Chris Matthews: Racism, Hatred of Obama Driving Republican Party

‘It’s hatred, I don’t think it’s politics’

Chris Matthews: ‘It’s Hatred,’ Not Politics Motivating GOP Opposition to Obama (Mediaite)

MSNBC host Chris Matthews appeared on Rachel Maddow’s program on Monday night where he accused conservatives of being motivated by animus toward President Barack Obama rather than political opposition. “I think it’s hatred,” he said. “I don’t think it’s politics.”

“I think you’re seeing in these people a tad – a very bad tad – of Joe McCarthy in this thing that Cruz is up to,” Matthews said. “Certainly a lot of Newt Gingrich.”

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