MSNBC's Matthews: Would Lincoln Be a Republican Today?

NewsBusters: At the conclusion of a program that included Chris Matthews inviting on Democratic Congressman Steve Cohen to compare the Tea Party to the KKK, the Hardball host finished his Thursday episode with a “Let Me Finish” rant where he questioned if Abraham Lincoln would even be a Republican today and wondered if the GOP would even “like him?” Matthews even went as far to ask his audience “who do you think represents the spirit of Lincoln in today’s politics,” Obama or the GOP?