If you're going to have an exchange of ideas, the only thing you can do is to meet people face-to-face in front of a crowd who may think differently than you do. I mean, that's what democracy is about, isn't it? Ed Schultz More Quotes by Ed Schultz More Quotes From Ed Schultz If I lived in Massachusetts, I'd try to vote ten times ... Yeah that's right, I'd cheat to keep these bastards out. I would. Because that's exactly what they are. Ed Schultz massachusetts dumb trying It took the national debt two hundred years to reach $1 trillion. Supply Side Economics quadrupled the national debt to over $4 trillion in twelve years (1980-1992) under the Republicans. Bill Clinton actually paid down the national debt. How did he do it? He raised taxes. It produced the longest sustained economic expansion in U.S. History. Ed Schultz expansion two years Corporate money is controlling everything. Ed Schultz controlling-everything corporate In college, I had an opportunity to do a little sports show in the morning… I took to it, I enjoyed it. I began to learn different facets of the business, there wasn’t any job I would say no to. Ed Schultz entertainment 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. Ed Schultz story never journalism important 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. Ed Schultz day bad-day fishing love They ought to be focused on saving healthcare. They ought to be focused on making sure we don't privatize Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security. That's where the Democrats ought to be. Ed Schultz democrats focused healthcare security 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. Ed Schultz candidate live only party I hunt and fish, and I don't fly on Lear jets, and I don't smoke Cuban cigars. Ed Schultz hunt fish fly smoke Going to an interracial high school shaped my understanding of social justice and racial inequality. Ed Schultz high understanding justice school I've always viewed the 'Ed Show' as being a voice for the voiceless. Ed Schultz show being always voice I do think that every super power on the globe has a very poor record on human rights. Ed Schultz think human-rights poor power I think the United States has a nasty human-rights record. Ed Schultz i-think think united-states nasty 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. Ed Schultz support force decision doubt It took a few years before I realized there was life after football. Ed Schultz after football life years Radio is about emotion. Ed Schultz about radio emotion 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. Ed Schultz pretty always money deserve 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?' Ed Schultz feel hell voice sometimes Nobody is going to tell Ed Schultz what to say. Ed Schultz going nobody say tell How did a prairie-dwelling, red-meat-eating, gun-toting former conservative become the hope of liberal radio? It all started with this annoying habit I have of speaking my mind. Ed Schultz radio habit hope mind