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  • Matthews Calls West Point, Site of Obama Speech 'The Enemy Camp,' 'Strange Venue'

    12/01/2009 6:48:46 PM PST · by Rufus2007 · 34 replies · 2,475+ views
    NewsBusters ^ | December 1, 2009 | Jeff Poor
    Either MSNBC "Hardball" host Chris Matthews let one slip tonight, or it was an extremely poor choice of words. Following President Barack Obama's Dec. 1 speech, which he announced his intentions for increasing troop levels in Afghanistan, MSNBC followed with wrap-up coverage of his speech with arguably three of their most prominent on-air personalities - "Countdown" host Keith Olbermann, "The Rachel Maddow Show" host Rachel Maddow and Matthews. Matthews referred to a scene from "Gone with the Wind" about the American Civil War as an example of "excitement" going into a war. He said that was lacking in the room...