On PBS, Bill Maher Says America Will Regain Prestige 'Quickly' -- Once
May 19th, 2007 8:32 AM
On May 4, Bill Maher appeared on the PBS talk show Charlie Rose to denounce Bush's handling of the war in Iraq. Speaking of being greeted as liberators, Maher said America will get back its global reputation almost instantly once Bush is gone and the Carter-Clinton people are back in charge of foreign policy:CHARLIE ROSE: Now, we`re at a low ebb in terms of our respect around the world. In your…
Bob Schieffer Says I Didn't Betray Katie Couric, Says Media Not to Bla
May 7th, 2007 6:00 PM
Former CBS Evening News anchor Bob Schieffer told Columbus Dispatch writer Tim Feran that the gossip was untrue that he was trashing Katie Couric in the press. "I was not the source for that story, period. I had nothing to do with it...and I don't know who did." Schieffer also took exception to the Bill Moyers theory that the national media were enablers to President Bush's runup to war in Iraq.…
PBS Host Thundered: 'Why Shouldn't We Be Outraged' At George Bush
May 7th, 2007 1:50 PM
Here is the kind of debate that's common on taxpayer-subsidized PBS: two liberals arguing over the right degree of rage over President Bush on Iraq. Should it be white hot? Or just hot enough that you don't burn your mouth on it? On Thursday night's edition of his eponymous show, Tavis Smiley interviewed Washington Post columnist David Ignatius. Ignatius worried out loud about finding some degree…
