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76. I'm sorry to hear about your health, and the loss of your brother.

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Former Fargo radio personality, MSNBC broadcaster Ed Schultz dies at 64 [View all] demmiblue Jul 2018 OP

OMG no!!! This is terrible. AllyCat Jul 2018 #1

Not for liberals. milestogo Jul 2018 #100

Reading later that he flipped. AllyCat Jul 2018 #112

Wow, what happened? spooky3 Jul 2018 #2

natural causes? Iwasthere Jul 2018 #126

I just saw this ellie Jul 2018 #3

His show was carried on RT for some time ToxMarz Jul 2018 #11

He turned against Dems when he joined RT. Think he was a Republican at heart tho. Wwcd Jul 2018 #26

bull shit INdemo Jul 2018 #35

Which part? Squinch Jul 2018 #36

Heck, he *began* his career as a conservative talk radio host in North Dakota. alp227 Jul 2018 #39

True. The Conservatie in him was always there. Prob why he was ok with moving to RT. Wwcd Jul 2018 #46

He turned against Dems when he joined RT. LenaBaby61 Jul 2018 #64

I recall this interview he did ehrnst Jul 2018 #69

I seriously doubt he went back to being a Republican. Dustlawyer Jul 2018 #85

Thank you. CanSocDem Jul 2018 #124

What is RT? itcfish Jul 2018 #129

Who's available to take over his pro-Russia program? brooklynite Jul 2018 #4

I really liked him in the Air America days lapfog_1 Jul 2018 #5

Wow! I used to be a fan, when he was on MSNBC. Coventina Jul 2018 #6

Big Ed did some great work while at MSNBC. Snarkoleptic Jul 2018 #15

I remember that. kag Jul 2018 #77

Yeah, and when he backed up Unions at the Wisconsin Uprising. n/t. whathehell Jul 2018 #109

Wow LittleGirl Jul 2018 #7

Wait wut? BumRushDaShow Jul 2018 #8

What a sad, confusing story he represents- from the right to the left to who knows what NRaleighLiberal Jul 2018 #9

exactly my sentiments n/t musette_sf Jul 2018 #12

Same. demmiblue Jul 2018 #18

That's exactly correct. Raine1967 Jul 2018 #21

A paycheck, I think. Was sorry to see his decline. NT Adrahil Jul 2018 #22

Midwestern heartland working Americans were his audience IronLionZion Jul 2018 #23

So true, Ed was very strong on labor & worker rights. appalachiablue Jul 2018 #25

He was a pro talker underpants Jul 2018 #31

I think that's true of a lot more of the talking heads Mr.Bill Jul 2018 #87

I think it takes having skin in the game. JarOCats Jul 2018 #104

I agree. Mr.Bill Jul 2018 #111

Look no further than ratings and employer DeminPennswoods Jul 2018 #40

just confirms my cynicism about the media in general (all TV in general) NRaleighLiberal Jul 2018 #58

No need to be cynical, just recognize that, as in any job, DeminPennswoods Jul 2018 #101

RIP Ed Faux pas Jul 2018 #10

Sympathy for his wife, Wendy & his children irisblue Jul 2018 #13

I thought he was basically a good egg BeyondGeography Jul 2018 #14

Big Ed was a big supporter of labor, unions and worker's rights. CousinIT Jul 2018 #16

That is how I will remember his as--a supporter of unions. riversedge Jul 2018 #38

Flipped around like a windsock........... Bengus81 Jul 2018 #17

Wow. I know he sent mixed messages recently Freddie Jul 2018 #19

His wife Wendy had ovarian cancer in 2012... I thought this post was going to say that hlthe2b Jul 2018 #20

RIP Ed a kennedy Jul 2018 #24

Like most of us, I went from liking him (with reservations) and then having mixed feelings. LisaM Jul 2018 #27

Lets Get to work Ed MFM008 Jul 2018 #28

Gone fishing! SCVDem Jul 2018 #29

Sorry to hear this. I did grow to dispise him after he went back to his far right roots, but this still_one Jul 2018 #30

Turncoat. (nt) Paladin Jul 2018 #32

Originally from Norfolk VA. underpants Jul 2018 #33

That's right. He went to Maury High School. My mom went to Granby (older than he was), but from SCRUBDASHRUB Jul 2018 #62

Ed would saything you paid him to say. nt TeamPooka Jul 2018 #34

That's true for every radio personality without exception. That's their job. PSPS Jul 2018 #45

It's not true for every radio personality. Ed was "flexible" Is Hannity? No TeamPooka Jul 2018 #53

If MSNBC offered him enough money, Mr.Bill Jul 2018 #113

hahaha that's funny. Ed was a whore big time. he was right, then left, then right again, then worked TeamPooka Jul 2018 #118

RIP Ed. CentralMass Jul 2018 #37

Another boomer dead in their 60s CountAllVotes Jul 2018 #41

I'm sorry to hear about your health, and the loss of your brother. spooky3 Jul 2018 #76

Why thank you CountAllVotes Jul 2018 #110

RIP...nt SWBTATTReg Jul 2018 #42

Wait a minute! To those upset with Ed. lovemydogs Jul 2018 #43

yep msnbc screwed him over....and KO and a few others dembotoz Jul 2018 #50

Ed was not "shitted" on my MSNBC. His ratings were crap. Adrahil Jul 2018 #66

I have great sympathy for his family. JarOCats Jul 2018 #107

I respect the man for the work he did for the uninsured elmac Jul 2018 #44

No! geardaddy Jul 2018 #47

Thoughts and prayers Freethinker65 Jul 2018 #48

re: Ed Shultz Levaughn Jul 2018 #49

welcome to DU gopiscrap Jul 2018 #130

Ed Schultz gave my favorite radio personality his start ... OMGWTF Jul 2018 #51

Yes! We would not have Norm if Ed had not invited him to be a fill-in host for him. sueh Jul 2018 #56

From the Huffington post with some tweets from co-workers Fla Dem Jul 2018 #52

I will remember the best of what he did, not the worst. Some people deserve that. eppur_se_muova Jul 2018 #54

I feel the same way. I think he became misguided. Dave Starsky Jul 2018 #70

Yes, same here. n/t. whathehell Jul 2018 #116

I felt like I had whiplash hearing him, but I'll always like him for sticking up for workers-- catbyte Jul 2018 #55

Schultz rso Jul 2018 #57

People can be appreciated for parts of their lives.. whathehell Jul 2018 #115

RIP lunamagica Jul 2018 #59

I liked his show on MSNBC Dopers_Greed Jul 2018 #60

The Good Die Too Young MikeJelf Jul 2018 #61

Some articles are saying he died in DC TexasBushwhacker Jul 2018 #63

This message was self-deleted by its author oberliner Jul 2018 #65

Why is that hard to believe? The mean life expectancy is the mean. Half of people pnwmom Jul 2018 #75

This message was self-deleted by its author oberliner Jul 2018 #86

I had several high school classmates die in their twenties and thirties, three of cancer pnwmom Jul 2018 #88

This message was self-deleted by its author oberliner Jul 2018 #90

So I'm kind of surprised at people thinking it's shocking that a 64 year old would die. pnwmom Jul 2018 #92

It's the young end of "average" whathehell Jul 2018 #117

I knew a kid who's dad died of a heart attack at age 43 NickB79 Jul 2018 #102

No, that would be the MEDIAN, not the MEAN... brooklynite Jul 2018 #125

Happened to my father at 63 Retrograde Jul 2018 #89

That's awful oberliner Jul 2018 #91

My grandmother also died of a sudden heart attack shortly after a physical. pnwmom Jul 2018 #121

"Natural causes" just means Codeine Jul 2018 #94

I Was A Friend Of Ed and Wendy's PaulX2 Jul 2018 #67

Since when does someone die from natural Upthevibe Jul 2018 #68

Your friends must be leading charmed lives. Several of my high school classmates had died pnwmom Jul 2018 #73

Um, like all the time. JenniferJuniper Jul 2018 #78

Pretty common, actually. Codeine Jul 2018 #95

It happens all the time TexasBushwhacker Jul 2018 #97

The first dead body I ever saw in a casket... JarOCats Jul 2018 #108

I admired him so much, and his great defense of unions when hardly anyone in media would. ancianita Jul 2018 #71

He was relatively young Politicub Jul 2018 #72

So Long Big Eddy! BadGimp Jul 2018 #74

RIP Omaha Steve Jul 2018 #79

Is the wake in Moscow? louis c Jul 2018 #80

Sad for Wendy, his family, and dogs LyndaG Jul 2018 #81

He did good work on MSNBC ladym55 Jul 2018 #82

RIP Ed Schultz 47of74 Jul 2018 #83

Headline Should Note His Work as a Russian Stooge TomCADem Jul 2018 #84

64 is young these days to pass away of natural causes. I had no animosity towards Schultz. YOHABLO Jul 2018 #93

Well said and I agree. Rhiannon12866 Jul 2018 #98

Yes, it is. whathehell Jul 2018 #119

People do understand that "natural causes" Codeine Jul 2018 #96

Yeah, the median age of death in the US is 84 TexasBushwhacker Jul 2018 #128

Condolences to the Schultz family. n/t ChazII Jul 2018 #99

That his background and his turn to Putin troll are news to many is surprising. JarOCats Jul 2018 #103

Wow grantcart Jul 2018 #114

I only watched him when he was on MSNBC JI7 Jul 2018 #105

RIP... Deuce Jul 2018 #106

VERY sad news Raine Jul 2018 #120

Ed Schultz Respected the Wisdom of Working-Class People and Loved Telling Their Stories Judi Lynn Jul 2018 #122

Ed Schultz hits a new low at CPAC. TomCADem Jul 2018 #123

I've missed him dearly Jimbo S Jul 2018 #127