Posted on 09/20/2004 5:05:36 PM PDT by lunatic12
Edited on 09/20/2004 7:11:40 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
XXXXX DRUDGE REPORT XXXXX MON SEPT 20, 2004 20:02:09 ET XXXXX
BUSH OFFICIALS WANT CBSNEWS MODERATOR OFF DEBATE Just hours after CBSNEWS admitted it cannot prove the authenticity of documents used in a 60 MINUTES story about President Bush's National Guard service, top Bush advisers are recommending a CBS reporter be removed as moderator of a planned presidential debate, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned.
At question is the approved Oct. 13 debate at Arizona State University in Tempe with Bob Schieffer, chief Washington correspondent for CBSNEWS, moderating.
"Considering the circumstances, we should definitely ask that Schieffer be replaced," a top Bush adviser told the president on Monday, according to a well-placed source.
The well-placed source continued: "Who can trust these CBS people to play it straight [during the debate]? I suspect they will be out for revenge."
The president is said to have not made any decision whether to seek a removal of the planned CBSNEWS moderator.
Developing...
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No, sorry, CBS forfeited their place as a news organization since they became the arm of the DNC.
Since when is one of the hosts the DNC?
Dang....all mailboxes full, including Mary Mapes' mailbox.
Get em, Dubya!
If Schieffer IS kept on, Bush will have a built in opening to crack all kinds of forgery jokes. It could be great!
Just reported last night that the Bush team agreed to 3 Debates, when everyone thought the Bush team would press for 2, because the leader always wants as few debates as possible? Right? My theory, agreeing to 3 debates was a brilliant strategy for Rove knowing that one of these debates was to be moderated by a CBS Ass-Clown. They keep the issue of CBS and the memos out in FRONT this way because the debates are an important part of the election cycle and they may be able to lose 1 debate simply by default. Very Impressive!
Sure hope the President asks that Schieffer be removed from the debates.......He is tainted by this forgery scandal just like everyone on See BS.
See BS needs to suffer some consequences for their actions & the removal of BS (Bob Schieffer) is a good beginning!
The problem is that the debate is being run by the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at ASU.
You beat me to my point, and succintly so.
The message should be loud & clear--CBS does this voluntarily or Bush will make a public fight out of it.
The breaking stories about collusion between CBS and Kerry's campaign make a nice backdrop for this.
You mean Rather's unimpeachable source?
Consider Limbaugh or Savage
Britt Hume in as a replacement?
Britt would be my choice....he is excellent.
That would be good.
CBS's Bob Schieffer is one of the good guys and it is too bad that he has to suffer the consequences of their Village Idiot.
But, when he is replaced, C-SPAN's Brian Lamb should take his place.
Amen! Thanks for the ping, Julie!
From the article:
"Considering the circumstances, we should definitely ask that Schieffer be replaced," a top Bush adviser told the president on Monday, according to a well-placed source.
The well-placed source continued: "Who can trust these CBS people to play it straight [during the debate]? I suspect they will be out for revenge."
lp, I thought you'd go for Imus.
Even if don't get the CBS guy off the debate, this will at least castrate him. He'll be reduced to asking something like "So Mr. President, how is your dog doing?"
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