Posted on 04/07/2009 8:37:28 PM PDT by PJ-Comix
Many liberals claim that Rush Limbaugh was bought and paid for by the Republican party. Not true especially since they couldn't afford him.
However, what is true according to a source is that the new veracity-challenged MSNBC host, Ed Schultz, received cold cash from the Senate Democrats in order to launch a national radio show in an effort to counter Limbaugh.
And who made this assertion? Some conservative antagonistic to self-professed liberal Schultz?
Nope. This claim was made by leftwing former radio host Randi Rhodes.
In 2005 Randi, during a C-SPAN interview with Brian Lamb, claimed that she was present when the money was offered. Here is an excerpt of that transcript from the Radio Equalizer:
(Excerpt) Read more at newsbusters.org ...
am only surprised that they did not figure out a way to funnel tax dollars to him. They already do that for NPR.
And PBS...
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...... and ACORN
I know the list is long and distinguished.
Thanks for the ping!
Excellent! How funny to watch them eat their own, AND to be able to see their hypocrisy proven!
No, the Dems gave Ed the money to see if medical research could bring Ed’s dog back to like.
The list is just long - "distinguished" sailed off into the sunset years ago...
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