[Joe Boucher]

The problem with c.b.s. is that as a news organization they need one to trust and believe what they say.
If anyone from c.b.s. said the sky was blus I'd go check because I don't trust anything they say.

[Benrand]

He is having a moment of post-alcoholism clairty...she is extremely dishonest. Maybe one of the worst.

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

"I realize it's a little late in your life, honey, to start gettin' honest [...]"

Well... let's be fair, though. If she did that, she'd have to give up network journalism. :)

[Use It Or Lose It]

Supposedly Stahl asked to be on the program, then backed out. Laura Ingraham was a great replacement - and if you didn't hear her line, she said, "If Leslie was too busy, she should have just rolled over and handed the phone to Clarke." Priceless.

[Lokibob]

I love Laura Ingrams' remark. Something about " If Stahl didn't want to come on Imus, she could have just rolled over in bed and given the phone to Clarke".

[elcid1970]

Once in a while the facially-challenged I-Man, who Tim Russert said looks like `a stuffed mummy in a cowboy museum', manages to get it totally right: Lesley Stahl IS a lying weasel.

The next time you watch Ms. Perfect Cheekbones on "60 Minutes" put on that skeptical glower, remember that what the interrogatee saw was Lesley intoning sweetly: "Go ahead, whisper it in my ear!"

[My Dog Likes Me]

Someone please tell Don Imus that he is not the center of the universe. I don't know if any of you have watched him early in the A.M. on MSNBC, but his ego is over the top.

He has somehow wormed his way from crude shock jock to crude political and cultural commentator. Well, Don, when you wear a cowboy hat, you don't attack women like that. It ain't right.

[leadpenny]

I'm an avid Imus watcher and I believe Stahl had been on his program maybe one other time that I can remember. It's probably fair to say that it was her last appearance. Although, knowing the way the I-Man works, she'll probably be a guest within the next few weeks.

Here is yesterday's thread:

Lesley Stahl Cancels Appearance on Imus Program

[NY.SS-Bar9]

Stopped listening to Imus about six months ago. He has gone over the edge in his fawning over Kerry and his bashing of GW.

Made me wonder if George Soros has made a large contribution to the Imus Ranch.

[aardvark1]

See BS strikes again.

[OldFriend]

Actually Stahl couldn't appear on IMUS because she needed more time to replace her kneepads. They were wearing out!

[mewzilla]

Imus is just embarrassed that Viacom got caught. Again.

[trebb]

Once in a while, Imus makes me smile...

Ooh, I waxed poetic - did you hear that Mom? Your boy is a poet!

[samtheman]

"No wonder Fox [News Channel] is killing people - because people hate these people," said Imus.

Killing people?

[joebuck]

Wasn't there similar controvery at CBS just a few months ago over the Michael Jackson interview? As I recall, 60 minutes got an exclusive interview with MJ after he had been charged. It came out that before giving the interview CBS had to agree to air a MJ music special and pay big bucks to MJ. 60 Minutes claimed the two were not related and that 60 minutes never pays for interviews. Sure looked like a quid pro quo to me.

[leadpenny]

The Paul O'Neill book is the other one Hewitt did not reveal there was a relationship between CBS and the publisher.

Imus just asked Howard Fineman if he thought it believeable that it was an oversight on Hewitt's part. Fineman said, "Of course not!"

[mombonn]

I had the unfortunate experience of hearing a couple minutes of the Idiot Man this morning. He was having a major fit that Condi had not testified - Bernie joined in.

They both KNOW that she testified behind closed doors.

Made me furious, I couldn't find the remote fast enough.

[Feckless]

"No wonder Fox [News Channel] is killing people - because people hate these people," said Imus.

Imus can see and tell the truth some times.

[dirtboy]

"60 Minutes" executive producer Don Hewitt said the program should have disclosed the corporate connection but that leaving it out was merely an "oversight."

Oversight? Wanna parse "is" next, Hewitt?

I think it's only fair that if 60 Minutes is going to turn into paid programming for Simon and Shuster, you should offer 20 minute segments to other companies as well. Put Andy Rooney on a Total Gym. Have Ed Bradley shill for OxyClean. It wouldn't much different from what you're doing already, and it would be far more intellectually honest and a lot less sleazy.

[freekitty]

There always seems to be an oversight.