Love most of what Ed Schultz says and does, but I really wish he would find some

[Atticus]

way of discussing issues other than the stage-managed pissing contests which seem to be a daily staple now. These feature a Democrat who totally agrees with Ed and an abrasive and over-the-top Republican. These two take turns smirking and talking over each other in a totally predictable "conflict" which seldom sheds any light on the subject at hand.

And, then, there are the "polls": "Do you think it is a good thing that crude oil is no longer spewing into the Gulf of Mexico? Tell us what YOU think!"

I haven't heard such unabashed pandering since Lou Dobbs closed up his shop.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. I like Ed, too, but his "polls" are stupid.

They're silly, tendentious push polls that always give him the results he wants. It's dishonest, whether done by conservatives or liberals.

"Do you believe that small children should not be fed to wolves?"

[Monique1]

4. I like Ed Shultz

and if he panders so what. The republicans do it constantly.

[Atticus]

5. Yep, you're right. Pandering is a good thing. nt

[RKP5637]

7. Yeah, I find the polls pretty lame too. There could be better polls and more

informative IMO. One already knows how the polls will end up just by the questions.

[The_Commonist]

2. It's entertainment, just like Rush and Beck.

Conflict sells advertising.

[DesertFlower]

3. yes. we know how the polls are going

to turn out. i did one once by phone, but i don't use my cell phone for texting. i don't even know how. lol

[Monique1]

6. The one thing about Ed

He is consistent. Ed has an audience, not only progressives, moderates but he also has repukes in his audience. Ed is also for the working people, the middle class and I am not going to throw him under the bus.

[RKP5637]

8. I like Ed too! I also think he has the conviction of what he talks about. I always

feel like he's for us, the ones that want a fair deal for the majority of citizens, as well as, those left out.

[Atticus]

12. Why mention that you are "not going to throw him under the bus?

Who even implied such a thing?

Ed is one of the most consistently bread-and-butter liberals on the air. I just wish he (or MSNBC) would convey his message in a more "adult" way.

[DesertFlower]

13. i agree. just because i don't like

his polls doesn't mean i don't like him. he's great.

[SargeUNN]

9. Ed is a good voice no doubt about it

I have had my personal issues with Ed, but he is a power for progressive changes and to me that is more important than anything else.

[spanone]

10. you just described every news show on cable

it's all pathetic

[Ian David]

11. He's doing what Stephen Colbert does- satirizing the Right. But Colbert KNOWS that what he's doing.

[REP]

18. I thought the polls were supposed to have a tongue-in-cheek flavor

I like thinking of them that way at least! I also can't help liking Schultz; he is good at what he does and he does understand what sexism is and it really seems to piss him off, which is appealing.

[CTyankee]

14. Oh, I don't know. We're just fighting fire with fire...not sand....

It's great to have a populist stand up for "middle American values."

I think that's important...

[Peregrine Took]

15. I think the whole talk radio and tv panel guests thing has been done to death.

They need a new format to present different viewpoints.

[jxnmsdemguy65]

16. I like Ed...

he gives the Democrats what they need - an honest regular guy who shoots straight and tells it like it is. He's a forceful voice who says what needs to be said. I'm glad he's on MSNBC. We need more commentators like him - people from the Midwest and South that appeal to average everyday folk. I'm thinking of Texas' Jim Hightower as well - people in that mold.

[madrchsod]

17. his radio show is better.....

msnbc is calling to many of the shots on his show.

[FLYERS4N]

19. I really like Ed also...I think the public has grown accustomed to this kind of discussion

For some reason this kind of "show" has sales appeal to many viewers. That's one of the reasons they do it. --A totally unrelated matter-- TARGET CORP. has jumped into the corporate political campaign permitted by the Supreme Court this year. They have donated $ 150,000. to Tom Emmer, the GOP Gov. candidate in Minnesota...Anyone see a potential consequence or two for TARGET? Maybe a boycott, or demonstration at their stores?