"Rainbow House" Owner Takes on Westboro Baptist Church

You've probably seen that guy Aaron Jackson, who bought a house across the street from the Westboro Baptist Church, the hate group run by Rev. Fred Phelps. Jackson runs a charity, and in this case is focusing on anti-bullying, and helping at-risk kids. The charity's new Topeka, Kansas headquarters will be in that house, which Jackson had painted to resemble the gay pride rainbow flag.
It's only fair when you consider that Phelps regularly displays banners that say charming things like "God Hates America," and "God Hates Fags" for all the neighborhood to have to see.

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The Ed Show Moves to Weekends on MSNBC

I've been something of a fan* of MSNBC since Countdown with Keith Olbermann switched gears and started speaking out against the Iraq War. Already a fan of Rachel Maddow, I was happy to add her program to my schedule, and when Olbermann left, I stuck with her, and occasionally some of their other programming. I've enjoyed the other personalities like Ezra Klein, Chris Hayes, Ari Melber (sigh), Melissa Harris-Perry and several others, including the occasional Hardball with Chris Matthews and The Last Call with Lawrence O'Donnell episodes. But I'm not a huge fan of Ed Schultz.

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It's not that I particularly dislike him, and I'll acknowledge that he's done a lot for liberal causes. But I find his program to be the least newsy of the MSNBC programs I ever watch, and have never become a fan of Ed's style. Still, I wish him well on the weekend startup, and I hope his wife is getting better from her illness.

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The Ed Show moves to weekend evenings on MSNBC this spring

MSNBC’s “The Ed Show,” hosted by Ed Schultz, will move to weekend evenings next month. The announcement was made by Ed Schultz on his broadcast this evening. “The Ed Show” will air live on MSNBC from 5-7 pm on Saturdays and Sundays beginning in April. More details of Ed’s new weekend program will be announced in the coming weeks. . .

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*I should note, that when I say "fan," I'm not a superfan, like many FOX "News" enthusiasts. While I am no doubt an unabashed fan of Rachel Maddow, I have no particular affection for big corporations like Comcast or GE. I'm grateful that MSNBC provides an outlet for Maddow, and by extension several other smarties I'm fond of. It ends there. M'mkay? M'mkay.

Man Behind Romney "47 Percent" Video Revealed

Image from source, Raw Story

While the surreptitiously recorded "47 Percent" video may not be solely responsible for Mitt Romney's loss in the 2012 presidential election, it certainly was instrumental. It cemented the already common belief that Romney was out of touch, separate and apart from ordinary Americans. Romney's attempts to distance himself from the video were also transparently phony, which was another of his common traits. So, the video may not have been Romeny's campaign coffin, but it was a fist full of the nails.

The man who shot the video turns out to not be some commie pinko liberal moonbat like me, but an independent. And he doesn't seem to be barnstorming the media for a payday (though who could blame him if he did), having waited this long to out himself. I think he did his nation a great service.

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Mystery man behind ’47 percent’ video revealed

The man who secretly filmed then-presidential candidate Mitt Romney telling a private audience that “47 percent” of voters would vote for President Obama “no matter what,” outed himself Wednesday night during an hour-long segment on “The Ed Show. . .”

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Cenk Uygur: GOP is the Party of Hate

Yup.

Newsbusters Has No Sense of Humor

The people at Newsbusters.org are not known for their understanding of "dark" humor. Or humor at all. Or subtlety. Or sarcasm.  Or snark.  Stephanie Miller is a liberal talk show host, and her schtick is comedy (and if you didn't know, she's Barry Goldwater's running mate's daughter).  Comedy isn't always pretty, and yes, there are things said that can go over the line. But "bat day" at a ball park taken as a serious incitement to violence?   Loosen your girdles, and unbunchest thine panties, Newsbusters! 

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Stephanie Miller Fantasizes Drunks With Baseball Bats Beating O'Reilly, Beck, Geraldo




What is it with liberals and their violent fantasies? The Journolist has given us a public radio producer imagining herself laughing with glee as Rush dies a painful death, while other members want their political enemies thrown through plate-glass windows. . .


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Ed Show's "Psycho Talk": Rush Limbaugh & Death Panels

Sigh. Death panels? Again? Really?  I don't watch The Ed Show much, but maybe I should start. I mean, who else has the nerve to call Rush Limbaugh The Drugster?

Progressive Talker Ed Schultz to Run for Senate?

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You never can tell if a potential candidate for high political office is or isn't going to actually run. Unless they definitively say they will, every other answer is usually a hedge. Even if they say in no uncertain terms that they will not run, they sometimes do anyway. So far, Big Ed Schultz, a liberal talk radio host, is being slightly less than coy, leaning more toward "won't run" than "will run." But after former Al Franken's finally victorious run for Senate, maybe Ed will find the lure too strong.

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Can Ed Schultz follow Al Franken’s footsteps from radio to Senate?

Al Franken paved the way. Has progressive talk radio become the Democratic Party’s new farm league for the U.S. Senate? Maybe so, if the chatter about Ed Schultz running to replace North Dakota’s retiring Byron Dorgan turns out to be more than just talk. . .

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Tancredo Storms Off of The Ed Show

A lot of political pundits have made issue of the massive amount of pro-war "support-our-troops" Republicans who themselves have never served in the military. They're called "chickenhawks," and Tom Tancredo (R-Colorado) is one of them. So when they start talking about veteran's benefits and the VA, they might not expect to be called on it. By a veteran! I'm not sure I remembered that Markos Moulitsas Zúñiga ("Kos" of DailyKos) was a veteran. I'm pretty sure Tancredo didn't!

Ed Schultz's The ED Show Debuts on MSNBC

Cable news seems to program primarily for the east coast. I can tell whenever they give their schedule, or it is talked about in the press. For instance, Countdown with Keith Olbermann and The O'Reilly Factor are supposedly on during prime time, even though they come on at 5:00 pm in my time zone.

Oh, well. Anyway, liberal talker Ed Schultz started his new program on MSNBC today, much too early for me to watch live. And since I already watch Olbermann along with The Rachel Maddow Show most nights, three hours would be too much in any event. Still, I was curious to see how it went. If you are too, let's watch it together. . .

Liberal Talker Ed Schultz Gets MSNBC Show

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Like stories in The National Enquirer, internet buzz--even when initially disputed--can turn out to be true. And like those stories, the details can be kind of fuzzy. Liberal radio host, Ed Schultz has been rumored for some time to be getting an MSNBC show. The rumors slotted Ed in after Countdown with Keith Olbermann and The Rachel Maddow Show, to give them a one-two-three liberal punch through prime time.

Well, Ed did get a show, named--what else--The Ed Show, but it will be on before Hardball. I've never been an Ed Schultz fan, preferring Randi Rhodes. With Randi (hopefully temporarily) away from radio, I guess it was too much to hope for that she might get a show. Randi is probably not TV-ready, but can you imagine the brains that would explode with her on TV every night? Mercy.

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MSNBC gives Schultz the 6pm slot

MSNBC is adding another liberal voice to its evening line-up: The network has hired radio host Ed Schultz to take over the 6 p.m. spot currently held by David Shuster. On Monday, "The Ed Show" will premiere. A network source confirms the move, and it’s expected that Keith Olbermann will make an announcement toward the end of “Countdown” tonight—he gave a couple hints at the start of the show. (Schultz, on his website, mentioned appearing on "Countdown" later). . .

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