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Feb.
20: Chris Matthews talks with Human Rights Campaign president Chad Griffin and Salon’s Joan Walsh about a new marriage equality ad campaign featuring President Obama, Dick Cheney, Colin Powell, and Laura Bush.
Obama uses demographics to fight for future Democrat wins
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Feb.
18: Howard Fineman of the Huffington Post and Joy Reid of The Grio discuss how President Obama is helping to set the stage for Democrat wins in 2014 and 2016.
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Feb.
20: The GOP is using the same old playbook, though Obama has the upper hand. What next? Politico’s Jonathan Allen and Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., discuss.
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Feb.
20: Chris Matthews says that as more and more Americans are accepting the idea of marriage equality, it’s time for the government to follow suit and allow equality for all.
Fmr. governor tries to use mistakes to rebuild political career
Season 2013 : Episode 0219 on
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Feb.
19: The Daily Beast’s Michelle Cottle and The Nation’s John Nichols talk about former South Carolina governor Mark Sanford’s attempt to resurrect his political career.
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Feb.
18: New evidence is emerging that there was far more dissent within the Bush administration and the military over the Iraq war. A new MSNBC documentary “Hubris: The Selling of the Iraq War” takes a closer look at how the war was sold. The documentary is based on a book by NBC’s Michael Isikoff and Mother Jones’ David Corn, they join Chris Matthews with a preview.
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Feb.
20: Sarcasm gone wrong hits Chuck Hagel in a negative way, and Karl Rove might have a new person to run in the GOP who won’t really help moderates.
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Feb.
19: Former RNC chair Michael Steele and Democratic strategist Ed Rendell discuss the president’s terms laid out before Republicans about what’s at risk ahead of the looming cuts slated for next week.
Pulled off the ‘hero’ pedestal: Pistorius stands trial
Season 2013 : Episode 0219 on
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Feb.
19: Chris Matthews talks with journalist and author Buzz Bissinger about the unwarranted veneration of sports figures as another “hero,” Oscar Pistorius, stands trial.
Sideshow: Mississippi joins 19th century with ratification
Season 2013 : Episode 0218 on
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Feb.
18: A fan of the movie “Lincoln” helped uncover that Mississippi had never completely ratified the 13th Amendment, which ended slavery. Chris Matthews explains in the Hardball Sideshow.
Rebranding attempt hits roadblock with CPAC schedule
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Feb.
20: Republican strategist John Brabender and Politico’s Roger Simon talk about the lineup for CPAC 2013, and the return of Mitt Romney.
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Feb.
19: Are red state Democrats in trouble? Guy Cecil from the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and Politico’s Maggie Haberman discuss.
Matthews: Obama, not the GOP, wants to keep government working
Season 2013 : Episode 0219 on
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Feb.
19: Chris Matthews discusses the difference between the president and the GOP—one wants government to work, the other wants to bring it down.
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Feb.
18: From long lines, voter ID laws, to restrictions on early voting, many voters found it difficult to cast a ballot in the 2012 election. Now Alabama is challenging the Voting Rights Act as something that is no longer needed. Salon’s Joan Walsh and Judith Browne-Dianis of The Advancement Project talk with Chris Matthews.