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Ed Schultz Backhandedly Praises Gov. Chris Christie For Thanking FEMA After Irene

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After a dramatic weekend in which New Jersey Governor Chris Christie took the helm in evacuating his state, the governor praised FEMA employees for their work in helping those who were most affected. The irony of a governor who rose to power attacking federal employees, in his view, wasn’t lost on Ed Schultz, who thanks the governor for putting partisan politics aside, but implored him to lay down his arms against government worker benefits and spending.

After reading an excerpt of Gov. Christie’s speech as it aired on his program, Schultz turned to the camera approvingly, telling the governor, “I give you credit because, at a time of life or death, you put left, right, blue, green, center, Republican, Democrat– you put it aside and you admitted to the country that government has a function, that government has a positive function.” He noted that those he was applauding in his speech were “government employees that you have attacked” by calling for a cut in government employee benefits, and offered the moment as a reminder that the working class needed help.

“How about just asking the top 2% of the country clubbers to pay a little bit more?” he suggested. Schultz concluded by thanking Christie for “disqualifying yourself from the Republican nomination” by praising the federal government, “because none of the Republicans think the government does anything worth a damn.”

The segment via MSNBC below:

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  • Anonymous

    Your colleague Al Sharpton wants your locker in the MSNBC lockerroom , Schultz .

    Clear it out .

  • Anonymous

    For the last damn time, NO Conservative is saying that nothing government does is good.  I need roads, bridges, firefighters, police, etc.  We are trying to say that GovCo is bloated, wasteful, full of fraud, and is inefficient in almost everything it does.  That’s where we can save plenty of money.  I know firsthand about the fraud, it crosses my desk every day, I am in the business of trying to stop it, but it is useless.
    The 10 scariest words you will ever hear-
    I’m from the government and I’m here to help you.

  • Anonymous

    Mr. Ed, go back to eating your hay. Christie does not hate government workers. If you could get your head out of your ass…you would admit that Christie wants public employees to be competent and reasonably paid.
    He does not want union featherbedding and people paid Cadillac pensions for a Chevy job.
    How is that hatred ?

  • Nancillarypeloslinton

    More often than not Ed Shultz appears to manifest as flatulence.

  • Nancillarypeloslinton

    More often than not Ed Shultz appears to manifest as flatulence.

  • Commie News Network

    Wasn’t Ed once a CONSERVATIVE talker?

    How the ufck does THAT happen?

  • Sharpo

    the same way you figured out you had no ballsack and were a cowardly keyboard warrior. :)

  • Bob

    Horrible policies aside, occasionally, Christie Creme shows that he has a sliver of decency, unlike the shameless lunatics like Perry, Bachmann and Palin.

  • Commie News Network

    Oh, OK.

    Thanks.

  • B W

    If Government focused solely on roads, bridges, etc. and got the hell out of the way of everything else, people would support the Government more, even the Tea Partiers.

    And why does Ed suggest that the solution to every problem is for the wealthy to cough up more dough?

  • B W

    If Government focused solely on roads, bridges, etc. and got the hell out of the way of everything else, people would support the Government more, even the Tea Partiers.

    And why does Ed suggest that the solution to every problem is for the wealthy to cough up more dough?

  • B W

    If Government focused solely on roads, bridges, etc. and got the hell out of the way of everything else, people would support the Government more, even the Tea Partiers.

    And why does Ed suggest that the solution to every problem is for the wealthy to cough up more dough?

  • Bob

    But conservatives had no problem with government waste when Dick ‘deficits don’t matter” Cheney was in office with Bush.
    The smaller government B.S. only seems to matter to rightwingers when they lose an election. When in office, it’s waste, waste, waste – through cronyism, war, contracting abuse and corporate welfare.

  • B W

    The same way Michael Savage used to be a Liberal, or the same way Arianna Huffington used to be a Conservative: Life experiences.

  • Anonymous

    That’s an awfully large brush you’re painting with there. You could replace a whole crew of painters. My statement has nothing to do with Dick Cheney or Bush or any election. How do you know I haven’t been saying the same thing for years. You’re just repeating the leftist mantra that the “tea partiers”, which I am not, are only mad that a black man is in the White House. George Sr. and Jr. were spendthrifts, I am not a fan of either. Save your tea party and rightwinger insults for someone who deserves them. I know where I stand, and have stood for many years, so your B.S. is falling on deaf ears. Only a strict Libertarian wants to eliminate government, but lying Fat Ed and the Leftstream media continue trying to pin that badge on conservatives. It won’t work, thankfully, people are waking up.

  • Anonymous

    When a politician shows a “sliver of decency” right, left, or middle, I’m impressed-even surprised.  We just don’t see enough of that.  I think Gov. Christie does show promise and an ability to think on his own.  I’m not his greatest fan but, I have some respect for the man.

  • Anonymous

    That’s about the best way to respond to Sharpo.  He’s not very sharp, so it’s best to just treat him like you would a small child with a learning disability, just say OK.  He/she is also obsessed with testicles for some odd reason.

  • NeverWrong

    Wha?????????

    The overfed readhead isn’t dead? I thought someone said he choked on a lump of dummycrap bs. Glad to hear he is still alive and ticken. We Americans needs idiots like Edith Schultz, Chrissy Tingles, Amngry Larry O’Don’tknow, Randy Madcow and of course let us not forget Al NOTsharp_ton. God, LSDnbc is a mess. Someone needs to buy that place and clean it up. Comcast sure hasn’t done it. Maybe Warren ‘Haven’t Paid Any Taxes In A Decade’ Buffet will puirchase it and use it as a tax writeoff…BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

  • NeverWrong

    nees s/b need
    Amngry s/b Angry

    Edit button?????

  • B W

    Uh, with Obama, we still have war, cronyism, and corporate welfare. You know this, right?

  • B W

    Christie Creme? ROFL… 
    Made my day. Thank you.

  • Anonymous

    In these waning dayz of the Obama regime, democrat party and also Ed’s beloved corrupt unions last hurrah you almost have to feel sorry for this dunb schmuck.

    Nah…..I’m just ____ing with you. This piece of human excriment is getting and will continue his downhill slide into getting everything he deserves…….and that’s NOTHING, NADA, ZILCH…..the Contessa Brewer treatment and it’s coming….sooner than later.

  • Oh My

    Ed Schultz is terrific with the backhand ……just ask his first wife .

  • Anonymous

    Way to go Ed.  I guess some where in Christie’s big body of his he has a little heart.  Thanks for your work down there in New Orleans, helping to get some medical care for the less fortunate. It’s funny how Republicans vilify the government so much, but yet make it a career.  

  • http://www.facebook.com/jimhunt James Hunt

    Actually, he’s wrong in a lot of cases. Much of FEMA is filled of volunteers.

  • Anonymous

    What liberals fail to understand is most conservatives don’t hate government. They just want it to have a smaller role.

  • James

    Fat Ed Schultz!
    Good Lord!
     What a repulsive low ratings human being (?) !
    This guy makes Al Sharpton look good!!

  • Anonymous

    Schultz could not be expected to pass up a chance to attack Christie with some of his baseless accusations. It’s just not in his loathsome nature. The mere mention of Christie’s name will provoke Ed’s stream of venom in an attempt to discredit him.
    It is obvious enough that Christie doesn’t hate “workers” but rather holds them in high regard. He just doesn’t tolerate the parasites.
    The call for the rich to pony up more taxes seems to be a mandated theme at MSNBC which Ed eagerly promotes.

  • ObamaSux

    Yoda has a little body and a little brain.  All Yoda wants is her next handout.

  • TruDat

    Does anyone on the planet really give a flying “F” what this overweight, ignorant boob has to say about anyone or anything?  He’s a perfect fit for the communist network, MSNBC.

  • GoNavy

    Spot on, meet the new boss, same as the old boss.

  • Anonymous

    Beause they are the ones who can afford it.

  • Anonymous

    Make the top 2% pay a little more? A “little more” would do nothing. In fact, if they took it all away from them, it would still do nothing. Good God!!! These liberals are idiots.

  • ROTFLMAO

    Speaking of AL Sharpton, can you IMAGINE Chunk Ugger living 24/7 under the cloud
    of being REPLACED by Al Sharpton!!! AL SHARPTON !!!!
    OMG lollol

  • Anonymous

    It must be morning in America. Congress has a 18% approval. Lowest ever since the conservatives took over the house in 2010.No laws of any subtance has been passed since. The new wave of  GOP freshman  has taken over and kept everything at a standstll.Congress is now a do nothing branch of Government. The Supreme Court which has been quite active is also controled by the right. Corparations are people now too!  Obama is the only one that seems to be in the center somewhat,Maybe a little to the right. As I have posted before.The dirty little secert is Obama is a moderate conservative  and a hawk.Most on the left are not happy he doubled down in Afganastan and with  keeping the Bush tax cuts alive.. I do think its about a black man in the white house.

  • Anonymous

    Ed, Ed, Ed.  It’s been exactly one year since you made the declaration that Glenn Beck’s rally on the mall wasn’t any big shakes.  You yourself, since you obviously love shakes, bragged that you could do the same type of rally so you held your own to prove that your brand of liberal swill was still the more popular movement.

    I understand why you’re so full of hate and rage:

    http://ironicsurrealism.com/2010/10/02/aerial-photos-glenn-becks-restoring-honor-rally-vs-one-nation-rally/

    Like the unions you pimp for, you’re done.  Loser.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_FSPIVAFYI672OH5NOKVRTEZA4U MadCharles

    Schultz and FEMA should go…

  • http://www.thefriendcenter.com/ SoThere

    Here’s a little civics lesson for you Bob.  It’s the House of Representatives who approve spending in this country.  Dick has nothing to do with it. 

    The spending in this country skyrocketed in 2007 when the House and the Senate majorities were Democrats.  It really got out of control in 2009 when the House, the Senate and the White House was under total control of the spending and the Government.  In fact the spending and the deficit increased by trillions of dollars and Obama and the Democrats say that the “The Deficit and spending really, really
     doesn’t matter”.

    You’re really not aware of the waste that has taken place since you Democrats have taken power?

    Here ya go!

    On February 12, 2010, President Obama signed the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of
    2010 into law.

    “TMP”

  • Anonymous

    I’m tired of Corporate handouts!! 

  • Anonymous

    At least he has a bigger heart than Hannity.  Hannity’s charity went into his pocket.  

  • Anonymous

    Beck’s TV show got cancelled while Ed is helping others.  

  • Anonymous

    Got Stupid?

  • Anonymous

    Here is some food for thought all of you may enjoy. Back
    in the 1940′s & 50′s it was frequently said; 75% of what you look like
    determines if you get the job, then after you get the job, 75% of what you know
    plus how you carry yourself determines if you get to keep the job. This is a
    statement in relation to what some on TV have been talking about regarding
    hiring those who aren’t a pretty as others. Has those 40 and 50′s hiring
    standards been in place all this time, if so I agree, they need changed. It is
    not fair for all the pretty people to get all those good high paying jobs. This
    was brought to my attention when I found out how young Chris Christy was. To
    me, he looks like a much older and mature person than he really is. Sometimes,
    looks can be deceiving.

  • Mark Colwell

    Because that’s General Secretary OBlameya’s lead talking point. MSNBC Job security.

  • Mark Colwell

    Uh Beck left to go to his own network. His ratings at the time were the highest in his timeslot, something MSNBC has never known, and never will. Can you say Air Ameirca?

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