It may not have been the most appropriate thing to say but there is free speech, isn't there? I am an Obama supporter and I don't think this is a biggie. I don't think that this jerk calling him a d**c will bother him greatly...people sometimes make more out of a little something than there needs to be...it was an opinion and we all have those, right?

Mark Halperin asked for a 7-second delay and warned the bleep button controller well in advance, saying that he wanted to give his opinion on how the president acted- He used a colloquial term for jackass- jeez!!! what an overreaction!!! Everyone said much worse about Bush and no one had a problem with it. Suspending this guy is going WAY overboard!

... There's just no respect for the President these days... While it is a matter of free speech, there was no foundation set for him to be acting so childishly and disrespectfully. It's offensive to all Americans when you call the President a d*ck, and it was completely uncalled for. Shame and dishonor on him.

So glad to see freedom of speech is winning on your poll! MSNBC needs to be schooled!!!

Cheap shot at President. Serious questions deserve serious answers not name calling "school boy" mentally.