Suicide Strudel
Indigestion is an ugly thing, but it's rarely deadly. Roger L. Simon quotes Lawrence O'Donnell in conversation with Hugh Hewitt on why he criticizes the Mormons, but not the Muslims:
HH: Okay. And do you believe, 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.
Doesn't criticism imply "they should be more like me". Who wants to be scared like Lawrence O'Donnell?
The asymmetry here is odious. I guess when the radicals are cutting L. O'Donnell's head off, he can say, "at least I put the Mormons in their place."
doombuggy at December 18, 2007 1:38 AM
Somewhere Cathy's looking down on him with a mixture of amusement and disdain. But then, she always did.
Jim Treacher at December 18, 2007 2:54 AM
Here's the photo/entry from the PJ link:
http://cathyseipp.journalspace.com/?entryid=543
Amy Alkon at December 18, 2007 4:37 AM
O'Donnel was far better as a west-wing writer than as a pundit. Somewhat amusing to watch him though.
His attitude though shows how silly and often gutless the vaunted fourth estate has become.
FP at December 19, 2007 2:14 AM
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