This makes my day. I'm so incredibly sick of the spiteful junior high insults that pass for political analysis. Good for MSNBC for reining in this goof.

I cannot believe that Hilary is making a mountain out of a molehill.
If she is a "MOTHER" first
maybet being President of
the U>S> is too big for her.
What will happen when a foreign power makes an insulting remark of a similar nature - will she demand great punishment because she is a "MOTHER" first.
Sam Schwartz

MSNBC is disgusting. Not surprising for right wing station masquerading as a news network.

Chelsea Clinton is a beautiful young woman.
Thanks for creating more ugliness in the world

Not appropriate language for a newsman , but particularly heinous either.Me thinks they doth protest too much.

Shuster's apology appears hollow and fake, he is merely in personal damage control mode here and will be back on the air in no time I predict. That will be unfortunate as he and others should be held accountable for flip remarks like this. Family members of presidential candidates have been involved at all levels in campaigning for a very long time.

I feel that David Shuster's choice of words were inappropriate. However, he apologized and I think Mrs. Clinton would have been more effective to her campaign if she and Chelsea accepted his apology and move on to the campaign and how she's going to run this country if elected.

Lift the suspension of Shuster. I saw the comment live and thought nothing of it. It was in jest. Do not let the Clintons muscle free speech.

I watched Imus live and thoght nothing of his remark. Morning Joe is Great replacement. Do not stiffle the show.

It makes me cringe whenever some public figure is made to apologize for using slang. Come on people, do you *really think that he thinks the Clintons have made their daughter into a prostitute? It's fairly reasonable to assume he's being metaphorical, his meaning easy to understand. Of course, everyone who let themselves be offended *knows there was no offense intended by the phrase without me having to point it out, but I suppose taking offense is more fun for some than the alternative.

Hands off Chelsea's personal appearance. The apology was appropriate. But it raises the question: Did Bill and Hillary Clinton ever apologize for lying to the American people about his disgusting behavior and for her covering it up?

It is so ridicules that they suspended him. So what he said the Clintons were "pimping" out Chelsea; she is a big girl no longer little baby, she better get a tougher skin. All this “politically correct” nonsense, stop the madness!!!

I hope that guys mom takes him out to the woodshed for making that remark. It shows his lack of respect not for only the Clintons but for all women.

Does anyone else see anything wrong with Shusters suspension?! Chelsea is fair game now that she is an official employee of the Clinton Campaign! Besides, Shuster did not attack Chelsea, he stated a fact that her mother is indeed pimping her out (I will not apologize for that).

I am ashamed of America for its continued insensitivity and out right sexism toward Senator Hillary Clinton. It is not just the news media but an orchestrated effort reminiscent of the swift boat fiasco during the last presidential campaign in which voters again where duped into making the wrong choice for president. Senator Clinton not only survived her husbands scandal, but showed strength of character and moral fiber. That is what I want in a president and a leader, we have been devoid of such leaders in the White House and congress. Give her the same due as any man and do not penalize her or America for her husband's mis deeds or for being a woman. Sincerely Rick Huffman, 55 year old white male

Shame on MSNBC, Mr.Shuster spoke the unvarnished truth. Miss Chelsea has "pimped out" a number of times over the years. Why is the press being forced to handle the Clintons with such very soft gloves?

Whatever happened to free speech? I don't think his comment was appropriate but he has a right to say it.

If Matthews apologized on his own, fine...if it was a response to MSNBC pressure shame on MSNBC. Matthew's point is interesting and clearly has some validity, even if some choose to ignore it or find the idea insulting.

You have got to be kidding me. Why not just appoint someone from the Clinton campaign to oversee MSNBC's editorial and news desks? What is objectionable about using a colorful and disparaging term to criticize a mother for using her daughter to attain her political goals--ironically, exposing her daughter to the very media attacks that "pimping out" her daughter was likely to inspire? If the Clintons think it is ok to pimp out their daughter in their campaign, they are entitled to their opinion; people with contrary views are entitled to their opinions as well, and importantly, are entitled to express that opinion in colorful terms. This reporter didn't use racist or sexist language--he used a vernacular expression to convey precisely what he intended to convey. HIs choice of words drew fire from the Clintons because he out-Clintoned the Clintons--provacative choice of words to grab the attention of the viewer. For this, a reporter apologizes? Wow. Someone needs to insert a spine into MSNBC management.

The comments that Mr. David Shuster made are would be those that a person with a mental age of from 7 to 12 years would do. Still developing appropriate communication and social skills, for which many times they would be corrected. However, at Mr. Shuster age are objectionable, demonstrate lack of good judgment and are rather moronic in nature.

People like him should not be allowed in the air anymore. He should be dealt the same way ABC did with Don Imus

If, four years ago, a similar comment had been made by any major network anchor about the Bush twins, would it have resulted in that anchor being suspended?

Hard to say, but probably not.

Chelsea Clinton is nearly 30 years old. That's old enough so she can pimp her own self out, thank you very much.

Saying that she was "pimped out" is probably as much an insult to Chelsea as anyone else. She made the choice to pimp out, on her own.

On the other hand, the Bush girls probably aren't (and weren't) smart enough to make that choice. THEY had to be pimped out by the family. Chelsea is much smarter than that.

Well Ive seen Hillary lock about 10 testicles in her lock box so far!

But where were all the suspending when the same liberal media called President Bush's daughters lushes?

It is a sad commentary on the state of ethics and acceptable conduct in this nation when a national news commentator would make such a disparaging remark about a former President's daughter. Equally distressing is the fact that so many of our fellow citizens happily join in the guttersniping and wallow in the mud and filth like they belong there. I have not seen a U.S. Presidential candidate and family, so maligned since Robert Kennedy in 1968. We have a growing portion of our electorate, intellectually incapable of debating the issues, but who thrill at the opportunity to spread poison and to unmercifully condemn our candidates and leaders. We know the character composition of these poor minded, needy souls from being subjected to their obscenities and absurdities. May God enlighten them.

I'm 41 yrs old and not up on all of the hip new slang, but the kids tell me that the phrase "pimped out" as used by this reporter means the same thing as "working for"; if that's the case,it seems to me that the Clinton's are awful thin-skinned if they would allow that to offend them. Maybe Hillary really is out of touch with the people of this country if she won't even try to understand the language they are speaking.

(Anonymous comments will not be posted. Comments aren't posted immediately. They're screened for relevance to the topic, obscenity, spam and over-the-top personal attacks. We can't always get them up as soon as we'd like so please be patient. Thanks for visiting The Swamp.) SO MUCH FOR FREEDOM OF SPEECH, HUH?

You know it seems to me the Clinton's can say what they wish about others, but when anyone says anything about them they want us all ON OUR KNEES ASKING THEIR FORGIVENESS... HILLARY HAS TURNED INTO ONE BIG WINER, WHO CRIES FOWL AT EVERY TURN, NOT SOMEONE I WANT LEADING OUR COUNTRY...

STOP AND THINK PEOPLE WITH HER IN OFFICE HOW MANY PEOPLE WOULD BE ARRESTED BECAUSE THEY SAID SOMETHING SHE DIDN'T LIKE... SHE IS SO MUCH LIKE GW BUSH IT'S NOT FUNNY...BY THE WAY GW BUSH STANDS UP FOR THE CLINTONS AS WELL , AND BOTH HE (BUSH
) AND HIS WIFE ENDORSE HILLARY.... TELL YOU ANYTHING???

PERSONELLY I'M TIRED OF HILLARY CRYING ALL THE TIME, TEARS DON'T RUN A COUNTRY OR FEED THE POOR...

Shame on MSNBC and NBC for suspending the guy. He said what he said, and he apologized. Period.

Sycophants. Freedom of the Press means also eating crow elegantly when you have to.

Oh god, Oh god no-

My virgin ears art destroyed!
My puritanical beliefs art destroyed!
My sin sear belief in the good of all humanity art destroyed!

Get over it, it was a fair use of diction.

p.s. - I might be unjustifiably offended; do you still owe me an apology?

In the days before broadcast journalism a person proof read what they wrote before it went to market. Now, on television or radio people might unwisely say what comes into their heads. Then it is too late to recant when millions of people see it. Such is a pitfall of working in this day and age.

Taking an example from history... Remember how Hedda Hopper said so much with her carefully crafted words? She was a master at playing with fire. Tripping over your own words was a danger back then too, but we were much more circumspect in our speech than we are now.

We could take a tip from the old broadcast journalists and remember to insinuate, insinuate, insinuate. And if challenged, make it look like what you said was perfectly acceptable or misunderstood. Either will do nicely.

The daughters of Mike Huckabee and John McCain are also campainging for their fathers, but they are behind the scenes If Chelsea Clinton is going to put herself out in the forefront, she should develop a thicker skin. She doesn't even think enough of America to live here. Does she plan to reside in the United States again only if her mother wins the election?

Thanks NBC! Shuster & Matthew's type of "verbal vomit" has to stop. These kind of comments are uncalled for and totally inappropriate. I suppose they think of themselves as being witty....but, think again. I don't care if you're slamming toward the Democrats or Republicans...think before you stink. And if these type of remarks had been made about your wives, daughters, sons..whatever...your response would be ? Hmmm, I'm thinking, outrage. Put a sock in it unless you have some intelligent comment to make.

Bill and Hillary Clinton both have very strong personalities and I can’t imagine them raising a wimp who could be coerced into doing something she didn’t want to do. Mr. Shuster obviously never thought of this possibility or let his bias override his intellect. This lack is apparent in that he tried calling the mom not the daughter to apologize. Whatever, he’s not smart enough to do on-air commentary and should be demoted to reading headlines.

Big friggin deal. What's she gonna do? Start crying?

The Clintons are going after Shuster like mad dogs to keep the news away from the beating Hillary took yesterday in LA, Nebraska, Washington and the Virgin Islands. They will do and say anything to win.

The truth often hurts.

GOOD FOR DAN!!1 STOP CRYING HILARY! YOU WANT TO RULE THE WORLD??/
GROW UP !

Interesting turn of events for MSNBC and the Bush Derangement Syndrome contingent:

The Bush haters have been only too happy with Keith Obermouth, and Crispth mmmMathews hysterical rants aimed at conservatives and Bush in particular. Now, Mathews' coffee boy gets into the act and happened to vent his inner disgust with the way the Clintons operate and is summarily suspended.

Tin soldiers and Mathews coming, this winter I hear the drumming, one dead on NBC.

If this is a "misplaced metaphor", what about the metaphors that are NOT used which are far more appropriate. Has anyone heard one news analyst or reporter ever use the term "political whore" to describe those elected officials we send to Washington who sell their votes and allegiance to the highest bidders? If so, tell me who.

It's obvious the likes of Shuster, and those who support that type of demoralizing tactics, are suffering from nothing but severe self-inadequacy. Since they will never in their lifetimes contribute to a nation the way the Clintons have in their adminstrations and policies, Shusters and such self-sooth by some cop out a** clown mockery. Perhaps they may try Obama's tactic of chemical dependence if they feel so under pressure to resort to those tactics.

This is what happens when everybody moves down to the level of tabloid journalism to rake in the audience which otherwise wouldn't watch the news. The standards become those of the bottom of the barrel.

Every candidate pimps out their wife, husband, children and Hillary is no exception. The exception is she is choosing to make this into a political issue, hoping to use it to her advantage. Hillary will do anything to get nominated. If Hillary is honestly insulted by this truly insignificant issue, she does not deserve to be President.

I AGREE WITH MSNBC IN SUSPENDING THE REPORTER. HOWEVER, WE HAVE A DOUBLE STANDARD. HE WAS ONLY SUSPENDED FOR A TIME AND WE FIRED DOG THE BOUNTY HUNTER FOR STATING SOMETHING TO A PERSONAL FAMILY MEMBER AND ALSO FIRED IMUS FOR HIS STATEMENT AND HE IS KNOWN FOR HIS SLURED REMARKS. COME ON. FIRE ONE FIRE ALL. REPORTERS SHOULD NOT BE FAVORED.

This is disgraceful. Yet another in a long line of out-of-line anti-Hillary comments by the MSNBC "news" crew. When I heard David Schuster I was offended by the tastelessness and vindictiveness of the comment. It really underlies a wider MSNBC anti-Hillary Clinton effort - I suspect even FOX provides more even-handed coverage of the Democratic campaing. MSNBC is quite clearly out to get the Clintons. Chris Mathews is one of the leaders in this effort and he also had to apologize to the Clintons. I have actually switched my viewing after the comment to CNN for my news - it turns out they do a considerably more even-handed coverage of the candidates - there election returns screens are more informative as well. This is all very sad and really a stain on the integrity of MSNBC.

I live in logging country and pimp out my chainsaw to lumberjacks for a little extra money. Now that I find “pimping out” only applies to females, I'm looking at my saw in a whole new light.

Goodbye MSNBC. I will be watching CNN.

It's rather amazing reading all the vitriolic remarks directed toward Hillary. So she doesn't like her daughter referred to as a prostitute and herself as her pimp. Who would? If anyone had said that about Bush's daughters these same people would have gone berserk with righteous indignation.
Also, the idea that "pimp out" is similar to "working for"? Please. Well, maybe in the sense that Bush and Cheney pimp out for Big Oil.

Hillary panders for the feminist vote.

Believe it or not, gender discrimination is unbelievable serious in this country, much more than racial discrimination.

Goodbye MSNBC. I will be watching CNN.

pimp definition from meriam-webster:
: to make use of often dishonorably for one's own gain or benefit

He used the right word. Move along.

"NBC News takes these matters seriously, and offers our sincere regrets to the Clintons for the remarks."

Regretful, apologetic? Yeah, right ...

On air last year before the Petraeus hearings, Keith Olbermann opined that President Bush was "pimping General David Petraeus, in violation of everything this country has been assiduously and vigilantly against for 220 years."

Exact quote. I don't see Olby being apologetic about that. But I can almost hear the spin on that one .... Well, in President Bush's case it was true; in Chelsea's case, it's not. Pul-leeez.

Every bit as offensive because of the choice of words intentionally coarse and profane, and out of place in civil political discourse.

MSNBC is long on technology, short on quality, zero on class.

I must admit that, as a mother, I would be the first to rip David Shuster's flesh asunder for making such a comment about one of my kids. However, as a voter I am torn about having Shuster benched during the campaigns. He is one of the few genuinely neutral reporters, going after only the the truth, not the partisan angle.

Give him a root canal with no anesthesia, make him donate serious money to Chelsea's charity of choice, make him scrub the toilets at a busy metropolitan airport, and make him dread this punishment until early November. Just PLEASE don't render silent one of the few really fine, fair and truly aggressive reporters until after we have had a chance to vote.

I take issue with it only because his comments were a waste of air time. Chelsea Clinton chooses to campaign for her mom. She's not 12.

By the way, I take issue as well with the reader who criticized Hillary Clinton because she said she's a mother first. Don't get me wrong, I think Hillary and Chelsea should have shrugged off these comments, and Hillary is overreacting. But I also think that if George W. Bush had said "I'm a father first," you would have praised him for his morality, my dear reader. Why is it that women are held to a different standard?

GOD FORBID a woman in politics shows the least bit of tenderness, or a human side. Then she's "too weak to run a country."

And on the other hand, if she's nothing but tough, you can attack her from the other side and call her a "ball buster." Or "inhuman."

YOU create a lose-lose situation for women in politics. Why don't you look at her platform and her ability to get business done in Washington rather than an occasional tear in her eye. George Bush has admitted that he has wept plenty of times over Iraq. You didn't hold that against him, did you?

Give me a break, please. Why is it that Bill and Hillary can insinuate things about anyone that they want to disparage, and get away with it. They have controlled the press for years and people are sick of it. I'm sick of them and their lying controlling ways. When you use your daughter to campaign to help you get elected to the highest office in the land, yep you are pimping her out. Get over it or let the 'village' that helped raise her take over for you. I'm with the people of New Hampshire, Hillary, please, please go iron some shirts.

David Shuster is like a "bad" Saturday Night Live character. This guy is a Joke!!!....but so is the entire MSNBC network and their continuous promotion of the liberal agenda. Liberals are only happy when everyone is miserable!!

He apologized. Move on already. Certainly, if Fox News were required to suspend their anchors for inappropriate comments and making blatantly false statements, the channel would be reduced to nothing but a Fox logo and dead air.

Chelsea's hot. no doubt about it.

I think the Clintons would do whatever it takes to win, they are by no means honorable people and if it took sacrificing their daughter that would be small compared to what else they might do. And for those of you thinking I'm on the other side, I am a New York resident and have never voted for a republican. Wake up to these corporate puppet shows and vote for change, not more of the same old same old.

When are entertainers like David Shuster going to get the message that you can't say anything you want on the air? And when is MSNBC going to stop calling its broadcast "news?"

What happened in Iraq on the same day Shuster made this comment? Clinton's people would rather have us talking about this than the real issues. Then Clinton wants us to know she is a Mom first? Maybe she should remember that when she tries to defend her Iraq war vote. That is the outrage, not the usage of a slang term. Chelsea is an adult, not a child being bullied on the school playground. Can't she defend herself? She is out in public, speaking on behalf of a presidential candidate, so that makes her a public figure. I want to hear from Chelsea, not from her Mom. Oh, I forgot, we can't hear from her since she doesn't talk to the media.

Unfortunate choice of verbage-I agree with one writer said it was intended in the slang meaning of "working for" not the other---what I didn't quite gleam is who was the first to get upset about the comment--everyone is saying the Clintons should have thicker skin---I didn't gleam that they were the first to call foul but the network recognized it was inapproiate and viewers--of all the media telecasting I bet Clintons heard about it after the fact--but it was well on the way to be handled by the network---regardless I hope Shuster isn't black list over this---I think the apology was all he could do and I'm sure Clintons are going on---and weren't the ones making the mountain--Hilary recognised a moment of ignorance and probably brushed it off as such --given the frequency of statements shrouded by ignorance I don't think any of us have the time to address every statement we here about ourselves, others, and the world in general to task when it is flawed. I've learned to pick my battles carryfully and take on the ones that make sense. I don't think The Clintons need to make a public announcement they accept the apology--if they are aware of how this was handled which who knows how The Clintons would perceive it--my hope would be if aware they call MSNBC tell them to not fire the guy he has already been publicly sanctioned and suspended--get him back to work

Shame on NBC/MSNB for not standing up for their own!! We watch MSNBC from 6 until 9 every night (plus Morning Joe); we'll be rethinking that now! CNN is only two clicks away....

At least David Shuster appologized, and with seeming sincerity, for a poor choice of words (which is all it was). We still haven't heard an appology from Bill re: what he said about Obama in South Carolina. Comments which DID appear to be made with malice and forethought.

Once Hillary brought Chelsea into her campaign and pushed her into the glare of the public spotlight, HILLARY opened her daughter up to all of the bad--as well as the good--that goes along with a political campaign. Play tough or don't play; you can't have it both ways. Or perhaps girls get different rules??

To all you people who think that comment was ok How about your mother's? Are they PIMPED OUT?

On November 6, 1992, three days after her father won the elections, when Chelsea was still in braces, Rush Limbaugh said the following on his television show: "Everyone knows the Clintons have a cat; Socks is the White House cat. But did you know there is also a White House dog?"[6][7] He then pointed to a video monitor, which switched to a picture of Chelsea.

Ever wonder where the hatred comes from?

The Repulipimps and Limprod,taking the US to new lows.

It's coming to an end folks.

Political correctness run amok once again. Sticks and stones!!! Grow up people!

And this is why for the first time ever I am voting Republican this November. Clinton had my vote over Obama but I am starting to believe the stories about Clinton's true colors.

If only all the Clinton supporters could have been that outraged when Bill took advantage of a 20 yr-old in the White House(Chelsea is 27). Where was their self-righteous outrage then?

It was a rude below the belt comment. I haven't heard anyone else refer to any other
candidates' children in any election refer to their help as "pimping out". You may not care for the Clintons, but their daughter is stellar.

Clinton and Sen. Barack Obama are scheduled to participate in an MSNBC debate on Feb. 26 from Ohio, which holds its primary March 4.

Oh, goodie, another opportunity for Hillary to shed tears.

Williams/Russert: David Shuster said you pimped-out your daughter, Chelsea, for votes. How did that make you feel?

Hillary: (Tears welling in eyes) Well, Brian/Tim. (Long pause.) You know, it's tough enough being EXPERIENCED in these kind of things for 35 years. (Pause.) Let's just say it's hard to have your family get attacked. (Pause.) But you know, we're doing it because we believe in America. (Sustained applause.)

Give me a break.

First they wouldn't let Chelsea talk to reporters - even a grade school "reporter." Then they want to have her make calls to Superdelegates. Either Chelsea's in or she's out. Make the call and stick by it. And if the surrogates of other candidates are fair game, so is Chelsea.

If surrogates can throw mud, they should be willing to take it, too. Surrogates put themselves out as some kind of "expert." In so doing, they are fair game to take a few hits.

To all of the people decrying the loss of the right to free speech, MSNBC is a private non-government party which has absolutely every right to fire any employee who uses words it deems inappropriate on the air. This is not a first amendment issue, don't try to make it into one.

And really, the comment was inappropriate. Had he simply pointed out that he thought it was unethical for the Clintons to put Chelsea to work for them, that would be fine. But to use a term which encompasses so many disgusting practices, stereotypes, and attitudes is just not appropriate for a news broadcast. I'd much rather see a naked boob during a halftime show than hear newscasters use words like that.

You don't have the right to expect a person should be suspended for stating what is obvious to a lot of us, bill has taught his daughter well and now expects to use her in the way he uses everyone

He apologized. Move on already. Certainly, if Fox News were required to suspend their anchors for inappropriate comments and making blatantly false statements, the channel would be reduced to nothing but a Fox logo and dead air.

He apologized. Move on already. Certainly, if Fox News were required to suspend their anchors for inappropriate comments and making blatantly false statements, the channel would be reduced to nothing but a Fox logo and dead air.

Shuster, along with many MSNBC anchors such as Chris Mathew, are extremely biased when it comes to Clinton and Obama. It is disappointing that MSNBC, like FOX News, is turning into another biased news channel. News channels should be informative, but don't be judgmental, especially the news anchors.

I thought the point was well made. Here is what else he pointed out. Being Chelsea Clinton makes her off limits to the press and the Clinton's are taking
advantage of that. But Bill and Hillary, you can't have your cake and eat it too. Chelsea should not be immune to these kind of comments. Maybe you should leave her at home. Poor choice of words? Probably.

It's slang. It's no big deal. Give me a break. Taken out of context. Lighten up!

It is natural to be hurt by this slam on one's daughter, but to expect a harsher punishment than that granted does not speak well of someone who wants to be the President of the United States of America. This may turn out to be a watershed moment for those on the fence between Barak and Hillary.

Am I the only one who remembers that Shuster is the guy who paid D.C. area clerk Jessica Cutler for sex and was nailed in Cutler's "tell all" book, as well as the Washingtonienne blog? Also, he married a women about 15 years younger than him! Talk about being "pimped out"

Why do we say things like this? It's not funny. It's not clever, and it's not relevant. Mostly it's just sad that we're so illiterate that we have to resort to crude sexist terms to describe the world we live in. Is this what our political discourse has been reduced to?

Hillary said that she could take whatever comes in her way but wouldn't tolerate anything against her daughter. Hello ? Who put Chelsea in the harms way in the first place ? Schuster could have used a more refined expression but 'pimping' was indeed what daddy and mammy Clinton were doing to their girl.

Why shouldn't Chelsea Clinton campaign for her mother. I have seen John McCain's daughter Huckabee's Romney's. The Bush twins did along with Mary Cheney. This so called reporter is part of the problem I am sick of media trying to influence elections

I find the people trying to defend the comments disgusting. I am not a Hillary backer. But the comments are awful whether you back Hillary or not. Rather than see Hillary as someone you oppose politically, see her as your neighbor. Now is it okay to say her duaghter was pimped out?

Oh you've got to be kidding me. This is offensive?!? Have you TURNED on your television lately? Get over it or turn the channel.

Cool! Control over the media just like in totalitarian states like the old USSR, Cuba, Communist China and wherever else total domination is demanded. Got to hand it to Komrades Clintons . . .

I wonder if Schuster has any children and how he would feel if someone said he pimped out his daughter. I think we should expect a higher standard from journalism. Apparently, he is trying to appeal to the Grand Theft Auto video game crowd.

Lord save us if someone had made any comment about the Obama's using their children in the campaign. They aren't seen as much now, but boy were they on display up until Christmas. I do understand that they are minor's, but the comment made about Chelsea was obviously made to hit a nerve and aggravate the Clinton's. If a commentator can't make a point without that type of comment he doen't belong on a mainline news show.

I don't think anyone's free speech is affected when political reporters are required to remain respectful or just neutral about reporting during their shows. I watch CNN, Fox and MSNBC for political news; however, they have gone from unbiased reporters to being the machine that will get Obama the nomination. They are more the National Enquirer, Entertainment Tonight and Don Imus than objective reporters and don't even try to hide that fact. Obama looks and talks pretty, but then so does Hannah Montana.

Keep in mind most of them are Republicans and are trying with all their might to make sure they don't have to face Hillary in November. Anything they throw at her will be old news and mark my words they won't be intimidated about race when vetting Obama. The media won't care. And anyone who doesn't realize Ted Kennedy played the race card, not Clinton I have some ocean front property real cheap in Arizona. He was making sure he was supporting the first credible black candidate to extend his family's civil right legacy. The Clinton's would have surpassed the Kennedy legacy if both Hillary and Bill made it to the White House. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out she never will. The "establishment" will not permit that to happen.

Take the dinner last night in Virginia, Hillary's speech had Bill's right beside her on CNN while the commentator continued to talk. Not only were the results of the races on the bottom ticker, they were on the side. You could barely hear part of what she said. Then Obama got the entire screen with only the botton ticker. with no interruptions. How is this different than a 527? Yeah, he's involved and he's playing to it with all his might.

You don't see him complaining about unfair media coverage do you? But if Hillary was getting favorable coverage he's be pouting like a two year old.

Why should we all have such respect and pride for a girl that has things handed to her on a silver platter? She may be smart and maybe she got into Stanford of her own accord (although I doubt it), the only reason she got a 6 figure income with a bachelor's degree is because of her political connections. I have no pride in the favors that lobbyists and corporations give to the politically connected.

Maybe the "pimped" comment was a little over the top, but at least it isn't as bad as the garbage they spew at Obama. "He's so well spoken." or "Is America ready for a black president?!" He's half white too, you know.

This nation needs to rein in on language in High Schools and make students understand that their 'street' language has NO place in the real world and if they don't get that in their heads there will be a lot of problems. This will escalate because these people who continue to think their language is cool or okay will stir up the pot. People need to think first. That young man saying that shows how he thinks of women and how he thinks of people who help their families..it is a shame.

Strange, I didn't think MSNBC's Shuster's comments were about Chelsa Clinton at all, but how her mother and her mother's people were using the daughter. It was in the context sort of understandable, and certainly much gentler than some of the things I have seen on Barbara and Genna when they were mere party girls at college, and a whole world nicer than some of the things written and said on air about Mary Cheney for the sin of loving her father. And the comments were certainly kinder than some of the things said about Chelsea in the British press when she was living in London. Had I been the commentator I would have not apologised but said that Hillary was making a mountain out of a mole hill, and that it certainly fit in the world of fair commentary to criticize the way the Clinton campaign is exploiting the former first daughter. Those who say the other candidates' children have supported their fathers have to understand their roles are a far cry from the way Chelsea was being used to keep the top guns of the Democratin the camp of the true leader. I think it is good for Chelsea to be playing hardball politics, and for the wife of Bill to use her daughter to make Bill the the husband of Hillary. But I also think is fair commentary for a commentator to call Hillary pimp for doing so if it is fair game for commentators to call W a war criminal, or to call an Afro American some of the racist terms that have been thrown unchallenged at Rice and Powell for daring to serve in a Republican administration.

Shuster is lucky. He could have ended up like Vince Foster who also crossed the Clintons.

How long before Fox News hires him?

Would the comment have been offensive if applied to Obama's wife? If your answer is yes, then you have to ask why it wouldn't be offensive when applied to Chelsea.

Personally, I think it speaks to Shuster's views on women and it says volumes - none good. Yes, teens and twenty-somethings use the expression. Shuster is in neither category.

Every time I read about or hear about someone being offended by the truth I wonder if the knee jerk response to apologise for it is weakening our freedom of speech? Ya think?!?!

@Metaphorical
You are right on. It's just disrespectful language, and has no place on a news program.

MSNBC/NBC seems to be dedicating itself to be the blatantly liberal channel of choice. They put Olbermann, an obvious ideologue, as a "moderator" of their campaign coverage and as co-host of Monday Night Football. (As Tom Wannamaker points out above, he's make many more outrageous remarks than this.) He gets promoted for bias. Meanwhile they fire someone for a supposedly inappropriate (albeit right-on) remark made that is not pro-Hillary. The bias isn't insidious, it's blatant!

David Shuster had a piece on Ted Kennedy picking his nose the other day. Tasteless, vulgar, base, and juvenile !!!!!!!

There is no defense for the words Schuster chose to use. Why was the comment of a sexual nature? He could have made his point without getting in the gutter. Maybe he should just report the news and not delve into commentary. It's obvious MSNBC "men" can't be objective about Ms. Clinton.

The word "inappropriate" can be used for all sorts of censorship and mind-control.

David Schuster is a gem. This one mistake is just that, an error. It was neither intentional nor malicious and it DID address the use of Chelsea politically. He just didn't hear how it would possibly sound and appropriately apologized when he realized it. He had been a solid voice exposing right wing wrongdoing for years and I'm thankful for his efforts. I want him back on reporting ASAP, he's much to good to waste.

I am saddened that we have now required political correctness in political commentary...pimping out is a term of art no more heinous than the concept of pandering...synonyms as far as many dictionaries are concerned. Women who support Hillary because they want a woman president should seriously reconsider whether we want such a whiner to be the first of our gender. Pride isn't something I feel when watching her cry one day, rant another, and then "I'm a mother first" on another. I want our first woman president to have qualities we admire in all people -- honesty, strength, integrity and high moral character. I'm not sure that her history of "my way or the wrong way" serves that promise. Let's wait to elect our first woman when we are presented with a woman worthy of that designation -- not someone who has been politically hell bent on getting there and anyone who gets in her way is demolished. (But be NICE to her)

Oh yea, one more thing. David Shuster is probably the BEST investing journalist on the corporate media that I've heard in a long time. Thanks David!!I'm a big fan and believe you should have your own program.

All you bigots who justify Shuster's remarks are cowards and without morals. Would you like someone calling your daughters, mothers and wives prostitutes? It is no coincidence that liberal media networks, like MSNBC, CNN, and NBC are imposing their views and trying to nominate Sen. Obama in difference to people's will. They have not learned the lessons that people of New Hampshire, California, New York, New Jersey has taught them. Their coverage is unabashedly tilted towards Obama. They cite polls that show Obama leading among white men and black population. But they fail to disclose that Sen. Clinton has a vast lead among Latinos, Hispanics, white women. They don't talk about experience. Do we select an inexperienced surgeon to operate on us or loved ones? They talk about Sen. Obama's strength to unite people. If he could not reach out to Sen. Clinton at the Union Address, a basic respect for another human being, how can be unite people?

MSNBC is gutless in their pandering. The Clinton's would pimp out anyone in sight if it furthered their political ambitions!

Would you all be saying the same thing about Sen. Obama if it was one of his children who was the target of such innapropiate remarks?

To me, this is more about how low our journalists seem to be falling when it comes to reporting.
This isn't some tabloid news show here, this is national network news.
All reputable journalists should be ashamed when one of their fellow collegues stoop to level of reporting. What happened to code of journalism and unbiased reporting? I know Fox threw that out of the window a long time ago, but I hate seeing it on NBC now too.

Shame on you, David Shuster.

If MSNBC is over-reacting by doing the PC thing of suspending DS, I think I'll suspend the purchase of any company that is advertising on MSNBC. This is just so much crap. _ _ _ _ MSNBC.

As an Obama supporter and Hillary Clinton critic, I think we should all grow up and admit that this prostitution analogy was tasteless and idiotic, whatever side of the fence you're on. The fact that unbridled nastiness and vindictiveness are par for the course is something to combat and not celebrate. That said, there are far more important issues to discuss.

Another reason that I am unable to vote for Clinton ...cry babies.

This little mistake just brings the big problem to light - the media plays favorites and tries to influence the democratic process. If the media reported the raw facts without any spin or analysis, we would be a lot better off and our country would have far better leaders!

TV news across the board and most of the print media has has lost its way in the US. There is to much control by to few. Most of the truly
important issues that concern the average working Americans are rarely addressed. Shuster's comment does not belong on "national news". It doesn't belong in a school yard either.

Hillary Clinton is not the person responsible for the news anchor's reprimand. Staff at MSNBC made all the decisions regarding how to react to his on-air conduct. Therefore anyone who says "Hillary is over-reacting to this" is only speculating -- we don't know anything about her reaction, all we know is that the MSNBC bosses reacted by suspending the anchor.

As a mother, Hillary Rodham Clinton defended her family. That's good enough to vote for her. Are all these negative bloggers supporters of Barack Hussein Obama?

Free Speech.

Wow "pimped out" is not even a bad word, at all. If any of yall are offended your either old or too sensitive, go watch days of our lives.

Mrs. Clinton's "outrage" is as synthetic as her crocodile tears in NH.

A 27 year old woman who makes 300K a year on Wall Street is not a child.

The point that Mr. Shuster made has been lost in the noise, no doubt the point of Clinton's protestations:

why can Chelsea be a political operative on the phone with superdelegates but be off-limits to the press?

If Mrs. Clinton's outrage is fake, she is morally unfit to be president. If her outrage is in earnest, she is too emotional for such a demanding position.

I guess the First Amendment to the Constitution only applies to speech approved by the Clinton machine. Ah, freedom! So much to look forward to for the next four years.

The demeaning comments from MSNBC go on. When Terry McAuliffe was interviewed by Chris Matthews about the check that Hillary Clinton had written to her own campaign, Matthews asked, "How does that work? Did she have to ask Bill for permission to write checks on their joint account?" McAuliffe immediately shot back she's earned this money through her books. But can you imagine asking one of the male candidates if he got his wife's permission to write checks???