MSNBC’s Chris Matthews Demonstrates How To Handle Tony Perkins On Television

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MSNBC’s 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 MSNBC’s 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 isn’t 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:

[DFab420]

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]

2. Tweety and Barney are kicking his ass

all over the TV studio.

[ewagner]

4. Best entertainment in years!!!

Go Barney!!!

[malaise]

3. Perkins ties himself up in knots

It was fall down funny

[fascisthunter]

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?