Matthews Backs Out of Speech

Under pressure from Muslim groups, Chris Matthews (he of the not-so-huge kisser) has backed out of a talk he was supposed to give to a conference of Indian-American hoteliers, according to the New York Sun today.

Matthews came under fire for agreeing to speak because he would share billing with an Indian official, the Chief Minister of the state of Gujarat, Narendra Modi, who has been accused of tolerating anti-Muslim violence.

An MSNBC spokesman told the Sun yesterday that “due to a scheduling conflict” Matthews has canceled his March 24 speech to the Asian-American Hotel Owners Association meeting in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

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