Liberal cable anchor Chris Matthews on Thursday sneered at conservatives Mike Lee and Ted Cruz, trashing their white minority base. The Hardball host also defined a patriot as someone who believes in government. According to Matthews, conservative Republicans in the House and Senate dont meet this standard. The host fumed, They all run around as if we got all of these white people out here, this little minority of the country. But theyre better Americans than the rest and we represent them. Perhaps the journalist is unaware that Cruz is multi-ethnic and not white. [See video below. MP3 audio here.] Matthews insisted that Americans should be asking these questions in the wake of the government shutdown: Does the majority will still matter? Theres the fact that he [Obama] is President, is it paramount? The anchor lectured that it is highly inconsistent for conservatives to call themselves patriots since they have disrespect for institutions. He then went on to offer a new definition of patriotism. According to Matthews, The patriot is the person who accepts the law. The patriot is the person who believes in compromise, who believes in government. Does the Hardball host accept the Citizens United Supreme Court ruling? Many liberals do not. Attacking the patriotism of fellow Americans, something that liberals used to be against, has become very common on MSNBC. On October 7, host Ed Schultz declared John Boehner guilty of treason. On October 15, MSNBC anchor Thomas Roberts sneered at a GOP congresswoman: When it comes to ObamaCare, do you hate ObamaCare more than you love your country? A partial transcript of the October 17 MSNBC Live segment is below: Story Continues Below Ad ↓ Read more: newsbusters.org/blogs/scott-whitlock/2013/10/17/chris-matthews-trashes-cruz-and-lee-their-white-minority-base#ixzz2i7iUtH4A
Posted on: Sat, 19 Oct 2013 00:32:56 +0000
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