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Shoving Match Between Chris Matthews' Hecklers, MSNBC Producer Investigated at RNC (Video)
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/chris-matthews-producer-msnbc-fight-republican-national-convention-367147WOW! Not the Onion
A fight broke out after two men shouted, "Hey Chris, how's that tingle up your leg?"
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TAMPA, Fla. -- A scuffle involving an MSNBC producer and two men who heckled host Chris Matthews was being investigated by security officials Thursday night a few blocks from the Republican National Convention.
Matthews was hosting a show at a makeshift outdoor stage near the Tampa Bay Times Forum after Mitt Romney accepted the GOP presidential nomination. During a break, two men shouted, "Hey Chris, how's that tingle up your leg?" The comment was a reference to Matthews’ 2008 comment that a Barack Obama speech sent a "thrill up his leg."
According to witnesses, a shoving match ensued...." more