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In the discussion thread: Mike Wallace, legendary CBS newsman and 60 Minutes co-host, has died. [View all]

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Sun Apr 8, 2012, 07:18 PM

ilikeitthatway (131 posts)

68. Mike Wallace Was A Racist And A Homophobe

How can people whitewash that?

His son alone is unforgivable!

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74 replies	Author	Time	Post
Mike Wallace, legendary CBS newsman and 60 Minutes co-host, has died. [View all]	MADem	Apr 2012	OP
Link:	Stinky The Clown	Apr 2012	#1
CBS had a short piece on Face The Nation, ironically the first net piece I found was on ABC. nt	MADem	Apr 2012	#12
MADem	Diclotican	Apr 2012	#2
He was one of the good ones, IMO--not perfect, but he had Murrow kind of ethics	hlthe2b	Apr 2012	#3
Yes. RIP Mr. Mike.	emilyg	Apr 2012	#42
No way. He was a massive slime-ball.	harmonicon	Apr 2012	#73
You cite one questionable episode that I surely don't recall out of a career spanning 60 years...	hlthe2b	Apr 2012	#74
wow.. so sorry to hear	SemperEadem	Apr 2012	#4
RIP	glinda	Apr 2012	#5
That's a shame.	bluedigger	Apr 2012	#6
I used to wake early on Saturday mornings as a kid to watch old repeats of "Biography"	Cooley Hurd	Apr 2012	#7
Not being in that area any more, I haven't thought of WPIX in ages!	Stinky The Clown	Apr 2012	#10
Yep, the Yanks on WPIX, Mets on WOR and Wonderama on WNEW (5)!	Cooley Hurd	Apr 2012	#13
A cherished memory is watching King Kong and Mighty Joe Young every night on Million Dollar Movie!	Stinky The Clown	Apr 2012	#17
Ba dop dop dop dop dop da da!	Warren Stupidity	Apr 2012	#46
The days when everything was almost right, yes, I too watched him on Biography	DainBramaged	Apr 2012	#21
Plus they did the stooges in the afternoon.	Warren Stupidity	Apr 2012	#41
Great program, Biography! I enjoyed those, too! nt	MADem	Apr 2012	#33
We watched the biography shows on film in school.	Manifestor_of_Light	Apr 2012	#71
I feel bad about Wallace. Too bad his son is such a twerp.	PassingFair	Apr 2012	#8
Sad news, but he had a long, interesting life. RIP, Mr. Wallace. nt	babylonsister	Apr 2012	#9
Whoa. A legend.	Faygo Kid	Apr 2012	#11
Wow, how time flies. Knew he was old, but not 93. 60 Minutes was a good program.	Hoyt	Apr 2012	#14
I've been trying to find a video clip....	ThatsMyBarack	Apr 2012	#15
Mike Wallace	H2O Man	Apr 2012	#16
A long full life	SHRED	Apr 2012	#18
I used to wonder why anyone under investigation would agree to be interviewed by him	Love Bug	Apr 2012	#19
I think they thought that if they could con Mike Wallace, they'd be home free!	MADem	Apr 2012	#36
True Journalist. nt	onehandle	Apr 2012	#20
Another giant in journalism passes	DFW	Apr 2012	#22
Christiane Amanpour is brilliant, and Persian, as well as British.	MADem	Apr 2012	#38
With a name like Amanpour, it's obvious she is of Persian background	DFW	Apr 2012	#58
She is a dual national, and as far as Iran is concerned, she's Iranian FIRST because daddy counts	MADem	Apr 2012	#60
One who didn't subscribe to the "go along to get along" school of journalism	IDemo	Apr 2012	#23
Soon there will be no real journalists left. /nt	still_one	Apr 2012	#24
There will be but they won't be working for our propaganda mainstream media.	Cleita	Apr 2012	#49
I highly recommend watching the movie The Insider	Bjorn Against	Apr 2012	#25
I love that movie too.	PassingFair	Apr 2012	#30
He was not only a fine journalist but a courageous battler of chronic depression.	nolabear	Apr 2012	#26
Ditto!	Wind Dancer	Apr 2012	#45
My condolences to the family. May he rest in peace.	Tuesday Afternoon	Apr 2012	#27
RIP Mr. Wallace, you contributed much in your life time.	Little Star	Apr 2012	#28
Farewell, Mr. Wallace	Ken Burch	Apr 2012	#29
+1,000,000! nt	MADem	Apr 2012	#39
RIP	jade3000	Apr 2012	#31
Damn...	RT_Fanatic	Apr 2012	#32
RIP. You were one of the great ones.	Vidar	Apr 2012	#34
I never seen another journalist whose interviews could take corporate giants to their knees	avaistheone1	Apr 2012	#35
CORRECT	Skittles	Apr 2012	#64
RIP Mr. Wallace	shanti	Apr 2012	#37
Rest in Peace, Mr. Wallace	dmr	Apr 2012	#40
I saw him speak live the night the first Nixon/Frost interview aired	Auggie	Apr 2012	#43
My aunt died	efilon	Apr 2012	#44
Wow. My neighbor's mom did a very similar thing a year or so back.	MADem	Apr 2012	#48
I'm sorry for your loss.	Bette Noir	Apr 2012	#69
RIP. Sympathies to the family, with sanity jumper cables thrown in for Chris	Bossy Monkey	Apr 2012	#47
Rest In Peace to a great investigative journalist and wonderful man	Tom Ripley	Apr 2012	#50
RIP and safe passage Mike.	Cleita	Apr 2012	#51
So mote it be.	stonecutter357	Apr 2012	#52
Mike gave us a long dark look into the vaccuous soul that is Ayn Rand.	stlsaxman	Apr 2012	#53
One of his greatest!	LongTomH	Apr 2012	#55
+1 nt	MADem	Apr 2012	#62
Rest in Peace, Mike. You were a hell of a journalist.	Arugula Latte	Apr 2012	#54
rip	progressoid	Apr 2012	#56
Just saw him in his cameo when i re-watched "A Face in the Crowd" last night	Adenoid_Hynkel	Apr 2012	#57
He did have some sweet genetic code when it came to aging! He looked vigorous in his eighties. nt	MADem	Apr 2012	#61
Yes. I was surprised when I heard he was 93.	Bette Noir	Apr 2012	#70
Adieu Mr. Wallace	Loki	Apr 2012	#59
RIP, Mr. Wallace.	OrwellwasRight	Apr 2012	#63
A LEGEND	LittleCharlie	Apr 2012	#65
Mike Wallace: A Giant among journalists and Men!	Liber-AL	Apr 2012	#66
God rest his son's soul.	RUMMYisFROSTED	Apr 2012	#67
Mike Wallace Was A Racist And A Homophobe	ilikeitthatway	Apr 2012	#68
Miss You	Dimitri	Apr 2012	#72

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