For anyone taking Joy Reid's side in all this, realize it's a microcosm of what Donald Trump is and how the republicans and wingers view him. If you'll defend Reid, you're basically making excuses for the things she said because she's a useful tool in the all-important political fight. You're willing to overlook transgressions and opinions and the way she's conducted herself because she's useful for the greater good.
The same can be said for people like Samantha Bee. If you think that it's ok that she used that language or that it's excusable because of her utility in the "resistance", then you're no different than the Trumpsters you hate for their support of Trump. You either have principles that apply to any situation or you don't.