Tony Perkins: The SPLC Is a ‘Pitbull for the Left, No Offense to the Pitbulls’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Tucker You ░░░░░░░░ have seen this on ░░░░░░░░ media they marched for ░░░░░░░░ Brown in Ferguson Missouri ░░░░░░░░ rioted for Freddie gray ░░░░░░░░ Baltimore Maryland they promoted ░░░░░░░░ murder of police officers ░░░░░░░░ Minnesota Black Lives Matter ░░░░░░░░ launching its biggest demonstration ░░░░░░░░ Thousands of activists on ░░░░░░░░ March towards Houston for ░░░░░░░░ planning to fight heavy ░░░░░░░░ assistance to the thousands ░░░░░░░░ black lives devastated by ░░░░░░░░ Harvey Footage right here ░░░░░░░░ the March in progress ░░░░░░░░ is pretty inspiring We ░░░░░░░░ keep following this breaking ░░░░░░░░ as it continues As ░░░░░░░░ told you before on ░░░░░░░░ show and documented pretty ░░░░░░░░ the southern poverty law ░░░░░░░░ is a Progressive active ░░░░░░░░ group like hundreds of ░░░░░░░░ but for some reason ░░░░░░░░ media have anointed them ░░░░░░░░ national arbiter for what ░░░░░░░░ or what is not ░░░░░░░░ hate group which is ░░░░░░░░ shame since they are ░░░░░░░░ fake and dishonest Now ░░░░░░░░ conservative leaders and organizations ░░░░░░░░ released a letter calling ░░░░░░░░ the media to stop ░░░░░░░░ the southern poverty law ░░░░░░░░ and its fake data ░░░░░░░░ it discredited and defamatory ░░░░░░░░ Perkins of the president ░░░░░░░░ the family resource council ░░░░░░░░ the victim of a ░░░░░░░░ attack by the rhetoric ░░░░░░░░ joins us tonight Thanks ░░░░░░░░ joining us tonight If ░░░░░░░░ m not misunderstanding that ░░░░░░░░ are attempting to convince ░░░░░░░░ to stop taking this ░░░░░░░░ group seriously correct PERKINS ░░░░░░░░ part We re also ░░░░░░░░ the media on notice ░░░░░░░░ if you re going ░░░░░░░░ take the SPLC as ░░░░░░░░ described a liberal activist ░░░░░░░░ that acts as a ░░░░░░░░ for the left No ░░░░░░░░ to pitbulls out there ░░░░░░░░ are endangering the lives ░░░░░░░░ people by putting up ░░░░░░░░ information from the southern ░░░░░░░░ center which has no ░░░░░░░░ in fact or truth ░░░░░░░░ To call someone I ░░░░░░░░ group is to lump ░░░░░░░░ in with Nazis and ░░░░░░░░ people and violent people ░░░░░░░░ scary people That s ░░░░░░░░ they did for the ░░░░░░░░ two decades of their ░░░░░░░░ list Two years into ░░░░░░░░ Obama Administration when it ░░░░░░░░ open season on Christian ░░░░░░░░ that were opposing Obama ░░░░░░░░ that s when they ░░░░░░░░ adding Christian groups to ░░░░░░░░ list and they started ░░░░░░░░ up in 2010 when ░░░░░░░░ Obama unleashed his hostility ░░░░░░░░ religion and the secretary ░░░░░░░░ state Hillary Clinton was ░░░░░░░░ the same agenda overseas ░░░░░░░░ You would think that ░░░░░░░░ Normal reporter the matter ░░░░░░░░ liberal looking through the ░░░░░░░░ of hate groups so ░░░░░░░░ hate groups some of ░░░░░░░░ are clearly hateful and ░░░░░░░░ and then they get ░░░░░░░░ the family research council ░░░░░░░░ say I may not ░░░░░░░░ with our agenda but ░░░░░░░░ are not a hate ░░░░░░░░ Why does nobody at ░░░░░░░░ CNN The Washington Post ░░░░░░░░ this is overreached It ░░░░░░░░ not a hate group ░░░░░░░░ s a Christian group ░░░░░░░░ s acquired thinking There ░░░░░░░░ a bigger agenda behind ░░░░░░░░ The former spokesman for ░░░░░░░░ southern poverty law center ░░░░░░░░ he made very clear ░░░░░░░░ said we don t ░░░░░░░░ any objective criteria here ░░░░░░░░ is not based on ░░░░░░░░ or violence We are ░░░░░░░░ to wreck the groups ░░░░░░░░ are trying to destroy ░░░░░░░░ groups This is again ░░░░░░░░ last pitbull going after ░░░░░░░░ who oppose the agenda ░░░░░░░░ media needs to be ░░░░░░░░ on record knowing that ░░░░░░░░ s what s behind ░░░░░░░░ splc Tucker It s ░░░░░░░░ so dishonest It s ░░░░░░░░ treating Media Matters like ░░░░░░░░ legitimate media analysis group ░░░░░░░░ the press also did ░░░░░░░░ they were called on ░░░░░░░░ repeatedly Have you had ░░░░░░░░ response from media organizations ░░░░░░░░ your letter Not really ░░░░░░░░ conservative groups conservative media ░░░░░░░░ understands what the splc ░░░░░░░░ up to yes they ░░░░░░░░ publishing it Others not ░░░░░░░░ much Here s the ░░░░░░░░ Tucker They now know ░░░░░░░░ have no excuse when ░░░░░░░░ s another attack like ░░░░░░░░ saw against Republicans the ░░░░░░░░ or the attack on ░░░░░░░░ frc five years ago ░░░░░░░░ media has become complacent ░░░░░░░░ this violence was inspired ░░░░░░░░ the southern law center ░░░░░░░░ hate that garbage Tony ░░░░░░░░ you so much.