Halperin apologizes for putting "Pussy" in John Edwards' mouth.

[Maddy McCall]

02/13/08 3:07 PM

Time magazine's senior political analyst and editor at large Mark Halperin, often criticized as a Republican mouthpiece, discovered the dangers of trying to speak for the other party today. A cryptic non-apology on Haperin's The Page quietly seeks to make it all go away.

"I'm sorry," Halperin writes. "In a live radio interview this week, I used a word I shouldn't have. The fact that I was conveying other people's words is no excuse for my lapse in judgment. It won't happen again."

What word—surely, it's not "pimped"—could Halperin be referring to, and in what context? That would be the word he used to describe Bill Clinton's attitudes about Barack Obama on Barbara Walters' radio show Monday. Asked by The View executive producer and Walters business partner Bill Geddie whether it's true that coveted endorser John Edwards doesn't like Hillary Clinton, Halperin responded ...

"Yes, that's right. And I can tell you, he's really skeptical of her ability to be the kind of president he wants. But, he kinda thinks Obama is....he thinks Obama is kind of a pussy ... He has real questions about Obama's toughness, his readiness for the office ... he has real doubts about Obama, not just as a president, but as a general election candidate...."

In short, Halperin is owning up to and apologizing for putting "pussy" in Edwards' mouth.

http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2008/02/times-halperin-sorry-john-edwards-thinks-obama-is-a-pussy.php

[JVS]

1. *snort*

[LoZoccolo]

2. ...must...resist...

:rofl:

[panader0]

26. Me too........what a set up line.

[Dr.Phool]

31. That's too easy.

Must get mind out of gutter.....

[abburdlen]

38. was that at the VA J-J dinner?

:)

[Withywindle]

39. took me a second but...

:spray:

[Mother Of Four]

66. (BLINK!)

BWAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH

:spank:

[H2O Man]

3. !

n/t

[Bicoastal]

4. Now THAT'S an apology that sounds even worse than the offending statement!

:)

[LoZoccolo]

7. What would be even worse is if this ended up at the top of the front page. n/t

[Catherine Vincent]

19. I just recommended.

Snicker!

[Cha]

37. That doesn't speak

well for John's perception, does it? It kinda blows me away that this is coming from him? Is there an undercurrent goin' on that isn't on the surface?

[redqueen]

51. What? What is it that you think is coming from John?

This shit is from Mark Halperin.

[Cha]

52. I'm wanting it not to

be true.

[Inspired]

56. It's not true, is that good enough for you?

Edwards NEVER said that.

[elixir]

59. Said what? That Obama is a "pussy"? You're right John never said that Obama is a "pussy"

Halperin said that John kinda sorta thought that Obama is a "pussy"... you know... kinda...like... a pussy.

[Cha]

60. Of course..and I understand your

hostility.

[krkaufman]

64. "was conveying other people's words"

Halperin's is one for the "non-apology apology" history books. He apologizes, but then says he was just "conveying other people's words" -- rather than what he was likely doing, which was putting his own derisive spin on someone else's thoughts.

It's possible that Edwards has concerns regarding Obama's readiness for the Presidency and his willingness to fight the Right Wing and corporations, but I doubt that he used Halperin's phrasing.

[Renew Deal]

5. Oh brother

:rofl:

[thevoiceofreason]

6. Wow. That earns a time out.

[blm]

8. Just as expected. Glad I held off buying into the spin used against both

Edwards and Obama.

[tularetom]

9. I ain't touchin this post with a 10 ft pole

[DinahMoeHum]

16. I think your cat has been insulted by these remarks on TV

:evilgrin:

[IndianaGreen]

36. My four cats take offense at equating "pussy" with being a wimp

My cats are tough and aggressive, and won't take no shit from nobody, even the dog.

[Horse with no Name]

24. Braggart. n/t

[dave29]

46. yes, we'll just have to ride this one out.

...

[Horse with no Name]

10. Oh my fucking gawd

Now THAT made me laugh out loud.

[BlackVelvet04]

11. no I won't....

I'm going to pass on this one.

[Guava Jelly]

12. umm

I got nothing
:rofl:

[Catherine Vincent]

13. Oh my!

LOL!

[GumboYaYa]

14. Bwahahahaha....great post!

[Sir Jeffrey]

15. With a subject line like that...

how could I *not* post in this thread?

Maddy, I salute you.

:toast:

[Maddy McCall]

17. The theatre of the absurd, isn't it?

:)

[UALRBSofL]

25. When did Edwards call Obama that?

If it were true DU would have posted it hot off the press so I doubt it's true. Another thing using that word is very sexist and playing the gender card.

[Sir Jeffrey]

29. It's all over the board...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x4578001

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x4576661

For starters...a few earlier threads were locked.

[Maddy McCall]

30. There is another thread on Halperin saying that Edwards called Obama a pussy.

And I agree...it is sexist language. As I remarked above, "Theatre of the absurd."

[dcindian]

18. Now Halperin is admitting

it was his "pussy" all along and he put it where?

[Captain Hilts]

20. Does he apologize for saying it at all? nt

[no name no slogan]

21. K&R!

Some guys have all the luck

[Olney Blue]

22. Haperin should apologize- it was an awful comment and I'm sure

John and Elizabeth hate this.

[maximusveritas]

23. This has to go to the Greatest Page for the title alone n/t

[yellowcanine]

27. Mrs. Slocombe on the British comedy show "Are you being served?" comes to mind.

Constantly talking about the travails of her pussy.

Couple of Memorable lines:

Sorry I'm late. The central heating broke down. I had to light the oven and hold my pussy infront of it. Poor little thing, it's tail had been hanging out of it's basket all night long!


What about this fog! My pussy's been gasping all night.

[NMMNG]

28. Why am I not surprised?

I never believed JE would say something like that.

[Maddy McCall]

32. Me, neither.

And this Halperin guy seems to be a total jackass.

[Scriptor Ignotus]

33. if anyone wants to put pussy in my mouth please feel free

bwahahahaha, ah the low hanging fruit of comedy. how i love thee.

[Dr.Phool]

34. Kick and Rec.

And nominated for a DUZY for sure!

[PassingFair]

35. "Time magazine's senior political analyst and editor at large Mark Halperin"

This guy shapes our news.

:puke:

[Hart2008]

40. NO COMMENT!

:wow::wow::wow::wow::wow:

:spank:

[Political Heretic]

41. snicker..... chortle....... guffaw!

[Occam Bandage]

42. You know what? It's too easy. I'm just gonna let this one go.

[robertpaulsen]

43. Why did Halperin apologize? Did John complain? Did Elizabeth?

:shrug:

[Barack_America]

44. OMG! That title! BRILLIANT!

Must...stop...laughing...

:rofl:

[Barack_America]

55. I'm still giggling.

I just can't help it.

:rofl:

[Big Blue Marble]

45. That way he gets to say it twice.

More people will hear it. He is a Clinton shill spreading trash.

And you needed to post this why?

[lumberjack_jeff]

47. Ba-da Boom. n/t

[tandot]

48. IBTL

What a subject line :rofl:

[rodeodance]

49. good for him.

[Triana]

50. and THERE they go again - no sooner than I had posted this...

...http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=229x9223

YET ANOTHER nasty foulmouth slur comes from one of these GUYS.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

53. DUzy!!! ROFL!!!!!

That is too damn funny lol.

[Radical Activist]

54. Why does that need an apology?

Best GDP thread title of the year!

[Bucky]

57. You are now on my DU "friends" list.

That's the best headline ever!!

[David Zephyr]

58. Funniest thread title in a very long time.

:)

[LoZoccolo]

61. I can't believe people let this one sink. n/t

[nonconformist]

62. LOL!

[LoZoccolo]

63. Dude I have this plan to take the Zoso symbol and change it to LoZo.

It's one of those things I haven't gotten around to yet.

[progressoid]

65. I'm alerting the mods - no sex threads!

[Maddy McCall]

67. Kick

response to another Halperin thread that miraculously appeared tonight.

[Barack_America]

68. So you do get why this was cracking everyone up...right? n/t

[Maddy McCall]

69. Of course.

:D

[Barack_America]

70. I thought so...

But you were playing it so cool that at first I wasn't sure.

Well played, though. Hats off, seriously.

This has had me giggling for the past day.

[Maddy McCall]

71. Your responses in this thread...

have literally made me laugh out loud.

:D