No shortage of hyperbole in MSNBC’s reporting on the recall election

Tuesday night, MSNBC commentator Ed Schultz admitted that it was a difficult night for him and liberal commentators everywhere, as Gov. Scott Walker (R) became the projected winner in the Wisconsin gubernatorial recall election.

However, there was no shortage of criticism for Walker and Republican donors during MSNBC’s primetime lineup on recall night in Wisconsin, as Schultz spent his entire show maligning the governor and his supporters, even though “Ed” admitted that their campaign tactics were entirely lawful.

Schultz began his show with analysis from Ruth Conniff, political editor of The Progressive magazine, and John Nichols, a liberal Washington correspondent for The Nation.

Making no effort to appear non-partisan, Conniff blasted the governor and his recall victory, saying, “Scott Walker sent a message to citizens, saying ‘Look at your neighbor, the teacher, the firefighter. That person is the person you should resent and tear down.’”

Schultz then interviewed the Rev. Jesse Jackson, who made several derogatory statements about the people of Wisconsin.

Speaking about the election and Scott Walker’s victory, Jackson said that it represents, “a gross insensitivity to people who are basically poor and whose backs are against the wall.”

In response, Ed Schultz offered his humble opinion that “the conservative movement in this country is now going to amp up its effort to destroy unions and the union base in this country to create more problems for the democratic base.”

He also predicted that there would be “a big effort by conservatives everywhere to destroy and defund public education.”

Perhaps the most absurd comments of the night came from Jackson’s opinion of the intentions that Wisconsin elected officials had for the citizens they represent.

Jackson slammed those elected officials, saying that the state has “public workers that want to purge workers from the table, to purge voters from the polls.”

The whole night was devastating for Ed Schultz, a vocal supporter of union workers and union labor, and he made no effort to hide his contempt for the policies enacted Scott Walker to help rebuild Wisconsin.