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Ed Schultz: I bet I could match Glenn Beck (Dream On!)
Politico ^ | 9/1/10 7:35 AM EDT | ANDY BARR

Posted on 09/01/2010 9:08:03 AM PDT by BradtotheBone

MSNBC host Ed Schultz says he wasn’t impressed by the crowd Fox's Glenn Beck was able to draw to Washington over the weekend, saying he could “easily” match Beck.

“I could get every union head in this country, I could organize every progressive group in this country, the main bloggers,” Schultz said on his radio show Tuesday. “This could be The Ed March.”

Schultz used NBC News’ projection of 300,000 attendees to Beck’s rally as the baseline he could reach — though CBS and others have placed the number of Beck supporters at less than 100,000.

“Folks, 300,000 people on the heels of six months promotion — that ain't no big shakes,” Schultz said, alluding to Beck’s frequent plugs for the event on his own television and radio shows as well as his website.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News
KEYWORDS: 10210; 1nation; astroturf; edschultz; glennbeck; glennbeckrally; progressives; workingtogether
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To: BradtotheBone

No one even knows who this self-aggrandizing fool is.


41 posted on 09/01/2010 9:31:14 AM PDT by TheClintons-STILLAnti-American
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To: BradtotheBone

Big difference between people who want to come and people who are “organized” to come. Al Sharpton has far more name recognition than Schultz does, was in a largely black city and supposedly celebrating a major black figure’s speech and he could only get 3000 attendees.


42 posted on 09/01/2010 9:31:34 AM PDT by skr (May God confound the enemy)
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To: BradtotheBone
Hey Ed, how about y'all gather at Gettysburg, PA....

.. and we'll meet ya there.

43 posted on 09/01/2010 9:31:51 AM PDT by DTogo (High time to bring back the Sons of Liberty !!)
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To: SnakeDoctor

Ed can’t even get 300,000 people to turn the TV to his show.”

Beck was talking about this same thing on his radio show this morning - said he thought that should be Ed’s first goal.


44 posted on 09/01/2010 9:32:10 AM PDT by Grams A (The Sun will rise in the East in the morning and God is still on his throne.)
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To: BradtotheBone

God, I hope he goes for it... He’ll pull a ‘Sharpton’ at best... come on liberal, go for it...


45 posted on 09/01/2010 9:33:33 AM PDT by GOPJ (TIME Magazine - - a conserve-a-phobe publication.)
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To: andy58-in-nh
"Of course you can get Progressive organizations funded by $oros’ billions: most of them don’t work for a living. They’re always available to agitate against people who do."

I'm not sure the SEIU AFL/CIO thugs would be motivated to turn out, with no prospects of anyone to beat up and intimidate.

It's be like the Hell's Angels "security detail" at Altamont.

46 posted on 09/01/2010 9:34:29 AM PDT by TheClintons-STILLAnti-American
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To: BradtotheBone

Woodstock had about 500k people who went for free music, dope and sex. Beck didn’t offer any of music, dope or sex and got almost as many to attend. Those are not shabby numbers.


47 posted on 09/01/2010 9:34:36 AM PDT by Raycpa
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To: maggief

Quote: “I could get every union head in this country. . .”

Wow, he could pay people to show up and top Beck. I am shocked by that one. Reminds me of the union guys holding banners during the Mass. Senate campaign. They told Brown they were paid to hold the banners but were voting for him.


48 posted on 09/01/2010 9:34:53 AM PDT by FlipWilson
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To: BradtotheBone

Ed, we have photo’s of real estate covered by Beck’s rally.
So, forget whether the number is 100,000 or 800,000.

You couldn’t bribe that much lawn coverage, because nobody knows who you are!


49 posted on 09/01/2010 9:36:07 AM PDT by G Larry (Democrats: expediting the Destruction of America, before they lose power...)
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To: TheClintons-STILLAnti-American
I'm not sure the SEIU AFL/CIO thugs would be motivated to turn out, with no prospects of anyone to beat up and intimidate.

Two words: free food.

50 posted on 09/01/2010 9:36:07 AM PDT by andy58-in-nh (America does not need to be organized: it needs to be liberated.)
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To: BradtotheBone

Go for it EDDIE!!!! One thing you can depend on Eddie is that the media will SAY you drew more even if only two dozen show up.


51 posted on 09/01/2010 9:36:55 AM PDT by Moby Grape (Formerly Impeach the Boy...name change necessary after the Marxist won)
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To: BradtotheBone

Beck should accept the challenge and base the over/under by taking a similar shot from the top of the Washington Monument.


52 posted on 09/01/2010 9:37:33 AM PDT by NewHampshireDuo
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To: BradtotheBone

53 posted on 09/01/2010 9:38:46 AM PDT by McBuff
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To: maggief
Have at it! NO RENT-A-MOB’S!!!

Rent a mob is OK with me - they still won't be able to pull it off.

And it'll waste more of their money - think 'Air America'... IF they want to go broke in the process of discovering no one really supports them, that's fine with me.

54 posted on 09/01/2010 9:39:01 AM PDT by GOPJ (TIME Magazine - - a conserve-a-phobe publication.)
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To: BradtotheBone
“I could get every union head in this country, I could organize every progressive group in this country, the main bloggers,”

In other words, unlike Glenn Beck, his crowd (if you could call it that) would be made up of people who were ordered to be there.

55 posted on 09/01/2010 9:39:26 AM PDT by GreenHornet
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To: BradtotheBone

I love broadcast wars.Who is he?


56 posted on 09/01/2010 9:39:45 AM PDT by fatima (Free Hugs Today :))
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To: windsorknot

Radio show ratings:

Glenn Beck - 27%

Ed Schultz - .33%

Lots of luck Ed.


57 posted on 09/01/2010 9:39:52 AM PDT by 30Moves
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To: GoCards

Ed, put down the crack pipe and step away from the microphone!


58 posted on 09/01/2010 9:41:00 AM PDT by JaguarXKE
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To: BradtotheBone
Huh?...

I don't watch either one, but at least I've *heard* of Beck...

59 posted on 09/01/2010 9:42:30 AM PDT by shorty_harris
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To: BradtotheBone; Timesink; martin_fierro; reformed_democrat; Loyalist; =Intervention=; PianoMan; ...
I could get every union head in this country

ASTROTURF

How much would the rent-a-mob cost him?

60 posted on 09/01/2010 9:43:30 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (I want IMPROVEMENT, not just CHANGE.)
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