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

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…

Charlie Rose Touts Jeb Bush's Differences With GOP on Obama, Taxes

June 7th, 2012 6:12 PM
On Thursday's CBS This Morning, Charlie Rose went out of his way to spotlight how guest Jeb Bush once complimented President Obama, and played up his disagreements with fellow Republicans. Rose touted how supposedly only Bush had the "courage" to differ with "every Republican candidate in the primary" in being open to eliminating tax deductions to increase revenue. The anchor also…

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

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…

On PBS, Stephanopoulos Insists Obama's 'Done Remarkably Well' in Offic

July 13th, 2011 5:20 PM
ABC's George Stephanopoulos appeared on Tuesday night's Charlie Rose show to discuss what Rose described as "the political implications of the debt-limitation talks." Rose tried to compare Obama to Clinton. Stephanopoulos resisted the idea that Obama was more "cautious." In fact, when asked how Obama is doing overall, Stephanopoulos pulled out the old line about how nobody "in our lifetime"…