MSNBC's Chris Matthews Calls Newt Gingrich and Mike Huckabee Con Men

(By Noel Sheppard, NewsBusters.org) - For the seventh day in a row, MSNBC's Chris Matthews attacked possible Republican presidential candidates Newt Gingrich and Mike Huckabee.

In a lengthy, twelve minute opening segment lambasting the pair for largely past indiscretions, the "Hardball" host concluded with a literary reference likening the both to con men: