Patrick Murphy: America Tops the World in ‘Greed and Selfish Behavior’

Patrick Murphy: America Tops The World In ‘Greed And Selfish Behavior’(The Daily Caller)

Democratic Florida Rep. Patrick Murphy, who is running for U.S. Senate to replace Marco Rubio, has had a rough couple of weeks. First, he channeled Neville Chamberlain’s infamous “peace in our time” rhetoric when he endorsed the Iran deal.

And now, in a local interview that aired on Sunday, he declared that “America has topped the world, in many ways, [in] greed and selfish behavior.”

In fairness, a viewing of his full interview (around the 17:54 minute mark) provides some context: He was specifically criticizing corporations and fat cats. Still, this is the kind of gaffe that can sink a campaign — especially when your opponents seize on it. And that’s exactly what has happened. This clip comes to us courtesy of America Rising. And it ain’t pretty…