Chris Matthews doesn't like cheap shots. The Hardball host, who two days ago compared Ted Cruz to Hitler, on Thursday raged at a Republican Congressman who made a joke at his expense. Congressman Scott Perry appeared on Matthews's and aggressively fought back against the charge that uncaring Republicans want to shut down the government. This led Matthews to change the subject and attack Perry as a pawn of big oil: "By the way, why is a congressman from Gettysburg so interested in offshore oil development in the Gulf?"
After Perry explained how the Keystone pipeline could benefit the economy, he addressed Matthew's critique of the House spending bill: "I'm surprised that you read any of it, first of all." The wounded anchor railed, "You know what you can do with that? You know what you can do with that? You can be excused, because you just accused me of not doing my job. And that's a big mistake here." He added, " I wish you hadn't made that last remark. I think it was a cheap shot." Remember, Matthews, who doesn't like "cheap shots, once assailed conservatves as "birth control Nazis."
Video cross-posted at NewsBusters.
. Eric Scheiner
