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Chris Matthews
Age: 78
Born: 1945
Born: December 17
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And on the war, I think my numbers would be a lot higher if I were out there beating the drum for this war. In fact, I don't think it, I know it. But I can't be for the war.
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Are Democrats for expanding U.S. trade with the world and perhaps creating new jobs, or are they out to protect existing U.S. jobs?
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The Catholic Church [with Pope John Paul II] has lost its shepherd. The world has lost a champion of human freedom.
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Then the administration tied it in to the regional dispute between Israel and its enemies, as if that's about international terrorism. No, it's not.
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I never know what all of these guys are thinking, but Marco Rubio sounded desperate, like, We've got a leak in the dike, we got to stop this thing.
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Five years from now, 10 years from now, there's going to be a huge Islamic population in the world, they're going to be nationalistic, they're going to be religious, and they're going to be militant.
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[ John F.Kennedy's friend] Chuck Spalding at the wedding said Jack was two guys: the groom and somebody else observing from a distance. ... It must have been maddening to be married to a guy like that, but you could at the same time argue that characteristic kept the world from being blown up.
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I think Bernie's [Sanders] setting a direction in the way that [Barry] Goldwater when he lost - I'm not saying he's going to lose. We don't know what is going to happen. It's early. But I think he's already set a lot of themes.
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It looks to me like the Republican Party`s in no mood to give them [voters] a reasonable choice with this clown show going on right now from the likes of, well, Newt Gingrich and Donald Trump. What a duo.
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Toastmasters changed my life. They really did. Put me on the stage. I don’t know what I would have done without that positive boost.
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This is a fundamental question, Mr. Mayor [ Rudy Giuliani ]. Is the president of the United States legitimate or not? Do you believe it? If you believe it, why doesn't your candidate state it.
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You can't be loved for long if you're not feared.
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If Bernie Sanders hasn't been able to draw a contrast with Hillary Clinton, why is he doing so well, a guy - most people never heard of this fellow before this year.
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The FBI had a right to review that. And they did and they found Hillary Clinton not in any criminal violation.
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While we may not mind being used, we resent deeply being made to feel discarded.
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Unity is the most important thing on the road to stamping out terror. You need global rules of law and order, and they have to be enforced. Start with that principle.
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The whole reason we organize grassroots is, we think any politician that gets elected needs to be held accountable 365 days a year.
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Bill Clinton was for NAFTA. I heard him over in Tokyo he came out all said it was a great bill. Secretary Clinton was for it. She called it the gold standard when she was secretary of state.
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While Jeb Bush finds himself mired in the muck of an intramural fight in his own party over his remarks about the Iraq War, Hillary Clinton is sticking to the low-key strategy, and it looks like it`s working.
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Natural-born American means you don`t have to be naturalized. You were born to an American mother, like President Obama, no matter where you were born.
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