Discussion: CBS 'Face The Nation' Anchor Bob Schieffer To Retire

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I don’t mean to be snarky, but ol’ Bob has overstayed his welcome. He arrived at CBS when Uncle Walter was in his prime, survived the Dan Rather years, and has attempted to assume the Eric Sevareid role as ‘grey eminence’ which only succeeded for so long. I wish him no ill, just that he would go quietly into retirement. Esp from the Presidential debates!

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Geriatrics clinging to status positions long past their expiration date reminds me of Inca royalty maintaining their estates and positions long after their deaths. Note: It didn’t serve the Inca civilization very well.
I think Bob should run for the Arizona Republican Senate nomination…

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He retired from journalism years ago, but he kept on talking to people on teevee for a long, long time.

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I agree his style was always “good o’l boy” and I for one on the rare occasions I watched, being I would be lazy about turning off the TV after Sunday Morning, he did everything but “asking direct questions to politicians” unless those questions were softballs. Just once I would like a “journalist” to say Bull Phucky, instead, they ask and ask and allow the pol to skirt the question as George Stephanopoulos did recently.

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It’s just been announced and won’t happen for months, but the real victim here is Charles Pierce, who for years, following each and every outbreak of Sunday shows, could depend on at least one line, on Schieffer’s seniority, to pretty much write itself.

Incidentally, it’s not Robert “Bob” Schieffer, and never was; it’s Bob “Bob” (Bob) Schieffer, and has been so thru the ages. Also, there are people who’d believe Schieffer covered successive Incan administrations starting with Pacacuti, but I think they could be confusing Schieffer with a nephew. Finally,this recap could prove precipitous; it’s not the first time Bob “Bob” (Bob) has mused on retiring; just ask the descendants of the White House press corp from the second Adams administration.

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Whew! I thought Bob was going to give up his gig with Honky Tonk Confidential.

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I can tell you that no one will miss this corporate tool

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How will we know when he retires. Some people retire and leave while some people retire and stay.