Martin Bashir suspended at MSNBC?

[HipChick]

I haven't seen him for a min...I was mad they even made him apologize, the RW thugs say a lot worse, but suspend him?

http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2013/12/msnbcs-martin-bashir-on-vacation-after-sarah-palin-178643.html?dtoc

[hrmjustin]

1. I think it is unoffical.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

2. Maybe his comments could've been less graphic but otherwise

calling Sarah Palin a world class idiot is spot on.

[Boom Sound 416]

4. I can't remember anyone on either side going that far

IMO the reigning champion was halprin calling Obama a dick

[Callmecrazy]

5. Hey, Stephen Colbert called the President a pussy...

and nobody even blinked. It was hilarious.
If Bashir had smirked a little after his comment it prolly wouldn't have gotten this much traction.

[hardcover]

7. Colbert is a comedian

and even he hasn't gone that far.

[Major Nikon]

12. Palin is no longer a politician and is instead an influence peddler and subliterate 'author'

Sounds like fair game.

[840high]

13. Not fair game. She is a woman.

[Major Nikon]

17. Not sure what difference her reproductive equipment makes

[840high]

18. His comment smacked of

violence towards women. My opinion. You have yours.

[grasswire]

6. so are we going to do something about this?

You know that the RW would raise holy hell if Bashir were one of theirs.

[hardcover]

8. I don't know but

defending Bashir on this one doesn't do much for our image.

[grasswire]

11. says you

He said something that was interpreted as tasteless, if historically accurate as an allusion.

That's not grounds for suspension.

[malaise]

9. Looks thay way

Only Palin can insult people

[mstinamotorcity2]

10. He should not be suspended.

Palin incited a shooting of a Congresswoman. nobody held that trick accountable. If anything I get tired of the right wing and some around here tossing the word slavery around like its some mythical story. And far as I am concerned shit comes out her mouth so she may be eating it already!!!!!! And we must placate the right wing because of what??? That nice stuff hasn't gotten us very far.

[TeamPooka]

14. They have no problem publicly throwing someone under the bus at MSNBC.

as I said in another thread about this.
If they schooled him they would say so publicly, yelling it even, to suck up to the RW fringe.
Like they did to David Shuster.

I believe last year at this same time over Thanksgiving Martin Bashir was also off for two weeks.

[flamingdem]

15. YES we should do something!

That is totally fucked up I loved Martin.

[CorrectOfCenter]

16. Anyone that thinks what Martin did was horrible should get in the shit line with Palin.

You can even do it from the fainting couch if you wish.

[Jamaal510]

19. I thought MB was right to apologize,

but suspending him even after he apologized for his comments does sound extreme, especially when one thinks about all the offensive comments that RW mouthpieces make, but apparently get a pass on (for example, Rush's radio show is still on the air after 25+ years and tons of bigoted and misogynist remarks). I think there is a double-standard when it comes to the type of comments that prominent people on our side of the aisle can get away with versus those on the Right, but I think with the Right, their supporters usually are more forgiving of these types of comments. They seem to either be OK with them and don't care, or agree wholeheartedly.