Here’s some news: not only is Chris Matthews still on the air, but rather than scolding Vice President Joe Biden for engaging in violent rhetoric, he’s rewarding him with a pair of boxing gloves to make good on his threat to take Donald Trump “behind the gym” over his comments on the Access Hollywood tape.

Please 
 don’t encourage him.

That’s shocking. What happened to the kinder, gentler Chris Matthews photographed carrying a purse and marching next to a Hillary campaign banner last Fourth of July?

Giving Joe Biden boxing gloves just doesn’t seem responsible; this is the same guy who has repeatedly advised Americans to buy a shotgun and just fire it through the door to discourage intruders. At least Biden called for a fight and not a duel — at least that’s what most people inferred from his “behind the gym” comment.

No way is Matthews giving away his weed. Come to think of it, maybe strapping a pair of boxing gloves on the vice president is a pretty good idea.

LACE. HIM. UP!

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