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Scott Pelley, CBS Evening News: (Original Post) left-of-center2012 Mar 2017 OP
The reality is the rest of the human family knows he Eliot Rosewater Mar 2017 #1
Credit where due Loge23 Mar 2017 #2
Keep pounding away on this gratuitous Mar 2017 #3
CBS is my MSM choice - both AM and PM elfin Mar 2017 #4
"... the morning show has less fluff ..." left-of-center2012 Mar 2017 #15
Just say it. C_U_L8R Mar 2017 #5
Um Is the Pope Catholic? gopiscrap Mar 2017 #6
Understatement. tecelote Mar 2017 #7
He's having trouble with reality. Initech Mar 2017 #8
No one in opposition to Trump is responsible for his mental condition. gordianot Mar 2017 #9
It's like we're watching Back to the Future II. czarjak Mar 2017 #10
Hello!!! For a year now!!! AgadorSparticus Mar 2017 #11
That's a word? never heard it before. But, why not Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2017 #12
"That's a word? never heard it before." left-of-center2012 Mar 2017 #16
Trump is insane. spiderpig Mar 2017 #13
This is the most blatant I've seen Pelley. nocalflea Mar 2017 #14

Eliot Rosewater

(31,109 posts)
1. The reality is the rest of the human family knows he
Wed Mar 8, 2017, 08:09 PM
Mar 2017

is nuts and will be acting accordingly.

Evidently N. Korea and China say we are about to start a war, so I suspect we will have a war so fuckface can try and take focus off of his treason.

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
3. Keep pounding away on this
Wed Mar 8, 2017, 08:14 PM
Mar 2017

President Trump's irrational behavior is not normal, nor is it conducive to good statecraft.

elfin

(6,262 posts)
4. CBS is my MSM choice - both AM and PM
Wed Mar 8, 2017, 08:16 PM
Mar 2017

Do like Pelley, and the morning show has less fluff than others and not so chirpy. Smarter. Presence of Charlie Rose attracts higher caliber guests as far as I can tell.

left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)
15. "... the morning show has less fluff ..."
Thu Mar 9, 2017, 12:43 PM
Mar 2017

CBS's morning show used to use a slogan:
"More news, less talk".

I watch it M-F.

Initech

(100,068 posts)
8. He's having trouble with reality.
Wed Mar 8, 2017, 10:44 PM
Mar 2017

And the reality is the GOP's recklessness and arrogance is either going to get us all killed, or it will destroy the United States as we know it. There is no good outcome from either scenario. And the Trump administration has declared an all out assault on the free press. He only listens to "news" that kisses his ass, like Breitbart, Infowars, and Fox News. That's quite the toxic mix.

gordianot

(15,237 posts)
9. No one in opposition to Trump is responsible for his mental condition.
Wed Mar 8, 2017, 10:55 PM
Mar 2017

Walking on egg shells and appeasing his tantrums will make this irrational behavior more likely to occur. Trump is very impulsive they are not the fault of critics. At the same time no amount of criticism is going to change his outrageous behavior. Irrational not our fault.

left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)
16. "That's a word? never heard it before."
Thu Mar 9, 2017, 12:48 PM
Mar 2017

rationality:

ra·tion·al·i·ty
noun pl. ra·tion·al·i·ties

1. The quality or condition of being rational.
2. A rational belief or practice.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016

nocalflea

(1,387 posts)
14. This is the most blatant I've seen Pelley.
Wed Mar 8, 2017, 11:24 PM
Mar 2017

He uses subtly too much -sometimes he'll offer just a hint of criticism-mainly using body language (the rasing of an eyebrow type of thing)or a slight shift in tone.
I'm glad to see him being more direct.Maybe he figured out that there are a lot of folks who "don't get" nuance.(or maybe he's taken courage from watching other journalists.).Either way it's good to see him up his game.(Bill Clinton absolutely hated Pelley during his presidency because Pelley was so tough on him -must have found his mojo).
Bravo Scott !

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