Ed Schultz:
Then there's the whole Laura Graham is " a rightwing slut" thingy.
Why am I not surprised Craig will defend him.
The guy makes outrageous remarks frequently.
Fern
Insufficient evidence - even if those were valid.
First, on the medical issue - it was a passionate an angry response - but it had a reason.
It was in response to Republicans wanting to cut spending on people's healthcare in Medicare by a third and shift the money to a tax cut for the rich - a plan all or nearly all Republicans had signed on to. And Republicans were also nearly unanimous in favor of blocking Obama's healthcare plan that would cover people who weren't.
This was specifically about a town hall meeting where Eric Cantor was faced with a constituent about a life-threatening problem and he had little to offer.
He merely pointed out that abotu a fourth of the poor are elegible for government programs now and she should check on that or charity - which the woman said had a long wait.
So, the rant was actually not unreasonable, that in effect the Republicans were choosing to support policies which would limit healthcare for millions and threaten lives.
What's wrong with being upset with the support for such a harmful position?
On Ingram, I'd defend him again partly - this has come up a lot when someone is attacked for supporting corrupt positions for a powerful group by calling them a 'whore' or 'slut'.
I don't think 'slut' was a good word to use, but his point was right. He went further with an annoyingly loud and dramatic apology, like we've never seen from the right, and he said he would never use the word again as I recall. So you can call that a 'one off', and something he says he won't repeat - far different than the issues with Fox.
If Shultz was intentionally using 'slut' for the feminine insult - it was out of line, which he said he was.
Again, I'm not a big fan of Shultz, the point is that he's not comparable to Fox. Getting worked up about the cutting of healthcare is a very different issue.
Since you say his remarks are 'outrageous frequently', you can provide, say, two from the last month - no, let's give you this year that are 'outrageous'?