Ready to Rumble

Looks like the Clinton campaign has had it with MSNBC. David Shuster gets a bit “casual” in his conversation and gets campaign officials in his face, big time. His bosses, apparently, aren’t happy, either.

Clinton vs. MSNBC

Hillaryland has long had a problem with MSNBC, and they’ve chosen this moment — and David Shuster’s unfortunate use of a prostitution metaphor with [...]

NBC wasn’t happy..

Shuster Suspended For “Pimped Out” Comment

NBC NEWS STATEMENT REGARDING CHELSEA CLINTON COMMENT: “On Thursday’s “Tucker” on MSNBC, David Shuster, who was serving as guest-host of the program, made a comment about Chelsea Clinton and the Clinton campaign that was irresponsible and inappropriate. Shuster, who apologized [...]

UPDATE: This is turning into a BIG deal on the net. Lots of comments on both sides. Personally, I’ve heard much worse. And with CNN planning to put an “attitude” on their early evening program, we’ll probably hear much worse again. It was a stupid thing to say, but political pressure contributed to the suspension.

Shuster Suspended: The Apology & The Comments

The news of the suspension of MSNBC correspondent David Shuster for his “pimped out” comment drew another apology from Shuster moments ago during MSNBC’s Tucker, which Shuster was supposed to anchor tonight (Norah O’Donnell is substituting for Tucker Carlson:”…I used [...]

UPDATE 2: The tide is swinging in Shuster’s favor..

The Crucifixion Of David Shuster

First things first. when David Shuster asked, “…doesn’t it seem like Chelsea’s sort of being pimped out in some weird sort of way?” he couldn’t have been more wrong. It was inappropriate, demeaning, and unprofessional. In the wake of those remarks, he has apologized on air twice, expressed his regrets personally to the Clintons, and [...]

UPDATE 3: Good point:

“Why is Chelsea Clinton so ugly? Because her father is Janet Reno.” – John McCain in 1998

Bashing an 18 year old girl and making a lesbian joke about the attorney general. Enough said [...]

UPDATE 4 – Saturday Morning:

Shuster Email Trail with Clinton Press Secy.

Hours into his temporary removal (no one’s saying how temporary) from the MSNBC airwaves, we’re learning more about the hours after David Shuster’s comments that got the correspondent suspended. Politico’s Michael Calderone obtained last night’s email exchange between Shuster and [...]

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