Cry Of The Loon …(Go Get ‘em)

History is full of LOSERS made up of men, women, and teams who can never put it all together. The Chicago Cubs are an example of a team known for decades of failure. In politics Bob Shrum would be considered a loser since he has been a campaign manager many, many times yet his candidate has never won an election. In talk radio the “LOSER list” is led by Big Eddy.

Like a gambler who never hits on the slot machine or picks the correct long shot, Ed Schultz always seems to back the wrong horse. It is habitual. Ed promotes conspiracy theory after conspiracy theory on his show with his hopes tied to eventually one coming true. He makes predictions and throws his support behind Democratic candidates like Daschle and Kerry and ends up on the losing side. His total stations have stopped at slightly over 100. It is so bad even his initials E. D. are tied to male impotency. The list is so long on failed Ed predictions that it is easier to list whent he has gotten one right….hmmm….I’ll think of something….nope….let me try a google search…..wow……..he hasn’t gotten a single prediction right.

Earlier this week when it was announced that Karl Rove would not be indicted, my thoughts quickly turned to poor Ed. I mean how often can one single man lose before it finally starts to get to him. I figured he must be thinking, “Just once can’t something I predict and want come true.” I will give him credit for actually showing up for work everyday. It can’t be easy…being wrong so often I mean. As Denny Green once said, “My hand is always on the plow.” In Big Eddies case his mouth is always on the mike. He truely must be applauded for always making lemonade out of lemons.

A gambler always thinks the next bet will be the one to get him back on the winning side, in this same manner Ed must always look ahead to the next conspiracy theory, the next election, or the next potential indictment. As another famous loser Bob Uecker once said, “I led the league in go get ’em next times”. Ed, however, even loses to Uecker because at least Uecker was a loveable loser. Ed is not loveable. Ed is … well … just a LOSER, always was, always will be. It really is his destiny and luckily in his mind he seems totally comfortable with it. As long as Durbin, Dorgan, and Daschle continue to pay him he will be happy to keep predicting.