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WaPo's Ignatius Predicts Obama to Take on Israel's Netanyahu in 2nd Term
By Brad Wilmouth | January 1, 2012 | 3:41 PM EST

Appearing as a panel member on the syndicated Chris Matthews Show on Sunday, Washington Post columnist David Ignatius predicted that President Obama would be more aggressive in taking on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a second term, as he cited the  belief by Obama's people that the President "has had success" in Middle East policy so far. (Video below)

Ignatius seemed to go along with the idea that President Obama has a "strong foreign policy record" as he ended up asking rhetorically:

SNL's Jesus Tells Tebow 'Take It Down a Notch,' 'Mormonism All True, Every Single Word'
By Noel Sheppard | December 18, 2011 | 11:24 AM EST

NBC's Saturday Night Live this weekend predictably did a sketch mocking Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow for his faith.

What might have been lost on viewers was a not-so subtle endorsement of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney when Jesus Christ - played by Jason Sudeikis - said at the skit's close, "Mormonism - all true, every single word" (video follows with transcribed highlights and commentary):

Chris Matthews: Newt Gingrich's Popularity Due to Time on Fox News
By Noel Sheppard | December 11, 2011 | 1:18 PM EST

Chris Matthews has a theory as to why Newt Gingrich is suddenly soaring in the Republican presidential polls.

As he discussed with his panelists on the syndicated program bearing his name this weekend, it's all because of the former House Speaker's time as a contributor to Fox News (video follows with transcript and commentary):

Is Chris Matthews Racist? According to His Own Standard, Yes
By Noel Sheppard | November 21, 2011 | 10:32 AM EST

As NewsBusters previously reported, MSNBC's Chris Matthews on Saturday expressed his harshest criticism of Barack Obama to date saying amongst other things that he's got "the worst kind of a notion of the presidency."

Roughly three months ago, Matthews on the syndicated weekend program bearing his name smelled racism in the declining number of whites supporting the current White House resident (video follows with transcript and commentary):

Chris Matthews Shocker: Bush Better Than Obama At Conveying Message
By Noel Sheppard | November 13, 2011 | 2:09 PM EST

Chris Matthews must be seriously concerned about Barack Obama's reelection chances.

On the syndicated program bearing his name this weekend, the man who used to get a thrill up his leg whenever a certain junior senator from Illinois spoke said that George W. Bush did a better job of using television to convey his message than the current White House resident has (video follows with transcript and commentary):

With Millions Out of Work Bob Woodward Claims Obama's Top Priority Is Reelection
By Noel Sheppard | October 30, 2011 | 12:38 PM EDT

Millions of Americans are out of work, some of them for several years.

Yet the Washington Post's Bob Woodward said on the Chris Matthews Show this weekend that Barack Obama's top priority is getting reelected (video follows with transcript and commentary):

Chris Matthews: Republicans 'Don't Have a Thrill Up Their Leg' for Mitt Romney
By Noel Sheppard | October 23, 2011 | 12:04 PM EDT

Chris Matthews this weekend made a somewhat self-deprecating comment about presidential candidate Mitt Romney telling the guests on the syndicated program bearing his name that Republicans "don't have a thrill up their leg about this guy."

After some laughter, they agreed (video follows with transcript and commentary):

Joe Klein: Romney Gave 'One of the Most Impressive, Impeccable Debate Performances I’ve Ever Seen'
By Noel Sheppard | October 16, 2011 | 1:47 PM EDT

This weekend's syndicated Chris Matthews Show spent the entire first segment talking about how America wants more centrist politicians looking to compromise with their political rivals.

The host and his guests believe the Republican presidential candidate that best exemplifies this moderate stance is Mitt Romney, with Time's Joe Klein actually saying he gave on Tuesday "one of the most impressive, impeccable debate performances I’ve ever seen" - but the panel still thinks Romney's got a very serious Mormon problem (video follows with transcript and commentary):

Matthews and Fineman Worry Obama Could Get Hurt Supporting Wall Street Protests
By Noel Sheppard | October 9, 2011 | 6:55 PM EDT

Despite most media outlets gushing and fawning over the Occupy Wall Street protests, MSNBC's Chris Matthews and the Huffington Post's Howard Fineman see risks to President Obama and the Democrats supporting the movement.

The host of The Chris Matthews Show is even concerned this could be a return to 1968 when riots outside the Democratic National Convention in Chicago played a huge role in Richard Nixon's victory that November (video follows with transcript and commentary):

Matthews Does Ten Minute Segment on GOP Presidential Race Without Mentioning Herman Cain Once
By Noel Sheppard | October 9, 2011 | 2:05 PM EDT

On Thursday, Zogby released a shocking poll finding Herman Cain twenty points ahead of Mitt Romney in the GOP presidential nominee race.

Despite this, Chris Matthews on the syndicated television show bearing his name this weekend did a ten minute segment about this race without mentioning Cain's name once (video follows with transcript and commentary):

Dan Rather: Driving Force Behind Wall Street Protests 'Is a Woman Operating Out of Her Apartment in New York'
By Noel Sheppard | October 9, 2011 | 1:04 PM EDT

Dan Rather on this weekend's "The Chris Matthews Show" exposed the person that is believed to be behind the Occupy Wall Street movement.

"The real moving force behind this, what's happening in the Wall Street protesters and the efforts to spread it around the country, is a woman operating out of her apartment in New York" (video follows with transcript and commentary):

'Chris Matthews Show' Spends Half the Program on Why Perry's No Reagan
By Noel Sheppard | September 18, 2011 | 2:56 PM EDT

Wouldn't it have been wonderful if while Ronald Reagan was President the media gushed and fawned over him the way they do now?

On this weekend's syndicated "Chris Matthews Show," the host actually spent half the program discussing with his guests why Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry is no Reagan (video follows with transcript and commentary):