TPM: Schieffer to be biggest problem for Obama tonight?

[featherman]

"I feel pretty confident predicting that Bob Scheiffer will be a bigger obstacle for Obama tonight than McCain. It feels as if every beltway McCain fan boy has emailed the old newsman to beg him to bring up uncomfortable "issues." Expect Ayers, Wright, abortion, Cuba, taxes, race, clinging to guns, crime, welfare, deficit. The entire Dan Balz theory of "challenging Obama one last time."

http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/237399.php

[JimGinPA]

1. No Doubt...

I posted nearly the same yesterday.


http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=7450539&mesg_id=7450539

[wishlist]

2. Not a problem for Obama though, but a chance to reassure votes on these issues nt

[CakeGrrl]

3. Apparently these people weren't paying attention to the Dem Primaries

where we've seen a lot of this stuff already.

But so be it if it's dredged up again; it's just a big forum for Obama to finally clear the air.

[annabanana]

4. So we'll be lucky not to be hearing about lapel pins?

I didn't hate Schaeffer before Katie C took over the CBS chair...Maybe he won't be that bad.

[Just-plain-Kathy]

5. I hope all McCain's slanderous talking points come up. I just hope Obama is...

...given enough time to defend himself.

[Ichingcarpenter]

6. Scheiffer is a Bushie Buddy.

But just remember who Bob Schieffer is when you hear these prophets chant their mantra. Bob Schieffer comes from Texas, and he tends to root for pols from that part of the country. And, according to what he told Larry King, he isn’t too high on those “northeastern” swells. More remarkably, he’s a long-time personal friend of George Bush—and Bush will be one of the evening’s two candidates! Indeed, Schieffer used to play golf with Bush. He used to go to ball games with Bush. The two men even went to spring training together, according to Howard Kurtz’s well-ignored profile! And Schieffer’s brother, Tom Schieffer, is a long-time, close business associate of Bush. Indeed, after Bush found his way to to the White House, Tom Schieffer slept in the Lincoln Bedroom! Today he serves as U.S. ambassador to Australia. Family friend Bush sent him there.

We’ll be surprised if Bob Schieffer, who is generally professional, betrays a real bias at tonight’s debate. But if Bob Schieffer betrays a bias, do you really think it will be of the liberal variety? But let this evening’s slightly odd event instruct you about our odd, crackpot discourse. The moderator of tonight’s debate is a long-time, close friend of one of the candidates. But guess what? Press and pundits aren’t telling you that. But somewhere, some pundit will watch the session, and he’ll run and proclaim it: Liberal bias!! If George Will provided the liberal bias last week, why can’t Bush’s friend do so too?
http://www.dailyhowler.com/dh101304.shtml

[anakie]

9. just for the record and accuracy

Tom Schieffer is now the US Ambassador to Japan; he finished his stint in Australia in 2005.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Schieffer

other than that he must show, like Gwen had to, impartiality. Otherwise I can see that damned left wing librul media calling him out on it. <sarcasm>


Peace

[Ichingcarpenter]

11. He's not black!!!!

LOL!

Schieffer is someone that I don't trust.

I trust Rather more.

[nsd]

7. Dan Balz' column was pretty stupid.

I sure hope Schieffer didn't read it -- or laughed it off if he did.

[featherman]

8. If you have any doubts, watch this video recently posted

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=385&topic_id=215976&mesg_id=215976

[kid a]

12. just watched it - it wil be 2 against 1 tonight Obama left alone -

I also fear it could be a set up.

[Cha]

10. I knew it! You can always predict this in a situation like

this one and if you're wrong..GREAT.

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