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Ed Schultz said he is worried about right-wing rhetoric after playing a clip of a talk-show host calling for the streets of Atlanta to be "littered" with "dead thugs."

Speaking on his Wednesday show, Schultz challenged conservative talk-show host Neal Boortz to appear on his MSNBC show and defend controversial comments he made about Atlanta on Monday.

Source: the Huffington Post.

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