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Ed Schultz calls Politico ‘nothing but a bunch of freaking whores’

Finally freed from his weekday job at MSNBC, progressive radio host Ed Schultz brandished a particular bitterness toward Washington D.C. insider website Politico on Tuesday, calling them “nothing but a bunch of freaking whores” over a report claiming his split from the network was not voluntary. Vowing he’s going to…

Report: Man behind Romney ’47 percent’ video will reveal himself Wednesday

The Florida bartender responsible for capturing former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s infamous “47 percent” remarks will reveal his identity in an interview with MSNBC host Ed Schultz that will air Wednesday. Both Schultz and Mother Jones, which released the video in September 2012, announced the interview on Tuesday, with…

Ed Schultz points out that the real voter fraud comes from Republicans

On Wednesday night’s episode of “The Ed Show,” host Ed Schultz listed off numerous actual instances of Republican-spun voter fraud schemes, mocking the seemingly perpetual paranoia many conservatives have about the community group ACORN, which doesn’t even exist anymore. He instead recalled the executive director of the New Hampshire GOP…

Journalist tells Ed Schultz NYC fast-food strikes ‘scared the heck out of the bosses’

A reporter who covered Thursday’s protests by fast-food workers in New York City told MSNBC’s Ed Schultz the demonstrations had a clear effect on local chain restaurants. “I think it scared the heck out of the bosses,” said Sarah Jaffe, who wrote about the Fast Food Forward campaign for The…

Schultz: Wisconsin unions need to educate members why not to vote Walker

MSNBC host Ed Schultz urged unions in Wisconsin Wednesday afternoon to do better job educating their members, following more than a third of union workers voted for Gov. Scott Walker (R) in his recall election victory over Tom Barrett. Appearing on Now with Alex Wagner, Schultz felt the state’s union…

Biden: The ‘war on women’ is real

Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday night said the Republican-led “war on women” was real, claiming their view on birth control would take the United States back to the 1950s. “I think the war on women is real,” he told MSNBC host Ed Schultz. “And look, I’ll tell you when…

Ed Schultz denies comparison with Rush Limbaugh over ‘slut’ remark

On his show Monday night, MSNBC host Ed Schultz said that his own sexist remarks were not equal to those of conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh. “When I made an inappropriate comment last year on my radio show, I took it to a much higher platform,” he said. “I went…

Limbaugh wins Ed’s ‘Psycho Talker of the Year’

On Friday’s episode of “The Ed Show,” host Ed Schultz revealed that the winner of his “Psycho Talker of the Year” award for 2011 is none other than Republican radio host Rush Limbaugh — but it was still a close race. “You know, this was pretty tough,” he said. “We…

‘Ed Show’ helps find home for Rex, the ‘Republican-hating’ dog

On Thursday, MSNBC’s The Ed Show featured Rex, a stray beagle who bays and howls whenever he hears Republicans speaking. Blogs and media outlets from Mediaite to Glenn Beck’s The Blaze featured stories about the “Republican-Hating” pup, although host Ed Schultz assures us that Rex doesn’t “hate” Republicans, but is…

Insider to Ed Schultz: Palin is clueless; NRO columnist calls for her to bow out

Progressive radio show host Ed Schultz has spoken to folks inside the McCain campaign, and there’s a serious meltdown over Palin: McCain Camp insiders say Palin “clueless” Capitol Hill sources are telling me that senior McCain people are more than concerned about Palin. The campaign has held a mock debate…