Ed Schultz: White House Has A 'Sissy Room'

Ed Schultz: White House Has A ‘Sissy Room’

Posted by Richard Warnick in 4th Estate (Media), Activist groups, Barack Obama, Liars (politics), Liberal, National Politics on July 23rd, 2010

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MSNBC’s Ed Schultz delivered a keynote speech at Netroots Nation in Las Vegas. He ripped President Obama’s White House for being afraid of Faux News and the conservative movement.

“They must have a war room at the White House… I think they’ve got a sissy room, too. We’ve got a White House that reacted to a blog story that was reported, promoted and sold on Fox News. They’re not a news organization. They’re a propaganda organization. They’re about one thing: Destroy the progressive movement, win at all costs, trash people, don’t worry about the consequences, and just hammer it home. It don’t gotta be the truth. We’ve just got to make sure we say it over and over and over again.”

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97.117.48.223#1 by Larry Bergan on July 24, 2010 - 4:03 am

I don’t know much about Ed Schultz and I have suspicions about his prominence in the pay-per-view cable media, but can anybody tell me whether Al Franken said this:

“This is the most activist court in history and every decision one-sided. They put not just their thumb on the scales of justice on behalf of corporations, but their fists, with brass knuckles.”

Got it off the internets.

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98.202.78.22#2 by Richard Warnick on July 24, 2010 - 11:05 am

Larry–

I couldn’t find your Senator Franken quote. Here’s what I found, on HuffPo (with video):

If you have a credit card, if you watch TV, if you file insurance claims, if you work – in other words, if you participate in American daily life at all – then you interact with corporations that are more powerful than you are.

The degree to which those corporations’ rights are protected over yours, well, that’s extremely relevant to your life.

And in case after case after case, the Roberts Court has put not just a thumb, but a fist, on the scale in favor of those corporations.

How is Ed Schultz either prominent or suspicious? He’s outspoken, that’s for sure.

97.117.48.223#3 by Larry Bergan on July 24, 2010 - 3:20 pm

I would have rather seen Thom Hartmann or a plethora of other left wing voices on MSNBC.

97.117.48.223#4 by Larry Bergan on July 24, 2010 - 3:35 pm

I signed an online petition to get Cenk Uygur on MSNBC in Ed’s place. He would have been a better choice.

98.202.78.22#5 by Richard Warnick on July 24, 2010 - 4:40 pm

I wanted Stephanie Miller to be on MSNBC in the mornings. She tried out in that slot, but they went with Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski.

12.73.24.185#6 by cav on July 24, 2010 - 5:19 pm

What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.

98.202.78.22#7 by Richard Warnick on July 24, 2010 - 10:26 pm

Senator Al Franken gave a great speech at Netroots Nation tonight (Faux News showed it live– I guess they thought he would say something funny). I found myself agreeing with some of what he said, but I still think the bad behavior of the Obama administration and the Dems in Congress deserves some kind of sanction. He was asking progressives to support the very politicians who are to blame for blowing the best opportunity for change we’ve ever seen. Part of the Dem “vote for us because we’re not quite as bad as Republicans” campaign.

Video here: Closing Program with Al Franken

97.117.52.48#8 by Larry Bergan on July 24, 2010 - 10:57 pm

Stephanie Miller is very good.

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75.70.10.132#10 by glenn on December 20, 2010 - 11:19 pm

The dialectic at work.

75.70.10.132#11 by glenn on December 20, 2010 - 11:27 pm

Hedges isn’t hedging and is spot on.

12.73.25.8#12 by cav on December 20, 2010 - 11:35 pm

Glenn, Linky no workie, but I’m sure you’re correct.

75.70.10.132#13 by glenn on December 20, 2010 - 11:44 pm

link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmAY_R9ZaOE&feature=player_embedded#!

75.70.10.132#14 by glenn on December 20, 2010 - 11:47 pm