Mark McKinnon Says 'Bullsh-t' Live On 'Reliable Sources,' Howard Kurtz Doesn't Bat An Eye (VIDEO)

CNN anchor Howard Kurtz showed his unflappability when he let a guest's expletive go by unmentioned.

The guest on Kurtz's "Reliable Sources," former Bush adviser Mark McKinnon, was in the process of decrying Sen. Jon Kyl for his infamous "not intended to be a factual statement" statement.

"I mean, he's acknowledging that it was completely bullshit," McKinnon said. No bleep covered up the expletive.

Kurtz didn't blink, and didn't even mention the fact that a guest had just sworn on the air. "No other explanation," he responded, moving on.

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Of course, it's hardly the first time a guest has sworn on air on a live news show. Often, the cursing goes unbleeped. For instance, both Joe Scarborough and Kathy Griffin have said the f-word live. In the past three years, NBC News has had to apologize twice for guests saying the c-word on the "Today" show--once when Jane Fonda said it, and another time when a 13-year-old girl did.

Comments

[roc-o-rama]

01:57 PM on 04/21/2011

Shut the front door!, Someone at CNN next time needs to give him a stick "Orbit" gum.

[marioninreno]

10:37 PM on 04/20/2011

I swear all the time.. i think it is colorful and fun to say! It always amazes me that people can be offended.. do they go to the movies???

[UncleJimbo]

10:54 PM on 04/21/2011

Effin' A Right!.....

[James Napoli]

07:47 PM on 04/20/2011

I'm surprised they didn't bleep the words 'Jon Kyl.'

[Hug An Ewok]

10:24 AM on 04/20/2011

It's part of our language. Get over it...

[kev1000]

07:19 AM on 04/20/2011

Ahhh, yes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sz2dr7bQ7KI

For those who can't open it, just look up the president's response to his cabinet in
The Return of Captain Invincible on Youtube.

[layman]

03:04 AM on 04/20/2011

Making a BFD,out of nothing.

[rhomsky]

02:38 AM on 04/20/2011

McKinnon made a factual statement in regards to a statement that was not meant to be factual. He couldn't have been more spot on with his analysis of Kyl's b.s.

[StylesBitchly]

12:56 AM on 04/20/2011

Um, this is a story??

[cbwHouston]

11:18 PM on 04/19/2011

CNN News... bring back the 1980's "Martin Downey Show Jr." concept without Downey skin-curling singing. Next week? Actually BS is relatively mild, considering HBO' Real Time with Bill Maher and the whole "House Wife" series unbridled expletive usage? Cheers to CNN. I love a dirty mouth ever-so often... rather verbally.

[maxfax]

11:13 PM on 04/19/2011

McKinnon, the kind of Republican Eisenhower would be proud of, and the kind that no longer has a voice in the party.  He's a dinosaur.

[Twisted Words]

07:26 PM on 04/20/2011

Right, because the party is a bunch of fascists, now.

[maxfax]

09:48 PM on 04/20/2011

They care less about the American citizens, and more about "Citizens United." 

[BMS]

01:51 AM on 04/22/2011

I like McKinnon. I wish he and others like him (thoughtful republicans) could bring their party back from crazy land. I wonder if it is too late for that.

[maxfax]

09:13 AM on 04/22/2011

Too late.

[Aquest]

10:12 PM on 04/19/2011

Fox doesn't bat an eye when their host lie day in and day out.

[alfo]

08:50 AM on 04/20/2011

BINGO,CNN,FAUXSNOOZE,DON'T BAT AN EYE TO BOOLCHIT,I SMELL SOMETHING,IT'S NOT JOURNALISM

[260Parkway]

09:46 PM on 04/19/2011

If cussing is getting you all up in arms then you may never want to change your channel and explore cable television.

[easttnhal]

09:12 PM on 04/19/2011

I really don't think that Mark McKinnon meant that to be a factual statement......

[Twisted Words]

07:27 PM on 04/20/2011

he did and it was.

[Nicole Summers]

08:54 PM on 04/19/2011

His cursing made it much more interesting. lol

[Nybklyny]

06:20 PM on 04/19/2011

Ugh Americans are such prudes