Chris Matthews

Chris Matthews Tells Staff: I'm Not Running For Senate

AP | KIMBERLY HEFLING | Posted 01.07.2009 | Media


WASHINGTON — MSNBC political commentator Chris Matthews has told his colleagues he won't be leaving television to run for a U.S. Senate seat fro...

Chris Matthews: 'Chuck Todd Just Lost His Virginity' (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Nicholas Graham | Posted 01.07.2009 | Media


NBC's newly minted Chief White House Correspondent Chuck Todd got to ask his first question at a presidential press conference today and Chris Matthew...

Chris Matthews Will Not Run For Senate: Brother

PolitickerPA | Posted 01.06.2009 | Politics


Stop speculating: Chris Matthews isn't running for U.S. Senate. At least that's what his brother told PolitickerPA.com. Jim Matthews was left with th...

Announcing the P.U.-litzer Prizes for 2008

Jeff Cohen | Posted 12.18.2008 | Media


Jeff Cohen

Now in their seventeenth year, the P.U.-litzer Prizes recognize some of the nation's stinkiest media performances. And now, the P.U.-litzers Prizes for 2008.

Jason Linkins

Matthews, Hitchens Lead Stirring Fight Against Pro-Torture Views Of Michael Smerconish

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 12.17.2008 | Media


Cheers to MSNBC's Chris Matthews and Vanity Fair's Christopher Hitchens, for their resolute opposition to Michael Smerconish's cockamamie embrace of i...

Chris Matthews Eviscerates Neocon Frank Gaffney: "4,000 People Are Dead Because Of The Way You Feel" (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 12.16.2008 | Media


Chris Matthews revisited the decision to go to war with Iraq Tuesday night on "Hardball," hosting neocon hawk Frank Gaffney and Mother Jones' David Co...

Jason Linkins

Bill Ayers On Hardball: Calls Accusations "Profoundly Dishonest" (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 12.10.2008 | Media


"I don't tend to watch television news...I have three grown sons who kind of filter those things and they sent it to me." That's Bill Ayers, making a...

Brian Williams On Chris Matthews' Ellen Chest Grope: "It Shows Me Chutzpah"

Huffington Post | Posted 12.08.2008 | Media


Brian Williams appeared on "Ellen" Monday and hysterically complimented Chris Matthews for his bold chest-grabbing dance move. In signature dry tones...

236.com: Who's Long-Winded Enough To Replace Chris Matthews

236.com | 23/6: The News, But Funnier | Posted 12.07.2008 | Media


As rumors of Chris Matthews' senate run become less exaggerated, he's reportedly being advised to quit MSNBC sooner than later. His contract expires ...

Ten Democrats Who Should Go Away

Ben Cohen | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics


Ben Cohen

The Democrats have in some ways, been worse than the Republicans. As a party, they've stood idly by as the Bush Administration has literally ransacked the country.

Chris Matthews' Insult to Pennsylvania Voters

David Sirota | Posted 12.04.2008 | Media


David Sirota

He really thinks he can just parachute into one of the largest states in the country, buy a mansion in Philadelphia and be a senator on sheer celebrity alone.

Chris Matthews Contemplates Quitting MSNBC... UPDATE: Contract Talks Have Reportedly Begun

Politico | Posted 12.04.2008 | Media


Update 12/08: Matthews' Brother Says He Will Probably Stay At MSNBC Jim Matthews bolsters reports that his MSNBC host brother Chris won't be running...

A Role for Oprah in the Obama Administration?

Megan Harris | Posted 12.02.2008 | Politics


Megan Harris

She has succeeded in getting millions of Americans to read. Now she will attempt to transform many of her viewers into political junkies.

Note To Chris Matthews: Give PA Dems A Chance To Win...Don't Run

Steve Young | Posted 12.02.2008 | Media


Steve Young

News Item: A Pennsylvania Democratic party leader says MSNBC pundit Chris Matthews may be considering a run for U.S. Senate in 2010. Chris, Please t...

Christopher Hitchens Battles Joan Walsh Over Obama's Foreign Policy Team On Hardball (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 12.01.2008 | Media


President-elect Barack Obama announced his national security team today, and the confirmation of Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State, and Eric Holde...

Dec. 1, 2008 News Update

Richard Valeriani | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics


Richard Valeriani

This was the first Thanksgiving ever where the turkey pardoned the President.

Chris Matthews: Obama's Diverse Cabinet Like "Many Faces Of Benetton," "Clearly Representative Of America"

Huffington Post | Posted 12.01.2008 | Media


Chris Matthews praised the image of diversity coming out of Barack Obama's press conference Monday morning, comparing it to a United Colors of Benetto...

Jason Linkins

Phil Singer: If Chris Matthews Is Running For Senate, He Shouldn't Be On Air

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 12.01.2008 | Media


Singer's been known to levy his objections at MSNBC without mercy, but really, he sort of has a point! That point being: "If Chris Matthews is seriously considering a run for Arlen Specter's Senate seat, he shouldn't be on the air right now."

Specter Ready For Matthews Race In 2010

AP | Posted 11.30.2008 | Politics


WASHINGTON — Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., says he's ready for a tough re-election race in 2010, whether it's against MSNBC pundit Chris Matthews o...

236.com: Chris Matthews Interrupts Black Friday To Announce That He Won't Be Interrupting The Senate In 2010

236.com | Posted 11.29.2008 | Media


MSNBC's Hardball host Chris Matthews issued a five word statement denying that he's running for Senate: "It is absolutely not true." On Friday, repor...

What Matthews Must Do To Beat Specter

Jane Hamsher | Posted 11.28.2008 | Politics


Jane Hamsher

Employee Free Choice is becoming the new gay -- the issue that wingnuttia is whipping itself into a frenzy over. If Matthews is indeed exploring a run, he needs to quickly bone up on this issue.

Chris Matthews Senate Run? Report Says He's Staffing Up... UPDATE: Matthews Denies

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 11.28.2008 | Politics


Update 4:40 PM: Matthews had denied reports that he's hiring staff for a Senate campain in a statement posted on FiveThirtyEight.com, the site that or...

Chris Matthews Senate Run Speculation Fueled By Meeting With Pennsylvania Democrats

Los Angeles Times | Josh Drobnyk | Posted 11.26.2008 | Media


The Northeast's dwindling cast of Senate Republicans has Democrats circling Arlen Specter's seat in Pennsylvania, convinced the party is well-position...

Chris Matthews Returns To "Ellen," Refuses To Dance (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 11.20.2008 | Media


Chris Matthew's much-anticipated return to "Ellen" aired Thursday, and he made sure to be careful on his walk out. After being introduced with a mont...

Chris Matthews Admits: "I'm Partial" For Barack Obama, "You Got Me!"

Huffington Post | Posted 11.19.2008 | Media


Stop 1 on Chris Matthews' Whirlwind Tour of LA — which will bring him to his reunion with Ellen DeGeneres — was the "Tonight Show with Jay...