More hypocrisy on how the Shuster incident was handled:

[ProSense]

He's Outta Here

We now know that MSNBC's David Shuster has been suspended over the Chelsea 'pimp' comment. It seems to me there are a couple possibilities for what is happening here.

What Shuster said was tasteless and crude. And even the logic behind it, let alone the way he said it, didn't really make sense to me. I don't come close to defending it. And he should apologize for saying it, which he did -- though perhaps he might have done so more fulsomely. I do not think the comment played to specific stereotypes about women in general or about Hillary in particular as it would if you refer to a black man as "lazy" or "shiftless" or a woman as "shrill" or a "shrew." Nor am I aware that Shuster has any history of such comments -- unlike some other MSNBC TV personalities.

Unlike pretty much everyone else on the chat shows he's a reporter who consistently does pretty solid investigative pieces. But regardless of that, who can name me the last political chat show host or reporter who was suspended over anything? To say that he's being held to a different standard than TV chatters normally are is probably a farcical statement in itself since I'm not clear that there are any standards.

Does anyone watch Fox News?

On the other hand, many have rightly criticized Chris Matthews for his repeatedly degrading, often sexist and consistently clownish comments about Hillary Clinton. The most logical way for me to understand this development is that MSNBC is under a lot of fire for Matthews -- but Matthews is untouchable -- and Shuster's easier to can or suspend.

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"Does anyone watch Fox News?"

The channel that Hillary wants to hold her suggested debate?

[Cooley Hurd]

1. If Senator Clinton is pining for Faux News to be her information outlet...

...then it only reinforces my decision to support Senator Obama.

[Little Star]

2. I love Shuster and think he is one of the most balanced and

professional reporters MSNBC has. He used very poor judgment in his wording (pimped out is like being called a ho). I do not think he meant it to come out the way it did. However, he is a professional and should have known better. He should apologize and he should take his short suspension, like the man I believe him to be. Will be glad to see him back and I hope soon.

If Chelsea were my daughter and someone said that about her....I won't go there!

MSNBC is all positive Obama and all negative Clinton. KO can kiss my butt, he is no Edward R Murrow, thats for sure. As a faithful KO fan for many years, long before MSNBC, he has opened my eyes to just who he is. He has become what he calls Billo. Dan Abrams has taken over the balanced part of MSNBC. The rest of them, including that obnoxious Mika, can kiss my grits!

[Saturday]

3. You are absolutely right! n/t

[ProSense]

5. It's

selective outrage

[ProSense]

4. "KO can kiss my butt, he is no Edward R Murrow" Hillary is a hypocrite:

Hillary's campaign is upset with David Shuster, but the Clintons are best friends with McCain

Bill Clinton: John McCain and Hillary are 'very close'

McCain and his blogger apparently agree: Chelsea Clinton is "ugly"

[K Gardner]

7. This is RUMOR from Free Republic.. the last bit. Please please PULEEZZEE delete it..

That upsets me as a mother. What Shuster said was stupid but he meant nothing by it. That tripe is just horrible and mean and DESIGNED TO HURT. It just doesn't need to be here.

[ProSense]

8. No, it's a "joke" John McCain told being reported by Media Matters. n/t

[K Gardner]

6. Mika has gotten truly obnoxious lately, but what I hear her is

constantly defending the Clintons and diminishing Obama. She twists things to incite her "guests" and I don't remember her doing that when she first started. The other thing that bugs me, and this is superficial, but she pans to the camera like one of the QVC Shopper Girls. It drives me batty.