In The Future, Everyone Will Be Saddam Hussein for 15 Minutes

Chris “It reminds me of the 1930s in another country” Matthews, master of the political analogy:

“Let me ask you Ben [Smith], it [Weiner’s presser] reminded me of the Saddam Hussein hanging today. Even they couldn’t do that right. The grossness of the affair led to the grossness of the finale,” host of MSNBC’s “Hardball” Chris Matthews said.

That’s not the first comparison that I would make for Weiner, but to be fair, both men were clearly made for CNN.