For those watching Keith Olbermann's coverage on MSNBC, and who have written to TVNewser inquiring about Chris Matthews, the network tells us he is on vacation in Paris and expected to deliver a statement soon. I snapped the picture below in April, at Tammy Haddad's garden party. Tim and his wife Maureen Orth (far left) were heading out, as Chris Matthews and his wife Kathleen (far right) were arriving.

> Update: Matthews phoned in during MSNBC's coverage at 7pmET anchored by Andrea Mitchell: "I'm just absorbing all this now. I just can't believe it. Tim is so big in the world. I was in awe of him. He was not just my role model, he was the gold standard, in everything he did."