MSNBC host Ed Schultz launched into a fuming vituperation of New Jersey governor Chris Christie’s assertive style that had him calling the governor a “smug bully” and a “fat slob,” among many other things. This after Christie had defended California gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman at a meeting, telling a heckler to calm down, while Glenn Beck is proposing a daily “Christie porn” moment on his radio show.
Schultz’s point was that the right seemed to be constantly telling liberals to “calm down” while embracing loud voices like Beck, citing an inherent hypocrisy in the fact that those two get along at all. “Christie has no business telling people to be respectful,” he argues, both because of his policies and his attitude. What’s more, Christie, says Schultz, is an “out of touch, smug bully” and, ultimately, nothing more than a “cold-hearted fat slob” who, “when he doesn’t like what he hears, he accuses the other side of shouting.” Schultz concludes that someone who opposed divisiveness should not be friendly with Beck. The alternative goes without saying. He culminated by asserting that he would not stop shouting in favor of his issues– namely, racial equality and social justice.
Certainly Schultz is not the first to make Christie’s weight an issue, though the last time someone did– namely, former governor Jon Corzine, the move completely backfired. That was a campaign, however, conducted by an elected official; surely Ed Schultz is not to be held to the same standard as a governor of a state. And there’s the fact that the comment is but one after an extended monologue (of which not all is below), and that Schultz has built something of a brand on not being able to keep his mouth shut, but it’s a brand whose audience is ever shrinking because every time he comes close to having a point– say, the fact that Christie is often rude and inexcusably abrasive in media appearances where cordiality is expected– he behaves precisely in the manner that he condemns the other side for behaving or otherwise defeats his own argument in a completely avoidable way. The more childish his insults get, the less of a reason he gives media consumers to bother giving him their attention.
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Ed Schultz is a confessed liberal, ergo the name calling….they just can't seem to help themselves. It will always cost them their credibility and my ear.
Nope, you certainly don't see conservatives engaging in any of that name calling. Especially here, on Fox, on talk radio…
James you certainly have done your fair share of name calling! So i guess since you live in a glass house you think you can throw stones? Kind of dumb for you to be doing so! Oh i forgot! You are a follower of the Messiah so that is justification for you to do so?
Keep up the good work at helping to get the conservative vote out!
I'm not the one who said he doesn't listen to someone because of "name calling." But then the person to whom my comment was directed probably understood it. You really had nothing to add.
Gay Boy James,
Keep up the good work! Your motivating people on this site to vote Republican is exceptional !
You did in fact insinuate such so cut the BS no one on this site is really buying it.
The person to whom my comment was directed probably understood what I was saying, even if you didn't get it. As usual, you really had nothing to add.
Like you really had something to add worthwhile?
James get a life!
Take Ed's shoe size then divide that by 10, and you have his IQ, So why even bother giving this person the bandwidth.
Ed Schultz is a moron……what a dumbo; he doesn't know right from wrong! MSMBC is a looser TV station! No credibility period. Why waste a minute listening to this far left bunch of name-callers!
IDIOTS …they don't know what else to do; got to blame the Tea Party people and Conservatives.
Ed Schultz is a low life SOB!!!!! Need I say more??????
Can you imagine that fat slob Ed Schultz calling Christte names the blimp should look in the Mirror.Schultz is lower then whale shit and that's at the bottom of the ocean where McPherson lives with his liberal cohorts.Hot Cougar do you know which ocean Jimmy the lib lives in?
Oh, how nice–you're thinking about me even when I'm not here, and trying to use insults of me to get in good with HC. I'm pleased I could help bring you together, but you do realize that since s/he is anonymous, s/he might be a guy, right Ed?
right anything is possible Jimmy but an ally is an ally and you can't afford to lose them like the liberal gang does.Glad to hear from you atleast I know your not dead.
Thanks for your concern about my well-being.
Lol! Hi James!
Let me make something clear to you James!
There is no way that a Gay looking ugly fagot like you could ever rate some one like me. I would not even let you get near me in your sick dreams! Fat ugly gay fagots do not appeal to me at all!
You as a man disgust me! You are dispicable! A liar! A fake! A loser who can not keep a job! A
failure working for some liberal group who goes on sites like this to spin your lies. If in fact you do have a wife most likely she is 300 lbs., ugly & smells! I can not invision your wife being anything more?
Hi Edward Koziol
Lol! The Black Sea!
Why is Ed Schultz still on the air ? MSNBC, must not care about ratings when foul mouthed wonks like Ed Schultz ,Rachel Maddow, Keith " Mr. Importante" and his new protegee , whats his name- who proudly announced he is a Socialist. This station, is going down the tubes and they don't seem to realize it. By the way, maybe ED Schultz should look in the mirror some time. Governor Christie, may not be as slim as some, but his straight talk speaks volumes for his truthful honesty and integrity, something MSNBC has little of lately.
Ed Schultz needs to look in the mirror. He's quite the fatass humself. Grow up you liberal turd.
ITS A SHAME SLIME BALLS LIKE ED SCHULTZ IS ALLOWED A PODIUM OF ANY KIND. THE ONLY WAY THAT HE GETS ANY ATTENTION IS BY THE GUTTER TALK HE USES