Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Fearless

(18,421 posts)
Sun Feb 2, 2014, 03:42 AM Feb 2014

CBS, Bob Schieffer Cut Off Ted Cruz As He Pushes Benghazi & IRS Hoaxes



----------------------

As much as I applaud them for trying to un-crazy the news... sometimes I think Cruz's crazy needs to be seen. Then again, there are those out there who would believe him without evidence.

Hmm...

5 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
CBS, Bob Schieffer Cut Off Ted Cruz As He Pushes Benghazi & IRS Hoaxes (Original Post) Fearless Feb 2014 OP
I'd like to see more editing like this. Lasher Feb 2014 #1
I wouldn't. TrollBuster9090 Feb 2014 #2
Just flip the channel, it's easy to find the kind of drivel you describe. Lasher Feb 2014 #3
Ordinarily I'd be bothered by the censoring of Cruz's blathering lies RVN VET Feb 2014 #5
His number one priority is bringing back jobs . . . another_liberal Feb 2014 #4

TrollBuster9090

(5,955 posts)
2. I wouldn't.
Sun Feb 2, 2014, 05:22 AM
Feb 2014

All Scheiffer and CBS did was to edit the interview enough to make this CRACKPOT look like a rational human being. I'd rather they left IN his psychotic rant about the communist conspiracy to sap and impurify all of our precious bodily fluids...

Lasher

(27,664 posts)
3. Just flip the channel, it's easy to find the kind of drivel you describe.
Sun Feb 2, 2014, 07:02 AM
Feb 2014

I don't think it's unreasonable to expect that pundits shouldn't let their guests take over their shows. Cruz, by they way, is an intelligent man. He was saying stupid shit that stupid people want to believe so that they will stupidly send him money. Scheiffer denied him free air time to execute his scam.

RVN VET

(492 posts)
5. Ordinarily I'd be bothered by the censoring of Cruz's blathering lies
Sun Feb 2, 2014, 02:15 PM
Feb 2014

It would have been wonderful to see Cruz talk his crap and have Schieffer call him out as a liar. But Schieffer is not willing to do that sort of thing. And even if he was, his leash isn't loose enough to give him the freedom to do it. And even if it was, I don't think Old Bob really has the cojones for it. And even if he did, Cruz just would have snarked and said something about not needing to be lectured to.

So it's better (alas) that Senator Crud was edited -- and that's what it was. Not "censored" after all. But "edited" to make him seem less crackpotty.

2014 is the last year America will have to save itself from barbarians like Cruz. If the Dems lose the Senate and the GOPs keep the House, too, I doubt the people will ever recover power. (It's ironic and painful to admit it, but it would, of course, be the very "people" who would be voting their own freedoms and dreams down the sewer.)

 

another_liberal

(8,821 posts)
4. His number one priority is bringing back jobs . . .
Sun Feb 2, 2014, 10:03 AM
Feb 2014

He will bring those jobs back through a clever strategy of continuing to hold endless hearings on Benghazi and and the so-called IRS Scandal. In other words, don't expect those new jobs any time soon.

Latest Discussions»Retired Forums»Video & Multimedia»CBS, Bob Schieffer Cut Of...