Mark Halperin SUSPENDED For Obama 'D*ck' Comment (VIDEO)

ark Halperin has been suspended indefinitely by MSNBC for calling President Obama a "dick" live on air. The suspension came just hours after Halperin, a top editor for Time and a regular on "Morning Joe," profusely apologized for the remark, which came during Thursday's "Morning Joe" broadcast. MSNBC's statement read: Mark Halperin's comments this morning were completely inappropriate and unacceptable. We apologize to the President, The White House and all of our viewers. We strive for a high level of discourse and comments like these have no place on our air. Therefore, Mark will be suspended indefinitely from his role as an analyst. Halperin also issued a statement: I completely agree with everything in MSNBC%u2019s statement about my remark. I believe that the step they are taking in response is totally appropriate. Again, I want to offer a heartfelt and profound apology to the President, to my MSNBC colleagues, and to the viewers. My remark was unacceptable, and I deeply regret it. Time magazine, where Halperin is Editor-At-Large, issued a statement of its own, saying it had warned Halperin about the comments: Mark Halperin%u2019s comments on air this morning were inappropriate and in no way reflective of Time%u2019s views. We have issued a warning to him that such behavior is unacceptable. Mark has appropriately apologized on air, via Twitter and on The Page. The fracas even got a comment from White House Press Secretary Jay Carney (himself a former top editor at Time).

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