Chris Matthews Calls Michele Bachmann a 'Zombie'

(By Geoffrey Dickens, NewsBusters.org) - Echoing his Election Night accusation that Michele Bachman was "hypnotized" Chris Matthews, on Tuesday's 'Hardball', called the Minnesota Republican congresswoman a "zombie" as he insultingly asked GOP strategist Todd Harris to identify who Bachmann is getting her "orders from?" Matthews made the comment during a discussion about raising the debt ceiling and the Hardball host, who is fond of making cinematic comparisons, even referenced Hollywood horror screen legend Boris Karloff in his over-the-top slam of Bachmann, as seen in this exchange from the January 4 edition of 'Hardball':