Chris Matthews was a speechwriter for Jimmy Carter. Then he worked for a newspaper in San Fran. Then he became what he is now - a commentator. He doesn't deliver the news like Brian Williams. He is from a moralistic Irish-Catholic background, so he hopped all over Bill Clinton for his supposed moral shortcomings and he voted for Bush. But he was against the Iraq War and I think it's pretty obvious he voted for Obama. He's all over the political map. He is like a political savante - he doesn't have much of a filter. Here is a longer vid:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=n6pq_...eature=related
Yes he is saying he is rooting for Obama, but let's not confuse Chris Matthews with a guy responsible for delivering the news to you like Brian Williams. Matthews is a commentator, a guy that does opinion journalism. He doesn't pretend otherwise.