Ed Schultz blows up at David Sirota on Sirota's radio show

[RamboLiberal]

Salon's David Sirota has earned the wrath of Ed Schultz. The MSNBC host called in to Sirota's radio show, AM760's "Colorado's Progressive Talk," Wednesday and attacked Sirota for arguing that the Osama bin Laden's killing raises questions about presidential power and the way the U.S. treats its enemies. Sirota had spent some time on his radio show criticizing Schultz's view that journalists shouldn't go down this road.

In a very brief on-air spat, Schultz first assured Sirota that he wasn't a regular listener and had only called in because Sirota had been "ripping" him. Schultz has in recent days lashed out at other commentators -- Michael Moore in particular -- who have expressed similar concerns about the bin Laden raid. Sirota then criticized Schultz for making the following comment:

The fact of the matter is, the intellectual liberal hand-wringing needs to stop in this country. People who voted for President Obama had to know he was willing to go anywhere at anytime to take out the world's number one terrorist.

"David, the issue is settled! I don't know if you follow the news or not," Schultz declared, "but the of the U.S. made a comment the day after the operation went down in Pakistan, saying that undoubtedly he was killed in a war setting -- in a war zone -- and that it was legal." When Sirota pointed out that journalists should not necessarily take Attorney General Eric Holder's claims as gospel, Schultz told him to "go to hell." He then hung up.

http://www.salon.com/news/politics/war_room/2011/05/18/schultz_sirta_radio_battle

Both are entitled to their opinion. Too bad they talked over one another. Sounded like a pissing contest to me.

[BzaDem]

1. Eric Holder isn't right because we're taking him "as gospel" -- he's right based on any reading of

the laws of war.

Ed likely would have been more effective by pointing that out, rather than hanging up in a huff.

[RamboLiberal]

2. Sirota was talking over him and not letting him get that point across

At one point you can tell Sirota turned Ed off. As I said it became a pissing contest.

[Ian David]

3. Sirota is a giant bag of douche. And Ed Schultz isn't much better.

Where's the popcorn?

[hfojvt]

7. yeah, I used to think Sirota was one of the good guys

but now he seems like a bit of a loon.

[otohara]

4. For 17 Days, Sirota Has Been

pretty much trashing those who approve of the assignation of OBL. Sirota whines everyday about the "hate mail", mainly it's folks who support President Obama. If he wern't so hateful in the first place, he wouldn't be getting such angry e-mails from his audience. Turns out Dave Sirota has a mean streak in him. He's one of those who can dish it out, but boy, oh boy, when people push back, he get's ugly. He's not above calling listeners names and frequently tells his audience to go some where else, if you don't like his constant trashing of President Obama.

I didn't hear the exchange, because I stopped listening to him.

I no longer feel angry in the AM since I quit listening.

[RamboLiberal]

5. I've never listened to Sirota on radio

Only see him as guest on TV talking shows.

[DevonRex]

6. I stopped too. +1. Nt

[Ian David]

9. Sirota stalked me on Twitter once. n/t

[madamesilverspurs]

8. Stopped listening to Sirota a year ago.

Don't know what happened with him, but he stopped listening and seemed to stop caring about anything other than his own thoughts. Sadly, among the disaffected are a number who had considered him a friend. Calls unreturned, emails unanswered, no explanations given. Who knows.


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[Creideiki]

10. Nice to hear how the almost liberals think

However, Schultz is just wrong on this one.

Given a choice between Schultz and Sirota, West, and Olbermann, I'll stick to actual liberals.