MSNBC Chris Matthews Sides With Anti-Gay Perkins
Chris Matthews from MSNBC’ Hard Ball defends his right to bring to his show anyone he wants . He said he doesn’t believes in “fatwas” and he would bring Rush Limbaugh every day.
The questions I would ask is 1) Does he possess' the right to bring to his show anyone he wants as long as it brings ratings, sure he does. But just because he has a right does not makes it right. I wonder if he would still believe that if he would bring Rush Limbaugh everyday like he said he would like to do; I wonder if his ratings went down would he still feel that way.
The Problem with Tony Perkins is that he bring down a whole group of americans through lies. Lies that have been proven to be just what they ‘lies’.
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2) Would he bring somebody from the KKK or anti blacks or anti any other group by that would be saying lies like black don't perspire or that polish people are dummies?
3) Because he would like different points of view, doesn’t he also have the responsibility to at least not bring someone that makes up all this lies foe the pure purpose of denying people their civil rights?
That is just what GLAAD, Faithful America and other media watchers are saying. It is the unfairness of bringing somebody to attack a whole group of people not necause they dissagre with them or don’t like them. That is fine and it happens all the time in other shows like on Rachel’s show, Anderson’s 360 and others.
It’s a matter of keep bringing a personality ( which he brings very often) that brings along made up lies and present them like they have scientificly proof to be right. The Family council like most informed people on this subject know, that they have nothing to do with families.
They are after families alright, preach them in how disgusting and sinners gay people are.
How employers should not even hire gay people. This is a group that lately is in financial difficulties because of all the ads they show agains gays. But appearing on that show, it gives them a legit spot light to spread their hate towards gays.
The Advocate reports the following on the confrontation on Matthews book signing and Faithful America that has made getting rid in cable television of Perkins a top priority:
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MSNBC most recently had Perkins on to offer his reaction to Rick Santorum's win in Louisiana. But Matthews' show, Hardball, is accused of inviting Perkins on as a guest more than any other.
GLAAD recently launched its Commentator Accountability Project with Perkins listedprominently as one voice that shouldn't be used to represent evangelical voters on television because while off the air he's pushing antigay rhetoric.
"He doesn't pull that homophobic stuff on my show," Matthews claims, though Faithful America doesn't agree. And even so, one of the people confronting Matthews points out: "But when he's on your show, you lend legitimacy to the things he says off your show."
Just this week, the Family Research Council spoke out in favor of businesses legally being able to turn away LGBT customers. In an email to supporters, the group used the example of a Kentucky T-shirt maker that backed out of an order when it learned it was for a gay pride festival.
"Just because it sells to the public doesn't mean it has to surrender its private views," the newsletter said, according to Equality Matters. "Like any business, Hands On has the freedom to establish its own criteria of conduct and conscience. The same applies whether the clients are Planned Parenthood, the Ku Klux Klan, or baby seal hunters."
Matthews was unswayed by the argument that putting Perkins on his show lends any credence to that sort of view.
"OK, OK, you made your case," he told the people off camera. "You may be right. But not right now."
Matthews is an outspoken supporter of LGBT rights and he and his wife were honored guests during a Human Rights Campaign benefit earlier this month in Los Angeles.
You can see the confrontation and Matthews on words below:
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