"Some of my best photo-ops are Muslim!"

I was all set to proclaim Wajid Khan's comments on the hijab/soccer controversy as the most bizarre statement any public figure would likely make on the issue.

But then John Baird opened his mouth (and was quoted in the same article):

Like everyone interviewed yesterday, Environment Minister John Baird praised the Ottawa soccer team, which walked off the field: "My own view is I was tremendously proud of the way the team and the coach handled the situation." He added that he complimented a group of young hijab-wearing Muslim women during a recent visit to a school in his Ottawa West-Nepean riding.