As a footnote to the Ed debate, I'd like to mention that I have a very good reason for not staying around Ed: his body odor causes me sinus problems. Yes, that's right, I am physically allergic to Ed. If I'm around him more than 20 minutes at a time I can't breathe the next day.
That, and I've seen the way he treats his "friends" and decided I didn't want to be one of them. I can't respect him for the same reasons.