Bob Schieffer

McCain To Oppose Bernanke Reconfirmation

Posted 01.25.2010 | Politics

Read More: Bob Schieffer, Bernanke Vote, Video, Federal Reserve, Bernanke, Bernanke Confirmation, Cbs, Face the Nation, John McCain, Bernanke Nomination, Ben Bernanke, Politics News

UPDATE -- January 25, 1:30 PM ET: Sen. John McCain has made his opposition to Ben Bernanke's reconfirmation official. Here's the statement from his of...

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Ten Things That Did Not Suck About The Media In 2009

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 03.18.2010 | Media

It's New Year's Eve, that time of year when you toss aside your better instincts and succumb to America's need for Contemplative Listicles that Explai...

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Bob Schieffer To Tiger Woods: Stop Whining (VIDEO)

Posted 03.18.2010 | Media

Read More: Video, Tiger Woods Scandal, Tiger Woods, Bob Schieffer, CBS News, Face the Nation, Tiger Woods Stop Whining, Media News

In a "commentary" portion of Sunday's "Face the Nation," host Bob Schieffer scolded Tiger Woods for "still complaining about being put upon, about bei...

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Reid Doesn't Need Lieberman

Matt Osborne | Posted 03.18.2010 | Politics

Read More: MSM Flaws, Public Option, Face the Nation, Health Care Reform, Msm, Joe Lieberman, Beltway Village Media, Bob Schieffer, Health Insurance, Politics News

In the end, Reid doesn't need 60 votes, and the stronger the public option the less reform costs. These two realities need to be repeated until they penetrate the debate.

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WaPo Critiques Obama With "Expert" Panel Of Five Republicans, Two Dems

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.22.2009 | Media

Read More: Karl Rove, Media Criticism, This Week, Face the Nation, David Gregory, Dana Perino, Barack Obama, Meet the Press, George Stephanopoulos, John King, State of the Union, Washington Post, Bob Schieffer, Media News

The Washington Post on Tuesday called in a panel of "experts" to weigh in on President Barack Obama's attempt at the Modified, Limited Ginsburg over t...

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The Best And The Worst Of Obama's Speed-Date With The Sunday News Anchors

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.21.2009 | Media

Read More: Bob Schieffer, State of the Union, David Gregory, Meet the Press, George Stephanopoulos, Barack Obama, Media Criticism, This Week, John King, Face the Nation, Media News

This Sunday, as you are no doubt aware, President Obama invited State Of The Union, Face The Nation, Meet The Press, This Week, and NOT FOX NEWS UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES into the White House to attempt "The Full Ginsburg", which is a term given to anyone who attempts to appear on all five Sunday morning political shows.

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If Lewis Black Can't Get Proper Health Insurance, Can You? (VIDEO)

Blaise Zerega | Posted 08.23.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Aspen Ideas Festival, Health Care Reform, Blaise Zerega, Aspen Institute, Health Insurance, Bob Schieffer, Lewis Black, Obama Health Care Reform, Lewis Black Health Care Reform, Health Insurance Reform, Daily Show, Comedy News

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Walter Cronkite and the Player Piano

Karen Ocamb | Posted 08.20.2009 | Media

Read More: Richard Nixon, Vietnam, Morton Dean, Ellen Degeneres, Walter Cronkite, Karen Ocamb, Roger Mudd, Watergate, Bob Schieffer, Lyndon Johnson, Dan Rather, Charles Kuralt, Bill Moyers, Media News

Cronkite was so important because he was about the only person in this intensely divided America that both sides could trust. He was our no-frills common bond.

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A Tale of Two Houses: Congress Debates the Peace Corps

Laurence Leamer | Posted 08.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Peace Corps, Senator Leahy, Representative Nita Lowey, Sam Farr, Cliff Stearns, Face the Nation, morepeacecorps.org, Sonia Sotomayor, Leahy, Bob Schieffer, Kit Bond, Senator Bond, Politics News

Sen. Leahy detailed how, during the Bush years, the Peace Corps had arrogantly ignored his repeated requests for information. I told him it was a new administration and a new time, but that didn't seem to matter.

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Strong Enforcement of Weak Gun Laws? Not Enough

Dennis A. Henigan | Posted 08.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gun Show Loophole, Gun Violence, Assault Weapons, Nancy Pelosi, Gun Control, Bob Schieffer, Barack Obama, Guns, Illegal Guns, Politics News

Even if we could improve enforcement of existing laws, should improved enforcement be the sum total of our national policy toward gun crime?

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Cheney V. Cheney On How To Pronounce "Cheney" (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 06.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Video, Liz Glover, Liz Cheney, Lynne Cheney, Diane Rehm, Willie Geist, Bob Schieffer, Chris Matthews, Dick Cheney, Politics News

OH NOES! On this "Day Of Assessing The Fallout" of yesterday's "Day Of Cheney Straight Up Givin' A Speech The Same Day As Obama, IT'S ON!" I nearly f...

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David Gregory's "Meet The Press" Ratings Hit New Low — The Sunday Morning Horse Race Is On

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 06.14.2009 | Media

Read More: Meet the Press, This Week With George Stephanopoulos, This Week Ratings, George Stephanopoulos, Face the Nation Ratings, Face the Nation, Meet the Press Ratings, This Week, David Gregory, Bob Schieffer, David Gregory Ratings, Sunday Morning Talk Shows, Media News

If the Sunday morning TV throne is empty, then the race for the crown is on. NBC's "Meet the Press" suffered its lowest ratings since David Gregory...

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Cheney and Torture: The Buck Stops...Where?

Rick Horowitz | Posted 06.12.2009 | Style

Read More: Cheney And "Face the Nation", George Bush, Bush Administration Torture, Bush Administration, Cheney and Torture, George W. Bush, Face the Nation, Bob Schieffer, Richard Cheney, Dick Cheney, Style News

On those questions, Cheney leaves us -- yet again -- in the dark. But we're certainly free to wonder: What did George Bush know, and how well did he know it?

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Bob Schieffer Raps David Souter For His Dislike Of Washington (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 06.11.2009 | Media

Read More: Bob Schieffer, Video, David Souter Retires, David Souter, Washington DC, Souter Replacement, Face the Nation, Media News

It didn't inflame as quickly or resonate as deeply as some of those standout moments that occurred in his conversation with Dick Cheney, but Bob Schie...

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Specter: Jack Kemp's Death May Have Been Caused By GOP Priorities

Huffington Post | Katharine Zaleski | Posted 06.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: Arlen Specter, Arlen Specter GOP, Bob Schieffer, Cbs Face the Naton, CBS News, Arlen Specter Switch, Jack Kemp, Jack Kemp Cancer Death, Jack Kemp Death, Jack Kemp Cancer, Jack Kemp Cause of Death, Specter Kemp, Arlen Specter Jack Kemp, Kemp, Kemp Death, Politics News

Sen. Arlen Specter went on CBS News' "Face The Nation" with Bob Schieffer on Sunday to discuss his recent switch to the Democratic Party. Asked whe...

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Sunday Morning Still Searching For Successor To Russert's Throne: Will It Be Stephanopoulos?

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 05.21.2009 | Media

Read More: Meet the Press, George Stephanopoulos, Chris Wallace, Face the Nation, This Week, David Gregory, Bob Schieffer, Fox News Sunday, Sunday Morning Talk Shows, Sunday Morning Ratings, Tim Russert, Media News

"The throne is empty." So said "Fox News Sunday" host Chris Wallace, meaning that there has been no successor as the king of Sunday morning televisio...

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Obama: "I've Strained Some Friendships" (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 04.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Face the Nation, Obama Friendships, Video, Bob Schieffer, Barack Obama, Politics News

No one ever said being president was fun, or for that matter good for one's popularity. As Bob Schieffer reminded President Obama during their chat on...

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Obama "Face The Nation" Interview: CEOs Need To "Show Some Restraint"

CBS News | Michelle Levi | Posted 04.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Face the Nation, Bob Schieffer, Obama Face the Nation Interview, Face the Nation Interview, Barack Obama, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Politics News

President Obama told Bob Schieffer Friday that he has no illusions about how difficult the task of securing Afghanistan and Pakistan from Al Qaeda inf...

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What One Learns from Politicos Who Watch Movies...

Steve Clemons | Posted 03.18.2009 | Entertainment

Lindsey Graham hosted a movie night a couple of years ago and his selection was Seven Days in May. Other hosts were Jane Harman and Susan Collins who picked Thelma and Louise.

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"Face The Nation" Lands First Interview With VP Biden

CBS News | Posted 02.23.2009 | Media

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CBS News chief Washington correspondent and Face The Nation host Bob Schieffer has landed an exclusive interview with Vice President Joseph Biden. The...

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Cheney's Legacy Project and the Return of the Media Cringe

Harry Shearer | Posted 02.04.2009 | Media

Read More: Iraq War, Dick Cheney, Bob Schieffer, Sunday Morning Talk Shows, Media News

Do the producers of the Sunday political shows think it's presumptuous to submit high officials to the kind of grilling they brag about when senators or other lesser beings undergo it?

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McCain Plan: Repeal Arithmetic

Robert S. McElvaine | Posted 11.20.2008 | Business

Read More: John McCain, George H. W. Bush, Ronald Reagan, Budget, McCain Voodoo Economics, Financial Crisis, Bob Schieffer, John Anderson, Barack Obama, Recession, Business News

John McCain's promise to balance the budget is Voodoo Squared. But to understand what that means, someone has to understand enough simple mathematics to know what "squared" means.

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McCain: They Don't Like Him, They Really Don't Like Him

Paul Jenkins | Posted 11.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: Energy, Bill Clinton, John McCain, Colin Powell, Economy, George W. Bush, Lord of the Rings, Presidential Election, Arizona, Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, Charles Schumer, Foreign Policy, Stem Cell Research, Joe Wurzelbacher, Tiger Woods, New Hampshire, Iowa, South Carolina, Environment, Financial Crisis, New York Times, Hillary Clinton, Will Smith, Bob Schieffer, Sport, African-American Issues, LeBron James, Gail Collins, Gollum, Politics News

The expectations McCain brought to the race were impossibly high to fulfill, thanks to decades of media cheerleading and his ability to believe in his own hype.

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CBS' Schieffer: Powell "Saying Aloud What A Lot Of Republicans...Saying Privately"

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: Colin Powell Endorses Obama, Powell Endorses Obama, Video, Rush Limbaugh, Colin Powell, Colin Powell Obama, Powell Obama Endorsement, Bob Schieffer, Barack Obama, Colin Powell Endorsement, Politics News

In the wake of Colin Powell's endorsement of Barack Obama, conservative critics offered some pushback on the General's decision, with several, most no...

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Thank You David Letterman

Andy Ostroy | Posted 11.17.2008 | Politics

Read More: Joe Biden November Election, John McCain, Bob Schieffer, President Bush, Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, David Letterman, Politics News

Letterman admirably pressed the feisty little Republican on several key issues in a manner that should embarrass the hell out of working journalists.

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