No one in media is happier that Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker suspended his presidential campaign this week than former MSNBC host and union superfan Ed Schultz.
Schultz, who has been compensated handsomely in the past by unions for his political commentary, has a long history of criticizing Walker, mostly because of the governor’s successful crusade to bring organized labor under control in his state. Following Walker’s campaign announcement this week, the former MSNBC host said it’s good that he bowed out as he was only getting in the way of the other GOP candidates.
Schultz also said that Walker’s campaign brought nothing to the table but promises to curb union “bargaining rights” and access to “free” health care.
“He has no idea, he’s never had an ideas and his ego was as big as Asia,” Schultz said Tuesday on his podcast. “We all knew this was going to happen, we just didn’t know it was going to happen this fast.”
He continued, accusing Walker of being a “hack,” an “embarrassment,” and someone devoid entirely of the “the academic credentials or the intelligence to be president of the United States.”
“What we have learned from Scott Walker throughout all of these months is that you can do a helluva lot with an ego,” the podcast host said. “The guy’s a freaking loser. I feel vindicated. I knew along that attacking workers, attacking unions and taking things away from hard working families is not a pathway to the future.”
Walker announced this week that he would suspend his 2016 presidential campaign indefinitely, the likely result of ongoing money woes and terrible polling numbers.
“Today, I believe that I am being called to lead by helping to clear the field in this race so that a positive, conservative message can rise to the top of the field. With this in mind, I will suspend my campaign immediately,” Walker told reporters at a news conference in Madison.
He called on fellow GOP candidates with similarly dismal polling numbers to follow suit and bow out of the race.
“I encourage other Republican presidential candidates to consider doing the same so that the voters can focus on a limited number of candidates who can offer a positive, conservative alternative to the current front-runner,” Walker said, referring to GOP front-runner Donald Trump. “This is fundamentally important to the future of our party, and, more important, the future of the country.”
Schultz lost his show on MSNBC earlier this year as part of the network’s ongoing efforts to address its all-time low viewership numbers.
(h/t Mediaite)
