Steve Schmidt, the guy who gave us Sarah Palin, is now all-in on Howard Shultz.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

He just tried to defend his position on MSNBC/Nicole Wallace but he comes off as a desperate opportunist.

[watoos]

1. I watched with disgust.

So how much money is Schultz paying Schmidt to trash talk Democrats?

He really pissed me off when he said that Democratic campaign agenda were no different than Trump's wall.

How much money did it take to turn you Steve? What a phoney.

[lilactime]

2. He looked as sweaty as Whitakker did the other day too. Defensive as hell.

And it pissed me off that Nicolle Wallace let him walk all over her and the other panelists.

[watoos]

6. The big black dude on the panel,

excuse me I don't remember his name, ended up siding with Schmidt. He said that Democrats don't stand a chance to win the presidency if we are afraid of Schultz. He was just as pathetic as Schmidt.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

18. She showed him some deference as a regular on the show but she pushed back a lot.

[Siwsan]

3. Maybe he's 'auditioning' for a job

[watoos]

5. He got a job

He is Schultz' campaign manager.

[Siwsan]

7. Seriously? Officially? Or is he just acting like it.

I used to like watching him but now that he's shilling for Schultz, I'll probably give him a miss.

[watoos]

11. Seriously

[Siwsan]

13. Hopefully it will be a short adventure, for him

My gut says Schultz might be very adept at shooting himself in the proverbial foot.

[watoos]

4. I'm still pissed,

The SOB compared Medicare for all to Trump's wall, debt free college to Trump's wall.

This campaign is a set up meant to reelect Trump. We need to protest Schultz and Schmidt now.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

14. That was the most revealing part.

From this we see that Schmidt is basically a republican feeling shut out by Trumpism, not one who Trumpism brought to his senses.

[SunSeeker]

8. He is dead to me. nt

[Vinca]

9. And he seems puzzled that people are upset about the idea of a third party candidate.

We haven't even heard from the Green Party yet. They'll probably run someone, too. It will be a fucking miracle if we don't have the Orange Fuhrer for another 4 years. The country is at serious, serious risk . . . especially since Russia and China are teaming up.

[C_U_L8R]

10. Steve Steve Steve

You’re overestimating how much goodwill you’ve built with us. No one wants another arrogant billionaire with zero public service experience.

[Gothmog]

12. I am not happy with Schmidt

Link to tweet

[Gothmog]

15. I am not happy with Schmidt

Link to tweet

[Cha]

21. Krugman on Schultz..

Link to tweet

[BannonsLiver]

16. One minor quibble

It was actually Rick Davis who stumbled upon YouTube videos of Palin. He “discovered” her. Schmidt’s crime was pushing McCain, who had the final say, to pick her. I’ve always wondered if Davis never found the video if she would have remained just another governor of Alaska.

One thing I don’t wonder about is whether or not a Palin figure was coming anyway, especially after 8 years of Obama. He drove white conservatives completely bonkers in ways not thought possible. ODS was very, very real.

All that being said. Steve can go fuck himself. I thought Wallace did a solid job of calling him on some of the bullshit.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

20. Schmidt's apologized for his role with Palin. I guess it was proving bad for his brand.

Now with this latest Shultz dalliance, especially with the reveals in the Wallace appearance today, I could never trust him or take him at his word on anything.

[Cattledog]

17. Money talks...He just lost any credibility he had.

[ooky]

19. That was totally expected.

[Cha]

22. Krugman on Schultz..

Link to tweet