Schultz: The Republican Devil Makes Me Do It
Ed Schultz would like to be more civil. Really, he would. It's just that those reprehensible Republicans, by failing to agree with him, force poor Ed to advocate things like ripping out Dick Cheney's heart.
That was the Schultz's oft-repeated theme on his MSNBC show this evening.
View video after the jump.
Consider: if someone is truly intent on changing the tone, would they not show some moral leadership of their own? Even if Ed is right about the GOP, does Schultz see himself as the totally reactive puppet of the Republicans?
ED SCHULTZ: Now, I'd be more than happy to change my tone on this show. I would do it, as soon as the Republicans stop blocking policies that help working-class Americans . . . We're not civil? The hell we aren't! Republicans have no business talking about civility and tone until they change the way they govern . . . The tone in this country will never change until Republicans quit the perpetual campaign cycle and start acting like statesmen . . . And I reiterate, before we go to our first guest tonight, I'll change the tone of this show, I won't be as aggressive as I've always been. But I know that's a pipe dream. The fact of the matter is the Republicans are never gonna, never, they're never going to work in unison with the Democrats! Because they don't want to see this president get any credit whatsoever . . . So I'll change the tone when they prove to the American people that they're not about defeating the president, and moving the agenda forward for American workers.
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I'll never grow up
Submitted by Redrowan2000 on Mon, 01/17/2011 - 8:49pm.
I'm going to be an overweight Peter Pan for the rest of my life.
"Don't let the bastards grind you down."
Illegitimi non carborundum!
Submitted by Mark Finkelstein on Mon, 01/17/2011 - 8:52pm.
Illegitimi non carborundum!
→ Much better Mark
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Mon, 01/17/2011 - 8:57pm.
I prefer the Latin also.
All we have to do to be
Submitted by danbo on Mon, 01/17/2011 - 8:52pm.
All we have to do to be treated civil? Do what they want?
Thank you for being honest Ed. Others aren't so honest.
Keep waiting.
"You lie!" Rep. Joe Wilson R-(SC)
Obama himself sure is being
Submitted by Ashrak on Mon, 01/17/2011 - 8:54pm.
Obama himself sure is being awfully quite and keeping quite the low profile these days isn't he?
His most strident supporters, especially among the establishment media, are making foosl of themselves, and the entire liberal left, worse than any time in the past.
They are so dedicated, so invested in reaction that no action, much less that of leadership, is possible. And it is on display for all the world to see.
No way...
Submitted by jimbo297 on Mon, 01/17/2011 - 10:57pm.
...is he going to distract from the distraction. Waaaaaay too much stuff happening between Russia, Iran, Hezzbolah and Lebanon, Israel, now China ...the wheels are falling off our foreign policy so this domestic drama is playing very nicely.
What else can he do? He
Submitted by Slyrr on Tue, 01/18/2011 - 12:09am.
What else can he do?
He went out last Thursday, descending from his throne on Mt. Olympus and issuing his godly decree, commanding his vassals in the leftist media to amp it down.
Obviously, he can't control them either.
The sooner this odious man and his cabal of 'czars' are cast out, the better. Then we can get to work undoing the damage he's done.
If Schultz were on any other
Submitted by Free Stinker on Mon, 01/17/2011 - 9:01pm.
If Schultz were on any other channel besides MSNBC, by now the staff at the asylumn he escaped from would have known where to go to pick him up.
/// Sarah Palin Fan since July 11, 2007 /// خال
Translation = The new owners
Submitted by Barack_must_go..... on Mon, 01/17/2011 - 9:00pm.
Translation = The new owners explained to Mr. Ed he'd better change the direction, into the gutter, his show has been following, or you are DOA when they eventually take over.
He knows he cannot control himself so he's basically kicking off his farewell tour.
Barack_Must_Go.....
Fat, drunk, and stupid
Submitted by Cactus Kurt on Mon, 01/17/2011 - 9:00pm.
Ed ("I'm going to torch this f*cking place") Schultz is incapable of changing his tone. To quote Dean Vernon Wormer from Animal House: "Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life", Ed.
haha
Submitted by Scott Trent on Mon, 01/17/2011 - 9:37pm.
Fat, drunk and stupid... is Ed. Thanks for the reminder!
Big Ed
Submitted by jdlybrand on Mon, 01/17/2011 - 9:03pm.
Poster boy for 'fork control' laws.
"What a revoltin' development this is!"
Chester Riley
Ha ha ha ha, Ed's such a
Submitted by rbosque on Mon, 01/17/2011 - 9:08pm.
Ha ha ha ha, Ed's such a moron, he's incapable of a rational thought.
My mother used to say this about one of
Submitted by djwolf12 on Mon, 01/17/2011 - 9:12pm.
my sister's boyfriends that she didn't like: One day I want to make him sit in the corner and suck on a boullion cube. Ed, go sit in the corner!!!!!
Off dat
Submitted by MinneMike on Mon, 01/17/2011 - 9:16pm.
Every day its a new reminder why I don't watch MSNBC, would encourage the few remaining viewers to do the same. Disgusting.
schultz for brains
Submitted by Willis_Leon_Johnson on Mon, 01/17/2011 - 9:15pm.
Once again he lives down to my expectations.
At least he is consistent!
End 'gun violence in America' - Require training and MANDATORY "Shall Carry" by every Citizen.
If harry reid is the best person to lead the senate, what does that say about the other 99 senators?
Big Dumb Ed.
Submitted by drsamherman on Mon, 01/17/2011 - 9:23pm.
Strikes again.
The GOP is not "governing" - they have one house of congress and that is that.
He must have a good colorectal surgeon on his fast contact list. Goodness knows his absurdly large cranium is rectally impacted now more than ever.
I just heard Mark Levin refer to Ed as Ed "The Red" Shultz
Submitted by Dave. on Mon, 01/17/2011 - 9:26pm.
Works for me.
-Dave
Vote for the American in November
Ever since the Democrats
Submitted by Chris Norman on Mon, 01/17/2011 - 9:40pm.
Ever since the Democrats decided to adopt the snarky and smart ass language of James Carville and Paul Begala back in '92, they've slid more and more into general nastiness and bile. The cess pool was complete when the language and tactics used by the punks at MoveOn, the Daily Kos, and the huffington Post became first the language and tactics of the Democrat Party, then quickly was embraced by a willing cable media and accepted by the network news media. No one can convince me that there is anywhere near an equivalent nastiness in the GOP - I can only wish there was just a little. Democrats and their PR department, the MSM, can say just as nasty and bilious things about Republicans and conservatives as they want and Republicans and conservatives just look flustered and respond with mild protests and bland defenses.
Hey Ed
Submitted by Scott Trent on Mon, 01/17/2011 - 9:36pm.
It`s not about a sitting President getting any credit... It`s about the fundamental transformation the Saul Alinskyites like you are shoving down our throats. It`s about the war on capitalism and Liberty and Freedom by you idiots! This country has not seen a divide this great of our people probably since the civil war. You push the divide every day by pushing this fundamental transformation on us. We will fight you marxists to the bitter end. Have a nice day!
Hey Ed, President Cool said Chill!
Submitted by Scott Trent on Mon, 01/17/2011 - 9:40pm.
Obama said for us to be civil.
Let me be the first to reach across the aisle!
Ok, here goes. Can I buy any of you hate filled, violent, left wing radical, Obama Zombie, moocher class, Alinsky worshiping, welfare broodmares a beer!? LOL
And another thing...
Submitted by Scott Trent on Mon, 01/17/2011 - 9:44pm.
You gotta love it! We have a President who thinks our Constitution is "flawed" because he thinks it does not do enough to redistribute the wealth. You have Pelosi, when asked about the Constitutionailty of ObamaCare, replied - "Are you serious, are you serious?". Our Constitution is the law of the land. Every one of these politicians took an oath to uphold and to defend this most sacred of documents. This fundamental transformation of America, with no jobs and no growth to speak of is THE cause of this great divide in our country. ObamaCare is simply yet another new massive entitlement to be funded by taking from one group by force, and giving it to another. And, it`s a jobs killer in an Affordable SOCIAL Housing recession. Not a good idea. Yes, I said that. The Affordable SOCIAL Housing mortgage foreclosure crisis caused the recession. Government caused this by opening up BILLIONS of dollars a year in new credit to people who previously did not qualify from 1995 to 2007 when it collapsed our banks leading up to the bailouts. Some Republicans even sounded the warnings of Affordable SOCIAL Housing as far back as 2003. Bush warned Congress 34 times in the years leading up to the collapse. McCain also sounded the warnings before the crash. What effect will Affordable SOCIAL HealthCare have on our economy in say 10 years if it`s not ripped out by it`s rootsbefore then? Medicaid programs will be swamped and the Feds will turn away causing heartache to most States. Affordable Social Housing and Affordable Social Health Care - A One Two Punch on how to bring a SuperPower to it`s knees!
Did I just land here on earth?
Submitted by GregE on Mon, 01/17/2011 - 9:53pm.
I could have swore he said:
"The tone this country will never change until Republicans quit the perpetual campaign cycle..."
So many places to begin. That's just way too easy, and too much to say. The man has completely lost his mind to think that kind of stuff is only one sided. He must be off his meds.
Ed Sgt Schultz:
Submitted by Cappmann1962 on Tue, 01/18/2011 - 4:48pm.
We're not being civil? WE'RE not being civil? Well kiss my #^$% you *&%( and take your civil and shove it up your ^&^ you *^_*!!! You can also ()&%)% your )*&(*% and do it with your @$#@^@ you @*^(*&%% piece of @*^^&% (*&^@!!!
BTW Greg, your tag line is probably the best I've seen on NB!
What??
Submitted by grammajane on Mon, 01/17/2011 - 9:55pm.
Shot his dog, beat his wife, started bar-room brawls, wants to rip out Cheny's heart, threatened to burn down the pmsbc studio, called Consrvatives bastards and racist, has the lowest rated show on TV and wants us to be civil?? What's missing here...........
What's the worst think you can think of?
Submitted by CO2Maker on Mon, 01/17/2011 - 9:57pm.
Pillow Talk with Ed.
Grossed out? There's not enough psilocybin in North America to make that idea enjoyable.
NB's should ban you
Submitted by Boudin on Mon, 01/17/2011 - 10:00pm.
For being so graphic : )
It's Rove's hurricane machine....
Submitted by theprofessor on Mon, 01/17/2011 - 10:23pm.
Think about it -- the republicans now control everything from the weather to the thoughts of some deranged killer in Arizona. Even though we're all stupid, toothless, redneck, ignernt hillbillies we still have the power to control even the mindless like Ed Schultz.
Damn, it's good to be so powerful. *as if we couldn't find something better to do with our power than Eddy.....
No wonder msnbc has such lousy ratings.
Submitted by va5thdistrict on Mon, 01/17/2011 - 11:03pm.
With guys like Ed Schultz and Chris Matthews who also can't keep his mouth shut NBC and Microsoft would see their bottom lines improve if they just shut down this ratings loser.
http://www.vadistrict5.com/2011/01/matthews-calls-for-palin-to-be-erased...
(MS)NBC
Submitted by Cactus Kurt on Tue, 01/18/2011 - 12:26pm.
The funny thing is that Microsoft pulled the plug on MSNBC-TV long ago but NBC continues to use the Microsoft label. Thus, (MS)NBC.
Yeah, the Left are really the
Submitted by Chris Norman on Tue, 01/18/2011 - 1:44am.
Yeah, the Left are really the civil ones. So much so, that they started this new "civil" war in America.
what does it say about MSNBC
Submitted by john t on Tue, 01/18/2011 - 2:08am.
when they select fat Ed out of 310 million to anchor their critical 6 PM show?? there is no news on msnbc - nothing about iran, north korea, or obama's policies destroying our country. the contrast to bret baier at 6 PM on fox is huge just for the news content. it is scray that some drones only watch msnbc. after a night of that line up, i would need many stiff drinks.
Olberman, Schultz, Bayer, Matthews - real civil nut jobs.
Submitted by acaiguana on Tue, 01/18/2011 - 8:20am.
This is the 'civil' gang.
There are other members and wannabes. But these guys compared to Levin, Rush, etc are beyond words.
But it is the 'far' right icon Palin who is really to blame.
Right...
ACA
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Quoted from: 'Acaiguana notes from the Underground' (Soon to be at theaters near you)
Awww, he's right.
Submitted by Morganfrost on Tue, 01/18/2011 - 10:38am.
Fellow conservatives, it's time for us all to recognize this simple truth, and take responsibility for it. It's completely our fault that Ed Schultz is an overweight, obnoxious, vitriol-spewing, loony-tune hate-monger.
I, for one, would like to step up and apologize to my fellow Americans. I simply don't understand how I could have been so thoughtless as to let Ed get that way. I hope you all can one day see your way clear to forgiving me for my role in this. Please don't take it out on Ed; like any good liberal, he can't really be held responsible for his actions or words.
I hope Ed is polishing his resume
Submitted by Dave. on Tue, 01/18/2011 - 1:03pm.
Of course, there isn't much to polish when the only entry is Professional A-hole.
-Dave
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