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Ed Schultz may have finally lost it. He has reportedly been neglected by MSNBC brass. The last straw came yesterday when Schultz found out he would not appear on MSNBC’s election night promo. He went absolutely berserk, according to people on the scene. “I’m going to torch this f***ing place!” he screamed during a meeting in the MSNBC newsroom according to the New York Post . “F***ers!” he added for good measure. According to an unnamed source, Schutlz was dragged into a meeting with MSNBC president Phil Griffin, where Schultz was told that he would be fired if he did it again. He broke down in tears. The Post has the full scoop (h/t Treach ): A witness told us, “Ed was furious the network was running election-night promos and he wasn’t in them. He’d been arguing on the phone with marketing, then he slammed down the phone and exploded. It was like Mel Gibson had entered the newsroom.” Fuming Schultz was immediately dragged in for a meeting with NBC News President Steve Capus and MSNBC President Phil Griffin following his Aug. 12 meltdown. Our source added, “Schultz was told: ‘If you do that again, you are fired.’ He broke down crying.” Sources say the hothead was pushed over the edge by MSNBC’s catering to bullying fellow anchor Keith Olbermann and its focus on golden girl Rachel Maddow. A second MSNBC source said, “Ed never gets any attention and love, and he finally snapped.” Poor Ed. If it’s any consolation, we hope MSNBC includes Schultz in its election night coverage. With blowups like this, it’s hard to top the entertainment value.

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Ed Schultz Threatens to ‘Torch’ 30 Rock, Then Breaks Down in Tears