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TweetHugh Hewitt had Lawrence O’donnell on his show the other day asking him about his problem with Mormons including his recent attack where he called Mormonism a “racist faith” and Joseph Smith a “lying, fraudulent, criminal”, and whether he would be just as critical about Mohammed and his teachings from the Koran. The transcript is here, but here’s the juice:
HH: Would you say the same things about Mohammed as you just said about Joseph Smith?
LO’D: Oh, well, I’m afraid of what the…that’s where I’m really afraid. I would like to criticize Islam much more than I do publicly, but I’m afraid for my life if I do.
HH: Well, that’s candid.
LO’D: Mormons are the nicest people in the world. They’re not going to ever…
HH: So you can be bigoted towards Mormons, because they’ll just send you a strudel.
LO’D: They’ll never take a shot at me. Those other people, I’m not going to say a word about them.
HH: They’ll send you a strudel. The Mormons will bake you a cake and be nice to you.
LO’D: I agree.
HH: Lawrence O’Donnell, I appreciate your candor.
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