Good grief: Chris Matthews blames Giffords shooting on tea party during debt ceiling vote

If at first you don't succeed, try again. If you don't succeed that second time, try again. and then again. And then again and again and again. And just keep going into an infinite string of failures that make you look like the jackass that you are, expecting a different result in trying the exact same thing. But after all that - after months of trying to link conservatives the the Giffords shooting - Matthews goes to the well for the thousandth time:

Still a jackass. Related: NBC News’ Sharpton Airs Lame Segment Calling Tea Party ‘Monster’ that ‘Will Destroy You’

NBC News' newest star Al Sharpton offers a barely coherent segment calling the Tea Party a monster. He also asks his guest, Lee Fang from left-wing Think Progress, what is becoming a trademark of the Sharpton interview style: A long, rambling, nonsensical statement that bears no resemblance to a question. Well done, NBC News. you should be so proud.