Mark Halperin was suspended indefinitely today by MSNBC for saying that president Obama acted like "kind of a dick" at his press conference yesterday. What's all the fuss about? This is not the first time "dick" was used in connection with a president or vice-president. Think about president Nixon or vice-president Cheney. Both were Dicks.
All kidding aside, why is it that Halperin gets suspended for this when numerous MSNBC personalities called Tea Party members "tea-baggers". That term involves basically the same part of the anatomy, but it became a common attack on MSNBC. And think of the crazy and nasty things that Chris Matthews says about Sarah Palin and Michele Bachmann. Are they not entitled to respect? Is it okay to be coarse and nasty on MSNBC if the targets are conservative Republicans but beyond the pale if the target is liberal and Democrat? Or does it just pertain to the fact that Obama is president? Even on MSNBC, Anthony Weiner was called a weiner, and he was a Democrat and a liberal. Of course, he was also a pervert so maybe that explains it. HBO which is owned by Time Warner actually ran a special in which Will Ferrell showed a slide that he claimed was George Bush's "dick". So is it okay to show it on TV but not to say it?
The truth is that Obama actually was a jerk at his press conference. Instead of offering any solutions he only offered attacks on his opponents. He castigated Congress for failing to lead while he did his best to hide from leadership himself. Sure Halperin could have used a better word to indicate that Obama was acting like a jerk, but it is not enough for him to be suspended. At least, that is my opinion.
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