Top 9 Chris Matthews Moments That Will Send a Thrill Up Your Leg (Or Not)

MSNBC President Phil Griffin has called him a “statesman” and a “model figure for who we are.” He might have been one of the “stars of the Democratic Party” had he not chosen a career in television. The long-time host of Hardball, Chris Matthews, is losing second hour of his program, but he’s not going anywhere.

In an impassioned appeal to viewers to stick with him when his show contracts to a single hour in the coming weeks, Matthews called Hardball “the show of my dreams.”

It’s the show of our dreams too, Chris.

Few programs have provided Mediaite with as many magical moments as Hardball has over the years. Below are just a few of the memories that Chris Matthews created. Here’s to many more to come:

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