Referring to Tea Party Chris Matthews Tells Pat Buchanan 'You Want to Join the Crazy Protesters'

By Noel Sheppard | July 18, 2011 | 21:39

MSNBC's Chris Matthews and Pat Buchanan got into quite a heated debate on Monday's "Hardball."

At issue was the battle of the debt ceiling with Matthews calling Tea Partiers opposed to raising it "crazy protesters" and telling his guest, "You want to join" them (video follows with transcript and commentary):

Video at the link:

CHRIS MATTHEWS, HOST: As my hero and your nemesis Winston Churchill once said, “I refuse to be non-partisan between the fire brigade and the fire.â€