John Kerry: Media Has ‘Responsibility’ to ‘Not Give Equal Time’ to Tea Party

The Blaze ^ | August 5, 2011 | Johnathan M Seidl

[lbryce]

John Kerry has waded into the media waters and now wants the news to cut out conservatives he doesn’t agree with.

During a discussion of the debt deal and the economy on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” Friday, the current Massachusetts senator and former presidential candidate lambasted the Tea Party and conservatives and the idea that they should be given “equal time” in the media. According to him, their ideas are so whacky that they don’t deserve air time:

“And I have to tell you, I say this to you politely. The media in America has a bigger responsibility than it’s exercising today. The media has got to begin to not give equal time or equal balance to an absolutely absurd notion just because somebody asserts it or simply because somebody says something which everybody knows is not factual.

“It doesn’t deserve the same credit as a legitimate idea about what you do. And the problem is everything is put into this tit-for-tat equal battle and America is losing any sense of what’s real, of who’s accountable, of who is not accountable, of who’s real, who isn’t, who’s serious, who isn’t?”

[Raycpa]

The MSM covered the Tea Parties wacky ideas like living within your means? All I know from them is they are crazier than loons.

[trillabodilla]

I flippin can’t STAND john f’n kerry.

[SECURE AMERICA]

So Kerry dislikes the Constitution, freedom and liberty?
Who knew?
Oh that is right, the hundreds of thousands of US soldiers he sold out during the Vietnam War

[central_va]

Tea partiers don’t need the media to get their message out.

Really. All somebody need do is read the US Constitution to get the message...

[30Moves]

I went on Kerry’s Facebook page and every posting on his wall was blasting him for his comments. Every one.

[AngelesCrestHighway]

My God!....What a stupid thing to say! This major A-hole was almost president?

[firebasecody]

OMG, don’t say ‘balanced budget’. Lordy, are they scared or what?

[trebb]

Censor Kerry...

[tflabo]

Arrogant POS has lived a charmed life ay? Must be cool to stand tall and lecture America as a vapid empty suit but a rich one at that thanks to the late Senator Heinz!

[Thank You Rush]

“”According to him, their ideas are so whacky that they don’t deserve air time:””

Why is he afraid the TEA Party ideas will become known around the country? Every stinkin’ liberal is scared to death of new ideas and of losing their kingdom. Just think how many terms they had to serve to make people think they’re so irreplaceable. Guess what John!! I don’t care how long you and your buddies have been in DC, you’re expendable and the sooner, the better.

Wasn’t it Daniel Greenfield who wrote about The Professional Politician this week? Excellent and so, so true!

[hattend]

BTTT

[Voter62vb]

Hey John Kerry: http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/tea-party-movement-large-nation-s-entire

Which is another way of saying you, JK, are not legitimate.

Bastard.

[M Kehoe]

I am still waiting to see your SF 180, Mr. Kerry.

5.56mm

[pabianice]

[SunkenCiv]

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