Ed Schultz, Hillary Clinton, Talk Radio

LIBERAL VS LIBERAL

Talker Denounces Treatment From Hillary Clinton






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Here's today's main event: in his now- public battle with Hillary Clinton, syndicated libtalker Ed Schultz has taken the gloves off!

In a tirade posted on his website, the Fargo- based "Big Eddie" faults Hillary's campaign for failing to be accessible and further calls her arrogant:

"What loyal listeners should know about Hillary and her people"

By Ed Schultz

Hillary Clinton is off and running. Great! What does it mean for progressive talk and the audience?

Loyal listeners to the Ed Schultz show have helped us propel into the top 10 of syndicated talk shows in the industry. We are proud of that and our recent numbers coming back show we are beating Sean Hannity is numerous markets. What we do works.

Convincing Hillary Clinton and her arrogant handlers of that is a different battle in itself. We are known for connecting with the newsmakers as well as any talk show.

Many of you have requested hearing from Hillary on progressive talk especially The Ed Schultz Show. I want you to know our producer James Holm tirelessly works the contacts and has repeatedly tried to connect with Clinton's people.

Cutting to the chase, Hillary's people treat us like dirt. We are constantly disregarded, told things that aren't true, and given speculation an interview might happen someday.

Quite frankly, I'm sick of it. This morning I watched Hillary Clinton tell CNN she is accessible. What? To the TV cameras yes, to the base of loyal listeners on progressive talk radio, absolutely not!

Reaching over 2.5 million listeners who are engaged in changing the country I believe qualifies us for some attention. I realize Hillary is an international figure and star but this pattern of treatment to The Ed Schultz Show has been an on-going pattern which tells me all they care about is her mug on TV.

The conservatives have done wonders with audio continually talking to and solidifying their base. It's apparent to me radio is minor to the people surrounding this leading candidate.

When Wendy and I see Hillary from time to time she is more than respectful, likeable, and seemingly interested in how we are doing. But when it comes to supplying any workable connection to helping progressive talk it all falls short.

Hillary tells us how much she cares about progressives on radio but we just don't get the love. I just thought as listeners you might want to know this.

At NewsBusters, Noel Sheppard offers his take on the battle. In addition, Ed's listeners have posted comments about the flap here.

As for our take on this, having been on the receiving end of producer Holm's aggressive tactics, we wonder if that might have something to do with it.

At the same time, Clinton does have a reputation for inaccessibility, with families of 9-11 victims even having past troubles getting a personal meeting with the New York senator.

As for beating Hannity in a number of places, it's possible, but we'd like to see the numbers on that one.

ELSEWHERE: updates at SaveWRKO.

UPDATE: a key radio insider with knowledge of the ratings wrote to us regarding Hannity and Schultz:

When Schultz and Hannity went head to head, Sean often beat Ed in his home market of Fargo, North Dakota.

It's possible that due to certain circumstances, such as weak signals, or being added to a new station, Schultz may beat Hannity in a few places.

The bottom line is that his show is not doing that well, as he never became the "liberal" Rush Limbaugh.

Remember, he took fundraising money from DEMOCRATIC politicians just to even get on the air. He's bought and paid for by partisan operatives.

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Schultz with Alan Colmes: FOX, Clinton image: AP