Lawrence O’Donnell: Obama ‘Seems To Be Saying He Knows What Real Islam Is’

“What the president alluded ░░░░░░░░ today is the fact ░░░░░░░░ some religions have gone ░░░░░░░░ violent phases Catholicism was ░░░░░░░░ most murderous force on ░░░░░░░░ face of the earth ░░░░░░░░ hundreds of years But ░░░░░░░░ s hundreds of years ░░░░░░░░ That s 800 years ░░░░░░░░ And so for the ░░░░░░░░ to make a comparison ░░░░░░░░ the Islamic state he ░░░░░░░░ has to reach back ░░░░░░░░ hundred years in Catholicism ░░░░░░░░ then tell Catholics and ░░░░░░░░ today don t get ░░░░░░░░ your high horse And ░░░░░░░░ in the process the ░░░░░░░░ seems to be saying ░░░░░░░░ he knows what real ░░░░░░░░ is he knows that ░░░░░░░░ is such a thing ░░░░░░░░ real Islam and that ░░░░░░░░ can tell you I ░░░░░░░░ Asra to respond to ░░░░░░░░ professor we ll come ░░░░░░░░ you after that and ░░░░░░░░ he can tell you ░░░░░░░░ it is and that ░░░░░░░░ a frequent mistake that ░░░░░░░░ who have not been ░░░░░░░░ highly educated in religion ░░░░░░░░ thinking that there is ░░░░░░░░ identifiable real version of ░░░░░░░░ religion.”