their desire to become the next Mrs. Dick Armey.

Post-Debate at Hofstra: A Photo Essay

Jamie Frevele | Posted 05.25.2011

Jamie Frevele

One thing that made debate night grand was finding a parking spot. A legal one. I don't think people always realize how much this can make or break a night.

A Big Slip of Chris Matthews' Quick Tongue

Carol Felsenthal | Posted 05.25.2011

Carol Felsenthal

Matthews audibly groaned when he slipped, meaning to say that a tape came out of the Osama HQ just before the election in 2004 had hurt Kerry and helped Bush -- but saying, instead, "Obama."

Is Chris Matthews Running For Office?

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

On HBO's Real Time With Bill Maher Friday night, MSNBC's Chris Matthews was asked about "scuttlebutt" that brash cable news host would run for office ...