MSNBC apologizes for on-air gaff

MSNBC issued an apology Friday on-air for a gaff involving the vice president.

The cable news network used footage of Joe Biden talking at a plaque dedication about Americans killed in Benghazi out of context during a segment about gun control.

Toure, host of “The Cycle,” apologized on-air on behalf of the network.

“Quick note, earlier today on MSNBC, we played a soundbite from the Vice President in which we stated he was speaking about gun control”, he said. “The Vice President was actually speaking about Benghazi. It was a producer error. MSNBC regrets the error.”

The network also got flack for editing comments by presidential candidate Mitt Romney about a grocery store using a touch-screen technology for ordering sandwiches. “It’s amazing,” he said. He then made a point about the private sector’s innovative spirit, but those remarks were not shown.

First, here is the MSNBC version of the video:

And then here is the full video:

Commentator Andrea Mitchell then compared the clip to a moment in 1992 when incumbent George H.W. Bush seemed fascinated by a supermarket scanner at a trade show. Mitchell said “Maybe this was Mitt Romney’s supermarket scanner moment.”