Big Ed In Chicago

Ed Schultz of MSNBC's The Ed Show and The Ed Schultz Radio Program made a stop in Chicago on Wednesday night at the Local 130 Plumber's Union Hall.
A great time was had by all and Schultz did not disappoint the radio listeners and television viewers who were there to see "Big Ed" in person as discussions ranged from health care to teachers' jobs being lost due to school program cutbacks to the outsourcing that is still continuing in the "global economy".
A hot button that seemed to stand out for the crowd was the fact that many politicians, in particular Republicans, seem indifferent to American workers and the fact that the middle class is dwindling in this country as it has seemingly been left behind due to 30-plus years of the corporate run policies that have permeated Washington, D.C.
Schultz' new book titled Killer Politics: How Big Money and Bad Politics Are Destroying the Great American Middle Class was featured by the crew on hand as Schultz fielded many questions and topics of discussion from the audience.
When asked about the fact that workers involved in the BP Oil Spill catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico are being paid less than prevailing wage as required by the Davis-Bacon Act as it was surprisingly suspended by the Obama Administration (like the Bush-Cheney suspension of Davis-Bacon during the clean up following Hurricane Katrina) Schultz responded with his take of the situation.
A wait and see seems to be in order on this, according to Schultz.
Another audience member asked Big Ed if he thought Obama is pro-corporation or pro-labor and Schultz feels that in his heart President Obama is definitely pro-labor but he is a pragmatist when it comes to the political operations in the nation's capital.
Schultz' book is suggested reading here at heftyinfo along with Bill Press' new release, "Toxic Talk: How the Radical Right has Poisoned America's Airwaves."
Both are good reads and along with the topics discussed at the Town Hall in Chicago that kicked off the book tour for Schultz, it is quite clear that people are concerned over the mess BP has created in the Gulf along with the fact that unemployment and the Bush Administration's policies will take some time to undo.
People are beginning to run short of patience and that is human nature but as Big Ed pointed out and rightly so, look at all the Obama Administration has done in 18 months compared to what Bush did in his first 18 months as president.
Hell, Bush's top priority was tax cuts for the wealthiest people in America along with corporate tax breaks while Obama's Administration has done health care reform, financial reform, the economic stimulus as well as getting equal pay for women in the workplace.
Looking at all the Obama Administration has done given the mess it was handed from Bush and Cheney, it's a good thing the American people voted overwhelmingly to put Obama-Biden in charge as opposed to McCain-Palin.
Amen Big Eddie!
As Schultz points out in his book, 'it is dedicated to the great middle class, the heart, soul, and backbone of America- people I love, support, respect, and admire.'
Well said Ed Schultz, well said.
Unlike the greedy people who shill for the right and more and more corporate greed, Schultz is a true champion for the middle class and a man of the people.
We need more like him on the media scene in the United States of America.