Posted on 10/30/2005 8:00:21 AM PST by JimRed
Mike Wallace could be barred by his own network from covering gun-related stories on CBS News.
The "60 Minutes" showboat correspondent appeared at a birthday party for columnist Art Buchwald -- a party that was also a fundraiser for the Brady Center, a prominent advocate of gun control laws.
At the event Wallace showed a 47-second video of a past "60 Minutes" segment that, by Wallace's own admission, cast former NRA President Charlton Heston in a less-than-favorable light.
In introducing the video, Wallace called Heston the "self-righteous enemy of the Sarah and Jim Brady bunch," according to a CBS News blog on its PublicEye site.
After the video, he mocked Heston's widely seen comments that the government would take away his gun only from his "cold, dead hands."
Linda Mason, senior vice president for standards and special projects at CBS News at the time, said that if a CBS correspondent becomes identifiable with one side of a controversial issue, the correspondent would no longer be allowed to cover that issue.
When asked if Wallace's appearance in this case made him "identifiable" on this issue, Mason said that if Wallace "suggests a story that we feel is a potential conflict, we'll look at it and if we see a conflict, we'll turn it down."
So, it certainly appears that Wallace made reference to the gun debate in a way that made him identifiable with one side of this issue.
If CBS is as good as its word, we won't be seeing Wallace doing any more stories involving Second Amendment issues. Perhaps his long overdue retirement would be the next step.
Hey, I can dream, can't I?
His boy Chris seems to have a bit more common sense than red diaper baby daddy.
A corrupt Democrat outfit like CBS will be SURE to assign Wallace to all gun-related stories.
Considering CBS's past history, I'm sure Mike Wallace will be assigned full-time to gun stories. Hey, Mike, found any good documents lately?
Why can't they just say it truthfully. Heston (And myself, for that matter) aren't 'Against' anyone. He is 'For' the maintenance and restoration of Constitutionally protected rights and 'For' more focused enforcement of the illegal acts of criminals in the perpetration of crimes, crimes involving ANY weapon.
(.....or maybe.....
Leni
Dog bites man ....film at eleven !
"If CBS is as good as its word, we won't be seeing Wallace doing any more stories involving Second Amendment issues."
That is totally laughable! Tell me just what "word" CBS is as good as? They have zero credibility.
Or those who are married to prominent Democrat leaders, campaign managers and staffers. (In my experience about a third to a half of Democrat activists or Democrat capitol staffers are married to reporters.)
Mike Wallace is in an advanced stage of Alzeimers and doesn't realize it.
"Linda Mason, senior vice president for standards and special projects at CBS News at the time, said that if a CBS correspondent becomes identifiable with one side of a controversial issue, the correspondent would no longer be allowed to cover that issue."
-so I guess we won't be hearing Dan Rather reporting on Presidential politics anymore?
I think this could be solved if these guys would retire sooner. People who stay on the stage too long are bound to eventually damage their own credibility.
This also seems to be true when one stays on camera for way too long during Hurricane season.
"If CBS is as good as its word,---"
Ah come on, you know better than that. When has CBS ever been good for anything, let alone their word?
So you're saying the MSM should close up shop, logically speaking, of course.
''the Brady bunch'' part of the sentence
sounds like the mocking part of the
sentence to me.
But I'm sure Wallace didn't mean to
mis-speak like that.
And - If frogs had wings, they wouldn't bump their ass after every jump..
Semper Fi
CBS? What's a CBS?;))
LoL...
Chris Wallace has the temperment his paymasters want him to reflect. If he changes paymasters, he'll change attitudes. These people are not our friends.
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