Ed Schultz Calls Rubio "Stupid" - Seriously?!

Just in case there was any doubt that liberal and conservative brains are different, here comes MSNBC's Ed Schultz to remind you.

As you may have heard, my Senator, Marco Rubio, gave an incredibly moving speech at the Reagan Library about a week and a half ago. (If you haven't seen it yet, click here.) Normal people and journalists watched that speech and felt that it was an excellent followup to his maiden speech on the Senate Floor, and the speculation about Rubio being the GOP's Vice Presidential nominee became nearly deafening.

Well, Ed Schultz watched the same speech that you and I did, but had a much different reaction. Here's a two-part YouTube video where Schultz calls Rubio "stupid," "offensive," and "psycho talk", among other pleasantries:

[Video and discussion after the jump]

Morning Coffee Reading for August 30, 2011

Here's your morning coffee reading for today:

• Florida Senate candidate Mike McCalister is having a rough time of it lately after spending the month getting buried by an ever-increasing pile of bad press based on apparent exaggerations of his military record and ties to questionable people. The Crowley Political Report is now openly calling for his withdrawal from the race:

Crowley Political Report | Why Mike McCalister should quit Florida's Senate race

Mike, Mike, Mike. What were you thinking? 

Mike McCalister is a tough talking, retired Army colonel who dreams of winning the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate. His little dream is turning into an embarrassing nightmare.

If you listen to McCalister, it is easy to walk away with the impression that this is one combat hardened, black-ops [savvy], kick-a** son-of-a gun.

Instead, the real McCalister is a lot like the high school football player who later in life talks as if he played in the pros...