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Asshole Says Loser Calls Barack Obama A Pussy [Journalismism]
Gawker — ... said, on Barbara Walters' satellite radio program, that John Edwards thinks Barack Obama "is kind of a pussy." We'd be shocked and appalled if Time hadn't hired Halperin from ABC precisely because of his skill with utter bullshit. They also employ Ana Marie Cox, who has called every candidate a pussy (or worse) at some point. Time political coverage: it's edgy! Until they print it, stripped of each edgy author's edge. (Halperin has already apologized, smugly.) After the jump, Halperin discusses his work as Bob Dole's speechwriter in 1996, his primary ...

D.C. Shuffle - Time's Halperin Sorry John Edwards Thinks Obama Is a 'Pussy'
RadarOnline.com — 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 " ...

Halperin Repeating Smears? Must Be a Weekday
Pressed — ... Halperin, in a radio interview, said that John Edwards considers Obama to be lacking in toughness and "kind of a pussy." In issuing his apology, Halperin minimized his blame by noting that he was merely characterizing the view of another, not expressing his own opinion. ...

If Jane Fonda Can Say 'Cunt' ...
Jossip — ... . This week, The Note founder Time scribe Halperin called Barack Obama a “pussy” (or surmised that’s what John Edwards thought of him) on Barbara Walters’ Sirius satellite radio show. Now Halperin says he’s sorry about the remark; he “used a word I shouldn’t have.” ...

Why Are So Many Big Time Political Reporters Apologizing?
The Feed — ... Time magazine senior political analyst Mark Halperin joined a small, yet growing club this week, when he issued an apology for saying John Edwards considered Barack Obama "kind of a pussy" on a satellite radio talk show. ...

Eric Deggans: Why Are So Many Bigshot Political Reporters Apologizing Now?
Huffington Post Entertainment Blog — ... Time magazine senior political analyst Mark Halperin joined a small, yet growing club this week, when he issued an apology for saying former Presidential candidate John Edwards considered Barack Obama "kind of a pussy" on a satellite radio talk show. ...