Chris Matthews: Palin’s book will do well “if she can read”

From HotAir: "I don’t think he meant it the way it came out, but Politico does. And I concede, I have no alternate explanation." Here's the video:

I don't have an alternate explanation either. Who does Mathews think writes Obama's speaches? Why can he not say anything without a teleprompter? He thinks Obama wrote his books himself too? Not likely.