Ed has just told those that said "they wished him into the cornfield"...

[Rosco T.]

.. he's been pushed out, etc...

You're full of shit (translated)

Listen to him, this does sound like his idea and no one elses. So much for the "whores" (his word) at Politico.

Saturday/Sunday... the liberal response to the weekend news shows.

Sic'em Big Eddie!

[SunSeeker]

1. I'm looking forward to having something decent on TV on weekend afternoons. nt

[DoBotherMe]

2. Ain't that the truth!

Dana ; )

[yortsed snacilbuper]

4. Me too,

Let's get to work.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

3. Can't wait to listen to his podcast for the full story.

[barbiegeek]

5. TELL ME-WHAT JUST HAPPENED! PLEASE

I love Big Ed. What is going on. I didn't listen to the radio today & I'll be at soccer tonight during his show.

[dionysus]

7. they're replacing him with chris hayes, and moving Ed to weekends. nt

[question everything]

8. This is really a shame, especially after the biggest scoop

that he had yesterday.

[barbiegeek]

9. Does His wife have cancer?

I heard somewhere although I have no direct quotes or even know its true, but I heard he was going to cut his hours down because his wife had terminal cancer. I hope it isn't true-how sad.

Has anyone heard anything like this?

[irisblue]

10. Wendy Schultz was diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer

in summer 2012. She finished her surgeries and chemo, and Ed had posted on his MSNBC website, she was cancer free in Jan 2013. Working 14 hour days, with your beloved being seriously ill and getting chemo for months at time must have been a bitch.

[dionysus]

11. i know she is fighting cancer, i didn't hear that it's terminal... i think she beat it

[TexasBushwhacker]

15. She beat it for now

Unless they caught it VERY early, and they almost never do, it's one of those cancers that has a really high mortality rate. Most (68%) ovarian cancer is discovered after it has already metastasized. Of those patients, only 30% are still alive 5 years later and even then they may not be cancer free.

[MjolnirTime]

16. hopefully they're replacing Chris Hayes spectacles as well.

I can't take him seriously with those things.

[bemildred]

12. Yeah, he's a very busy guy, Ed, and I thought it was likely his idea.

And I'm very happy to see Chris get more time and experience as a lead talking-head.

And something unrevolting to watch (besides jail porn) on weekends is a big plus.

[WestSeattle2]

13. Amen to that. Not sure why MSNBC insists on showcasing

the lives, such as they are, of rapists, murderers, and drug dealers. I won't waste time on that crap for the same reason I don't watch republican national conventions.

I could not care less what our society's losers are doing.

[bemildred]

14. Cheap was my guess.

Did you ever think about how demanding it must be to keep all those channels full of entertainment product, any kind of crap really, 24x7? And anything really good is going to cost more.

[csziggy]

17. Once they had two good weekend morning news shows

Why didn't they repeat them during the day? Some weekends MSNBC would run news all day, but they never repeat Chris Hayes' UP or Melissa Harris Perry's shows later.

Many weekends I don't want to get up at 8AM so I'd miss UP. Often I'd like to re-watch the good segments on those shows, but unless I pre-planned and recorded them, I had no chance until and unless MSNBC decided to put video on the website.

MSNBC re-runs Alex Witt's weekend shows - those run before UP and adter MHP's shows - why not re-run the much better and more informative shows?