Posted on 06/21/2011 7:56:28 AM PDT by marktwain
My WSB colleague and guru, the Talkmaster Neal Boortz, created a bit of controversy this past week over comments he made about shooting thugs in Atlanta.
The controversy actually blew up because of Ed Schultz at MSNBC who claimed Boortz was advocating the murder of urban youths in Atlanta.
In fact, you can see this screen shot from the Schutlz show highlighting Neal Boortz’s controversial comment:
Ed Schultz Doctors Neal Boortz's Quote
There’s just one problem here. In both the screen shot and the accompanying audio, Ed Schultz doctored Neal Boortz’s quote. See, Boortz said those things, but in the middle there was this bit:
You need to get a permit to carry that gun. And you do in fact need to carry that gun and we need to see some dead thugs littering the landscape in Atlanta. We need to see the next guy that tries to carjack you shot dead right where he stands. We need more dead thugs in this city.
The full quote is below the fold. But this is the relevant portion for purposes of Ed Schultz’s monologue and it is clearly references self-defense, not wanton murder of thugs. In fact, when Schultz then interviewed a Hillary Shelton, Sr. of the NAACP about Boortz’s comment and Mr. Shelton brought up Boortz making the comment in terms of self-defense (around 11:02), Schultz jumped in and pushed the guy away from Boortz’s context and moved on to bashing the tea party movement.
This was a wholly dishonest editing of Boortz’s quote and his context, without even using ellipses in the on-screen text, to accuse Boortz of advocating murder instead of self defense. Here are Boortz’s full remarks:
You know what? I, for one, am tired of putting up with this crap. And you want to know why I moved out of Atlanta and only spend a couple of weeks a year in this town? That’s one of the reasons. Carjackings, violence, people getting shot. It’s ridiculous. This city harbors an urban culture of violence. And I want you to look around. You drive into the city. The railroad overpass is on the downtown connector covered with graffiti. And that– That is just an advertisement for everybody coming into this town that we really don’t give a damn about those who would screw up our quality of life around here. We really just don’t care. We don’t care enough to paint over graffiti on the overpasses that come into our city, advertising welcome to Atlanta, here’s some of our finest graffiti, from some of our finest urban thugs and their little gang signs. And pick up the paper tomorrow morning. Read about all the carjackings. Read about the innocent people shot for the pure de-hell of it.
This town is starting to look like a garbage heap. And we got too damn many urban thugs, yo, ruining the quality of life for everybody. And I’ll tell you what it’s gonna take. You people, you are - you need to have a gun. You need to have training. You need to know how to use that gun. You need to get a permit to carry that gun. And you do in fact need to carry that gun and we need to see some dead thugs littering the landscape in Atlanta. We need to see the next guy that tries to carjack you shot dead right where he stands. We need more dead thugs in this city. And let their — let their mommas — let their mommas say, “He was a good boy. He just fell in with the good crowd.” And then lock her ass up.
The Dope was trying to say Boortz is a Racist because he advocated victims of Black Gang Carjackers and Murderers shooting the Killahs.
Ed Schultz, and others like him, KNOWS that his followers are gullible idiots.
This type of crap should come as no surprise to anybody.
The left has no scruples.
The left has no morality.
The left has no shame.
The left has Special Ed.......................
OOPS... To continue.
Ed Schultz, and others like him, KNOWS that his followers are gullible idiots. And they know that a lie speads much farther than the truth does.
I talked to a couple of people yesterday who STILL believe it was George Bush who said, “The Constitution is just a god-damned piece of paper!!”, and not Lib Blogger/Kos’r Doug Thompson.
These same people, as of yesterday, also think that Sarah Palin said, “I can see Russia from my house!!”, and not Tina Fey. Propaganda is especially effective, when it’s what the listener WANTS to hear.
Do you have a link for this, or is this yours?
It’s time for Boortz to bury that SOB Schultz with the biggest lawsuit he can muster.
On the other hand,
Boortz advocates abortion ....
which is MURDER.
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Back when big fat redhead ed used to be on the radio in Rapid City, I couldn’t listen more than 15 seconds without a lie or distortion hitting the airwaves. Don’t know why he was dumped and frankly Scarlett...
His replacement has Bernie Sanders as a Key player once a week on air. That alone told me all I needed to know.
Thank you.
Boortz and Schultz are good friends and they have been known to hang out with each other.
Alex, I’ll take “Talk Show Hosts Whose Names End In Z” for a thousand...
That is why I can't listen to him anymore. He doesn't allow comments on abortion, but he is always commenting on abortion.
I'd like to hear him answer the question, exactly what is "it" that is aborted, and what would "it" become if it is not aborted?
Boortz was immensely KIND to this sad, sad cadaver that was once a shining light in the South. I grew up here and witnessed the sacking of Atlanta; not from General Sherman - he needs to come back and take another shot, but from the NAACP, SCLC, and every other hanger-on organization that could snuggle up to the ‘civil rights’ movement to get their picture in the paper. It is, and never was, anything but an effort to get something FOR FREE. These people never had a job and never wanted a job unless everything came with no requirements except a nominal heartbeat and a government guarrantee that they would retain the job under any and all circumstances in exchange for political support. They don’t give a damn if the cities, nationwide, crumble as long at that guarantee persists. SELAH!
He’s an asshole under the best of circumstances, and likes being considered one. He’s an arrogant Libertarian and an elitist who considers anyone with a differing conviction an idiot. But, he IS right on a lot of accounts about the issues per se’, this being one of them.
Fortunately, the OP used the correct title. I googled the title and there it was.
The sad thing is many of those who still support obama will tell you they agree with Boortz. Yet they turn around and vote for democrats. I don’t think they actually hear what these clowns say. In fact, they don’t watch Chrissy and Ed and Rachel. They watch Fox so they can constantly say “FOX LIES”. When they don’t even hear what’s being said on Fox either. There is something wrong with their brains.
Response: Yep.
Comment: A Social War is coming.
keep suspending shultz.
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