Ed Schultz and magnificent co-jones

[Mira]

I believe we owe that man a big debt of gratitude, and I bow before him with great respect.

He loudly and repeatedly claims that Dick Cheney is attempting to re-gain power in the defunct and useless, and idea-less Republican party, by hoping that America will be attacked again and by being able to then say "I told you so".
Then by default the Republicans would look strong, and we look weak.

Schultz rails against the fallacy of Cheney's claims that we have been kept safe with his methods and tactics, he calls him the most power hungry and ambitious politician in recent history, and here is the beauty of Schultzes untiring tirade:

He is beating Cheney at his own game.

The fact that Schultz stands there and says "no", over and over, to Joe Scarborough, "no" to any weak Republican (whoever it may be) who has only ad hominem attacks in his arsenal, "attacking me personally is lame and I will not back down."
"Let's stay on the subject of Cheney and what his motivation is for hoping we will lose more American lives. It is raw power. It is political hardball".
"Though it may not be a popular position, it is my opinion, I am not alone, and that is what is going on".

The way of course this magnificent man is turning the tables on Cheney is that by the time there might be a possibility for Cheney to cash in with an "I told you so!" Ed Schultz will have diffused that argument ahead of time.

I have never ever asked for recommendations, but I'd like those who are grateful to him for being the terrier on the pants leg of self serving injustice and scare tactics to give this a kick.

[checks-n-balances]

1. He's fantastic and he's been a wonder to behold

many times. But he's really hitting it out of the park today, mainly because it's clear he has GUTS and will NOT back down.

Take a lesson, Dems on the Hill!

[Mira]

2. Thanks for chiming in, and you are exactly right. I saw him

steadfastly repeat his position on Morning Joe, when Scarborough wanted to shame him. Ed would have none of it, just got back on the subject stating his right to his opinion and stuck with it.
It has become a matter of courage and personal honor to Ed Schultz, I can see it and sense it.
Plus, and not at all least, I also sense he sees himself as a "maverick" out there and is digging in for self serving reasons. Hey, nothing wrong with that. Self service is at the root of all we do, all of us.

For us his behavior is a massive turning point, and he is a steadfast ally.
Unless he finds a dead horse head in his bed that man will not waver.

edited to add something

[spiritual_gunfighter]

30. I only saw the bit that Ed showed on his show last night

When Scarborough asked him "So you are saying that Dick Cheney wants innocent families to be killed for political gain" and Big Eddie without flinching said "yes". It was amazing to see, I have listened to his radio show for a couple of years or so but since his TV show has started I have become a huge fan of his, between Thom Hartmann and Ed Schultz in the day time on WCPT Chicago, I really don't want to leave my car in the afternoon.

[bjobotts]

49. Even if attacked, even if econmy tanks, we still won't go back to those that brought us our current

disaster

[bjobotts]

50. Republicans haven't changed and they brought us nothing but ruin so

[bjobotts]

51. even if the worst happens we still wouldn't go back to republicans

[bjobotts]

52. We'd just get better dems to get us what we want or even get a 3rd party in power.

[bjobotts]

53. We are so done with protecting the wealthiest American's profiteering mission of republicans

[butterfly77]

66. Is that why Scar backed out on his appearance..

on Ed's show yesterday...

[inna]

3. isn't he brand new?

i just recently "discovered" him, but i haven't listened to much of his stuff at all and don't really have an opinion.

[Mira]

4. Hi Inna - my twin look alike - no he is not new on the scene

he has been on the radio and I think, more.
Here is another thread running right now that will give you more info about Ed Schultz

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x5863700

[inna]

44. hi there, twin! :) thanks for the link/info, i had no idea.

so, he used to be a Limbaugh-like right-winger... interesting, very interesting.
...

[tblue37]

5. Let me tell you why I am K&Ring your post over

another one on the subject of Schultz's pwning of Cheney on Scarborough: because you politely offered a summary of his message, whereas the other posters did not. We deafies get so tired of people high-fiving such appearances but refusing to offer any sort of recap for those of us who cannot experiecne it ourselves.

A month or so ago I posted a request that people offer such sumamries with videos or when referencing videos. My request got 173 recommendations, which suggests that I am not the only one who feels this way. Many who are not even deaf also said they needed summaries, because they couldn't listen online for a variety of reasons. Nevertheless, most people are still posting threads in which they say how cool an appearance was (or in which they link to the video), but without bothering to clue us deafies in on what happened.

So because you were kind enough to recap the event for us, I K&R your post over the others.

[tblue37]

7. Another kick for the one who summarizes. nt

[Mira]

8. Well you're opening my eyes to something I was not aware of enough.

Here is what happens in my mind when I get excited about something on TV - and want to post. I think, damn, if I'm not first, it will just get lost. Then, I know I should not bother if I arrive at GD and the subject is already broached.
It's a trick to type like mad, make sure if makes sense, try to sound intelligent, and still manage to get it posted without others yawning because it's old hat by now.

I will be way more sensitive to those of us who cannot hear after being honored by your post.
There are other ways to get one's stuff read, than to just be first. I will as a result of what you said concentrate on substance and cohesion, and let the rest go.
Thank you tblue37.

[tblue37]

13. Thank YOU! (and another kick.) nt

[Gman2]

38. There is always room for elucidation. To flesh out a coherent position.

I for one dont like glory hogs. I dont even understand the wanting to be rated. I would like to be read. I dont care about stats.

This place should be larger than "This just IN". Those capable of philosophy can breathe a whole new life into subjects. That is my aim. To open minds. Show seldom considered perspectives. Those might not get ratings, but they might just change a mind for GOOD.

I like the deaf request and it is noted.

[TahitiNut]

9. Word.

:fistbump:

[Chemisse]

21. Great point - I can't watch the videos because of dial up internet

[BlancheSplanchnik]

23. another kick for the OP and post #5

summaries help us who can't listen, read, watch every single thing out there.
Helps me wade through the info overload.

(I loved Ed some years ago when I could get Air America on my car radio. So down to earth. He kind of uses the same "down to earth, regular person" style that so many CONservatives favor, only he uses it to the truth and shoot down the liars. I haven't heard him in awhile now--good to see this thread)

[pacalo]

35. Thank you kindly for making that point. There have been numerous times where I

had to search around for more clues about cryptic but tantalizing posts.

[tblue37]

58. Another kick for the summary. nt

[sybylla]

62. Kick to join the "pleas" and thank you.

Being in dial-up, I, too, get tired of the "you shoulda seen/gotta see this" threads without the slightest summary of why I should expend precious bandwidth on it.

Thanks to you and to the OP for a great summary. I've been avoiding Morning Joe because I end up starting my day off pissed off 80% of the time. I wish I'd have turned it on to see Ed Schultz.

[Ilsa]

6. I'm loving me some Ed these days! nt

[TahitiNut]

10. He's best at not being distracted by the change of 'subject' in an ad hominem attack.

Rather than argue about the attack on HIM, he stuffed the ploy and charged onward. Christie and his ilk just LOVE to change the subject ... claiming Ed is being "shameful" or "ridiculous" or "not smart" ... and REFUSE to actually keep their focus on the subject.

(It's not just the neocon talking heads that do this. It's a common ploy on DU, too.)

[TomCADem]

11. I LOVE His Focus On Healthcare and Middle Class Economic Issues

I respect Keith Olbermann and Rachel Maddow playing devil's advocate, and airing opposing views like those of libertarian Professor Turley, whose views I respect, but I do like Ed's more narrow focus on issues like healthcare, and pushing the public option. No other program is like Ed's in this regard.

He does not get caught up in dealing with GOP distraction of the moment. He always returns to real policy issues that affect American families.

So, a big thanks to Ed.

[JimWis]

12. Did you catch in his show tonight where he asked people to

text him during the show - either Yes or No - (and I am sorry I can't recall the exact wording of the question) but something to the effect that Cheney is hoping we would be attacked so he could say "I told you so" or for political gain - in other words - is he evil enough to wish that. At the very end of the show he said they got, Yes 98% - No 2%.

[spiritual_gunfighter]

31. That was great

I think the text polls are funny they are always super lopsided because we "bleeding heart commies" are the ones that watch his show. Even Tom Tancredeo said :well that isn't a scientific poll, your audience are all liberals".

[Wednesdays]

14. K&R

:kick:

[BuyingThyme]

15. I'll kcik that.

Ed's come so far and I don't really care why.

[bertman]

16. Ed's the best thing that's happened to teevee since Rachel Maddow. He is raising Progressive

HELL on the air!!

Send him a thank you email or two. We need more like him.

Recommend.

[G_j]

17. Kick, and I wrote to him also nt

[mzmolly]

18. K and R # 42

:kick:

[chknltl]

19. Proud member of the Ed Shultz Forum givin this another KnR

Couldn't be prouder actually. Big Eddie's out there fightin' for middle class America. Ed Shultz speaks for me more often than many of my representitives do. Do I hold it against him if he does this while making a nice buck? Nope, imo he's earnin' every cent of it!

[Senator]

20. K&R

[change_notfinetuning]

22. "terrier"? Are you kidding? Ed is the pit bull of the progressive movement.

He is a tornado of fresh air. Not only on Cheney, but things like single payer, too. Ed is on fire in a good way that is usually lacking on the left. That being said, he is sometimes a little full of himself, but aren't we all.

[NewJeffCT]

24. good job by Ed, but what is "co-jones"?

is it cajones?

[Mira]

25. Webster:

cojones - it seems there is no dash in the word

Main Entry:
co·jo·nes
Pronunciation:
\kə-ˈhō-ˌnās\
Function:
noun plural
Etymology:
Spanish, literally, testicles

1 slang : nerve

2 slang : testes

[NewJeffCT]

33. Why is having balls/cojones

a symbol of bravery? If a woman shows bravery, does she have balls as well?

[Mira]

39. My grandson says I have them. And I'm his grandma.

I hear it said about women, and have not heard one object.
:)

[NewJeffCT]

61. I've seen folks object on here

which is why I brought it up...

[Dappleganger]

26. I love me some Ed

even my republican husband is beginning to like him!

[mascarax]

68. Yes, I think Ed can sometimes get thru to republicans

...at least he has more of a shot than most.

[Myrina]

27. Dick has money and connections to arrange a MIHOP ...

Ed (and most of DC) knows this ... and they also know that Dick is evil and unscrupulous enough to use it, even if it means loss of lives, to get the upper hand in a power/money grab.

TELL IT, BROTHER ED!!! :patriot:

[spiritual_gunfighter]

28. Big Eddie has been amazing

Leading the charge on single payer in the media and taking Cheney to task on his disgusting public media tour, I really have come to love his TV show, at first I wasn't so sure but I am totally on board now. Love that guy.

[mithnanthy]

29. WE LOVE ED!

We send praises to his website often!

[madmax]

32. Love The Ed Show

He's one of the best, never miss him on MSNBC.

[madamesilverspurs]

34. Especially loved it

when he wouldn't back off in the face of Ron Christie's hyperbolic umbrage. Uber-sycophant kept insisting that Ed is singing solo, and he (Christie) gets sooooo wounded when everyone else won't join him in ignoring reality.

[pacalo]

36. I totally agree. He's doing a wonderful job of pointing out the absurdities in general, actually.

[Gman2]

37. I've been blathering on about all of us doing just his tac to spur SOMEONE

and it turns out Ed is our man. I like that we got our hyena{olbermann} and our pitbull{shultz}. Maddow is our scholar. Joe, is their excrement. Matthews is our semi-journalist good ole boy insider. Sure glad that republican charge that left entertainment cannot sell in this universe turns out to be more the opposite.

[Cyrano]

40. What I loved most about last night's show is that Ed took the Dems

to task for "not having a pair." Yep he actually used those words on TV.

The number of Dems who will speak out loudly, and actually attack the wingnut owned MSM can be counted on one hand.

They really do need to be called out for their timidity, or cowardice, or, who knows what the hell it is that keeps them from attacking the unending evil that flows from the Republican Party.

Thank you, Ed Schultz. The Democrats need to be called on this each and every time they back off, look the other way, or make believe they didn't hear it.

And I too want to know the answer to Ed's question. Why don't the Dems have a pair?

Go, Ed. For everyone who speaks out publicly, there are thousands who don't have the means to make their opinions heard.

[Mira]

41. Word !

[DeeBunker]

42. I noticed 'morn'ng after Joe'

asked BigEd his opinion on an inside 9-11 job.
Sometime, I would love to see a high profiled media answer something like: The Buildings were obviously wired for destruction, so what the heck did they the need planes for (cover??)???? Not to mention; Who wired those suckers ???

[tabatha]

45. Did you know that at least four organizations including the USGS

have found minute particles of military thermite in the dust - different dust samples.

Did you know that a brother of George Bush had a security contract on those buildings that expired sep 10, 2001.

No conspiracy theories here, just evidence.

[DeeBunker]

47. NanoParticlesIndeed;

Nano Hi-Tech (gov-type) Laboratory produced Particles, not unlike the HighBred Anthrax Placements. Of course, Not included as evidence in the fictionous Official Conspiracy Commission Theory though, NooooSir'eeee .... Yaa, the dev's got his dic in GW & Co, none of their SecContractCompanies (or Ins Companies) games run, surprises anymore.

[Webster Green]

43. Big Eddie is great!

I've been defending him for years to his many, many detractors on this board. :rofl:

[Ladyinblack]

46. Ed Schultz

Thanks to ED. He is on target. Nothing in my opinion could have been more damaging for this country that Bush and Cheney.

[JDPriestly]

48. Ed Schultz is just great -- down to earth, straight-talking, honest

reliable and most important he has good judgment. He just thinks clearly and comes to the correct conclusions.

What a great team: Olbermann, Madow and Schultz (and I see them as equals, different but each wonderful). I have never seen a better team on television in my life. I tend to be out in the early evenings and don't watch much TV but try to catch the cuts of their shows on the internet. They are just wonderful.

[beac]

54. A big K&R for Ed! n/t

[diane in sf]

55. I'm really liking Ed on TV, wasn't so hot on his radio show--too much hunting, dogs, guns, SUVs

but I figured he'd be good for bringing boys back to the liberal fold.

Now on TV he is standing up and roaring like a lion for the middle class and single payer health insurance. I love that he doesn't get sidetracked or intimidated.

[Kaleko]

56. I no longer watch news shows on TV, but

trusting your good judgment, I'm reccing this thread.

:hi:

[Mira]

59. Thanks for your vote of confidence, Kaleko. I would give a lot

to be able to say I don't listen to them.
Most of it is just blather and wasted air time. But Ed Schultz is performing a very important service to US, and I want to laud him for it.
:fistbump:

[lxlxlxl]

57. TORTURE WAS POLITICALLY MOTIVATED

This is how monomaniacal Cheney and the GOP can be. They knew torture did nothing other than draw that dividing line in between their mythical persona of 'tough soldier' and liberal wuss. They did not care about the country, or how we are percieved, law, or anything other than political efficacy.

[GreenTea]

60. Love Ed's show on MSNBC- Suopporting single payer health care & Ed's support of UNIONS!

[ELY08]

63. Ya know

He has his own message board. I along with many others have been whacking the righties for some time now.

[liberaltrucker]

64. Heartfelt K&R from an Ed listener from Day 1 (1/5/04 on XM)

As Rachel said when you got the TV gig:

Keep on kicking ass and taking names!

:toast:

[indimuse]

65. knr!

Thanks Mira. Thanks Ed. :)

[butterfly77]

67. KICK! and recommended!