I'd like to take a second to thank Bob Schieffer..
I know this happened on Sunday, But I was watching the Face the Nation clips of Bob Schieffer covering the Wiretapping story and interviewing Lindsey Graham and Joe Biden... on Crooks and Liars, and one thing leaped out at me.
The way he opened the interview... He said this:
"But, gentlemen, we have to start this morning with this spying story. It is against the law, of course, to eavesdrop or wiretap US citizens in this country without a court order from a federal judge. But The New York Times says that is exactly what the president has authorized the government to do since 9/11...."
Did you catch it? (more below)
Here, I'll post it again and bold what I thought was so amazing and simple and good:
"But, gentlemen, we have to start this morning with this spying story. It is against the law, of course, to eavesdrop or wiretap US citizens in this country without a court order from a federal judge. But The New York Times says that is exactly what the president has authorized the government to do since 9/11..."
Schieffer put plainly, straight out, at the beginning of the interview, that what the president has done was illegal, BECAUSE IT IS! In all the news coverage on the subject, on sunday or since, I have yet to see a reporter lay out that FACT as what it is: A FREAKING FACT!!
Why are all the "new reporters" such chickenshits that they cant call a fact a fact?
-It's all "Democrats say this is a crime" or "critics are outraged" but no one has the balls to plainly state what the LAW is! except Schieffer!
The guy may be old and less entertaining, and have a shorter show, but he's still got balls... so:
Thank You Bob Schieffer! I wish there were more like you out there. As I've heard you say before, People are entitled to their own opinions, but not to their own facts.
-Paco3000
Video and a transcript here: (WATCH IT!) http://www.cbsnews.com/...