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kpete (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 10:50 AM Original message |
MSNBC suspends analyst Mark Halperin over characterization of President Obama |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 10:53 AM Response to Original message |
1. Kind of a...what? Now I'm curious. |
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CherokeeDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 10:55 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. "dick" |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 10:58 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Yikes. No "journalist" should be allowed to call the President a dick. |
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CherokeeDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 11:02 AM Response to Reply #3 |
6. There's a great commentary posted in another thread.... |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-02-11 07:04 AM Response to Reply #6 |
39. His father is or was a Democrat, too. (Not sure if Poppy Halperin is still alive.) |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-02-11 07:26 AM Response to Reply #39 |
42. His dad, Mort, worked for the ACLU at one point. He had worked in the |
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Dept of Beer (957 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 11:06 AM Response to Reply #3 |
7. It is an exhibit of unmistakable bias. |
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RobinA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 11:38 AM Response to Reply #3 |
14. Halperin a Reporter? |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 11:46 AM Response to Reply #14 |
18. He was clearly trying to be cute and clever, but you lose all credibility |
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StarburstClock (583 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 11:46 AM Response to Reply #3 |
19. No country should be allowed to set up torture camps either |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 11:47 AM Response to Reply #19 |
20. Er...OK. |
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jimlup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 11:33 AM Response to Reply #2 |
12. Yeah, if Scarborogh endorsed the statement absolutely they should have! nt |
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DallasNE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 01:49 PM Response to Reply #2 |
34. The 7 Second Delay |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-02-11 07:17 AM Response to Reply #2 |
40. Agree, esp. smarmy, chronicaqlly dishonest Scarborough |
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abbeyco (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 10:59 AM Response to Original message |
4. Dick - that's was "Dick" Halperin called President Obama |
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catbyte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 10:59 AM Response to Original message |
5. Halperin is a colossal dick, so I guess it takes 1 to know 1? |
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Plucketeer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 11:11 AM Response to Original message |
8. MoJo's a waste of effort - theirs AND mine. |
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99 Percent Sure (355 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 11:21 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Thank you! Why do progressives help their ratings |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 12:07 PM Response to Reply #10 |
24. Well, I'm not part of the ratings system so it makes no difference if I watch or not. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-02-11 07:20 AM Response to Reply #24 |
41. If you have a cable box, you probably are part of the ratings system. |
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bluestateguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 11:19 AM Response to Original message |
9. I don't accept forced apologies |
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AlbertCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 11:40 AM Response to Reply #9 |
15. And to criticize the President of the United States when we are at war and have troops in the field |
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Beacool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 12:27 PM Response to Reply #9 |
27. I hope that you were joking. |
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emilyg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 12:30 PM Response to Reply #9 |
28. Of course we never criticized Bush. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-02-11 07:34 AM Response to Reply #28 |
45. I'm on your side, but there is a difference between our criticizing Bush on a message board and |
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emilyg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-02-11 12:31 PM Response to Reply #45 |
46. My feelings on politicians |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-02-11 07:27 AM Response to Reply #9 |
43. Sorry, but that's what Republicans said about Dummya and Iraqistan. |
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crim son (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 11:29 AM Response to Original message |
11. I'd say he is entitled to his opinion, but not entitled to risk |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-02-11 07:29 AM Response to Reply #11 |
44. He is entitled to risk revealing it on air. However, he must accept the consequences. |
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Hubert Flottz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 11:34 AM Response to Original message |
13. I watched the replay and... |
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livetohike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 01:26 PM Response to Reply #13 |
31. That's what I said in the e-mail I sent earlier |
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rgbecker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 11:44 AM Response to Original message |
16. Cheney is the Dick. |
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totodeinhere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 12:13 PM Response to Reply #16 |
25. Yes, but I suspect he also would have been suspended for calling Cheney that. |
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FreeBillClinton (222 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 11:45 AM Response to Original message |
17. That's about the level of discourse I'd expect from a cable news channel. |
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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 11:48 AM Response to Original message |
21. Did they suspend him WITH pay? |
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bigworld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 11:54 AM Response to Original message |
22. Have some class |
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Leontius (380 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 11:55 AM Response to Original message |
23. If he thought he was being a dick and said he was being a dick |
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CTyankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 01:42 PM Response to Reply #23 |
32. This is what passes for "political analysis" these days? |
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teabaghater (89 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 12:25 PM Response to Original message |
26. These are the |
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davidwparker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 12:55 PM Response to Original message |
29. Thanks for posting the sequence. I had heard of this, but |
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FreeBillClinton (222 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 01:22 PM Response to Original message |
30. Suspended? That should be a firing offense. |
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flamingdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 01:45 PM Response to Original message |
33. Whaa! Leave Halperin's corporate jet alone! Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa |
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EC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 01:51 PM Response to Original message |
35. They could get rid of him and the Scar crew for all I care. |
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RoryK (73 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 02:04 PM Response to Original message |
36. Isn't Mr Halperin the No. 2 hack in America? |
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PassingFair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-02-11 09:09 PM Response to Reply #36 |
49. "Republican Suck-Up" |
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BadtotheboneBob (219 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 02:05 PM Response to Original message |
37. Wasn't Nixon a Dick? |
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Supersedeas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-01-11 03:46 PM Response to Original message |
38. all we need to know about the so-called middle of the road analysts |
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TomCADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-02-11 02:52 PM Response to Original message |
47. I Guess The President Was Too Mean To Republicans For Halperins' Taste |
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unkachuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-02-11 08:55 PM Response to Original message |
48. characterizing our Prez.... |
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