Just in recent months: the horrid report on Americans with disabilities; the Lara Logan affair, and now tonight's whitewash of NSA (and hit on Snowden), led by longtime FBI/police/NSA propagandist John Miller. Here's
the complete transcript of tonight's show. My favorite comment so far on Twitter: Will Bunch posted photo of Edward R. Murrow with: "Next on 60 Minutes: Man actually spins in grave!" Good night, and good luck! (See
my full piece at
The Nation.)
Glenn Greenwald tweets: "60 Minutes forgot to ask about how James Clapper & Keith Alexander
routinely lied to Congress & FISA courts - just ran out of time." And: "60 Minutes producer gushing about his NSA access: 'It was like Star Trek...My favorite room was the Black Chamber!'"
From other key media observers. Dave Itzkoff from
NYT: "NSA Doing Great Job, NSA Says." 60 MinutesRyan Lizza: "Wow, the 60 Minutes piece about the NSA was just embarrassing. Kudos to
the NSA communications staff. You guys should get a raise." Jeff Jarvis: "For shame, , for shame....CBS just *bragged* that John Miller is 'the ultimate insider.' Yes, he just demonstrated that!"
Marcy Wheeler: "60 Minutes: From terrible journalism to National Security State stenography, in just a few weeks." Carne Ross: "Hadn't realized now does infomercials....Where the hell is Lowell Bergman when u need him? Oh yes, he quit at the end of the movie." Jay Rosen: "This '60 Minutes' report on the NSA is... TV. That's not a compliment." Andy Greenberg: "This 60 Minutes episode has been a pretty good infomercial for the NSA
so far. Did anyone catch that 1-800 number so I can order?"
Xeni Jardin: "Remember when
60 Minutes was where people looked for quality journalism?" The official WikiLeaks feed:
"60 minutes and NSA pair up to strike back on leaks; character assassinate ."
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