Good Lord. What a day. First we find ourselves defending CNN’s Rick Sanchez and now we find ourselves agreeing with Howard Fineman and Chris Matthews.
Does anyone have any smelling salts handy? We’re feeling a little faint right now.
But back to the story. Fineman made one of his regular appearances on Hardball and made the point that Obama caused his own “Is Obama a Muslim” problem by not going to church.
Fineman: Can I say something here that’ll probably get me in trouble? But I’m going to say it anyway. Barack Obama probably should have joined a church here. OK? Now, I’m not excusing any of the hatred or nasty language or any of the dirty strategy that we’re talking about. But some things in politics you have to do at least for the symbolism.
Matthews: Yes.
Fineman: Now, he quit the Jeremiah Wright church. OK? But he hasn’t joined any other.
Matthews: Yes.
Fineman: And had he done so and if he’d done so, but especially if he’d done so…
Matthews: Yes.
Fineman: … after he came to town, a lot of this stuff would never have arisen, in my view.
Matthews: Yes.
So there you have it. Fineman and Matthews making sense and us agreeing with them.
But it’s not something we’re proud of.
H/T: NewsBusters.org
