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Thursday, June 14, 2007 12:00 AM

Chris Matthews on Fred Thompson's sexiness and smells

The "masculinity"-obsessed MSNBC anchor illustrates a predominant theme lurking in our political discourse.

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  • Thursday, June 14, 2007 12:54 PM

    I Don't Know About Thompson...

    ... but I can tell Chris Matthews that desperation for a strong, paternalistic GOP candidate is a stinky cologne*.

    * Sorry, Super Troopers.

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