This week’s Mainstream Media Scream features MSNBC Hardball Host Chris Matthews reliving his thrill over Barack Obama, concluding that he’s been the best on the Democratic side since John F Kennedy. Sorry Bill Clinton.
Speaking after the Thursday night MSNBC debate on CNN, Matthews recalled candidate Obama:
“I think Obama was so exciting. I think, you know, I was the ‘thrill up the leg’ and all that. I admit it I was overwhelmed by his speeches ’cause I’d go to all these rooms with 200 people in it and I’d never heard anybody speak like Obama. His presidency obviously couldn’t live up to that level. It couldn’t. It was so stellar, the excitement in those crowds. First African-American, young guy, incredibly educated and who could give a speech like nobody’s been able to do since — well, certainly since, on the Democratic side, since Kennedy.”
Media Research Center Vice President of Research Brent Baker explains the pick: “How nice that Matthews found a chance to revive his classic ‘thrill up my leg’ comment from 2008, showing his flame still burns for Obama, his one true love in politics. He may advocate for Hillary this year, but without the over-the-top passion he brought eight years ago.”
Rating: Four out of five screams.
Paul Bedard, the Washington Examiner’s “Washington Secrets” columnist, can be contacted at [email protected]
