'I wish liberals could leave little kids alone': Fox anchor's anger over 'brainwashing' in MUPPETS movie as villain's name is Tex Richman



To millions of children, they are cuddly characters with a good line in funny songs.

But hardline American conservatives claim The Muppets are in fact dangerous figures being used by liberals to brainwash the young against the rich.

The show’s makers have been accused of pushing socialist propaganda and promoting ‘class warfare’ in their latest film, which opens in the UK in February.

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Hidden meaning? Fox commentators think that the Muppet movie is promoting an anti-capitalist, anti-American message

Its villain, Tex Richman, is a millionaire mogul attempting to raze the Muppets’ historic theatre to drill for oil.



The movie follows the Muppets’ ‘greatest fan’ as he reunites the puppets – who have all gone their separate ways – for The Greatest Muppet Telethon Ever, to raise the £6million needed to save the theatre.

Eric Bolling, a host on the right-wing Fox Business channel, said: ‘The Muppets are back and being terrorised by an evil oil executive in their new movie.



‘Liberal Hollywood depicting a successful businessman as “evil”, that’s not new.’

‘We’re teaching our kids class warfare!’ he said. ‘Where are we, communist China?



Taking issue: Chris Cooper is the movie's villain, Rich Taxman, a wealthy oil executive determined to tear down the muppet's theater to dig for oil

Man against Muppet: The commentators took issue with the fact that the villain worked in the oil industry

‘I’ll put it out there: Is liberal Hollywood using class warfare to kind of brainwash our kids?’



One of his guests, Dan Gainor, replied: ‘It’s amazing how far the left will go to manipulate your kids and give them the anti-corporate message.

'I mean this is a Muppet movie for goodness sakes! The only thing green on the screen should be Kermit!'

Fox commentators took the name and occupation of the movie's villain, played by Academy Award winner Chris Cooper, as an affront to the American way of life.



'It's brainwashing in the most obvious form!' said guest and fellow Fox commentator Andrea Tantaros.



'I just wish liberals could just leave little kids alone!' she continued.

Dan Gainor, from the conservative-leaning Media Research Center, added that this is not the first time that liberal sentiments have been shown in movies and television aimed at children.

He cited old television shows like Captain Planet and Nickelodeon's Big Green Help as earlier examples.



Disney offered no comment on the Fox claims..

Talking heads: Andrea Tantaros and Eric Bolling are two of Fox hosts, co-starring on The Five together, but they attacked the Muppets on Follow The Money

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