Bashir Honors Dickens' 200th Birthday By Likening Gingrich and Romney

Noel Sheppard
February 7th, 2012 4:51 PM
MSNBC's Martin Bashir honored the 200th anniversary of Charles Dickens' birth Tuesday by likening Republican presidential candidates Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney to two of the author's most reviled creations. "From Ebenezer Scrooge to Wackford Squeers, Dickens created the most pompous, condescending characters who loved nothing more than protecting their own status while humiliating the poor…