Schieffer: 'Don't Be Rattled By Blogs, Don't Be Scared By The Government'

The media’s exposure of the government’s mistakes doesn’t weaken the country, it strengthens it, and is “vital to a democracy.” Those were among the unprepared remarks made by current CBS Evening News anchor Bob Schieffer last night in Manhattan during the annual awards dinner for the Deadline Club, New York’s Society of Professional Journalists chapter.

During a candid and wide-ranging speech (we were told he had no notes, as evidenced by an impromptu Henry Kissinger impression) Schieffer addressed the state of evening news in light of yesterday’s

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