CBS Face-Plante: Reporter Claims White Men Helped Obama Win, When They

Matthew Balan
June 14th, 2012 3:43 PM
On Thursday's CBS This Morning, Bill Plante pointed out that "a new poll shows President Obama's support slipping in one key demographic that helped him win in 2008: white men." However, Pew Research Center's presidential exit poll from that year found that Obama actually lost 57 to 41 percent to Republican candidate John McCain. Plante noted "concern in Mr. Obama's own party that his…
 

Bob Schieffer Laughs Off 'Campaigner-In-Chief' Charge Against Obama

Matthew Balan
June 8th, 2012 2:03 PM
Bob Schieffer didn't think much of the accusation that President Obama is the "campaigner-in-chief" on Friday's CBS This Morning. When anchor Erica Hill wondered if that charge could be "harmful" to the President, Schieffer laughed aloud and replied, "If he raises enough money, it won't hurt him at all." Just a day earlier on the morning show, correspondent Bill Plante actually pointed out…
 

Miley Cyrus, Miss USA Get More Time Than Wisconsin Recall on Big Three

Matthew Balan
June 6th, 2012 2:11 PM
The Big Three networks certainly have their priorities straight. ABC, CBS, and NBC's morning shows on Wednesday dedicated more time to entertainment news than the results of the Wisconsin recall election. On CBS This Morning, Disney's new ban on junk food ads from its kids programming received a minute and a half more than the political story. The same gap occurred on ABC's Good Morning America…
 

CBS's Bill Plante: Bill Clinton's Reputation 'Bathed in Nostalgia

Matthew Balan
June 5th, 2012 4:19 PM
CBS This Morning on Tuesday heralded President Obama and former President Bill Clinton's joint fundraising appearances in New York City, playing up the "star-studded lineup" that appeared with the two. Correspondent Bill Plante gushed that Obama "shared the stage and the spotlight with former President Bill Clinton...his reputation now bathed in nostalgia as he made the case for his fellow…