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Lessons in the fall of my friend Chris Matthews

With the suddenness of a Hollywood drama, MSNBC commentator Chris Matthews went out with his own Howard Beale moment.

Beale, you may recall, is the deranged news anchor played by Peter Finch in the movie "Network" who famously leads his nation of viewers in shouting, "I'm as mad as hell and I'm not going to take this anymore."

Beale's ratings go up, but -- spoiler alert -- things don't end well for him.

Matthews didn't raise that much drama when

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