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Orrex

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10. Schieffer has long had apologists here on DU

Reply to Stinky The Clown (Reply #2)

Sun May 12, 2013, 11:17 AM

May 2013

During the Kerry/Bush debates, he repeatedly softballed W, but when I complained about it on DU2, I was told what a fine and objective journalist Schieffer is.

Didn't see it then, don't see it now. He's another in a big crowd of GOP enablers. A waterboy, as you note.

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Issa is just lying, lying, lying on MTP and Gregory just lets it all go unchallenged [View all] nobodyspecial May 2013 OP

Gregory just lets it all go unchallenged?? hell he leads the lies. Autumn May 2013 #1

Waterboy Bob Sheaffer did it last week on CBS' Face The Nation. Stinky The Clown May 2013 #2

Schieffer has long had apologists here on DU Orrex May 2013 #10

oooh, I think you are right. Remember how the media went after Gore librechik May 2013 #3

My Sundays are so much better without hack Gregory malaise May 2013 #4

I think Issa is looking like a smarmy little shit. MADem May 2013 #5

Seriously, why do you watch that smarmy fool? CanonRay May 2013 #6

Gregory's been a tool from the start. L0oniX May 2013 #7

I think a lot of these pundits are actually physically afraid of the republican's nuttier supporters tularetom May 2013 #8

I don't understand how you guys watch any of the Sunday punditry shows. I can't do it. Liberal_Stalwart71 May 2013 #9

Just on as background noise nobodyspecial May 2013 #12

Sunday mornings are for coffee and jazz toddaa May 2013 #14

...and long walks in the park. ;) Liberal_Stalwart71 May 2013 #16

I'll never forget Gregory schmoozing with the Romneys BootinUp May 2013 #11

...or at the RNC! Liberal_Stalwart71 May 2013 #17

I stopped watching Sunday talk shows years ago for this same reason. demosincebirth May 2013 #13

Stopwatch analysis: 12'06" for Issa, 3'25" for Pickering DTinAZ May 2013 #15