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She won't discuss the emperor's clothes anymore

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Drudge and Limbaugh and the rest are all over MSNBC's Ashleigh Banfield, who recently criticized US coverage of the war in a speech at Kansas State. Now she's been reprimanded by her bosses. On Monday a network flack said, "She and we both agreed that she didn't intend to demean the work of her colleagues, and she will choose her words more carefully in the future."

The Hollywood Reporter has the best summary.

And here's a link to a Real Audio file of the speech at Kansas State. You'll want to advance it to the 6-minute mark to skip over the introductory remarks.