January 24, 2010
Big Dumb Ed Schultz has a career in professional wrestling, specifically the part where they pretend to fight. He said the following at an event yesterday:
I told [White House spokesman Robert Gibbs] he was full of sh*t is what I told him... And then he gave me the Dick Cheney f-bomb... I told Robert Gibbs, I said "And I’m sorry you’re swearing at me, but I’m just trying to help you out. I’m telling you you’re losing your base. Do you understand you’re losing your base?"
The other thoughts of Big Dumb Ed can be obtained on the video: peekURL.com/vnmt9j7
P.S. This is the first post after Air America went bankrupt. As you can see, that event was as inconsequential as most of the other things they did.
UPDATE: Now, Comrade Gibbs has challenged Schultz to the Gorilla Steel Cage Match live at WWF2010! From this:
Asked about Schultz’s account, Gibbs emailed that in their private talk, he strongly took issue with Schultz’s claim that the health care bill is a gift to the insurance industry.
Gibbs adds that he demanded Schultz tell him “why he’d tell his viewers something so completely and knowingly wrong in an attempt to get people to watch his show.”
Smackdown!
Posted in Ed Schultz
at 12:46 PM
January 21, 2010
Effective immediately, Air America Radio will be shutting down operations and filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. According to a statement that takes up the front page of their website:
It is with the greatest regret, on behalf of our Board, that we must announce that Air America Media is ceasing its live programming operations as of this afternoon, and that the Company will file soon under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code to carry out an orderly winding-down of the business.
The very difficult economic environment has had a significant impact on Air America's business. This past year has seen a "perfect storm" in the media industry generally. National and local advertising revenues have fallen drastically, causing many media companies nationwide to fold or seek bankruptcy protection. From large to small, recent bankruptcies like Citadel Broadcasting and closures like that of the industry's long-time trade publication Radio and Records have signaled that these are very difficult and rapidly changing times.
It's unfortunate that megastar talent like Lionel couldn't turn them around, and this site sincerely wishes them the best of luck in their future endeavors. It's sad to see that one of the few ways for liberals to get their message out has been silenced; perhaps they'll be forced to turn to mimeographed samizdat in order to counter-act the establishment's lies.
As for this site, we started the day before Air America, and we'll still be around. Will we convert this into a site containing pictures of Janeane Garofalo when she was cute? A site keeping you up-to-date on Lionel's latest thoughts? Will we monitor CSPAN at 3am to see the moment when Al Franken throws his first chair on the Senate floor? All those are under consideration. Stay tuned.
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at 04:19 PM
January 16, 2010
On yesterday's Ed Schultz show, he said the following about the upcoming election in Massachusetts between Scott Brown and Martha Coakley (audio here):
I tell you what, if I lived in Massachusetts I'd try to vote 10 times. I don't know if they'd let me or not, but I'd try to. Yeah, that's right. I'd cheat to keep these bastards out. I would. 'Cause that's exactly what they are.
Bear in mind that just a few days ago he was being pushed to run for Senator from North Dakota.
Posted in Ed Schultz
at 02:03 PM
January 06, 2010
On Tuesday, Senator Byron Dorgan of North Dakota announced he won't be seeking reelection. Now comes word that MSNBC host Big Dumb Ed Schultz is considering a run for his seat (
link):
[He] told the Huffington Post that "there is a lot to think about" after he was approached by Democratic leaders in the state about a possible run. But the possibility is there, even if a decision is far off.
"The phone call from [North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party leader] Merle Boucher is certainly new territory for me," said Schultz.
The MSNBC host, who has lengthy ties to the state, said he was called last night by Dorgan who, in a rather suggestive question, asked Schultz how old he was. Hours later Boucher was on the phone asking Schultz to consider a run for the Senate seat.
"I asked him very point-blank if this was an official ask." Schultz said. "He said, 'Yes it is'. I'm flattered. I'm honored."
Posted in Ed Schultz
at 09:05 AM
December 23, 2009
The article
here details some of the verbal confrontations Senator Al Franken has had in just one short month in office. He hasn't yet reached the level of smashing chairs live on CSPAN at 3am, but give him time:
Franken invited [Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.)] to his office to discuss an op-ed that Corker penned in a Tennessee newspaper opposing an amendment Franken offered to a defense bill. The measure gave the employees of defense contractors who suffer rape or sexual assault at the workplace the right to sue in court.
The meeting quickly deteriorated when Franken began berating one of Corker’s aides, according to GOP aides familiar with the incident. Franken’s sally was so harsh that Corker told Franken to lay off his aide and direct the comments at him instead.
Franken’s tough approach came as a surprise because Corker scheduled the meeting to mend fences after Franken confronted him about the op-ed during an angry exchange on the Senate floor.
Another GOP staffer, an aide to a Senate Republican leader, found herself at the sharp end of Franken’s wit at a recent reception in the Senate’s Mansfield Room. The tongue-lashing took place at an event to celebrate the swearing-in of GOP Sen. George LeMieux (Fla.).
After the conversation began ordinarily, Franken started to grill the aide about what he sees as the failings of the GOP. Franken demanded to know why it had become the "Party of No" and had exaggerated facts in the run-up to the invasion of Iraq, according to another GOP leadership aide.
A spokeswoman for Franken declined to comment on either exchange.
Posted in StuartSmalley
at 11:35 AM
December 21, 2009
I've been a fan of the "Radio Equalizer" for some time, but I think after his latest "scoop" he needs to take a "radio tranquilizer" or something! He offers this Drudge-linked article in which he implies that Joe Scarborough and his morning zoo team at MSNBC are part of the so-called "state-controlled media", based on the lunatic ramblings of "Crazy Ed" Schultz:
So [Mika Brzezinski] starts looking at her Blackberry [live on the air] and so does Scarborough and obviously the White House is texting them or emailing them or whatever and they didn't like the show. Because Arianna had been on there, I'm on there, Howard Dean had been on there and they wanted some balance... Now think about that - here's the White House getting in contact with 'Morning Joe' because they're afraid there's too many lefties on the air! Now if that's not sensitivity at its highest level, I don't know what is! I told ya a few days ago they had rabbit ears! They don't like anything that's being said right now, they're getting beat up!
There's absolutely nothing wrong with that! Just accepting feedback from the White House doesn't mean that they're colluding with them or under their control or anything. In order to determine whether that's true, you have to look at their actions, and it's not like Scarborough then did everything that the Obama administration wants or something. Free will and impartial, unbiased coverage is still the tune they sing at MSNBC! There is absolutely nothing wrong about accepting input from administration figures. In fact, the administration has been in contact with this site and has offered some highly useful tips on improving our coverage. That doesn't mean we're controlled by them or anything.
Posted in AlsoRans
at 10:04 PM
December 18, 2009
Yesterday, Senator Al Franken experienced his greatest moment yet in politics: preventing Joe Lieberman from finishing a speech on the Senate floor. Lieberman had already blathered on for ten minutes but wanted to finish his thoughts; Franken denied his request.
Per the Minnesota GOP (link):
"Al Franken's petty and petulant behavior on…the floor of the U.S. Senate is an embarrassment to our state... In just six months, Franken has established himself as the most uncivil and ineffective senator in Minnesota history." ...Franken spokesman Jess McIntosh said Franken was merely following orders from his party's leaders, who asked that floor speeches be kept within their time limits to keep the debate moving.
Interesting. This non-story shows that Franken is low-class, but we already knew that. However, the deeper issue is that this is a distraction and it might have been planned, with the Dem leadership trying to distract Americans from their bill.
Posted in StuartSmalley
at 05:18 PM
November 29, 2009
Apparently the paycheck he gets from Air America Radio isn't enough to pay his bills, because Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is currently featured in an infomercial for a Jamaican hotel called "Iberostar". The commercial features him together with such stellar talent as John O'Hurley ("Family Feud") and Carl Weathers ("Rocky") and others even the most ardent fan wouldn't recognize.
In one scene, two nobodies visited a tourist trap and then welcomed a visibly uncomfortable Kennedy; perhaps he was just an unwitting infomercial participant who thought he'd get away with a luxurious "seven day/six night stay" (
link):
The Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) and its partners Round Hill and Air Jamaica provided support to Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s Waterkeeper Alliance, during the recently held Iberostar Jamaica Celebrity Sports Invitational at Iberostar Rose Hall Grand Hotel in Montego Bay.
The four-day sports event saw a number of celebrities from across the United States competing in golf, kayaking, beach volleyball and a scavenger hunt, all designed to showcase the diverse offerings of Jamaica and the host hotel, Iberostar. The event also included themed Jamaican beach parties, a celebrity poker tournament, a gala dinner and a live auction, proceeds from which benefitted the Waterkeeper Alliance.
Round Hill contributed a seven day/six night stay in a two-bedroom villa with private pool while Air Jamaica donated a pair of Lovebird Executive class round-trip tickets from one of its U.S. gateways.
Of course, his price is probably a bit higher than others'; Randi Rhodes would do something similar for three days and two nights at the Gold Spike Hotel & Casino in Vegas.
Posted in AlsoRans
at 12:39 PM
