Weiner of the Week

This morning during an appearance on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe”, Mark Halperin, a senior political analyst for MSNBC, and a smug example of the punditocracy, actually called President Obama a four letter derivative of the name Weiner ….LIVE ON AIR.

Halperin immediately apologized after realizing his remark went out live, but the damage had been done. This man has been on television countless times and certainly understands the concept of “Live” so what could he have possibly been thinking?

Perhaps credentials don’t count these days in the media, but this action was totally amateur as far as on-air broadcasts are concerned. Moreover, as an author of numerous books on presidential races and politics as well as the former director of political coverage for a major network, Halperin is a “professional commentator.”  He should be fired immediately.

In this current political climate where Beck, Limbaugh, O’Reilly, etal feel free to make outrageous, offensive, dehumanizing remarks about political figures while politicians like Sarah Palin publish hit lists of political opponents, a major network needs to draw a line in the sand. Enough is enough.  An apology is too little to late. Add Halperin to next weeks list of those seeking unemployment benefits.

Wild Bunch Weigh In: The networks need to step up and set a limit to the political TV trash talking. Agree or disagree?