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madinmaryland

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27. Has anyone suggested that he may just be burning out?? I don't think he was booted.

Thu Mar 14, 2013, 11:08 AM

Mar 2013

He has a three hour afternoon radio show in addition to a one hour program at night. Don't you think that is quite a load? Both shows take quite a bit of preparation.

Additionally his wife had a cancer scare within the last few months.

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Ed Schultz: champion of unions and the working class, getting booted is one more [View all] Ninga Mar 2013 OP

Booted? BootinUp Mar 2013 #1

Booted from prime time, booted from a daily show, booted off to the week-end.... Ninga Mar 2013 #4

What the hell do you mean by "getting booted"? eom ChisolmTrailDem Mar 2013 #2

Demoted, moved, diminished, kicked out......booted. Ninga Mar 2013 #5

He isn't getting booted though. Did you watch the show? eom ChisolmTrailDem Mar 2013 #6

Yes, big fan. And yes he IS getting booted from a highly visible, daily evening time slot. Ninga Mar 2013 #8

See post #9. eom ChisolmTrailDem Mar 2013 #11

See post #12. Nt Ninga Mar 2013 #13

+1000. I hate that he's being relegated to weekends. Laurian Mar 2013 #3

Ed's show is similar to Rachel's fadedrose Mar 2013 #7

WTF are you talking about? Sheepshank Mar 2013 #9

The fact that his pro union, pro working class voice will no longer be heard on Ninga Mar 2013 #12

An issue for you does't make "booted" a fact. Sheepshank Mar 2013 #14

The 'chatter' from MSNBC is that he was booted. randome Mar 2013 #16

Are you finished beating me up? Ninga Mar 2013 #19

WELL...you've made the point to state the same thing over and over on several posts Sheepshank Mar 2013 #24

But he isn't "gone" and his message isn't gone either. I'm a union member and ChisolmTrailDem Mar 2013 #15

Hey, the internet would die without conspiracies & made up shit. I hear the WH is behind it. Tarheel_Dem Mar 2013 #32

TV & radio work in strange ways olddots Mar 2013 #43

I really think we will see some memorable shows from him on the weekends, clydefrand Mar 2013 #10

Frankly, I am disheartened that this discussion did not generate more support Ninga Mar 2013 #17

I don't consider his new time slot as "prime time" Samantha Mar 2013 #41

what evidence did you bring that this was not related to his wife's illness? grantcart Mar 2013 #45

Like every other TV channel,demographics sufrommich Mar 2013 #18

I agree,and said in my OP that I wasn't smart enough to know if 8pm slot was the best.. Ninga Mar 2013 #20

There's no "conspiracy" in that Glitterati Mar 2013 #22

where did I say anything about a conspiracy? It's sufrommich Mar 2013 #25

You're right Glitterati Mar 2013 #26

No problem. nt sufrommich Mar 2013 #28

What bullshit. Booted my ass. lonestarnot Mar 2013 #21

Schultz is a boomer and Hayes is Generation Y. Times does march on RZM Mar 2013 #23

This boomer loves Chris Hayes...... Little Star Mar 2013 #30

Has anyone suggested that he may just be burning out?? I don't think he was booted. madinmaryland Mar 2013 #27

He left the show of his own free will Botany Mar 2013 #29

Yes. He said last night it was his choice. Greybnk48 Mar 2013 #31

If They Wanted Him Gone, He'd Be Gone otohara Mar 2013 #33

I think so, too. His ratings are high, he's popular. His wife had cancer... Honeycombe8 Mar 2013 #38

Stupid Move MSNBC marions ghost Mar 2013 #34

Thank you so much, not for agreeing with me, but for comprehending the true nature of my Ninga Mar 2013 #35

I still think Schultz gone from prime time is a blow to the working class and working poor. nt Ninga Mar 2013 #36

What makes you think he's being booted? nt Honeycombe8 Mar 2013 #37

He chose that nadinbrzezinski Mar 2013 #39

Really? At least with MSNBC he had his week-ends. Now, 5 days a week on the radio and 2 hrs. on Ninga Mar 2013 #42

He explained yesterday that he has been working 12-14 hour days nadinbrzezinski Mar 2013 #44

OK I should'nt have said booted. I was wrong to say booted, he has said he wasn't booted. Ninga Mar 2013 #40

We still have Amy Goodman-----Amy who ????? olddots Mar 2013 #46

MSNBC is a propaganda network, it's not incumbent on them to do a thing but lie just1voice Mar 2013 #47