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calimary

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42. CBS has a big black eye now.

Tue Jun 2, 2026, 11:47 PM

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Its oft-used nickname was "the Tiffany network" because of the high quality and good taste of its programming, AND ESPECIALLY its news presentation. Those three letters really meant something. Back when I was still working, if you worked at CBS, you were widely considered to be working for the absolute best network in the business. Edward R. Murrow, Walter Cronkite, Dan Rather, Eric Sevareid, Douglas Edwards, Bob Schieffer - it was a "murderers' row" of news giants, and if you were thought worthy to work where these folks worked, you were golden almost as much as they were.

Nice to be retired, I have to admit. I'm not only out-of-range, I'm no longer even on the same planet.

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CBS Fires Scott Pelley [View all] applegrove Tuesday OP

A Badge of Honor. spanone Tuesday #1

Yes. I hope all the fired 60 Minute correspondents applegrove Tuesday #4

They could name it "3600 Seconds" ! :D eppur_se_muova Tuesday #19

Or "The Hour" CaptainTruth Yesterday #50

Yes. I'm glad he didn't bend. hamsterjill Tuesday #29

Yes, Tis True tis True! Cha Yesterday #49

Of fawking course they did!!!!!!! THAT's IT I AM NEVER WATCHING CBS EVER AGAIN!!!!! a kennedy Tuesday #2

I'll never watch CBS again Grim Chieftain Yesterday #54

CBS is so going to regret this NJCher Tuesday #3

Republicans own some Canadian newspapers applegrove Tuesday #5

Which ones? moonscape Tuesday #20

National Post ran at a deficit for 20 years. applegrove Tuesday #22

Thanks. I'm not Canadian moonscape Tuesday #31

The National Post was created to be a Republican voice. applegrove Tuesday #33

Ah, thanks. moonscape Yesterday #53

..destroying CBS.. thomski64 Tuesday #9

Revenge for having been known as a "liberal" network? calimary Tuesday #37

CNN just announced this. orleans Tuesday #6

No surprise, but he should feel honored. Ocelot II Tuesday #7

I think he already told them to take their job and shove it. dem4decades Tuesday #8

CBS's loss, our gain. OAITW r.2.0 Tuesday #10

Excellent. applegrove Tuesday #11

Boy, THAT would rock the media world! calimary Yesterday #57

He'll probably sue ITAL Tuesday #12

There are often "non-disparagement" clauses in employment contracts... appmanga Tuesday #16

I'd like to see the 60 minutes crew cut loose on the Only in Monroe dgauss Tuesday #13

ABC and NBC are quite insane if they don't capitalize on all this talent floating out there to make a new news show Takket Tuesday #14

Meidastouch has almost 7mm subscribers and growing rapidly. OAITW r.2.0 Tuesday #17

I figured this would happen. Diamond_Dog Tuesday #15

It's like the McCarthy era. Irish_Dem Tuesday #18

Yet another reason to boycott CBS LetMyPeopleVote Tuesday #21

I am curious of whether Sunday Morning will survive question everything Tuesday #23

Rachel covering now senseandsensibility Tuesday #24

He'll be fine Renew Deal Tuesday #25

The show is 47 Minutes now. hay rick Tuesday #26

Bari gonna Bari TheDemsshouldhireme Tuesday #27

If you yell at your new boss in front Orangenero Tuesday #28

If you have a new boss who knows what the fuck he/she/they displacedvermoter Yesterday #56

We will all go down together orangecrush Tuesday #30

CBS who? What is that? aeromanKC Tuesday #32

CBS Eye BowDown Tuesday #34

CBS has a big black eye now. calimary Tuesday #42

I just found myself thinking "the CBS Eye-YI-YI." calimary Yesterday #58

Does Bari Weiss want 60 Minutes to fail? OrlandoDem2 Tuesday #35

No, she wants to put her imprint on it, but her imprint will make it fail JHB Tuesday #39

I'm pretty sure that is one of her missions Skittles Yesterday #51

This country is going to hell in a hand basket. Joinfortmill Tuesday #36

Of course they did Wild blueberry Tuesday #38

Seems like the goal has been Sparkly Tuesday #40

Like I said in an earlier post Republicans/conservatives started a newspaper applegrove Tuesday #41

Hard to see it as anything otherwise. calimary Tuesday #43

CBS won't get through it. maxsolomon Yesterday #61

Unbelievable DET Yesterday #44

Fuck CBS. dalton99a Yesterday #45

Gosh, I hope some day Bari Weiss get Cha Yesterday #48

I hope she won't be able to attend a pride parade ever again. Crowman2009 Yesterday #60

Pelley did some good stuff gulliver Yesterday #46

I freaking knew that was cooing. Cha Yesterday #47

He absolutely did BuddhaGirl Yesterday #59

This message was self-deleted by its author bmichaelh Yesterday #52

If you have a shred of dignity D_Master81 Yesterday #55

This is what happens with fascism MoseShrute Yesterday #62

Scott Pelley just issued a statement on Bari's remarks this morning: LetMyPeopleVote Yesterday #63

Pelley is 68 yrs old so he decided to go out with a bang instead of a whimper. Jacson6 Yesterday #64

These people buy media to kill it. It's what they do. NNadir Yesterday #65

Republicans are traitors... GiqueCee Yesterday #66

Living up to its new moniker PghTiny 21 hrs ago #67