Lawrence O'Donnell: Those Scriptures are "an insane document produced by a madman who was a criminal and a rapist"

Hugh Hewitt interviewed MSNBC Host, Lawrence O'Donnell, on his radio show the other day. Here is a revealing segment of their exchange.

LAWRENCE O’DONNELL: I don’t think he [Mitt Romney] believes everything in the Book of Mormon. I think he’s lying about that. It’s an insane document produced by a madman who was a criminal and a rapist. [...] 

HUGH HEWITT: Would you say the same things about Mohammed as you just said about Joseph Smith? 

O’DONNELL: Oh, well, I’m afraid of what the…that’s where I’m really afraid. I would like to criticize Islam much more than I do publicly, but I’m afraid for my life if I do. 

HEWITT: Well, that’s candid.