Please, tell me what this smirky guy is apologizing for? Why is he being suspended again? Oh, because he used a politically incorrect, and possibly derogatory term towards a Clinton.
Video of David Shuster groveling for forgiveness here.
MSNBC says it has temporarily suspended anchor David Shuster from all NBC news broadcasts — except to offer his on-air apology for what he said about Chelsea Clinton.
Shuster outraged the Clinton campaign by saying on the air that the campaign had "pimped out" the Clintons' daughter, when they had her place phone calls to party superdelegates on her mother's behalf.
In a conference call with reporters, Clinton communications director Howard Wolfson on Friday excoriated MSNBC's Shuster and called the comment "beneath contempt" and disgusting. And he said it could threaten Clinton's participation in a debate later this month on MSNBC and in future debates on the network.
Wow! I guess that will teach him to be critical of the Clintons. When they say claim a pattern of bias it looks like MSNBC jumps to action.
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Imus and Shuster
February 9, 2008 - 15:56 ET by exLib2 Guys who basically went over the line hundreds of times but made the one fatal mistake, never diss the Clintons.
No one will suspend or fire you as long as you keep to the right. No left turns.
I LOVE THAT!!! "No Left
February 9, 2008 - 19:53 ET by mostlymoderateI LOVE THAT!!! "No Left Turns" ...that is sooooo true. Never mess with the left. If so, you will be characterized as something like racist, sexist, fascist, etc etc etc.
John
February 9, 2008 - 16:00 ET by Noel SheppardNBers,
How thoroughly disgusting! This network prides itself for lambasting President Bush. Folks like Shuster and Olbermann have regularly said far worse things about W without ever considering an apology.
If Americans needed more proof of how disgracefully liberal MSNBC is, this is it!
Forgive me, but I suddenly feel the need to throw up! ns
Noel, I am with you 100%.
February 9, 2008 - 16:33 ET by msh1973Noel,
I am with you 100%. I sent a quick email to the powers that be over at msnbc. I am sure it will fall on deaf ears but, I do feel like I got it off my chest. A bunch of hypocites that is for sure!
Did W ever ask for one?
February 9, 2008 - 16:37 ET by CaringwhiteguyNoel-Did W ever come right back at those a**holes. Did he ever go toe to toe and demand apologies? They did what they knew they could get away with (a lot). No wonder they kept doing it. Newsbusters couldn't stop them. Only W could . . . and didn't.
With Hillary they did what they thought they could get away with (a little), but they still got slapped down like cur dogs.
Caringwhiteguy, Bush uses the "by example"...
February 9, 2008 - 23:51 ET by Parker1227...method of not stooping to the level of nitwits like those at MSNBC. He tries to be respectful of his political enemies knowing that in the long run it is middle-America that counts in elections and which does not tolerate extremists, and hatemongers.
He got this strategy from his nice-guy father. It doesn't always work - especially in the short term and when the entire Left leaning media gets in the act, and it isn't as satisfying as watching an immediate blast-back in response, but sometimes if you give people enough rope - they will hang themselves with it.
Bowing to the control of
February 9, 2008 - 16:12 ET by bigtimerBowing to the control of the Clintons and MediaMatters and their ilk by msnbc tells you how important the debates are for that silly little leftist network.
I would of told them to stick it where the sun doesn't shine...
Fox should of, wait a minute maybe they did...
Just kidding, I hear a lot of the talking heads ask some of them to come on the network after they have dissed Fox and cancelled the debates, wonder what will happen with the General Election debates?
CSPAN would be perfect with Lamb being the moderator.
As far as Shyster goes, I commented a lot yesterday about the leftist loon, but he sure didn't deserve to be expelled for just telling the truth....
Leave it to the leftist views and the power of the Clinton team, Soros/MM and other far left twits who will always control them until someone with guts learns to tell them to get you know what.
and don't forget, that
February 9, 2008 - 20:11 ET by motherbeltAnd don't forget, that woman from ESPN only got a one-week suspension for saying "F--- Jesus."
I guess insulting the Clintons is worse?
MSDNC will more than make up
February 9, 2008 - 16:17 ET by gopsteveMSDNC will more than make up for it in the general election
Definitely a Double Standard
February 9, 2008 - 16:42 ET by Del DolemonteBob Parks checks in with numerous examples of Bush-twin-bashing here, mainly done by the major network late night hosts.
"Now, 27-year-old Chelsea can go out, campaign as a stealth partisan operative, as since she was a First Daughter, everyone has to be nice and not comment about her at all. I ask, why should this rule apply today?
I have three words for those hyper-sensitive Chelsea protectors: The Bush Twins."
http://outsidethewir...
Hubbel
February 9, 2008 - 16:50 ET by Shooter1002Any reaction from Webster Hubbel???
Shoot... LMAO! Hubbel's
February 9, 2008 - 16:57 ET by bigtimerShoot...
LMAO!
Hubbel's silence has been golden hasn't it...for the Clintons that is...that is if he is still alive.
Trading Places
February 9, 2008 - 17:24 ET by CaringwhiteguyWeb's here. Vince Foster isn't. And no way does Web want to follow Vince's lead.
Pissed
February 9, 2008 - 18:33 ET by Shooter1002Well, I'd be pissed if some ahole 'reporter' talked about my daughter that way!
If she doesn't like people
February 9, 2008 - 16:58 ET by jimpryor99If she doesn't like people saying she's pimping out her daughter, perhaps she should stop pimping out her daughter.
LOL jim99 Plain and
February 9, 2008 - 17:03 ET by bigtimerLOL jim99
Plain and simple as that!
Please forgive me, but...
February 9, 2008 - 17:04 ET by ThalpyPlease forgive me, but I'm having some difficulty generating any sympathy for David Shuster. He has always been such a sympathetic character, I keep asking myself, "self, why can't you feel this poor, lost soul's pain?" They will slay their own-righteous!
Thalpy... LOL...I don't
February 9, 2008 - 17:09 ET by bigtimerThalpy...
LOL...I don't think there is going to be any Pity Party for leftist loon Shuster here anytime soon.
pimpin'
February 9, 2008 - 17:14 ET by WesenI thought Chelsea was being pimped but it means she has a John. The real article should have been, "Who's Chelsea's John?" Who put her up to dressing scantily and delivering coffee the morning after? After What? We want to know what she was doing, when she was doing it and how long has she's been at it.
Whatever happened to?
February 9, 2008 - 17:20 ET by ToddonCapeCodWhy do the press have to apologize for deriding the Clintons?
Where are all the suspensions for deriding the Bushs?
Is there freedom of speech or not?
That's what I thought too
February 9, 2008 - 17:26 ET by taterThat's what I thought too as far as freedom of speech. The libs make a hayday about free speech (or at least the right to say any wacky thing that comes to mind) and all that ilk but then Shuster says this and gets suspended.
I'm in no way a Shuster fan but this guy has recieved unfair treatment (or it would be more fair if a suspension or two came down upon those who bash the president). He should call shenanigans immediately.
Do you realize how much it costs to run for office? More than any honest man could afford. -Montgomery Burns
New Energy Source
February 9, 2008 - 17:35 ET by fitzfongEnergy crisis? We don't have an energy crisis! Who needs oil, ethanol or electicity? You could efficiently power the universe on the hot air generated by Clinton Campaign "Indignation". Look how much mileage they've gotten out of this episode! And the best part...it's renewable.
...by the way...just as an
February 9, 2008 - 17:40 ET by bigtimer...by the way...just as an after thought about Shuster and his msnbc BS... when it came to the Plame/Wilson breathless lying reporting he did along with Matthews daily... I just bet Libby and Cheney are crying a river over all of this....
NOT!
Yes, and Karl Rove must
February 9, 2008 - 17:46 ET by fitzfongYes, and Karl Rove must be laughing at this episode from his prison cell. Wait a minute...
fitz... LOL...yeah much
February 9, 2008 - 17:55 ET by bigtimerfitz...
LOL...yeah much to their dismay there wasn't any frog-march.
Yeah, all I can say is:
February 9, 2008 - 20:07 ET by motherbeltYeah, all I can say is: Karma's a b%$ch! (is that culturally insensitive?)
Absolutely outrageous!
February 9, 2008 - 17:53 ET by c5thenShuster should be suspended for getting that story so wrong. Hillary is definitely NOT pimping her daughter out. She's taking advantage of her daughter herself.
The real story is the propriety of calling superdelegates directly and trying to bypass the electorate completely.
The day that "politician" became a career choice is the day we started losing the Republic. Let's get it back! Alan Keyes '08.
c5, they are both
February 9, 2008 - 18:26 ET by motherbeltc5, they are both important...the superdelegates don't overrule the primary vote. They are separate delegates who don't cast their votes until the convention. So a state may have 50 delegates who were won by Obama in the primary, and, say, a dozen superdelegates. Those superdelegates can, at the convention, cast their votes for Hillary, but Obama still gets the 50 he won in the primary.
What if
February 9, 2008 - 18:28 ET by brerolWhat if, WHAT IF Shusters comment was directed towards one of Rommeys children? Would MSNBC taken the same action. Considering the recent history of the media I would be shocked if they did.
What if
February 9, 2008 - 23:09 ET by Emma GrumpCertainly not, brerol! Romney's family, McCain's family, Huckabee's family - the vilest slurs have always been directed at them, but now this is Chelsea, and we can be sure Hill and Bill will exact their pound of flesh from MSNBC and that little narcissistic toady Shuster. If I were him, I would not go out alone at night for a while.
This is the second time
February 9, 2008 - 18:51 ET by lumpymsnbc has had to apologize to the Clintons. A couple weeks ago, Matthews had to apologize on air for questioning Hillary's experience.
Of course, Olberman can bash Republicans everyday and equate the Bush administration to nazis and he never has to apologize.
MSNBC....Mustn't Say
February 9, 2008 - 19:01 ET by motherbeltMSNBC....Mustn't Say Nuttin' 'Bout the Clintons
I hope they learned their lessons....one more strike..........
Blame MS-NBC
February 9, 2008 - 18:54 ET by garykrasnerThe fault is with MSNBC. Over a year ago they bestowed upon Keith Olbermann anchor duties that required an anchor who was less partisan.
As a result since then, the Olbermannization of the network has seen his brand of hate speech infect other pundits on the network, The reasoning was, if Olby can speak that way about public figures, why can't I?
Shuster tried to out-Olbermann Olbermann, and stepped over the line.
Blame MSNBC for (1) giving license to line reporters to appear on opinion programs to give opinions, and (2) giving a highly partisan commentator who vilifies people the mantel of respectability of hosting election results, state of the union speech, and debate forums.
And (3) fostering an
February 9, 2008 - 19:04 ET by motherbeltAnd (3) fostering an environment in which "street slang" is acceptable.
Do you think Shuster would have come out and said "Chelsea is whoring for her parents"? Or would Imus have said, "You know, all those basketball players look like whores"?
No. But it was easy to throw out those insults in street slang.
MSNBC says it has
February 9, 2008 - 19:08 ET by drillanwrMSNBC says it has temporarily suspended anchor David Shuster from all NBC news broadcasts
GOOD!
Give him a flack jacket and helmet, a video camera and send his butt to Iraq or A-stan to do some REAL reporting ... That's if the troops don't get pi**ed at him and leave him to roam 40 days and 40 nights in the camel spider rich enviroment ...
When you men get home and face an anti-war protestor, look him in the eyes and shake his hand. Then, wink at his girlfriend because she knows she’s dating a pussy… ~ Attributed to General Tommy Franks
And What About This?
February 9, 2008 - 19:10 ET by Del DolemonteA commenter on another forum raised an extremely interesting and relevant point. Shouldn't the complaint to MSDNC been made by the insulted party herself, namely Chelsea Clinton? Why did Mommy have to do the heavy lifting for a 27 year old, highly paid hedge fund person?
Have the Clintons
February 9, 2008 - 22:09 ET by moonjohnHave the Clintons apologized for Bill's sexual assaults on all those women (daughters)?
Perhaps NBC News should ask them.
I’m loving the liberal
February 9, 2008 - 19:59 ET by maggieqpublicI’m loving the liberal versus liberal warfare at MSNBC. The reporters/commentators are struggling with their coverage of the two Democratic candidates, because they have little experience with unbiased political reporting. And several more months until the Demo convention!
PC
February 9, 2008 - 20:56 ET by okiehawk44Political Correctness was fun when we were using it against those mean old Republicans, but now we are being suspended because we were not properly PC. The world has gone crazy for me and Imus.
David "I'll say anything you want me to say" Shuster
Love It!
February 10, 2008 - 00:54 ET by OzarkGuruI love it seeing MSNBC going at it with the Clintons. However, I guess Bill C. again proves he is the big dog in the game -- especially with his edge (a Secret Service detail).
If the Clinton's didn't want their daughter being commented on, they should have kept her out of Mama's campaign.
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