MSNBC ANALYST SUSPENDED AFTER CALLING PRESIDENT OBAMA A *ICK!
MSNBC Analyst and Time magazine's Editor-at-large Mark Halperin has been suspended from the network indefinitely after he called President Obama a '*ick' during a Morning Joe segment on June 30. Stating his opinion of the POTUS's previously held press conference, gaffed Halperin: "I thought he was a dick yesterday." Halperin thought there was a 7-second delay, but the mic was hot and caught his every word. He immediately apologized on air, but that wasn't enough to save his job. Read the transcript or watch the video of the exchange below: Joe Scarborough: Mark Halperin, What was the president’s strategy? We are coming up on a deadline and the president decided to please his base, push back against the Republicans.I guess the question is, we know a deal has to be done. Is this showmanship? A lot of times you go up there and both sides and they act tough so their base will be appeased, then they quietly work the deal behind the scenes. Mark Halper...