Everyone ready for The Ed Show?!

[FLAprogressive]

[ColbertWatcher]

1. Looks like he got Maddow's old studio.

I wonder what her new one will look like?

[Siwsan]

2. Sure am

I've been looking forward to this, but there were power outages, all day, and was worried I'd miss it. Fortunately, we're back up (for now).

[alsame]

3. Starting with healthcare! This is going to be good.

[onehandle]

4. Watching. He's kicking ass over health care! Go Ed! nt

[ThomWV]

Off to a great start

[malaise]

12. And now here comes labor Leo Gerard

Right(s) of the American worker. Go Ed.

[Sebastian Doyle]

5. Schultz comes out swinging

First thing he mentions..... labor. Second thing..... health care. Then he tied them together. This is what's been needed on TV for a long time. Now lets see how long General Electric and their corporate sponsors let him get away with it.

[FLAprogressive]

7. Uhoh....and he mentioned "Buy American"

[XOKCowboy]

6. That damn camera is making me sick with all of the swooping

He's doing great for a radio guy.

[Pirate Smile]

8. He is sounding great.

:fistbump:

[footinmouth]

9. Wow, he's on fire

Way to go Ed. Finally, a voice for health care. No pussyfooting around, he just dives right in. I've never heard his radio show but I will be watching this every night. So far, he's just fabulous.

[Postman]

10. I like the pro-labor stance.....

[eleny]

11. First guest - Pres. of steel workers union

:thumbsup:

An excellent starting message.

[ColbertWatcher]

13. I'm not really liking all that camera movement.

But, I understand.

[ihavenobias]

56. My GF had the same reaction and I tend to agree.

Trying a little too hard to be edgy IMO.

:)

[ldf]

58. there seems to be a fine line between

edgy and amateurish....

:shrug:

[seafan]

14. This show is going to be EXCELLENT, people.

He's leading off with "OP-ED", and guns blazing on the lack of health care for 48 million Americans. He's showing graphs of average income of Americans--- $50,200, and the usual health care premium costs are up from $5,000 in 1999 to $12,000 now. We've lost 22% of manufacturing jobs.


Hell, he sounds like a liberal Ross Perot!

He says he is for the well-being of the MIDDLE CLASS.


"I am NOT going to let the conservatives talk me down"!!


Now he leads into Leo Gerard, President of United Steel Workers.


EXCELLENT, ED. Drive this dialog! You are in a lot of family rooms right now.

[Skidmore]

15. When I first heard Ed several years ago, I really didn't take to him.

He sounded like he leaned to the right on and used some of the language of the right at the time. He really has grown on me and I'm very pleased with what I'm hearing from him now. Workers need a national voice. This is a start.

[Median Democrat]

16. Good Diversification - Ed Is Middle America, Rachel Is Wonky, Keith Is...Well, Keith

Also, Tweety does the Washington insider stuff, so it is nice overall picture.

[ThomWV]

17. I sure hope somewhere in this first hour he will demand investigation and prosecution

Another public voice would sure be appreciated.

[onehandle]

18. My wife and I like the orange tie. nt

[Parker CA]

19. Love it! "When we come back, Psycho Talk!! Who does Newt think he is, a rocket scientist?" HAHA. n/t

[seafan]

20. Lordy, he's getting ready to blast off on Newt Gingrich. Huzzah.

Go, Ed!

[seafan]

24. "Newt, how many CIA briefings have you attended? You're a fraud, my friend."

"Newt, where were you when North Korea launched 6 rockets back in the summer of 2006? Was THAT Obama's fault too? You are just trying to incite fear in people."

[Parker CA]

21. This Psycho Talk will be a regular segment. This is going to be good. Hold on to your seats GOP,

Ed is going to kick your asses every day. NICE!

Calling Newt out as a FRAUD!! Nice rant! This show has some serious potential. He's going to make KO look tame.

[blaze]

23. On his radio show today

he invited listeners to send him suggestions for inclusion on his "Psycho Talk" segment.

Not long into the show, he said he was getting LOTS of suggestions! :hi:

[sufrommich]

41. Here's his web page.

http://edschultzshow.com/

looks like it's got a forum too.

[AzDar]

22. Lovin it!

:thumbsup:

[Postman]

25. I'm afraid Ed's a cheerleader for Obama.....

Which is fine but reinflating the financial and Wall Street bubble isn't the solution.

Ed needs to cover how Geithner and Summers were instrumental in de-regulating the financial sector that allowed this mess to happen....



on edit: why isn't Lars Larsen in the "psycho segment"?

[ihavenobias]

54. That's the tough thing about access.

If you want Obama on your radio show, well, you can't exactly rip his economic team (even if they're dead wrong according to most respected top progressive economists).

My only other criticism is that I didn't like Ed making reference to conservative talkers, etc. Why? Because the best part about him having a tv show IMO is that I'm hoping he can reach left leaning Republicans with his folksy, down to earth ways. I don't want him to alienate them and make them defensive right off the bat.

I'm guessing MSNBC thinks it was a good idea to get more progressives behind Ed but I think it was a miscalculation overall. At any rate, as I've said before I'm glad Ed has a show and let's hope he can reach independents and left leaning Republicans while making people more aware of labor issues that go largely undiscussed.

[FLAprogressive]

26. What is Lars Larsen doing on this show?!

[Ikonoklast]

29. Barking like the loon that he is.

Lars is only vaguely acquainted with reality.

[XOKCowboy]

30. Wait for it....

Having both sides on isn't a bad thing. Katrina will eat Lars up.

[SoCalDem]

34. She's more than capable, but it's already devolving into a screaming head (with time delay) fest

This format leads to soundbyte dueling, and no time for explanations of facts..

We need facts now.. not more snappy repartee & putdowns..

[G_j]

42. yes, I am sick of that format also

NOT a way to inform or educate people..

[seafan]

32. Larson: "I wore my favorite commie pinko tie for you. Heh, heh, heh."

What. A. Moron.

[seafan]

36. Ed: "I wore an orange tie, because that'll be the color of the sky if we don't outlaw nukes." n/t

[B Calm]

27. A new show for the working class! Ed's doing great!

[XOKCowboy]

28. Katrina VH is on the first show. Very good sign

Liking it so far.

[SoCalDem]

31. Message to Big Ed.. Ditch the "fair & balanced" crap

Get Progressive people ON, and ONLY them.. at least for a while..


K Van den heuvel, and LARRY ELDER....AND.... LARS LARSON??

Those two freaks have their own radio shows and plenty of air time..

We need LESS of them.. Let them burn THEIR airtime refuting you and your guests..

[Sebastian Doyle]

33. Well, the show WAS going well.....

...until these douchebags Larson & Elder showed up :puke:

Would it really be so bad to have an entire hour of TV without these fucking fascist pieces of shit??

[me b zola]

35. Ed should have smacked Mars down for interrupting Katrina

All in all I like the job that he's doing. But he has to control the wing nuts when he has them on the show.

[seafan]

40. Agree totally. Why not just use video clips of the wingnuts, so as not to waste valuable time?

Instead, use this valuable hour for thoughtful, progressive voices sitting across the desk.

When the term *islamofascist* spouted, it should have been smacked down as a right wing fear mongering invention. (Like *partial birth abortion*)

[tooeyeten]

37. absolutely

Somebody with guts to fight for all Americans. MSNBC did another good one.

[Jkid]

38. I love the show so far!

n/t

[Postman]

39. It's just so low class when these gasbag fascists interrupt logical statements

with asinine hot air....

It should be required that they shut the fuck up while someone else is talking.

[SoCalDem]

43. Interrupting truth-telling is AS important as the blather they spew

They are Time Bandits.. They use their own, and ruin other's time..

[seafan]

48. "Time Bandits" is EXACTLY on point. Anything to drown out the truth.

I hope Ed will gravitate away from this type of shout-fest. We need accurate information now, from thoughtful and focused progressives, not more insufferable right wing garbage.

[me b zola]

45. It is a tactic they use

When wingnuts interrupt like lars did it's not that they have a point that they want to make, it's that they don't want the audience to hear the point the progressive is making. I'm pulling for Ed and hopes that he learns to control the wingnuts better in the future.

on edit: lars just said "the democrat party". Ed can't let them run over him like this.

[Postman]

44. I want Virg Bernero for President...

This guy is friggin' awesome....

[sufrommich]

52. I'd settle for Governor of Michigan. We need a guy like him

in Lansing.

[Postman]

46. Spitzer.....

Unhinged Lars Larsen attacks Spitzer as being unfit for office yet no mention of David Vitter R-LA, republican whoremonger who got a standing ovation when he returned to Congress.....

[G_j]

47. suggestion: nobody who says "the Democrat party"

allowed on the show..

[annabanana]

49. I give him a good, solid "B"... not bad for a first foray. .

When he gets more comfortable with the format, and when they stop swooping those cams around his head it will get better...

[ColbertWatcher]

51. Agreed. He does need to work on the format though. n/t

[WeDidIt]

50. Lars Larsen is a deal breaker

Sorry, but I won't be watching Ed.

I'll be emailing him to let him know why.

[sufrommich]

53. I thought it was great. I expect he'll bring his radio

audience with him along with union members and blue collar workers. He's going to do well.

[onehandle]

55. He did GREAT!

And it will only get better.

[backscatter712]

57. Still waiting for it to appear on the web site.

No cable...

[seafan]

59. Day 2: A caller on Ed's radio show just addressed the major sticking point from last night's show.

All in all, a great kickoff of The Ed Show on MSNBC last night!


The major issue needing attention, noted last night by many, and by an astute caller on Ed's radio show today:


1. The bombastic right wing filibustering to shout down reasoned, factual discussion MUST BE STOPPED IN ITS TRACKS.

2. Whenever a right winger spouts the *Democrat Party*, Ed must give these freaks an "EDucation" on the proper use of an adjective instead of a noun. Ed must call these passive-aggressive, yet bullying tactics out immediately when they occur.


Ed sounds very appreciative of the suggestions he's receiving via email this morning about his debut.


Let's send him some feedback. This will be excellent. Ed REALLY wants to strengthen the middle class. Having him so receptive to what we think is going to prove invaluable.


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