Another way to say it is he's "extremely proud" to be gay....

Thursday, May 14, 2009

Chris Matthews, host of MSNBC's "Hardball," told CNSNews.com at last weekend's White House Correspondents Dinner that he is "extremely proud" that he had been thrilled by President Barack Obama.

During MSNBC’s presidential primary coverage, Matthews said Obama gave him a “thrill” up his leg. On April 1, Matthews said he was getting that “thrill” again when talking about the president’s appearance at the G-20 meeting in London.

Last weekend, Matthews told CNSNews.com that he was "extremely proud" that Obama “thrilled” him because of the “inspiring” way Obama talks about America.

When asked by CNSNews.com at the White House Correspondents Dinner whether he still gets a thrill up his leg from Obama, Matthews said: "I'm an American. Perhaps you find that obscure. But I love my country. And when he talks about my country, he certainly did during the campaign in a way that inspires me. And he thrilled me. I am very proud of that. I have a feeling about my country. When he talked about it, I was inspired. Thrilled. I mean it. I know other people don’t report that. Maybe they don’t have that feeling. But I had that feeling and I will report it."

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