Ed Schultz...just had a coronary on-air here in Austin.

[amitten]

Reeeeeeeeally bad. His staff couldn't get things working for some reason and he went BALLISTIC. I guess he didn't know he was on-air. Cursing like a sailor, at the top of his lungs. Damn! I agree with his politics, but I sure as hell wouldn't want to work for him!:scared:

[NYCGirl]

1. How does this belong in Late Breaking News? NT

[NYCGirl]

11. Thanks for moving this, mods! NT

[amitten]

16. Sorry--I wasn't sure where it should go. n/t

[Drewskie]

33. he looks like a hot head...

[thebigidea]

2. betcha it wasn't as funny as Casey Kasem going ballistic

"It was a little dog named Snuggles...FUCK SNUGGLES! Goddamnit, I come out of an up-tempo record and I gotta talk about a goddamn dog dying..."

"That's the letter U and the numeral 2... these guys are from England and who gives a shit?!!?"

[Oreo]

4. I thought the same exact thing

Nobody will ever beat that outbreak

[Gidney N Cloyd]

5. I want a damned concerted effort made here!

[stevedeshazer]

38. That is one the best rants EVER.

He's an asshole, and proves it over and over again.

[JVS]

42. Can you direct me to a transcipt or tape of Kasem freaking out?

[marylanddem]

3. What did he say? nt

[amitten]

7. It was a rather colorful string of obscenities.

God DAMNIT! You guys had ALL F^&*ING DAY to work on this! God f*^&ing damnit!!! Etc. Very entertaining, yet rather unfortunate. I'll still listen in, though.

[marylanddem]

9. Thanks! n/t

[sandnsea]

13. oh is that all

As long as he didn't call anybody a c*nt or a cupcake...

[Pirate Smile]

6. I must have missed it somehow. I've been listening but I muted it

during the commercials and listened to something on TV.

I only missed a minute or so but he seems perfectly normal.

It must have been a short tirade.:shrug:

[amitten]

14. He is normal--his temper, not so much.

It was about a 15-second tirade. I'm not upset about it...I just think it's a shame it happened on-air. Plus, like I said, I wouldn't want to work for him!

[Pirate Smile]

18. Damn. I hate it when I miss the unscripted stuff. I did hear the music

start playing at the wrong time during the first segment but it wasn't a big deal.

I wanted to hear Cunningham's crying statement after he plead guilty.

Now, the show isn't playing for me. Hopefully, it will come back on.

Did it go out for anyone else?

[Caution]

8. Sheesh I thought you meant he actually had a coronary!

[Marr]

36. Me, too. He's a big guy.

[Cha]

39. Me, too..

Taking things too literally, I see :)

[NoPasaran]

10. I was hoping he'd really bought the farm

So they'd bring back :loveya: Randi Rhodes:loveya:

[eeyore]

12. Whoa.....

That's pretty uncool, to say the least.....

:scared:

[amitten]

21. Well, his staff really should get it together. BUT...

Ed needs to chill a little, or at least remember to choose his words more carefully. You never know who's listening...even when you think no one is!

[The Revolution]

15. .....ok

that isn't very nice.

[amitten]

17. No...I think Ed is better. But maybe a LITTLE stressed! n/t

[still_one]

19. that is a terrible thing to say

on XM you can have both Ed and Randi

Ed may not be everyones cup of tea, but he at least gets a point of view out to right wingers that they don't usually hear

[marylanddem]

24. I disagree - I think we on DU need to be free to say what others might

consider "outrageous" - so I don't consider this a terrible thing to say.

[still_one]

27. I didn't say he couldn't say it, I said it was a terrible thing to say

in fact I have trouble with anyone who advocates the demise of another person.

I too have my views, and wishing ill on another person is neither my views or philosophy

[Bluzmann57]

22. Thats a pretty crappy statement

Liberals don't, or at least shouldn't, wish death on anyone. And anyway, Schultz is still a progressive whether you like him or not.

[NoPasaran]

26. I must not have gotten the latest copy

Of Miss Manner's Guide To Liberally-Correct Behavior.

To tell the truth, as a liberal, I have a whole list of people who I wouldn't mind seeing drop dead.

[still_one]

28. cool, just like the good "christians" that advocate bombing the heck

out of Iraq

[NoPasaran]

31. Oh, come down off your high horse!

Don't tell me that if a safe fell out of a window and landed on Pat Robertson's head it wouldn't brighten your day as much as it would mine!

[still_one]

32. no it wouldn't

I am just not into wishing other people ill

call me an idiot if you will, but that is the way I am

On the other hand if robertson lost his leadership role, or was humiliated I would cheer

[LittleClarkie]

34. No, but wouldn't you be a tad upset if somebody wanted you to drop dead

so they could get your spot?

[NoPasaran]

43. If it meant Randi Rhodes would get my (non-existent) time slot

I would be willing to make that sacrifice.

[still_one]

45. After thinking about it, you are right

I wouldn't shed a tear for pat robertson or for that matter the PNAC repukes if something bad happened to them

The reason for that is because those jerks actually want to injure this country, and us

[still_one]

46. After thinking about it, you are right

I wouldn't shed a tear for pat robertson or for that matter the PNAC repukes if something bad happened to them

The reason for that is because those jerks actually want to injure this country, and us

[Zhade]

20. I don't even agree with all his politics.

He seems a bit too conservative for my taste.

[amitten]

23. You wouldn't think so after today! n/t

[Jane Austin]

25. Was this on satellite or broadcast radio?

Most talk shows have a 7-second delay or so in case a guest pops off, and they can delete stuff like that.

On satellite I don't think it matters - - at least to the FCC.

[blm]

29. Expect the right to use this to get him off the air where they can.

.

[jmatthan]

30. Strange that it came on

at the end of the Thom Hartmann live programme on iTunes (internet) before I shifted to live Randi on Air America (RealPlayer).

I thought someone was playing around till I heard the abusive language and I recognised the voice.

Could not understand how it came through on Thom's broadcast on iTunes!

http://TalkShowRatings.blogspot.com

[0rganism]

35. This is very very unfortunate

Ed is (was?) the foot-in-the-door to getting liberal talkers on AFR.

If he goes on the FCC shitlist, he can pretty much write that one off, and we're back to zero.

[SoCalDemGrrl]

37. Randi Rhodes said that he's not a very nice man.

This was a couple of weeks back. I love Randi and listen to her everyday, but I was really surprised to hear her comment about about another AAR host. I guess this proves that she was right.

[stevedeshazer]

40. Two things

1. Ed Schultz is not affiliated with Air America

2. I've heard Randi Rhodes go off on her staff, too

*disclaimer* I listen to both shows when I can and like them.

:)

[Pushed To The Left]

44. I like both Schultz and Rhodes

but they both seem like they have an edge to their personalities.

[Garbo 2004]

41. Schultz is not affiliated with AAR. He's syndicated and some AAR

affiliate stations carry his program, but he and his program have nothing to do with AAR.

And Randi's comments are due, in part at least, to a previous experience she had with Schultz.

[AZBlue]

47. Not surprised. Stopped listening to him a while ago.