The White House applied pressure to MSNBC to indefinitely suspend political reporter Mark Halperin — a liberal himself — after Halperin called Obama a name on national television.

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney admitted to the media today that he personally called MSNBC to apply pressure:

“The comment that was made was inappropriate,” Carney told reporters in his daily briefing. “It would be inappropriate to say that about either president of either party.”

See, it’s not right to make inappropriate comments about the president of either party.

And yet these Obama folks never had a problem accepting the support of liberals who directly compared Bush to Hitler, or called Republicans fascists. In fact, those extreme anti-war liberals proved absolutely essential to Obama back when Clinton — who voted for the war in Iraq — was the frontrunner.

And Obama himself never had trouble attending church for 20 years as the pastor said we deserved 9/11. Or as the racist pastor ranted against white politicians. Or when the pastor’s race-baiting friend attacked Hillary Clinton as a racist.

Which is worse, being called a “dick” or being called the reincarnation of Adolf Hitler? Obama and his friends can happily take the support of people who say we deserved 9/11 and insist that anyone who disagrees with Obama is a racist, but calling Obama a “dick” is a bridge too far?

Priorities.

More: Ace:

Of course, it’s not funny, not for the media. Oh how they laugh when Bill Maher drops the c-bomb on Palin. But calling Obama a dick? Why that’s just out-of-bounds.

How odd.