Benedict Arnold Cleared! West Point Found to Be Enemy Camp

Many conservative pundits are up in arms over MSNBC host Chris Matthews calling West Point the “enemy camp.” However, what has been ignored is the impact on the status of Gen. Benedict Arnold.

In the video below, Matthews was observing that Obama was not getting the warmest of receptions from the cadets at West Point and was questioning the choice of venues. He observed that Obama “went to maybe the enemy camp tonight.”

Putting aside that Matthews was simply noting that the academy is generally viewed as a conservative forum, the historical implications could not be missed. If West Point is the enemy camp, then Arnold was not committing an act of treason but patriotism in seeking to undermine its defenses. Forget Chris, who will right the wrong to Arnold.