Ed Schultz To Take Unpaid Leave From MSNBC Following Laura Ingraham 'Slut' Comment

Ed Schultz will take one week of unpaid leave from MSNBC following his controversial comments about Laura Ingraham.

On his radio show Tuesday, Schultz called Ingraham a "right-wing slut."

Wednesday evening, the network released the following statement about the matter, saying "remarks of this nature are unacceptable and will not be tolerated":

MSNBC management met with Ed Schultz this afternoon and accepted his offer to take one week of unpaid leave for the remarks he made yesterday on his radio program. Ed will address these remarks on his show tonight, and immediately following begin his leave. Remarks of this nature are unacceptable and will not be tolerated.

It is not the first time Schultz's fiery rhetoric has gotten him in hot water. Last summer, Schultz was reportedly chastised by MSNBC execs after threatning to "torch this place" if he was not included in network promos. In September, he was then reprimanded by the network after calling New Jersey Governor Chris Christie a "cold-hearted fat slob."

Comments

[Brian Stoltz]

11:56 PM on 06/30/2011

But she is!

[farfmfallon]

12:32 PM on 06/30/2011

I think it's ridiculous that all the comments are directed at bashing either the right or the left. What about civility, respect for others and human decency? What about reporting without using the vocabulary of a 15-year-old juvie? They should all be fired and sent to a class on human relations. It would be hilarious that the only thing being picked apart here is to which party the comment is directed except for the fact that it's pathetic that the comments all neglect the dignity rule, thereby showing mankind has degraded even further into a chaotic mess.

[fromthatshow]

09:37 AM on 06/02/2011

This is so stupid. Who actually cares about this? You must lead a sad existence if you got offended by this.

[Elizabeth Sorrell]

10:21 PM on 05/29/2011

There are so many legitimate criticisms of Fox News and their commentators that it saddens me to see Mr. Shultz choose comments that sexualize Ms. Ingraham.

Throwing out comments that other conservatives have said that are far worse than Mr. Shultz's does not make what he said right. As my mother taught me, we are better than that. Our standards should be higher than those whom we consider corrupt and shameless.

[fromthatshow]

09:37 AM on 06/02/2011

Get a life!

[Elizabeth Sorrell]

10:06 AM on 06/10/2011

Your thoughtful and articulate rebuttal reflects highly on your own life. Well done.

[MCWAY]

10:32 AM on 05/29/2011

As usual, we have lefties, crying like babies. Schultz gets suspended and the goofies are whining about Fox News.

[ChristianEcon.com]

03:53 PM on 05/28/2011

Censor off-color comments like these, but let an entire network run a 24/7 Republican campaign ad in the guise of an objective news network.

[FlamingLibrul]

09:48 AM on 05/29/2011

Most excellent point.

[JEFFDUBE]

01:07 PM on 06/30/2011

Can't take the heat...get out of the studio. Stop bashing women you liberals!

[earto44]

09:58 AM on 05/29/2011

I think I have a list of about 350 comments like this from the Fox Team ( News?)

Remember the Fox team accusing Christiane Amanpour of being a news who*e ? I think that was horrible, and yet, they must have said that a thousand times.

[TMK222]

03:29 PM on 05/28/2011

He should be FIRED!!!!!!
That comment is SO SEXIST!!!!!

[bitsy79]

04:51 PM on 05/28/2011

Have you watched Limbaugh or Beck lately?

[MiddleMolly]

06:47 PM on 05/28/2011

I used to listen to them on and off to make sure I got the "other side". But they got worse and worse, so I stopped. Are they worse than they were a year ago?

[MCWAY]

10:33 AM on 05/29/2011

What's that got to do with Ed Schultz?

[sw4eq]

01:57 PM on 05/28/2011

Thanks cincinnati and herrahsdad. It's so overblown and unfair, it's ridiculous. Faux's lies are much worse than name-calling. I am boycotting msnbc until Ed comes back. How about you?

[NHGranite]

09:52 AM on 05/29/2011

Just like with Keith, it doesn't matter what the viewers want. Ed wasn't on MSNBC when he made the comment, I don't know if Comcast also owns his radio show. They are too big to listen to us is all I know.

[JEFFDUBE]

01:09 PM on 06/30/2011

Who's MSNBC anyway?

[cincinnati]

01:45 PM on 05/28/2011

wake up msnbc, Ed has said far less offensive
than Laura....the right wing lives on cheap shots
and nutty lie's....

Bring Ed BACK.....

Fox IS offensive....even their business channel
is full of right wing politics....they have No Shame !

Fox pushed the US into the Blunder of Iraq....
that will cost You over $ 10,000, or the average family
over $ 40,000 by the time we pay it off....
over 4,000 dead, over 32,000 losing
arms, legs, eyes, and this is from
Evil Fox.....

[slumlord420]

02:37 PM on 05/28/2011

Is fox making obama stay there? Did fox make obama bomb Lybia?

[liberalbarbwire]

04:18 PM on 05/28/2011

what

[cincinnati]

02:01 PM on 05/29/2011

who's talking about Libya, a relatively small action that
probably will be over this summer ?

IRAQ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

[ted1545]

08:03 AM on 05/29/2011

Fox did what? Pushed the US into a war?!? LOL, f! Are you libs insane or what?

[cincinnati]

02:00 PM on 05/29/2011

Fox had nothing but 24/7 LIE'S and distortions about
Iraq and Saddam in the year leading up to the
invasion. Not just about WMD's, but
that Saddam was NOT threatening
the US, all he ever said was you
hit me and I'll try to get even,
as anyone would say.

Saddam, like most dictators, was quite
happy with his family in control and did
NOT want to rock the boat. He was a
bad guy, so are an easy 10 others,
want to start a war with them too ?

And Fox is just one part of the
Murdoch and Neocon media
empire. Gannett has almost
100 newspapers, like Cin. Enquirer,
and they also were crying for blood.

If you missed any of that maybe you
were asleep or worse....

[herrahsdad]

11:53 AM on 05/28/2011

In the age of FOX this is shocking?.......SERIOUSLY?

[JoeTinley]

11:37 AM on 05/28/2011

WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE TO ALLOW THE " SEARCH " LINK ON THE COMMENT PAGE TO
FIND OUR POSTS INSTEAD OF MAKING US GO THROUGH 12,000 POSTS TO FIND IT ?
I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR A POST I MADE 48 HOURS AGO AND I GAVE UP AFTER 30 MINUTES OF LOOKING. IF I TYPED MY USER NAME IN THE SEARCH WINDOW, WOULDN'T
I FIND MY COMMENT A THOUSAND TIMES FASTER? JUST A THOUGHT..........................

THANKS FOR ALLOWING US TO VENT OUR THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS. JoeTinley

[givemtheirwish]

12:56 PM on 05/28/2011

Re your comment "THAT COMMENT SHOULD TELL YOU SOMETHING ABOUT SOME OF THE COMMENTORS ON THESE PAGES. givemtheir­wish DOESN'T EVEN KNOW IT WAS NEVER ON NATIO.....GIBBER,GIBBER,GIBBER,GIBBER,GIBBER,"

Joe - it's 9.42am here on the left coast, 12.42pm on the east. From your capitalized letters

[cuppajava]

06:04 PM on 05/28/2011

Joe, since your comment is still on the most recent page of comments here, maybe you will see this reply. Click on your name up there, highlight it, and then click again. That will take you to a page that is just about you here on HP. Then, click on the link of "comments", and you will see your record of posts here. When I did that, I saw you have TWO comments attributed to you. Nothing is shown that goes back 48 hours earlier. So, either you didn't actually publish it, or, maybe it was deleted for not meeting the standards for publication. I don't know about anything previous to the two comments shown on your own page via that link. Hope that helps.

[POPE INNOCENT]

10:24 AM on 05/28/2011

Fascist Roman Catholic List;

Bill O Reilly most watched most popular Catholic.
Sean Hannity
Karl Rove
Laura Ingraham
Nancy Pelosi
Newt Gingrich
Antonin “Nino” Scalia
Anthony M. Kennedy
Sonia Sotomayor
Clarence Thomas
Samuel Alito
Rick Santorumn
Darryl Issa
Thaddeus McCotter
Donald Trump
John A. Boehner
Joe Biden
Tony Blair
Tom Coburn
John Ensign

Is the pope the anti-christ? Kytekutter

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ck02k6d-_nI

[cincinnati]

01:47 PM on 05/28/2011

well I don't want to go that far....but on
a list like that include the key guy
in STEALING Ohio in 2004 and the
election....Ken Blackwell of Cincinnati....
who has the gall to write on HP,
instead of being in prison where
these types should be....

[POPE INNOCENT]

03:24 PM on 05/28/2011

I am adding Ken Blackwell to the list.

Here is a good documentary on the FED.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bw8Q1VfGM4c

[Michael Ph.D.]

09:45 AM on 05/28/2011

I'm wondering what took him so long to blow his cool hes a good man with the right kind of fire in his belly we need more commentators like Ed

[ted1545]

08:05 AM on 05/29/2011

Wow Ed has a fan base!

[mario59]

09:31 AM on 05/28/2011

Here's a typical Rush Limbaugh innuendo: "George Lakoff, rhymes with..." was a constant from Rush when Lakoff was out there telling progressives how they needed to frame and message their position better. Of course, Rush can do no wrong in a conservative's mind because he tells them with simplicity and certainty how they too will be rich and powerful just like ol' Rush if they keep voting against their self-interests and voting the wealthy minority position.

[heidkist]

01:27 AM on 05/28/2011

Ed, just keep doing what you're doing! What does MSNBC have to do with your RADIO show? You're "mild" compared to Limbaugh, O'Reilly and Beck! and YOU apologized!

[samtee]

06:15 AM on 05/28/2011

Yea hes real sweet, you would never here Rush or Beck say things like this about anyone.

[mario59]

09:23 AM on 05/28/2011

No, rush just takes every opportunity to call schools "screwals" or his little favorite "rhymes with" innuendos on progressives' names.....

[FlamingLibrul]

10:00 AM on 05/28/2011

I recommend Rosetta Stone English for you, my deluded fellow Amurrican.

[NHGranite]

01:52 PM on 05/28/2011

And he was right!

[ted1545]

08:10 AM on 05/29/2011

Oh goodie the intellignet part of the liberal community is now posting.