MSNBC's Carlson on CNN's Apocalypse fixation: "Only at CNN could people have such contempt for the intelligence of so-called conservative Christians"

During the "Beat the Press" segment on the August 1 edition of MSNBC's Tucker, host Tucker Carlson noted, as Media Matters for America also documented, that a segment on the July 31 edition of CNN's Paula Zahn Now marked the "the third time in as many weeks, CNN has devoted an entire segment to the possibility that the Apocalypse might be approaching." As R.E.M.'s "It's the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)" played in the background, Carlson said that CNN's decision showed "contempt for the intelligence of so-called conservative Christians that they could believe that they believe this skirmish -- these series of skirmishes constitute the beginning of the Apocalypse." Read more