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Ed Schultz: One Nation Rally Had Just As Many People As Glenn Beck's
By Noel Sheppard | October 4, 2010 | 9:32 PM EDT

The delusion starting to take hold of the liberal media as the midterm elections near is becoming more and more apparent with each passing day.

Despite pictures clearly showing that Saturday's "One Nation" rally had far fewer attendees than August's "Restoring Honor" event, MSNBC's Ed Schultz claimed Monday the crowds were equal in size.

So separated from reality is Schultz that towards the end of "The Ed Show," he even got into a fight with a guest about the matter.

But before we get there, here's an MSNBC anchor, someone actually on the payroll of a major television network, blatantly lying to his audience (video follows with partial transcript and commentary):

Ed Schultz Friday: 'More Than 300,000' Will Attend One Nation Rally
By Noel Sheppard | October 3, 2010 | 9:51 PM EDT

Ed Schultz on Friday predicted that more than 300,000 people would attend Saturday's "One Nation" rally in Washington, D.C.

This wasn't the first time he made such a bold forecast, for on August 31 just days after Glenn Beck's successful "Restoring Honor" rally, Schultz arrogantly boasted on his radio program, "I could get the Service Employees International Union, I could get AFSCME, I could get all these -- I guarantee you, I could do more than 300,000!"

Clearly, this guarantee wasn't worth much as pictures show Saturday's event receiving far less attendees than the Beck gathering in August.

But before we get there, here's what Schultz said at the end of Friday's "The Ed Show" (video follows with transcript and commentary): 

Dana Milbank Says Glenn Beck Is Dangerous
By Noel Sheppard | October 3, 2010 | 6:22 PM EDT

Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank on Sunday said conservative commentator Glenn Beck is dangerous.

Discussing his new book about Beck with Howard Kurtz on CNN's "Reliable Sources," Milbank said, "When a man is frequently talking about Hitler and Nazis, and then you see the Tea Party rally with the same quotations of Tea Parties and Nazis... you have to say, where does all this come from and why is it suddenly out in the open?" 

This came moments after Milbank stated, "While you can't be blamed for any individual act, it is evidence that he is disseminating a very dangerous doctrine."

When Kurtz questioned him about whether or not he really believes this, Milbank responded, "I think it's been manifestly true that he's dangerous" (video follows with transcript and commentary):  

Hate-Filled One Nation Rally Signs
By Noel Sheppard | October 3, 2010 | 5:39 PM EDT

Since the Tea Party movement first captured America's attention in 2009, the media have gone apoplectic over some of the signs held by event attendees.

To give you an idea of the level of fascination, a Google search of the phrase "hate-filled Tea Party signs" produces 378,000 results. 

With this in mind, as Glenn Beck's "Restoring Honor" rally in the nation's capital approached, numerous press outlets hyperventilated in expectation of all kinds of offensive posters adorning the National Mall.

Sadly for the conservative despising media, such fears didn't come to fruition.

However, at Saturday's "One Nation" rally, numerous hate-filled signs did emerge:

One Nation Rally Picture Guaranteed to Haunt Media - Especially Ed Schultz
By Noel Sheppard | October 3, 2010 | 2:19 PM EDT

The media - and especially MSNBC's Ed Schultz - were hoping for a huge turnout at Saturday's "One Nation" rally in Washington, D.C. 

So hopeful were so-called journalists that this liberal event would top the attendance of Glenn Beck's "Restoring Honor" rally in August that Schultz even "guaranteed" on his radio show that he "could do more than 300,000."

Well, here's a picture of Saturday's gathering followed by a similar angled shot taken during "Restoring Honor."

You decide which event drew a bigger crowd (h/t Gateway Pundit):

Lefty Comic David Cross Declares He 'Would Like to See Bill O’Reilly and Sean Hannity Off the Air'
By Jeff Poor | October 2, 2010 | 8:44 PM EDT

What – was Janeane Garofalo busy this week? If not, she has some real competition in the "lefty comic making outrageous statements" category.

On HBO’s Oct. 1 “Real Time with Bill Maher,” during the “Overtime” segment available on HBO.com, left-wing comedian David Cross of “Arrested Development” fame appeared to offer his view on issues of the day. This segment of the program is produced generally to answer viewer emailed questions. One of those questions was if people in the media “should be held more legally accountable for presenting false or misleading information.”

The host, Bill Maher likened that scenario to the system in place in the United Kingdom. However in the United States, Americans are protected by the First Amendment and he explained the legal implications of speech in the U.K. compared to the U.S. But in Cross’ estimation, that protected right is somehow wrong. He named two Fox News Channel hosts, Bill O’Reilly and Sean Hannity, and declared he would like to see them taken off of the airwaves although he wasn’t clear about what “false or misleading information” they may have presented that would warrant this action.

“I think so, absolutely, and I say that as somebody who would like to see Bill O’Reilly and Sean Hannity off the air, you know,” Cross declared with an approving response from the audience. “So, I think to -- it’s just part of the job. It should be part of the job, you know, if you knowingly do that, then absolutely you should lose your job. We don’t get to, you know, lie and make up things in our jobs, you know. And nobody really does.”

John King Bashes Obama for Calling Fox 'Destructive' and MSNBC 'Invaluable'
By Noel Sheppard | September 29, 2010 | 10:01 PM EDT

CNN's John King on Wednesday mocked Barack Obama for calling Fox News a "destructive" force in our society while at practically the same time a White House spokesman was saying MSNBC's Keith Olbermann and Rachel Maddow provide "an invaluable service" to the country.

As NewsBusters reported Tuesday, the President bashed FNC in a just-published interview with Rolling Stone magazine shortly before his Deputy Press Secretary Bill Burton was praising MSNBC during a gaggle held on Air Force One.

With this in mind, on Wednesday's "John King USA," the host surprisingly derided the White House's inconsistency (video follows with partial transcript and commentary): 

Bill Press: Beck, Hannity, Limbaugh and O'Reilly Are Cowards - Never Allow Opposing Views
By Noel Sheppard | September 25, 2010 | 11:18 AM EDT

Liberal radio host Bill Press on Friday called Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh, and Bill O'Reilly bullies and cowards for never bringing people on their programs that disagree with them.

Most comically, Press made this pathetic and indefensible remark on MSNBC, the nation's most biased cable news network that hires anchors who categorically refuse to allow any dissenting views on their shows.

But Press was clearly missing the irony in the following position espoused on "The Ed Show" as was the host who seemed to very much agree (video follows with transcript and commentary): 

Rep. Weiner's Anti-Goldline/Beckophobia Crusade Falls Flat
By Jeff Poor | September 24, 2010 | 4:32 PM EDT

An organization once headed by former Obama administration official Van Jones tried it. Other so-called grassroots organizations have given it a shot. Now Rep. Anthony Weiner, D-N.Y., with the power of Congress in tow, has taken his best shot to shut Glenn Beck down. But so far it isn’t really working.

On Sept. 23, Weiner called a representative from Santa Monica, Calif.-based Goldline to testify before the Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection Subcommittee about what he deemed to be the firm's unfair business practices. However, it just so happens that Goldline sponsors Beck and other conservative media personalities.

With congressional hearings, you'd expect the media to be all over this, right? Not exactly, at least thus far. The most attention Weiner’s charade could muster was a segment at the end of MSNBC’s bomb-thrower show, “Countdown with Keith Olbermann.” Olbermann asked Weiner on his Sept. 23 broadcast if Goldline was in cahoots with “willing partners like Glenn Beck,” since anyone who suggests gold be a part of someone’s portfolio is up to no good.

Laura Ingraham Rips Jon Stewart's 'O'Reilly Factor' Appearance: He Looked Sad, Demoralized and Deflated About Obama
By Noel Sheppard | September 24, 2010 | 9:30 AM EDT

Conservative talk radio host Laura Ingraham Thursday said Jon Stewart on the previous evening's "O'Reilly Factor" looked sad, demoralized, and deflated about how Barack Obama is performing in his role as President.

"I was a bit saddened because Jon Stewart looked like the sad clown last night," Ingraham told O'Reilly after he asked her opinion about the comedian's appearance on his program.

"He just seems kind of demoralized and deflated," Ingraham continued.

"He knows that Barack Obama is in an auditorium now and the oxygen has been totally sucked out of it."

Ingraham also ridiculed Stewart's upcoming rally in Washington as "derivative to Glenn Beck" (video follows with transcript and commentary):

Obama Gets Highest Ratings from Followers of Olbermann, Maddow and NYT
By Noel Sheppard | September 13, 2010 | 11:37 AM EDT

A new study by the Pew Research Center found that Barack Obama gets his highest approval ratings from people that watch MSNBC's Keith Olbermann and Rachel Maddow, as well as from readers of the New York Times.

The numbers are rather staggering, as 84 percent of regular viewers of MSNBC's "Countdown" give the President high marks for his job performance.

This compares to 80 percent for regular viewers of "The Rachel Maddow Show" and 79 percent for regular readers of the Times.

But that's just one of the interesting findings in the Pew survey released Sunday:

Psycho Talk: Jealous Ed Schultz Claims He Could Easily Rally 300k on National Mall
By Lachlan Markay | September 1, 2010 | 2:13 PM EDT

KEY UPDATES below the fold, including Beck's response to Schultz. 

There's not really much you can say about this claim, beyond "suuuuure."

Ed Schultz, who attracts just over a quarter of Glenn Beck's viewership (700,000 vs. 2.6 million viewers), claimed he could out-rally the Fox News host, whose "Restoring Honor" event attracted an estimated 300,000 people to the National Mall on Saturday.

"I guarantee you, I could do more than 300,000!" claimed the man who just last week found out he didn't make the cut for an MSNBC promo. "It ain't a big deal!" Schultz also claimed that the crowd size at Beck's rally has absolutely no bearing on Democrats' prospects in November.

Wishful thinking on both counts, it seems.

Audio and transcript via Brian Maloney at the Radio Equalizer: