Far-left HBO host Bill Maher joined MSNBC’s Hardball and host Chris Matthews for the entire hour on Wednesday and brought his A-game when it came to trashing America for it’s “original sin” of slavery that “some countries don’t have” and trashed Republicans as being upset at “the idea of a black family eating off the White House china.”

Matthews was not without his comments as he perpetuated his asinine belief that those opposed to President Barack Obama (and especially birthers) hope for an asterisk placed next to his name and have his picture wiped from history books.

Barely a minute into the taped show, Matthews wondered if he could explain to people living overseas the current racial climate in America and Maher responded by, of course, throwing the U.S.A. under the bus:

It depends on which country who I was talking to is from. Some countries don't have a racial problem like we do because they don't have a history of slavery like we do. We never really got race right in this country. It is the original sin of this country. It’s a fault line that we've tried to cover up. Every time something racial happens, people act surprised.

In the minutes leading up to the first commercial break, Maher chided conservatives for being so alarmed about Trump’s candidacy because “[t]hey have spent all these decades pursuing a strategy of race baiting, anti-intellectualism, and conspiracy theories.”

Matthews used this to lead into a birther discussion and mocking the idea of an elaborate plan by the President’s mother to have her son become President and Maher ate it up as a reason to trash the GOP: “I mean, that is racism. I know they hate to hear it. It is the one thing they hate to hear and I would never say all Republicans are racists. But if you're a racist and you're looking for a political party, this is the obvious choice.”

The never-dull Matthews then dropped a mouse joke about the GOP attracting racists like mice: “Well this is the mouse-trap at least. Here, eat this cheese!”

After Maher whined that Republicans “follow this script” that he hinted as disrespectful to the President, Matthews resurrected his claim from the early hours of May 25 that some Americans want Obama censored from U.S. history lessons:

You know, my — my explanation of birtherism if there is one is that he’s playing to people who want the belief that somehow, you could put an asterisk next to Obama’s name. That he wasn’t really — when you show the little book of color pictures of presidents to kids in school when they first learn about civics and you go this all the pictures of John Adams all the way through, and William Henry Harrison and then they all look white and then you get to this guy. They want to be able to say, like, you know, like...he really wasn't president.

While Matthews was spinning that messy web, Maher interjected with the claim that these individuals have been bitter at the sight of African-American family in the White House: “They just don't like the idea of a black family eating off the White House china. They can couch it any way they want, but it just did not go down well with them and — and this is their answer to that.”

Matthews capped off the insanity by gushing that, in his opinion, Obama will be ranked “in the top couple tiers, at least” when presidential rankings are compiled going forward upon leaving office.

The relevant portions of the transcript from MSNBC’s Hardball on July 13 can be found below.