A couple of weeks ago, I noted that Chris Matthews was confusing the sacred and the profane by calling a joint session of Congress with the President, "a sacramental, religious experience." He ended this week with another wholly (holy?) inappropriate analogy to faith.
In a giddy performance that eclipsed even his usual caffeinated personality, (he would later in the broadcast gush when discussing David Letterman's sex scandal, "I love all entertainers!") Matthews seemed almost weak-kneed with joy at landing MSNBC's hero of the week, Rep. Alan "Republicans want you to die" Grayson. The tingle from his leg was running all the way up to his mouth.
MATTHEWS: Sir I have to hand it to you I think you are a Martin Luther!
Say WHAT? "Here I stand" this isn't:
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