Z on TV: Ed Schultz, MSNBC lead way on Wisconsin recall story
Baltimore Sun Tuesday 9th August, 2011
I disagree with the one-sided approach Ed Schultz and MSNBC have taken in covering today's recall vote of state legislators in Wisconsin, but I praise the cable channel and its host for going out to the Midwest and covering this bellwether political and economic vote today. And while I have criticized Schultz's partisan rabblerousing, I also prais...
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