Ed Schultz OUT at MSNBC? [View all]

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Caught this tweet Sunday night:

Will Bunch‏@Will_Bunch Why would Ed Schultz be replaced on MSNBC, even if just time slot? Thought he's been fairly popular. Personal reasons?

A reference to this article at NYT:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/12/business/media/msnbc-its-ratings-rising-gains-ground-on-fox-news.html?pagewanted=2&partner=rss&emc=rss

"Several MSNBC employees, who spoke about programming plans on the condition of anonymity, said the most likely candidate for a new show was the Washington Post columnist Ezra Klein, a frequent substitute for Ms. Maddow. Mr. Klein may start with a weekend time slot, but these people said the 8 p.m. weekday time slot held by Mr. Schultz was also a possibility.."

The twitter timeline I followed had some mis-steps, but according to the NYT, Ezra Klein is being considered
for Ed's prime time slot...

WHY would they ditch Ed after such a fiery lead up to the election?
Comcast now owns MSNBC... they are strongly anti-union.

I can't take this!! This makes no sense, now that MSNBC is eating into FOX's ratings...

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Ed Schultz OUT at MSNBC? [View all]	noel711	Nov 2012	OP
If he wants to stay we should make sure he stays	flamingdem	Nov 2012	#1
They are short-sighted if they take Ed off	Rosa Luxemburg	Nov 2012	#2
This is confusing, I'd like to learn more nt	bayareamike	Nov 2012	#3
Ezra is a channel changer for me.	DURHAM D	Nov 2012	#4
He's a snore and often pretty centrist n/t	flamingdem	Nov 2012	#6
I like Ezra. But him at the 3:00 PM time slot	question everything	Nov 2012	#11
I prefer watching his gorgeous wife, Annie Lowery	aint_no_life_nowhere	Nov 2012	#22
They should get rid of Killer Joe	Angry Dragon	Nov 2012	#5
seems to me if they want to bring Ezra in....	chillfactor	Nov 2012	#7
Maybe Ed is leaving on his own.	GoCubsGo	Nov 2012	#8
Ed posted photos of Wendy in the studio with him on election day..	noel711	Nov 2012	#12
Ezra Klein doesn't have the Appeal to have his own Show	JI7	Nov 2012	#9
I like Ezra in small doses	Horse with no Name	Nov 2012	#13
Yeah. There's no way the rumor about Ezra is true	ecstatic	Nov 2012	#89
Maybe they plan on moving Ed to 7? n/t	Horse with no Name	Nov 2012	#10
OK this sounds more sane n/t	flamingdem	Nov 2012	#15
Chris Hayes should be considered for a regular weekday show before Ezra Klein	JI7	Nov 2012	#14
I would love that	flamingdem	Nov 2012	#16
Yes, Chris Hayes. Or Joy Reid!	Indpndnt	Nov 2012	#24
I agree, Chris Hayes deserves a regular weekly show.	sarcasmo	Nov 2012	#33
Oh, me, too! I try to watch his entire show both on Sat. and Sun. but can't always...	CTyankee	Nov 2012	#52
He is one of the better guests on Bill Maher.	sarcasmo	Nov 2012	#80
This is really disheartening.	Don C. Nuttin	Nov 2012	#17
Bring back Keith.	Chipper Chat	Nov 2012	#18
+1	Heather MC	Nov 2012	#37
+2	bahrbearian	Nov 2012	#68
They should give him Mourning joe's spot	Sedona	Nov 2012	#19
'Mourning Joe' LOL	ailsagirl	Nov 2012	#57
I have no TV post 2010 and don't radio and liked Rachel and Keith at MSNBC	PufPuf23	Nov 2012	#20
well then, that settles it.	jonthebru	Nov 2012	#49
I think I enjoy your humor.	PufPuf23	Nov 2012	#55
Sip E Cupp can cohost	Chunk	Nov 2012	#21
Keep hiding behind that sofa. You've got to come out sometime!	Indpndnt	Nov 2012	#26
If she just sits there and looks pretty, fine. nt	Comrade_McKenzie	Nov 2012	#32
She is a simpering, cocky, know-it-all and I can't stand her	ailsagirl	Nov 2012	#59
When She Was On Maher. . .	ProfessorGAC	Nov 2012	#71
Saints preserve us!	HappyMe	Nov 2012	#77
I love The Ed Show	DianaForRussFeingold	Nov 2012	#23
obviously he was too popular and successful so he has to go	RepublicansRZombies	Nov 2012	#25
"The Anti-Fox Gains Ground"	ProudProgressiveNow	Nov 2012	#27
From A Fairly Reliable Source...	KharmaTrain	Nov 2012	#28
This makes more sense because he truly loves his wife	underthematrix	Nov 2012	#30
Hope he'll stay on progressive radio as long as it's still around, which may not be that much longer	We People	Nov 2012	#84
I think Ed may need to take a break to be with wife.	underthematrix	Nov 2012	#29
This is kind of what I'm thinking.	HappyMe	Nov 2012	#78
Did Ruppert by NBC?	sarcasmo	Nov 2012	#31
Aside from Rachel's show, I hardly go to MSNBC since Current TV took off.	MrMickeysMom	Nov 2012	#34
Agreed...	SoapBox	Nov 2012	#38
Agreed...	MrMickeysMom	Nov 2012	#69
Current online?	DreWId	Nov 2012	#76
While you keep calling to get it in your listing...	MrMickeysMom	Nov 2012	#85
I thought they would give Rachel 8 p.m. before Ezra.	AlGoreRhythms	Nov 2012	#35
I love Ed!	SoapBox	Nov 2012	#36
Ezra Klein is dry and academic	Shankapotomus	Nov 2012	#39
I'd like to see somethig different - maybe Stephanie Miller, Janeane Garofalo	aint_no_life_nowhere	Nov 2012	#41
I agree	Shankapotomus	Nov 2012	#43
i think he`s much better on the radio	madrchsod	Nov 2012	#40
Not Ready for Prime Time	StrayKat	Nov 2012	#42
They could dispense with Tweety's rerun	madamesilverspurs	Nov 2012	#44
If They're Even Thinking of Getting Rid of Big Ed They're Making A Very Bad Mistake	ConnorMarc	Nov 2012	#45
Ed is the best pundit on MSNBC	standingtall	Nov 2012	#46
Ed is the weak link in the lineup, well tweety is but they will not get rid of him	krawhitham	Nov 2012	#47
I LOVE ED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!	chillfactor	Nov 2012	#58
Ed's views changed, thanks to his wife Wendy	lbrtbell	Nov 2012	#61
So a conservative can never give up childish things, see the light, grow up	Raine	Nov 2012	#63
not as hard core as he was, he was just as bad a Rush	krawhitham	Nov 2012	#75
Ed has helped when it comes to White Working Class Men, we need more like him	JI7	Nov 2012	#65
I miss Olberman.	kaiserhog	Nov 2012	#48
Bring back Keith	TTUBatfan2008	Nov 2012	#50
NO NO NO And Rachel has pointedly been calling him "my friend" for ages now....	fadedrose	Nov 2012	#51
I sent an email to comcast...	fadedrose	Nov 2012	#53
I like Big Ed	oswaldactedalone	Nov 2012	#54
Ed out? Someone's reading too much into that for sure.	ffr	Nov 2012	#56
Ezra Klein bores the hell out of me. MSNBC is in a constant state of musical chairs	EmeraldCityGrl	Nov 2012	#60
I hope not. I LOVE ED, he's my favorite. nt	Raine	Nov 2012	#62
I hope they move Ed to one of Matthew's slots if	mzmolly	Nov 2012	#64
UPDATE - MSNBC denies the story here:	mzmolly	Nov 2012	#66
I honestly don't see why his program can't be done in Minneapolis...	DAMANgoldberg	Nov 2012	#67
You're a Genius	barbiegeek	Nov 2012	#83
My 3 cents.	Helen Reddy	Nov 2012	#70
Ezra has zero political backbone or opinions, just a numbers guy	wishlist	Nov 2012	#72
ed has a common man quality about him that would be dreadful to loose	dembotoz	Nov 2012	#73
I don't understand why they wouldn't put Ezra at 7PM	tarheelsunc	Nov 2012	#74
If this 'change' is Ed's idea... let him tell us!	noel711	Nov 2012	#79
Ed is a passionate voice for unions and the working class. He is greatly needed. Watching	forestpath	Nov 2012	#81
Seriously, WTF. First Keith now ED--Bullshit	barbiegeek	Nov 2012	#82
Ed Schultz might get me to watch	Anthony McCarthy	Nov 2012	#86
It's pretty clear that MSNBC doesn't care about profit or ratings	ecstatic	Nov 2012	#87
It's pretty clear the guy who wrote the article is full of shit.	GoCubsGo	Nov 2012	#88
Ed responded to this tweet by saying on his show this morning that as far as he knew,	librechik	Nov 2012	#90
and remember Phil Donohue during the BUsh Years , suddenly fired despite ratings being good	JI7	Nov 2012	#91
yup--for daring to schedule guests who questioned Bush's war plans	librechik	Nov 2012	#92