This is a fundamental question, Mr. Mayor [ Rudy Giuliani ]. Is the president of the United States legitimate or not? Do… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
If Bernie Sanders hasn't been able to draw a contrast with Hillary Clinton, why is he doing so well, a guy -… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
The President Barack Obama said if we get out of this business of trade expansion, we turn it over to the Chinese.… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
If you want to play a game, go to where it's played and find a way to get in. Things happen when… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
Here's the Republican Party with round heels for anybody who says the right thing at the current moment. Regardless of their record,… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
Be tough, hold a tough line, but don't be running off into another war, especially since even if you support our troops… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
I'm surprised people are that hopeful about what government can do, because if you believe in socialism, society can run a pretty… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
The old rule in Massachusetts politics is shape of the field determines the winner. If you have got a whole bunch of… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
Wouldn't it be great for some of the Republican candidates to stand up to the money guys and say, if you want… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
How much he was shaped by being in the hospital so much as a kid. Because he was sick, he was a… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
Being a little older is not going to win election. Being a little younger might, especially if the older candidates, Hillary Clinton… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
I look back to the Great Depression, and what Roosevelt was able to do in very difficult times, to get Social Security… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
You can be Mitt Romney with three marriages and a disastrous speakership, kicked out of the speakership, being reprimanded by the House… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
I wonder... if the Republican Party really wants to be branded right now as the party of tax cuts and torture? I… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
If you think what you see on TV is prejudiced, it is. Follow your instincts. — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
Right now, the old guys, the old farts, if you will, are still running the show, and the women haven't gotten their… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
Even if you're not a Catholic, even if you're not a Christian, in fact even if you have no religious faith at… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
I think a lot it was the theology, that the road to Jerusalem runs through Baghdad, that somehow if we broke apart… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
President [Barack] Obama's staking his reelection hopes on rebuilding America's middle class. He wants higher taxes on the wealthy, tougher rules on… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
You don't know whether he's thought through how this is going to affect the Middle East. — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
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… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
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… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
To become a saint in the Catholic Church, the normal procedure is, beatification, requiring one miracle in your name, then canonization, roughly in five… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
The whole reason we organize grassroots is, we think any politician that gets elected needs to be held accountable 365 days a year. — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
I don't sense an [Barack] Obama party. I think politics is transactional for him. — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
What happens to conservatives when they get near the White House? How come they only seem to be talking the good talk at, say,… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
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… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
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… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
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… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
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… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
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… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
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![“The old rule in Massachusetts politics is shape of the field determines the winner. If you have got a whole bunch of hawks, all the way from [Mike] Huckabee all the way across to [Chris]Christie, that covers the spectrum on every other issue, all hawks, all hawks, and one guy out there saying, not…” quote by Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/397/chris-matthews-1682_bunch_the-old-rule-in-massachusetts-politics-i_840787.jpg)
![“How much he was shaped by being in the hospital so much as a kid. Because he was sick, he was a reader, and because he was a reader, Kennedy had heroes. Because he had heroes, he went into politics. [Kennedy liked Sir Walter Scott, King Arthur's knights, and biographies of political leaders.] If…” quote by Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/0ad/chris-matthews-1682_arthur_how-much-he-was-shaped-by-being-in-the-h_550395.jpg)
![“President [Barack] Obama's staking his reelection hopes on rebuilding America's middle class. He wants higher taxes on the wealthy, tougher rules on Wall Street, and everyone else to get a fair shot to succeed. Republicans can cry "class warfare" if they want, but as the president put it today…” quote by Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/b45/chris-matthews-1682_america_president-barack-obama-s-staking-his-ree_2484710.jpg)
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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 behind, leading from behind. So, yes, even [Barack] Obama is more aggressive. Obama believes you can kill Anwar al-Awlaki without getting a court order.” quote by Chris Matthews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/0fe/chris-matthews-1682_aggressive_i-m-closer-to-anybody-who-believes-that_135609.jpg)
