Ed Schultz Suspended for ‘Slut’ Comment directed at Laura Ingraham

[totodeinhere]

Source: TVNewser

MSNBC has suspended Ed Schultz for one week after he called fellow radio talker Laura Ingraham a “slut” twice on his radio show yesterday.

Schultz will address the remarks on his show tonight, and then take a week off. “Remarks of this nature are unacceptable and will not be tolerated,” reads the MSNBC statment.

Read more: http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/ed-schultz-suspended-for-slut-comment-directed-at-laura-ingraham_b68342

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I think that his suspension was justified. I am a fan of his and I agree with him most of the time, but comments like that are unacceptable.

[Lucinda]

1. Agreed

[HockeyMom]

2. As a woman, I don't like Laura Ingram

Also as a woman, I don't like ANY woman to be called a slut by a man, even a woman I do not like.

[wordpix]

3. go take a time out! Meanwhile, DrugRush and friends never get suspended

[newfie11]

60. exactly

I think it is BS to do this to him

[slay]

64. +1

n/t

[slay]

65. woops

posted wrong place

[polmaven]

114. So MSNBC

should not do the right thing because others don't? Should we, as Democrats, simply follow the crowd, or should we show the world we are better than they are?

[No Elephants]

123. I don't think Democrats have to be better. Let's just hold everyone accountable.

[polmaven]

125. My point is...

since they do not hold their own accountable, that does not mean we should not hold our people accountable.

[Skip_In_Boulder]

133. Not to mention that Rush et al

Can depend on Democrats to slit their own sides throats so that the righty's don't have to.

[wordpix]

4. He called her a slut and then revised with "Talk Slut." That's pretty close

She's a mouthpiece of the corporate right. Was Ed so off base?

[totodeinhere]

6. Yes of course she is a right winger and a tool of the big corporations..

But Ed could have found a better way to describe her and he could have still got his point across.

[indy legend]

98. I have another name for her but I'm sure you wouldn't like it either.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

120. Well, I've called Christiane Amanpour the "Scud Slut"

but I always meant it in the nicest way.

Why should Arthur Kent get the only cool nom-de-guerre of 1991?

:hi:

[No Elephants]

124. Yes.

[JAnthony]

146. Not by how I define that S word...That word was OK to be used on...

The Golden Girls, about Blanche, the fictional nymphomaniac.

Ed should have called here a nympho...

I bet he could have gotten away with that.

[emilyg]

5. Good.

[onehandle]

7. Laura Ingraham is a useless sack of...

Actually, useless sack says enough.

[KoKo]

8. Sad to see but not unexpected with the COMCAST..take over. Expect to see More..

"under the Bus." Wait until they take out Thom Hartmann or Mike Malloy..they way it was done with others.

[LynneSin]

20. This has nothing to do with Comcast - this was the right decision

It's offensive to use those words even if the woman in question is vile

[KoKo]

24. Really? Why would you say that? Please give me your view of this..

:shrug:

[No Elephants]

126. Sexist language denigrates all women.

[snooper2]

130. Even if it isn't directed at a woman?

I.E.- Eminem rapping back at the rap industry in "Cold Wind Blows"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdntuNvZD5A


Cold Wind Blows by Eminem

You can get the D-ck
Just call me the ballsack
Im nuts, Michael Vick in this b-tch
Dawg fall back you muts
Fuck your words, you never seen such a sick puppy fuckin a sick duck
I want my duck sicked mommy
And my nuts licked
Gobble them up trick, yummy
Bitch you dont think that I know you suck dick dummy
You’ll get your butt kicked
Fuck all that love shit hunny
Ya I laugh when I can you a slut, its funny

Shorty dance while I dis ya to the beat
Fuck the words you don’t listen to em anyway
Ya struck a nerve sucka
Mo’ f-cker, might as well let my lips pucker
Like elton john, cuz im just a mean c-cksucker
That shit is all because you went and pissed me off
Now im shittin and pissin on
Everybody, give a fuck if its right or wrong
So butt the buddah, light a bong
But take at look at mariah the next time I inspire you to write a song, come on.

[KoKo]

143. Every time I turn on my Time Warner Cable Basic...I see denigration of Women...I see foul language

"Slut Talk" as part of the mainstream by females on the Cables. And, I'm supposed to get angry at Ed Schultz who spoke up for LABOR...walked the street in Wisconsin? Women doing the "Strut Walk" to get "A Guy"...women Using themselves to Push for More Sex...Better Sex...and "self-styled designers for media/cables dressing them to get "the IMAGE." If you channel surf you will see from "Dock Block on MSNBC to OXY...to MTV...to any other site and even our MSM NEWS of women and men using language that is what folks refer to each other to day by. Name Calling...and the rest started with RW Limbaugh and his Radio Followers. It's gutter stuff. Actually...Sewer Stuff.

This is nothing but an attack on Labor. I can watch TV/Cable and see SLUTS or even watch Jersey Shore and see SLUTS of both GENDERS! Sluts can be both FEMALE AND MALE. People who Prostitute themselves to get "favors" from Media or Politics or Banksters.

Sluts are EVERYWHERE in our CULTURE, MEDIA, GOVERNMENT! They are even amongst our RELIGIOUS Hierarchy and the Parishioners of Churches of All Denominations across the USA!

[KoKo]

144. Edited for more "comprehensive language."

[Booster]

83. Now, vile would have been a good choice of words for her.

It gets the same point across without being a sexist. He did indeed choose the wrong word.

[Bette Noir]

28. Thom Hartmann is self employed.

Stations that carry his show can choose not to carry it, but Thom can't be fired.

[mwooldri]

101. As is Mike Malloy and Ed Schultz.

All three produce and run their own radio shows.

Thom Hartmann and Ed Schultz are syndicated by Dial Global; Mike Malloy is self syndicated.

[Skip_In_Boulder]

134. And you can always count on Democrats to help

with taking their own out in their 'holy" quest to be above it all. No wonder Dems are losing the country.

[KoKo]

147. The sad thing is what you say seems to be true as it plays out in these years since Bush II. n/t

[KoKo]

9. BTW: There are many who don't like Ed Schultz who will be applauding this...

So look and see what it's all about.

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[totodeinhere]

12. I disagree completely with your characterization of Rachel Maddow.

She is no wimp. Anytime she can get a right winger to come on her show she excoriates them.

[Plucketeer]

25. Rachel's cool!

Wimp??? She's got more "balls" then most of the vaunted "news anchors"!

Would whore be more acceptable than slut? The majority of the current congress are corporate whores. Gotta call 'em like ya see 'em!

[No Elephants]

122. The opposite of "wimp" is "balls?" On a thread about sexist language? Corporate whores?

I often enjoy your posts, but please.

[Plucketeer]

135. Yes, my post was tongue-in-cheek

Partly because I hear many women in the media use the term "balls" - even tho I think it's ludicrous to be used by either gender. ;)

[KoKo]

26. "they" will work their way throughout the whole spectrum..."Under the Bus."

[sufrommich]

16. "She's so childish that she acts like a three-year-old flirting with daddy"

Wow.

[Dappleganger]

46. The misogyny is thick in here.

You've proved that women can wear that hat as well.

[verges]

48. That's an interesting view of Rachel.

Misplaced. But, interesting.

[Codeine]

53. That was some hateful shit. nt

[Lone_Star_Dem]

59. I dislike pretty much all cable "news."

But at least I recognize it for what it is, partisan junk food. Sometimes that's what I want. Others not so much. However, your characterization of Maddow as a childish flirt is laughable. The only reason they leave her on the air on MSNBC is to draw in we leftist. She's not pandering to the left. If she were there would be no reason for her to be there. She fulfills the needs of a niche market they use her to attract.

Keith went after GE. Bite the hand that feeds you and you're gone. Ed used a misogynistic phrase which offended women in the very demographic he's supposed to appeal to. Yeah, even against a woman we don't like it's still offensive.

[KoKo]

148. Thank you for this post...it speaks truth that folks cover their ears not to hear!

:kick:

[spooky3]

82. why do you think that your being a woman gives you a pass to use sexist language?

I just heard Ed's apology and it sounded sincere and heartfelt.

You may also want to check out your dictionary definitions of the terms.

[msanthrope]

92. You offend me. Jeebus. n/t

[SoCalDemGrrl]

97. I believe your are off the mark on Rachel Maddow - she is

smart and wily and one the the greatest assets to Democrats and MSNBC.

What you call "kissing up to Buchanan and Michael Steele" is actually a great tactic to let
the opposition hang themselves with their own words.

[wordpix]

102. +1 agree

[KoKo]

149. Rachel is Smart and Wonderful...but represents a "Niche" Market. Ed Represents Labor...a NO! NO!

for Dem Party. Gays and Latino's ...VOTES FOR DEMS...LABOR...NO! It's declining and not in the interests of Dem Party with NAFTA Passage and Obama's NEW DEM TRADE DEALS with other countries.

ED goes UNDER THE BUS...and RACHEL is GOOD...until the DEMS DON'T need GAY ACTIVISTS anymore...or the LATINO's get SHAFTED with COMPROMISES on IMMIGRATION!

[Veracious]

105. nonsense

Maddow is one of the best we have. No one on the right can even touch her IQ.

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[panader0]

13. I had the misfortune of seeing some photos of her nude

She's no paragon of virtue.........

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[TheEuclideanOne]

21. First Ed....Then You..... You can both go to hell!

You have put a visual in my head that I may never remove. That is unforgivable!!!

:rofl:

[sufrommich]

23. "She's no paragon of virtue". Most women aren't. This is the problem

with using terminology like "slut". She's a mean,nasty person, her politics are frightening, but calling her a slut is accusing women of somehow being evil because of their sexual experience.

[spooky3]

84. +1

though I personally disagree with this usage of "virtue", which I think has nothing to do with someone's choice of sexual experiences.

[The Nexus]

47. I think that was Dr. Laura, not Laura Ingraham nt

[Codeine]

54. So what if she's not? None of us are.

And I contend that's no reason to call anyone a slut.

[otohara]

86. Remember When Dr. Laura's Nude Photos

were released?

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[KoKo]

150. DISGUSTING...I hope Mods Delete your post!

[Little Star]

14. I like Ed fine but calling any woman slut is unacceptable & sexist. n/t

[KoKo]

30. As an "Old School Feminist" in the tradition of Gloria Steinham...if he called her a SLUT

then she is ...since she doesn't support Female Rights...just her own Right Wing Credentials to make money even though she has less views than she did years ago..

So...one can be a Media Whore ...SLUT...a Campaign..SLUT or one can spread their legs and invite many others and some other females might question their "integrity" ....shall we say...and have some questions but in our minds say...SLUT?

[sufrommich]

51. "Gloria Steinham " would never call a woman a "slut" for her

political views. Steinem abhors judging women based on the number of sexual partners they've had .

[Bravo Zulu]

17. I hope this suspension is over by 10PM,

I'm planning on watching the ED Show tonight!

[EFerrari]

18. Good. That was wrong.

[Bubba Kush]

19. Unsuspend Ed Schultz at once, MSNBC - he's right.

It takes one to know one.

[naaman fletcher]

22. I think this sucks...

Sure he probably shouldn't have said it, but this is nothing compared to what Limbaugh et. all spew all day. They should have just told him to apologize.

[LynneSin]

27. I can't believe anyone would criticize this decision - it was both smart and the right one.

Sure - a rightwinger in the same position would have been vilified by us but gotten away with it. I'd like to think as progressives our people can do much better by not using that kind of language and being held accountable when they do. The fact that the ratings for people like Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity have drop over 30% since October shows that in the long run - civil discussion is what people want, not loudmouth obnoxious people who belittle others to make their point.

A week suspension is nothing and when Ed returns (and he will) I hope a sufficient apology was made by him. There is no excuse to call Laura Ingraham that word even if she is pretty vile when it comes to who she supports and some of the stuff she talks about. There are better words that can be used to show disgust without using sexist words like 'slut'.

[izquierdista]

41. A right-winger in the same position...

...Would get an apology and a promise of better behavior from the slut.

[KoKo]

152. It was the wrong decision. Even Oprah's Media followers called women and men Sluts...Sluts is like

a common word on the internet and elsewhere. It's become "Common Usage" for Banksters, Used Car Salespersons, and others who prey on Ordinary Citizens. It's party of the LINGO of USAGE for COMMON AMERICAN LANGUAGE...

[Turbineguy]

29. Remarks of this nature are acceptable and will be tolerated,

If you move to Fox News.

[KansDem]

50. "Bill O'Reilly Not Suspended for ‘Baby Killer' Comment directed at Dr. George Tiller"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZYbAhCdmZs

[Liberal Veteran]

31. It happens. His words were chosen poorly

I agree that he deserves the reprimand and punishment.

I heard it on the radio today and thought "oh, you didn't just go there. That's poor form."

From the gist of the "monologue", he was reaching for "lying, contemptible hate merchant" and chose the wrong and very inappropriate description to express loathing and distaste.

Or as Ed was saying when he tried to take it back, it was "low rent".

At the time, I thought "yeah, but, Ed....so was that choice of words. You can do better than that."

He isn't my favorite talker (Rachel Maddow followed closely by Thom Hartmann are probably my favorites), but I do tend to listen in when big things are happening.

[KoKo]

35. What is YOUR definition of "SLUT?" Let's look at the behavior of the IMF Chief..

How might Females Describe his behavior towards an immigrant of different color and station than "Mr. DOMINIQUE STRAUSS-KAHN?"

Is he a RAPIST? Or, is he a Man who was "full of it" and just had to "do what he had to do on an innocent employee at a hotel?" He had a "hard on" and had to "relieve himself."

Is HE a SLUT?

[Liberal Veteran]

49. Bit of difference between what is being described.

Someone is accusing the IMF guy of rape. That's sorta the story.

[FarPoint]

32. Memorial Day Holiday is approaching...

Sounds like a planned "slut slip" which can evoke online chatter and water cooler gossip....it's media publicity while one gets a week off....I don't see it as a negative... She may indeed be a slut too...:shrug:

[Bette Noir]

33. Ed should have called Laura a bastard. No sexism.

[KoKo]

38. He would have had to prove she was "Born out of Wedlock" to use that ...

wouldn't you think?

[Anakin Skywalker]

34. Umm...maybe she is? We care too much about politeness when they haven't been that towards us.

[Dawson Leery]

36. They have made blatent death threats against us.

[The Nexus]

37. I kinda agree. Because it's war. nt

[KoKo]

40. Seriously... Where has been the "Politically Correct Kindness" thrown Dems or Progressives

for well over 20 years? So...Ed Schultz "goes under the bus" when Faux News Folks live on Champaigne and Caviar?

[polmaven]

116. Maybe we care

about "politeness" because we are better than they.

[Raine]

39. Oh CRAP

I LOVE Ed, hope he is more careful in the future. :-(

[KoKo]

42. Ahh...but that's the point.. "Ed Needs to Be More Careful in the Future."

Anyone see those Hit Men on Faux News or the Dozens of Radio Stations Spewing HATE...ever be "Suspended" for Being Politcall Incorrect to the Right Wing?

Ever SEE ANY INSTANCE of RW being held ACCOUNTABLE for ANY OUTRAGEOUS STATEMENT?

ANSWER:

I HAVEN'T!

[Liberal Veteran]

52. That's the standard we want to live down to?

Isn't that letting the opposition (enemy) dictate your battle tactics?

[KoKo]

77. No...it's what says seeing what those beneath us get away with that allows us to defend

those who fight to get the truth or some "balance" out there. It ELEVATES the DIALOG to defend those who fight against Faux and Limbaugh and the rest.

That's it.

[KoKo]

141. BTW...Donna Brazille and Tony Blankley were on CNN, talking about Ed Schultz.

Might there be a conflict of interest in CNN wanting Ed Shultz to be thrown of MSNBC? Sure seemed like that from the discussion between DLC Queen, Brazille, and "Blankley" the REPUG OP.

ED...Come on Under the Bus...It's getting hard to find shade here...but someone can throw up a tent to house the rest of you we know are coming.

[polmaven]

117. Exactly right!

:thumbsup:

[bluedigger]

43. It was certainly a poor choice of words, with predictable blowback.

But I am not completely comfortable with MSNBC taking action over his comments on his radio show. I don't see any linkage on his radio show site between it and MSNBC, other than in his bio data, and the 30 Rock studios... I wonder what his contractual obligations are vis a vis his ability to freely express himself in other media, however poorly he chooses to do so?:shrug:

[DJ13]

85. I am not completely comfortable with MSNBC taking action over his comments on his radio show

Same thought I had reading this.

What he said was wrong, but he wouldnt say that on his TV show.

Different formats shouldnt be treated equally.

[Rozlee]

44. **

[Rozlee]

45. Ought to be different contexts to the word.

Kind of like with MF. As in: "You moth***u***er! Look what you did to my ipod!" As opposed to: "Man, I am one smooth moth***u**er." I use it with slut all the time as it is. I rarely call anyone a slut derogatorily.(Well, not outloud, anyway). But, jeez, I hear women bandy it about a lot. As in: "We were such sluts back then" or "I was the queen of slut." Not that she was. That title was mine.

[ellenfl]

62. we were a small group of female friends and called ourselves 'slut puppies'.

but I have never called anyone, outside of our small group, a slut . . . unless, of course, i was referring to a male.. 'slut' and the 'c' word are definitely out of bounds in any other context. ed was wrong. period. we must not stoop to faux's level. if you have to resort to name calling, you have already lost the argument.

ellen fl

[Rozlee]

88. It also depends on the user's intentions.

My daughters and I call our 4-inch heels our slut shoes and if done in fun or among women or men we know, it's not bad. But, when used in a tone of judgment or condemnation, as a slur against all women who try to exercise a level of sexual liberation, then it's very offensive. I used to work as a cocktail waitress for seven years at a night club in the 80s. OK, I'll come out and say it. A strip joint. I wasn't a dancer, but I had to wear skimpy clothes. Everyone in the neighborhood knew where I worked and I wore that label for years and my poor kids got picked on for it. The poor dancers were the ones who really had it bad. But, they were just using their bodies in the flesh industry to make a living during Reagan's recession. But, all of us were branded with the slut label. But, there is a big difference. I've seen the faces of those leveling it at me in fun and those leveling it at me in Puritan judgment.

[ellenfl]

127. you said it better, but that is my point, also. i only ever used the

word amongst friends and in jest. never as a perjorative. you will notice there are no sexually-defined derogatory terms, like 'slut', to describe men . . . the worst term they are called is 'john' or 'gigolo'. :wtf:

ellen fl

[lyonn]

136. I believe the male word for slut is womanizer, what a joke

Think Swartz...... Ed could have called Arnold a womanizer and that is not a problem. By the way, why was Ed talking about Laura? I suspect you can only listen to her opinions on Fox? She was out there day and night during the bush era. Not so much anymore unless on Fox??

[2Design]

55. comment was right - and fits what she does = her mouth says a lot of sh....t about a lot of things

not truth either

[countmyvote4real]

56. Cue Mama Steph's mooks and the Ingrahasm. n/t

[boomerbust]

57. "Laura you ignorant slut"

Dan Akroyd

[pacalo]

58. As usual, MSNBC's punishment doesn't fit the crime. Suspension from his radio show

where the statement was made, not from his tv show.

"Slut" is too kind a word for that despicable woman.

[denverbill]

61. All right-wingers are sluts. They'd do anything for enough money. He's 100% correct. n/t

[mimi85]

67. Have to agree

she is a talk slut. I'm a woman and have heard RW thugs say far worse things about women - and our President.

Off to watch Ed. Comcast is the slut here.

[otohara]

63. I Heard It and Knew There'd Be Repercussions

sorry Ed, but clarifying it didn't work.

Never ever use that word again while on the air!

[Dirigo]

68. Laura May Well Be Widely Thought Of As A Partisan Political Hag

Ingraham may well be well known as nothing but a Republicon talking head harpy, a political hag that is paraded out from time to time to promote their bile. Yes, maybe Big Ed let loose with a slip of the tongue and probably ought not have let it be audible, but listeners already know what Laura Ingraham is and what she represents. We could have figured it out without Ed making a mistake.

I forgive Big Ed and I am sure Wendy gave him Holy Hell when he got home. Ed will be wiser and stronger for this misstep and Laura Ingraham will probably work on her own sullied reputation and project a more reasonable and civil appearance.

It'll be a Win/Win for everyone involved.

[otohara]

75. Don't See Laura Changing

one bit.

Unless her ratings go down, down, down.
Bad ratings is the only thing that motivates tweeking (that's what it's called in the radio biz)
Besides, the folks on the right-wing radio never have to apologize, nor do they ever get suspended on the spot over remarks. Look how long it took to get rid of Beck's advertisers, thus leading to his demise.

If anyone loses advertisers over this, I would say Ed would face a backlash from women's groups. Women are very important in the world of advertising, since they spend most of the money.

But i don't think it will come to that.

Oh boy, David Sirota is going to have a big laugh over this. Last week, Ed told him to "go to hell" and hung up. Sirota can be a jerk too, I stopped listening to him in the AM. Discovered he was making me way angry and who needs that so early in the AM?

[slay]

66. Does MSNBC run his radio show too?

while i totally think what he said is wrong and doesn't help advance a political discourse in any way - it seems like an issue for the radio show producers, not MSNBC. bah - whatever.

[mwooldri]

91. AFAIK Ed runs his own radio show. Dial Global syndicates it for him.

Therefore Ed is the owner, producer, director, etc of the radio part.

Also as I understand it Ed volunteered a week of unpaid leave from his TV show, which MSNBC acccepted.

[slay]

132. Ah -- gotcha - I was just reading up on that

and all the conservative assholes spreading their hateful comments over on the Yahoo news post about this.. sigh..

[DirkGently]

69. Like Ed generally. Can't get behind "slut." No place for that term in reasonable discourse.

[alp227]

70. Unlike Fox News, MSNBC actually has rules and enforces them.

For those who say there's no difference between Fox News and MSNBC...well? Explain why Fox News has yet to suspend Beck, Hannity, etc. for the nasty nasty smears they say and essentially let 'em get away with them while MSNBC actually suspends people like Olbermann and in this case Schultz for standards/ethics violations?

And I concur that this comment was just bigoted and stupid and unnecessary. Ed should NOT sink to the level of Fox News, not at all; this comment gives the CON-servatives an excuse to hate him and to broad-brush liberals.

[blackspade]

71. oops!

I haven't listened or watched Ed since his shitty diatribe about folks who were not happy with the killing instead of capture of OBL.

It was totally uncalled for, just like this comment.
Ingram is a RW shill and a scumbag, but there was no reason to call her a slut.

[Mira]

72. Ed, Ed, Ed, you know better - you don't always have to be so precise.

I'm a woman, and don't like the word, but if I were a slut, it would deservedly come up and bite me in the butt.
It was not in your best interest, and I wish you had stifled yourself.

[madrchsod]

74. that`s part of ed`s problem...he gets to down home sometimes.

[madrchsod]

73. i noticed he was going over the top yesterday ...

i missed this part of the show.

yup,ed needs a time out.

[KoKo]

79. Does the RW Media ever take...."A Time Out?" n/t

[W T F]

76. He should have taken the Glenn Beck approach.........

"I'm not saying that she's a slut, I'm just saying that she sleeps around with a lot of starage men."

[aquart]

78. He's apologizing on air right now.

Taking himself off air for an "indefinite time."

[KoKo]

80. Good that the "Left" does the cave in...it's expected. n/t

[irisblue]

94. i watched his apology

He seemed sincere. I like him, have listened to his radio show for several years and enjoyed his MSNBC show. If he goes elsewhere, I'll listen/watch him there. He isn't always the most subtle or smooth speaker, but I value his point of view, his passion and his enthusiasm. I feel that his apology is a stand up thing to do.

[aquart]

99. So do I.

Calling a woman a "slut" does not advance any cause I want to be part of.

[wordpix]

103. NO< ED, NOOOO!!!!!!

Please come back!!!!!

[eablair3]

81. Maybe CurrentTV can hire Ed Schultz (nt)

[Tx4obama]

90. Yeah, I was hoping Ed would say he was leaving MSNBC. Then go to Current TV! n/t

[The Nexus]

106. I say Ed should go strictly satalite radio

Therefore, nothing will hold him back.

[bdamomma]

157. just a quick question not related to subject but

what about those of us who don't get Current TV do you think people will download Keith's show, starting June 20th. thanks

[nolabear]

87. The suspension is appropriate. His apology is appropriate.

Not because he is a bad guy, but because namecalling confuses issues and gives your enemy something to use against you. He can attack her statements and actions and stay on point with power and dedication w/o stooping to the tactics that the other side does.

If Ed's smart he'll use this to his, and our, advantage and crusade for shining a bright light on the difference between a fair and effective attack on modern yellow journalism and jumping into the cesspool ourselves.

[CBHagman]

107. Great post.

I'd add that it shows a level of humanity and humility to admit a wrong.

[annm4peace]

89. No way. I thought he had done something really bad

He should apologize but he made it seem on his show that he had done something really bad. I expected he had a mistress, fathered wiht a mistress, got caught stealing money, got caught with a prostitute. etc.
then I went they said it was about what he called her.. I thought it was goig to be the C word.

I can't believe it.

We'll if Eddie is off. I"m ending my level of Dish Network subscription cause Eddie was the only reason I was holding on to MSNBC.

[Tx4obama]

93. Oh course Palin had to stick her hateful nose into the situation ....

From Palin's Twitter: http://twitter.com/SarahPalinUSA

SarahPalinUSA

Keeping it classy, Eddie. Network proudly leaning forward?MT @memeorandum: MSNBC RE:LAURA,ED SCHULTZ http://j.mp/iztFkN http://bit.ly/igL0hF

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God I hate her!

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

112. of course she had no problem with Beck and Rush

calling a female senator a 'whore' and a 'prostitute' last year

more selective outrage from the reality TV has-been

[ctsnowman]

95. Ed was

totally wrong she's too up tight to be one.

[totodeinhere]

96. I just saw his on the air apology, and I think he went too far. He made it sound like

he had just murdered somebody. I already said upthread that I think that a one week suspension was justified, but now it appears that he will be off indefinitely and it's makes me wonder if he will ever be back. It's very sad.

[defendandprotect]

100. I'm a huge fan of Schultz -- why in the heck would he have done THAT?????

Just let me add that I haven't been watching Rachel or Schultz lately since

Olbermann is gone I just forget to tune in --

I'm catching more of Amy Goodman though at 8pm --

HOWEVER, I loved their shows -- and will try harder.

But can't believe that Schultz would have done this -- personally not a good

way to go -- but a lot of dumb involved cause he has to know that Comcast

would be after him!!

[russspeakeasy]

104. What should he have called her? I can think of worse things.

I don't think he was over the top. Listen to the bitch for 5 minutes and by comparison, you get the impression that sister sarah is nearly sane.

[tammywammy]

108. I agree with a suspension

There's no use to calling someone a loaded put-down like "slut." It's just more demeaning of females. He should learn better adjectives if he wants to call people names.

[Redford]

121. That is exactly what I was thinking

You can call Laura a lot of things but to go to "slut" is demeaning to all women.

[Beacool]

109. It's MSNBC, nothing new for them.

Schultz is just one of several hosts in that network to have earned a suspension due to their sexist comments. I haven't watched that network in over 3 years.

;(

[Name removed]

110. Deleted message

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[robcon]

113. She's neither a bitch nor a slut.

I think you and Schultz need to take time-outs.

[Name removed]

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[Strelnikov_]

138. "You don't fight with honor!"

"No . . . <pointing down> he did."

[MurrayDelph]

111. I think MSNBC should use this as "a teaching moment"

such as

"We are all human, and can make mistakes. But mistakes have to have consequences. Mr. Schultz used what he has admitted were inappropriate choice of words, he has apologized, has agreed to the suspension, and has learned from this experience.

"That's what grown-ups do. They make real apologies and attempt to make amends.

"We look forward to the day when we can see the same adult behavior being demonstrated at Fox News."

[lyonn]

137. Ed's apology seemed extremely sincere

At the time, I didn't know what he had said. Slut is a low-rent word and I am sure he feels super stupid at this point. I like Ed, but, he really stepped into it. But, it is rare that he gets mean about the issues. So I would like to know what Laura said/did that ticked him off??

[bdamomma]

158. yea me too, something really must have ticked him off.

I like Ed.

[lunatica]

115. His apology was quite acceptable as far as I'm concerned

It was sincere because he said all the right things. He took responsibility for every aspect of it. From the unacceptable misogyny of it to his being a role model to his children, to his how it affects his wife and women in general, to it being a plain wrong thing to say. My respect for him went up. Limbaugh would never admit to saying anything offensive. Never. I think that makes Schultz a decent man in comparison.

[MaineDem]

118. Good. Totally uncalled for term.

Regardless of how obnoxious the woman is.

[robcon]

119. As Ed said in his apology, his remaks were "vile."

I hope he comes back on the air soon.

[LynneSin]

128. I do too, I suspect this is something Ed won't do again

I saw part of the apology and you could see he felt sincerely remorse about what he had said.

[gauguin57]

129. The suspension is justified. I just wish right-wing TV and radio would follow MSNBC's lead.

Ed Schultz was dead wrong in saying what he said. There are ways of attacking Laura Ingraham's extremist politics without stooping to misogynistic BS.

Progressive commentators need to be better than their insulting, misogynistic, disgusting right-wing counterparts, who rarely get even a slap on the wrist for denigrating Democrats in the most foul of ways. MSNBC looks good when it shows this no-tolerance policy toward its employees. Fox looks ridiculous for not following suit.

[bdamomma]

131. could someone just explain to me

why did he call her slut? Ed had to be really angry to call her that. I didn't hear really what had happened could someone fill me in?

[Tx4obama]

139. Read the info on the link below

Ed's full original statement on the first link in comment #2 on the link below
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=439&topic_id=1175538&mesg_id=1175568

[bdamomma]

159. thanks the only thing

I can say we all make mistakes, but the right never apologizes.

[lyonn]

140. This is what I found while searching this subject:

I am computer stupid and didn't get the site, I just Googled "laura ingram" and the Ed thing came up and I clicked this:

"Ed Schultz, host of MSNBC radio “The Ed Show,” was suspended on Wednesday after he called talk show host Laura Ingraham “a right-wing slut.”
Schultz made the comment during a radio broadcast on Tuesday. He was responding to Ingraham’s criticism of President Obama’s trip to Ireland during a time when tornados were devastating parts of the country. One tornado in Joplin, Mo., killed 116 people, making it the single deadliest tornado in six decades.
“President Obama is going to be visiting Joplin, Mo., on Sunday, but you know what are talking about, like this right-wing slut, what’s her name? Laura Ingraham? Yeah, she’s a talk slut,” Schultz said. “You see, she was, back in the day, praising President Reagan when he was drinking a beer overseas. But now that Obama’s doing it, they’re working him over.”

Interesting how the repubs forget how uninterested W. Bush was during the first week after Katrina. Yeah, he viewed the devastation from the air. People were hungry, thirsty yet the Guard or Fema could not get those people Any relief, air drops, etc.. Mind boggling. Soo, I guess Ed was tired of the lies, trash talk about what President Obama was doing about this disaster. What about the Gov. of Mo.? He can't get his sh@$t together to allow people to view the dead to find relatives or go to their homes to see what is left?????

[slackmaster]

142. This must be what all the "slut" threads are about

I know who Ed is but have never heard of Laura Ingraham before.

A lot of DU threads are driven by stuff people see on TV, and a lot of those have little to do with events of real, lasting consequence. I'm glad I have better things to do that watch the tube.

[KoKo]

145. Sadly it's a campaign to throw Ed Schutz "Under the Bus" with Kucinich, Greenwald, Hedges, Swansen,

McKinney, and a host of others who SPEAK OUT against the "Powers that Be, Media, Military, Industrial Complex" of War, War and More War...and Send your Jobs "ELSEWHERE" because we are a "Global Society" and our American People are Ignorant and cannot Compete!

That's what "that system in control" wants us to believe about ourselves.

[robcon]

151. Paranoid rant, IMO

When you hear "wants us to believe..." you know the story is phony.

[KoKo]

153. Hey "robcon" ...not paranoid...but truthy... Been here long as you...not weird or outta it...

but observer..and participant..

Handshake..Peace!

[robcon]

154. Not a word of truth (or truthiness) in what you wrote.

But if it makes you feel better:

Handshake... peace

[KoKo]

155. Across the aisle, robcon...makes us both feel better. n/t

[joeglow3]

160. Area Man Constantly Mentioning He Doesn't Own A Television

I LOVE it when I can pull this out for these kinds of people.

http://www.theonion.com/articles/area-man-constantly-mentioning-he-doesnt-own-a-tel,429/