Ed 'Big Eddie' Schultz will speak at CPAC.

[Raine1967]

Link to tweet

RT and Russia got him good.

HE was a con man from the start. Now he's a russian apologist in bed with the American Conservative Union.


Just wanted to pass it on.

[Vinca]

1. That's astonishing. Big Ed sure had me fooled.

[Raine1967]

6. HE started his talk radio career as conservative.

http://articles.latimes.com/print/2004/feb/05/nation/na-radio5

After two decades of sports reporting, Schultz launched a 2 1/2-hour regional talk show in 1996.

The show, which he continues to host, blends interviews with local officials and sharp-edged banter with callers, spiced up with Big Eddie's rants about national affairs. He might report on a local school board meeting, break for the latest on pork belly futures, then swerve into acid commentary on the presidential primaries. The broadcast area reaches into South Dakota and Minnesota; on any given morning, nearly 30% of radio listeners in the region are tuned in to his show.

For years, Schultz's patter on the regional show was conservative. He scoffed at the homeless for complaining about the cold. "How about getting a job?" he'd ask. He sneered at the three Democrats who represent him in Congress, nicknaming them the Three Stooges.

"I lined up with the Republicans because they were antitax, and I wanted to make a lot of money," Schultz said.

About two years ago, listeners began to hear a softer tone.

Schultz had once derided farmers for relying on government subsidies. Now he was pounding Bush for not offering extra aid during a drought. He was calling for universal health insurance. And more services for homeless veterans.

Some dismayed fans suspected a cynical motive. "My own opinion is, he knew he would never go national if he stayed on the right or in the middle. I truly believe he moved to the left because he thought that's where his career would get the biggest boost," said Ron Gilmore, 42, who runs a cleaning business in Fargo. "You don't change your politics overnight like he did without a goal in mind."

Schultz insists his transformation was genuine. It all started, he says, with the bologna sandwich.

HE's about himself and the money.

[underpants]

19. He's just a pro voice

He goes to where the job is. Never was a fan.

[Raine1967]

46. Same here.

YEars ago (like ten or more) I lost friends on a message board (no longer exists)

They insisted that he should be regarded as a great union supporter after he said some REALLY sexist comments. I never forgave him or those suporters after that,

He Message board (for his show at the time) deteriorated.

[Wellstone ruled]

32. So agree,

it was all about the money.

[irisblue]

9. me too. I liked him so much on Air America

I joined his chat website& I bought shirts from him.

[skylucy]

11. Same here. Wow.

[tallahasseedem]

13. Same here.

I truly thought he was one of us.

[phylny]

23. Me too. There was a time I didn't have satellite radio (I live in the boonies)

and I decided to subscribe to a podcast. It was between Schultz and Thom Hartmann, and I decided to go with Hartmann.

I'm glad I did.

[George II]

57. Me too. I liked him in the beginning. What originally turned my opinion was when he spent months..

....railing about how GREAT the Keystone Pipeline was, then all of a sudden he started devoting about 45 minutes of each show (I exaggerate) railing AGAINST it.

I guess he's "for" whoever is paying him? "Let's get to work!"

Now he's just a dildo*.


(*phony prick, sorry folks)

[mountain grammy]

71. That's when I started looking at him differently

first I was mad that he was for the pipeline, then glad he was against it.. then, he just started looking weak and bought.

[shenmue]

2. Real shame

[Raine1967]

10. He's no even trying anymore.

you can check is *give me a minute* things he posts on twitter -- it is pathetic.

HE's a Russian apologist. And now he's speakng at CPAC -- that says it all for me.

[dchill]

3. W. T. F.

[kstewart33]

4. From conservative to liberal and now, back to conservative.

Something is seriously wrong with Ed.

[Else You Are Mad]

5. My guess is he...

needs the money.

[progressoid]

44. Yep. n/t

[Raine1967]

47. So does Trump.

[Raine1967]

8. I posted this link above, from 2004:

After two decades of sports reporting, Schultz launched a 2 1/2-hour regional talk show in 1996.

The show, which he continues to host, blends interviews with local officials and sharp-edged banter with callers, spiced up with Big Eddie's rants about national affairs. He might report on a local school board meeting, break for the latest on pork belly futures, then swerve into acid commentary on the presidential primaries. The broadcast area reaches into South Dakota and Minnesota; on any given morning, nearly 30% of radio listeners in the region are tuned in to his show.

For years, Schultz's patter on the regional show was conservative. He scoffed at the homeless for complaining about the cold. "How about getting a job?" he'd ask. He sneered at the three Democrats who represent him in Congress, nicknaming them the Three Stooges.

"I lined up with the Republicans because they were antitax, and I wanted to make a lot of money," Schultz said.

About two years ago, listeners began to hear a softer tone.

Schultz had once derided farmers for relying on government subsidies. Now he was pounding Bush for not offering extra aid during a drought. He was calling for universal health insurance. And more services for homeless veterans.

Some dismayed fans suspected a cynical motive. "My own opinion is, he knew he would never go national if he stayed on the right or in the middle. I truly believe he moved to the left because he thought that's where his career would get the biggest boost," said Ron Gilmore, 42, who runs a cleaning business in Fargo. "You don't change your politics overnight like he did without a goal in mind."

Schultz insists his transformation was genuine. It all started, he says, with the bologna sandwich.

http://articles.latimes.com/print/2004/feb/05/nation/na-radio5


We need to be aware of snakes in our midst.

[LonePirate]

7. RT Media huh? Afraid of actually spelling it out, are they?

[Raine1967]

12. Check out his twitter feed:

https://twitter.com/NewswithEd

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

And I will go further:

Link to tweet

[Maru Kitteh]

39. Putin's RT call Ed Schultz a PROPHET? Barf!

[Raine1967]

48. That was pretty astounding, huh?

Ed, IMO, is an enemy of any sane human being who wants to save our Nation.

[Maru Kitteh]

52. A prophet. Well I'd read that Putin was trying to hitch his ride

to the Orthodox Church to expand his brand.

Fools and their prophets.

[LovingA2andMI]

79. Oh My....And Lookie Who Is Sitting On The Screen Next to KGB Big Ed....

The Ring of Fire so-called Lawyer Mike Papantonio. Guess he's down with Putin too, SOB....

[Raine1967]

14. Ed loves Russia now.

Link to tweet

[Jim Beard]

15. What I remember was that his new wife, girlfriend was responsible for his ......

change of heart earlier on. I haven't heard him since. Probably brought on by depression.

[MuseRider]

16. Never followed him, never cared for him and I am glad I ruined his shirt.

Loaned him a pen in Crawford, Texas. He said he had nothing to sign autographs with. He was angry because it leaked black ink all down the front of his white shirt. What an asshole. Like it was MY fault.

[Stellar]

17. Really!?

[Raine1967]

28. Really. eom

[herding cats]

18. There ya go.

At least I won't have to see him being touted out as a liberal voice of reason ever again!

[NurseJackie]

20. A mercenary pundit ... the highest bidder wins.

Is it just my imagination, or does he have the same kind of cadence, tenor, tone, and accent that Rush Limbaugh has? Maybe that's why I never really warmed up to him in the first place.

[lunasun]

21. Yes he always sounded blustery( is that a word? ) like Limbaugh. Could never relate .

No real reason . Just that bloviating
Now he blah blahs about Russia

[Raine1967]

30. Not just you.

HE came out of the same market as Limbaugh.

I never warmed to his voice and his style.

I never believed his union support either.

[Kimchijeon]

85. Yeah it seemed like that to me.

I did listen to him during the Air America days but not too surprised that he's just following a paycheck. He really did sound like Limbaugh to me, which turned me off.

What I really loved the most out of Air America was Morning Sedition...which made my mornings worth getting up for, they were hilarious. I loved all their bits, and became a Maron fan. Good stuff. (I like my horrific news of the day wrapped in sarcasm and comedy, what can I say)

Ed didn't really strike me as genuine, just a professional pundit like you said. Oh well... he won't be missed!

[JHan]

22. This is good, everyone's coming out of their holes.

[dalton99a]

33. Indeed.

[uponit7771]

74. +1

[Laffy Kat]

24. What the hell?

He was an asshole opportunist all along.

[Jamaal510]

25. With this being the same guy

who urged people to stay home in 2010 and who moved to RT, I can't find this too shocking.

[Raine1967]

50. THAT GUY INDEED.

He said he would sit out the 2010 election.

The audio seems to have been scrubbed, but -- BUT... transcripts live on.

And I’m announcing today, I’m not going to vote in the midterms. I’m not going to do it. You can say it’s un-American. No, it’s rather revolutionary is what it is. I’m at that point. I’m checking out. I’m checking out of the Democrats because they are proving to me that they don’t know how to handle these big babies over on the right that say no. You know what you do? You get in the driver’s seat, you hit the throttle, and you run over them.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/3/10/954717/-

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

26. Wow, did he ever flip!

Used to listen to him when he was on MSNBC, always liked how he supported unions. Whatever the hell happened?

[hrmjustin]

27. Schultz will say anything for a buck.

[redstateblues]

41. Bingo. He's a male Greta VanSusteren

[Eyeball_Kid]

77. Oh, God. You mentioned her. I was having a pleasant evening...

[dalton99a]

29. Putin probably gave him another private jet for his fleet.

[regnaD kciN]

31. I always knew he started out as just another righty

…before "seeing the light." During his Air America/MSNBC days, I found him refreshing -- while he wasn't much my style, I figured his "Rush of the left" persona was one that could connect with a lot of erstwhile right-wing talk listeners. Still, I always thought that, with his background and "middle-America populism" attitude, it wouldn't surprise me to see him eventually flip back under the right set of circumstances. It gives me no pleasure to see my instincts were right.

[Raine1967]

63. To an extent it gives me pleasure as well.

It makes me sad that so many were duped by a grifter.

[VOX]

70. Same. I never felt Schultz was the real thing.

Call it instinct, a vibe, a funny feeling... whatever, he did not strike me as genuine at any time.

[Tatiana]

34. He has always been a Republican.

He only pretended otherwise for $$$.

[rpannier]

51. He's not a Republican, he's a green

as in money

[CanonRay]

35. Ain't no coming back when the other side is through with you Eddie.

You're toast over here.

[Rustyeye77]

36. Never thought I would see that.

keeping selling your soul, big Ed.

[NCTraveler]

37. Ed follows the money.

Here is the kicker. The way he bashed Democrats wasn't all that much different than what is now known as the JPR crowd. Most days it's hard to tell the difference between a conservative and those idiots.

[Pisces]

38. What a piece of shit!!! Showing his true colors GREEN!!

[BannonsLiver]

40. I almost have more contempt for Ed than Milo

Milo never made any bones about who he is. Schultz is a fucking charlatan.

[Raine1967]

53. Welcome to DU.

I can't say I disagree.

My feeling was he was a charlatan for a LONG time. I never thought he would drop the pretense as blatantly as he is this year.


HE's a bad person.

[Maru Kitteh]

42. Very proud to say I *never* listened to him or watched him, ever.

He always reeked of dishonesty to me.

[spanone]

43. it's show biz...eddie goes where the bucks are....like greta...hewitt....ben ginsberg....

fucking phoneys

[Botany]

45. Well Ed now is in the group of people I really used to like when i was younger

Joe Paterno

Woody Allen

Bill Cosby

[LenaBaby61]

65. Well Ed now is in the group of people I really used to like when i was younger.

A friend lives in Pa., and she used to work @ Happy Valley from the early 1980's and into early 2005, and she told me that she had occasion to be in close proximity of Joe Paterno on many an occasion, and she sold me that he really used to dog Bill Clinton out and talk about hos a moral he was because of the Lewinsky affair. She said it got on her nerves, and that the football players didn't really want to talk about (Bill Clinton) or about politics, especially not when they were practicing etc.

Well here we are, all of these years later and we now know about the 'alleged' relationship/friendship between JoePa and his buddy Jerry Sandusky.

The DISGUSTING hypocrisy ... I swear

[Botany]

68. I bought into the good old coach Joe Pa crap until .....

..... it was clear that he should not be coaching anymore and still he kept
hanging on and on even after he did not see or couldn't move fast enough
to get out of the way of some players and got some broken bones. And this
was 5 or 6 years before Paterno was fired as coach by PSU. But when the
story about Joe Pa covering up Jerry Sandusky's acts came out I thought
PSU should have blown up the football stadium and dumped football for-
ever.

[paleotn]

49. Just another con man.

Money is his god. Nothing more. Nothing less. He'd probably sell his own mother if the price were right.

[MFM008]

54. Yeah because

BLOTUS is for the working man right Ed?

[Sienna86]

55. I'll keep an open mind and hear his speech

I like that he supports the common person.

[Raine1967]

64. Do you think that CPAC supports the common person?

Honest question.

They were giving Milo a platform until it was found out that he supported pedophelia.

Milo was fine with CPAC until that news broke.

He no longer supports the common man with this move.

CPAC supports union busting.

[still_one]

56. Looks like Randie Rhodes had him pegged from the start

[Raine1967]

61. Agreed.

I remember those days.

I knew very devoted RR friends and devoted ES Friends.

I saw a lot of online political message boards fall away around that time.

[Nictuku]

92. You beat me to it!

I was going to say the same thing.

[still_one]

94. Great minds think alike I guess

[Nictuku]

95. I hope she is right about Comey too!

[Dracaena]

58. Right before he went off the air at Air America

I remember him mentioning that his wife had cancer & how much it was even with insurance coverage. So I guess he needed the money.

I got turned off when he joined RT.

[Leith]

59. Wow. Damn.

I used to really like the Ed Show when he was on MSNBC. I didn't bother to watch him on RT because I decided that I didn't want to watch that channel (I don't like being propagandized). I was pretty disappointed in him for taking a job there.

Now CPAC. Fuck him all to hell.

[LenaBaby61]

60. Got another prediction here:

The next to go all in "Bolshevik" I believe will be ....



A friend whose a lawyer watches him, and he told me that Pap NEVER, EVER criticizes the ruSkiEs .....

[Raine1967]

62. For myself, that isn't a prediction: It's already happened.

Pap is all in as well.

He's also a regular on Ed --



As far as I am concerned -- ANY who let's RT produce their show in their DC studio is complicit.

And I want to make this clear, Pap, Ed, Thom and others who use RT STUDIOS are part of the problem.

I don't care who RT decides to syndicate.

It's all about going to RT and use thier studios to brodcast a show.

All anyone has to do is watch the decline of Ed.

[LenaBaby61]

66. For myself, that isn't a prediction: It's already happened.

"And I want to make this clear, Pap, Ed, Thom and others who use RT STUDIOS are part of the problem."

Great point ^^^^

I don't watch RT network. A buddy who does. I don't know how he can watch, but then again he has been a civil rights lawyer for over 30 years and he has a strong stomach for things I couldn't nor wouldn't be able to :lol:

[Raine1967]

73. Skinner himself has said that RT is Russian State run TV.

I don't have the time to go back and find those posts but they exist. I trust nothing that is produced from that networks Station here in DC.

They are all pawns, IMO.

Ed -- however -- makes no secret of it.

[LovingA2andMI]

80. BINGO....

The Decline of now exposed KBG Ed Schultz pretty much CONFIRMS if a so-called Liberal Radio/TV host is hanging with the channel of Putin, they are full of shit.

That includes in the shit:
Ring of Fire
Thom Hartmann
Mike Papantonio
and anybody else on RT!

And this is coming from a fellow Radio/Podcast host -- who are REALLY Progressive Left.

[lunasun]

67. Wedged in between Brietbart and some group that never wants to pay their fair share of taxes

on the chronological list of speakers
Seems to be a good spot for him

[Blue Owl]

69. Better Ed than dead, I guess

[ecstatic]

72. SMH. Interesting...

[lillypaddle]

75. Disappointed in you, Ed

VERY disappointed.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

76. I never liked him. I never trusted him.

[LovingA2andMI]

78. Wow, just WOW!!!

Fake ass SOB -- He Can Stay Over At RT. SOB!!

[LW1977]

81. What a fraud!

First time I've seen someone switching their political views twice. Maybe Dave Mustaine can go all Ed Schultze, return to being a liberal and be a MTV correspondent at the next DNC again.. but seriously, fuck Ed Schultze!

[drm604]

82. I'll admit that he had me fooled.

He wasn't anyone I followed regularly but I liked what I saw of him.

[flamingdem]

83. Me too. What a loser

I wish he'd at least explain what the heck he's doing hooking up with the Russians

[drm604]

84. I saw a recent video of him.

He was ranting about how CNN is fake news.

[rpannier]

96. Put me on that list

He follows the money

[Blue_Tires]

87. He's found a new shtick, like most pundits...

I wouldn't be surprised to see Greenwald on the speaker list, but then again he was doing the far-right lecture/interview circuit before it was cool...

[nikibatts]

88. Ed, how is it on the Dark Side?

You, disappointed so many.

[LexVegas]

89. Was he a BoB'er? nt

[Raine1967]

90. Not sure I think he was very Bernie but: --This from april 2015 suggests he was Trump:

[TNLib]

91. I guess he sold out to the Russians

[JCanete]

93. Ed's always been a light-weight. If I remember right, he was good on labor and unions, and that's

really all I remember him being good on...but I'm not sure how he can reconcile even that alone, with a conservative platform.