Media Decoder Blog: ‘Face the Nation’ Plans Shift to Hourlong Format
CBS's "Face the Nation" will become an hourlong program next spring, matching its rivals on other television networks.
Bob Schieffer To David Axelrod On Downgrade: ‘Are You Saying The President Bears No Responsibility?’
Don't count on President Obama's campaign advisor David Axelrod being eager to return to Face the Nation anytime soon. First Bob Schieffer persistently wondered why Obama should be re-elected when the economic situation is "worse" today than it was when Obama first took office. And later in the same interview, Schieffer...
CBS’ Bob Schieffer To David Axelrod On Obama: ‘Is This A One Term Presidency?’
Bob Schieffer was enjoyably prickly today as he interviewed President Obama's campaign advisor David Axelrod. After playing a clip of Obama from the beginning of his presidency telling Matt Lauer that three years later Americans will be able to determine whether he deserves a second term, Schieffer posed the question rather bluntly...
GOP Gov. John Kasich Doesn’t Want To Predict Obama Is A One Term President
Ohio Republican Governor John Kasich appeared with Bob Schieffer this morning and was eager to speak about the importance of putting political differences aside to solve the country's biggest problems. Possibly due to the importance of the budget crisis or a desire to seem above the political fray, Kasich then passed on an...
Eric Cantor On Need To Offset Funds For Tornado Victims: We ‘Don’t Have Unlimited Money’
Republican House Majority Leader Eric Cantor appeared on Face the Nation with substitute host Harry Smith and spoke about his earlier call for federal disaster relief funds to be offset with cuts to spending elsewhere in the budget. Cantor did not back down from the statement promising "Congress will find the money"...
Donald Rumsfeld: It’s Possible The Pakistanis Didn’t Know Bin Laden Was There
Former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld appeared on Face the Nation today and was asked what he made of the possibility that Pakistani authorities did not know Osama bin Laden had been hiding in their country, basically in plain sight within a massive compound dwarfing nearby homes.
CBS’ Bob Schieffer Is Not Happy! Scolds Congressional Guests For Taking Too Many Vacations
Face the Nation host Bob Schieffer couldn't fathom why members of Congress get so much vacation time and voiced his frustration with Republican Senator Mark Kirk and Democratic Senator Chris Coons. Neither freshman senator was able to offer Schieffer an explanation that satisfied him, yet what perturbed him the most was that a...
Watch Rep. Paul Ryan’s ‘Obama-Cool’ Reaction To President’s Hot Mic Remarks About Him
On Sunday morning's Face the Nation, host Bob Schieffer seemed to be setting Rep. Paul Ryan up for a sort of political "2 Girls, 1 Cup reaction video," placing Ryan in splitscreen as he listened to President Obama's candid "hot mic" remarks at a Chicago fundraiser earlier this week. While the President's...
Sen. Joe Lieberman: We Need To ‘Put The Brakes’ On Building New Nuclear Power Plants
Independent Senator Joe Lieberman appeared on Face The Nation and told Bob Schieffer that as a result of the horrible events in Japan, it is time to "put the brakes" on development of new nuclear power plants here in the United States. Lieberman wanted to assure Americans that FEMA and other federal agencies...
