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Chris Reed writes: The more intriguing notion is that Matthews could challenge Senator Arlen Specter, who is up for re-election in Pennsylvania in 2010

Chris Reed writes: The more intriguing notion is that Matthews could challenge Senator Arlen Specter, who is up for re-election in Pennsylvania in 2010

This has been rumored before, but Matthews has been particularly obsessed with Pennsylvania of late, devoting hours on and off the air to the state's upcoming Democratic primary, staying in close contact with the state's party apparatus. Television Journalist Chris Matthews served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Swaziland in the 1960's.

Chris Reed writes: The more intriguing notion is that Matthews could challenge Senator Arlen Specter, who is up for re-election in Pennsylvania in 2010

Sen. Chris Matthews? Talk about a filibuster waiting to happen

Today's news that Pennsylvania Republican Sen. Arlen Specter's cancer has returned made me think of Sunday's long New York Times magazine cover story about MSNBC's Chris Matthews, who has the worst case of logorrhea I've ever seen.

Anyone who doesn't think much of Matthews should read the piece, which is a stiletto-like attack on his neediness, insecurity and blowhardiness -- with the case largely made by quoting what Matthews himself says.

But there are also brutal passages like this part about Matthews' appearance with Jon Stewart on "The Daily Show" to promote his new book, "Life's a Campaign: What Politics Has Taught Me About Friendship, Rivalry, Reputation and Success."

The book essentially advertises itself as a guidebook for readers wishing to apply the lessons of winning politicians to succeeding in life. "People don't mind being used; they mind being discarded" is the title of one chapter. "A self-hurt book" and "a recipe for sadness" Stewart called it, and the interview was all squirms from there. "This strikes me as artifice," Stewart said. "If you live by this book, your life will be strategy, and if your life is strategy, you will be unhappy."

Matthews accused Stewart of "trashing my book."

"I'm not trashing your book," Stewart protested. "I'm trashing your philosophy of life."

Of course, it's on You Tube. Go to the 2:05 mark.

Now, to finally get to the point of what this has to do with Arlen Specter: It turns out MSNBC is poised to dump Matthews when his contract runs out. What's next for Chris?

The more intriguing notion is that Matthews could challenge Senator Arlen Specter, who is up for re-election in Pennsylvania in 2010. This has been rumored before, but Matthews has been particularly obsessed with Pennsylvania of late, devoting hours on and off the air to the state's upcoming Democratic primary, staying in close contact with the state's party apparatus.

Now Specter's sick again.

Just great. The Senate could end up with a member who makes Joe Biden seem like a wallflower.
Posted by Chris Reed at April 15, 2008 04:49 PM




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