Ed Schultz is defending Joe Biden!

[jillan]

Pinch me - I think we finally found a SANE voice in the media.

"Joe Biden never told anyone we need to close down mass transit".

He was speaking about common sense, according to Ed.


Thank you Big Eddie!!

[LakeSamish706]

1. Thats what I said as well.... He was asked how he would advise his family...

Maybe he should not have been so honest, but he was.... He certainly never said that people should not travel, he simply said what he personally advised his family. And yes, Kudos to Ed for sticking up for Joe.

[jillan]

2. He never said that people shouldn't travel.

People have been taking his words out of context all day.

Ed is like a breath of fresh air.

[bbinacan]

10. I'm afraid that

many will wonder about advising his family to not travel and what he may know that we don't. This is how things get out of hand folks.

[bbinacan]

3. Biden needs to be fitted

with a muzzle. He says too much stupid shit. What was he thinking?

[jillan]

5. 70 % of people do not agree with you

http://www.newsvine.com/_question/2009/04/30/2755818-vice-president-biden-told-today-he-would-advise-family-members-to-stay-away-from-confined-places-including-planes-and-subways-do-you-agree-with-this-advice?pc=20&sp=240#c6820503

[bbinacan]

6. You are kidding.

You cite an internet poll?

[jillan]

11. Nah - I'd be better off citing you.

:hi:

[Debi]

20. Well, dear..opinions are like....

:7

[tridim]

8. What he said wasn't stupid. Politically sensitive maybe, but not stupid.

What other "stupid shit" has he said?

[bbinacan]

12. What other stupid shit?

Are you serious? Where have you been the last 20 years? In a cave?

[tridim]

22. Why are you so bitter?

He misspeaks occasionally, like everyone else in the world. Certainly not worthy of muzzling the vice fucking president. :eyes:

[bbinacan]

28. Muzzling is a figure of speech.

I like the guy, but he says some stupid things at times.

[Debi]

9. He answered the question honestly

Why was that stupid?

[bbinacan]

13. Because it could create

a panic that we don't need.

[Debi]

16. So you'd rather he lie

Because what America needs right now is an Administration that is dishonest. :eyes:

[1corona4u]

27. Oh spare us...save the drama for your mama.....

for 5 days now, on every news site, on every news channel, it's been all swine flu, all day, all night. People shown wearing mask world-wide, and if that didn't make people panic, I don't tink they are going to. There were others who have said the same fucking thing. Before Joe said it. The only people panicking are people looking to panic, because they are hand wringers.

Nope, this is just another blatent attempt by the media, and people who don't like Joe, to create an issue, where none really exist.

[bbinacan]

29. You must admit that

he certainly hasn't helped RE those with a panic mindset.

[jillan]

32. Woohooo - welcome back Corona!

[1corona4u]

38. Hi Jillian....

like I said elsewhere...

I'll tell you what this media bullshit is; it's backlash for Spector. They are taking out their anger over losing a republican against Joe, because they know he probably was the driving force behind it. Maybe not the only reason, but we all know it was a factor. This is their way of getting back at him. Not that they have ever felt the need to have a real reason....they're just fucking assholes.

[WheelWalker]

63. I think you've hit on something here.

[bbinacan]

35. Save the drama for your mama?

What in the hell does that even mean?

Food for thought.

"When the stock market crashed, Franklin D. Roosevelt got on the television and didn't just talk about the, you know, the princes of greed. He said, 'Look, here's what happened."

"Stand up, Chuck, let 'em see ya."

"I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy. I mean, that's a storybook, man."

"You cannot go to a 7-11 or a Dunkin' Donuts unless you have a slight Indian accent.... I'm not joking."

"Hillary Clinton is as qualified or more qualified than I am to be vice president of the United States of America. Quite frankly, it might have been a better pick than me."

I like him, but sometimes he needs to think before speaking.

[MISSDem]

65. If you really listen, there is nothing wrong with any of these

things that he said.

[Beacool]

67. Hmmm, let's see

1. I guess he meant radio? Except that Roosevelt wasn't president at the time the market crashed.

2. "Chuck" was in a wheelchair (the RWingers love to repeat this one).

3. Could be construed as racist.

4. Same as #3.

5. Spoke the truth.

Like the guy, but his mouth gets ahead of his brain on occasion.

:7

[Debi]

55. And here I thought the primaries were over ...

:rofl:

[Cha]

21. Your opinion is

stupid.

[bbinacan]

34. Wow

I'm impressed by such a well thought out response. You are VERY insightful. LOL.

Let us look at some of the stupid things Biden has said. What do you think? Oh hell, let's give it the good old college try.

"When the stock market crashed, Franklin D. Roosevelt got on the television and didn't just talk about the, you know, the princes of greed. He said, 'Look, here's what happened."

"Stand up, Chuck, let 'em see ya."

"I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy. I mean, that's a storybook, man."

"You cannot go to a 7-11 or a Dunkin' Donuts unless you have a slight Indian accent.... I'm not joking."

"Hillary Clinton is as qualified or more qualified than I am to be vice president of the United States of America. Quite frankly, it might have been a better pick than me."

I like the guy, but he needs to learn when to close his mouth.

[1corona4u]

37. In my opinion, he has never said anything 'stupid'

he just tells it like it is. Sometimes he is not very diplomatic, but never stupid. If you have an issue with that, then maybe you should grow a spine. And so should everyone else who had a problem with any of those things you posted.

[bbinacan]

43. Tells it like it is?

You do know that the FDR, stock market crash, TV broadcast never happened don't you? The market crashed in 1929 and radio was the medium. FDR wasn't even the President when the market crashed.

And this could have racial overtones. "You cannot go to a 7-11 or a Dunkin' Donuts unless you have a slight Indian accent.... I'm not joking."

[1corona4u]

46. There is absolutely nothing you could tell me

that I don't know about Joe. Nothing.

It doesn't change my mind about him. He's off-the-cuff honest. But then again, I think political correctness is way out of control in this country. Honesty has taken a back seat. No one is allowed to voice their true opinions about anything, for fear that SOMEONE might get offended. Now me personally, I'd rather have someone tell me to my face what they think of me, as opposed to having them seem nice to me, then say things behind my back. That's all being PC did. It just forces people to talk about others behind their backs.

But hey, if the PC facade makes some people feel better, then so be it. I'd rather have the truth. This has become the most sissified country in the world if you ask me. That irks me greatly.


I'm done with this now. Seriously, I am.

[bbinacan]

49. We agree on more than you know

I'm tired of PC. Call it like it is. You're right. I assumed that anything on DU was PC. It is so refreshing to hear this from you. Thanks.

[PatSeg]

60. Hey there!

I was just thinking about you, wondering what happened to you!

[Debi]

54. YAY you learned how to search on the internets!

:bounce:

:woohoo:

:party:

[marshall]

71. Joe is the Archie Bunker of the Democratic party

We cringe but at the same time we love him for the loose lipped sometimes nonsensical statements he makes.

[AtomicKitten]

4. The MSM generally really gives Joe B a hard time. n/t

[wisteria]

58. Yes, I agree with you. The media always needs a fall guy. n/t

[AtomicKitten]

66. It's gratuitous and getting rather annoying. n/t

[Debi]

7. YAY! I watched that interview and then watched the Today Show ferrets

all titter over what they thought he said. Arrrgghhh x(

Good for Joe and thanks to Ed!

[monmouth]

14. Joe was absolutely right in what he said, geez, where the hell did common sense go???

[kster]

15. Atleast Joe told everyone unlike....

NC Senator Burr told his wife to make a run on the bank

A distant relative to infamous Aaron Burr, North Carolina Senator Burr (R) was telling his state that the banks were fine while telling his wife to get all the cash she can out of their accounts via the ATM.

With guys like these, the Democrats will have a filabuster proof majority after the 2010 elections!

http://www.stltoday.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=622513:

-)

[firedupdem]

17. Thanks Ed... n/t

[Cha]

18. I agree with the

big Ed. I think all the brouhaha after whatever VP Joe said was much more frantic than Joe's honesty about what he would tell his family.

[mother earth]

19. I wanted to vomit, when I heard Andrea Mitchell

dissing Joe Biden. Maybe somebody ought to tell her he's a helluva lot more honest than her DH...he calls it as he sees it. Don't ever change, Joe! Mother Earth loves you just the way you are, honest, caring & you weren't making any horror inducing statements. Is it your fault MSM is televising flu panic 24/7? I don't think so.

Me thinks Andrea Mitchell and her ilk need to go back to covering real issues, or at the very least own up to the fact they are turning this into an apocalyptic event! How about they own up to the fact THEY are inciting panic?

You hear me, Andrea?

[jillan]

23. She was so nasty today, I couldn't believe it. She was more worried about

the transportation industry than our health.

It was almost as if she couldn't wait to have a reason to go after Joe - and just 2 days after she was praising him for what he did to get Specter to change parties.

[Mass]

24. Thanks for posting that. Since this morning, I was wondering if DU and the media had gone crazy.

I heard the exchange, and he was answering to a stupid question of Matt Lauer who wanted to close the borders (which ones? How would it work?), then asked him what he would do. He answered by saying what he would recommend his family and he pretty much proposed common sense measures about avoided unnecessary travels and avoiding being in places full of people if you can avoid it, all things full of common sense. Then the media became crazy like the media knows how to do it.

May be people can start focusing on important things, for a change. It would be nice.

[jillan]

30. Didn't Matt say something like "I don't want to put you on the spot" when he first asked Joe?

And, Joe ended his answer with "That's just me".

It was almost like a setup.

And the funny thing was that I was listening to NPR in my car this afternoon, and they didn't even discuss it. Just goes to show you that this was a made up media frenzy.

I hope Jill is giving Joe extra hugs today - he didn't deserve this.

[CTyankee]

42. (sigh) I think Jill is used to it. nt

[Debi]

51. Lauer actually used the term 'gotcha question' and Biden chuckled

He had to know no matter what he said the media was going to jump on it.

[Muttocracy]

69. apparently he was on several talk shows, and this is all that was talked about after? nt

[Muttocracy]

39. Was there intense outrage when Senators were pushing the idea of border closings

in the Homeland Security hearing yesterday?

Was there outrage because WHO is ranking it on a "pandemic" scale?

Sigh.

[Clio the Leo]

25. Ed Shultz, I kiss you on the mouth for that!!!

I kiss you long and hard!!!

[jillan]

31. Haha - I don't think his wife would approve.

[Clio the Leo]

36. No, I think under the circumstances, she'd agree with me.

It's well deserved.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

26. Norah O'Donnell spent her entire show talking about Biden today.

It was ridiculous.

[jillan]

33. Oh darn, I missed it.

Probably a good thing too, Andrea had me literally fuming.
I was in complete pirhana mode today.

[shaniqua6392]

40. Ed Schultz is a plain talker just like Joe Biden.

I happen to love that about both of them. Ed is going to have Norman Goldman on The Ed Show tomorrow too. I can not wait to see the two of them together on MSNBC! How refreshing.

[jillan]

41. Well, he definitely won me over today. In fact

I sent him an email thanking him for his calm and his sanity...it was a breath of fresh air today.

[PatSeg]

59. Same here

He caught me off guard after all the Biden-bashing that preceded his show. Wow, a down-to-earth response to a non-story. I'm liking Ed more and more these days and I liked him a lot when he was on the radio!

[polichick]

44. I agree with Joe's common sense take on it. "That's me," he said...

It's me too ~ why put yourself in tight places right now if you don't have to?

[totodeinhere]

45. Biden didn't say anything that most people aren't thinking already.

We are talking about a potential killer pandemic, and we are supposed to worry about the travel industry?

[DevonRex]

47. He answered honestly. It's the same thing I'd say to my family.

If you don't have to travel or be in crowded places like malls or sports events, then don't.

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[Cha]

50. Joe Biden was speaking his truth

and from the heart..that's all I ask.

I don't fall into that mediashit perception of VP Biden.

[jillan]

52. Thank god for that. I prefer my politicians when they speak from the heart instead of the script.

[Debi]

53. What would you have said?

Since you've had all this time to think - what would you say to your family?

[Jennicut]

56. My Republican mother shocked me tonight. She said there was nothing wrong with what Joe said.

She said he was being honest and is an upfront sincere guy. My mouth dropped open. My mother dislikes Dems immensely but said it was ridiculous for the media to jump on him when Laurer asked the question about what he would personally say to his family. I am still shocked.
The MSM is stupid. They create the panic, then panic when someone gives good, sensible advice after he was asked about his own family, and then the WH is forced to backtrack on the comments because the MSM is freaking out.

[heronkid]

70. if Biden is correct - why does the WH need to correct him?

It makes no sense. Finally some one states what we have all been thinking and that moron Gibbs feels compelled to clarify what Biden meant to say.
Really? Biden was correct on this one.

[wisteria]

57. I agree with Ed. n/t

[Waiting For Everyman]

61. Biden spoke common sense... and that's called "stupid" now?

No. To not say it, is (petty) cowardice. I guess that's the definition of "smart" to those who are outraging over it.

I hope I never see the day that Joe considers changing one iota for such piss-ants. (Not that he would.)

And yes, I like Ed a lot too. He doesn't seem like he would "do cowering" either.

[Vinca]

62. I agreed entirely with Biden and couldn't figure out the hysteria

surrounding the comment. Of course if you have to travel on mass transit you will, but if you don't have to, there's no reason to expose yourself to the flu.

[MISSDem]

64. Joe Biden is the only one who is telling the truth.

Everyone else is talking out of both sides of their mouth.

[AspenRose]

68. And he got thrown under the bus for it.