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Swede

(40,506 posts) Sun Jun 7, 2026, 06:29 PM Jun 7

Bari Weiss email asking "can we make the protesters look more violent?" Scott Pelley

Garbage in, garbage out with Weiss and her rightwing bs.

PELLEY: â€œ.. And about four hours after our deadline, Bari Weiss sends an email to my boss, Tanya Simon. Two of the things in the email include, can we make the protesters look more violent?â€

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Bari Weiss email asking "can we make the protesters look more violent?" Scott Pelley (Original Post) Swede Jun 7 OP

Can Pelley make Weiss look any smaller? Sneederbunk Jun 7 #1

He's a professional and most likely has lots of receipts Deuxcents Jun 7 #2

Weiss is evil and Scott Pelley is Cha Jun 7 #9

Kick dalton99a Jun 7 #3

Disgusting! TY Scott Pelly. electric_blue68 Jun 7 #4

The trash will always find ways to demonize any protestors fighting for human rights SunImp Jun 7 #5

WTAF! yellow dahlia Jun 7 #6

That's SOP at Faux Nooze. rubbersole Jun 7 #7

Whoa! That little evil *****. Not Cha Jun 7 #8

"can we make the protesters look more violent?" J_William_Ryan Jun 7 #10

I'm sure this will be one of the leading stories on AM radio and FOX on Monday... progressoid Jun 7 #11

I dont know why Stahl & the rest said they'd stay. Start a NEW show on ABC/NBC Callie1979 Jun 7 #12

Kick. N/T Upthevibe Jun 7 #13

I'd love to see them interview him on 60 Minutes. SeattleVet Jun 7 #14

Bari, if you have to spin the facts to purportedly un-bias the story, then you are the bias you claim to hate. n/t Beartracks Jun 7 #15

Just wondering if Bari Weiss's request was an johnnyfins Jun 7 #16

Weiss is clearly trying to turn CBS into another 'Faux News Channel' Jack Valentino Jun 7 #17

She can shove her Nazi propaganda where the sun don't shine Blue Owl Jun 7 #18

Sneederbunk

(17,765 posts)

1. Can Pelley make Weiss look any smaller?

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Sun Jun 7, 2026, 06:33 PM

Jun 7

Deuxcents

(28,205 posts)

2. He's a professional and most likely has lots of receipts

Reply to Sneederbunk (Reply #1)

Sun Jun 7, 2026, 06:37 PM

Jun 7

Cha

(321,530 posts)

9. Weiss is evil and Scott Pelley is

Reply to Sneederbunk (Reply #1)

Sun Jun 7, 2026, 07:41 PM

Jun 7

showing the World what he just got fired from.

dalton99a

(96,206 posts)

3. Kick

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Sun Jun 7, 2026, 06:40 PM

Jun 7

electric_blue68

(27,897 posts)

4. Disgusting! TY Scott Pelly.

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Sun Jun 7, 2026, 06:49 PM

Jun 7

SunImp

(2,748 posts)

5. The trash will always find ways to demonize any protestors fighting for human rights

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Sun Jun 7, 2026, 06:49 PM

Jun 7

yellow dahlia

(6,888 posts)

6. WTAF!

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Sun Jun 7, 2026, 06:51 PM

Jun 7

rubbersole

(11,343 posts)

7. That's SOP at Faux Nooze.

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Sun Jun 7, 2026, 07:28 PM

Jun 7

Lie, embellish, twist, censor, ridicule and completely ignore journalistic standards. Propaganda 101. It's working.

Cha

(321,530 posts)

8. Whoa! That little evil *****. Not

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Sun Jun 7, 2026, 07:38 PM

Jun 7

surprising, just vicious evil And shows how "violent" Weiss is and stupid.

J_William_Ryan

(3,647 posts)

10. "can we make the protesters look more violent?"

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Sun Jun 7, 2026, 07:44 PM

Jun 7

Such is the fascist right – dishonest, reprehensible.

progressoid

(53,562 posts)

11. I'm sure this will be one of the leading stories on AM radio and FOX on Monday...

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Sun Jun 7, 2026, 07:46 PM

Jun 7

not.

Callie1979

(1,483 posts)

12. I dont know why Stahl & the rest said they'd stay. Start a NEW show on ABC/NBC

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Sun Jun 7, 2026, 07:53 PM

Jun 7

They're all wealthy they dont NEED to stay at SleezeBS

Upthevibe

(10,280 posts)

13. Kick. N/T

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Sun Jun 7, 2026, 08:06 PM

Jun 7

SeattleVet

(5,960 posts)

14. I'd love to see them interview him on 60 Minutes.

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Sun Jun 7, 2026, 08:15 PM

Jun 7

Never gonna happen, but it's a nice mental image.

Beartracks

(14,736 posts)

15. Bari, if you have to spin the facts to purportedly un-bias the story, then you are the bias you claim to hate. n/t

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Sun Jun 7, 2026, 08:41 PM

Jun 7

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johnnyfins

(4,149 posts)

16. Just wondering if Bari Weiss's request was an

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Sun Jun 7, 2026, 08:54 PM

Jun 7

Ask of Krisi Noem? Or that Miller creep.

Jack Valentino

(5,377 posts)

17. Weiss is clearly trying to turn CBS into another 'Faux News Channel'

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Sun Jun 7, 2026, 09:02 PM

Jun 7

Blue Owl

(60,064 posts)

18. She can shove her Nazi propaganda where the sun don't shine

Reply to Swede (Original post)

Sun Jun 7, 2026, 09:40 PM

Jun 7

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