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7. I would imagine the president had been mentioned before in the broadcast

Reply to trof (Reply #6)

Thu Jun 16, 2016, 07:01 PM

Jun 2016

As a former newspaper reporter you also know that repetition is frowned upon. Not to mention that "President Obama and Vice President Biden" is far too wordy. I suppose Mr. Pelley could have said "The President and the Vice-President..."

I'm cool. I like Scott.

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"Mister Obama and Vice-president Biden..." - Scott Pelley [View all] trof Jun 2016 OP

I don't think it is pissy at all. sheshe2 Jun 2016 #1

Out of a dozen possible explanations for why he used those words� MadDAsHell Jun 2016 #18

Yes! sheshe2 Jun 2016 #19

Post removed Post removed Jun 2016 #21

Oh please charlyvi Jun 2016 #26

That's exactly what I think, and I'm white. yardwork Jun 2016 #27

Not pissy at all... IllinoisBirdWatcher Jun 2016 #2

I've often wondered Ineeda Jun 2016 #11

I wish he... 3catwoman3 Jun 2016 #30

Sigh blogslut Jun 2016 #3

That I knew. In another life, I was a newspaper reporter. trof Jun 2016 #6

I would imagine the president had been mentioned before in the broadcast blogslut Jun 2016 #7

I'm NOT cool with it rury Jun 2016 #9

Uh...respect? He's not a king. MadDAsHell Jun 2016 #20

Yep pisses me off too Person 2713 Jun 2016 #4

That Ccarmona Jun 2016 #13

All part of the Media's Wellstone ruled Jun 2016 #5

Anecdote Croney Jun 2016 #8

Pelly has called him xloadiex Jun 2016 #10

You can't possibly think a media darling could be racist? Nah, not in egalitarian America. Augiedog Jun 2016 #12

Other frat boy labeling that pisses me off is "Democrat Party" Snarkoleptic Jun 2016 #14

"Democrat Party" SCantiGOP Jun 2016 #16

It goes back farther than that. The pig from wisconsin, HubertHeaver Jun 2016 #23

I remember Pogo SCantiGOP Jun 2016 #28

When I point out that it's the DemocratIC Party, properly named, July Jun 2016 #32

I've always found Scott Pelley kacekwl Jun 2016 #15

Not pissy. Spot on. AllyCat Jun 2016 #17

Consider the source bucolic_frolic Jun 2016 #22

I could be wrong but I think bucolic_frolic Jun 2016 #31

That is really shitty. Ugh...... AgadorSparticus Jun 2016 #24

That goes on all the time in the south. Yep. I recognize that. yardwork Jun 2016 #25

I caught that too and pretty much had the same reaction nadine_mn Jun 2016 #29

Can I ruin your outrage for you? brooklynite Jun 2016 #33