Ed Schultz

On Eve of Obama's Executive Amnesty Speech, MSNBC's Ed Schultz Accuses GOP of Overreach
By Ken Shepherd | November 19, 2014 | 5:47 PM EST

Tomorrow night, Barack Obama is set to announce an executive amnesty by which he will refuse to enforce U.S. immigration law by halting deportations of illegal immigrants. The president's in-your-face disregard for his constitutional obligations as the nation's chief executive have left some congressional Republicans mulling over the possibility of defunding said executive amnesty as a condition of the continuing resolution to fund the federal government.

So naturally MSNBC anchor and veteran Obama apologist Ed Schultz took to his November 19 program to denounce said Republicans as overstepping their bounds.

Socialist Senator Bernie Sanders Hails Ed Schultz for President, a ‘Hero’ in the Media
By Brent Baker | November 1, 2014 | 8:50 PM EDT

Asked by John Heilemann who he thinks “would be a better Democratic nominee” in 2016, Hillary Clinton or MSNBC host Ed Schultz, Vermont’s socialist Senator Bernie Sanders avoided a direct answer but made clear his affection for Schultz: “I think Ed does a great job. I think Ed is one of the heroes of the media. I think he speaks to the needs of the working class people.”

Ebola: Schultz Blames Profit Motive for Texas Hospital Shortcomings
By Mark Finkelstein | October 16, 2014 | 6:26 PM EDT

Here in the Dallas-Fort Worth area where I live, the Ebola outbreak is very much a local issue. Playing tennis with some buddies this morning, I remarked during a break: "can you imagine what a disaster this Ebola thing must be for Texas Presbyterian?  Who's going to want to go there?  The whole hospital could go out of business!"

Pretty obvious, no?  It would be akin to the financial disaster that would befall a restaurant if someone who dined there died of food poisoning. Well, obvious to you and me, perhaps.  But not to Ed Schultz.  On his MSNBC show this afternoon, Schultz repeatedly blamed the profit motive for the hospital's shortcomings.

Ed Schultz: ‘People Are Better Off Today Than They Were Four Years Ago’
By Curtis Houck | October 7, 2014 | 9:09 PM EDT

Ed Schultz used his opening monologue during his MSNBC show on Tuesday to paint Republicans as the “desperate” and “delusional” party in trouble ahead of the midterm elections and informed his audience that “people are better off today than they were four years ago” (before dismissing the struggling wages in the country as “a different thing”).

He began by dismissing the idea that Republicans are better positioned to gain ground in Congress following the midterm elections and strangely bashed The Washington Post and The New York Times for predicting GOP victories. He said The Washington Post was “trying to convince the world” that Republicans will succeed in November while the liberal New York Times apparently “doesn’t seem to get enough of it.”

MSNBC's Ed Schultz Praises Germany: 'Here's Some Good Socialism!'
By Scott Whitlock | October 2, 2014 | 6:17 PM EDT

Liberal MSNBC anchor Ed Schultz could barely contain himself on Thursday as he gushed over Germany's "socialism." The country officially scrapped tuition fees and this sent Schultz into a fit of envy: " We need to take a page out of the country Germany. Here's some good socialism for you!"

Schultz Accuses Republicans of Putting President Obama and Family 'In Danger' With Hateful Rhetoric
By Mark Finkelstein | October 1, 2014 | 6:23 PM EDT

On his MSNBC show today, Schultz gave an emphatic "yes" in answer to this question from a viewer: "do you think the hateful rhetoric from Republicans puts President Obama and his family in danger?"

Really? Are there any Republicans in particular that Schultz wants to see charged as co-conspirators with White House fence scaler Omar Gonzalez?  Does Ed favor restrictions on Republicans' free speech rights?  Can Schultz cite examples of the sort of "hateful rhetoric" he has in mind?  We don't have the answers to any of those questions.  Ed contented himself with blithely answering yes to the viewer's question, thereby making an ugly and unsubstantiated accusation.

Ed Schultz's Ratings Plummet as He Obsesses Over Climate Change
By Scott Whitlock | September 23, 2014 | 11:48 AM EDT

Ed Schultz's ratings continued to plummet last week, falling to just 41,000 in a key demographic. So, how did the MSNBC host respond? He opened his show on Monday by demanding that journalists focus more on climate change. Regarding a global warming protest in New York City, he demanded, "Ask yourself a question. How can so many people gather, such little attention?"

In One Month, Ed Schultz Goes From Dove To Superhawk: Don't Rule Out Boots on the Ground!
By Mark Finkelstein | September 10, 2014 | 7:11 PM EDT

Last month, Ed Schultz argued against any "military intervention at all" in Iraq. On this evening's show, Schultz said that President Obama shouldn't rule out boots on the ground and shouldn't "outsource" fighting to forces from other countries.

NOW Throwing in Towel on Wendy Davis? Prez Says 'Always Been Very Much an Uphill Battle'
By Mark Finkelstein | September 8, 2014 | 9:04 PM EDT

On MSNBC's Ed Show, NOW President Terry O'Neill gives a glum assessment of Wendy Davis' chances of winning her race for Governor of Texas: "this has always been very much an uphill battle."

Ed Schultz Quickly Backpedals After Slamming Obama's Cluelessness on ISIS
By Jack Coleman | September 1, 2014 | 7:15 PM EDT

What a difference that a few hours -- and change in media platform -- can make when it comes to criticism of President Obama.

On his daily podcast this past Friday, Ed Schultz was surprisingly blunt in hitting Obama for his startling admission a day earlier that "we don't have a strategy" for confronting the deadly threat from the feral Islamist thugs in ISIS. (Audio after the jump)

Ed Show Guest: Former NFL Coach Mike Ditka Was a 'Segregation-Era' Player' Who Dictated 'His Will' to 'Black Players'
By Curtis Houck | August 28, 2014 | 10:40 PM EDT

To close out his MSNBC show on Thursday, Ed Schultz invited on a Native American social activist to discuss the push by liberals and sympathetic members of the sports media to force the NFL’s Washington Redskins to change their name. 

In discussing recent supporters of the name in Sarah Palin and former NFL coach and player Mike Ditka, author and Native American activist Gyasi Ross smeared Ditka for being a “segregation-era football player who became, appropriately, a coach of – of a team – a team – an NFL team that was comprised largely of black players that he could dictate his will to.” [MP3 audio here; Video below]

Bombs Away! Ed Schultz Abruptly Flip-Flops on Airstrikes in Iraq
By Jack Coleman | August 25, 2014 | 2:25 PM EDT

Wow, it's not often you see someone morph from George McGovern to Curtis LeMay in a matter of weeks.

Credit for this curious distinction goes to Ed Schultz, token working-class stiff at MSNBC who also pontificates on a daily podcast. In one of his postings last week, Schultz responded to the execution of journalist James Foley by a psychopath in the cult of medieval savages known as ISIS. (Audio after the jump)