I am so sick of this. Kerry IS a hero. He saved LIVES. McCain did a stint in the pokey for being a poor pilot and losing a plane to enemy fire and leaving his mission incomplete.

Scheiffer, in my opinion, "set McCain up" for Kerry to talk about McCain's "judgement"
not his integrity...and Kerry handled it beautifully. Way to go John Kerry...

kerry nailed him and mcC*nt with the facts.

end of story

Bob Scheiffer should be buried head first in a honey bucket
these reichwingneocon assholes are so self-righteous.

"All right" is a polite way of telling someone to shut up.

I don't think these media people are used to people telling them the truth.

Ol' "Set-Up" Shieffer strikes again...tryin' for a two-fer after his lob to Wes Clark. Sorry, Bob, that curveball's not gonna hunt. [yep, mixin' the metaphors tonight...should read up on that thar book-larnin' stuff...now where's a good librarian when you need one? Take a look via my homeblog.

Oh no! Now you're going to make Bob Schieffer stammer and stumble and nearly cry for a third Sunday in a row and he'll have to angrily ask you how dare you question John McCain's service / qualifications to be President / integrity / dry rub / anything at all.

doggiebobo @ 13:

I Like Pie @ 9:

"All right" is a polite way of telling someone to shut up.

I don't think these media people are used to people telling them the truth.

May be so as to your interpretation of" All right", but another way to look at it is that
Scheiffer was actually agreeing w/what Kerry said.

He said it 3 times in a row. All three times he was trying to cut Kerry off mid-sentence.

I Like Pie @ 15:

dadams @ 8:

Bob Scheiffer should be buried head first in a honey bucket
these reichwingneocon assholes are so self-righteous.

You have to have some serious connections to get one of these news media jobs. The communists used to call them "party loyalists".

Here in America they're called "Serious People".

Schieffer works for CBS,in his ear there is a faceless,nameless person telling him what to say. If he doesn't do what they say,he gets fired........get it?

I'm really not surprised anymore. And did you catch all that while Kerry was speaking: "okay" "alright" "okay" "yeah, yeah". I mean, just trying to hurry him up to get to the next vapid question. Probably wanted to get to Obama's patriotism or something important like that.

i would like to see/hear senator kerry more. he is solid and doesn't take any crap......

I Am A Banana @ 22:

I'm really not surprised anymore. And did you catch all that while Kerry was speaking: "okay" "alright" "okay" "yeah, yeah". I mean, just trying to hurry him up to get to the next vapid question. Probably wanted to get to Obama's patriotism or something important like that.

I would like to see/view the entire interview segement before passing final judgement.
The printed word does not always give a true tenure of the conversations...

I believe Kerry did an excellent . . . he's catching on to these biased news mediators, they ask a question, then cut you off before you can fully answer it . . . . When Scheiffer attempted this Kerry just kept talking over him until he completed his answer . The Repugs do it all the time. Most Democrats feel it is rude and do not but are learning it's the only way to deal with the bias! Three cheers for Kerry!
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Snowball @ 27:

doggiebobo @ 26:

I Am A Banana @ 22:

I'm really not surprised anymore. And did you catch all that while Kerry was speaking: "okay" "alright" "okay" "yeah, yeah". I mean, just trying to hurry him up to get to the next vapid question. Probably wanted to get to Obama's patriotism or something important like that.

I would like to see/view the entire interview segement before passing final judgement.
The printed word does not always give a true tenure of the conversations...

I watched it, you're wrong.

O.K., I admit my stupdity. I had failed to see/watch the video furnished. Now I have. I now agree as to most of the observations made, Scheiffer was acting like a jerk, as
almost ALL supposedly journalist do...But would still like to see what went on AFTER
the short segment furnished above to see what else may have been disCUSSed.

I thought Schieffer was better than that. He didn't even try to hide his bias. I think all of these political talk show host should announce that they are for Mccain, and that that's how the questions will be coming at the guest.

Wow, can you believe it? The librul media attacking John Kerry! How is that possible??? Aren't they all "in the tank" for librulz like Kerry?

By the way, where was this John Kerry in 2004? He did pretty well with this one.

Words I thought I would never say; but here they are....

Bob, you're a wanker

Shorter Scheiffer: Dirty fucking hippie kid with your youthful grey hair. Get off my lawn!

Schieffer Is a Putz! Along with most of the main stream media! At least we have the internet.

Marty @ 33:

Kerry voted for the invasion of Iraq.

Out of Fear. Like Hillary, Edwards, etc.

Not ol Russ Feingold.

your right kerry said he was mistaken....the vote/resolution gave the president the authority...i think like hillary they didn't believe he would do it or that he could do it........little did they know that this attack was in the works......misleading intelligence maybe even propaganda....of course kerry wanted to be president. if he would have voted against the resolution he would have never had a chance for the presidency.

at first glance this comes off as whining.

kcw @ 43:

OK, so Scheiffer is a tool and asks if Kerry is questioning McCain's integrity. Why didn't Kerry just say "yes"? I'll give props to Kerry as a Vietnam hero, but as a Democrat, he's limp.

totally disagree judgement a much relative argument
we all know about his integrity...now we need to attack his judgement......i think "lame" is out of bounds. no disrespect.......kerry is solid/knowledgable

greyzone2 @ 47:

if only Kerry spoke like this in 2004 ...

i have that same thought.......i guess he learned. it seems to me he was treated very unfairly by the (r) he wasn't ready for a dirty fight......he knows now there are no rules in fighting.

doggiebobo @ 30:

Snowball @ 27:

doggiebobo @ 26:

I Am A Banana @ 22:
I would like to see/view the entire interview segement before passing final judgement.
The printed word does not always give a true tenure of the conversations...

I watched it, you're wrong.

O.K., I admit my stupdity. I had failed to see/watch the video furnished. Now I have. I now agree as to most of the observations made, Scheiffer was acting like a jerk, as
almost ALL supposedly journalist do...But would still like to see what went on AFTER
the short segment furnished above to see what else may have been disCUSSed.

Schieffer went to collect his paycheck from his corporate paymasters, licked their boots after they lambasted him for letting Kerry get a word out edgewise and said: "Thank you sir, may I have another!"

All this was off camera, of course.

greyzone2 @ 47:

if only Kerry spoke like this in 2004 ...

He did learn his lesson and passed it on. Obama has said it was a point Kerry repeated over and over - respond fast and hit back hard whenever they try to lie about or smear you.

It's time for Bob Sheiffer to retire, in my opinion.

Twice in the span of one week he has raised his eyebrows and expressed astonishment that anyone might critize his idol - John McCain.

This is not neutral news. Bob Schieffer wants McCain to win.

This old guy ought to be driven off the mainstream airwaves

Robert @ 54:

It's time for Bob Sheiffer to retire, in my opinion.

Twice in the span of one week he has raised his eyebrows and expressed astonishment that anyone might critize his idol - John McCain.

This is not neutral news. Bob Schieffer wants McCain to win.

This old guy ought to be driven off the mainstream airwaves

Just one of many, many who should be, not driven, but "kicked off" of the airwaves.

Whoever is keeping track of the corporate media bias, add Scheiffer (R) to the list.

dadams @ 8:

Bob Scheiffer should be buried head first in a honey bucket
these reichwingneocon assholes are so self-righteous.

a perfect waste of honey.

I Like Pie @ 16:

doggiebobo @ 13:

I Like Pie @ 9:

"All right" is a polite way of telling someone to shut up.

I don't think these media people are used to people telling them the truth.

May be so as to your interpretation of" All right", but another way to look at it is that
Scheiffer was actually agreeing w/what Kerry said.

He said it 3 times in a row. All three times he was trying to cut Kerry off mid-sentence.

precisely!

Robert @ 54:

It's time for Bob Sheiffer to retire, in my opinion.

Twice in the span of one week he has raised his eyebrows and expressed astonishment that anyone might critize his idol - John McCain.

This is not neutral news. Bob Schieffer wants McCain to win.

This old guy ought to be driven off the mainstream airwaves

the people who have bullshit bob in place will select an equally shitty or worse replacement. but you already know that.

Bah..... this isn't a big deal. I think it is a fair question. Kerry is saying that McCain has changed his tune on everything. That he had one message as senator and a new message as presidential candidate which is completely different. Kerry *is* questioning his integrity. He is saying that McCain is saying whatever it takes to get him elected - including things that he has previously condemned. That brings his integrity into question.

And what I saw was a full two minutes of Kerry saying exactly that, interrupted by Sheiffer's question, followed up by 30 seconds of Kerry saying nothing except basically "No, I am questioning his judgement" in various situations.

Everyone that has questioned McCain's judgement has beeen accused of questioning his service/integrity. Bob asked Kerry that question directly - which I think was the right thing to do and gave Kerry the opportunity to address that then and there.

Perhaps we are all so scarred from the obvious bias we see all the time in virtually all media outlets but this seems a bit 'knee-jerk' to me.

Like the above poster, I would like to see the conversation both before and after this snippet to get a better feel for the overall tone of the interview.

just my .02.

Carry on.

I haven't read all the posts here, but to those agreeing with the post here _ and to the poster _ take a chill pill.

First off, based on this approx. 2 minute 45 second clip, Sen. Kerry spoke about 2 minutes and 30 seconds of that time. That's incredible amount for someone to speak on camera in a spot situation. Second, I'm not sure you folks understand journalism. The job of the reporter, or anchor, in this case isn't to agree with whom he or she is interviewing, but to probe motives and intentions of answers. And, also, to be contrarian _ not combative _ at times.

In this case, Schieffer, who's a very good journalist, asked a good, intelligent question to Kerry in terms of why he's describing his longtime Senate colleague John McCain in that manner. Schieffer didn't attack Kerry and said he impugned McCain, but asked whether he's questioning McCain's integrity. Integrity is essentially an individual's moral soundness or having a consistent framework of principles. Based on what Kerry said, he really did question McCain's integrity and rightly so because McCain doesn't have any principles anymore. Kerry also gave a good response to Schieffer's question.

We should take some time to understand what a reporter is saying or asking in certain situations and the context he's asking it in. We've become way to kneejerk toward the MSM in terms of where they lie on the political spectrum or who they favor. The MSM has a lot of faults, but we're falling into a trap of automatically shutting down and taking the slightest offense to everything they say.

In this case _ Schieffer's interview with Kerry _ it is unjustified.

Kerry should have responded:

"Are you questioning my integrity that I can't question McCain's integrity?"

GuyCybershy @ 71:

The media are siding with McCain because they don't want Obama to get to far ahead in the polls. A close race is better for ratings. If Obama gets too popular it might lead to rising expectations among the public. McCain can drag the level of debate down to level of fifth graders which is also good.

it is not the ratings. that does not explain kerry and gore.

You see, this is simply a process of becoming more efficient. In this case, 50% more efficient.

Previously, a journalist would be an objective facilitator who setup a discussion between two guests with opposing viewpoints. Now, with the new and improved version, you don't NEED two opposing viewpoints as the journalist can act as the opposing viewpoint instead of a wasteful additional guest.

I can see that further improvements of efficiency will be made where no guests are required and the journalist will simply tell you what opinion you should have. Odds on that Fox will be the first.

/snark.

Vincennes @ 68:

I haven't read all the posts here, but to those agreeing with the post here _ and to the poster _ take a chill pill.

First off, based on this approx. 2 minute 45 second clip, Sen. Kerry spoke about 2 minutes and 30 seconds of that time. That's incredible amount for someone to speak on camera in a spot situation. Second, I'm not sure you folks understand journalism. The job of the reporter, or anchor, in this case isn't to agree with whom he or she is interviewing, but to probe motives and intentions of answers. And, also, to be contrarian _ not combative _ at times.

In this case, Schieffer, who's a very good journalist, asked a good, intelligent question to Kerry in terms of why he's describing his longtime Senate colleague John McCain in that manner. Schieffer didn't attack Kerry and said he impugned McCain, but asked whether he's questioning McCain's integrity. Integrity is essentially an individual's moral soundness or having a consistent framework of principles. Based on what Kerry said, he really did question McCain's integrity and rightly so because McCain doesn't have any principles anymore. Kerry also gave a good response to Schieffer's question.

We should take some time to understand what a reporter is saying or asking in certain situations and the context he's asking it in. We've become way to kneejerk toward the MSM in terms of where they lie on the political spectrum or who they favor. The MSM has a lot of faults, but we're falling into a trap of automatically shutting down and taking the slightest offense to everything they say.

In this case _ Schieffer's interview with Kerry _ it is unjustified.

Your essay could apply to almost every individual clip of this type. Each one, taken in isolation, might seem innocuous. Viewed as a whole, however, patterns emerge, and one begins to recognize biases and tactics even when they are subtle.

I do not dismiss the danger of growing paranoid, nor the ease with which we could do so. But many here have watched enough of Scheiffer's interviews -- most recently his bona fide shock that Gen. Clark would dare note that being shot down in a war does not qualify McCain to be president -- to include this clip among those that deserve our contempt.

As for journalism, we know what it is, while television personalities have long forgot. Scheiffer is actually one of the better putative journalists out there, but such is faint praise akin to recognizing that he is one of the world's taller midgets.

CoIntelPro for Pronktastic Democratic Party Victory Over SCLM and DIEBOLD! @ 73:

intron @ 66:
perhaps you need to see what is in front of your eyes.

Well, since I am unable to see it, perhaps it would be instructive if you could spell it out plainly for me. If there is something wrong with my line of reasoning please point it out to me - I don't claim to be perfect so I welcome any thoughtful comments that can help me understand what is right 'in front of my eyes'.

Karen @ 65:

Sen. KERRY: There are very few people who walk around
and say, `Going into Iraq was the right thing to do and we should’ve done it. I’d do it again if I had the chance.’ John McCain does. John McCain believes this was the right decision.

SCHIEFFER: Ehh, heh, heh, now, Senator, be nice. [Off camera to producers: You told him not to say these things, right? He has the contract, right?]

Sen. KERRY: I just came back from the Middle East. I just met with the king of Saudi Arabia. I met with President Mubarak of Egypt. I met with others. You know what they said to me? They said, `You, America, have served up to Iran, Iraq on a platter.’ They are outraged by this sort of, you know, ineptitude of what has been done by those who decided it was smart to go into Iraq.

SCHIEFFER: Stop talking, Senator. I want to change the subject.

Sen. KERRY: Ok.

SCHIEFFER: Are you now saying that John McCain, war hero John McCain, champion of all things righteous John McCain . . . . . . is a bad man?

Sen. KERRY: I’m challenging Senator McCain’s judgment, his judgment that says there’s no violence history between Sunni and Shia. That’s wrong. His judgment that says this is going to increase the stability of the Middle East. It hasn’t. It’s made it less stable. The judgment that says this will, quote “This will be the best thing for America and the world in a long time.”

SCHIEFFER: Uh, yeah, I get it. Stop talking.

Sen. KERRY: It’s the worst thing that we’ve done in a long time-----

SCHIEFFER: Yeah, we all heard you, stop it already!

Sen. KERRY: -----And he’s turned his eye away from Afghanistan and al-Qaeda and made America less safe-------

SCHIEFFER: All right already, Senator, I've had about enough!

Sen. KERRY: -----That’s dangerous for our country------

SCHIEFFER: Jesus H. Fernando Mother Fucking Michael Palin Christ on a Pogo Stick, Senator, when I cut you off, stop fucking talking! You got it?! These are the Unmentionables, Senator, the Unmentionables! We told you about them in the green room before the show! Shut! The! Fuck! Up!

That was funny and probably closer to what happened!!

samdog @ 2:

I am so sick of this. Kerry IS a hero. He saved LIVES. McCain did a stint in the pokey for being a poor pilot and losing a plane to enemy fire and leaving his mission incomplete.

You're a prick! Congratulations.

If only John Kerry had crashed four planes, made propaganda films for the enemy, and consistently voted against the troops... then perhaps the 'librul' media would have treated him like a war hero too.

They should let Senator Kerry go after Senator McCain on this sort of thing as much as possible. If anyone accuses Senator Kerry of attacking Senator McCain's war record, Senator Kerry can say "Excuse me? About 2004 ..."

If at all possible, we as citizens of this country have to demand that we be given excess to our media.

If we have to demand that the American people be given an un-tampered with network that we the people can count on to provide real media coverage that will be unbiased, truthful and honest .

It is simply dangerous to continue on with this right wing media mess, that these ass holes have subjected all of us too.

We have seen just how dangerous this shit can be with Katrina and this illegal war in Iraq.

It is fruitless to continue thinking that any of these stupid greedy bastards that also live high on the hog, along with their super rich bosses, who are hell bent on carrying out this evil, sick agenda, they have subjected the people of this country to put up with.

What this old sick greedy bastard is saying to Kerry is business as usual and at this point something we can all expect from all of these jack asses.

Through our tax returns, each year, we could all donate $5. to pay for a network station that can be carried all across this country for every citizen to be able to view, all our important information. We could have a board of private citizens that answer to only the average citizens, by votes, when any changes are necessary, and not one of these stupid ass holes could have any kind of excess.

We should all be so dame sick and tired of these six biggots, controlling our agenda and simply fu-king up our process for their own political and financial gains.

We have one of the most important elections in the history of this country comming up in Nov, and this dame media and the cheap right win ass holes that have screwed us more times then any of us could ever stand are still holding the cards, with these bastards, plastered all over our national networks, with the blessing of these equally ignorant FCC, Chairman and his gang of hinchmen, that carry out ever wish of the GOP..

Many of us are woke now, so dammet, folks, wake all the way up.

jimbo9107...your right on guy! Unfortunately, most of the media is republican biased and I'm not to sure its legal, certainly not ethical, to have journalist as biased as Scheiffer, Andrea Mitchell, John Roberts and not to mention Meredith Vieria. I was so outaged at Meredith's attack/treatment of Senator Obama that I called NBC to complain...and I'm a registered republican. I'll never vote republican again, but I certainly made my concerns known. Perhaps its time MoveOn.orgargainzed form a call-in, mail-in, email campaign to news media executives...and to the advertisers who support biased journalist. Let me get a petition from MY companies customers/clients and they have MY UNDIVIDED ATTENTION ! I'll fire everyone who's creatining their problem, beacuse the customer/client is the LIFE BLOOD of any business. I think we are at the time to march on DC, news media offices and major advertiseres. I am ready to walk in the front of the line and identify myslef as a DISGUSTED REPUBLICAN for real change...not a 're-do" to correct the mistaes of the last 7 years.

First--MSM? Males who have sex with males??? lol...acronym soup is delicious..but what do you mean by it?

GREAT comments here--and loved Karen's spoof. The sacrosanct angel of McSame must never be challenged or his brain might explode, causing him to utter expletives. (Can't wait--bound to happen).

But Shieffer is one of the SHEEP of the media, not its wolves. And so, like a fly caught in the web of the steaming voracious piles of SHIT, lies and nothing that are spewed loudly from the parapets of Fox etc., the noise gets undeserved attention and then the "moderates" like Schieffer feel they must give a nod to it. They don't realize they also buy into all the underlying Rovian nonsense that accepts as de facto notions like "McCain is a hero" or other propaganda. They refuse to evaluate their premises going in to an interview.

The motivations for this refusal are the usual: cowardice, blindness, fear of change, greed, avarice for power.

Obama has been increasingly caught in this web, trying to appease the PERCEPTION of the masses foisted on us by brickheads like Limbaugh and their ilk. So he turned in his spine, bought the bullshit and started tacking right. But that's not a particular surprise for democrats, sadly, as they fall for the ersatz "authority" of the bluster, swagger and bullshit of the repugnican scum that run the show.

Eh. End of an empire in its last despicable fits of inhumanity--I suspect things will get MUCH worse--and we may well be on our collective way out. Too many humans gobbling up the planet.

LOL..starting with "MSM" I'll end with Heterosexuality on an Overpopulated planet is a Psychosocial Disorder.

That's disappointing. I expected better of Schieffer.

wisedup @ 20:

Schieffer works for CBS,in his ear there is a faceless,nameless person telling him what to say. If he doesn't do what they say,he gets fired........get it?

Yep, that's the way it is. Tired of the status quo? PLEASE, exercise your one, and only power here: TURN IT OFF.

Thanks, C&L, because without these clips, I would have zero insight into how low the MSM has sunk. To me, these teevee stations don't exsist..........period.

The CMSM is part of the Military Industrial Complex, it is propaganda that supports wars. It is not to be trusted, it has no integrity just like John McCain. Kerry is a truth teller in a sewer of misinformation.

I used to think Schieffer wasn't a paid hack. It turns out I was wrong. How sad.

Snowball @ 25:

What I heard was Schieffer clearly trying to interrupt Kerry and throw him off message. You'd never see him treat a Republican that way.

I absolutely agree. Kerry is in a perfect spot in the election. He is a straight talker who backs up what he says with facts and sensible solutions, unlike the candidates who try to say "nothings" in a way to avoid criticism from either side. Also having Kerry talk about McCain's positions can always be compared to the horrible treatment Kerry received.

Wouldn't John Kerry be a great VP choice. He's been vetted in the past presidential campaign. He can't be swiftboated this time because that opens the door for the Democrats to swiftboat McCain without the MSM going "tsk, tsk". He has vast experience in Congress, a storied heroic military record that pales McCain's and would balance out Obama's foreign policy shortcomings.

Schieffer is nothing but a tool. I think his whimpering about McCain is revealing. Toss him and that Mitchell bonehead at MSNBC in the same sorry journalist barrel...preferably at the bottom.

Bob will, ultimately, show his bias towards the republican candidate like any newscaster making millions in salary and with a sizable portfolio. He like, the others, are afraid of a democrat being in control of taxes. This is how they will win. Scare everyone by the thought of "increased taxes". Its the taxes stupid!

um . . . "fleece"

Johnny @ 105:

brantl @ 99:

Joe! @ 82:

samdog @ 2:

You're a prick! Congratulations.

When did you miss the fact that McCain wrecked 4 other planes (other than the one he was shot down in) and one of them a civilian plane. With that much plain plane smoke, there must be a fire, don't you think?

Additionally, many of his fellow service members blame him for the incident on the Forrestal that not only cost the military a multi-million dollar plane but the lives of hundreds of his fellow service men. He was transferred to another aircraft carrier even before the death toll was finished on the Forrestal!!

RE: the USS Forrestal , if McCain did " wet start " his plane causing 167 ( ? ) deaths , 74 ( ? ) wounded and untold millions of dollars of damage , I would think that alone would be enough to disqualify him as POTUS as he should of been court marshalled .

Scheiffer is at it again. He has proven himself lately to be shamelessly biased in favor of John McCain. He should be fired.