O'Reilly: “Only Far Left Zealots Are Going To Buy That The Tea Party Is The Cause Of The Present Economic Chaos” Written by Media Matters Staff Published 08/08/11 8:39 PM EDT From the August 8 edition of Fox News' The O'Reilly Factor: Video file Previously: Fox Predictably Rushes To Defend Tea Party From Criticism Following S&P “Downgrade” Bolling: “They Want To ... Say 'Tea Party' Downgrade? I'm Going To ... Call It What It Is. It's An Obamanomics Downgrade.” Eric Bolling: S&P Downgrade Was Because Of “Debt Number, Not Because We're Not Taxing Enough” Varney Says Tea Party “Only Group” With Plan “Which Would Have Avoided This Downgrade” 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