Ed Schultz And Michael Steele Have A Rematch About The Budget (VIDEO)

Ed Schultz and former RNC chair Michael Steele met up on Thursday for a rematch after their bout on Bill Maher's show last week.

Last Friday, Schultz and Steele argued loudly about Medicare, President Obama and the federal budget. On Thursday, Steele came on Schultz's show, and the two covered largely the same turf. Schultz began, though, by asking Steele why so many Republicans believe Obama is not a natural-born U.S. citizen. Steele said the issue was a "non-starter" for him.

"Maybe that's why you're not the head anymore," Schultz joked. He then turned back to the budget and Medicare. Here, the two were not in such cozy agreement. When Schultz asked Steele if Americans wanted Medicare to be turned into a voucher system--as the House Republican budget would--Steele said, "that's a conversation the American people need to have."

"Now wait a minute," Schultz said, as Steele tried to continue. "It's not a conversation because the Republicans have voted on it." Steele scoffed at this notion, pointing out that the budget is unlikely to pass the Senate, so further dialogue will have to happen. He called it a "start."

"This is not a start," Schultz said. "This is where the Republicans are...why did every Republican vote on tax cuts for the rich, going after the Pell grants, changing the Medicare system when the American people aren't there?"

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Comments

[CalSailor]

01:03 AM on 04/27/2011

Ed is right that one of the big lies of the year is that lowering taxes on the upper income is how we create jobs. But Ed, this will stay a big lie, and you missed an opportunity. You, and every other person who has a chance to counter this big lie needs to. You asked Michael the other night on your show: Do you believe that lowering taxes on the upper income creates jobs. And when Michael replied in the affirmative, Ed, you just said, ok, and changed the topic. You need to have a follow up on this at every opportunity: Oh, WHY do you believe this? What are your statistics? NO ONE IS DOING THIS...and the Republicans are repeating the big lie. Go after them??? YESSS!!!!!


Pr Chris

[Olivio]

03:27 PM on 04/26/2011

Ed Schultz always beats down Michael Steele with facts, the truth and sharp logical reasoning.

[Consequence]

03:15 PM on 04/26/2011

Shows there are 401 comments in this thread so far....



Amazing. Every single person who watches his show has posted here...

[goodn10tions]

05:36 PM on 04/25/2011

ED, I just saw saw your new commercial, and DAMNED, I'm psyched.......I continually tell the folks, I know, as well as the ones I don't, about your show. If they tune in, hey, good for them, if not, you still got me in your audience.......:o)

[dax49]

04:18 PM on 04/25/2011

Steele is too cowardly to attack the republicans, who trashed him-so he goes on television to mealy mouth democrats-with-out much conviction!

[TurnToTheLeft]

01:37 PM on 04/25/2011

Go Big Ed Go! If Medicare is turned into a voucher program; working class people and the middle class will be thrown into poverty and lose their homes. Elderly will burn through those vouchers in 3 months and then not be able to afford the HIGH Health Insurance rates.

[proudtohaveserved]

01:16 PM on 04/26/2011

turn: this is exatly what the american people deserve (election of 2010), I am sotty to say

[rickmonday23]

09:28 AM on 04/25/2011

Why does Ed want to steal from the rich and middle class to give to the poor?

[TurnToTheLeft]

01:33 PM on 04/25/2011

What do you mean?!!! Middle Class would not be Middle Class if they had to pay for their parents health care which is mostly covered by Medicare. This same Middle Class will benefit from Medicare once they retire or if they ever become disabled.

[BannedFromCommenting]

03:27 PM on 04/25/2011

How is taxing stealing? So, its taxes up to a certain magic number then becomes stealing?

[Onertwo19]

12:20 AM on 04/25/2011

Steel got absolutely owned on Bill Maher's show. Gotta watch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAINcFgagN0

[donnyraindog]

10:15 PM on 04/24/2011

Give the devil his due it takes guts for mr. steele to go on with rachel,schultz and bill maher yet he has been doing it for years.

[Dominick Roffo]

09:55 PM on 04/24/2011

This is the kind of debate I can watch all day....they were pretty respectful of each other. Both were making and defending their points. Of course, I think Ed was on point and Steele had a hard time defending the repubs budget plan. It was a passionate and respectful debate by both.

[DanSc]

07:53 PM on 04/24/2011

No wonder the base didn't like Jon Stewart's rally. Yelling and name calling are to them what crack is to an addict.

[hoagie76]

01:41 AM on 04/25/2011

I was there sir. it was not political. i'm sure it's on youtube. see for yourself. ed schultz's rally was on another date

[BannedFromCommenting]

03:28 PM on 04/25/2011

"The base"? Whose base?

[LMPE]

05:39 PM on 04/24/2011

Still, the coolest debate that Michael Steele ever had was with the Muppet version of him that appears on "The Daily Show".

[hoagie76]

01:42 AM on 04/25/2011

yo dibble dabble, let's start the rizzy rabble

[pthompson13]

12:07 PM on 04/25/2011

You have to give that much to Michael Steele. Even though I can't think of anything (offhand) that has come out of his mouth that I agree with, he is a good sport. He's gone on Jon's show and played along, he goes on Rachels show time and time again and he even went on Ed's show AFTER the Bill Maher episode. He is not afraid of conflict and that is a very refreshing quality after watching how most of the republican party hides behind the Faux Curtain. He lives up to his last name at least.

[littleolwinemakerme]

06:49 PM on 04/23/2011

This was no debate, it was a self inflicted beat-down conducted by Steele.

[hoagie76]

01:47 AM on 04/25/2011

oh....so a typical steele interview....

[rhomsky]

06:11 PM on 04/23/2011

In all seriousness, I liked Steele back when he was the lead singer of Digital Underground. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cj9_yW8tZxs

[leftyirishwoman]

05:20 PM on 04/23/2011

Michael Steele is looking for a job. His appearances on all of these shows are auditions for whomever has an opening on a conservative television show. There should be a place for a sane African-American Republican in this country, but he is too centrist. He needs to find a niche to be extreme.