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Chris Matthews now in doubt for senate run
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, 44th Estate ^ | January 7, 2009 | Salena Zito

Posted on 01/07/2009 7:26:27 AM PST by Salena Zito

Jim Matthews, Republican chair of the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners and former candidate for lieutenant governor, says he would be surprised if brother Chris, a Democrat, would leave "hardballing" to run for the Senate.

Matthews told the the AP that his brother loves his job as the anchor of MSNBC's Hardball, and is currently weighing a contract offer from the network.

Rumors and polls have been flying at the possibility of a Matthews/Arlen Specter match-up if both men made it through their primaries in the race for the U.S. Senate in November 2010.

(Excerpt) Read more at pittsburghlive.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Editorial; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Pennsylvania
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1 posted on 01/07/2009 7:26:28 AM PST by Salena Zito
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To: Salena Zito

Chris Matthews just found out that tingle going up his leg is smoke


2 posted on 01/07/2009 7:28:32 AM PST by Vaduz
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To: Salena Zito

Chris Matthews’ brother is a Republican? Must have locked Chrissy in the closet one too many times. ;)


3 posted on 01/07/2009 7:30:30 AM PST by madison10
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To: Salena Zito
"Mancrush" Matthews vs. "Scottish Law" Specter.

There's a "who cares?" battle if there ever was one.

4 posted on 01/07/2009 7:31:49 AM PST by dead (I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
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To: dead

Matthew Will get crushed even Dems hate his hardball Show.. I Haven’t watched him in 4 years!! When I read it was his job to make Obama a sucess for the Good ogf the country I knew I wasn’t going to watch him anytime soon!..He is no longer a Journalist!!


5 posted on 01/07/2009 7:40:01 AM PST by philly-d-kidder (Pray for Sheepdog leader Rich davis fell Black ice 3 broken ribs and a Collapsed Lung ICU stay!)
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To: madison10

whole family is republican, except Chris


6 posted on 01/07/2009 7:42:10 AM PST by Salena Zito (http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/blogs/fortyfourthestate/)
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To: Salena Zito

Maybe Chris Matthews is doing this for the publicity and to negotiate a better contract with his employer.


7 posted on 01/07/2009 7:45:50 AM PST by weegee (Obamunism, just another word for the policies of a NeoCom.)
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Whole family is republican, except Chris

Really? Was he a rebellious teenager, college messed him up? Sort of like Stephen Baldwin amongst all those Liberal Baldwin brothers, only in reverse.

8 posted on 01/07/2009 7:47:12 AM PST by madison10
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Would two jackasses be the equal one horse?

Ancient Rome had a horse in the Senate (it's said), we now have a lowly jackass if Franken is seated. I feel mulcted -- but! if Matthews wins we'll have two jackasses!

9 posted on 01/07/2009 7:50:10 AM PST by WilliamofCarmichael (If modern America's Man on Horseback is out there, Get on the damn horse already!)
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To: Salena Zito

His brother Jim is a RINO of the worst sort. The first thing he did upon being elected County Commissioner was throw his fellow Republican commissioner under the bus and make a deal with the lone Democrat (ex-congressman Joe Hoeffel) to unite and control the board. He has been a disaster and an embarassment to the local Republican Party. I wouldn’t believe anything he said and would not trust him any further than I could throw him.


10 posted on 01/07/2009 7:57:26 AM PST by Russ (Repeal the 17th amendment)
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To: Salena Zito

He probably had a poll done and found out what everybody else already knows... Everybody hates Chris Matthews.


11 posted on 01/07/2009 7:59:11 AM PST by jerod (They were pro-abortion, for gun control & wanted a cleaner environment at all cost - The NAZI party)
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To: Salena Zito

Crissy should move to Minnesota and run. He would be a shoo in.


12 posted on 01/07/2009 8:02:56 AM PST by beckysueb (Drill here! Drill now!)
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To: madison10

I think he used to be a Republican, too. He used to fill in for Rush years ago.


13 posted on 01/07/2009 8:04:28 AM PST by beckysueb (Drill here! Drill now!)
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To: Salena Zito; Vaduz

The Obama spaz attack he has been in hasn't settled down yet. His leg is still tingling, buzzing, and quivering.

14 posted on 01/07/2009 8:50:52 AM PST by HowlinglyMind-BendingAbsurdity
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To: madison10

The article doesn’t say whether he’s a TRUE Republican, or a RINO.


15 posted on 01/07/2009 10:29:48 AM PST by Born Conservative (Bohicaville: http://bohicaville.wordpress.com/)
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