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Freethinker65

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33. Was so happy when Air America premiered

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Thu Apr 6, 2017, 10:53 AM

Apr 2017

Originally listened for Franken. Found Winsted and Maddow, Seder and Garafalo and Maron, Malloy, and of course Rhodes (found out about DU from her message board). Voices of reason that got me through the Bush years. Then the local station moved to WCPT and Air America eventually folded and I got to hear Miller, Malloy, Hartman, and Schultz. Of all the voices listed, Ed always seemed the least progressive to me. He seemed very populist when it came to the rural union man, but moderate to conservative on most other things. I stopped listening regularly to any radio/tv several years ago. I am curious however, did Ed become anti-union? If so, then I agree he was always in it for the money as an entertainment job.

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Do you have a favorable opinion of "Big" Ed Schultz? [View all] DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2017 OP

Nope. Never did. Never had a good thing to say about him. Not once. lamp_shade Apr 2017 #1

Don't forget he cut his teeth as a right wing radio talk show host. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2017 #3

Exactly... and I never gave him a chance. lamp_shade Apr 2017 #4

He knew he didn't have the chops to compete with Limbaugh, Hannity, Savage et cetera... DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2017 #6

You make a very good point... something I hadn't until now thought about. lamp_shade Apr 2017 #8

Agreed Egnever Apr 2017 #40

Did Ed have a serious head injury or a lobotomy? Hokie Apr 2017 #2

Nope, just being his old, opportunistic self. GoCubsGo Apr 2017 #39

he is now an owned mouthpiece for RT lapfog_1 Apr 2017 #5

Never understood the love for this guy even at MSMBC. Ligyron Apr 2017 #7

I never trusted him. Itchinjim Apr 2017 #9

He once did great reporting out of Madison when Walker went after the public unions. Tom Rinaldo Apr 2017 #10

He's a sellout to RT. DetlefK Apr 2017 #11

I remember how much Randi Rhodes detested him back in the Air America Radio days.... hlthe2b Apr 2017 #12

What was their beef about? DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2017 #13

I don't remember details, but I think she had him pegged as a Trump-like opportunist/nacissist hlthe2b Apr 2017 #15

Do you have. A favorable opinion of Thom Hartmann? NightWatcher Apr 2017 #14

I don't listen for same reasons, but I do think highly of Hartman, nonetheless hlthe2b Apr 2017 #16

Things that make you go hmmmmm NightWatcher Apr 2017 #37

I used to listen to Hartmann, but only the Brunch with Bernie segments. Luciferous Apr 2017 #22

I used to MurrayDelph Apr 2017 #29

He takes many progressive positions but I don't get how he squares it with himself being on RT. brush Apr 2017 #32

Never really trusted him for some reason mvd Apr 2017 #17

Nope! GWC58 Apr 2017 #18

Not any more. He's a sellout. No scruples. He's unprincipled. nt Ilsa Apr 2017 #19

And who knows? GWC58 Apr 2017 #20

I'll step forward and say I was a really big fan. Coventina Apr 2017 #21

Same tallahasseedem Apr 2017 #27

It does make me really sad. Because he really did good work on MSNBC. Coventina Apr 2017 #30

I don't even know who this person is at this point jeanmarc Apr 2017 #23

He reminds me of this song DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2017 #24

+1 Johonny Apr 2017 #25

Fuck that guy... tallahasseedem Apr 2017 #26

What a disappointment voteearlyvoteoften Apr 2017 #28

HELL N0! jrthin Apr 2017 #31

Was so happy when Air America premiered Freethinker65 Apr 2017 #33

" I am curious however, did Ed become anti-union?" DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2017 #35

I also know him through radio wcpt. He was on here midday and did not listen much but lunasun Apr 2017 #41

For a while I did... 2naSalit Apr 2017 #34

Fucking turncoat. (nt) Paladin Apr 2017 #36

I'll say it. Big Ed is a Big Phoney. librechik Apr 2017 #38

Perhaps the purpose lunasun Apr 2017 #42