On the November 19 edition of the NBC-syndicated Chris Matthews Show, Matthews and his panel, which included syndicated columnist Kathleen Parker, New York Times columnist David Brooks, U.S. News & World Report contributing editor and CBS News national political correspondent Gloria Borger, and journalist John Heilemann, heaped praise on Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), who recently announced that he has formed a presidential exploratory committee. Parker said McCain is willing to go "out on a limb. So that's a leader"; Brooks praised McCain's energy, saying: "He's running around; he's never sitting down"; Borger called McCain "a smart hawk -- not just a hawk -- but a smart hawk"; and Matthews said McCain is "kind of like a Martin Luther ... reforming and finding the pure conservative movement." Matthews even praised McCain's office as "really a senator's office out of the movies." Heilemann added that McCain "is willing to just do his own thing." Media Matters for America has documented other instances of Matthews gratuitously praising Republicans, such as President Bush (here, here, here, here, and here) and McCain (here and here).
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