Ed Schultz of MSNBC called her “…a slut!”

If calling a woman a slut were analogous to a murder, would the case be considered first or second degree murder? My understanding is first degree murder is pre-meditated while there are elements of spontaneity in a second degree murder.

Yesterday, Schultz said:
"President Obama is going to be visiting Joplin, Mo., on Sunday but you know what they're talking about, like this right-wing slut, what's her name?, Laura Ingraham?" he said on his radio show. "Yeah, she's a talk slut. You see, she was, back in the day, praising President Reagan when he was drinking a beer overseas. But now that Obama's doing it, they're working him over."
Read more at:
http://jezebel.com/5805729/ed-schultz-suspended-from-msnbc-for-calling-laura-ingram-right+wing-slut

In my opinion, when flirting with temptations to call a person a derogatory name, instantaneous considerations should be having the assurance a lawyer can defend you.

In my teacher preparation course, I vividly remember the teacher telling us to never call a student “dumb and stupid!” She advised us, if our frustration level got to that point, to say “You are acting like you are dumb and stupid.”

As always,
BB