Newsweek gives big Coverage to Ed Schultz Show...growing like Limbaugh..

[KoKo]

Media: Straight Out of Fargo
A Red State radio talker tries to center the Democrats
By Jonathan Darman
Newsweek

Feb. 21 issue - Ed Schultz comes from Bush country and looks like it. At 6 feet 2 and 250 pounds, his idea of the good life is eating wings, fishing for walleye and watching football on TV. He passionately defends his right to own a gun, eat a steak and drive a Suburban. He loves his nation, his wife and his son, who plays golf for Texas Christian. He's the kind of guy the president might grab in a rope line, give a fake jab to the gut and call by his nickname, "Big Eddie," just like a friend.

But Schultz doesn't want to be George W. Bush's buddy. For three hours every day he rails against Bush on his nationally syndicated radio show from Fargo, N.D., calling the administration "government by the rich, for the rich" and Bush's policies an "axis of bankruptcy." The White House is listening. When Bush came to Fargo this month, Schultz's producer was barred from attending the event (the White House blamed local officials). "Is this what the president thinks of us folks in the heartland?" Schultz asked his listeners. "He's afraid!"

To hear some Democrats tell it, the GOP should be afraid. Schultz is coming after them and doing it on their own turf, smack dead in the middle of Red State America. Al Franken and Air America shattered the myth that liberals won't listen to talk radio. But Schultz isn't interested in just preaching to the converted. He wants to do something even more ambitious: save souls behind conservative lines. So far, he's had tremendous success. He's been sitting behind a mike in Fargo for 20 years, but during the past 12 months he's gone national in a big way. Schultz has the fastest growing radio show since Rush Limbaugh's—81 markets and counting. He can be heard inside Republican fortresses like Waco, Texas, and Phoenix, Ariz. His syndicator, Jones Radio Networks, says he'll be on the air in 150 to 200 markets by the end of this year. (Jones also carries "NEWSWEEK On Air.")

Schultz's secret is to borrow liberally from the Limbaugh playbook of exaggeration and simplification. When Democrats fretted that Bush was secretly plotting against Iran, Schultz pounded away at the White House, breathlessly telling listeners, "This is the kind of stuff that happened back in the 1930s in Germany."

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6959815/site/newsweek/

[budkin]

1. Whatever it takes to get the truth to the red states...

We need it.

[Toots]

2. Sounds like he is as "truthful" as Limbaugh

"Schultz's secret is to borrow liberally from the Limbaugh playbook of exaggeration and simplification"

I wish he would just stick to the truth. It is dramatic enough.

[goodhue]

3. Ed speaks the truth

It is Newsweek that is exaggerating and simplifying here.

[KittyWampus]

5. Schultz Doesn't Exaggerate... Unless You Call Speaking Unreported

news exagerration.

Schultz is a pro who knows how to reach an audience.

He's informed and sees bigger glimps of the whole than lots of others.

[FreedomAngel82]

19. I've heard a little bit of him

He reminds me a little bit of Rush but for the democratic side. Nice to hear someone is getting out there. And AAR is also getting out on more stations. So this is good news to hear.

[blondeatlast]

34. He's on Jones Radio, but syndicated on many AAR stations.

He's DAMN good for Phoenix; he speaks our language.

[CatWoman]

6. exactly

I listen to Big Ed all the time. He is not a liar.

[LittleClarkie]

32. He says what we've been saying about Germany in 1930's

it's just that Newsweek doesn't believe it, so it's hyperbole to them.

Or they pretend not to believe it, anyway.

[applegrove]

8. I have never heard him but comparisons of Bush to the propaganda machine

of Germany in the 1930s does not sound like exageration to me. Hitler & his propaganda was studied by the neocons apparently. And some political operatives have the same character issues as Hitler et al.

[Teaser]

18. Truth isn't enough.

If we've learned anything these last couple years, it is that!

[blondeatlast]

33. Have you listened? He DOES tell the truth.

This is the corpwhore media talking about one who goes against the grain.

[knight_of_the_star]

51. He doesn't make stuff up

He just hits the point he wants to make and hammers it home using simple phrases and the like. He uses factual information, but he presents it in a way that doesn't sound think-tanky. That and unlike Limbaugh, he doesn't eject callers that disagree with them, he debates them and tries to convince them.

[angryinoville]

4. He does a good job at hammering home points in simple terms...

Very "in your face". It's not my style but we definitely need it.

[WLKjr]

7. I end up catching him almost everyday on the way to work and school

I enjoy his show, as do I the rest of what is on 167 on xm (mostly AAR stuff) He talks like a normal person would around where I live (NW Ohio) and tells it how it is, in simpleton terms. Most people understand simpleton terms. Favorite part of the show is when he gets some righties that call up and try to put out a talking point and he just hoses them down.


Wish I could get malloy on xm too :(, that's another radio broadcaster I like listening to.

[FreedomAngel82]

20. Sounds great

I'll have to try to tune into him more. I also recently started listening to Bernie Ward. I like them both. Looks like people are getting tired of right-wing radio. :hi:

[zbdent]

9. Newsweek makes a tactical error

prepare to have it bashed as the "liberal media" again:

"Limbaugh playbook of exaggeration and simplification" - ooooh, that hits too close to the truth!

Newsweek - DIVE! DIVE! DIVE! Watch the nutters attack . . .

[Suziq]

10. The Jones Radio Network . . .

always carries Stephanie Miller. Her show just hit the Washington DC market. I stream her show at work - 9:00am EST.

She has her facts straight and delivers them with humor! My fellow cube-rats wonder why I am always laughing hysterically all the time.


:hippie:

[FreedomAngel82]

21. I've heard of her

around here. Is there a website where I can stream her? What times does she come on? I'm always looking for new people to listen to when someone on AAR has rerun shows. :)

[Suziq]

25. Here Ya Go . . .

http://www.stephaniemiller.com/

She is on 9:00am - 12:00pm EST Monday through Friday. You gotta check her out! She is hilarious!


:hippie:

[FreedomAngel82]

48. Cool

I'll have to check in sometime. :)

[Gabi Hayes]

61. haaaaaaaaaaa........did you hear her take on the Alabama

sexual device ruling?

she was referring to her own 'vibrator' being illegal

jackhammer sound effect playing in the back

[GoSolar]

11. Started listening to him recently in DC.

He is ok. I like the Air america folks much better though.

[blondeatlast]

35. If you want to know "red state" culture, you'll do well to listen to Ed.

He bridges the disconnect the LW has between urban and rural.

[GoSolar]

69. I actually know "red state culture" pretty well

having lived in the deep south for about 40 years and currently living in VA. I don't care to know much more about "red state culture", because I have had enough of it.
(I actually think that the term is an oxymoron, but that is another story. :) )

I agree with you that people who are unfamilar with it, and want to know more about it could probably gain insight by listening to his show.

[DinahMoeHum]

12. He's got a great book out. Now if we can only get to hear him in NYC.

Link:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0060784571/qid=1109098948/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/104-8372218-0199934?v=glance&s=books

(snip)
"Americans don't want condescension and platitudes. We know a mistake when we see one...The president forgets that we don't work for HIM. He works for US. With the job comes accountability. All the American people want from this administration is a little reassurance. Instead, Bush is flipping us the bird and Cheney is mooning us from the back seat."
(snip)


:kick:

[KoKo]

23. Bush is flipping us the bird and Cheney is mooning us from the back seat."

That's a great line from his book....thanks for posting it! :D

[powergirl]

13. DOES ED SHULTZ HAVE A STREAMING AUDIO SITE?

I'm here in Dallas - Bush Country and I know his show is not on the airwaves around here. I would love to listen on the interent if I can.

[RamboLiberal]

14. You can listen to him here

http://www.wegoted.com/index.html

Or my preference http://cc.liquidviewer.com/radio/standard/radioplayer.php?UID=4

I wish someone would archive him - anyone know if anyone does?

And I wish Pittsburgh would pick him up - he's getting the rest of my state of PA covered with a station near Harrisburg and another near Philly.

[FreedomAngel82]

22. I don't think anybody does

Maybe if a bunch of people Email the person who owns whiterosesociety.org they can archieve his show?

[CatholicEdHead]

That would be nice

while I can catch him live, it would be nice to have atleast a 24hr if not a weekly audio archive.

[gcole]

15. You can get in on KPOJ

Right after Al Franken

http://www.620kpoj.com/main.html

[iconoclastNYC]

16. We need 1hr long BEST OF SHOWS

A goal of the progressive left should be to drive ratings for any media outlet that spread the real truth.

I frankly don't think the impact of the right-wing talkers can be overstated, we are late to the game here so we have to work hard to level the playing field.

I would so love if someone could edit a weeks worth of each of the great Progressive radio personalities, into hour-long commericial free bestofs so that I could burn them to CD and distribute them to get people to check them out.

It would be good to be able to have different CDs with the different styles, you know some people hate Randi Rhodes some people love her, some people prefer Thom Hartman...just to be able to have the CDs available woudl be awesome.

Most of the programs are three hours long and i can't won't fit on a regular audio CD.

[sendero]

17. I second all that...

... radio is our first line of attack.

[googly]

24. Big eddie Schultz is becoming popular because he does not

come across as an extreme left wing liberal. He does not
hug trees, believes in driving SUV's, owns guns, drinks
beer and eats steaks! I always enjoy listening to him.
But that Mike Malloy character makes me depressed. SO much
gloom and doom! Luckily Malloy is on here in Portland only
at odd ball hours, very late at night, so I seldom have to
listen to him.

[Suziq]

26. Hugging trees . . . .

is a problem for you??? Please read about what is happening in the rain forests and how people are being killed trying to protect them.

:hippie:

[googly]

31. Tree hugging is ok by me, I just said big Eddie does not believe in it

[ProgressiveConn]

57. I've heard him criticize the Bush administrations environmental policies.

I don't think hes against the environmental movement as much as he is hoping the environmental movement keeps rural people in mind. You know in places where four wheel drive is mandatory or where a pick up truck required for work.

[OneMoreDemocrat]

27. I have to disagree about Malloy.........

he is by far the best radio personality thus far offered up by the left.

I'd follow that man into battle.

[googly]

30. If so, his ratings must be good, do you know how good are they?

Why does he have this obscure time slot here in Portland, OR
when most everybody is in bed?

[wyldwolf]

62. actually, his ratings aren't real good - for several reasons

1. His timeslot is at night when many AM stations power down, causing many to lose clear or all reception.

2. Many AAR affiliates don't pick his show up, nor Unfiltered. Why? Could be because many feel he is "too left." Could be because he is too controversial (and always has been.)

You can't really blame his talent because he is very talented, very intelligent, etc. He just might not be saying the things most Democrats want to hear. Just my opinion.

[KoKo]

68. He's on here in NC from 3-6 p.m. Perfect timing...Rush Hour...

It must vary from station to station across the country.

[cascadiance]

70. I like him *much* better than Alan Colmes...

which is what I'd have to listen to either through the local KFMB station or on Sirius Left in that timeslot instead.

Malloy rocks! I especially like his talks with Smeagol!

[googly]

71. You pretty much nailed it n/t

[kaitykaity]

76. Malloy actually prefers the "obscure" time slot.

He likes being the voice in the wilderness in the middle
of the night. It's his thing I guess.

When Malloy first came on, KPOJ carried him live (7:00 to
10:00 PST), but people complained because they wanted
The Majority Report earlier (why is beyond me, I don't like
that show) and so they switched them out.

[robbedvoter]

28. Now I get it why MSM is promoting him. never heard him, never will

Thank you very much. (Was that the guy who was trying to have Randi bumped from AAR and get her spot?)

[Suziq]

29. Yes - Ed Schultz and Randi

were neck in neck for the AAR job. The better person was chosen IMHO.

Don't get me wrong - I like Ed. I listen to his show when Randi is in reruns.


:hippie:

[wyldwolf]

45. and I always found that amazing...

... that with what I consider over intellectualized boredom like Unfiltered on board, why Randi had to compete for the position.

Schultz should have been given the 9-12 slot.

[FreedomAngel82]

47. I just wanted to say wyldwolf

that your signature line always makes me laugh. lol.

[robbedvoter]

66. Randi got AAR going. There was backstabbing attempt, never "neck in neck"

There would have never been an AAR without Randi's efforts.

[blondeatlast]

36. And as long as the Left cops attitudes like that, we will NEVER get the

rural voter, or as Ed says, the guy who "showers after work (blue collars).

You'd be surprised; he's definitely far left of the American norm.

BTW, that was the POSTER'S opinion, not Ed's.

[KoKo]

46. I'm way left of Schultz but I can't listen to Franken or Randi...

I like Malloy but I agree with him so much it depresses me. I can listen to Schultz because he isn't jokey and doesn't shout at his callers. Plus he has alot of our Senate and House members on. I think it's good that we have a variety. It shows that Democrats run the gamit from Franken to Malloy to Schultz. Unlike the Repugs who can only listen to lying ranters who are "lock step on message" ...we have different shades of Democrats... I think that's postive. We need Schultz as much as we need all the others. The more the merrier :D taking back radio one person at a time.

[robbedvoter]

67. As long as I dislike backstabbers like Ed Schultz - what? We'll "lose"

elections? Silly me, i thought it was all Diebbold. That's what I get for listening to Randi instead of Ed.

[mwb970]

37. It's like Radio Free America...

Bringing the truth to the oppressed.

[tinfoilinfor2005]

38. I'd like to see some AAR bumper stickers

but I haven't seen any sold anywhere. Anyone??

[wyldwolf]

39. I tried to make my own but CafePress wouldn't allow me to use..

.. the AAR logo.

[tinfoilinfor2005]

40. Does Cafe Press make them? I haven't seen any on their site.

[wyldwolf]

43. no. Cafe press lets people make their own stuff but you can't use..

..copyrighted material.

[LizW]

64. Here's one:

http://www.cafepress.com/airamericaradio/371607

Scroll way down to the bottom of the page. It's not the greatest design, but it's the only one I've seen. I like the oval window sticker best.

I like the Air America slogan that says, "Air America Radio -- Relax, there's no Rush." :D

[kaitykaity]

41. Oh, just what this egomaniac needs.

A MSM outlet buying into his BS act.

I can't stand this guy. He's a sexist phony who
hopped on the gravy train after he saw the way the
talk radio wind was blowing.

[CatholicEdHead]

44. Read the frist part of his book

to see that you are incorrect.

[Qanisqineq]

73. I disagree

I lived in Fargo when he was a big rightie and there ain't no way he'd have changed just for the money. He had to actually have a change of heart. He was a "major league asshole" (to borrow a quote from Bush). He still is kind of a jerk but maybe that's what we need on the left.

[wyldwolf]

42. IMO, Schultz is what AAR SHOULD have become

AAR's heart was in the right place when they put on shows with varying liberal slants, but it is obvious that the shows like Unfiltered (and yes, sorry, Mike Malloy) often get nixed when affiliates sign up.

On some stations, Schultz is on before Randi and Randi is tape delayed.

[PROGRESSIVE1]

49. While not perfect, our side needs a Limbaughesque character...

to counter Rush himself.

[CottonBear]

50. Ed sounds like Rush.

I've only heard him a few times. That was my first impression of him.

[dhinojosa]

52. Not bad for someone who turned democrat 5 years ago.

But eh, "redders" like him......and that's cool, it'll bring more people to the big tent. For me, nah, my tastes lie elsewhere. He can also count me out as an "ed-head" whatever the hell that means.

[zulchzulu]

53. Big Ed is a good guy...why does Randi hate him though?

It doesn't matter. Ed is perfect as a voice for the people that are moderates...fly-over staters that need an alternative to The Pig King.

As long as we have people like Ed replacing The Pig King in markets that would never like Franken, Malloy or Randi...all the better.

Ed isn't on AAR either. That might be a way for him to slip by Freeper owners of radio stations that don't do their homework...which if they are Bush supporters, they certainly do not.

[napi21]

54. I listen to Big Eddie every day on the net! I love his show!!!

The comparrison to Limpballs is a bit of a streatch. He yells at the righties that call him, and points out exactly why they're wrong. I'm so glad to hear he's going to be on 200 stations by the end of the year! Maybe one of them will be in Atlanta!!!!

[ProgressiveConn]

59. The only time he yells at them is when they do so first or if they come

spouting propaganda lies. Eddie will listen to anyone I RARELY hear him cut anyone off who is not just babbling insanity. He regularly says things like "Well I disagree about you but thanks for the call please call back." That gets respect from me. In contrast Randi cuts off blatant liberals who might disagree with her about something TRIVIAL.

I would rather listen to Ed but Randi and her listeners do a lot for us and I hope she gets well soon. =)

[Dulcinea]

74. I sure hope so.

I think he'd play well in the rural South.

[LaPera]

55. Kick!

:kick:

[Gloria]

56. By contrast, Jerry Doyle, I just found out about, has 150 stations

in about a year including my local RW radio station. Doyle is billed as a "Hollywood conservative" ....(was on Battlestar Galactica, among other things)...

[LaPera]

58. Got to crawl before you can walk-We're just getting there...Thanks to AAR

as well...Support them!

We let it slip away and just smiled for far too long.

[cascadiance]

60. I think you meant he was on Babylon V

He played Garibaldi... Quite ironic actually, given that series creator and director J. Michael Straczynski, is quite an outspoken liberal Bush critic! It's funny reading his comments on his disbelief when word got back to him that Karl Rove at one point said that he and the rest of the administration were big fans of the series, even though from Straczynski's point of view his epic series along with Operation Nightwatch and Earth under President Clark completely paralleled the Bush administration.

[Melynn]

63. This what the left has been waiting for

A progressive version of Limbaugh. Although unlike Limbaugh, Ed Schultz is a normal human being.

[lonestarnot]

65. listening! Thank AAR! n/t

[GetTheRightVote]

72. Go Ed Go, stick it to them with reporting the truth

:kick:

[rodeodance]

75. slowly but surely--Fargo needs Ed.

I used to live in that area.