Ed apologizing and handing over to Thomas Roberts for

[malaise]

tonight.

[LLStarks]

1. This is painful to listen to, but it has to be done. nt

[eleny]

2. He offered to resign MSNBC

[TTUBatfan2008]

3. Indefinite leave of absence without pay...

[provis99]

22. Just like Olbermann. Ed ain't coming back...

[TTUBatfan2008]

23. Sadly I think you are correct...

:-(

[hlthe2b]

25. that was my worry, but official statement is one week...

So, I think they realize they can't can another progressive right now without all hell breaking loose.

[adigal]

4. What are some of the things Morning Joe has said???

What about Rush with "Barack the Magic Negro"?? Are they kidding? OK, it was inappropriate, but to take him off the air by suspending him? That is BS.

[MadMaddie]

11. I was saying the same thing

The Racebaiting, the mysogyny, but only Dems get suspended.

[MadMaddie]

5. What he did was bad! When do Repugs who say vile things

about Democratic women get suspended? Keith Olbermann and Ed Schultz suspended, Right Wing not so much.

[adigal]

9. It's OK to call Chelsea Clinton, about 12 at the time, a dog

Rush Limbaugh wasn't taken off any airwaves. I can't count the racist and sexist things Repubs have said, no repercussions to them.

[NYC_SKP]

6. It was, after all, a very unkind thing that he said.

Not to Laura Ingraham, but rather to members of that group to which he compared her.

:P

:patriot:

[malaise]

Funny how ReTHUGS can say anything

but liberals are called on everything

[hlthe2b]

7. I may be a sap, but he had me in tears.

I hope his suspension is brief.

[proud2BlibKansan]

8. Good for him

Even though I agreed with him. But I would call her a tool.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

10. That's quite the mea culpa.

Not one of those non-apology apologies ("I'm sorry if anyone was offended"). The word "slut" really was inappropriate (as awful as Laura Ingraham is); sometimes Ed does go off the rails a bit. But at least he's apologizing, for real, instead of weaseling.

[RoccoR5955]

12. Pullease! Give me a freakin' break.

It's okay when Rush, or Hannity, or O'Reilly, or the NY Post, say that kind of crap about people on the left, but it's not okay. Well, I guess now that Comcast owns MSNBC, or maybe Ed wants a show on Current?

[jillan]

13. That was a heartfelt apology. Nice job Big Ed!

[Catherine Vincent]

14. Very good apology

He looked like he wanted to cry.

[lob1]

15. I guess I'm the only one here who doesn't know what

Ed said. I have no idea what he's apologizing for.

[601Liberal]

He called Laura Ingraham a slut

I just looked it up myself because I wasn't aware of it until now. At least he's being stand up about it.

[Bravo Zulu]

16. It was a slip of the tongue,

in the heat of battle!

[Cleita]

Cyberburp. n/t

[Cleita]

17. Well, he was big enough to apologize.

I hope he doesn't leave permanently. However, although no woman including Laura Ingraham deserves to be called a slut, she isn't so sacrosanct that she shouldn't be called a lying tool for the right wing and Heritage Foundation shill and mouthpiece. I think I will email M$NBComcast and tell them that.

[DianaForRussFeingold]

18. Wow, that is one big heartfelt apology!

:hug: We all can learn from that kind of sincerity. Kudos to Ed... :loveya:

[napi21]

19. I hope he comes back some time in the future. I must say, his

appology sounded like the most sincerre I've ever heard. It is quite amazing how the RWers seem to get away with saying even worse things about Dems than what Ed said and there's no appology, no reprimand, no nothing! I don't WANT to be like them, but I'm getting pretty tired of the hammer only hitting one side too!

[sasha031]

20. Ed is one the best best things the Dem's have

he speaks in a language that everyone understands.

this sucks...

[jenmito]

21. I have no idea what he said, but MSNBC put out this statement saying Ed would be gone for 1 week

without pay:

25 May 2011 5:51 PM
STATEMENT FROM MSNBC REGARDING ED SCHULTZ



STATEMENT FROM MSNBC REGARDING ED SCHULTZ:

MSNBC management met with Ed Schultz this afternoon and accepted his offer to take one week of unpaid leave for the remarks he made yesterday on his radio program. Ed will address these remarks on his show tonight, and immediately following begin his leave. Remarks of this nature are unacceptable and will not be tolerated.

http://www.nbcuniversal.presscentre.com/Content/Detail.aspx?ReleaseID=5024&NewsAreaID=2&ClientID=7

[klook]

24. He should have called her a "right-wing asshole"

because that's what Laura Ingraham is.

It was a mistake for Schultz to use the word "slut," even though I doubt he meant it in a misogynistic way (just as those who call right-wing shills "whores" apply the term to male and female toadies alike).

Now let's watch as all the right-wing blowhards suddenly become feminists for a week and jump to her defense.

[provis99]

26. Asshole is a terrible thing to call someone.

Calling them "right wing" is even worse!