Martin Bashir is out at MSNBC over Palin slur, records show the “Bashir the Basher”  was previously suspended for some other off the wall remarks he made a few years ago.

In 2008 while working for ABC he was addressing an Asian American Journalists Association convention in Chicago, with his “20/20” colleague Juju Chang also on stage. He began commenting on her dress.

As New York magazine reported in a brief and little-noticed item, Bashir said that “I’m happy to be in the midst of so many Asian babes.” And, he added, “I’m happy that the podium covers me from the waist down.” He said a speech should be “like a dress on a beautiful woman — long enough to cover the important parts and short enough to keep your interest — like my colleague Juju’s.” Some audience members booed, the magazine said.

It would be my guess that his negative mentality toward women in general goes back to his Pakistani roots where in some places women are considered 3rd class citizens. Or it can be Bashir the Basher is just an ignorant person. Probably a combination of both.

It is a shame that it too MSNBC so long to show the basher the door. Makes a person wonder if the liberal news media really wanted to give “The Basher” the heave ho or if they were forced to because of ratings. We all know what ratings mean in the news world.