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Tucker Carlson, Unplugged
Political Punch — ... in two and a half weeks and the lame don't walk and the blind don't see, there's going to be some gravely disappointed Starbucks baristas out there," Carlson said. Also of note: "The love the press felt for Barack Obama is like the love that you really have to be a 14-year-old boy to understand," Carlson said. And speaking of MSNBC and Pennsylvania, it looks like Chris Matthews will not be running for Senate there. The cable host told his producers today he isn't going to run, the Los Angeles Times reports . - jpt January 7, 2009 | ...

Matthews Sez No to PA Senate Run
Firedoglake — ... From the Los Angeles Times: In a routine production meeting before his daily show, “Hardball,” Matthews informed the staff that he was not going to pursue the seat, said network spokesman Jeremy Gaines. The cable host, who is negotiating a new ...

In the Running
N/A — ... always is.  Losing his voice on NBC matters more than voicing on matters as a senator from Pennsylvania.  A foot in the mouth is worth two in the race. ...

No Senate Run for Matthews
Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines — ... meeting before his daily show, “Hardball,” Matthews informed the staff that he was not going to pursue the seat, said network spokesman Jeremy Gaines. The cable host, who is negotiating a new contract at MSNBC, declined to comment. For the last several months, Matthews toyed with the notion of taking on Republican Sen. Arlen Specter. He even went so far as to talk to state Democratic power brokers about what it would take to challenge Specter, a five-term senator. Read more READ THE WHOLE ITEMRelated ...