Chris Matthews, Who Compared Conservatives to 'Nazis,' Rails Against Comparing Liberals to Nazis

Scott Whitlock | February 11, 2014
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[For more, see video cross-posted at NewsBusters.] The liberal Chris Matthews on Monday night railed against commentator Ben Carson for comparing the progressive movement to Nazis. However, Matthews isn't in a position to judge. He has repeatedly connected conservatives to Nazis. The cable host played a clip of Carson at a fund-raising event for senatorial candidate Monica Wehby. While talking about the progressive movement, Carson insisted, "There comes a time when people with values simply have to stand up. Think about Nazi Germany." Matthews sneered, "Haven't we all learned by now not to go there? No Nazi references." On November 26, 2012, guest Howard Fineman insisted that conservatives view African Americans and Hispanics as "extraterrestrial." Matthews derided, "The last guy to refer to the black auxiliary was Hitler."