I am not the only one fascinated by Chris Matthews man-love for Barack Obama, check out Chris Matthew’s Leg which according to the commentator gets a funny “feeling” when Obama speaks.

MSNBC or the Matthews Secures Nomination for Barack Campaign Network is hosting the last democratic debate before the Ohio & Texas primaries tonight at 9:00PM eastern. As a special treat I compiled some of the best Matthews moments for the last year to get you revved up for the totally unbiased coverage we are sure to see tonight.

Enjoy!

Statement After New Hampshire

The Apology

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Texas State Senator Kirk Watson and Obama supporter was asked by Chris Matthews to name on of Barack’s legislative accomplishments in the Senate. He didn’t have an answer.

I have noted a few times on this blog how MSNBC’s Chris Matthews has spent the last few months publically fawning over Barack Obama. The Daily Show seems to have noticed the same thing. You can see the individual take on Matthews here but if you have a minute and want to see the entire media mocked by Stewart check out the shows coverage of media coverage from New Hampshire which also includes the Matthews moment:

Meanwhile check out this clip of Matthews talking about how he teared up watching an Obama speech.

You can also see this clip of Matthews declaring an Obama win in Iowa will be equivalent to the fall of the Berlin wall and elections in South Africa and the “biggest news story to come out of America since Reagan beating Carter.”

Several contributers at MSNBC seemed to be suggesting that race was a factor in New Hampshire voting, specifically Chris Matthews whom I heard on Morning Joe and Andrea Mitchell whom I heard on a later news report. I also have read Tim Russert suggested it. Specifically the charge was that white voters were lying to pollsters about their willingness to vote for a black candidate. They seem to disregard the percentage of voters who also told pollsters they were undecided the weekend before the vote.

The Obama campaign hadn’t officially suggested that this might be the case. However an Obama co-chair, Jesse Jackson, Jr., questioning Clinton’s impromptu tear-filled moment the day before the primary and linking it into Hurricane Katrina in such a way that seems to suggest race.

TPM Election Central has the quotes and video:

But those tears also have to be analyzed. They have to be looked at very, very carefully in light of Katrina, in light of other things that Mrs. Clinton did not cry for, particularly as we head to South Carolina where 45% of African-Americans who participate in the Democratic contest, and they see real hope in Barack Obama.

We saw something very clever in the last week of this campaign coming out of Iowa, going into New Hampshire, we saw a sensitivity factor. Something that Mrs. Clinton has not been able to do with voters that she tried in New Hampshire.

Not in response to voters — not in response to Katrina, not in response to other issues that have devastated the American people, the war in Iraq, we saw tears in response to her appearance. So her appearance brought her to tears, but not hurricane Katrina.

After a few days of commentators on MSNBC praising Barack Obama’s strategy of not using race to divide the electorate, host Chris Matthews appeared on the networks Morning Joe program and claimed New Hampshire voters lied to pollsters because they were afraid to admit their racist feelings about voting for an african american. What are they putting in the water over there?

It wasn’t the only odd bit of logic or outrageous claim made by Matthews this morning. Rapid City Journal also saw the broadcast and recapped it quite well.

“She didn’t win on her merit,” Matthews said. “It was about the humiliation of Bill Clinton.”

Well,OK. But it doesn’t say much about Hillary, or New York voters.

Nor does Matthews’ position on the alleged polling lies say much about the strong turnout of women voters for Hillary in New Hampshire. But Matthews has it figured: Dumb voters in New York. Racists liars in New Hampshire. And a woman who isn’t even qualified for the Senate now back in the race for president. It beats simply saying you were wrong, I guess.

Matthews also said that from now on Obama would have to take 10% “off the white vote” in remaining states when looking at polls.

If video turns up I will be quick to post it!

Normally I would think this is just a “scripted, unscripted” moment but they do seem a little uncomfortable. What do you think?