"I told him it was a pleasure to meet a famous person who was just the way I thought he would be," Bob Schieffer told baseball great Hank Aaron upon meeting him. Arnold Palmer was the same way, Schieffer remembered on Face the Nation this week. At this point, you know where Schieffer's going with the story and that Tiger Woods probably doesn't make the cut. (more...)

video You'd be forgiven for concluding, after a weekend of celebratory headlines, that Congress's passing of the health care bill on Saturday night was the final step in the long slog that saw many ups and downs this summer. Of course, you'd be wrong. Saturday's results, which saw Congress pass the bill 220 to 215 (one Republican yea and 30 Dem nays) thanks in large part to Nancy Pelosi's willingness to throw away coverage for "elective" abortions in what is now being referred to as "the biggest turning point in the battle over the procedure since the ban on so-called partial birth abortions six years ago" still has to make it through the Senate. Judging from some reactions on the Sunday shows, it's going to be a battle, to say the least. (more...)

video Did Rush Limbaugh's appearance on Fox News Sunday break the alleged "truce" between the White House and Fox News? Face the Nation host Bob Schieffer suggested as much during an interview with Obama's Senior Adviser, David Axelrod. After playing a clip of Limbaugh describing of President Obama as “narcissistic,” “immature, inexperienced” and “in over his head,” Schieffer, seemingly referring to Limbaugh's remarks -- or, at least the decision by Fox News to feature Limbaugh on its Sunday interview show. Rather than taking the opportunity to rail on FNC, Axelrod instead spent most of his energy on taking down Limbaugh. (more...)

Did President Obama's Sunday media blitz make a difference? It's hard to tell, though the headlines would suggest that the takeaway thus far seems to be split between issues of race and Obama's ability to manage the media. Also, the lack of a takeaway line -- beyond the fact Obama is still holding out for the White Sox -- is telling. Kanye West may be a jackass but he also has his own viral twitter avatar -- rude works! As the President is apparently painfully aware. Alas, considering the White House prides itself on being our first 2.0 presidency they don’t appear to package soundbites all that well these days! (more...)

video Pres. Barack Obama has now completed his unprecedented Sunday show media blitz ("El Completo Ginsburg"), and all the interviews have aired. We took a look at how the four interviews went (excluding Univision for this post), and what was learned, based on several categories: number of questions, first, last and best question and how the host handled the all-important "race" question. Here are the results: (more...)