Milbank Suggests Schieffer Should Seek Dem Nomination

NewsBusters ^ | Mark Finkelstein

[governsleastgovernsbest]

Sure, it was tongue in cheek. But still, it revealed an underlying truth . . . On today's Face the Nation, when Bob Schieffer wondered why the Dems have fielded only one presidential candidate, the Washington Post's Dana Milbank responded by suggesting that Schieffer himself should go for it.

Milbank said there was a "real opportunity" for someone to run against Hillary by filling the Elizabeth Warren slot and then observed that Schieffer would "have some free time after this summer" [since he has announced his retirement.] Schieffer began a Shermanesque response: "if nominated I would not" before dissolving in laughter. Yes, Milbank was kidding, but the notion wasn't absurd in the sense that he knows that Schieffer is a solid liberal. The joke would have fallen flat if he had suggested Schieffer fill a conservative slot in the Republican primary.

View the video here.

[governsleastgovernsbest]

[governsleastgovernsbest]

Dana Milbank suggests Schieffer should seek Dem prez nomination. OK, he was joking, but it would since everyone knows Schieffer is a big liberal. Ping to Today show list.

[albie]

Old commie. Bob Shieffer-brains.

[oldbrowser]

It also points out that many people see the presidency as a popularity contest.

[ozzymandus]

Way to suck up, Dana. (Nice name, too)

[Carl Vehse]

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Schieffer has been apologizing and covering for Democrats for decades.

[elcid1970]

Skeletor’s politics are no different from Lizzie Warren or Bernie Sanders, so why not?

[Dr. Sivana]

Well, wouldn’t Schieffer’s entry lower the average age of the Democrats likely to get in the race? (Warren, a frosh at 65, is the Sydney Greenstreet of potential candidates, Biden, Jerry Brown, etc. are also yesterday’s news.)

[Puppage]

That’s ALL American politics is....a popularity contest.