Schultz's Hysterical Math: Corporations Donate 1000x More Than Unions To Campaigns
Here at NewsBusters, we've documented Ed Schultz's heroic if unsuccessful struggles with the English language. Guess we've got to add math to the subjects where Schultz requires some serious remedial work . . .
On his MSNBC show this evening, Schultz asserted that corporations donate 1000 times more money to political campaigns than unions do. Or as Ed said, in his inimitably muddled manner,: "unions contribute 1/10th of 1% of their money that corporations put into campaigns. Now think about that: 1/10th of 1%. You got the corporate money over here; you got the organized labor money over here."
How off is Ed? The National Review's Rich Lowry has documented that in the last election cycle, three unions alone kicked in $170 million to Dem coffers. So corporations would have had to contribute . . . $170 BILLION to match Ed's alleged 1000:1 pace just for those contributions, ignoring the donations that all other unions made!
View video after the jump.
Here's the transcript,. Perhaps NB readers might like to contribute to the Send Ed To Math Summer School Fund.
ED SCHULTZ: Well Republicans, you see, they love to LIE about the political influence that organized labor has in this country. Now, as an information consumer, in this commentary tonight, I want you to capture this one thing, if nothing else. Unions contribute 1/10th of 1% of their money that corporations put into campaigns. Now think about that: 1/10th of 1%. You've got the corporate money over here; you got the organized-labor money over here.
Let's put it in terms of the worker. How would you feel if a person was doing the same exact job in your workplace, and he or she is earning 99.9% more money than you? Would you go to the boss and say hey, can we get some fairness here. this is the disparity when it comes to funding campaigns. And oh by the way, that was before the Supreme Court ruling.
Note: Ed can't even be internally consistent. He twice suggests that union donations are only 1/10th of 1% of corporate donations. That would make corporate donations 1000x larger. But his illustration of someone making 99.9% more would only amount to a bit less than twice as much. So Ed's only off by a factor of about 500.
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This is the kind of liberal
Submitted by Chris Norman on Tue, 01/04/2011 - 9:57pm.
This is the kind of liberal math that led to the Obama budget of Two Hundred Fifty Megagazillionwazillion Dollars...
That's our Schotzy
Submitted by hbnolikeee on Tue, 01/04/2011 - 10:04pm.
He really can crank out them numbas can't he?
Big fat dumb Ed
Submitted by Boudin on Tue, 01/04/2011 - 10:09pm.
Is about a 1000x wrong again. Hey Ed, instead of reading the slimes, you should eat it,, you obvously need the fiber
But let's pretend that Ed's fake numbers are true
Submitted by Rhymes With Right on Tue, 01/04/2011 - 10:14pm.
So what? What is wrong with that? Where does government get off regulating speech and political participation because of the inequality inherrant in a free society?
And if they are going to start such regulation of the quantity of speech and the exponential difference in audience, i want them to equalize my blog to the NY Times in terms of reach and influence.
Sounds like his One Nation rally numbers
Submitted by GregE on Tue, 01/04/2011 - 10:16pm.
Sounds like his One Nation rally numbers. Where'd he get his edumacation? Union thugs?
This guy is so dumb, that it
Submitted by golfman on Tue, 01/04/2011 - 10:29pm.
This guy is so dumb, that it makes me smile. I have a hard time hating someone who is this insane. I listen to his radio show for the pure enjoyment of listening to him and his crazy beliefs.
To Quote Schultz's Nearest Relative ...
Submitted by nalaexsci on Tue, 01/04/2011 - 10:29pm.
As Shultz's german uncle Schultz said "I know nothing ..."
You got it backwards, Mark.
Submitted by CobraMan on Tue, 01/04/2011 - 10:47pm.
"unions contribute 1/10th of 1% of their money that corporations put into campaigns."
You got it backwards, Mark. Schultz was saying that those tax exempt unions make over 1000 times more money than all of the corporations, combined, donate to the various campaigns. I wouldn't doubt that at all.
The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States. The US Constitution
Unless you're a fetus. The US Supreme Court
Or Anwar al-Awlaki.
In all sincerity, I don't
Submitted by Mark Finkelstein on Tue, 01/04/2011 - 10:47pm.
In all sincerity, I don't think Ed had a clue as to what he was saying.
That would be in line with
Submitted by Chris Norman on Wed, 01/05/2011 - 12:49am.
That would be in line with his larger pattern of just babbling away, wouldn't it? :)
His goofy show comes on @ 5
Submitted by Diesel on Wed, 01/05/2011 - 2:39am.
His goofy show comes on @ 5 & Ed's usually drunk by 3, so naturally his math is going to be a tad fuzzy.
education??
Submitted by grammajane on Tue, 01/04/2011 - 10:54pm.
This idiot's report card must have brought tears to his poor parents. Isn't he the jerk that said his gathering on the mall had many more people then Glen Beck? Pure ignorance, plain and simple and a total discusting piece of human debree.
I want equal time to Ed Schultz
Submitted by TheHistorian on Tue, 01/04/2011 - 11:01pm.
I want equal time from Ed; my "opposite" viewpoint will be that math and English can be successfully learned..
Dennis Prager
Used to watch "Monty Python's Flying Circus"...
Submitted by bigdaddy on Tue, 01/04/2011 - 11:51pm.
...to see this kind of lunacy. Now I can get it on MESSDNC, 24/7.
Looks like Barry and Ed took the same Math Courses
Submitted by donabernathy on Wed, 01/05/2011 - 12:51am.
wonder if Ed took the 57 state geography class toooooooo? I'm pretty sure he took the Constitution is really old...like over a hundred years old Civics class by correspondence.
roflmao
The only reason
Submitted by donabernathy on Wed, 01/05/2011 - 1:17am.
Ed used the term one tenth of one percent is cause he kept his shoes on. If he takes his shoes off he can dazzle ya and figure all the way up to one twentieth of one percent.
roflmao
Corporations, all in all,
Submitted by redfish on Wed, 01/05/2011 - 2:50am.
Corporations, all in all, contribute more money, but the numbers don't matter, thats not how corruption works. Contributors don't get dollar-for-dollar what they contribute back; often they're just paying to have their voice heard and contribute equally to both candidates. The fact is that Democrats need union support, so pander to them.
Remember that "card check", a pro-union measure opposed by business, was passed in the House of Representatives 241 to 185. In the Senate it failed just because of the threat of a Republican filibuster.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Employee_Free_Choice_Act#110th_Congress
How does Schultz explain how that happened if unions don't have more influence than corporations on Democratic Congressmen?
Serious question
Submitted by Marat on Wed, 01/05/2011 - 5:17am.
Is Ed's little construction company and the workers at his Canadian Lodge Union? If not do they get Union wages with bennies?
from august 8, 2010
Submitted by Marat on Wed, 01/05/2011 - 5:57am.
EA Schultz Construction in Fargo ND is looking for a Concrete Foreman and Concrete Labor. Prefer labor with concrete and steel building experience. Foreman must know flatwork and foundations. Pay based on experience
Ed has
Submitted by HockeyKid on Wed, 01/05/2011 - 7:01am.
One tenth of one percent of the brain capacity of an average tennis ball.
"Beauty is only skin deep, but liberal's to the bone." - me
If you put Schult's brain in
Submitted by Beukeboom on Wed, 01/05/2011 - 11:30am.
If you put Schult's brain in a pigeon it would fly backwards.
Ed Schultz LIES! 'Nuff said.
Submitted by Beukeboom on Wed, 01/05/2011 - 11:29am.
Ed Schultz LIES! 'Nuff said.
I'd trust his opinion more if
Submitted by Thoreau on Wed, 01/05/2011 - 11:47am.
I'd trust his opinion more if he was a communist. Socialists do nothing but BS you for a living. It's their job.
Communists have the cahones to tell you they own your property, whereas socialists don't- but take it just the same. Which puts them a rung lower than dog sh|t.
Rick Sanchez would ask
Submitted by GW on Wed, 01/05/2011 - 12:24pm.
What is that in feet?