Anyone here know why Martin Bashir has not been on msnbc for about

[movonne]

a week now...does it have something to do with his thing on sarah palin????

[darkangel218]

1. Probably yes.

He could also be on a holiday break though.

[brucefan]

2. He's on

"Vacation"

[Tarheel_Dem]

3. Who's been filling in? nt

[Jamaal510]

24. Joy Reid. eom

[Tarheel_Dem]

28. I knew you were gonna say that. Darn it! If I had known that, I would've set my DVR.

[badtoworse]

4. That would be my guess.

Assuming he still has his job, he's lucky. His choice of words was disgusting.

[Omaha Steve]

9. His words were nothing near...

The things Rush says that don't get a second look.

[badtoworse]

10. Suggesting that someone should defecate in an ex-governor's mouth is a bit much by any standard.

To me, this goes to the network's broadcasting standards and has nothing to do with partisanship or what some other media person said on their show. If he worked for me, I would have fired him.

I don't listen to Rush so I'm not in a position to comment on things he's said.

[kelliekat44]

12. Do you know what he actually said? It wasn't as you describe. nt

[badtoworse]

13. The reference to Thistlewood was pretty clear about what it entailed...

...as was his suggestion that she would be the ideal candidate to receive it. That entire tirade was over the top in my opinion.

[Omaha Steve]

14. Example of Rush talk

http://www.addictinginfo.org/2012/03/01/rush-limbaugh-says-women-who-use-birth-control-should-make-sex-tapes-so-he-can-watch-them-audio/

When Rush Limbaugh called Sandra Fluke a slut on his radio show on Wednesday, he faced a tremendous backlash from Democrats and women across the country. The only people who seemed to support Limbaugh’s words were other conservatives. The Georgetown University Law School student has been derided by Republicans for testifying about the medical usefulness of contraceptives. And outspoken woman haters like Limbaugh now seek to sully her reputation.

But Limbaugh didn’t let this issue go. In fact, he escalated his vitriol on Thursday, accusing his critics of having “a conniption fit.” He then offered to buy “all the women at Georgetown University as much aspirin to put between their knees as possible,” a reference to remarks made by Santorum backer Foster Friess on MSNBC. He then characterized contraception coverage as “thievery” and said tax payers would be forced to pay the bills to “satisfy the sexual habits of female law students at Georgetown.”

As if that wasn’t enough, Rush Limbaugh then said things that confirmed just how big of an a-hole he is. “So, Ms. Fluke and the rest of you feminazis, here’s the deal,” Limbaugh said. “If we are going to pay for your contraceptives, and thus pay for you to have sex, we want something for it, and I’ll tell you what it is. We want you to post the videos online so we can all watch.”

That’s right ladies. Rush Limbaugh wants you to tape your sex lives so he can watch. He’s the exact definition of the word ‘pervert.’

But Limbaugh wasn’t through. As if calling Fluke a slut wasn’t enough, Limbaugh doubled down and went on a tirade against her, describing Fluke as “a woman who is happily presenting herself as an immoral, baseless, no-purpose-to-her life woman. She wants all the sex in the world whenever she wants it, all the time, no consequences. No responsibility for her behavior.”

More and video at link.

[badtoworse]

15. I remember the uproar over this, but so what? He's lost a lot of listeners and sponsors

Some stations have dropped his show, but he owns the show and syndicates it. He not an employee of any network and if he were, I'm certain he would have been fired.

[Omaha Steve]

16. EIB Network and Clear Channel

They didn't take him off the air.

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB121504302144124805

Clear Channel, Limbaugh Ink $400 Million New Contract


By
Sarah McBride
Updated July 3, 2008 11:59 p.m. ET

Conservative radio talk-show host Rush Limbaugh Wednesday inked an eight-year contract for around $400 million, underscoring how radio is spending big sums on bankable talent to compete in the crowded entertainment field.

Mr. Limbaugh's compensation of $38 million a year, plus a signing bonus of about $100 million is less in absolute terms than the five-year, $500 million contract Howard Stern cut in 2004 with Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. siri -0.80% But Mr. Limbaugh's contract could net him more, as Mr. Stern must pay costs for his cast and production.

It's a big jump from Mr. Limbaugh's last contract, which at $285 million was a record for a radio personality when he signed it in 2001. Since then, the weekly audience for his three-hour midday show has held steady at about 20 million listeners, according to his syndicator, Clear Channel Communications Inc.'s Premiere Radio Networks. But advertisers are increasingly anxious to reach that audience.

Mr. Limbaugh's show is the nation's most-listened-to, followed by fellow conservative Sean Hannity's show, distributed by ABC Radio Networks, a division of Citadel Broadcasting Corp. Premiere is in advanced talks with Mr. Hannity to try to woo him away for a sum in the $200 million range over eight years, a person familiar with the situation said. Representatives for Mr. Hannity didn't respond to requests for comment. A spokeswoman for Premiere declined to comment.

FULL story at link.

[badtoworse]

17. His contract was signed in 2008 and the Fluke thing was in 2012.

[Omaha Steve]

18. The point is he has a contract and is not self employed!

And was NOT taken off the air. MSNBC has a higher standard.

[badtoworse]

20. I believe he works for the EIB network which has the contract with Clear Channel.

I don't know EIB's ownership, but I suspect that Limbaugh owns most, if not all, of EIB's equity. IOW, he owns the company that he works for, so for him to be fired, he would have to do it to himself.

I don't know anything about the contract between EIB and Clear Channel, but most contracts have termination provisions. The circumstances under which a contract can be terminated can vary greatly from one deal to another. I don't know whether what Limbaugh said rose to the level that allowed Clear Channel to terminate, assuming they wanted to. Without knowing the deal, I don't see how you can have an informed opinion about the Fluke thing or anything else Limbaugh has said.

At the end of the day, Bashir's situation is very different from Limbaugh's.

[Omaha Steve]

21. I didn't say fire

And just what do you know about Martin's contract?

Clear Channel could have not carried his show for a week or two.

Same Clear channel that busts the unions of it's workers BTW.

[badtoworse]

23. I don't know anything about Bashir's contract either.

But I'd be very surprised if it didn't contain provisions requiring him to maintain certain standards in his broadcasts.

What Clear Channel did or didn't do is on them. I don't buy the argument that because Clear Channel let Limbaugh slide, MSNBC should ignore what Bashir said.

[mstinamotorcity2]

19. He made the suggestion.

But it was actually done to a human being. She has been throwing foul shit from here mouth since she pooped on the scene. Not to mention she incited a congresswoman to get shot http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/24/sarah-palins-pac-puts-gun_n_511433.html She has told members of her tea party rallies if they see somebody with an Obama bumper sticker to chase them down and give them a little bump. and some of our own DU members were targets of this ignorant behavior. They have had their kids in the car with them being chased by some idiot she has incited. Yes she is already eating shit cause its flying out her mouth.

[badtoworse]

22. This about broadcasting standards and a network's image. What Palin has done or said is irrelevant

She's not a network journalist and can say whatever she wants.

Virtually all employees have a responsibility not to do things that damage their employer's image. If you do that, you will likely be disciplined and possibly fired. A network journalist has great public exposure and the responsibility not to say or do things that damage the network's image is especially great.

What Bashir said was outrageous. Just because you're covering a gavone, doesn't mean it's OK to act like one.

[mstinamotorcity2]

31. It wasn't outrageous.

I have heard worse. And she may have the liberty of not being a network journalist, but the responsibility of a human being. Martin Bashir only said what some of us were thinking. I will say it again, Ms. Palin lets shit fly out her mouth at a moments notice, so I think she has already tasted feces. And the point of Bashir's comments were that too many people let the word slavery come out their mouth and don't know the ramifications that it has, or they know and just don't give a sweet you know what. Ms. Palin is the latter. The effects of bondage and free labor ring true to this very day. For anyone to compare almost 300 years of indentured servitude to anything is outrageous. There will be those who will say we have come a long way. I will be the one who will say we have not come far enough.

[badtoworse]

32. I've heard worse as well, but that doesn't make what Bashir said acceptable.

You're be willing to accept what he said; I'm not. It's as simple as that.

[mstinamotorcity2]

33. yes I am willing to accept what he said.

Its as simple as that.

[LordGlenconner]

29. She's a monster

Anything he said about her is perfectly acceptable.

[flamingdem]

25. Exactly, and Fox is drooling over Bashir's situation

Let's hope msnbc doesn't give in one again (Baldwin).

[octoberlib]

5. God, I hope he doesn't get fired.

He's one of my favorite people on MSNBC.

Sources at the network said Bashir had been temporarily suspended from the network following graphic remarks he made last month about the former governor from Alaska. In that segment, Bashir suggested that Palin should be forced to endure slavery like conditions, including the consumption of feces.

MSNBC spokesperson Lauren Skowronski told a different story: "He’s still out on vacation," she wrote in an email. Asked multiple times when Bashir would return from vacation, Skowronski did not respond.

http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2013/12/msnbcs-martin-bashir-on-vacation-after-sarah-palin-178643.html

[RebelOne]

6. Seems the reason is what he said about Palin.

Found this today on The Daily Mail:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2517284/Martin-Bashir-vacation-MSNBC-Sarah-Palin-comments.html

[SolutionisSolidarity]

7. Because Morning Joe is the leader of MSNBC.

He was deeply offended, and when dear leader Joe speaks, the honchos at MSNBC stand to attention.

[TeamPooka]

8. They have no problem publicly throwing someone under the bus at MSNBC.

I really believe he is on vacation.
If he was suspended MSNBC would have said so publicly to make the RW crazies back off.
Like they did with David Shuster etc.

[Enrique]

11. giving him time to think about what he did

or maybe to go skiing

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024128091http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024128091

[flamingdem]

26. If Martin doesn't reappear by Wednesday we need to do something

Will be assembling numbers and emails for Martin's fans

[grasswire]

27. phil griffin

The decider for MSNBC. In my experiences in the past, he reads his own emails and sometimes writes back.

[e-mail]

[rudolph the red]

30. I just read that he has resigned from MSNBC

"After making an on-air apology, I asked for permission to take some additional time out around the Thanksgiving holiday.

Upon further reflection, and after meeting with the President of MSNBC, I have tendered my resignation. It is my sincere hope that all of my colleagues, at this special network, will be allowed to focus on the issues that matter without the distraction of myself or my ill-judged comments.

I deeply regret what was said, will endeavor to work hard at making constructive contributions in the future and will always have a deep appreciation for our viewers – who are the smartest, most compassionate and discerning of all television audiences. I would also wish to express deepest gratitude to my immediate colleagues, and our contributors, all of whom have given so much of themselves to our broadcast."

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/martin-bashir-resigns-from-msnbc/