John McCain: MSNBC’s ‘Near Hysteria’ Over Christie Proves They Fear Him

John McCain: MSNBC’s ‘Near Hysteria’ Shows They Fear Christie (Mediaite)

Senator John McCain (R-AZ) thinks he knows why MSNBC has been spending so much time covering New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s “Bridgegate” scandal over the last couple of weeks. Appearing on an Arizona radio station this week, McCain explained why he believes the network’s “near hysteria” over the issue has been even more heightened than usual.

“I noticed the zeal and fervor and near hysteria of MSNBC is greater than normal against your normal conservative and that is because they view him as a real threat to be president of the United States,” he said. “I don’t think there’s any doubt with a popular governor in a Democrat state — pretty tough guy, good background — that they are trying to exploit this as much as they can.”

McCain added that Christie was merely guilty of “poor management” and took responsibility by firing those who ordered the closing of access lanes to the George Washington Bridge in an attempt to exact political retribution. From there, McCain did what many on the right have done in response to “Bridgegate,” employing a similar “zeal and fervor” over Hillary Clinton’s role in failing to prevent the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi.