CBS' Bob Schieffer: Unfair and Unbalanced

DirectorBlue's blog ^ | 5/4/2005 | directorblue

[directorblue]

If you thought CBS' talking heads would at least make an effort at a little political balance, you'd be wrong. And if you thought CBS would lighten up on the Bush administration -- and the GOP in general -- you'd be wrong. Dead wrong.

Here are a few sounds bites from CBS anchor Bob Schieffer's appearance on the Don Imus show this morning:

WMD. Iraq. Things getting worse, not better. Vietnam. Bodybags.

That's the gist. Put simply, phrases pitched straight from the Kerry talking points memo distributed in, what, October? Can't someone change Schieffer's teleprompter?

Of course, Schieffer neglected any mention that another senior Al Qaeda leader was just captured. And he couldn't find time to report that Saddam's nephew, was nabbed -- a major financier and director of insurgent operations -- according to reports. Nephew Hussein was discovered in the briar patch of a giant weapons cache, but I suppose that's not newsworthy...

[EagleUSA]

C-BS. But of course...always dependable to be UNFAIR AND UNBALANCED.

[BigSkyFreeper]

I could have told you that. It's not the anchor, it's the entire news unit.

[Jersey Republican Biker Chick]

Did we expect anything less from SeeBS?

[beandog]

I actually think it's gotten worse since Shieffer took over. You should have heard him talking about the new Florida law allowing people to stand up for themselves against criminals instead of fleeing. The way he put it you'd a thought Florida was going to turn into the Wild Wild West. Pathetic.

[Jeffery T.]

It's been said before, and I will repeat: CNNBCBS. It's all the same.

[Marine_Uncle]

Far left liberal Bob is from the same cloth as Blather. Their robes reak with intentinal lies and distortions.