Brent Bozell Excoriates Chris Matthews on 'Fox & Friends' for Comparing Muslim Brotherhood to Tea Party
"He's shameless, isn't he?" asked FNC's Steve Doocy, co-host of "Fox & Friends, about MSNBC anchor Chris Matthews, who recently compared the Muslim Brotherhood to the Tea Party.
"Chris Matthews is not a journalist," replied MRC President Brent Bozell. "He's a parody of himself."
On the February 4 "Fox & Friends," the NewsBusters publisher acknowledged that while most of the coverage surrounding the crisis in Egypt has been relatively "fair and honest," there have been a few notable "blips."
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The most glaring exception was delivered by Matthews on Tuesday: "So the Muslim Brotherhood has a parallel role here with the Tea Party. They're the ones that keep you honest and decide whether you've stayed too long."
After playing the clip, Bozell retorted, "If a meteor came out of the heavens and hit New York City, [Matthews] would blame the Tea Party."
Bozell also criticized analysts at MSNBC and CNN for downplaying the fundamentalist views of the Muslim Brotherhood.
"These are useful idiots," he quipped.
--Alex Fitzsimmons is a News Analysis intern at the Media Research Center. Click here to follow him on Twitter.
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Mr Bozell
Submitted by ricklail on Sat, 02/05/2011 - 11:58am.
Game, set and match!!!
Game, set and match!!!
Submitted by Riled on Sat, 02/05/2011 - 1:35pm.
Agree!
Herman Cain in 2012Nice job Mr. Bozell.
Submitted by NeoKong on Sat, 02/05/2011 - 12:03pm.
Spot on as always.
Obama's hypocrisy
Submitted by iveseenitall on Sat, 02/05/2011 - 12:28pm.
Right on Brent! And as I sit watching Obama preach to Egypt's president about "listening to the people", I can't help but remember his mocking the Tea Party, shaking his hand with two fingers together, saying how they are "waving their little tea bags". The guy and all his comrades on the left are a bunch of self-centered hypocrites who hardly ever pronounce an honest word about anything. They move their lips--they lie.
BTW---When will the American press ( FOX included, except for Hannity)) begin to do its job concerning Egypt? There so much more to the "story" than the American people are being told. And to all our Jewish friends out there---do you enjoy being "victims"? Are you regretting your support of Mr. Big Ears yet? If not, you soon will.
NEVER,NEVER trust a "liberal" (progressive)
Regret
Submitted by thepartysover on Sat, 02/05/2011 - 7:07pm.
We are witnesses to the distruct of a false god. Good can be found inn that We ThePeople have a more healthy suspicion of the press, personal responsibility is making a comeback and the end of currupt union influence is at hand.
Panama Tingles views truth and says the opposite.
Submitted by Ashrak on Sat, 02/05/2011 - 12:27pm.
The first few days of demonstration in Egypt was indeed similar to the TEA parties here. Peaceful exercise of rights by people seeking redress of grievences was in full view for all to see
The violence only became a part when those who would have government micromanage every decision for every person showed up on the scene trying to stop the free exercise of rights. Chrissy is saying that TEA partiers want government micromanagement? Suuuuure.
The Muslim Brotherhood's actions are quite similar to the progressive left's actions, not the TEA partiers. Chrissy knows it too, which is exactly why he is saying what he is saying. He lies trying to hide the truth. Nothing new there from Panama Tingles.
But the msm NEVER said that
Submitted by amyshulk on Sat, 02/05/2011 - 10:12pm.
But the msm NEVER said that the Tea Party was anything but ginned up at the ouyset, Later, when they couldn't make the lies they told stick, they changed to "It started out as a citizens movement, but the eeeeeevil R's/Koch bros. hijacked it" and you still hear that.
Ronald Reagan
"If a meteor came out of the
Submitted by celator on Sat, 02/05/2011 - 12:45pm.
"If a meteor came out of the heavens and hit New York City, [Matthews] would blame the Tea Party."
Or he would blame Global Warming. No wait! Matthews would say the Tea Party caused Global Warming which we all know causes meteors to strike big American cities! Yea, that's the ticket! A twofer right there.
same blame game
Submitted by jon_torlin on Sat, 02/05/2011 - 3:38pm.
They blamed the Indonesian Tsunami and the Haiti Earthquake on Global Warming, don't forget. They recently blamed what's happening in Egypt to Global warming. In the past: cow farts, pig farts, human farts, even insect farts(wait, do insects fart? No matter!)..global warming.
I propose a new drinking game: Take a shot every time they blame something, anything at all, on global warming/climate change. You'll get hammered in no time.
Like my subject line says, it's the same blame game.
-Jon
Ode to be a parody of
Submitted by the struggler on Sat, 02/05/2011 - 3:45pm.
Ode to be a parody of oneself.
OK, lemme get this straight...
Submitted by amyshulk on Sat, 02/05/2011 - 10:00pm.
So Chris is saying
"OK, we were wrong about the Tea Party, They are NOT astroturf, it's a REAL citizen uprising, JUST LIKE EGYPT"
Without actually, you know, SAYING IT - and after demonizing them from day one with NO proof???
"And all you nutcases on the right, who are actually using history/people's own words/our experience with Islam to try to paint this as something it's not, are the crazy ones"
Brilliant. You can set your watch by it - whatever the left is vehemently against, where they vilify, smear, and demonize to brand it in the minds of the surface news watchers, they will turn around and use as justification for their side - without ever apologizing/acknowledging they were wrong - we are just to trust them that they were REALLY onboard the whole time???
Ronald Reagan
Tingles, cheer leader for the G & L Obama fan club
Submitted by sheik yermami on Sat, 02/05/2011 - 10:19pm.
Will he ever get over his tingles up his leg?
Who hired this geek anyhow and for whom does he speak?