When we reported on the sick prank caller who inserted himself into live coverage of the Christopher Dorner standoff, we had no idea that his call wouldn’t even rank among the dumbest things said on the air this afternoon. Howard Kurtz and Wolf Blitzer were vying for the title of most ridiculous observation, but Chris Matthews isn’t about to be outdone. We had hoped the idiotic #negrospotting trend would have been left behind with the last of the campaign confetti, but progressive of pallor Matthews will not be contained.

Because he's a dolt. “@lyneka: Why did Chris Matthews ask if there were any African Americans?” — Lorde Jamar (@RatchetSmurf) February 12, 2013

Yikes, Chris Matthews just asked the Mayor of Big Bear if there are any African American residents. Mayor: "uhh…we don't really pay attn." — Allie C (@Allie874) February 12, 2013

Chris, the mayor is a wise man. Listen to him. Learn. Take some time off if you need to.

Yes, @hardball_chris actually asked the mayor of Big Bear Lake if there were many black residents up in his town. #Dorner #headdesk — Ken Shepherd (@KenShepherd) February 12, 2013

https://twitter.com/lyneka/status/301462781457211392

“@DanIsett: Chris Matthews just asked if there were any African American people in Big Bear. No, I'm not kidding.”What a douchebag. — CubFanMike (@cubfanMike) February 12, 2013

Now sick @hardball_chris asks Mayor of Big Bear if there are any blacks living there. Is there no story leftists won't use for their agenda? — Derek Hunter (@derekahunter) February 12, 2013

Chris Matthews —in less than an hour— has compared the Dorner situation to both Malcolm X and the OJ Simpson car chase. — Allison Kilkenny (@allisonkilkenny) February 12, 2013

Wow, when it comes to douchebaggery, Matthews has really upped his productivity. It might be the adrenaline.

OK, now that he’s asked, we’re curious. We can assume there are more African-Americans living in Big Bear than there are on the air at MSNBC, but how many?