The DC Examiner's Patrick Gavin attended the Hardball 10th anniversary party last night, at which host Chris Matthews declared he wanted to "make some news." Gavin writes, "he certainly didn't disappoint."

"The Clinton camp, [Matthews] said, never put pressure on his bosses to silence him."

"'Not so this crowd,' he added, explaining that Bush White House officials — especially those from Vice President Cheney's office — called MSNBC brass to complain about the content of his show and attempted to influence its editorial content. 'They will not silence me!'" Matthews declared.

"'They've finally been caught in their criminality,' Matthews continued, although he did not specify the exact criminal behavior to which he referred."

>More from an emailer: "Is Chris Matthews talking about the same Clinton camp that just squashed an article in GQ?