Top 40 Ed Schultz Quotes

I’m not your quintessential liberal.

Nobody is going to tell Ed Schultz what to say.

I’ve fished since I was a teenager. It’s one of the most fantastic activities, and there’s so much to it. I just love every facet of it. I’ve never had a bad day fishing.

Money is not a measure of a man’s character or success in the arena of public service.

I was pretty much a warmonger and a pretty greedy guy. I always wanted to make as much money as I possibly could and felt the downtrodden didn’t deserve a break.

I lined up with the Republicans because they were antitax, and I wanted to make a lot of money.

Viewers don’t want you to walk the fence – they do want a point of view – and that’s what we bring.

If we start attacking advertisers because of what somebody said – it’s the wrong thing to do.

We have to be very cognizant of the fact that 90 percent of the electronic media in this country is owned, operated, programmed, and controlled by conservatives. They made a concerted effort during and before the Reagan years that they were going to get the microphone.

I hunt and fish, and I don’t fly on Lear jets, and I don’t smoke Cuban cigars.

I’m conservative on some issues. I’m progressive on most.

When it comes down to the devil in the detail of dealing with the issues… and making real change, Trump, you don’t have it. You’ve never had it.

RT completes the picture of the events in the U.S. and around the globe, giving viewers access to a range of stories, voices, and opinions and a real opportunity to speak their minds.

I’ve never really figured out why the media covers the media, you know?

Whether you like it or not, Santorum is as good as President Obama with a crowd.

I’ve always viewed the ‘Ed Show’ as being a voice for the voiceless.

The president of the United States, Barack Obama, deserves the benefit of the doubt and our support in his decision to use military force in Libya.

I want to prove every day that liberal talkers can be successful at business.

I think Donald Trump is a racist.

The Republican effort to make the September 11th attack on Benghazi into a scandal is really about one thing and one thing only: Hillary Clinton.

In Russia, Vladimir Putin is viewed as a progressive Democrat.

The average commercial radio listener in America is not looking for lofty, intellectual subjects. This isn’t brain surgery. It’s about striking the passion of the people.

I have a TV show, a radio show. I’ve authored two books. I own a construction company, own a commercial fishing lodge, and am a pilot.

There aren’t any poor cable hosts.

Not to get too grandiose about it, but I really believe I’m saying things a lot of Americans want someone to say.

Going to an interracial high school shaped my understanding of social justice and racial inequality.

We never see any journalism or documentaries on the oceans and what we’re doing on this Earth and how it affects the oceans and how important they are. I’m intrigued by it. It’s almost an untold story.

Sometimes, when I open my mouth, all hell breaks loose. Other times, I feel like a voice in the wilderness and I wonder, ‘Does anybody get this?’

Squelching debate by branding it un-American is dishonest, dangerous, and, in itself, hateful.

I don’t agree with Trump on everything.

Many times, I was told what to lead with on MSNBC. Many times, I was told what I was not going to do.

The Left has been frustrated because President Obama has allowed the Republicans to run all over him.

You can do TV and radio without the personal insults.

I’m prairie-dwelling, pro-union, pro-health care, and pro-education.

I guess when I got to MSNBC in 2009, I brought Bernie Sanders to cable probably more than anybody else.

When Bernie Sanders was announcing that he was going to be a candidate for the nomination of the Democratic Party in Burlington, Vermont, I was the only cable host between FOX, MSNBC, and CNN that was there to cover it live.

There is evidence Rand Paul has a real problem with women reporters.

When people sit in front of a microphone, they feel empowered.

Full disclosure: the Russians did not tell Hillary Clinton, ‘Don’t go to Wisconsin.’

I think you can be in disagreement with a president you support without being disrespectful or nasty or snide.