Do You Really Want to See Ed Schultz‘s New ’Lean Forward’ Ad?
- Posted on February 1, 2012 at 11:03am by
Billy Hallowell
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If you find some of MSNBC’s “Lean Forward” ads “comical” or “odd,” you’re not alone. You may recall one of the more recent Al Sharpton ads during which the network host compared the GOP to his childhood memories of stealing and gorging himself with blueberry pie.
Now, in the newest clip, host Ed Schultz takes on the “political bullies” who dare stand up to President Barack Obama, while delving into some of the class warfare rhetoric that has characterized contemporary economic and political debates.
“What we’re seeing is bullies — political bullies, who want it their way or the highway, standing up to the president,” Schultz says, as he opens the video. “And who’s feeling the hurt? The middle class and the working poor. The haves and the have mores? They’re getting off scot-free. In fact, they‘re making a case that they’re actually paying too much!”
Here, he is drawing a line in the sand between the wealthy and those who do not fall into the nation’s top economic sphere. Additionally, he seems to be carrying water for the president, while railing against “bullies” (i.e. Republicans) who have opposed Obama’s proposed tax increases.
“If we’re going to get this country back to work again, it’s going to take shared sacrifice. Those who have had all of the breaks over the last ten years are going to have to give a little bit more. And those who have not had the breaks are going to have to be given the opportunity to do more.”
He doesn’t explain what he means by giving those who have “not had the breaks…the opportunity to do more,” but it‘s likely he’s referring to some form of income redistribution.
Watch the ad, below (note: the last few seconds of the video are from an ING ad and are not connected to the Schultz monologue):
(H/T: NewsBusters)
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Comments (105)
Detroit paperboy
Posted on February 1, 2012 at 12:39pmThe have nots dont want oppotunity ED… they want Air Jordans, a forty oz. And a crack rock, you idiot….give em all your money and see how well they spend and invest it ….
Report Post »pavepaws
Posted on February 1, 2012 at 1:29pmIs he still on?
Report Post »Bum thrower
Posted on February 1, 2012 at 1:34pmYou got that right…………..Let’s see…..didn’t drop outta school; didn’t knock up my GF; went to college; studied engineering; went to the Army; got out got a job…..saved most of my Army pay…….where did I go wrong that I gotta be ‘punished’, and do my ‘fair share’..???
Report Post »AvengerK
Posted on February 1, 2012 at 1:59pmdo the words “lean” and Ed Schlitz even go together?
Report Post »AvengerK
Posted on February 1, 2012 at 2:01pmbecause nothing says “fair” like 47% of the population not paying Federal taxes but getting the benefits of those taxes anyway.
Report Post »jb.kibs
Posted on February 1, 2012 at 5:19pm“What we’re seeing is bullies — political bullies, who want it their way or the highway, standing up to the president,”
well… “bullies” do not “stand up” to anyone, they push them around… victims “Stand Up” to “Bullies” …
Report Post »jb.kibs
Posted on February 1, 2012 at 5:20pmEARNED money is better spent than stolen money.
Report Post »EARNED money is usually saved\invested more than squandered on needless stuff.
thetreyman
Posted on February 1, 2012 at 6:04pmi didnt read this story and i didnt watch the video so i will just believe that he is admitting that he is the one that took al sharpton’s blueberry pie.
Report Post »Armed Patriot
Posted on February 1, 2012 at 6:42pmHow about those 50% that dont pay any federal incom tax. How bout they share in the sacrafice. The Dept of Free is broke… and Ed, Youre a comiie pinko rat bastrd.
Report Post »LastChanceToSaveOurRepublic
Posted on February 1, 2012 at 7:43pmWho is this idiot they call ED?
What a waste of time watching this vid.
Report Post »LookTowardsTheLight
Posted on February 1, 2012 at 11:19pmI would like to see Ed Shultz lean forward…and over the edge.
Report Post »Tomr
Posted on February 2, 2012 at 8:52amBig Ed is an example of what happens when you live your life vicariously through Porky Pig. Those cwazy wabbits must go.
Report Post »Paydert33
Posted on February 2, 2012 at 10:01amTalk about a bully! He’s one of the biggest bullies of all. Oh….I see…..it’s alright if he does it. madcow, chrissey, schultz, They say extremely vicious things all the time….I mean everyday, all throughout the day about conservatives. I do feel sorry for whomever our candidate will be. The trash that the slimy , shyster axelrod will bring against our candidate will be horrendous. But that’s ok for the likes of jerk-face-schultz.
Report Post »Secret Squirrel
Posted on February 2, 2012 at 11:11am.
Report Post »Lean forward = Bend over.
darrylroger
Posted on February 1, 2012 at 12:33pmhe really needs to lean forward and suck a turd
Report Post »Bill Rowland
Posted on February 1, 2012 at 7:00pmMaybe Eddy coud lean forward in front of Barney Frank. They do look a lot alike.
OMG
Report Post »scuba13
Posted on February 1, 2012 at 12:29pmWon’t Ed fall over and need help to get up if he leans over to far?
Report Post »WhatTheHuh
Posted on February 1, 2012 at 12:19pmDoes this idiot realize that he’s basically making a commercial for the Obama administration? Is that what is meant by “lean forward”? The only people who watch MSNBC must be hardcore liberals and mental patients (I know, I know, they are the same thing.)
Report Post »Ben__Franklin
Posted on February 1, 2012 at 12:13pmEds a real laugh. When is someone from OWS or Eds blind followers going to ask Ed what his yearly income might be. Is Mr. Ed a have not? Does Mr. Ed redistribute his wealth? Does Mr. Ed pay his fair share? Al Sharpton did not want to answer those question either and dodged it like a Limousine Liberal would….
Report Post »ZomBrad
Posted on February 1, 2012 at 12:13pmHow about only the propagandists give away their money? It was dishonestly received; and probably too much…..
Leave people with real skill and talent alone >.>
Report Post »thebabyguy
Posted on February 1, 2012 at 12:06pmFirst off, if I saw a creep like Schultz standing in the middle of my street talking to himself, I’d call the cops, while at the same time checking the sex offenders list on the county web site.
Second, Schultzy, you seem to have done well for yourself over the past 10 years, so why don’t you just “pay a little more” and write a check? Set an example, dopey. Write that damn check.
Report Post »Crush_Liberalism
Posted on February 1, 2012 at 12:16pmHe supports higher taxes for people who are in brackets ABOVE his own. That is the liberal paradigm. “Take more money, just not more of MINE!”. “I feel a great debt to the masses, and I am FULLY prepared to pay that debt with someone ELSE’S money!”
Report Post »Detroit paperboy
Posted on February 1, 2012 at 11:58amThe last time Chris Matthews leaned forward , Obama was directly behind him… And then his leg began to tingle…..
Report Post »EchoHawk
Posted on February 1, 2012 at 1:06pmSounds like you have some experience with that PAPERBOOOY!!
Report Post »seeker9
Posted on February 1, 2012 at 11:58amThe tax cuts were ACROSS THE BOARD. All taxpayers got a cut. Guess he wants the middle class to pay more. And this scot-free crap. MSNBC donating their entire network to the Demomarxist party is what I call scot-free.
Report Post »RightPolitically
Posted on February 1, 2012 at 11:58amWho cares what bloated blowhard Ed Schultz has to say about anything. He’s a fool and a communist. I for one am sick and tired of The Left. Their idea of fairness is destroying the incentive to succeed by bleeding the producers dry and giving it to the rabble. Okay, fine, as a compassionate American I do believe in helping the truly needy get on their feet and have real opportunity. That said, helping the poor is nothing more than a “cottage industry” for liberal politicians who gain unending power by creating more and more poor dependent people. That is why poverty expands constantly and is also why LIBERALS WANT PEOPLE TO REMAIN IMPOVERISHED.
Report Post »Detroit paperboy
Posted on February 1, 2012 at 11:55amLean Forward, was their first choice for a slogan… Just barely beating out their 2nd choice which was, Bend Over and pull your butt cheeks apart… And their third choice, which was …. MSDNC, we use lube so we’re easier to watch …
Report Post »EchoHawk
Posted on February 1, 2012 at 1:10pmPAPERBOOOY, you seem to have a fetish for making sexually suggestive posts. Were you sexually abused as a PAPERBOOOY? Are you still a practicing sexual deviant?
Report Post »last frontier
Posted on February 1, 2012 at 11:43amEd probably looks like a plumber under the sink showing way to much crack when he leans forward.
Report Post »I.Gaspar
Posted on February 1, 2012 at 1:45pmHe looks like a Chris Farley character.
Report Post »I can’t listen to a word he says, but looking at him…If you filled that fat head of his with nickels, you could probably take a big bite out of the deficit.
jasmer
Posted on February 1, 2012 at 11:41amSo Jabba’s hectoring people about the little guy from atop his $11.5M pile of cash, and is saying that dose wascawy wepubwickans are bullying the most powerful man in the world?
http://www.therichest.org/celebnetworth/tag/ed-schultz-msnbc-salary/
Report Post »mrmikejohnson
Posted on February 1, 2012 at 11:37amMy proctologist tells me to “lean forward’ before he does some very uncomfortable things.
Report Post »Derek01
Posted on February 1, 2012 at 11:37amHa ha ha!! Lean forward, what the hell is that? A more PC term for Bend Over? I guess since their agenda is a joke this fits perfectly
Report Post »wasco71
Posted on February 1, 2012 at 11:36amHe quotes, “And those who have not had the breaks are going to have to be given the opportunity to do more” I agree with you,, now step aside and give your job to five waiting interns who need the money.
Report Post »Ditto Head
Posted on February 1, 2012 at 11:32amWhat’s with this trend that TheBlaze seems to be obsessed with? For a while now there have been a significant portion of stories that begin with phrases like “Do You Really Want to See…?“ and ”Did So and So Really Say…?”. That’s annoying as well as condescending. TheBlaze has never really been a very good website in general, but lately it’s gotten very hackish.
Report Post »Rweb
Posted on February 1, 2012 at 12:06pmThen why are you on this site. Logic would dictate you are a joke for being here if you feel that way. Vote with your feet. Cab you do better then the blaze. No so grow up. End the hate.
Report Post »DaveChen
Posted on February 1, 2012 at 12:43pmI feel the same way about H uff Post and M ove O n as you do about the Blaze. You know what? I don’t read or waste my time posting on them. How is it that you can make the effort to post on a forum that you despise? Do you think that anyone here cares what you say? You do have a right to post here but is seems a little odd. Your contribution will be much more appreciated by O W S and other l ibs at M ove O n.
Report Post »kickagrandma
Posted on February 1, 2012 at 11:19amUh, no!
Report Post »Mtroom
Posted on February 1, 2012 at 11:34amDon’t you stand up to bullies?…I don’t think I ever had a bully stand up to me, they would just toke my lunch money..Until I stood up to them. I just love real rich people telling me that the rich are attacking the middle class..Millionaires that aren’t millionaires..A riot is peaceful protest..An illegal is not illegal..Now, the bullies stand up to the wimp..Is there a book that has all this in it?..Public education sure needs to make up it’s mind.
Report Post »AvengerK
Posted on February 1, 2012 at 11:34amOk…somebody please tell me what “lean forward” is meant to mean?
Report Post »cessna152
Posted on February 1, 2012 at 11:19amHey Ed, stick your head near my butt and I’ll show you my “lean sideways ad…”
Report Post »Harry Assenback
Posted on February 1, 2012 at 11:28amI just made an appointment for Ed to have his little testicles zapped…….hope he shows.
Report Post »DD313
Posted on February 1, 2012 at 11:19amIs the converse of “Lean Forward” a “Fat Behind” or “Fat (a)Head”?
Report Post »ReaganBaby
Posted on February 1, 2012 at 11:18amWho is Ed Shultz?? When is the leftest media gonna get a clue? Its no wonder Fox has more viewers than all others combined. Majority of Americans are Conservative by 2 to 1; maybe if they stop spewing Marxist rhetoric they would get more viewers.
Report Post »Harry Assenback
Posted on February 1, 2012 at 11:14amHey Ed……..Maybe you should do an ad about NOT LEANING FORWARD in smorgasbord line? Just a suggestion-Fatty.
Report Post »HKS
Posted on February 1, 2012 at 11:11amMaybe Sharpton got that blueberry pie from a neighbors window and he still thinks it’s free.
Report Post »copatriots
Posted on February 1, 2012 at 11:11amNope. Next………
Report Post »RightThinking1
Posted on February 1, 2012 at 11:07amLooks like MRCTV has pulled the plug….
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