Ed Schultz is an ASS. I've had it with his attitude toward AAR

[WA98296]

He really pissed me off at the start of his show an hour ago...he was SNICKERING about AAR's problems, whatever they are. After having some chuckles he went on to say that he hoped they (AAR) did well. Too little, too late. Ed's snarky attitude is total bullshit.

Just had to rant....

[butterfly77]

1. And he is always making excuses for bushit...

no matter what I wait to hear the but,but...

[EnviroBat]

2. I have to agree with you...

I had it with him as well. He has been a complete tool as of late. Unfortunately he occupies my drive home between 4 and 5 here in central Ohio. His show is the only "progressive" radio I can get. I'll be going back to listening to music now...

[tjwash]

3. Turn off Ed. You'll thank yourself later.

nt

[Arugula Latte]

4. I despise Ed Schultz.

He's not intelligent, nor informed. Plus, he's a huge ass. I turn the dial quickly when he comes on my AAR affiliate.

[we can do it]

5. Ed Schultz Is An Ass Period - Just Tune Him Out

[still_one]

6. Ed's position has always been in support of progressive radio

including AAR

If you don't like what he says, don't listen to him. No one forces anyone to listen

[flpoljunkie]

8. Ed speaks to white men in red states, and they like him. Dems need Ed.

[WA98296]

9. Bullshit, the DLC and Corporatists may want him. No one needs him.

[still_one]

22. That is your view

[still_one]

20. You are right

unfortunately, some believe that if you don't fit into an ideal mold of what they consider as progressive you should be excluded

Incidently, Ed speaks to more than white men in red states

1. Ed is for Universal HealthCare, OR SOCIALIZED MEDICINE, NOT A CONSERVATIVE ISSUE MY FRIENDS
2. Ed is for labor and Unions, NOT A CONSERVATIVE ISSUE MY FRIENDS
3. Ed was against our involvement in Iraq way before many so-called liberal members of Congress jumped aboard
4. Ed is NOT for privitization of social security
5. Ed is for STEM CELL RESEARCH

I could go on, but I do not want to upset anyone with information

[Pushed To The Left]

29. Thanks for posting that! I think Ed Schultz gets a bad rap

here on DU sometimes. He's one of my favorites, and I'm a pretty hardcore liberal these days!

[still_one]

45. I don't know how sincere he is

but he is talking the talk, and reaching a population that would normally NOT hear the progressive side, and that in itself is a good thing

[CarlVK]

43. LOL, I'd rather have a hole in the head.

This kowtowing to DLC types makes me want to shit a puddle.

[still_one]

46. so I take it you would like to have the DLC not part of the Democrats?

The Democrats are NOT exclusively liberal, there are moderate and Conservative elements also. Howard Dean recognizes this, which is why his 50 state strategy is so important. A liberal Democrat would have a difficult time in certain places in this country, and if we automatically write off those places, it will be very difficult to gain control of Congress

[BeachBuckeye]

18. You used the word "Always"

Turn to the right: "Yeah, it's cold out, but you'd think these people could figure out how to get out of it. How about getting a job?" —1993


Now turn to the left: "A lot of these homeless folks are Vietnam veterans. . . . We've turned our back on these people after they gave to the country. What's wrong with this picture?" —2001


Move 2: Farm Subsidies
Slide to the right: "The American farmer's hat is bent from being stuck in the mailbox waiting for the government check." —1994


Now slide to the left: "This country can't survive without the American farmer. . . . We aren't just subsidizing the farmer, we are making it possible for every American to purchase food." —2000

Move 3: Universal Health Care
Dip to the right: "Why should I have to take care of somebody down the street because I am successful and they have failed?" —1995

Now dip to the left: "The health-care industry and the lack of coverage for millions of Americans has to be on the table. We need a universal package." —2001


Aside from the amazing "epiphany" he said he had a while back, right before getting the big bucks for turning Democrat, I'd say "Always" is a very long time.

[still_one]

21. Ed USED TO BE A Republican

his view point changed when through his wife he saw the other side

If a person cannot come around, then maybe you should jump on Ariannia Huffington who was as right wing as it came during the Clinton term

Incidently, Ed's wife helps homeless people.

I am sure glad most of us have never had a change of heart

I have a much more positive outlook on people, and believe they do change

[BeachBuckeye]

24. Time to face the facts

the change came about when the cash was laid on the table. I KNOW what I'm talking about. I'm glad his wife is a nice person. And I've heard the "my wife changed me" story. Its baloney.

About a month after Ed got his new program he made a rather Conservative Republican comment on his show one day. I wrote to him and said it wasn't anything a good, Liberal Democrat would say. His answer? "Who cares what good, Liberal Democrats think. This is entertainment". Nice huh?

[still_one]

25. nice to have a litmus test

maybe we should take a loyalty oath also

one may think they can paint liberals, Democrats, or progressives with a broad brush, but reality is far more diverse

Incidently, it is all about entertainment and money. AAR is not a non-profit organization, they are in the business to make money, and if they can fill a need at the same time so much the better

[BeachBuckeye]

27. I guess this is where we separate the men from the boys

With my show it is NOT about the money and NOT about just entertainment. It is about content and truth. That is all that matters. If you are not what you say you are you are a fraud. Bush is a fraud, Cheney is a fraud, nearly the entire Administration is a fraud. I will not be one too.

And, as an aside, as it turns out AAR might just be a non-profit organization:)

Regards,
Guy

[still_one]

44. AAR is NOT a non-profit organization

If you are referring to its so-called chapter 11, I won't believe it until it is actually confirmed

I find it strange why the Young Turks would sign up with AAR if they thought it would not make it?

Assuming the rumors have some basis, AAR will NOT go away, and will eventually become profitable, even if it goes into chapter 11

There is enough demand for progressive/liberal radio, and I have even heard that clear channel is getting involved in the progressive market.

Of course you are right, it is about content and truth, but it is also about surviving, and that requires money

I definitely admire your principles, but would argue that you not only inform, but do entertain

I am sure you have much more knowledge than I do concerning how genuine Ed Shultz is, but genuine or not, he is relating to a subset of the population with progressive ideas that would NOT reach them any other way.

Regards

[MzNov]

30. And he still is. He's a fraud. nt

[Mojambo]

7. Left, Right or Center.

Ed Schultz is a huge schmuck.

[FormerDittoHead]

10. Schultz is on. Mike Malloy's off. I'm unhappy.

Schultz is a typical radio whore.

He would play music for the death camps if that's the only job in radio he could get.

[Leopolds Ghost]

11. Typical arrogance towards working class guys and rural people

The netroots would totally abandon the working class if it were up to the affluent, socially liberal urbanites who want to enslave the world in low-paying service industry jobs. Ed Schultz's biggest failing is that he supports the Clintons, who are actually at the core of this phenomenon of affluent, disaffected "liberal" professionals who despise working class culture. Populism and working-class are literally a dirty word in the town I live in near the nation's capital (one of the most liberal in the nation) and it reflects on what has happened to the Democratic party.

I agree with Michael Lind and Thomas Frank.

The reality is that some folks will never respect anyone who "talks like that" and you know what? They probably don't listen to anyone who has any kind of folksy accent, affected or otherwise. Not erudite enough. I have met plenty of folks who are "angry people on the left" who don't listen to Pacifica because it's "not political enough" meaning "too many ethnic DJs, not enough BBC/Fresh Air fuckers." Their only goal is to get affluent whites -- techies, creative workers, professionals -- to wake up and get angry. Reality check -- Dems would never have won anything at any time in American history if they had to depend on educated, enlightened, erudite policy wonks. Those folks as a class vote Republican, because they are RICH.

[Nikki Stone 1]

12. Interesting post

Classism knows no party.

[RadiDem]

13. Ed didn't have ANY grasp of the facts on Clinton, OBL, Sudan yesterday

ed sux

[Pierzin]

14. Ed is too big for his britches attitude IS IRRITATING, I agree

and I used to like him.
I heard on his show when they first fired Mike Malloy, "I don't know who he is and I don't wish anything bad to him blah blah blah..." what a BULLSHIT type comment, and then he goes on to say something like he is one the flock. Come on asshole, how can you NOT KNOW who another radio personality is when they are broadcast Nationwide???? I only listen today because he had Sen Kerry on earlier. I mean, Jesus Mary and Joseph, give me a break! I wish they would fire Ed! they won't though because not inflammatory like Randi and Mike!

[Pierzin]

15. but he does talk to rural people in Red States, dems need him

I agree with that, another poster made here, and I had to add to this thread.
If he can bring other right wing nuts over to the dems side, instead of them always voting against their own self interests, that would be great. I still wish they would fire him though!

[ronnykmarshall]

16. I wouldn't laugh if I were him.

One of the reasons he's on more stations IS because of AAR. Many of the "AAR Station" here in the west carry his show in the middle of AAR's programing (they carry Ed during Randi's live slot and she's on tape delay afterwards). Because of AAR, Ed has expanded his listeners.

[obnoxiousdrunk]

17. Like it or

not he does get Bubba's attention. He is not for DU'ers.

[Nutmegger]

19. He said that we need to stop having a "bake sale" to save AAR Phoenix.

Ass!

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

23. then get offmy local AAR station, Fat Ed!

so we don't have to have randi on a 3 hour-delay.

[Cleita]

26. My sentiments exactly.

I can't wait for them to kick him off our local affiliate if they ever do.

[Tyo]

32. Big Eddy is....

obviously thinking he's pretty hot shit these days, but he is on kind of a roll.

He does that folksy thing so well - all that huntin' and fishin' and meat eatin' and football. Part of it is probably genuine and part of it is playing to the crowd, plus it often seems to annoy us "elitist progressives" and I think he kind of enjoys that.

I don't like him very much. He's more than a little xenophobic and I think he's in danger of letting his ego take over ala Limbaugh. But there's no denying that he does get some form of our message across in a language that works for a portion of the population that Randi and Al and the rest of them will never reach. He's kind of an asshole, but he's our asshole :eyes:

[Cleita]

34. I find him good on labor issues, except he let's his

xenophobia gets in the way. Other than that he's nothing more than a bullshiter like Rush and can't back up his statements usually anymore than Rush can. Michael Moore is also good on labor issues, and he's not mentally lazy like Ed is and can discuss many other issues with authority, something Ed can't. They both come from similar working class backgrounds, so there is your difference. If you like assholes I can't stop you.

[Tyo]

36. Didn't say I liked him, said I didn't like him

I mean I agree with with you. Read the post, man. Point is that for all his failings it's better to have him working for us, such as he is, than it would be for him to be over on Rush's side of the fence.

[Cleita]

38. We already have too many self appointed Democrats

"working on our side" among them Joe Lieberman, Donna Brazille and Tammy Bruce. Thanks but no thanks.

[Tyo]

39. Yeah, okay. Gotta keep The Party pure. Purge any questionable elements

[Marr]

40. God, do I ever agree with that. That moron is on my local AAR

affiliate as well. Can't stand that know-nothing buffoon.

[MzNov]

28. I turn him off immediately.

I am so pissed that San Francisco ferrchrisssakkes has to have him on at 1pm, or any other time. He's a buffoon who just purrs when some right winger comes on or a republican guest. He hurts us more than helps us.

I MISS MIKE MALLOY.

:mad:

[BuyingThyme]

I'd like to rant about how he insisted that Muslim politicians should

check their religions at the door.

But I don't have the time.

[BuyingThyme]

31. pound dupe

[cmf]

33. I hate him

He's an ignorant ass. Always pontificating about things he clearly knows nothing about.

[Mr_Spock]

35. I like Ed even though I don't always agree with him

Better than having a litmus test that requires all left-wing all the time.

I can relate and deal with his competitiveness w.r.t. AAR. They haven't exactly had open arms for him either. He's also winning, so he can poke a little fun if he wants. Competition is good for all - AAR need to face up to some realities at this time - they'll do fine.

[zulchzulu]

37. I try to give Ed a chance and he continues to disappoint

There is a place for him on the Progressive Radio menu...the blackened catfish and cheap steak surf n' turf platter with oily potatoes and twice-boiled succotash smothered in beef gravy with a copy of the Sports section for reading...

Pass me the Pepto-bismol...

[Marr]

41. He's an ignorant showman collecting a check- and he loves Lieberman.

Total fraud.

[CarlVK]

42. Ins't he a so called "reformed Rethug"? I have to wonder

sounds like he's falling off the wagon.

[Odin2005]

47. I like Ed.

I don't agree with him but his audience isn't the DU crowd, his audience is the swing voters and rural people. I'm sick of the people (who seem to be city slickers who are ignorant about the politics of rural areas and bash us as "hicks") who want to purge everything in sight.