http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/24/the-10-worst-media-moment_n_153394.html6. Thrill Up The Leg
The sad curse of immortality is that it is often our moments of folly that end up outliving us. MSNBC's Chris Matthews will come to understand this in time. While covering the 2008 "Potomac Primary," Matthews enthused that Barack Obama's oratory caused a physiological reaction, specifically:
I have to tell you, you know, it's part of reporting this case, this election, the feeling most people get when they hear Barack Obama's speech. My, I felt this thrill going up my leg. I mean, I don't have that too often.Matthews thus became a symbol for everyone who has ever complained, or will complain, about "Obama adulation" in the media. In all likelihood, Matthews will never live this down. Not ever.
