Vintage Ed Schultz Whine: Why Isn't Weiner Paying 'Restitution' Like I Did After Ingraham Slur?
Oh the unfairness of it all, it's more than Ed Schultz can bear.
Bad enough that embattled Democratic congressman and former habitual tweeter Anthony Weiner hasn't resigned from Congress as Schultz demands. Even worse, at least from Schultz's parochial perspective, the Weiner scandal hasn't cost its namesake a dime while Schultz paid dearly for maligning Laura Ingraham as a "right-wing slut" and "talk slut."
Within one day of Schultz's smear of Ingraham on May 24, MSNBC announced he was taking an unpaid, week-long suspension for remarks the network deemed "unacceptable."
Schultz complained to his radio listeners Tuesday about what he sees as a double standard at work (audio clip after page break) --
Where's the restitution in all of this? This guy's got some work to do and they say, well, people tweeting and Facebooking me saying, Ed, how can you say that when you went through it? (referring to Schultz's call for Weiner to step down). Well, OK, let's talk about that! Anthony Weiner went around for a week lying to everybody, not just one person, but interview after interview after interview. This was his way, repeatedly, of trying to manage a controversial situation. And he lied again and again and again and again until he made the announcement that he wasn't going to talk about it anymore and sooner or later we have to stop asking these questions and move on. He tried to end it his way. He was trying to manage it.
I'm struggling with that. Because there was more and then when it came out and he couldn't manage it anymore he decided to take full responsibility and he wasn't willing to do that. If this had gone away would he have continued on with his activities? I don't know! Is that what we get for as taxpayers? And then yesterday he steps to the plate, it's not about whether he's sorry or not. Where's the restitution? If it will make you feel better out there, with my suspension it cost me thousands of dollars. And it cost me a lot of good will with people that I've got to earn back, so I can't use the crude terms anymore, I've got to change. What is Anthony Weiner doing? Stepping to the plate in front of a press conference, I'm sorry, by the way, I'm going back to Congress. Bull!
That your suspension cost you "thousands of dollars" doesn't make me feel better, Ed. But the possibility you'll change does.
(h/t, Radio Equalizer)
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Weiner is a whiner who showed
Submitted by jkwtrading on Thu, 06/09/2011 - 7:41pm.
Weiner is a whiner who showed his wiener..you didn't..
Oooohhh.....(sung to the tune of "Oscar Meyer Weiner")
Submitted by WhoIsJohnGalt on Fri, 06/10/2011 - 8:26am.
I wish I was a Congressional Weiner,
That is what I'd truly like to be,
'Cuz if I was a Congressional Weiner,
All the girls would want to tweet with me!
There's little to no chance
Submitted by Beukeboom on Thu, 06/09/2011 - 7:53pm.
There's little to no chance Schultz will ever change for the better.
Change for the worse...?
That's a sucker bet.
Poor Special Ed
Submitted by Galvanic on Thu, 06/09/2011 - 8:13pm.
Hey, he screwed up. He should've tweeted a picture of his genitals to Ingraham. It would've saved him some cash.
Well, for openers ...
Submitted by Newsbubba on Fri, 06/10/2011 - 9:35am.
... Special Ed hasn't even SEEN his genitals in many years because of his more-than-ample belly overhang. If he wanted a picture of Little Ed he would have to get his wife or an aide to take it for him. That's about 90% of why he's whizzed at the Weiner man, I think; penis envy.
Secondly, "Where's the restitution?"
Hummmm. I don't recall that Special Ed got that torqued about Bubba boinking Monika and lying, and lying, and lying about it. Hell, he got free publicity from it and had liberal women all over the country wanting some of that action!
Yeah, I just think Little Ed is jealous that a scrawny little weasel like Weiner Man tops him in the Bank Walker category.
The real Ed has just stood up
Submitted by Radical1979 on Thu, 06/09/2011 - 8:14pm.
So Ed has no regrets about what he did, only the consequences of it. Not surprised at all.
Typical
Submitted by Cappmann1962 on Fri, 06/10/2011 - 3:43pm.
Speshul Ed is a stereotype liberal - dictating what everyone's life philosophy should be until it actually directly affects him. He's the kind that is rabidly anti-gun, but if someone would break into his house, he'd pull out the Glock and start blasting...
"The worst thing about liberals is that sooner or later they run out of other people's money..."
So Shortbus Eddie is pissed off about this?
Submitted by djwolf12 on Thu, 06/09/2011 - 8:16pm.
Wow. Remember the song and dance show he put on when he apologized on-air to Laura Ingraham? Well, now he proves that he was only sorry that he didn't get paid and will never be sorry for what he said. For that statement alone, Shortbus Eddie proves HE is a liar. One difference in this situation is that Tony Dick is refusing to resign, therefore Dick is vowing to milk every single cent he can out of the American Taxpayers he gets in salary to go away. Eddie's salary, I am sure, comes from revenue generated by advertisers. Only a host on M.S.S.R. could stoop so low to try and compare himself on the scale of what Tony Dick did. You both should go away for a long, long, long time.
Honestly, I have to agree
Submitted by Van Halen on Thu, 06/09/2011 - 8:24pm.
Honestly, I have to agree with Ed. Ed took a hard - much deserved - fall after numerous screwups. The answer to me, is that the DNC is such an unorganzied, leaderless mess right now that they can't stop this out of control Weinergate which has - and get this, folks - gone on for a whopping 14 days.
Van, the answer is that
Submitted by MikeB on Thu, 06/09/2011 - 11:42pm.
Van, the answer is that Special Ed's radio stations were going to lose a lot of money for what Ed said, so he had to apologize and take an unpaid suspension. In Weiner's case, there is no (immediate) loss to his sponsor the DNC. If there is no immediate consequence to the party and/or its leadership, they have no incentive to keep their house clean. And, it isn't just Weiner. Ted Kennedy, Barney Franks, Gerry Studds, and on and on. Usually when a Republican screws up, that lawmaker is forced to resign, or state they won't run again, or they get primaried out. As has been said many times before, sleaze is a resume enhancer for Democratics.
MikeB, I respectfully would
Submitted by Van Halen on Fri, 06/10/2011 - 1:22am.
MikeB, I respectfully would disagree - there is indeed massive damage to the Democrats and the DNC with Weinergate now in Day 14 or 15. They can't get their message out. They look like fools. They don't appear to be able to control one of their own and this reflects on them big time. Everyone knows Weiner is a Democrat. Look at the jokes, the silly play-on-Weiner headlines. If I were a Democrat and this had gone on two weeks I'd be demanding that my party leaders be fired for rank incompetence.
Ed actually has a good idea!
Submitted by motherbelt on Thu, 06/09/2011 - 8:27pm.
Ed actually has a good idea!
Maybe congress and the senate should have fines, like they do in sports.
If Weiner's not going to resign, maybe he should at least pay a fine of $10,000 or so.
Otherwise, there's no penalty at all! And please, don't count the embarrassment; the man has no shame.
But, at least now we know why Ed has been so hot to get Weiner to step down.
He's jealous!
Why MB, you heartless fiend.
Submitted by SickofLibs on Thu, 06/09/2011 - 10:27pm.
The poor little guy already owes $200,000 in unpaid party dues.
That's cold.
Submitted by Blonde on Fri, 06/10/2011 - 12:54am.
Damn, Skippy. You never fail to amaze me.
I just wonder....how much of these DNCC funds come out of his own constituents' contributions? Or is he required to raise these funds outside of his own campaign funding? Do the Republicans do this as well?
No wonder Weeny isn't well liked in Congress. Even the liberal, entitled elite don't like it when someone else won't pay to pull their wagon! Damn, Sam...that is some hilarious info.
SoL....you've outdone yourself. Truly. You have my gratitude for such an epic piece of information.
Handy Reference Guide to Obama's Gaffes and Goofs ~ Currently Numbering 200 (and Counting)
Oh, it gets better
Submitted by Blonde on Fri, 06/10/2011 - 10:27am.
Seems the little weenie has been a professional pol all of his life and had no job skills to fall back on.
IOW, if he loses this job, he's like the rest of the poor, unemployed slobs....he needs the $$$.
If he steps down, he could grovel to cable TV execs for talking-head "analyst" gigs that hopefully pay more than the $825 he gets for appearing on HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher."
But with Weiner's reputation in ruins, other lucrative jobs may be hard to get.
Handy Reference Guide to Obama's Gaffes and Goofs ~ Currently Numbering 200 (and Counting)
He'd be hired as a
Submitted by Beukeboom on Fri, 06/10/2011 - 11:49am.
He'd be hired as a contributor on MSNBC if not given his own show or made cohost with Spitzer over on CNN. Maybe an editor for Letters to Penthouse.
Boom
Submitted by ricklail on Fri, 06/10/2011 - 4:37pm.
Hustler would be more up his alley.
Blonde
Submitted by ricklail on Fri, 06/10/2011 - 4:37pm.
I saw that this morning. His wife makes more than him working for Hillary. Talk about patronage.
If he had done this in private business he would be looking for a job. I have been told over and over again it didn't matter if a woman came onto you behavior like this was grounds for sexual harassment. And that meant looking for a job.
I repeat
Submitted by grammajane on Thu, 06/09/2011 - 8:27pm.
When Schultz looks up, all he sees is the gutter!! Poor whiney dam fool. Obviously he has no regrets for his words about Laura and feels he deserves zero concequences for his fat mouth. Laura was a decent person and accepted his apology..........big mistake. She should sue the pig and take some more of his thousands, he claims he earns broadcasting to two or three people. Typical crying radical lib
LOL-Damn, I'm not going to be able to eat a hot dog for 6 months
Submitted by Dave. on Thu, 06/09/2011 - 8:43pm.
...without thinking of this whole sordid episode.
-Dave
Vote for the American in November
Burger
Submitted by grammajane on Thu, 06/09/2011 - 8:53pm.
Dave........have a nice burger the next time you go a game. Weiners aren't good for you anyway. Know how you feel though.........discusting!!
Dave
Submitted by ricklail on Fri, 06/10/2011 - 4:39pm.
My wife asked me Wednesday if I wanted kraut and wieners for supper. She don't follow poltics so I had to explain to her why not.
rick,
Submitted by Dave. on Fri, 06/10/2011 - 4:41pm.
LOL - Yeah, I'll be sticking to burgers for a while.
-Dave
Vote for the American in November
So what about corn dogs?
Submitted by Beukeboom on Wed, 06/15/2011 - 9:47am.
So what about corn dogs?
Weiner needs to apologize to
Submitted by rbosque on Thu, 06/09/2011 - 8:53pm.
Weiner needs to apologize to his wife, constituents and to Congress then resign. Then it should be case closed.
Weiner won't resign . . .
Submitted by Galvanic on Fri, 06/10/2011 - 8:35am.
. . . because quitting is the last option of a narcissist. Even if it turns out that one of the online girlfriends is underage, he'll claim that he didn't know.
The joke is still on us, the taxpayers.
Submitted by Newsbubba on Fri, 06/10/2011 - 9:40am.
Even if Weiner man resigns, he will continue to draw his retirement pay FOREVER. When he dies, his wife will get it FOREVER!
Is this a great country or what?
Two words for Schultz, and Weinger, Sanford, Clinton, etc.
Submitted by CO2Maker on Thu, 06/09/2011 - 9:01pm.
John Profumo.
What Weiner should do now, what Sanford and the others should have done, is not about private errors v. public trust, or a blunder between spouses, or public responsibility, or cravenness, or any of the other things. It's about honor. George Washington had his famous set of rules, which were meant to build honor. And when Sir John Profumo was caught in a sex scandal, he resigned, left public life, and *for 40 years* worked in a charity shelter in the East End of London, cleaning toilets at first and then later serving as its director. Forty years. Desert wandering time.
Thanks for info on Profumo
Submitted by Jack Coleman on Thu, 06/09/2011 - 9:47pm.
Didn't know that until your comment, great stuff
But times have changed since Profumo
Submitted by Galvanic on Fri, 06/10/2011 - 8:43am.
Sex scandals are not as politically fatal as they once were. Clinton is a prime example.
It depends on who gets caught, and what party he's in (I can't think of any female pols in sexual scandals.) Confronted with the evidence, Rep. Gerry Studds admitted to having flown an under-18 male page to Portugal for sex outside the jurisdiction of US laws. He not only didn't get charged with breaking the law, he got re-elected a couple more times.
Weiner might survive this and get re-elected; he apparently still has support in his district. But his aspirations to be Mayor of NYC are certainly dead, and he's not likely to get any political allies on the Hill because he's poison.
Looking for the naked truth
Submitted by needle on Fri, 06/10/2011 - 11:25pm.
Weiner's days as a loudmouth spokesman for the Dems liberalism are over.
From now on every time he get before the TV cameras most of the nation is going to be seeing a completely untrustworthy liar who might just as well be naked.
- Looking forward to the self-annihilation of the Manipulated Stories Machine.
Special Ed!
Submitted by ironhead4099 on Thu, 06/09/2011 - 9:21pm.
I'm not going to get into the whole Weiner thing. but this rant just goes to show you how SPECIAL Mr. Ed is. I'll say it again this crew of moron's, ( Chris Tingle, Looney O'Donnell, and the ever lovable Rachael Madcow, among others) are prime canidates for lobotomies, and this network still needs an ENEMA, to clean up their collective brains! I'd be suprised if these clowns have an IQ above room temp. Special Ed is a perfect example of this!
Why in the world would you want to compare what you said to
Submitted by gmaniac1 on Thu, 06/09/2011 - 10:17pm.
insult an political opponent to sexual exploitation? I mean what both degenerates did was very wrong but Weenie Boy was on a much higher scale I think.
Liberals are the Barney Fifes of the world as they're constantly shooting themselves in the foot. Ed and Anthony can keep the gun but need to hand over the bullets for their own good, no pun intended.
The only "restitution" this
Submitted by Rowane on Fri, 06/10/2011 - 2:35am.
The only "restitution" this smarmy ass should be making is a resignation, that goes for BOTH of them.
You've got to stand for something, or you'll fall for anything. (Aaron Tippin)
Gosh, Ed, you were gone for a week?
Submitted by johnsonl on Fri, 06/10/2011 - 6:17am.
Did anyone notice?
Apparently someone did. While
Submitted by Beukeboom on Fri, 06/10/2011 - 9:42am.
Apparently someone did. While Ed was gone, the ratings went up. He returns...ratings go down.
[NOTE: Somewhat sarcastic but I do wonder what the ratings numbers show for that period while Ed "Shortbus" Schultz was absent without sanity.
For a bigtime socialist
Submitted by LAM SON 719 on Fri, 06/10/2011 - 6:42am.
For a bigtime socialist special Ed spends a great deal of time whining about "his" money. Ed is nothing more than a greedy entitlement liberal. Listen to his rants about how unfair Rush's salary is compared to his. He continues to be MSNBC's # 1 retard.
Schultz
Submitted by jessieH on Fri, 06/10/2011 - 9:46am.
Not only did he lie, he blamed an innocent man of hacking his e-mails. He has no respect for the office he holds or the people he serves.
→ David Vitter & Larry Flynt
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Fri, 06/10/2011 - 10:33am.
OK, we're seeing the emergence of the Democrat model here. Larry Flint offers a reward for info that embarrasses or brings down any member of the Republican Party (no Dems, please).
Then you have the NYT begging for help in gleaning through Sarah Palin's Emails.
Why is there no Conservative offering a reward for information proving rumors of Barack Obama's extramarital homosexual encounters? NTTAWWT
I'm not saying Obama's a homosexual (NTTAWWT), I just think we, like the Democrats, might want to investigate this new journalism concept.
No honor among thieves
Submitted by Kenyon Schraeder on Fri, 06/10/2011 - 10:45am.
More than a bit strange when one liberal calls out another liberal over less-than-appropriate behavior. Jealousy? Perhaps. But I think that MSM already got its marching orders from the DNC to reserve a seat for Anthony UNDER the bus. And THAT is the only purpose Weiner will serve between now and 2012 elections if he decides to stick it out.
Actually there is a glimmer of hope for Ed
Submitted by needle on Fri, 06/10/2011 - 11:11pm.
Not only did he make a manly and unalloyed apology to Laura Ingraham -- it certainly was a whole lot better than Weiner's almost flippant apology to Andrew Breitbart -- but now Ed is beginning to notice that life -- that is real life -- is not fair.
I await further developments; however, I believe that he will need to move beyond and out of the influence of MSNBC for there to be real hope for real change.
- Looking forward to the self-annihilation of the Manipulated Stories Machine.