Dan Rather Praises Peter Arnett, Claims 'Most People' Believe His Stor
September 21st, 2007 10:30 AM
NBC’s Matt Lauer: Good Thing 'Piñata' Alberto Gonzales Forced Out
August 28th, 2007 1:11 PM
In a post-Don Imus world, one would think journalists would be on their guard to not say or write anything that could be in any way perceived as racist. Yet, just days after CBS's Andy Rooney made a racial slur concerning Hispanic baseball players, NBC's Matt Lauer actually called outgoing Attorney General Alberto Gonzales a "piñata." Certainly, given Gonzales's ethnic background, and the…
Andy Rooney Gets Pass for Racial Slur About Hispanic Baseball Players
August 27th, 2007 1:30 PM
So, did you hear that Andy Rooney made a racial slur last week about baseball players all being named "Rodriguez?" You didn't? Well, how could you, for it appears that virtually nobody reported it. To bring you up to speed, the CBS "60 Minutes" commentator wrote a column about America's national pastime last Thursday, and stated the following (emphasis added):
God, Prayer (and More) Absent From '60 Minutes' Rwanda Story
July 2nd, 2007 9:31 PM
The story of Immaculée Ilibagiza is nothing short of remarkable. During the 1994 Rwandan genocide, Immaculée and six other women hid in a tiny bathroom in the house of a Protestant minister as rival tribesmen searched to kill them. They hid under unimaginable conditions for three months as the threat of a gruesome death lurked outside.How did Immaculée survive such a brutal ordeal? Through the…
Will ’60 Minutes’ Report ‘Appeal for Courage’ Pro-Iraq War Pet
May 13th, 2007 3:20 AM
In February, CBS’ “60 Minutes” did a segment gushing over an anti-Iraq war petition called “Appeal For Redress” signed by about a thousand members of the military. On Wednesday, members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars presented Congress a petition signed by 2,700 current and former service members expressing support of the nation’s actions in Iraq.As this movement was in direct response to "…
Stahl, Who Derided Reagan, Hypocritically Lectures Dobbs for Criticizi
May 7th, 2007 10:03 AM
CBS's Lesley Stahl, in a 60 Minutes profile of CNN's Lou Dobbs aired Sunday night, expressed indignation over how Dobbs violates the supposed “fair and balanced” rule of journalism by revealing his disdain for President Bush, but Stahl has a long history of announcing her personal political views, including scorn for President Reagan and adulation of Hillary Clinton. When Dobbs confirmed he's “…
CBS Blogger Doesn't Press Producers Over Tenet/Perle Exchange That Nev
April 30th, 2007 4:10 PM
In an April 30 "Public Eye" entry, CBS ombudsblogger Brian Montopoli wrote about CBS's quandary over CIA director George Tenet has a faulty memory regarding an exchange with Richard Perle that supposedly happened the day after 9/11 at the White House. The problem, Perle was stuck in France. He returned to the country on Sept. 15, 2001. So what to do with Web site transcripts of the April 29 "60…
Brokaw Wonders Why Tenet Didn't Resign Given 'Rogue' Pentagon Operatio
April 30th, 2007 8:33 AM
The Bush administration: a bigger threat to national security than a foreign spy. That was Tom Brokaw's implicit assumption in his interview with former CIA Director George Tenet on this morning's "Today." Along the way, Brokaw accused former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld of running a "rogue" intelligence operation.BROKAW: In the opening passage you describe conversations in the Clinton…
Former Head of CIA’s Bin Laden Unit: Don’t Buy Tenet’s Blame Gam
April 29th, 2007 10:17 PM
On Sunday’s “60 Minutes,” ex-CIA Director George Tenet told CBS’ Scott Pelley the Bush administration misrepresented his now famous “slam dunk” reference to weapons of mass destruction in Iraq (video available here).However, one of Tenet’s former employees, Michael Scheuer, published an op-ed (h/t Captain Ed) in the Washington Post Sunday cautioning that “the former director of central…
