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Marie Marie

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26. I disagree (with all due respect). Bari Weiss has a huge ego (as evidenced by the bust of herself
Sat May 16, 2026, 11:54 PM
May 16

at that other place she used to run. Sorry forgot the name). I mean who else, other than Trump, places a bust of themselves in the lobby of their workplace? She left the NY times because she blah blah blah {read: thought she was smarter). She took the job at CBS having NO experience in running a news department on television, vowing to turn things around by doing things differently (immediate fail), conducted important interviews by herself instead of turning that over to experienced journalists because she could do it better, interfered with the stories on the above mentioned 60 Minutes because SHE felt the content was slanted and now wants to radically change the only CBS News show that she hasn't yet tanked the ratings.

Yes Trump and Ellison wanted to change the tone at CBS to be more Trump friendly but she is not in disagreement with that and her ego is too large to take a dive for them. She honestly thinks she is smart enough to be more sympathetic to Trump while still making CBS News wildly successful by revamping it into her idea of covering news. In spite of the disaster she has created so far, she does possess the kind of hubris that tells her that she is right and will continue with her plans to shake up the News Division in her image.

She did not take this job to tank CBS. Others may have wanted her to do that but her ego would not take that humiliation. She took the opportunity to show everyone how much smarter she is, how she will go for Fox Lite while improving CBS ratings with her brilliance. She has failed, swiftly and spectacularly, and will continue to do so. She is one of those people who doesn't know what she doesn't know because she thinks she knows better than anyone.

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MORE Reich Wing propaganda in 3....2......1..... AZ8theist May 16 #1
That no one will watch. paleotn May 16 #4
The Jews for Shitler cofounder will fuck that up too. paleotn May 16 #2
I think it can pretty much be written off now. Hope22 May 16 #3
How is their stock doing? multigraincracker May 16 #5
I'm sure Bari Weiss will make the show even better and a wonderful catchy new name like... chouchou May 16 #6
And instead of a stopwatch BumRushDaShow May 16 #8
Probably fit right in (Get it...Right in..yuck..) chouchou May 16 #9
or ... eppur_se_muova May 16 #10
Wow! joshdawg Sunday #35
The shedevil. twodogsbarking May 16 #7
Information control is now more profitable than ratings. live love laugh May 16 #11
In the end, it generates more money than selling commercial time to "Depends: The choice of Presidents." 3Hotdogs May 16 #12
Resigning? vapor2 May 16 #13
DAMN. calimary May 16 #14
Is it "news" krkaufman May 16 #15
If the rot sets in: Aussie105 May 16 #16
Hopefully. electric_blue68 May 16 #17
Of course she will. not fooled May 16 #18
Tic...tic...tic...Welcome to 47 Minutes, the News Magazine dedicated to our 47th President...tic...tic...tic... RedWhiteBlueIsRacist May 16 #19
Better that they just CANCEL it now, instead of letting it die a slow, painful death FakeNoose May 16 #20
Bari Weiss' job is to destroy the credibility dobleremolque May 16 #21
I disagree (with all due respect). Bari Weiss has a huge ego (as evidenced by the bust of herself Marie Marie May 16 #26
I just had a flashback to the blond war correspondent that also worked at 60 Minutes IcyPeas May 16 #22
Lara Logan PlanetBev May 16 #25
It's irrelevant Icanthinkformyself May 16 #23
Terrestrial TV is on it's last legs. Jacson6 May 16 #24
See BS Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sunday #27
I hope so... Fascists FA & FO. Cha Sunday #29
whatever gave CBS staffer that idea? Cha Sunday #28
Failing upward C_U_L8R Sunday #30
I think she's looking for a "Gilligan's Island " kind of format. eom SalamanderSleeps Sunday #31
This message was self-deleted by its author jfz9580m Sunday #32
Don't care DownriverDem Sunday #33
She should just cancel it as it's no longer reputable, watchful and truthful under her reign kimbutgar Sunday #34
Never watch anything CBS or Paramount anymore mdbl Sunday #36
I really don't care. Do U? Mz Pip Sunday #37
Free Speech TV should be the only channel people should have on. The Grand Illuminist Sunday #38
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