&lt;!-- AddThis Sharing Buttons above --&gt;&lt;div class=&#039;at-above-post-arch-page addthis_default_style addthis_toolbox at-wordpress-hide&#039; data-url=&#039;https://mrmedia.com/2007/10/chris-matthews-hardball-host-mr-media-interview-classic/&#039;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Originally published June 30, 1997 As a political aide to a pantheon of Democratic stars from the last 25 years, including the late Senator Edmund S. Muskie and former House...&lt;!-- AddThis Sharing Buttons below --&gt;&lt;div class=&#039;at-below-post-arch-page addthis_default_style addthis_toolbox at-wordpress-hide&#039; data-url=&#039;https://mrmedia.com/2007/10/chris-matthews-hardball-host-mr-media-interview-classic/&#039;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;