Remind me again, when was the last time a crazed group of Tea Partiers went on a murderous four day rampage?
(Newsbusters) — Chris Matthews on Monday linked the “zealots” in Afghanistan who encouraged and participated in the murders of United Nations workers to Republican “fanatics” and “zealots at home” who “attack the President’s basic beliefs, accusing him of thinking like a Muslim from Kenya.”
Making his connection clear, the Hardball host opined, “Is this what’s come to the wars in the Islamic world? We’ve begun to talk like the zealots from the Middle East.” MSNBC graphics also made the point. First, a picture of a militaristic Muslims appeared with the words “zealots abroad.”
Then, a shot of Newt Gingrich, Michele Bachmann and Donald Trump was shown above the message: “zealots at home.” After his opening commentary, Matthews interviewed New York University professor Irshad Manji and Abderrahim Foukara of Al Jazeera.