Amidst the smothering coverage of President Obama’s speech in Cairo, there was a very fiery exchange between MSNBC host Tamron Hall and Republican strategist Alex Conant.

During a conversation about radio host and de facto GOP leader Rush Limbaugh’s comments comparing President Obama to Al-Qaeda, Alex begins reminiscing about Limbaugh’s challenge to MSNBC to not mention his name on air for 30 days.

Hall fired back:

“We have a right to cover people who are speaking out. This has nothing to do with this network. You tell me now if it is right — stop — to compare the President of the United States to Al-Qaeda. Do not try to call out this network for doing our job. Many people listen to this man, we have a responsibility to report all sides.”

Watch the entire exchange below, it is quite amusing. Plus, Bill Press said “balls” on-air:

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