MSNBC’s Ed Schultz suspended for Laura Ingraham insult


Ed Schultz has been suspended from MSNBC for calling conservative talk show host Laura Ingraham a "right wing slut" on his syndicated radio show.
Schultz opened his primetime MSNBC show on Wednesday apologizing to Ingraham, MSNBC, his family and viewers.
"It doesn't matter that I was on radio ad-libbing," Schultz said of his comments the day before. "What I said was terribly vile."
Schultz met with MSNBC management earlier in the day on Wednesday, and said he offered to take himself off the air indefinitely and without pay. The network said the suspension would be one week.
"I have embarrassed my family," he added, before turning the show over to substitute host Thomas Roberts. "I have embarrassed this company. The only way I can prove my sincerity in all of this is if I never use those words again. You have my word I won't."
Schultz said that he tried--unsuccessfully--to reach Ingraham to apologize personally.
Network brass released this statement before Schultz went on the air: "MSNBC management met with Ed Schultz this afternoon and accepted his offer to take one week of unpaid leave for the remarks he made yesterday on his radio program. Ed will address these remarks on his show tonight, and immediately following begin his leave. Remarks of this nature are unacceptable and will not be tolerated."
The "Ed Show" host joined MSNBC in 2009, taking over the 10 p.m. slot after Keith Olbermann--no stranger to network suspensions--left the cable channel earlier this year, shuffling the primetime lineup.

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disappointing from an MSNBC anchor, but at least he had integrity to apologize right away

I think the punishment should be harsher though,,,,its unacceptable in a professional environment to speak in such a way to others,,,

Good show.

There are some others that need to be reprimanded too but on Fox News Channel.

This is why liberals lose elections. Had Bill O'liely said something like this about a liberal the right wing would laugh it off and egg him on some more.

well I'm not right or left wing and I don't like it on either side. If one side does it....let them be the ones to make themselves look bad. But just because one does it, doesn't make it right for the other either. But that is what sells in the media I guess.

Its just modern day politics. if ya can't take on the chin get out of the way!

Ed apologized to Laura, and Laura accepted his apology. Case closed.

they should take MSNBC off the air anyway, just a liberal message center anyway.

He should have ben taken off the air for good.

Shes gorgeous.

So what? Does the First Amendment not apply to MSNBC too?

It does, that's why I just ignore it.

She's really not. Actually rather plain.

Ed is a bit of a hot-head. He's also not always right. But he's a good TV personality and his heart is in the right place. Personally, I think his use of the word "slut" was innapropriate. I think "whore" would have been more accurate. Faux News is one giant cat house.

lol republican chics are way hotter anyway...

Interesting. For all the wailing and chest-thumping our right wing friends make about Political Correctness, you'd think they'd be falling all over themselves to defend Ed Schultz's right to be Politically INCORRECT.

I don't watch or listen to political commentary on the radio or watch it on tee vee. I don't need to, neither side presents anything new of real value and I can think for myself fine, thankyewverymuch.

But sometimes the hypocrisy can be pretty entertaining.






-Kerry O.

Interesting. For all the wailing and chest-thumping our right wing friends make about Political Correctness, you'd think they'd be falling all over themselves to defend Ed Schultz's right to be Politically INCORRECT.

I don't watch or listen to political commentary on the radio or watch it on tee vee. I don't need to, neither side presents anything new of real value and I can think for myself fine, thankyewverymuch.

But sometimes the hypocrisy can be pretty entertaining.






-Kerry O.

when it comes to 'work' political correctness has little to do with anything

its all about the contract and what a consenting adult SIGNED on to do(and not do)

what is so hypocritical about a dem attacking a repub, or vice versa? happens all the time...it is just bad manners... do you know what the difference between a bytch and a slut is? a slut does everyone at the party, a bytch does everyone at the party but you...

I think you just argue for the sake of arguing.

Actually they are!