Mark Levin and Chris Matthews

Earlier this week, MSNBC's Hardball host, Chris Matthews, specifically called out Mark Levin as being complicit in the Tucson shootings.

Video here.

Mark Levin has responded to Matthews' remarks. Levin has put $100,000 on the table, challenging Matthews "to find any example where Sarah Palin has promoted the murder of anybody."

Levin also dares Matthews to cite an instance where he has called for the murder of a politician or anyone else he disagrees with politically.

Audio, from Mediaite.



Transcript

MARK LEVIN: I challenge Chris Matthews now. I'll put $100,000 on the table to find any example where Sarah Palin has promoted the murder of anybody. I'm not talking about terrorists and the Taliban and so forth, in the context of the allegations.

$100,000 on the table if Chris Matthews can find anywhere where Mark Levin has urged the murder of people who have different political viewpoints. That is the murder of politicians, the murder of... I'm not talking about terrorists. I believe they should be killed and as fast as possible and as many as possible. But I mean where I have said, 'Go out there and kill X-Y-Z. Go out there and kill A-B-C. Go out there.' I challenge him right now. Sarah Palin, me. Go ahead, Chris.

Now I'm going to tell you something. Maybe I shouldn't, but I will. I'm waiting for an allegation that is very specific against me because I'm going to sue. I don't care if they're bloggers. I don't care if they're television hosts. I don't care if they're radio hosts. I'm going to drag your ass into federal court. Oh, you'll have due process. It will all be nice and legal. I'm going to personally depose you. I'm going to drag you in front of a jury and I'm going to get your assets.

Somebody has to stand up to this. Somebody has to draw the line.

Chris Matthews, Ed Schultz, Keith Olbermann, Rachel Maddow, Joe Scarborough - test me. Test me. David Frum, you little weasel, test me - all of you.

I believe in the law. I believe in free speech. I believe in responsible speech.

Now, you want people to tone it down? OK, good. Anybody who accuses me of inciting mass murder in Tucson, Arizona is going to be sued. Period.

I don't mean, 'Oh, his rhetoric is incendiary.' I don't... anybody who tries to tie me to that monstrous event. I'm going to tell you why. When you get behind this microphone everyday, and you speak from the heart, and millions of people are listening, and family and friends, they're listening, too; they're affected by all these things. Now, I'm a public figure. I'm a big boy. I can handle this. The question is whether these other boys can handle it.

You think I'm kidding? Try me, because I'm not kidding. The laws of libel are actually older than the First Amendment.

Levin has made a smart move.

He has put the Left-wing hate talkers on notice. They will be sued if they dare to accuse Levin of inciting murder.

I agree that someone has to stand up to the trash being transmitted by MSNBC and being disseminated by the Leftists.

By telling the Left-wing hate machine of his intentions, I'm sure they won't mess with Levin.

The fact that someone finally promises to hold them accountable for what they say must strike fear in them as well as the MSNBC executives.