It was one of the most animated and cutting I have seen Chris Mathews in a while, although he certainly can get irritated when people are acting stupid in the political realm. 

He said, "She's frightening. Mark, that is frightening stuff. Frightening. First of all, president don't declare war. Anybody knows that in high school. Congress has to declare war. To declare war on Iran, I don't think the most far right, Middle East hawk will talk about declaring war on Iran, a country with 70-some million people, with an advanced air force.... Why does she talk like that? Is Michael Ledeen, a real hawk, writing this stuff for her? I don't know anyone as far right as that, besides him." 

And added that Palin, "has nothing going on mentally... I'd be afraid of her because I think she's an empty vessel ready to be filled by ideology she doesn't understand. And that is really scary."

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