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#MeToo Killed the Myth of Male Genius
Mark Halperin’s failed comeback attempt shows that no one misses the men ousted for abuse
Mark Halperin wants his career back. The political pundit and author, fired in 2017 after a dozen women accused him of sexual misconduct, has been busy working on a new book, launching his blog, and conducting radio interviews. He even wants to get back on television — but on that front, he was stymied by his ex-boss, MSNBC network chief Phil Griffin.
Despite Halperin’s attempted push back into the public eye, said public hasn’t shown much interest. The strategists who lent their names to his book have now expressed regret, and the backlash against his media appearances and blog continue unabated.
Perhaps no one is eager to see Halperin back in politics because of the severity and number of accusations against him: The Game Change author was accused of pressing his erect penis against multiple women, grabbing a woman’s breasts, masturbating in front of a colleague, throwing a woman against a window and, when rejected, calling a woman to tell her she’d never work in media again.
Or maybe it’s because Halperin isn’t — and never was — that amazing at his job. In the two years since he’s been out of sight, no one has…
