I miss Ed already. Chime in if you do, too.

[senseandsensibility]

He's not on tonight. I still wonder who will pick up the banner for workers' rights. No one else on MSNBC even touches on it.

Not only that, Ed was great on public education.

[onehandle]

1. I would hope that he continues to on his weekend show. And he still has his radio show...

...which is the #1 progressive radio show out there.

[Cleita]

4. Yes, but all the stations carrying him are one by one going to a different format

and dropping the progressive show hosts.

[Laurian]

2. I do, too. Watching Anderson Cooper instead of MSNBC right now.

[senseandsensibility]

5. Well, that's your choice, of course.

However, I have a long standing boycott of CNN for their absolutely horrific "coverage" (cheerleading) of the Iraq invasion. And if I didn't, their "coverage" of the rape trial this week-end would be enough for me to start one.
I might be mad at MSNBC, but progressives don't have a lot of choices.

[Laurian]

12. I don't usually watch CNN either and I was very unhappy about CNN's

coverage of the Steubenville case this weekend. Anderson just did a full 15 minutes on the rape case, and his segment was totally appropriate. Almost as if to try to make up for yesterday's horror.

[Cleita]

3. Yes, I am watching John Fugelsang on Current TV.

He's at least funny.

[senseandsensibility]

6. Good idea.

I wonder how much longer we will have his show?

[Cleita]

7. I hope Al Jazeera keeps him on in some capacity.

But he'll be there at least until July. I do like his show.

[hlthe2b]

8. yes...

He'd become like a friendly ole teddy bear looking out for the 99%... I miss our big ole redhead...

[Swamp Lover]

9. agreed

[fadedrose]

10. K & R

[PDittie]

11. Michael Eric Dyson is

doing a fine job tonight. The Steubenville coverage by CNN (abominable) with a panel of three young women, and the Portman out-of-the-closet POV from a young black gay man. Not the typical talking heads on TV (which is what I have always appreciated about all of MSNBC's evening shows).

[onehandle]

13. Additionally, it Amazes me that DUers are such Ed boosters now.

In the old days whenever I would bring him up, people would call him a conservative at heart, and a Rush clone.

Glad people came around.

[senseandsensibility]

16. I wasn't a big fan when I used to listen to him on the radio

I thought he lacked knowledge, seemed sexist with women callers, and rough around the edges. But he evolved and improved. He sealed the deal with me by concentrating on labor and education. I realized that his heart was in the right place, and he made real efforts to improve his coverage of womens' issues. He will never be suave, sophisticated, or wonkish but he is not afraid to stand up for workers and public education. On his last or second to last show, he made a strong stand against ANY cuts to "the big three" as he calls them. I just don't hear this from the others on MSNBC.

[green for victory]

19. people called him a conservative at heart because he "used" to be one

n 1992, Schultz became a conservative political talk show host on WDAY-AM

Schultz's political views leaned towards the right during the early years, and Schultz told the Los Angeles Times that he "lined up with the Republicans because they were anti-tax and I wanted to make a lot of money".

In the late 1990s, Schultz claims a series of events changed his political views from the far right to left of center..."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Shultz

He didn't change any of his "views"- he realized he could yell and scream and make a lot of money by faking some kind of "conversion". Shultz is a blowhard who didn't do the Democrats any favors while he was insulting everyone alive on his "show". Good riddance to bad rubbish. MSNBC will find another fake "liberal" soon enough.

[Progressive dog]

14. Watching Michael Eric Dyson on Ed Show

I thought that last week was end of Ed Show. Apparently not quite over yet.

[elzenmahn]

15. Who picks up the banner for worker's rights...

...now THAT, more than anything, is probably why Big Eddie is being sent to Weekend Siberia.

The owners of this country can't have that now, can they?

[rhett o rick]

17. I am not a Big Ed fan, but he did represent part of our demographic that

usually gets ignored.

[Little Star]

18. I heard Chris say that he was very aware how important workers' rights/Labor was...

and that he intended to continue in Ed's footsteps regarding that. He said he was aware that people were concerned about that and wanted to set their minds at ease. He also has some of his own background where he has supported workers rights himself in other jobs (maybe journalist). I of course am paraphrasing what I heard him say but that was the gist of it.

[zeeland]

20. What a mistake. Although Ed wasn't

loved by all, he filled a void with his passion for workers rights and healthcare
that will not be easily replaced. Wherever Ed lands I'll be there watching or listening.