What do you do when your TV show is flopping in the ratings department? If you're Ed Schultz, you desperately attempt to draw attention to yourself by engaging in "Psycho Talk" which, ironically is a segment of MSNBC's The Ed Show that Schultz uses to supposedly demonstrate "Psycho Talk" from conservatives. However, take a look at the crazed Schultz in this video slamming Hugh Hewitt for stating that he would refuse to buy cars from companies taken over by the government. It far exceeds in looniness any "Psycho Talk" that Schultz features in his segment. Here is how TV Squad, no friend of conservatives, describe's Schultz's Psycho Talk:
Whether you agree or disagree with Schultz, is too much to ask that he not succumb to clownish apoplexy to make his point? He even throws in an Elvis karate kick at the midway point of this rant.
The odd thing is Schultz was never quite this militant on his radio program. Opinionated? Sure. Ready to confront? He was paid to do that. But he wasn't wont to physically abuse bits of surrounding furniture.
The reason why Schultz is engaging in such "clownish apoplexy" probably has to do with the lousy ratings of The Ed Show. Here are the sad facts about Schultz's TV show ratings as reported by the New York Observer:
The 6 p.m. time slot has long bedeviled MSNBC executives. And, to date, the arrival of the popular, liberal talk show host has done little to boost the network’s numbers. In May, according to Nielsen data, The Ed Show, finished well behind CNN and Fox News at 6 p.m., averaging 510,000 total viewers and 126,000 in the 25-54 demographic--numbers, which were down 13% and 35% respectively compared with May of 2008 when David Gregory was anchoring the hour.
Therefore it is a good bet that the low ratings of The Ed Show is unhinging the massive ego of Schultz. We saw another example of this recently when Schultz went berserk on his radio show in response to the rather mild quesioning of a caller. And despite the assertion by TV Squad that "Schultz was never quite this militant on his radio program," he was actually even more batty on the radio last Wednesday on the subject of Hugh Hewitt to the extent of expressing a desire to urinate on him as you can hear:
They worship money. They don't value human life the way they claim they do. That's a hoodwink.
So I guess Hugh Hewitt has never taken out a loan in his life. He's never had to depend on anybody else. He's probably the worst neighbor in the neighborhood. That's just a guess, I don't know that.
But I'd bring him over for a cocktail party. Sure, then I'd urinate on him, 'cause that's all he's worth.
Anybody who talks like that about the American worker is not an American, is anti-American and wants to see this country fail.
Can we expect to see even more Psycho Talk from Big Ed? If your humble correspondent were willing to shell out a hundred bucks for a VIP ticket to one of Ed's "town hall" meetings for the "privilege" of a private meet and greet with Schultz, he would be tempted to ask Ed if he plans to take out his MSNBC studio desk with a karate kick if his ratings continue to plunge.
H/T: The Radio Equalizer
—P.J. Gladnick is a freelance writer and creator of the DUmmie FUnnies blog.
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Unhinged
June 13, 2009 - 09:50 ET by TexndocDoesn't he compete directly with Glenn Beck's show?No wonder he's playing psycho for any attention. Nothing will put a smile on his face until there is a government mandate that we MUST watch his show. Not as far-fetched as it sounds.
No Obama Motors cars for me
June 13, 2009 - 10:03 ET by Blogger Guy00001I will not buy a car from a government-run company. Neither will millions of sensible people.
When Obama Motors is proven to be a failure, the government will find a way to force people to buy cars from the failed company.
Ed can rant all he wants.
June 13, 2009 - 12:43 ET by GregEEd can rant all he wants. When the feds took a big stake in GM and Chrysler and handed the UAW huge majority in one of them (I always forget which was the bigger percentage), that did it for me. I didn't need to wait for Hewitt, and I certainly didn't need to wait for Psycho Eddie to tell me about Hewitt.
Sorry Ed, you can buy them, it's your prerogative. I will not, which is MY prerogative and is neither American nor un-American. It's just my decision. Don't pop a vein Eddie.
And hmmm, did he say "prove to me?" Who's he? Do I require his approval? Uhhh, I'm thinkin' nah, not a lick.
What A Nutjob!!!
June 13, 2009 - 10:05 ET by flyingmonkeyI had never heard of Ed Schultz before logging onto NB and would be tempted to tune in just for the comedic value, but I don't want to run the risk of doubling his ratings.
Don't bother
June 13, 2009 - 11:33 ET by Prester JohnI tried for 30 seconds and that was plenty.
Picking your nose would be a better use of your time.
Geesh I been spied on again!
June 13, 2009 - 20:35 ET by GregEGeesh I been spied on again!
whacko ed got good ole mayor verg cranked up
June 13, 2009 - 10:14 ET by larry on LIi wonder if verg has considered the effects of his states taxes,when he rails against the loss of businesses and jobs? ole verg didn't look like he was short changed by the dip in his local economy.
He's right. I was just
June 13, 2009 - 10:14 ET by BKeyserHe's right. I was just thinking the other day after being denied my tatoo removal procedure (see, I don't live in California) because of some fat-cat Health Insurance administrator, that I'm not going to buy a GM or Chrysler product! It all fits... /sarc off
What a douchebag this guy is. And this Lansing Mayor! Here's a guy presiding over one of the worst economies in the nation, with his guy in the oval office, and receiving billions of dollars in bailouts for the single industry located in his region, and all he can do is complain that it isn't enough!
Neither one can make a coherent argument...
I wonder how much that
June 13, 2009 - 10:20 ET by bretzysdudeI wonder how much that Lansing mayor has spent the city's money into oblivion. To come on to that show and defend Ed like that, he's probably just as corrupt and two-faced as Ed is.
→ I'm tempted
June 13, 2009 - 10:23 ET by Cool ArrowObama wants to incentivize, to the tune of $4,500, trading in a clunker for a new car.
I'm thinking of picking up a barely running $200 junker to help me buy a new Toyota Tacoma.
The only reason Clarence Thomas is on the Court is because he is black - Joe Biden
Might as well CA
June 13, 2009 - 10:29 ET by BKeyserPersonally, I've been a loyal Chevy guy since I bought my first '67 Camaro in 1980. I've owned nothing but Chevy's (save one Cherokee for a brief time) up to and including my '06 Trailblazer. I've always felt that we should try to keep the money in the country if possible, but now, I'm not so sure. I'm liking Angela Merkel lately, maybe German engineering is the way to go...
Buying Honda's from
June 13, 2009 - 11:08 ET by PewahBuying Honda's from Marysville, Ohio, Toyota's from Georgetown, KY and Fremont, CA, and Nissan's from Smyrna, TN does keep a lot of money in this country. It also stimulates the many other sectors of our economy.
The big picture question now in foreign vs. domestic car loyalty should be whether or not your purchase stimulates the private sector (foreign owned, U.S. made)...or further prolongs the inevitable and very costly death of government/UAW owned producers, GM/Chrysler.
→ Got that right
June 13, 2009 - 11:13 ET by Cool ArrowI'm thinking the Tundra from San Antonio, or the Tacoma from California.
Not too keen on the Silverado from Mexico.
The only reason Clarence Thomas is on the Court is because he is black - Joe Biden
Why Not a Ford?
June 14, 2009 - 11:45 ET by DCC1How about we show alittle support for the only American Car company to
not be socialized FORD! Get an F150 from Kansas City, trust me, do not
buy a full size toyota truck!!
Just test drive one, you will be shocked by how nice they are!
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Hi DCC1, they closed the F150 plant here in St. Paul a few years
June 14, 2009 - 18:55 ET by pahuberback. I was wondering where else they made them.
CA... Aren't these with
June 14, 2009 - 19:00 ET by bigtimerCA...
Aren't these with tax credits and exactly how would that work?
Anybody know?
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
I don't think his
June 13, 2009 - 10:30 ET by cajunkingkongI don't think his consistantly screwy antics will deter either of his listeners.
"And, to date, the arrival
June 13, 2009 - 10:39 ET by Chris Norman"And, to date, the arrival of the popular, liberal talk show host has done little to boost the network’s numbers."
"Popular"? Compared to what? The Peony Garden Show in East Nowhere, UT?
The "Mainstream" Media: By liberals. For liberals.
Ok...
June 13, 2009 - 10:40 ET by retroconOk, i'll support American workers... i'll buy Fords, Toyotas, and Hondas made in the USofA.
I'll support American workers... Americans working legally in the USofA.
I'll support American workers... I won't buy from GovMotors or Crapsler, because most of my money would be going to the union leaders and political funds, not the American union workers.
I'll support American workers... I'll do everything I can to help the demoncrats loose control of the house and senate in 2010 so that the conservatives can undo this Obamamess, and allow the free market to fix the economy, creating more jobs for more American workers.
I'll support American workers... by not supporting the American grabbers. You know, those folks who want to grab our money through taxation, grab our tax dollars for useless programs, grab our freedoms through regulation, grab our children through lies, grab our lifestyles through bogus science, grab our arms so that they can keep grabbing all those other things.
I'll support American workers... because I am one.
Ed...that tune that you
June 13, 2009 - 11:01 ET by PewahEd...that tune that you can't get out of you head lately...it's called "Taps".
left nut
June 13, 2009 - 11:31 ET by bobwhiteSo that's Ed Schultz. I can now see why his show is tanking. I managed less than two minutes of that ranting fool. He's just another mind numbing, left wing nut.
I will not be buying anything being sold by that thing in the White House!
4 minutes
June 13, 2009 - 17:29 ET by m1xramDo I win anything for watching 4 minutes? Or, does it just mean I'd last longer in a waterboarding session? lol
Ed has convinced me that he is a Physco. Impressive illogical imbecilic rant. If I were Ed, I'd boycott myself.
I made it the whole way
June 14, 2009 - 00:29 ET by rightwingidiotI watched the whole thing. Ouch!
It's a good thing Eddy boy passed off to the Mayor about midway. I fully expected Ed's head to explode if he went on any longer. Luckily, the Mayor's rant gave him a little cool-down time.
Certifiable. That's about the only way to describe the guy. I guess the Democrats got the best asswipe money can buy. Even if I could get MSNBC, I'd not sure I could stand to watch him if that's his usual.
Oh well, he got exactly what he wanted (Obeyme and Democrat control of Congress) and yet he still rants like a 4 year old that dropped his sucker in the dirt.
Ed Putz
June 13, 2009 - 11:52 ET by Jack BauerI think it's fantastic the way leftists like Shultz prove conservative's point every time they open their yaps.
He works himself up into an incendiary rage at the very idea people find FAULT with the government classes.
They just can't take the idea that citizens object to GOVERNMENT and the biggest power grab in history.
They just can't take the idea that people are willing to express their opinion that Obama is a hard-left ideologue, a counter-revolutionary who is bent on destroying the America as founded.
From We the PEOPLE to We the GOVERNMENT in just five months
It's quite mind-blowing. Not what Obama's doing (we all knew that at Newsbusters)... No, what's mind-blowing is how the Shultz's of the world fall into line so easily.
When I saw the old newsreels of Hitler, Stalin, Mao -- like all of us I asked how did this happen. How did the people allow these tyrants to do their evil deeds?
How did this happen?
June 13, 2009 - 12:39 ET by retroconThe same way, but with different instruments:
Hitler had Joseph Goebbels
Stalin had Socialist Realism
Mao had The Little Red Book
Obama has the Obamamedia, the Ministry of Obamoganda, MSNBCBSABCN, and the rules of Saul Alinsky
You're right
June 14, 2009 - 03:39 ET by Jack BauerYou're right Retro.
Control the means of communication and you control the people.
“For God's sake, somebody tell Obama that a TRILLION is one MILLION MILLION!!!!”
I'm not buying a car from a GM. Ever
June 13, 2009 - 13:12 ET by Calypso JonesI'm not going to buy from a union run company that put the company in this situation in the first place. The leftist can buy from them.
Never have...
June 13, 2009 - 14:38 ET by Uncle Don....bought a General Motors Car and, certainly, never will. My brother was an executive with GM and the whole family drove GM cars because of the great deal he got for them. Not me, they were junk and just because they were cheaper up front didn't mean I wouldn't have had to constantly repair them....I always had VOLVO'S, SAAB'S, FIAT's, etc. cars made by carmakers not some union bozo getting too much money and who had 0 pride in his product...I came out way ahead of the rest of my family....
Ed said he almost was at
June 13, 2009 - 17:08 ET by bigtimerEd said he almost was at the end of his rope about three minutes something into this blathering spiel...well that was the end of my rope of being able to listen to this drivel...
He must be in competition with Olbie and Matthews to see who can shriek the loudest with the most insanity...
Useless idiots...all of them.
Why is this a surprise?
June 13, 2009 - 20:21 ET by mizflame98He's shown that he's unhinged once before. Actually, more than once.
“It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people's minds”
Samuel Adams
Ed and the Mayor: Brought
June 14, 2009 - 07:35 ET by Andrew H.Ed and the Mayor: Brought to you and bought and paid for by the fabulous, wonderful, filthy rich UAW. Heh.
Liberalism is a convenient lie.
How about an F150?
June 14, 2009 - 11:43 ET by DCC1How about we show alittle support for the only American Car company to not be socialized FORD! Get an F150 from Kansas City, trust me, do not buy a full size toyota truck!!
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