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Time's Halperin Apologizes For Saying Edwards "Thinks Obama Is Kind Of A Pussy"

Time/Fishbowl DC   |   February 13, 2008 02:56 PM


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Fishbowl DC reported this morning that Time's Mark Halperin "has a filthy, dirty mouth," quoting from his interview yesterday with Sirius Radio's Bill Geddie:

BILL GEDDIE: Haven't we heard all along that [John Edwards] doesn't like [Hillary Clinton], haven't we heard this?


MARK HALPERIN: 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.

This afternoon, Halperin issued a very vague apology on Time.com's The Page:

I'm sorry. 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. -- Mark Halperin

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- jubo I'm a Fan of jubo 6 fans permalink
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Does he think Hillary is a 'dick'?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 03:50 AM on 02/14/2008
- hank48188 I'm a Fan of hank48188 8 fans permalink

Edwards know Hillary has the BALLS that Obama seems to be missing!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:11 AM on 02/14/2008
- dax49 I'm a Fan of dax49 18 fans permalink

REASONABLE THOUGHT- and you don't have a problem with all the money coming out of your taxes to help pay for bush's liquored up daughter and her military service dodging boyfriends' wedding. at least edwards pays for his own hair cuts

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 03:29 AM on 02/14/2008

funny how all the hillary supporters out there that have been chastising obama supporters as "sexists" aren't on this board pointing out the grotesque sexism of using the word "pussy" to connote weakness. i guess all that sexism stuff doesn't mean much when it's being used against your opponent, huh?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 03:26 AM on 02/14/2008
- ptarantino I'm a Fan of ptarantino 8 fans permalink

If Edwards thinks this, he should still hitch on with Obama & be his attack dog!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 03:24 AM on 02/14/2008
- hank48188 I'm a Fan of hank48188 8 fans permalink

Maybe if Obama could get that spine transplant he needs.....

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:13 AM on 02/14/2008
- dax49 I'm a Fan of dax49 18 fans permalink

read the article, peckerheads, edwards never called obama anything- that was halpern opinion

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 03:07 AM on 02/14/2008
- kevenseven I'm a Fan of kevenseven 501 fans permalink
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Obama has not lost one day of the competition for this nomination. Not one. I suppose he could regularly declare Bush a lying murderer. I don't know if that would make him any tougher.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:53 AM on 02/14/2008
- chilifan I'm a Fan of chilifan 8 fans permalink

No, but perhaps filibustering in the Senate so that legalizing eavesdropping by telecoms as well as immunizing them against lawsuits would have shown some real leadership and guts. Neither Hillary nor Obama fought for this country on that count. They let the white house have it's way once again, when they could have stood up and fillibusted and shown they were worth all of our votes. They sure would've had mine. The democrats, the republicans, politicians period all make me sick. They never cease to disappoint, but the Senate has been the worst, especially the democrats and that spineless idiot Harry Reid, and now for our next president, we get to choose between two Senators. Methinks I'm staying home. Honesty and integrity cannot exist in the soul of a politician. I knew this when I was young, now I am learning from my younger self as I grow old.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 04:48 AM on 02/14/2008

Chilifan -

While neither candidate filibustered, as they were on the campaign trail (I LOVE Dodd now...I think he should be Majority Leader), at least Obama took the time to stop by the Senate Chamber and voted against the amendment for Retroactive Immunity for the Telecom Corporations.

McCain voted against it, and Hillary, even though she was IN DC and her spokesperson said she was against telco immunity, apparently she wasn't bothered enough by it to actually show up and VOTE.

Does that help your decision any?

BTW - I'm eating a raw habanero right now...does that help any? ;-D

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 05:04 AM on 02/14/2008
- julianrpe I'm a Fan of julianrpe 4 fans permalink
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So, Edwards is a Fagot for his passion in reforming social issues and Obama is a pussy because he can be pensive and cautious when addressing important social issues? Bold frontiers in the American cultural landscape I guess.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:47 AM on 02/14/2008
- Boadicea I'm a Fan of Boadicea 64 fans permalink

If ever there was a pot calling a kettle black, Edwards calling Obama a pussy is it. The guy who was so easily influenced by the DLC and Bush that he co-sponsored the Iraq Resolution! They guy who wimped out on NAFTA, the Patriot Act, the Bankruptcy Bill, the guy who never ever once in his whole senate career authored a single piece of progressive legislation. This is the guy calling Obama a pussy.

Edwards has certainly lived up to my low opinion of him. He's got no idea where real strength lies, none. That's why all his attacking and being angry got him nowhere in the primary. That's why he was unable to carry his own state in 04. That' why he lost his first primary, the general election and now his second primary.

I can't think of any public figure I've ever known who was a clueless about the human psyche as is Edwards.

Shame on him for using such a misogynist expression to so weakly attack another Democratic candidate.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:41 AM on 02/14/2008
- kfdan I'm a Fan of kfdan 21 fans permalink
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Are you num-nuts not paying attention! Sweet Jesus, Halpern called Obama a pussy. Halpern like the rest of the media shills are trying to get attention themselves. After all, they can't really be journalists, so, they think stirring up some scarcely deserved attention will have to do!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 03:50 AM on 02/14/2008
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Regardless of the truth of who said what in this 'he said-he said' situation, the fact of the matter is, is that Obama is a pussy like a fox and that pussy must have razor-sharp teeth because he chomped right through Edwards who got whupped so hard by that "pussy" he had to drop right out of the race!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:20 AM on 02/14/2008
- ptarantino I'm a Fan of ptarantino 8 fans permalink

If Edwards really thinks this, he should still hitch on with Obama & be his attack dog!

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 03:25 AM on 02/14/2008
- chilifan I'm a Fan of chilifan 8 fans permalink

He "whooped" Edwards by having more corporate money and stealing some of Edward's best ideas. When Edwards was in the race, he forced the two others to confront the issues they had previously ignored.

I don't like the fact that Obama is using negative ads and his supporters are so hate-filled. That is the republican Karl Rovian tactic I really hoped dems would avoid. Now Obama sounds more and more like a republican. No thanks. Nobama.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 04:55 AM on 02/14/2008

When has Obama used negative ads?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 05:08 AM on 02/14/2008
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And Edwards stole Nader and Deans Platform...

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 07:43 AM on 02/14/2008
- hank48188 I'm a Fan of hank48188 8 fans permalink

Obama has the same team that fooled America in 1976 by putting a weak and unprepared Jimmy Carter in the White House. Now they are back with a new weak and unprepared Barack Obama. Ziggy Brzezinski, Obama advisor and former National Security Advisor for Jimmy Carter, bring together the eastern ultra-rich Internationalists like George Soros and David Rockerfeller with their power and ability to promote a flawed product to victory. I say "No Thanks" I've seen this bad movie before.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:21 AM on 02/14/2008
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Sorry, but the biggest "pussy" this nation has EVER seen is sitting in the oval office.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:18 AM on 02/14/2008
- freaktown I'm a Fan of freaktown 2 fans permalink

Suspend him!!!!!

Schuster got suspended for less.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:07 AM on 02/14/2008

well sorry, but obama is kinda of a pussy. he'll never survive the republican attack machine. he'll crack and stutter like he has done in past debates.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:05 AM on 02/14/2008
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I love how so many can predict the future in cyberspace. Tell me, when will your next wipeout be "venicesurfer?"

I love too how Barack "The Pussy" Obama has survived the Edwards and Clinton attack machines. If Edwards couldn't beat "The Pussy," what does that say about him?

This is all so funny too, because while Obama is out campaigning in Wisconsin, Edwards is sitting in his mansion in North Carolina desperately trying to stay relevant. As Chris Mathews would say, "Ha!"

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:30 AM on 02/14/2008
- Boadicea I'm a Fan of Boadicea 64 fans permalink

You're right, of course, about Edwards' motives. He's desperately trying to stay relevant.

Like a stopped clock... Ann Coulter was right.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:47 AM on 02/14/2008
- Bluesman48 I'm a Fan of Bluesman48 9 fans permalink

Barack Obama would never sit around talking about another candidate in derogatory terms. Why? Because he's a winner, not a vain, whining loser whose sell by date has passed. John, we really don't give a rat's ass who you endorse. We'll take it from here. Perhaps there's a hedge fund somewhere which needs a poverty researcher.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 03:01 AM on 02/14/2008
- chilifan I'm a Fan of chilifan 8 fans permalink

You are a sick human being. I'm sure Edward's is sitting in his mansion in North Caroline desperately trying to help his wife Elizabeth through her more than likely last days fighting cancer.

If you are an example of the mentality behind Obama supporters, than they are no better than the bushies.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 04:59 AM on 02/14/2008
- hank48188 I'm a Fan of hank48188 8 fans permalink

I've never seen any attacks on Obama, and the MSM never has a bad word for Obama

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 08:22 AM on 02/14/2008
- kj593 I'm a Fan of kj593 4 fans permalink

And you base this on what? Your intricate knowledge of waves?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:40 AM on 02/14/2008

Really he stood up to the Clinton Machine which is no weaker than any Republican attack machine...

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:41 AM on 02/14/2008

Oh yeah, Edwards is a real tough guy.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:03 AM on 02/14/2008
- dax49 I'm a Fan of dax49 18 fans permalink

speaking of tucker carlson, that weasel had a field day tonight talking about celebrity endorsements( with his usual smirk) for democrats. he didn't say a word about republican celebrity endorsements- like big time names like chuck norris and sylvester stallone.his dad needs to find his pitiful ass a new job

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:48 AM on 02/14/2008

Isn't Tuck-man a weasel?!? His smirk & his obscene need for attention & his nasty, angry, silly, childish comments. As soon as I see his face I turn the channel - no matter how interesting the discussion.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:53 AM on 02/14/2008

What exactly was Edwards to do on day one if he became President? End the war!

We are on day fourteen and Edwards can't figure out who to endorse.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:46 AM on 02/14/2008
- chilifan I'm a Fan of chilifan 8 fans permalink

His wife is dying of cancer. And he doesn't have to endorse anyone. Perhaps he doesn't really like either one of them. That's his business.

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 05:02 AM on 02/14/2008
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