Chris Matthews latest liberal felled by #MeToo as revolution eats its own

When liberal media figures and Democrats heralded the arrival of the #MeToo era three years ago, they couldn’t have known how many of their own would ultimately be felled by the crusade against sexual assault, harassment, and just plain boorish behavior.

In the latest example, the left said good-bye and good riddance Tuesday to Chris Matthews, the top Democratic operative turned MSNBC standard bearer whose decades in the trenches for the cause couldn’t save him from allegations that his sexist jokes and ham-handed flirting had crossed a line.

“Compliments on a woman’s appearance that some men, including me, might have once incorrectly thought were okay were never okay, not then and certainly not today,” Mr. Matthews said Monday in his farewell. “And for making such comments in the past, I’m sorry.”

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