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The bias of Bob Schieffer: Top 7 moments
Michelle Malkin ^ | October 22, 2012 | Michelle Malkin

Posted on 10/22/2012 10:53:13 AM PDT by george76

In August, I blasted the Commission on Presidential Debate’s choices of three Beltway lib journo-tools — CNN’s Candy Crowley, PBS’s Jim Lehrer and CBS’s Bob Schieffer. So far, they’ve acted just as expected and predicted. As I noted:

While the debate panel trumpeted the gender diversity of its picks, the chromosomal diversity is far outweighed by the political uniformity, class conformity and geographical homogeneity of the group.

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The presidential debates are the last bastion of “mainstream” media self-delusion in the 21st century. They are a ritual laughingstock for tens of millions of American viewers who have put up with leading, softball questions for Democratic candidates and combative, fili-blustery lectures for Republican candidates campaign cycle after cycle.

(Excerpt) Read more at michellemalkin.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Editorial; Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2012debates; bias; bobschieffer; candy; crowley; jimlehrer; malkin; media; msm; newspapers; oldmedia; pbs; schieffer
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1 posted on 10/22/2012 10:53:15 AM PDT by george76
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To: george76

Earlier I read this from MM’s site. Good stuff bump.


2 posted on 10/22/2012 11:12:05 AM PDT by Loud Mime (arguetheconstitution.com)
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To: george76
What gets me is why these candidates agree to this.

In arbitration hearings, one of the biggest negotiating points for attorneys is the obvious - the arbitrator. Union attorneys don't want business sympathizers and corporate counsel doesn't want a Jimmy Hoffa clone.

Raddatz? Crowley? Schieffer? Are you nuts?

3 posted on 10/22/2012 11:15:16 AM PDT by Darren McCarty (Holding my nose one more time to get rid of Eric Holder)
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To: george76

I don’t watch the debates on purpose because they just make me mad.

From all accounts tho, Crowley must have set a record for obvious bias. I guess the Republicans are just plain used to being screwed and just go along.


4 posted on 10/22/2012 11:20:19 AM PDT by yarddog
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To: george76

Bob Skeletor will be his imperious harrumphy now-see-here-Governor-Romney worst at tonight’s Obama Revivalation.

Mitt needs to smile, keep his cool, and just refuse to acknowledge the moral superiority double-teaming that has been planned.


5 posted on 10/22/2012 11:23:34 AM PDT by elcid1970 ("Free speech is more important than Islam.")
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To: george76

I never really have understood why Republicans put up with the moderator choices. During the debates for the general, the choices should at least be neutral, and in the Republican primaries, when everyone watching is to the right of the LSM, they should be downright conservative. I can’t see why Republicans think they have to accept whatever agenda-driven socialist is offered up, certainly in the general but especially in the primaries.


6 posted on 10/22/2012 11:26:03 AM PDT by Still Thinking (Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
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To: Darren McCarty

I thik moderators are unnecessary—just have open mikes rigged to timers: time’s up, mike goes off.


7 posted on 10/22/2012 11:28:47 AM PDT by SC_Pete
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To: Darren McCarty
It's just another "tell"....that the GOPe is hand and hand with the DNC mostly behind closed doors...( Of course there are pic's of Hatch, Romney, etc..whooping it up with the Socialists..!! )

This is one of my pet peeves.....the GOP are pussies.

8 posted on 10/22/2012 11:31:17 AM PDT by Osage Orange ( Liberalism, ideas so good they have to be mandatory.)
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To: SC_Pete

Sounds good.

Why agree to be bound by Marquess of Queensberry rules for yourself and your opponent gets to fight under UFC rules.


9 posted on 10/22/2012 11:31:52 AM PDT by TurboZamboni (Looting the future to bribe the present)
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To: Still Thinking; Darren McCarty
The answer is actually fairly simple. Democrats will not agree to these debates unless everything possible, especially the moderators, are stacked in their favor.

And Hofstra University, located in the "swing state" of New York being a hosting site for two consecutive election cycles? Why?

Republicans, especially Republican challengers, have no chance of reaching low information voters who only watch MSM outlets, in any other way. A Republican has to have the skill set to get through this bullsh*t smokescreen and reach these voters directly. Ronald Reagan definitely had that skill set. Mitt Romney? We shall see.

But he only begin to make this a real horserace after the first debate.

10 posted on 10/22/2012 11:38:21 AM PDT by Vigilanteman (Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)
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11 posted on 10/22/2012 11:42:36 AM PDT by Carl Vehse
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I DETEST Schieffer ... and Obama. As much as I want to hear how Romney handles things, I don’t think I can bear to watch tonight. I know a couple of other people (will vote Romney) who are bailing on this last debate .... same reasons - don’t want to hear Obama lie and Schieffer enable/support/spin Left for Obama and watch Romney cut off, shorted on time, sabotaged, etc. It’s all just quite disgusting.


12 posted on 10/22/2012 11:44:14 AM PDT by MissMagnolia (Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren't. (M.Thatcher))
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To: george76

Whoever agreed to him as a moderator in the GOP, should be held responsible. I’m sick of these idiots.


13 posted on 10/22/2012 11:49:58 AM PDT by SaraJohnson
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To: Darren McCarty
"What gets me is why these candidates agree to this. "

Debates generally favor the incumbent. If there were no debates, Romney would lose because he would have little chance to speak to Americans in his own voice, and the DNC/MSM combine would have almost complete freedom to define him.

So the incumbent (Obama) would have preferred NOT to debate, but not debating makes him look like a chicken, so the Dems submitted to it even though there is little upside potential, unless the challenger makes a fool of himself.

So the incumbent has the upper hand in any debate negotiations.

14 posted on 10/22/2012 11:54:50 AM PDT by cookcounty ("When I speak, I say what I mean and I mean what I say!" ---Joe Biden, 10/11/2012)
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To: Darren McCarty
"Raddatz? Crowley? Schieffer? Are you nuts? "

That's bad, but not as bad as Gwen Ifill in 2008, who had a book in the works on Obama to be released after the election, which amounted to a $500,000 bet on his victory.

15 posted on 10/22/2012 11:57:49 AM PDT by cookcounty ("When I speak, I say what I mean and I mean what I say!" ---Joe Biden, 10/11/2012)
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To: SaraJohnson

From what I understand, both parties are given a list of names they can chose from: Here is the list:

1. Hugo Chavez
2. Chris Matthews
3. Martha Radditz
4. Bill Mahrer
5. Fidel Castro
6. Van Jones
7. Candy Crowley
8. Bob Shiefer
9. Walter Cronkite
10. Peter Jennings


16 posted on 10/22/2012 12:00:53 PM PDT by Toespi
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To: Toespi

LOL, you are probably right. The GOP just needs to say no and start raising Cain for a fair debate venue for a change. They can go an election w/o a presidental debate if need be. The Left media is unprofessional and should be taken out.


17 posted on 10/22/2012 12:12:26 PM PDT by SaraJohnson
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Yeah, and that was just the republicans choices, here are the dems:

1. Rush Limbaugh
2. Andrew Brietbart
3. Candy Crowley
4. Mark Levin
5. Sean Hannity
6. Martha Raddatz
7. Nancy Reagan
8. Bob Shiefer
9. Ann Coulter
10. Laura Inghram

So you see, this is how they all agreed to the chosen moderators.


18 posted on 10/22/2012 12:22:40 PM PDT by Toespi
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To: TurboZamboni

These events are always coordinated between the media and the RAT campaign. Let the RATS submit 50 questions and the Pubbies submit 50 questions, with 10 from each picks at random from the cookie jar. they can agree to opening and closing, followup procedures ahead of time—again, when the time is up, the microphone goes dead. Doesn’t matter if you are a slow speaker—too bad. ;((


19 posted on 10/22/2012 12:23:45 PM PDT by SC_Pete
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To: Toespi

No, I don’t “get’ it. No one says liberals get to be the bosses over the GOP. Tell liberals to screw off and demand what you want.


20 posted on 10/22/2012 12:40:55 PM PDT by SaraJohnson
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