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kag

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77. I remember that.

Thu Jul 5, 2018, 03:21 PM

Jul 2018

He did do some good coverage of that whole rotten mess.

I, too, was aggravated when went over to RT, but just ignored him for the last few years.

I am also sorry for his family.
RIP, Big Ed.

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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