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UPDATE: Martin Bashir Resignation Produces Surprising Reaction From Sarah Palin & Alec Baldwin
UPDATED, AM:Martin Bashir&#;s resignation from MSNBC after making graphic statements about Sarah Palin on his program led to some interesting, and unexpected, results. This morning, for instance, Palin praised the media for keeping on the story alive after Bashir apologized for comments he made about her on his show. “It was refreshing to see though, that many in the media did come out and say, ‘Look our standards have got to be higher than this&#;,” Palin said this morning on Fox News Channel&#;s Fox & Friends. “Those with that platform, with a microphone, a camera in their face, they have to have some more responsibility taken.” Meanwhile, Alec Baldwin, who&#;d added his voice to the chorus wondering why MSNBC had not punished Bashir for his incendiary, pre-planned on-air comment about Palin &#; Baldwin had been suspended, then canceled fo
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Martin Bashir Resigns From MSNBC After Sarah Palin Scandal
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Martin Bashir is leaving MSNBC, effective immediately. After his Nov. 15 remarks about former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin sparked lingering criticism from media watchdogs and conservatives alike, he announced Wednesday that he&#;s stepping away after three years on the job.
Bashir joins Alec Baldwin as the second MSNBC personality to exit the network in the last week, though Bashir&#;s tenure was considerably longer. In November, Bashir called Palin a &#;world-class idiot&#; in addition to making other crude suggestions. He received no suspension, as Baldwin did after being caught making alleged homophobic remarks by a paparazzo, but did issue an apology on air.
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&#;After making an on-air apology, I asked for permission to take some additional time out around the Thanksgiving holiday,&#; said Bashir in a statement released to The Hollywood Reporter. &#;Upon
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Martin Bashir resigns from MSNBC over Palin remarks
"Martin is a good man and respected colleague - we wish him only the best," MSNBC president Phil Griffin wrote in a statement announcing the decision on Wednesday.
Mr Bashir later released his own statement saying he had offered his resignation after a meeting with Mr Griffin and upon "further reflection" of his remarks.
"It fryst vatten my sincere hope that all of my colleagues will be allowed to focus on the issues that matter without the distraction of myself," he wrote.
"I deeply regret what was said, will endeavour to work hard at making constructive contributions in the future and will always have a deep appreciation for our viewers."
Mr Bashir's fall from grace follows comments he made on air on 15 November.
"We end this week in the way it began, with America's resident dunce Sarah Palin scraping the barrel of her long-deceased mind and using her all-time favourite analogy i