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> [ I forgot he \[Barack Obama\] was black tonight for an hour. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/i-forgot-he-barack-obama-was-black-tonight-for-an-hour/)

[Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/)

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> [ I don't sense an \[Barack\] Obama party. I think politics is transactional for him. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/i-don-t-sense-an-barack-obama-party-i-think-politics-is-transactional/)

[Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/)

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> [ \[Barack\] Obama believes you can hold enemy combatants, unlawful enemy combatants at Gitmo without a criminal trial because this is law of… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/barack-obama-believes-you-can-hold-enemy-combatants-unlawful-enemy/)

[Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/)

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> [ There is absolutely no record ever of Hillary Clinton or anyone in her campaign ever saying that President \[Barack\] Obama is not… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/there-is-absolutely-no-record-ever-of-hillary-clinton-or-anyone-in/)

[Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/)

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> [The President Barack Obama said if we get out of this business of trade expansion, we turn it over to the Chinese.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/the-president-barack-obama-said-if-we-get-out-of-this-business-of/)

[Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/)

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> [ The real difference between relationship politics and transactional politics is loyalty. \[Barack\] Obama doesn't seem to expect it. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/the-real-difference-between-relationship-politics-and-transactional/)

[Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/)

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> [Hillary Clinton did better among working-class whites when she's running against Barack Hussein Obama. How is she doing now against an older,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/hillary-clinton-did-better-among-working-class-whites-when-she-s/)

[Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/)

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> [ I see some parallels \[with Barack Obama\] but I don't see the leadership that this guy \[John F.Kennedy\] had of other men… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/i-see-some-parallels-with-barack-obama-but-i-don-t-see-the-leadership/)

[Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/)

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> [President Barack Obama benefits from the shared experience and wisdom of top national security and foreign policy advisers, many of them career…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/president-barack-obama-benefits-from-the-shared-experience-and-wisdom/)

[Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/)

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> [I'm closer to anybody who believes that we should lead not from behind, but from the front. Rand Paul is one step…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/i-m-closer-to-anybody-who-believes-that-we-should-lead-not-from/)

[Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/)

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> [ President \[Barack\] Obama's staking his reelection hopes on rebuilding America's middle class. He wants higher taxes on the wealthy, tougher rules on… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/president-barack-obama-s-staking-his-reelection-hopes-on-rebuilding/)

[Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/)

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> [A couple of Donald Trump people, including his vice presidential running mate, Mike Pence, the governor of Indiana, and of course, Dr.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/a-couple-of-donald-trump-people-including-his-vice-presidential/)

[Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/)

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## Other authors on Barack

## More by Chris Matthews

> [You don't know whether he's thought through how this is going to affect the Middle East.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/you-don-t-know-whether-he-s-thought-through-how-this-is-going-to/)

[Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/)

> [Natural-born American means you don't have to be naturalized. You were born to an American mother, like President Obama, no matter where you were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/natural-born-american-means-you-don-t-have-to-be-naturalized-you-were/)

[Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/)

> [ I think that the candidates who are doing it \[not debating\] are doing a great disservice to the party. It's a sign of an… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/i-think-that-the-candidates-who-are-doing-it-not-debating-are-doing-a/)

[Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/)

> [To become a saint in the Catholic Church, the normal procedure is, beatification, requiring one miracle in your name, then canonization, roughly in five…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/to-become-a-saint-in-the-catholic-church-the-normal-procedure-is/)

[Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/)

> [The whole reason we organize grassroots is, we think any politician that gets elected needs to be held accountable 365 days a year.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/the-whole-reason-we-organize-grassroots-is-we-think-any-politician/)

[Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/)

> [ I don't sense an \[Barack\] Obama party. I think politics is transactional for him. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/i-don-t-sense-an-barack-obama-party-i-think-politics-is-transactional/)

[Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/)

> [What happens to conservatives when they get near the White House? How come they only seem to be talking the good talk at, say,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/what-happens-to-conservatives-when-they-get-near-the-white-house-how/)

[Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/)

> [I'm closer to anybody who believes that we should lead not from behind, but from the front. Rand Paul is one step behind, leading…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/i-m-closer-to-anybody-who-believes-that-we-should-lead-not-from/)

[Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/)

> [Let's not forget, Sarah Palin may not have a golden touch, but she gave Christine O'Donnell candidate a big touch that got her over…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/let-s-not-forget-sarah-palin-may-not-have-a-golden-touch-but-she-gave/)

[Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/)

> [Here's the Republican Party with round heels for anybody who says the right thing at the current moment. Regardless of their record, regardless of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/here-s-the-republican-party-with-round-heels-for-anybody-who-says-the/)

[Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/)

> [When lightning strikes you want to be there, right there in the room. You, not everybody's going to say yes to you. Just don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/when-lightning-strikes-you-want-to-be-there-right-there-in-the-room/)

[Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/)

> [Sarah Palin is an empty vessel ready to be filled by ideology that she doesn't even understand, and that is really scary. Nothing is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/sarah-palin-is-an-empty-vessel-ready-to-be-filled-by-ideology-that/)

[Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/)

> [“Earlier that year, at the hundredth anniversary of his Harvard club, a member was talking about the spirit of Harvard College and saying how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/earlier-that-year-at-the-hundredth-anniversary-of-his-harvard-club-a/)

[Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/)

> [ I think we all \[americans\] think we're a special country. But the question is, what - what call does that give us? ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/i-think-we-all-americans-think-we-re-a-special-country-but-the/)

[Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/)

> [I'm not just gonna go after the black Jesse Jackson they all want to make fun of, but I know the wrong people are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/i-m-not-just-gonna-go-after-the-black-jesse-jackson-they-all-want-to/)

[Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-matthews/)

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