MSNBC suspension
On June 30, 2011, Halperin was suspended from his duties at MSNBC for “slurring” President Barack Obama on the program Morning Joe, saying the President came off as “kind of a dick” during the previous day’s press conference.[13][14] His suspension was lifted a little over a month later.[15]
Criticism
In December 2011, Halperin was listed as #1 in Salon.com’s 2011 Hack List, his reporting described as “shallow and predictable” as well as “both fixated solely on the horse race and also uniquely bad at analyzing the horse race.” [16]
He IS “kind of a dick”! Come on Halperin, GROW A PAIR!!!