Chris Matthews’ Pre-Debate Advice: “Kick Him In The Balls!” [Video]
MSNBC’s Hardball host Chris Matthews spent the better part of his evening last night (and this morning) criticizing President Obama over his debate performance in Denver. All of this morning’s surprising post-debate coverage only leaves us to wonder what could have been had President Obama simply followed Chris Matthews’ initial advice: Kick Mitt Romney in the balls.
Citing history, Chris Matthews offered President Obama some “practical” advice on how to handle his first debate against GOP hopeful Mitt Romney on subjects of domestic policy. “Kick him in the balls!” Matthews advised after being asked by host Rachel Maddow what sort of psychological preparation the candidates were going through.
Matthews pointed to a 1960 presidential debate, before which Robert F. Kennedy advised brother John F. Kennedy to pull no punches in the debate with Republican candidate Richard Nixon.
“Bobby Kennedy said to Jack Kennedy on the way out the door to debate Dick Nixon: ‘Kick him in the balls,’” Matthews said. “You know? Sometimes it’s just something like that, something like that.”
“That’s history, not me talking,” he clarified.
“Nixon’s guy, on the other hand, said to him, ‘Erase the assassin’s image.’ Well, that was a real picker-upper for Nixon. Don’t look like the five-o’clock shadow bad guy. Well he didn’t — he just lost. I like the way Bobby handled it better,” concluded Matthews.
If you missed Matthews’ pre-debate advice, this anecdote helps to clarify some comments he made about RFK during his “epic meltdown” after the debate was over. Matthews had said “certainly there was no Bobby Kennedy in the green room before Obama came out tonight.”
Hopefully this story helps Matthews book-end his perspective nicely and curb some of the crazy-calls he’s gotten since last night.
Here’s video of Chris Matthews’ pre-debate advice to President Obama, via Mediaite:



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Oct 4, 2012
Fuck Chris Matthews, wish he wasn't born in Philly. Fucking pussy looked like he was about to cry last night on tv. I hate MSNBC, they shouldn't even have a News Channel. I bet they have the lowest ratings on TV. That is what those assholes get for hiring crazy morons like Chris Matthews and Al Sharpton.
Oct 6, 2012
Hey Chris…….Romney took your advice……he kicked BHO right square "in the balls"…….good insight!
Oct 6, 2012
Chris, unfortunately, is correct. The Prez needs to after that lying wannabe like a mad dog!
Oct 6, 2012
At least he has ball's chrissy. I guess you lost that shiver up your leg!
Oct 6, 2012
That lying wannabe did NOT LIE , as per the FACT checkers. You fuc*ing IDIOT.
Quit believing the presidents administrations lies. They have NOTHING LEFT so they accuse Romney of lying, with no basis for it and they know it.
It is a desperate attempt to pull Romney down, but it won't happen. He is above that and.
MUCH MORE PRESIDENTIAL than nobama!
Oct 6, 2012
Liberals remain locked in their 9 year-old selves. If they lose anything they have to come up with some wild eyed theory of why they lost. They can never just take an ass-kicking like a man.
Oct 6, 2012
This guy is a nut job and should be taken off the air along with everyone on CURRENT TV as well. This is what passes for 'journalism' today. They should be ashamed of themselves, especiailly this cry-baby. You got your ass kicked – get over it and move on like a man, not a whimpering woman. That tingle in your leg might just be that your bladder let go.
Oct 6, 2012
as usual, a misquote in reporting….the actual quote was from rfk to jfk before the nixon debate.
Oct 6, 2012
as usual, a misquote in reporting….the actual quote was from rfk to jfk before the nixon debate.
Oct 6, 2012
as usual, a misquote in reporting….the actual quote was from rfk to jfk before the nixon debate.
Oct 6, 2012
Do people even watch MSNBC anymore? And who is this Maddow guy?
Oct 6, 2012
The present election cycle sounds like a fifth grade playground "hissy-fit" The candidates, the "pundits" and the (no-news) media all contribute! It's very embarrassing to any adult!
Oct 6, 2012
Is this the type of non-partisan, unbiased new broadcaster that we are supposed to take at his word? Is this prime example of the mainstream media that is trying to convince our population that Obama is the greatest president ever? Is this the argument against the conservative "bias" at Fox News? Considering that over 85% of all members of the news and print media vote democrat, I find it laughable that anyone accuses any contrarian reporting to this brainwashing as biased. Chris Matthews is the poster boy for the left-wing media that owns this country today.
Oct 6, 2012
I would like to see someone shatter Chris Matthews Jaw! If I had the chance that someone would be me.
He always adds a raw comment somewhere. Could you imagine if someone on the right would have made that comment?
Old Chris would have been crying racism! Keep talkin Chris!
Oct 6, 2012
Mitt is so out of touch… he needs to live in his car for a couple of years to see how the other half lives. Mitt is worthless… weak and stupid. Obama is weak and smart. Obama and the Romster also lie like hell. They both need a good pimp-slapping.
Oct 6, 2012
Obama was raised by a wealth Grandmother and went to exclusive schools ! We want someone who know what success is to run the country..not someone who lives in a car !
Oct 6, 2012
The emperor has no cloths..or teleprompter or late-nite tv hosts to joke with and cover his inability to run this country…his budget was turned down 414-0!
Oct 6, 2012
Here is the questions he should be asked.
1.Why didn't you keep your promise about the transparency of the healthcare bill and allow everyone to read it?
2.Why is Gitmo still open?
3.Why have more troops been killed under you in 3yrs vs Bush 8?
4.Why didn't you eliminate lobbiests like you romised.
5.why didn't you eliminate bill add-on's?
6. Why didn't you repeal patriot act like promised?
7. Why haven't you repealed tax cuts to wealthy like you promised?
8. Why have you not eliminated any of the Bush Policies like you promised?
9. Why did you budget bill get shut down 414-0?
10 DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY SOLDIERS HAVE DIED SINCE YOU TOOK OFFICE WITH SOMEONE PUTTING IT ON TELEPROMPTER?
11. WHY do so many of the companied you gave stimulus money to use it for outsourcing jobs overseas?
12. Why did you give money to an overseas company to build electric cars?
13. Why did pour soldiers have to take down the cross at their church overseas?
14. Why did yopu turn down more protection for the embassay in Lybia before we were attacked and ambassador killed?
Oct 6, 2012
I don't see how anyone can even consider MSNBC a reliable news organization after all of the low-down, dirty stunts they've pulled during this election. Is it any wonder now why Fox News is killing everybody in the ratings?
Oct 6, 2012
Way to stay classy, Matthews. Beside your annoying habit of slobbering all over the commentary desk, you also like to act like a two-bit thug when speaking. How in the world did you ever get a televeision audience? Oh, that's right, you work for MSNBC (MSPMS), you don;t really HAVE a viewing audience, do you? What a putz. Your best days were spent under Tip O'Neill's desk, servicing him.
Oct 6, 2012
msnbc is the poorest excuse of a news cst there is. they should change the logo to democrats ass kisser. they like to remove word to suite there story and should hire the guy from cnn he gay also.
Oct 6, 2012
Look up the deboucle of Obama trying to talk without his teleprompter on youtube. TEhat tells you just how completely dumb is is.
Oct 7, 2012
It always amuses me when "stuck in the past" is used to explain Liberals. Conservatives are stuck in 1776.
Oct 8, 2012
Like Keith (the "Schizoid") Olbermann, Mathews is the next MSNBC big mouth into the straitjacket…..
Oct 8, 2012
Good one James, you really dispelled the "liberals live in perpetual adolescence" argument.
Oct 8, 2012
I wasnt't trying to dispel it. I personally feel both sides are unbalanced in their ability to guide the directives our country hopes to achieve.