“Scheduling Conflict: Hardball Host Cancels Speech Amid Pressure From Muslim Groups

MSNBC Hardball host Chris Matthews “has canceled a speech to a conference of Indian-American hoteliers after coming under pressure from Muslim organizations and human-rights groups, who said another speaker invited to the meeting has a record of condoning anti-Muslim violence,” the New York Sun reports. “Due to a scheduling conflict, Chris Matthews has canceled this appearance,” an MSNBC spokesman said. It’s a lot more complicated than that… (subreq)