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5/22/2005

BenedictBlog on Bob Schieffer

Filed under: Judiciary,Media Bias — Patterico @ 8:43 am



BenedictBlog has this interesting account of an interview his local radio station did with Bob Schieffer. To nobody’s great surprise, Schieffer revealed that he has a leftist view of the filibuster controversy.

4 Responses to “BenedictBlog on Bob Schieffer”

  1. He has plenty of “rightist” views as well, and is pretty universally accepted in media and political circles as a moderate.

    I think you’re barking up the wrong tree if your implication is that Bob Schieffer, of all people, is a biased journalist.

    Nice “Live Preview of Comment” feature!

    dan (055563)

  2. He’s better than Rather. But these views, if accurately reported, are pretty over-the-top leftist.

    Patterico (756436)

  3. Firstly, Scheiffer would not thrive and survive at CBS unless he leaned left. He’s a big juicy lefty.

    In all fairness, his 20 minutes on conservative WABC were his 20 minutes to spout. He wasn’t appearing as an anchor, he was a guest. A guest/anchor promoting his news show. Given the fuzzy blur between news and entertainment, I don’t know that old Bob didn’t have a right to try to influence listeners.

    Frankly it’s just more proof as to how the old guard network newsboys are hanging themselves. Nice rope, Bob.

    Vermont Neighbor (40e0a4)

  4. The fact that a lot of people, including Scheiffer himself, consider him a moderate is why restoring editorial balance to newsrooms is impossible. I have heard him interviewed. All of his views, opinions, and beliefs are to the left. Yet he, and the people around him, are totally honest when they say he is a moderate. Why? Because in their environment he is a moderate. In his newsroom there are many to the left of him. Perhaps there are a few to the right of him. That does make him a moderate in that environment.
    It’s sad that he can’t see himself for what he is.
    Maybe he should check with Andy Rooney.

    Walter Guest (28dc51)


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