We've always had a dual role in the region - friend of Israel, and honest broker. We've given up the honest broker role completely.
Chris MatthewsWe've got to recognize that when we march into Iraq, we're setting up the card tables in front of every university in the Arab world, the Islamic world, to recruit for al-Qaida.
Chris Matthews[John F.Kennedy] liked fresh company, new people to come visit and then leave. ... I think he liked the protection of numbers too.
Chris MatthewsI think in places like Pennsylvania, there`s folks who want our next president to talk like a hawk, but fly like a dove.
Chris MatthewsHow is this any different than the big boat argument of people when it came to African-Americans after the Civil War, decided, 'Put them on a boat and send them back where they came from?' You know, he says it in polite language, but that's what Romney's been saying, 'Get home where you came from, start all over again.'
Chris Matthews