The Double Standard: Would you say the same things about Mohammed as you just said about Joseph Smith?

Lawrence O’Donnell, Unplugged: Would

Larry O’Donnell went on a tirade about Mitt Romney, Mormons and Joseph Smith on this past weekend’s McLaughlin Group. So Hugh Hewitt had him on to discuss his Mormon problem. 

Lawrence O’Donnell: I don’t think he [Mitt Romney] believes everything in the Book of Mormon. I think he’s lying about that. It’s an insane document produced by a madman who was a criminal and a rapist. […]

Hugh Hewitt: Would you say the same things about Mohammed as you just said about Joseph Smith?

Lawrence O’Donnell: 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.

Hewitt: Well, that’s candid.

O’Donnell: Mormons are the nicest people in the world. They’re not going to ever…

Hewitt: So you can be bigoted towards Mormons, because they’ll just send you a strudel.

O’Donnell: They’ll never take a shot at me. Those other people, I’m not going to say a word about them.

Hewitt: They’ll send you a strudel. The Mormons will bake you a cake and be nice to you.

O’Donnell: I agree.

Hewitt: Lawrence O’Donnell, I appreciate your candor.

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