Hayes Praises Democrats For 'High Risk Strategy' Of Shutting Down The Government

As allegedly straightforward journalists seek to aid Democrats in their mission to pin the government shutdown on Republicans, MSNBC’s Chris Hayes joined Comedy Central’s The Weekly Show podcast on Thursday to sabotage that message and praise Democrats for shutting down the government.

Hayes ranted, “And so, I think the Democratic Party and consultant class has to internalize this idea of taking risks because you are behind, because the brand is not very good right now, and that means not just conserving what you have. You are not up a few scores with five minutes left.”

Host Jon Stewart then interrupted to add his agreement, “You're saying, ‘Don't play prevent defense.’”

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