Guy tells MSNBC host that ‘blast from Howard Stern’s a**’ took down Malaysian Airlines plane

Here’s a little window into the dark and inappropriate world of live television — and rabid Howard Stern fans.

Reporting on the tragic crash of a Malaysian Airlines flight, possibly from a surface-to-air missile, MSNBC’s Krystal Ball took a call live on air this afternoon from someone who she thought was an official with some info to report.

Turns out that wasn’t the case, which should have been made apparent when the “official” said the plane was brought down by a blast of air from “Howards Stern’s a**.” But amazingly, this didn’t click with Ball, and she continued the interview which made things even worse.

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