A Quote by Chris Matthews

Jean [Kennedy Smith, JFK's sister] told me she thinks the whole sports angle has been overplayed, that politics was central to him. This nonsense that he only went into politics because his older brother Joe was killed is not true. He was determined he was going to be in politics, but he would have waited his turn.

Chris Matthews

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Chris Matthews
American - Journalist
Born: December 17, 1945

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Michael Ignatieff

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Paul Wellstone

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John F. Kennedy

If you really want to diminish a candidate, depict him as the foil of his handler. This is as old in American politics as politics itself. It's easy to point at me. I'm convenient.

Karl Rove

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Karl Rove

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Ravish Kumar

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Ksenia Sobchak

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