Saturday, September 25, 2010
Rebuttal to Governor Christie
In the interests of being fair and balanced, a rebuttal by MSNBC host Ed Schultz to the video below of Governor Christie rising to the defense of Meg Whitman.
I wonder if MSNBC has done some research that indicates that its viewers enjoy these kinds of ad hominem attacks. By all means, take issue with specific parts of Gov. Christie's agenda, and discuss why you think he is wrong. But calling someone a "fat slob" (even if the person is overweight) -- does that earn points with viewers that advertisers actually want to reach? Moreover, should commentators from any network speak in defense of any heckler, who by their very nature detracts from civil discourse?
I suppose that Mr. Schultz has had a good run on MSNBC, but I think it's possible that for a variety of reasons (the pending Comcast deal with NBC Universal, a new schedule to deal with declining ratings, general sanity), he might be trying to line up a new gig soon.
CWCID: Hot Air
13 Comments:
By 
SR, at
Sat Sep 25, 09:10:00 PM:
Well no. It is the NJ teacher's Union that is pretty cold hearted, rather seeing their own members being fired than allow them to contribute to their own job salvation and the state's solvency at the same time.
By OregonJon, at
Sat Sep 25, 11:36:00 PM:
As a conservative who occasionally listens to progressive radio it should be noted that as far as liberal talk show hosts go Ed Schulz is to be considered tame.
By 
, at
Sun Sep 26, 08:20:00 AM:
Ad hominem attacks are both dishonest and cowardly, and their use erases all credibility that the user might have had otherwise.
Such attacks demonstrate that there is no counterargument to the other person's statements, or that the attacker can construct none, and so the attacker resorts to name calling in a dishonest attempt to obfuscate the issue at hand and to try to change the subject, even to an irrelevant matter, rather than concede that the other person might have a point. And they are cowardly through the attacker's lack of moral courage, as well as lack of integrity, in admitting same.
It's useful to listen to the press representatives of the left, as well as those of the left directly, but only to understand the nature of the attacks (and perhaps to hear an actually cogent statement). There's certainly not even any comic relief from such puerile diatribes.
Eric Hines
By , at
Sun Sep 26, 02:05:00 PM:
Calling someone a fat slob attempts to connect a negative to the messenger and thus to his message on an irrational, emotional level. To much of that type of thing on both sides of the aisle these days.
Can't we just all balance the budget? Stop "jackpot justice" lawsuit abuse? Fight terrorism or stop the Mexican drug trade? Can't the MSM and our political class do anything important?
No.
They can attack Rush Limbaugh and Chris Christie. It must be because they make such BIG targets, Har... Har..
No wonder the Democrats invited a clown to DC to testify on Friday.
By Assistant Village Idiot, at
Sun Sep 26, 03:08:00 PM:
I would guess that a significant portion of MSNBC's audience must think it's a plus, or these wouldn't keep airing. I'm trusting it's not a majority.
(Trusting. Interesting choice of word, I just noticed. I wonder who I'm trusting when I say that.)
By pam, at
Sun Sep 26, 03:34:00 PM:
I would hope it's not a majority! When this aired, I was breathing fire.
By Georg Felis, at
Sun Sep 26, 04:00:00 PM:
Summarized:
Christie: New Jersey is broke and needs to make cuts.
Shultz: Christie is fat, and therefore wrong.
Hey, its one step up from "Jane you ignorant slut."
By , at
Sun Sep 26, 04:53:00 PM:
Maybe he can get a gig on Communistcast.
By , at
Sun Sep 26, 05:02:00 PM:
You get a different impression if you see what the guy in the crowd was doing before Gov Christie jumped in. MSNBC left it out. The guy was shouting inanities.
By , at
Sun Sep 26, 08:48:00 PM:
Note to Schultz: (a) you're not exactly ripped, and (b) there are a lot of fat slobs, male and female, in the USA, including democrats.
Since when did body weight impact ability to govern?
By joated, at
Mon Sep 27, 10:51:00 AM:
The best answer Christie could make if presented with this video would be "Who is this guy Ed Schultz and what's MSNBC?"
Of course those are the same questions most Americans would ask....
By , at
Mon Sep 27, 08:09:00 PM:
Dragonlady thinks that Governor Christie is the sexiest Republican man in America.
Dragonlady notes that fat is not the same as 'slob.'
By , at
Tue Sep 28, 11:33:00 AM:
I think of Schultz as nothing more than a heckler. He yells insults and slurs unencumbered by facts or logic. He's just defending one of his own in the clip.
