Great Liberal Minds Agree: Tea Party are "Hostage Takers," "Terrorists"

Rich Noyes | July 5, 2011
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On the July 5 edition of Hardball, Salon editor Joan Walsh railed against the Tea Party stance of demanding spending cuts in exchange for raising the debt ceiling: "This game of chicken, in particular, is deadly and it’s wrong and it’s hostage-taking. And you shouldn’t negotiate with hostage-takers." MSNBC's Chris Matthews agreed with Walsh's hyperbolic language: "I agree with you. I agree with you. I agree. It’s terrorism."

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