The Ed Show
Bizarro World: Ed Schultz Slams Journalists for Being Too Negative on
October 31st, 2013 5:03 PM
In the world that Ed Schultz lives in, journalists have just been too negative about ObamaCare, showering the President's law with insults. The MSNBC anchor on Tuesday theorized as to why the implementation of the health care law has been received so poorly: "I think that network reporters throughout the entire industry maybe caught in a dilemma that ObamaCare is so positive and going to…
Ed Schultz Depicts Charles Krauthammer as a Tin Foil Hatter
October 30th, 2013 7:00 PM
He had a hard time pronouncing the subject's name, and admitted "I don't pay much attention to the guy," but MSNBC's Ed Schultz on Wednesday actually depicted Charles Krauthammer as a tin foil hatter.
Schultz and Company even had the audacity of making a picture of the good doctor wearing such a hat (video follows with transcript and commentary):
MSNBC's Ed Schultz on Half Billion Dollar ObamaCare Website: 'It's on
October 24th, 2013 6:25 PM
According to liberal MSNBC host Ed Schultz, the ObamaCare website, which cost nearly a half billion dollars, was created "on the cheap." During a rant on Thursday's Ed Show, the cable anchor attempted to blame congressional Republicans for the site's problems: "Republicans refuse to authorize requests from the Obama administration for additional funding to do it the right way. Instead it's…
MSNBC's Dyson: Texas Republicans Only Want 'White Men of Means' to Vot
October 23rd, 2013 11:15 AM
Wrapping up the Tuesday, October 22 edition of The Ed Show, fill-in host Michael Eric Dyson chose to "Punch Out" of the program by giving a platform for his guest, Ohio Democrat Nina Turner, to argue that the photo ID voting law in Texas is some devious, sexist plot to thwart the 2014 gubernatorial candidacy of State Senator Wendy Davis (D-Fort Worth).
At no point did Dyson seriously question…
Flashback: Journalists Marveled Over Healthcare.gov Before It Opened
October 22nd, 2013 11:55 AM
While the media are now calling the ObamaCare rollout a "mess" and the website a "bust," some journalists and pundits were a lot more optimistic right before the exchanges opened.
Despite warnings that the website and exchanges would not be ready to open on time, journalists marveled over how easy the website, Healthcare.gov, would be to navigate. That optimism crumbled as, in one notable…
After Trashing GOP For Shutdown, Ed Schultz Spotlights Taliban Slam of
October 16th, 2013 6:20 PM
After spending days trashing the Republican Party as guilty of "treason" and "economic terrorism," left-wing MSNBC anchor Ed Schultz on Wednesday spotlighted the Taliban's criticism of the shutdown. The host lectured that "no matter what the final outcome of the showdown is...damage to our global reputation has already been done." He then proceeded to showcase international attacks on America.…
Unhinged Ed Schultz: GOP Committing 'Economic Terrorism,' 'Coup d'Etat
October 16th, 2013 12:40 PM
For the second time in one day, an MSNBC anchor accused Republicans of betraying the United States. According to Ed Schultz on Tuesday, House GOP members who won't agree to all of Barack Obama's demands on the government shutdown are committing "economic terrorism" and plotting a "coup d'etat" against the President.
Schultz brought on Democratic Congressman Joseph Crowley to discuss whether…
'Dirty Jobs' Host Mike Rowe Zings Ed Schultz: I Can Get You a Truck Be
October 9th, 2013 6:24 PM
Viewers who watched Ed Schultz on Wednesday witnessed something rare on the liberal host's show: a guest who voted for Republican Mitt Romney in 2012. Dirty Jobs star Mike Rowe appeared and even got in a dig at Schultz's expense. After the MSNBC anchor touted his working class background and love for trucks, Rowe quipped, "I can make a call. I can have [a truck] in your driveway before you say…
MSNBC's Ed Schultz Declares John Boehner Guilty of 'Treason
October 7th, 2013 6:06 PM
Hard-left MSNBC host Ed Schultz on Monday took his assault on the Republican Party to a new level, declaring that John Boehner is a "traitor" to America for not giving in to Barack Obama on the government shutdown. After railing about how congressional GOP members are trying to destroy the country, the Ed Show anchor delivered his verdict: "And they will shut down the government and they will not…
MSNBC: Alec Baldwin 'Can Restore Balance to an Unbalanced Network
October 1st, 2013 3:06 PM
MSNBC has a new ad for Alec Baldwin's show thate premieres on October 11, and the folks at the Lean Forward network have chosen to make light of the actor's numerous high-profile flare-ups.
In the promo, Ed Schultz says with a straight face, "MSNBC has turned to a man who can restore balance to an unbalanced network" (video follows with transcript and commentary):
Ed Schultz, Richard Wolffe Lamely Spin Schultz 'Tirade' Train Wreck
September 22nd, 2013 10:40 PM
As luck would have it, I've never seen Mafia wives exchange air kisses as they feign affection. But I saw a close approximation of it Friday on "The Ed Show," a few hours after hearing a similiar version on Ed Schultz's radio program.
Schultz had blown a gasket over the airwaves Thursday in response to a passage from MSNBC colleague Richard Wolffe's new book, "The Message: The Reselling of…
Media Mash: MSNBC's Schultz Wonders Why 'People Don't Love Obama
September 20th, 2013 4:18 PM
It "amazes" MSNBC's Ed Schultz "that people don't love Obama" and think he's doing a stellar job handling the economy. Reacting to a video clip of that absurd rant, NewsBusters publisher Brent Bozell told the audience of Sean Hannity's September 19 program the reasons why.
There's "1.9 million less jobs" now than when President Obama took office, not to mention "47,600,000 Americans on food…
MSNBC's Ed Schultz Compares Obama to George Patton, GOPers to Nazi Gen
September 18th, 2013 6:07 PM
Are film references a prerequisite for a 5pm show on MSNBC? Ed Schultz, who took over for movie-mad Chris Matthews, on Wednesday compared Barack Obama to George C. Scott's portrayal of General Patton. Schultz attacked House Republicans for disparaging ObamaCare and not allowing supporters of the President's health care reform to testify. The anchor salivated, "Can we say that President Obama…
A Puzzled Ed Schultz Marvels: 'It Amazes Me That People Don't Love Oba
September 13th, 2013 5:57 PM
A perplexed Ed Schultz on Friday couldn't fathom why Americans have failed to "love Obama." The MSNBC anchor highlighted a new poll showing that the President only has a 45 percent approval rating. Schultz marveled, "I just cannot believe this number. Seriously."
The confused host sputtered, "It amazes me that people don't love Obama...It just amazes me he can't get above 50 percent when it…