Matthews falsely asserted the Clinton campaign made "three mentions of Obama's cocaine use"

SUMMARY: On Hardball, Chris Matthews asserted that there have been "three mentions of Obama's cocaine use for political gain" by the presidential campaign of Sen. Hillary Clinton, citing former Clinton co-chair Billy Shaheen, chief strategist Mark Penn, and BET founder Bob Johnson as examples. But in only one of those cases -- Penn in an appearance on Hardball -- was the word "cocaine" used, and Penn was not the one who brought up the issue.

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