Chris Matthews on Obama: "I Forgot He Was Black Tonight for an Hour"
This probably won't end well. Following the President's State of the Union address tonight, Chris Matthews took to MSNBC's airwaves to declare that Obama is "post-racial," before stating, "I forgot he was black tonight for an hour." Update: Matthews "clarifies."
Update, 12:55 AM ET: Earlier this hour on Rachel Maddow's program, Matthews attempted to clarify his remarks, stating (in part), "I think [Obama]'s done something wonderful. I think he's taken us beyond black and white in our politics, wonderfully so, in just a year." Video of Matthews' full "clarification" is below.
Also, here is a more complete version of Matthews' original statements, including what he said after the remarks that made news.