I do still think there is a big disconnect between Republicans in Washington, D.C., and Republicans everywhere I go. When you start talking about, you know, foreign entanglements, they just don't want any part of it. — 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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