Ed Schultz: MSNBC Fired Me for Supporting Bernie, ‘They Were in the Tank for Hillary’

[excerpt SCHULTZ I m ░░░░░░░░ you a fact right ░░░░░░░░ about what happened And ░░░░░░░░ people who were there ░░░░░░░░ me will attest to ░░░░░░░░ fact and back me ░░░░░░░░ that this is what ░░░░░░░░ We were told that ░░░░░░░░ had to cover something ░░░░░░░░ in Texas that was ░░░░░░░░ meaningless and another press ░░░░░░░░ in Baltimore which already ░░░░░░░░ been in the news ░░░░░░░░ a few days We ░░░░░░░░ covering Bernie Sanders live ░░░░░░░░ re coordinated with his ░░░░░░░░ and I m told ░░░░░░░░ minutes before You re ░░░░░░░░ covering Bernie Sanders Now ░░░░░░░░ me give you the ░░░░░░░░ I think the Clintons ░░░░░░░░ connected to Andy Lack ░░░░░░░░ at the hip I ░░░░░░░░ that they didn t ░░░░░░░░ anybody in their prime ░░░░░░░░ or anywhere in their ░░░░░░░░ supporting Bernie Sanders I ░░░░░░░░ that they were in ░░░░░░░░ tank for Hillary Clinton ░░░░░░░░ I think it was ░░░░░░░░ and 45 days later ░░░░░░░░ was out at MSNBC ░░░░░░░░ I thought it stunk ░░░░░░░░ gave me my contract ░░░░░░░░ signed a nondisclosure agreement ░░░░░░░░ also no bad mouthing ░░░░░░░░ which I felt good ░░░░░░░░ because I thought that ░░░░░░░░ was over time all ░░░░░░░░ to wash out And ░░░░░░░░ knew if Bernie Sanders ░░░░░░░░ t win he was ░░░░░░░░ to run again because ░░░░░░░░ man is determined So ░░░░░░░░ was patient and took ░░░░░░░░ money and went on ░░░░░░░░ the fact of the ░░░░░░░░ is I think I ░░░░░░░░ got a hell of ░░░░░░░░ story to tell And ░░░░░░░░ you see how the ░░░░░░░░ unfolded Donna Brazile feeding ░░░░░░░░ Clinton questions at the ░░░░░░░░ the DNC undercutting Bernie ░░░░░░░░ the super delegates that ░░░░░░░░ organized by Hillary Clinton ░░░░░░░░ mean in my state ░░░░░░░░ Minnesota where I m ░░░░░░░░ resident and pay taxes ░░░░░░░░ Franken and Amy Klobuchar ░░░░░░░░ super delegates and despite ░░░░░░░░ fact that Bernie Sanders ░░░░░░░░ Minnesota they supported Clinton ░░░░░░░░ fix was in The ░░░░░░░░ was in with the ░░░░░░░░ media The fix was ░░░░░░░░ with managing the news ░░░░░░░░ shutting down Bernie Sanders ░░░░░░░░ it wasn t until ░░░░░░░░ started matching the Clintons ░░░░░░░░ raising money that he ░░░░░░░░ Well we ve got ░░░░░░░░ cover this guy But ░░░░░░░░ the start the Clintons ░░░░░░░░ t want any competition ░░░░░░░░ didn t want Bernie ░░░░░░░░ around They didn t ░░░░░░░░ the Keystone XL pipeline ░░░░░░░░ didn t want to ░░░░░░░░ her on that issue ░░░░░░░░ didn t want to ░░░░░░░░ her on free education ░░░░░░░░ all and they certainly ░░░░░░░░ t want to push ░░░░░░░░ on the TPP and ░░░░░░░░ universal health care Those ░░░░░░░░ four main issues that ░░░░░░░░ Sanders had he not ░░░░░░░░ to the campaign Hillary ░░░░░░░░ would have never had ░░░░░░░░ address And so I ░░░░░░░░ the fix was in ░░░░░░░░ on to deep six ░░░░░░░░ To this day it ░░░░░░░░ of pisses me off ░░░░░░░░ you know they talk ░░░░░░░░ collusion There s nothing ░░░░░░░░ collusion than this.”