[ClearCase_guy]

MARK HALPERIN: Do we have the seven-second delay today? I want to characterize how I thought the President behaved.

MIKA BRZEZINSKI: We have it. We can use it—right [Executive Producer] Alex?

JOE SCARBOROUGH: Yeah, sure, come on, take a chance. Have faith.

BRZEZINSKI: Let’s see what happens.

SCARBOROUGH: I’m behind you. You fall down, I’m gonna catch you.

BRZEZINSKI: And the precedent has been set on the show, so you’re good [a reference to Joe dropping an f-bomb back in 2008, leading to the installation of the seven-second delay].

HALPERIN: I thought he was kind of a d—k yesterday.

SCARBOROUGH: Oh my God. Delay that! Delay that! What are you doing? I can’t believe you—I was joking! Don’t do that! Did we delay that?

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And Halperin is the one who gets in trouble??
He checked with both hosts. Checked with executive producer. Everyone was supportive, told him to go for it. They’d catch him.

Now? Not so much.

[hattend]

You mean they let it get out on the air after warning the director it was coming?

They are really, really stupid at MSNBC.

[Gaffer]

The only thing incorrect about this exchange is that he should have said arrogant dick I'd stand by that remark up front by the preachers podium Sunday morning and then say Can I get an AYYYYYMENNNNN?.