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Ed Schultz Backs Down on Challenge to Debate Conservative Talk Show Hosts
NewsBusters ^ | September 19, 2007 | P.J. Gladnick

Posted on 09/19/2007 4:33:14 PM PDT by PJ-Comix

On August 28, radio talk show host Ed Schultz, who has proclaimed that he became "converted" from conservative to liberal while eating a baloney sandwich with his future wife in a Salvation Army cafeteria, loudly issued a challenge to all conservative radio hosts to debate him. Since his show that day was simulcast by C-SPAN, the Big Eddy Challenge can be both seen and heard at almost 20 minutes into the third hour of his show:

...We'll stand up to any conservative talker anywhere in America who wants to have the guts to go head to head with me on your radio show, on your TV show, you conservatives, you're absolutely a bunch of damn liars and we're right back on the Ed Schultz show.

So what happened when a conservative talk show host took up the Big Eddy Challenge? Apparently Schultz hides behind his show's producer. Such was the case when Brian Craig, producer and co-host of The Steve Kane Show on WWNN 1470 AM radio in South Florida attempted to arrange such a debate between Ed Schultz and Steve Kane. Your humble NewsBusters correspondent heard Craig on the radio yesterday talking about the difficulties in arranging this debate with the Ed Schultz Show producer, James. I subsequently contacted Craig who gave me the latest account of James ducking the Big Eddy Challenge on behalf of his boss today:

I called James, Ed's producer right after our conversation.  When he answered the phone and I told him who I was he took a deep breath, meaning why are you calling.  I asked if he had talked to Ed about debating Steve.  He said, "Look, I know what you all are about." 

I said, "Really?" 

"I know what you are trying to do, you are a bunch of scam job artists and Ed's not interested in that." 

He started to hang up and I said, "Do you want me to pass that message along on the air?"  He then hung up the phone. 

Through the whole conversation he was annoyed.
So, Ed, who is the "damn liar" now? You clearly issued a challenge recently to go head to head with any conservative radio or TV talker yet you are continuing to hide behind your producer, James, to shoot down anyone who wants to debate you. So until you agree to debate Steve Kane or any other conservative talk show host, your loud bluster will continue to be as full of baloney as that Salvation Army sandwich you ate when you had your political "conversion." 


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: briancraig; edschultz; liberaltalkradio; stevekane; talkradio
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Mr. Bluster continues to be full of baloney.
1 posted on 09/19/2007 4:33:19 PM PDT by PJ-Comix
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To: Charles Henrickson; Paul Heinzman; bcsco; franksolich

PING!


2 posted on 09/19/2007 4:34:02 PM PDT by PJ-Comix (Join the DUmmie FUnnies PING List for the FUNNIEST Blog on the Web)
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To: dennisw; Clemenza

Broward FYI


3 posted on 09/19/2007 4:34:51 PM PDT by PJ-Comix (Join the DUmmie FUnnies PING List for the FUNNIEST Blog on the Web)
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To: PJ-Comix
who has proclaimed that he became "converted" from conservative to liberal while eating a baloney sandwich with his future wife in a Salvation Army cafeteria

That is one heck of a line... Was it the baloney sandwich or the woman who did it to him? We need a study.

4 posted on 09/19/2007 4:37:05 PM PDT by Brilliant
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To: PJ-Comix

Typical liberal, cut and run, COWARD.


5 posted on 09/19/2007 4:37:14 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo (Tracking The Flyin' Imams Since 11/20/06)
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

This reminds me of something that happened a few years ago...

L.A. talk show host Larry Elder challenged Left wing loud mouth Ed Asner to a debate.....Asner said he wasn’t equipped to debate Elder.

Lefties can’t defend their ideas in a fair debate, which is why the won’t debate.


6 posted on 09/19/2007 4:40:35 PM PDT by rottndog (Government is a necessary evil, but as with all evils, the less of it the better.)
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To: PJ-Comix

Seems as though that BALONEY sam’ich went straight to his brain...

I used to listen to Steve Kane on WFTL when we lived down there and liked him. But my guess is, ANY conservative host would eat this guy’s lunch.

IF leftists had any facts or could discern them, they WOULDN’T be leftists.


7 posted on 09/19/2007 4:41:20 PM PDT by 13Sisters76 ("It is amazing how many people mistake a certain hip snideness for sophistication. " Thos. Sowell)
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he became "converted" from conservative to liberal while eating a baloney sandwich

Ed seems to be sending a hidden message here. The baloney turned him into a liberal. And liberals, as we all know, are full of baloney. He's insulting the liberals and playing with their minds.

I could be wrong and he really is just full of baloney.
8 posted on 09/19/2007 4:45:45 PM PDT by adorno
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...while eating a baloney sandwich with his future wife in a Salvation Army cafeteria

Was she on the menu, too?

9 posted on 09/19/2007 4:47:38 PM PDT by Socratic (“Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow; it empties today of its strength.” - Corrie Ten Boom)
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To: PJ-Comix
And he's a ginger!
10 posted on 09/19/2007 4:47:52 PM PDT by aruanan
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..."So until you agree to debate Steve Kane or any other conservative talk show host, your loud bluster will continue to be as full of baloney as that Salvation Army sandwich you ate when you had your political "conversion."

Love the comeback. lol. All of Ed's baloney is certain to be smoked or fried in his future - thanks to Conservatives.

11 posted on 09/19/2007 5:03:36 PM PDT by LucyJo
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To: PJ-Comix
Not surprising in the least considering "Bitch-Boy" Schultz beats women and only fights men when he's got one of his bufu buddies to hold his opponents arms behind their back.

ED SCHULTZ IS A LITTLE BITCH. That's right, Mr. Schultz, I just called you a LITTLE BITCH in this public forum. You wanna do somethin' about it BITCH? You can bring one of your little gay buddies and I'll kick BOTH your sorry asses.

12 posted on 09/19/2007 5:23:35 PM PDT by lesser_satan (FRED THOMPSON '08)
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To: LucyJo

NOTE To Hilary:

Require baloney sandwiches in your health plan.


13 posted on 09/19/2007 5:24:26 PM PDT by crazyshrink
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To: rottndog
Lefties can’t defend their ideas in a fair debate, which is why the won’t debate.

You mean, Lefties can't defend their ideas in a fair debate, which is why they use defamatory labels and the Fairness Doctrine to shutdown debate.

14 posted on 09/19/2007 5:30:19 PM PDT by Erik Latranyi (The Democratic Party will not exist in a few years....we are watching history unfold before us.)
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15 posted on 09/19/2007 5:33:02 PM PDT by PJ-Comix (Join the DUmmie FUnnies PING List for the FUNNIEST Blog on the Web)
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To: rottndog
"Lefties can’t defend their ideas in a fair debate, which is why they won’t debate."

That's how I first got exposed to neal boortz. He was debating some guy about mascot names during the Indians-Braves world series and I was impressed with his reasoning. I didn't realize until years later it was boortz.

16 posted on 09/19/2007 5:40:51 PM PDT by boop (Trunk Monkey. Is there anything he can't do?)
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To: PJ-Comix

The baloney sandwich would have given a far more intelligent debate than this yahoo!!!


17 posted on 09/19/2007 5:49:11 PM PDT by ontap (Just another backstabbing conservative)
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To: PJ-Comix

Must not have been any women around that he could take a swing at. Shultz is a putz


18 posted on 09/19/2007 5:57:19 PM PDT by SampleMan (Islamic tolerance is practiced by killing you last.)
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To: PJ-Comix

>>> On August 28, radio talk show host Ed Schultz, who has
>>> proclaimed that he became “converted” from conservative
>>> to liberal while eating a baloney sandwich

Yep! That about the size of it...a bunch of baloney.


19 posted on 09/19/2007 5:59:54 PM PDT by seanrobins (http://www.seanrobins.com)
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You are what you eat.....except that Ed seems to be full of ......non-baloney products


20 posted on 09/19/2007 6:42:56 PM PDT by Bommer (“He that controls the spice controls the universe!” (unfortunately that spice is Nutmeg!))
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