Hypocrisy, thy name is Howard.

The former Dem prez candidate is predictably all good with NBA players wearing “I Can’t Breathe” t-shirts. But what, posited Joe Scarborough on today’s Morning Joe, if other players wore “Abortion is Murder” shirts?

Dean claimed that’s “not exactly the same” and is “a different kind of debate.” Why? Because, according to Dean, “the survival of our country depends” on resolving the police/black men issue. You really want to talk about “survival,” Dr. Dean, when tens of millions have not survived since Roe v. Wade?

Note that Dean seemed to change his opinion during the course of the segment. When Joe first raised the issue, Dean was apparently okay with players wearing an “Abortion is Murder” shirt. But Howard later circled back to the question and attempted to distinguish the two political statements.

Note also that Nicolle Wallace said that as a matter of political correctness, an “Abortion is Murder” t-shirt would not be accepted. My read was that she said that as a matter of the realities of contemporary political correctness, not as an expression of her own view on the underlying matter.

Note finally that at the end of the segment, Scarborough amended his suggestion, saying that a better analogy would be Charles Barkley in a “Looters are Scumbags” shirt.

JOE SCARBOROUGH: But you’re okay with Lebron [wearing an “I Can’t Breathe” t-shirt].