Marcy Wheeler of FDL...What a hoot....

[monmouth]

Marcy Wheeler of FireDogLake, appearing on MSNBC to discuss a potential investigation of secret C.I.A. operations under President Bush, used the word "blow job" -- drawing an apology from the anchors.

Wheeler was responding to Townhall's Matt Lewis, who argued that looking backwards and "investigating policies and activities that happened in a previous administration" would set a bad precedent.

"our idea is that after investigating Bill Clinton for a blow job for like five years, we shouldn't investigate the huge, grossly illegal things that were done under the past administration, only because Alberto Gonzales was too much in the back pocket of Dick Cheney to do it while he was still in office," Wheeler said. "That's ridiculous."

After the segment ended, the main topic of discussion was her phrasing.

"I'm sure she apologizes for that choice of words, she's very passionate about it," said anchor Tamron Hall.

David Shuster chimed in: "We all say things sometimes when we're passionate that we don't intend, and especially on a dayside family-oriented cable television news network."

"I'm sure she apologizes, and we do, too," concluded Hall.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/13/marcy-wheeler-says-blow-j_n_230967.html

[msanthrope]

1. You go EmptyWheel! n/t

[Gabi Hayes]

2. ya think lil David is a bit chastened after getting suspended for using

'pimping out' in reference to whom, Chelsea, awhile back?

hey! you're on CABLE!

take a listen to South Park, or that fireman show with Dennis Leary

they can't do anything to you for saying much much worse

afraid of your bosses just a little?

guess if I were making a gazillion bucks a year, I'd be watching my (and other peoples') mouth, too....

[madfloridian]

3. I love Marcy Wheeler. No need to apologize.

Sorry I missed that.

[zonkers]

4. Marcy could have said "oral sex" but it just doesn't have the same locker room ring to it.