Randi Rhodes: Ed Schultz Received Startup Money From Senate Democrats

NewsBusters ^ | April 7, 2009 | P.J. Gladnick

[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:

[PJ-Comix]

Randi might be MIA but her ghost is haunting Blowhard Ed.

[Domandred]

Yet again libs accusing conservatives of doing what the libs are actually doing

[PJ-Comix]

PING!

[nutmeg]

Excerpt:

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...

[Frantzie]

I listened to Ed for about 5 minutes and he was not that liberal but he was boring. I heard her for 5 seconds and she has the intellect and reasoning of a three year old. She also engages in the same temper tantrums.

[exist]

They both look like perverts.

[FlingWingFlyer]

LOL! We already knew that! Who else would be stupid enough to waste any money on Schultz? He has a tendency to run away when he starts losing an argument. Little Eddie is a wuss.

[tflabo]

RR is a trash mouth lowlife when onstage-—

[volunbeer]

I am only surprised that they did not figure out a way to funnel tax dollars to him. They already do that for NPR.

[Paladin2]

Ed shot his own dog.

Ask him about it.

[Intolerant in NJ]

I talked about it and I said it was like being at Walt Disney World...especially when Goofy showed up....

[DTogo]

As if the RINO-filled RNC would want to “buy and pay for” Rush Limbaugh.

[GOPJ]

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.

It's easy to know what creepy things liberals are up to - it's whatever they're accusing us of doing.

[GOPJ]

ping

[GOPJ]

I 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...

[GOPJ]

I 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...

[bigbob]

This is like going to a crap football game where you only wish both sides could lose...

[neverdem]

Thanks for the ping.

[HiTech RedNeck]

So why did Rhodes publicly complain about it. Maybe she thinks the Senate Democrats should have sent the money her way, instead?