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Varney Says Tea Party “Only Group” With Plan “Which Would Have Avoided This Downgrade”

Written by Media Matters Staff

Published 08/08/11 6:54 AM EDT

From the August 8 broadcast of Fox News' Fox & Friends:

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Previously:

Stuart Varney: Fox News' “very clearly partisan” economic analyst

Attacking “Spin Machine,” Doocy Credits Tea Party For Getting “Us Focused ... On The Debt Problem To Begin With”

Bolling Plays Defense For Tea Party Over Rating Downgrade

With “Big Old” Tea Bag, Bolling Says “Thanks You” To The Tea Party; Advises Them To “Take The Win”

Bolling Reprises His Moody's Conspiracy: “Moody's Was Leaning On The Tea Party To Roll -- There's Something Going On”

Bolling Thinks It Would Be “Fantastic” If Balanced Budget Amendment Went To The States

Bolling Tells Tea Party To “Hold Firm, Make Sure You Don't Let Them Burn The Rest Of The House Down”

Bolling Dismisses Consequences Of Government's Inability To Pay All Its Bills In Event Of Default

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