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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMSNBC’s Chris Matthews Demonstrates How To Handle Tony Perkins On Television
http://mediamatters.org/blog/201205100020MSNBCs Chris Matthews Demonstrates How To Handle Tony Perkins On Television
May 10, 2012 6:18 pm ET by Carlos Maza
During the May 10 edition of MSNBCs Hardball, host Chris Matthews invited Tony Perkins president of the anti-gay hate group Family Research Council (FRC) and Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) to discuss the issues of same-sex marriage and adoption.
Perkins presence on MSNBC isnt surprising the hate group leader has become a regular guest on the network over the past several months, and has typically been treated as a credible, uncontroversial political figure, especially on Hardball.
On Thursday, however, things were different.
For nearly 15 minutes, Matthews, with the help of Frank, grilled Perkins on his views on homosexuality, marriage equality, and same-sex parenting. Matthews challenged Perkins anti-gay misinformation, held him accountable for past statements, and demonstrated how out-of-the-mainstream his extreme positions really are:
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DFab420
(2,466 posts)1. Haha best comment was Matthews "You want me to play the tape again??"
They buried him with his own words and his own beliefs.
Amazing
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,947 posts)2. Tweety and Barney are kicking his ass
all over the TV studio.
ewagner
(18,964 posts)4. Best entertainment in years!!!
Go Barney!!!
malaise
(269,254 posts)3. Perkins ties himself up in knots
It was fall down funny
fascisthunter
(29,381 posts)5. Perkins Argument is STUPID... ignorant garbage
did this guy grow up in a fucking bubble. Who is he to speak for a god or to mold a society he is plainly disconnected from? WTF?