MSNBC/Time commentator calls President a <male appendage>

[Red Dawn]

HomerJS is in a perpetual Fox News rage. I honestly think he has nightmares about FNC. Keep an eye on his posts here in P&N, he mentions Fox News in at least half of them. I get a kick out of it, he's fucking nuts.

And you have wet dreams about FNC. I think your dreams are creepier.

 

[Farang]

I don't see what the big deal is. Maybe for my generation it isn't that much of an insult. Calling someone a dick is like calling them a jerk.

 

[nick1985]

And you have wet dreams about FNC. I think your dreams are creepier.

Wow good one! Dork

 

[FerrelGeek]

There are rules covering this. A candidate is prohibited from converting political campaign contributions to his/her own personal funds. IIRC, they must either return the contributions to the donors or transfer them to a similar campaign fund for the party or other candidate.

Fern

I figured that it was something like that. I'll belive it when I see it though. I think Obama is going to end up a very rich man because of his stint as president.

 

[Linflas]

I figured that it was something like that. I'll belive it when I see it though. I think Obama is going to end up a very rich man because of his stint as president.

Yes he will but that is pretty much a given for any ex President.

 

[werepossum]

I don't see what the big deal is. Maybe for my generation it isn't that much of an insult. Calling someone a dick is like calling them a jerk.

I didn't think it was that big a deal either and I'm old, but MSNBC pretends to be an actual news outlet. That requires a certain amount of decorum, and calling a sitting office holder, much less the President, a dick does not meet that criteria. Talking heads can and do call the President much worse things, but not by using insults. Halperin was right that the President WAS being a dick, but decorum must be maintained.

 

[Gravity]

I think Joe baited him. I recall him asking Joe if they were on a delay and Joe said "sure." There was clearly no delay and no one working to catch saucy language. Bad timing for sure.

Gravity

 

[werepossum]

I think Joe baited him. I recall him asking Joe if they were on a delay and Joe said "sure." There was clearly no delay and no one working to catch saucy language. Bad timing for sure.

Gravity

So once again we see that although a liberal did something bad, a conservative is really to blame.

 

[brencat]

I think Joe baited him. I recall him asking Joe if they were on a delay and Joe said "sure." There was clearly no delay and no one working to catch saucy language. Bad timing for sure.

Gravity

Joe told him 'we have your back...go for it'. After it wasn't bleeped out, Joe yelled at the producer on air for failing to bleep it. Bad luck, incompetent staff, whatever. Just low class to call the Prez a d*ck anyway.

 

[Fern]

I didn't think it was that big a deal either and I'm old
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Same here.

Indefinite suspension is waaaay too much, especially considering he asked and was assured he was not on camera. If anyone should have been suspended it should have been the producer (or whoever is responsible for knowing the tech aspects of broadcasting but blew it).

I've heard worse before and no one got into trouble. IMO, this is another example of PC type crap run amuck. If somebody on MSNBC had called Bush a dick I really believe all that would have happened is a good laugh.

Fern