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title: "20 President Quotes By Chris Matthews"
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> [Presidents aren't supposed to spit, at least not obviously.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/presidents-aren-t-supposed-to-spit-at-least-not-obviously/)

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

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> [We are trying to pick the next president, not review the birth of the current president.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/we-are-trying-to-pick-the-next-president-not-review-the-birth-of-the/)

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

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> [ I've never heard anybody \[of president's candidates\] talk about the poorly educated. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/i-ve-never-heard-anybody-of-president-s-candidates-talk-about-the/)

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

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> [The president of the United States, whoever it is, deserves a certain level of reverence and respect just because of the office…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/the-president-of-the-united-states-whoever-it-is-deserves-a-certain/)

[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 think in places like Pennsylvania, there's folks who want our next president to talk like a hawk, but fly like a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/i-think-in-places-like-pennsylvania-there-s-folks-who-want-our-next/)

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

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> [Someone needs to talk sense to the president. But these people are not world travelers. This president, much as I like him,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/someone-needs-to-talk-sense-to-the-president-but-these-people-are-not/)

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

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> [I have never heard a president in bad times running against - let's face it, that's what he's doing here - running…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/i-have-never-heard-a-president-in-bad-times-running-against-let-s/)

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

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> [I'm trying to put the ridiculousness to bed. The president of the United States is the president of the United States.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/i-m-trying-to-put-the-ridiculousness-to-bed-the-president-of-the/)

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

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> [C'mon. He'd be embarrassing upstairs at the White House. So I think she'd have a hard time. I think a woman president…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/c-mon-he-d-be-embarrassing-upstairs-at-the-white-house-so-i-think-she/)

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

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> [Natural-born American means you don't have to be naturalized. You were born to an American mother, like President Obama, no matter where…](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/)

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> [Campaign manager Eli Gold played by Alan Cumming on "The Good Wife" describing an old maxim in politics, don't commit to a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/campaign-manager-eli-gold-played-by-alan-cumming-on-the-good-wife/)

[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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> [ 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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> [The problem is there are people in this country - maybe 10%, I don't know what the number, maybe 20% on a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/the-problem-is-there-are-people-in-this-country-maybe-10-i-don-t-know/)

[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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> [I don't know why his lawyers didn't tell him, 'You don't have to answer any questions about your private life, Mr. President.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/i-don-t-know-why-his-lawyers-didn-t-tell-him-you-don-t-have-to-answer/)

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

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> [ This is a fundamental question, Mr. Mayor \[ Rudy Giuliani \]. Is the president of the United States legitimate or not? Do… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/this-is-a-fundamental-question-mr-mayor-rudy-giuliani-is-the/)

[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 Democrats just don't have a foreign policy that they're willing to defend, that they're willing to use to take down the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-matthews/the-democrats-just-don-t-have-a-foreign-policy-that-they-re-willing/)

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

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## 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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