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41. Like I said in an earlier post Republicans/conservatives started a newspaper

Tue Jun 2, 2026, 11:45 PM

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in Canada in the late 1980s or early 1990s that never made a profit. It was only there to change hearts and minds and get lower taxes, fewer social programs, wedge issues and no regulations. The National Post.

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CBS Fires Scott Pelley [View all] applegrove Yesterday OP

A Badge of Honor. spanone Yesterday #1

Yes. I hope all the fired 60 Minute correspondents applegrove Yesterday #4

They could name it "3600 Seconds" ! :D eppur_se_muova Yesterday #19

Or "The Hour" CaptainTruth 21 hrs ago #50

Yes. I'm glad he didn't bend. hamsterjill 23 hrs ago #29

Yes, Tis True tis True! Cha 22 hrs ago #49

Of fawking course they did!!!!!!! THAT's IT I AM NEVER WATCHING CBS EVER AGAIN!!!!! a kennedy Yesterday #2

I'll never watch CBS again Grim Chieftain 18 hrs ago #54

CBS is so going to regret this NJCher Yesterday #3

Republicans own some Canadian newspapers applegrove Yesterday #5

Which ones? moonscape Yesterday #20

National Post ran at a deficit for 20 years. applegrove Yesterday #22

Thanks. I'm not Canadian moonscape 23 hrs ago #31

The National Post was created to be a Republican voice. applegrove 23 hrs ago #33

Ah, thanks. moonscape 21 hrs ago #53

..destroying CBS.. thomski64 Yesterday #9

Revenge for having been known as a "liberal" network? calimary 23 hrs ago #37

CNN just announced this. orleans Yesterday #6

No surprise, but he should feel honored. Ocelot II Yesterday #7

I think he already told them to take their job and shove it. dem4decades Yesterday #8

CBS's loss, our gain. OAITW r.2.0 Yesterday #10

Excellent. applegrove Yesterday #11

Boy, THAT would rock the media world! calimary 10 hrs ago #57

He'll probably sue ITAL Yesterday #12

There are often "non-disparagement" clauses in employment contracts... appmanga Yesterday #16

I'd like to see the 60 minutes crew cut loose on the Only in Monroe dgauss Yesterday #13

ABC and NBC are quite insane if they don't capitalize on all this talent floating out there to make a new news show Takket Yesterday #14

Meidastouch has almost 7mm subscribers and growing rapidly. OAITW r.2.0 Yesterday #17

I figured this would happen. Diamond_Dog Yesterday #15

It's like the McCarthy era. Irish_Dem Yesterday #18

Yet another reason to boycott CBS LetMyPeopleVote Yesterday #21

I am curious of whether Sunday Morning will survive question everything Yesterday #23

Rachel covering now senseandsensibility Yesterday #24

He'll be fine Renew Deal 23 hrs ago #25

The show is 47 Minutes now. hay rick 23 hrs ago #26

Bari gonna Bari TheDemsshouldhireme 23 hrs ago #27

If you yell at your new boss in front Orangenero 23 hrs ago #28

If you have a new boss who knows what the fuck he/she/they displacedvermoter 14 hrs ago #56

We will all go down together orangecrush 23 hrs ago #30

CBS who? What is that? aeromanKC 23 hrs ago #32

CBS Eye BowDown 23 hrs ago #34

CBS has a big black eye now. calimary 22 hrs ago #42

I just found myself thinking "the CBS Eye-YI-YI." calimary 10 hrs ago #58

Does Bari Weiss want 60 Minutes to fail? OrlandoDem2 23 hrs ago #35

No, she wants to put her imprint on it, but her imprint will make it fail JHB 23 hrs ago #39

I'm pretty sure that is one of her missions Skittles 21 hrs ago #51

This country is going to hell in a hand basket. Joinfortmill 23 hrs ago #36

Of course they did Wild blueberry 23 hrs ago #38

Seems like the goal has been Sparkly 22 hrs ago #40

Like I said in an earlier post Republicans/conservatives started a newspaper applegrove 22 hrs ago #41

Hard to see it as anything otherwise. calimary 22 hrs ago #43

CBS won't get through it. maxsolomon 10 hrs ago #61

Unbelievable DET 22 hrs ago #44

Fuck CBS. dalton99a 22 hrs ago #45

Gosh, I hope some day Bari Weiss get Cha 22 hrs ago #48

I hope she won't be able to attend a pride parade ever again. Crowman2009 10 hrs ago #60

Pelley did some good stuff gulliver 22 hrs ago #46

I freaking knew that was cooing. Cha 22 hrs ago #47

He absolutely did BuddhaGirl 10 hrs ago #59

This message was self-deleted by its author bmichaelh 21 hrs ago #52

If you have a shred of dignity D_Master81 15 hrs ago #55

This is what happens with fascism MoseShrute 10 hrs ago #62

Scott Pelley just issued a statement on Bari's remarks this morning: LetMyPeopleVote 10 hrs ago #63

Pelley is 68 yrs old so he decided to go out with a bang instead of a whimper. Jacson6 9 hrs ago #64

These people buy media to kill it. It's what they do. NNadir 9 hrs ago #65

Republicans are traitors... GiqueCee 9 hrs ago #66

Living up to its new moniker PghTiny 3 hrs ago #67