In the past week, Chris Matthews has…

• Criticized Mitt Romney’s laugh.
• Accused the Tea Party of being racist. Again.
• Accused Ted Cruz of wanting to arrest women who get abortions.

And now this: “He reminds me of some guy with a shotgun in a line shack waiting for the federal government to come…”

Hardball August 6.

Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy