Scott Pelley accuses Bari Weiss of 'murdering' 60 Minutes

Invalid Handel789

Really revealing how these creatures try to weaponize etiquette. Destroying people's livelihoods with abandon is fine and dandy, but how dare you be discourteous.

Andy Olsen666

"It's working for me", Pelley replied. 😄

seanmcdhorror.bsky.social328

This is what these people do, swagger around with no regard for anyone and if you don’t treat them with sufficient deference, you’re being “rude.”

El Sargento García230

Damn. Perhaps telling veteran journalists to shut up and not ask questions is not the best way to go. Rude. Snort!

eastwesthope.bsky.social183

TY for this post. I've always thought Scott Pelley had reams of integrity. He proved it again.

Samu157

oh no, not rudeness. Conservatives absolutely hate rudeness...when it's directed at them. they of course have free reign to be as cruel and petty to anyone they like, but the second you turn anywhere near that same vitriol on them, they become crusaders for decency and respectability. fuckin losers.

Scott FitzGerald89

Losers: "This is not actually productive; this is not an interview" Winners: "It's working for me"

L84

SCOTT PELLEY bringing it! CBS is just the worst. Hard to believe they did this to themselves. Hope Shari chokes on her sale

MarkH77

Scott Pelley is all of us right now. I only wish Weiss was there to be told to her face that she is an unqualified hack.

Blue in Red Oklahoma77

I grew up watching CBS News. Even as a kid, 60 Minutes was family viewing every Sunday night. What the new ownership has done to the crown jewel of broadcast news and investigative reporting is criminal.

reggie seidman75

Pelley calling Forelle a little bitch without even hinting at invective is art.

Russtofferson63

My god, Scott flipped both patties and pressed the spatula DOWN 😤

margo87.bsky.social56

Where is this kind of journalistic backbone when confronting the current administration, especially the criminal in chief?

Steve Okino54

I worked with Scott Pelley in another lifetime, almost forty years ago at WFAA-TV in Dallas. He was nothing but dogged and determined then, and he sure hasn't lost any steps in the many years since. 😹

Thurston Nuggs IV52

Huge respect for Pelley using his authority to push back against these clowns and twits.

carrots/sticks51

"Rude" – ah yes, the word universally used to silence and attack the watchdogs and any truth-telling.

nanw48

BRAVO Scott Pelley! THIS is how our MSM should behave …asking questions, pressing for answers, confronting the continual lies and BS. The corporate overlords need to be neutered.

Dock Ellis43

Pelley sounds kinda civil, like he knew it was being recorded and would eventually be released.

Tony Alfieri43

My first thought when I read this was of how genuinely moved Pelley seemed over Santiago Campos' scholarship acceptance speech at the annual News Emmy Awards.

Jackson Fox34

It’s working for me is king shit

Inverted Pyramid32

Sub-rosa Pelley: Fire me, please.

rnmcd.bsky.social27

"Bilton replied that he was simply quoting Hewitt's own words from past interviews and asked Pelley whether he had any other questions. Pelley said that he did. "I have many questions," Pelley responded." Bilton built his own wall and then walked into it. Love it!

Coco the Nerd26

Anyone who has had to work under someone who got there because of ass licking understands the righteous anger of this person.

jamieqt.bsky.social26

Imagine burning down a house and accusing anyone who asks you about it of being rude.

Cara25

Drag them for filth Scott!

empty seats can't melt supreme court justices25

what a king speaking up and lighting up these clowns. it's so apparent how much leaks they really hate bari so much

jeffristine.bsky.social24

Good to see Scott Pelley making his final month at CBS News really count for something.

Doc00024

"It's working for me" will live in my head forever.

Geoff A.24

Seems notable that Pelley is speaking up on behalf of talented women who were expelled, and also that the new management is purging so many of the prominent women working behind the scenes.

Timani Tunduwani23

There are some sick burns in this one 🔥🔥🔥 In the meeting, Pelley pointed out that Weiss has "no qualifications for her job" and told Bilton "you have slender qualifications for this job." I have never heard of qualifications being called *slender* but here we are 😁

Toph22

Could you imagine the revolt the staff is going to have if they try to hire Joe fucking Rogan?

Blue.dot.in.a.red.space❌👑20

“This is not a crowd to dodge.” Love it!

Crow Of The Three Rivers19

You know you're winning the argument when they start talking about how "rude" you are

bluehale.bsky.social19

This was Scott Pelly's Big Papi moment and I'm here for it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmKk...

Nunki 🇨🇦🇺🇦19

CBS has circled the drain and all that's left is the goopy greasy stuff. CBS has managed to destroy a decades long sterling reputation in just a few maga nutbag months. Bye bye See BS.

Mike Upchurch17

Pelley reminding these stooges where they are every time they try to dance or defer is just as sweet as it gets.

Cath RN, PhD17

𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘺𝘦𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘦 is peak Weissburger talk.

I’m the Bombardier15

Somehow I don't see Pelley being around there for much longer.

Steve15

60 Minutes reporters asking rude questions? Never! The Ayatollah Khomeini and Timothy McVeigh interviews were puff pieces. www.watchmojo.com/articles/top...

mpguajardo.bsky.social15

Go Scott Pelley! Can we get him in the White House correspondents crew to push back on Trump when he tells women they’re rude, low IQ, and “quiet piggy”?

Eileen O’Farrell @ofarrelltalent.bsky.social14

I don't think its possible for me to respect & adore Scott Pelley more than I do at this moment.

scout0914.bsky.social14

Good on Scott Pelley! And from everything I’ve seen of Scott Pelley through the years, he’s quite a gentleman and they all deserve the scolding they are getting from him! About time someone is standing up for REAL journalists …

Russ DiBello14

This Charles Forelle (WSJ refugee and lieutenant of Bari Weiss) had balls of brass to tell Scott Pelley that he was being "rude". Unfortunately he no longer has those balls because Scott Pelley just kicked them into oblivion in front of the whole company. How much bad press can these morons take?

ABOLISH ICE NOW!10

SCOTT PELLEY FOR PRESIDENT!!! This is the kind of take down the whole nation needs to SEE. The corporate media makes sure we DON'T see ppl standing toe to toe with the oppressors... giving the feeling everything is OK. What a hero.

Pruit Igoe9

Siri, show me an example of someone with no fucks left to give…

Cyn9

Bravo Pelley. Imagine all across the country, this kind of push back in all the sectors!!

Gene Rowzee8

Very impressed by Scott Pelley’s handling of these maga CBS execs. Also — this is how workers in a free society should be empowered to interact with their employers. There should be a nationwide workers’ rights statute that protects everyone’s ability to exercise the same privileges as Pelley.

Tom (kid codger) O'Neill8

I stick by my analogy: Weiss is like the decent sports car driver who is handed the keys to a semi and, with no training, tasked with driving the semi from New York to California.

st51.bsky.social8

I've avoided CBS since Scott Pelley lost his evening news job. Uncle Walter is spinning.

James Baum7

Based on the firing of Stephen Colbert, snd last night’s disaster with the 60 minute cast, it appears that we all will have more time to watch other networks and not miss anything on CBS!

connor-macleod.bsky.social7

Bilton is yet another British twat contributing to the ruin of American journalism, in the same tradition as Will Lewis at the Washington Post.

sunbirdie.bsky.social7

All I can say is if they had the tape of this meeting on 60 minutes, I would watch that episode!!!

Erinn7

Can I hear the audio w/o giving them my email?

Will Neuhauser 🗽⚖️🇺🇸🇺🇦🇨🇦🇲🇽🇬🇱6

it’s always the reaction to injustice that gets attacked 🙁

Carl Pavlock6

There is something telling about people who think that being "rude" is the worst thing imaginable

Mash6

The idea that you shouldn't be rude to Power is some Tremendous Bullshit

riago4.bsky.social6

Scott Pelley is a goddamn legend

Rod Hillen6

Somebody put him in front of trump!

Misty the Cat Reads Banned Books6

I just gained a new respect for Scott Pelley.

Misty the Cat Reads Banned Books6

I wish everyone at CBS would approach ABC to do a new show like 60 minutes, just call it something else. Same day & time, COMPETE.

JeffCO6

Their "rude" means "questioning your betters" with "how dare you" implied.

Cynthia Nevil6

Ooh-whee! This is how it’s done.

Chief Joe6

New respect for Pelley. God bless him.

deraillieur.bsky.social5

There are few thing better than a qualified indivudal dressing down a sycophant and coward to their face.

wahube.bsky.social5

Scott Pelly gaining a lot more respect - if that’s even possible - for humiliating Nick Bilton and Bari Weiss in person. C BS News has become a joke under Weiss. Serious journalists like Pelly deserve to work for respectable stewards of 60 Minutes.

SwiftFischer5

Fucking heroic dressing down. Fuck these people. Fuck Bari Weiss in particular.

Wil Weston5

Good for Pelley! Too many cowardly administrative dipshits who know fuck all, and enjoy sniffing each other’s farts — don’t get their feet held to the fire often enough and illustratively told how useless and stupid they really, really are.

Tha Bean5

Scott lit his tail up.

marytetris.bsky.social5

Great body blow by Scott Pelley.

Stoneball5

Network II, starring Scott Pelley

Gretchen5

Scott Pelley my new hero

PatsE5

Scott Pelley speaking truth to power is dope

newtobluedoo.bsky.social5

Are these people stupid? Pelley will beat the shit out of them. That's him next to Huge Jackman....

NewsHoundEllen5

WOW! Also, Scott Pelley is my new hero.

Tammy5

From Weiss to Bilton; all are puppets of Trump and part of his destruction of free speech. Scott Pelley’s indignation was warranted and much courageous. How dare these unqualified people treat these remaining veteran journalists with so little respect. I appreciate/stand with Scott Pelley.

friskeywhisker.bsky.social5

Scott is an actual adult and he is on 🔥🔥🔥

Mimi4

Tanya Simon was a producer on a 60 minute segment that tore into someone near and dear to me. I have nothing but respect for her integrity and professionalism.

Markus Aurelius Fortunato 🖕🏼4

Pic has “hey nick eat a bag of dicks, dick!” energy

am-mccarthy.bsky.social4

Did they try to pull the "civility card" on Scott Pelley?

Tom Tom Waits Club Club president4

Bari Weiss: '58 or 61 minutes who cares. Where is my emotional support raptor'

Agent Sculder 🐈‍⬛4

At least there's one journalist with integrity left at CBS. Good for him for speaking truth to power.

st51.bsky.social4

Scott Pelley is the real deal.

Aayayay4

"rude"? Etiquette for thee, but not for me.

kfr4

This is awesome! We need more Scott Pelley's in all media and in the political arena! I'd like to buy him whatever drink he wants!!

Terri Churchill4

Good. I hope they get endlessly roasted and are left with a steaming bag of crap at the end of it all.

Blair3

"You have slender qualifications"? WTF? His bio with CBS news is more than 30 years in length, and included reporting from the Middle East, Ukraine during a war, and several big events in the U. S.. The arrogance of this crowd is astounding.

Sandy3

Pelley was quite restrained in my opinion all things considered.

Debarge3163

That Charles guy sounds like a real ass kisser

Elizabetsy3

I’ve never loved Scott Pelley this much. HERO!

desmojeff.bsky.social3

Always loved Scott Pelley, now, even more so. Problem, he and most journalists with integrity have been sentenced to Siberia.

Maggie's Farm3

Where was Bari? Was she too scared to show up?

coin2017.bsky.social3

Good for you Scott Pelley

MommieOD3

Wow. New respect for Pelley.

ByrneBabyByrne3

Much respect to Mr. Pelley for speaking truth to power. Now, I guess, he better start cleaning out his desk. He should leave that sinking ship.

Laurie R3

Scott Pelley…….you rock!! Time to quit and do a fu*king expose!!

gangsofnewbjork.bsky.social3

Scott Pelley is gangster as shit.

Robert Shirk3

Go, Scott Pelley (x 3). I guess he’s the next “not fired” journalist who’ll be leaving 60 minutes soon.

Nofriendo Entertainment System3

Bari Weiss is doing EXACTLY what she was hired to do. I don't know why people are surprised.

thor34.bsky.social3

Count me in as a new member of the Scott Pelley fan club.

X&der2

Love to see stand up and be persistent It’s emperors got no clothes time y’all!!!

odaat2005.bsky.social2

suddenly I`m a Pelley fan

onetwitpony.bsky.social2

I hope all of the former CBS journalists have a delightful time watching the entire network implode.

Kim Heine2

Things definitely falling apart @cbsnews.com

Bruce Ediger2

Do they not get this quality of pushback ever? Why counter with "you're rude"? The executives seem unused to any direct questions.

Joel Phillip Friedman2

I guess Pelley's days are numbered.

Shawn Foss2

Wait until Pelley finds out that the network is considering bringing Joe Rogan into 60 Minutes

Brian Watkins2

"And enjoy the bagels". That is the perfect end to a meeting by a moron who has no clue. I know you hate me, but hey, I brought bagels - or my assistant did - I don't have to pay for those, do I?

Rob Pollard2

Everything Pelley said was accurate (and not rude) except that 60 Minutes is "our" (meaning the reporters') house. It isn't. He helped build & maintain it, but he doesn't own it. Pelley, Stahl, Alfonsi, etc should have left 6+ months ago and started their own house. 60 MInutes' is in foreclosure.

jmuskratt.bsky.social2

What's great is that we can hear this in his voice.

Richard 💙2

CBS is dead to me! Firing Stephen Colbert, now obliterating the 60 Minutes team. There is not reason to ever watch that network again!

Gerry M. Andering2

Forelle sounds like a right twat

Mary Teresa2

Charles Forelle is giving George Santos vibes ~

Kitty Murphy23

I think he stated the obvious - everyone can see the real reason she was brought in.

Fear None18

She may get transferred to CNN to do same, once she's done wrecking CBS and the Paramount merged is completed.

Let’s Be Frank13

It’s a mirror image of what Trump and his fascist regime are doing to this country. Despite trump’s lies to the contrary he does not love it, he’s trying to kill it!!

Karmageddon12

I love that guy and am so glad to see him taking a principled stance. He knows he's going to be phased out or just let go.

Dangeroo11

Perhaps Scott Pelley should go on a media tour.

JanemNow9

So will Scott Pelley stay or go? I’m hoping the 60 Minutes correspondents whom Bari Weiss fired & any others who have left CBS will join up with other journalists (hello Jim Acosta) to create what 60 Mins could be if Weiss hadn’t murdered it.

Cat Toyz in the Attic4

Here’s another article not behind a paywall. www.thewrap.com/industry-new...

Be careful I'LL BITE!2

THE END OF 60 MINUTES AND SOON CBS. NO LONGER A TRUSTED NEWS SOURCE, UNVERIFIED OR ONLY VERIFIED WHAT FITS THIER AGENDA LIKE FOX NEWS IN SHEEPSHEAD CLOTHING! SOUNDS LIKE BULLSHIT TO ME ORANGE BULLSHIT!

A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall2

So... they're going to fire pelley now. Aren't they. I can't boycott anymore than a total boycott I'm already doing. Well... I could boycott advertisers?

Richard Silvia2

All reputable @60minutes.bsky.social hosts need to leave and join independent media. Screw Weis, Trump, MSM, we can BUILD SOMETHING NEW AND BETTER. We will win.

Sam Litman2

And that is why we are all boycotting CBS now.

sunnyadventure.bsky.social2

It’s beneath him to stay there. He should try to start a real news show on another network

PacifiCali 🟦🟧🇺🇦🇨🇦🇲🇽🇺🇸2

Paramount will need to be broken up in the next administration We cannot allow our media to be taken over by these extremist billionaires

Christopher2

The problem is all these journalists normalized trump for ten years

Marty2

Thank you Mr Pelley! And for all your investigations on “60 Minutes.”

PJ2

This is the greatest experiment we are witnessing. When Americans pledge that they will not vote because they do not like either candidate, they are enabling a notorious fascist. That is utter bullshit to sit out elections people. You cannot have that thought process any longer!!

Matt Bell29

Of course she killed it. Good journalism is like kryptonite to Republicans.

Matt2D220

Don’t watch CBS. Shut their shit down. That’s how we respond to their bullshit.

Claude the Irregular Dragon (TM)18

My favorite when 60 minutes was still 60 minutes. Give 'em hell Scott!

Mika Peltokorpi18

I was a bit of fan of 60 Minutes. I will NEVER watch it again.

406 Hiker14

Say goodbye to Freedom of the Press.

💙Joani in the sky with cubic zirconia 💙10

Good for him for speaking truth to right wing lies and propaganda!

Mom10

CBS is dead. CNN is next. The ship has already hit the iceberg. Are we all going to wait and see if it sinks? It’s time to find big donors, grab the best talent, and build a new network. Otherwise, YouTube is our future, and I don’t know how I feel about that.

DumplinMasher9

Losing 60 Minutes feels like a part of me died. My dad watched it every week while I was young, and just having it's imprint on me had profound results for my life.

salazarkat.bsky.social9

I'm guessing we won't see Scott for alot longer. Sadly, that's Bari Weiss and the Ellison's pathology.

beingbuddy.bsky.social8

Going to be dumbed down? It already was gutted last year. It became nothing that a huge advertising machine. Gone were the hard hitting investigations and honest reporting. I stopped watching as soon as it started. Had been a fan for over 50 years. No more. F CBS

Endicott Author8

Mister Pelley has shown more backbone and integrity than anyone in the GOP.

chrismba.bsky.social7

60 Minutes was once “don’t miss” TV. Not anymore.

dr090651.bsky.social6

Used to watch 60 minutes, CBS Sunday Morning and CBS News and Margaret Brennan regularly but have moved on. I’m sure there are many more like me and few pickups from FOX. NBC says thank you

John Shea 🍀6

Someone has to speak up about the hatchet job she is doing.

IncognitoDorito5

CBS is TBS FOX. I have no use for the station. I finished watching Survivor 50, which was a blundering mess in its finale and said goodbye to this station. Bari can do whatever now. It’s lost its credibility and I can’t be bothered with that shit.

Michael Gauger4

Thanks, Scott Pelley, for standing up for the truth!

hollywhitevta.bsky.social4

Read the piece in the NYT if you can. Pelley was magnificent.

Blackbelt0104

Scott tells it like it is! Good man!

Diane4

Boycott @60minutes.bsky.social @facethenation.bsky.social And CBS

Aoife4

The best investigative journalists on Earth, and this is what you send them to investigate. OKAY FORBES.

fkat5.bsky.social4

As they all should. I cant believe i am no longer watching @60minutes.bsky.social We have watched every Sunday, every show. Sad. Bari go f yourself.

Seldon Crisis Log4

The problem is that 60 minutes does in depth investigative reports with rock solid sourcing and often holds those with power to account. The transnational crime syndicate now in control of our government cannot withstand such scrutiny. Remember 60 Minutes report on Havana Syndrome?

pook5775.bsky.social3

The death of 60 minutes should be a wake up call for everyone. Independent factual journalism has been decimated. CBS can kick rocks. It is banned in our home.

Radioman493

And he is absolutely right and correct also

Third Verse3

“Well, that went well…@ —Pelley, after he ended the meeting after 15 minutes.

lady-dem.bsky.social3

LOVE Scott Pelley‼️ I have stopped watching CBS for any reason. It needs a complete corporate overhaul as millions of us have stopped watching‼️

Doremus J3

No more SeeBS for me.

It’s Me 🇨🇦3

CBS has been murdered, not just 60 Minutes. I won’t be watching. 🇨🇦

Hey Hon3

I no longer watch CBS.

generic73.bsky.social3

I watched CBS my entire life...until they hired Weiss...I doubt if I'll ever trust them again.

auntmarcy.bsky.social2

I’m glad someone remembers Don Hewitt’s 2 word test for everything that got on 60 Minutes. It was who cares? And he was talking about the viewers not politicians. Thank you Marcy Bernstein (aka Elliot Bernstein’s widow)

Grace2

His words can be trusted. Very sad that one bitch can ruin what was built and maintained for 75 years.

michellery.bsky.social2

IMHO the plan is to destroy 60 minutes so the ratings tank. Show is pulled, replaced by a Fox News clone.

Kevin2

All @CBS apps, pages and properties on all of my devices and platforms are now blocked.

piacevolethom.bsky.social2

Bari, Barry - however one pronounces her name - should be a target to oust her from CBS, if not by the CBS Board of Directors, but by people making sure CBS fails with ratings.

point5empty.bsky.social2

CBS was my "go to" for news since Walter Cronkite. Not any more. I have not tuned my TV to CBS since May 21st, and have not watched 60 Minutes since the CECOT story got axed. My hope is that I am not alone.

Veronica R.A. Le'Peltér🌹₊˚🪻2

If this was actually about business and not ideology, CBS would have fired Bari Weiss by now. She has no business leading anything.

Duke Earl2

Thank you,Scott. 60 Minutes should do a segment on the downfall of CBS under Bari Weiss. Then show it on You Tube when Bari scotches it.

sweetwater26.bsky.social2

So will Mr. Pelley be leaving soon?

Prairiegirl90002

Walter Cronkite spins in his grave over what’s happened to CBS

peggyok6851.bsky.social2

Good for him! It's no sin to stand up for yourself. Respect is earned...not given. Stick to your guns...there's no one else to stick up for you at this point.

💙🇺🇦🤨📚🌲🇨🇦2

She’s ‘murdered’ the Entire CBS Network & That was her assignment from the orange idiot all along…that’s what he put her in there for.

New bosses who think they know better than the people who made their shows top hits … are nothing more than foolish fools. Always listen to the ones who’ve proven themselves successful.

rickinirvington.bsky.social2

Pelley should expose her for his last story

Trying again2

Fascists are going to be fascists

Respect for Pelley! I already do not watch any CBS or bare minimum. Now I will double down on my efforts to not watch it all and encourage others to do the same.

seanmcclain.bsky.social2

When nearly all news agencies & programs are reporting all the same stories the same way, on repeat, 60 Minutes is one of those teams that dig deeper & have a wider spectrum of reporting. If anything, CBS should be doing more of what 60 Minutes has been doing, but management is brainless. So sad.

Sabistars2

Accuses? I think confirmed would have been more appropriate language.

West Coast Way2

No “reportedly” about it….he neutered the idiots “in charge.”

Will Smiley127

This is so familiar these days; the fury of an accomplished professional placed under the authority of a mediocre manager who not only doesn’t have, but doesn’t respect or even understand, his professional expertise. Revolt of the bosses; institutional destruction.

hammancheez66

i'm not intimidated and ran away don't put in every press outlet i was intimidated and ran away

your dude49

"I'm not intimidated by you OOOKAAAYY BYEEEEEE"

Garrett48

I’m not leaving because I’m intimidated. I have something else to do probably.

Flazlo32

Nick Bilton will have to run a 60 Minutes segment about how he's not mad.

A ripple in time29

Bilton is a terrible hire. He claims he broke the story on Theranos. It was reported by WSJ a year earlier. www.wsj.com/articles/the...

LunchCounterPunch27

Always tell frauds and imposters to eat shit.

Oolong Airborne26

So when medical institutions are imploding it's pizza parties. Bagels are for journalism. What's the go-to implosion meal for your profession?

kylie, themeny of the state,,,23

“ENJOY THE BAGELS” is high comedy lmaoooo

Betty Perry-Fingal22

Not intimidated but left the room? Okay.

CE Mueller "Furthermore, Authoritarians must be destroyed"21

Did Bilton walk into a room full of journalists and not expect to be interviewed? Maybe he's not qualified for the job 🤷‍♂️

aburtonmatt.bsky.social16

“Scott, im not intimidated by you,” he said while running away fast

Ashaa Raven (Soma)14

please don't put in the newspaper that im intimidated

Shannon Colleen DeBalli13

I am so not intimidated that I need to run away.

MarkG13

I'm picturing him upsetting the entire table of bagels as he says this, as an obstacle for Pelley, in case he gives chase.

Matt McCoy11

Man baby that has never faced resistance in life.

Desert Mage9

We are living through the movie NETWORK in real time, with Scott Pelley in the William Holden role and Bari Weiss as Faye Dunaway.

billtbns.bsky.social8

He Bilton off more than he could chew...

Laura8

You don't scare me! As he runs out of the room. 😅

DerMann517

Mike Wallace is beaming at Scott.

Gene Rowzee7

Very impressed by Scott Pelley’s handling of these maga CBS execs. Also — this is how workers in a free society should be empowered to interact with their employers. There should be a nationwide workers’ rights statute that protects everyone’s ability to exercise the same privileges as Pelley.

Whistling Batter7

"I'm not intimidated by 10,000 MAGA tourists"

empty seats can't melt supreme court justices7

marisa is it giving "let's do the fucking news" attitude when you hire a not woke probably leather jacket wearing executive who is a coward? my favorite thing is like this happens and then like 20 people leak it because they hate Bari and her team so much at this point just throw it on Insta live

Snicks6

What this guy said ⬇️

unawarewolf.bsky.social6

Blurting “I’m not intimidated” while bolting out the door is the defining being intimidated

Rim Brake Monkey6

"I'm not intimidated by you" You sure? www.huffpost.com/entry/scott-...

Now what?5

I love it. Apparently he is intimidated. 🤷🏻‍♀️

God Emperor Doom5

And tell them I’m not mad. I’m not mad!

lithobolos5

Here for this. I have to let petty stuff fuel me.

Drive The Car Like We Stole It4

CBS really is about to just burn their own house down.

Kettlebelly4

Always run away after telling someone you're not intimidated.

Ike553

Wonder if he's intimidated by all the former loyal CBS watchers canceling their Paramount Plus subscriptions right about now?

Mikusa3

Did he go to the restroom then?

adriennearche11.bsky.social3

I'm not intimidated but I'm leaving because I'm very strong and want you to enjoy bagels, strong wonderful bagels. But not intimidated.

motyaf.bsky.social2

Ahh, Oh yes he is intimidated. Peed pants intimidated. Bilton is out of his league.

CanerdianGirl2

It’s rare to see someone give themselves a vaudeville hook, but Bilton just did it.

reggiewallinsky.bsky.social2

Don’t forget the kicker, the Post story said the room erupted in applause after Bilton fled.

reeds in clay tablets > ai2

ScottPelley, SharynAlfonsi, TanyaSimon, Cecilia Vega, Draggan Mihailovich: will make a new news team on a new, other DECENT TV NETWORK. #60minutes

emblcgb.bsky.social2

“I’m not intimidated by you” as he scurry’s out of the room. Ok, sure buddy.

Blake Brown2

Lol so pathetic. Scott was telling him he was dogshit, not trying to threaten him

StarlitTexan2

I felt the sting and the comment wasn't even directed at me. 😂

BigKungFu2

Narrator's Voice: He was, in fact, very intimidated by Scott Pelley by showing and telling him.

Swag Money 4202

So Bilton fled in terror

NotafanofFacism2

Republicans have ridiculously fragile egos.

West Coast Way2

“I’m not intimidated by you” [then quickly scurries away after being verbally beaten to a pulp].

Ah Sierra18

LOVE and total respect for Scott Pelley. An American Hero of 2026. They are few and far between.

Baron Von Trapp Star13

What's amazing about Weiss torching 60 Minutes to appease her masters, Trump and Ellison, is the immediate tactic a PR team can use if a segment features their company: "60 Minutes' ownership and editorial control are confirmed and documented as purely political. No one should take it seriously."

Sunny "Burl" Daze8

We need more journalists - and, well, Americans in general - to speak up like this in the name of ethics and integrity. All respect to and admiration for Mr. Pelley.

hillary lewis4

I love this so much. Not just for journalism but also it exemplifies how disgusting corporate groupthink is in general. It's a bunch of dweebs who usually get the top jobs now instead of smart people with integrity.

wndl "Dumocrat" bl3

His pension is fully vested

Gipper’s Gravespin3

And you feel good about yourself afterwards, regardless of the cost Usually better opportunities await anyway

ThereWillBeSwearing!2

He’s the best. I recall his 🔥grad speech from last year torching the admin. The truth STILL matters!

Rural Anarchy 2

He's a legend in the industry, probably close to 70 years old and able to retire very comfortably. A perfect position to be in to tell them what he really thinks and dare them to fire him. He can leave that mark on them in a way his junior colleagues might not be able to risk. Good for him.

ad85.bsky.social2

That it’s Scott Pelley, the most genteel persona on CBS is chef’s kiss.

The Real Steve Jessup2

Hey boss you can fire me but is doesn't change the fact that you screwed everyone just because you enjoy it.

sundiego2015.bsky.social3

I think what he is doing is brilliant. He is daring them to fire him. If they get rid of him and Lesley Stahl will leave soon, viewers will watch the new show and be like, "Who are these lickspittles and losers?"

C.P.K. Fagan2

Worth noting that Pelley is 68 years old, and has decades of on-camera exposure--if he's fired, he retires with the options of taking some emeritus-type positions and lucrative paid speaking gigs. Not everyone is in that type of position.

mashedtomatoes.bsky.social2

ESPECIALLY when they have the most money, resources, and power to be most effective at pushing back. If I'm someone with millions in the bank, never having to work another day in my life, I'm absolutely speaking up like Pelley did. The fact that more high profile millionaires don't is damning.

Nick Wagers2

I think Rutger Bregman summed it up pretty nicely when talking to Tucker Carlson: "You are a millionaire funded by billionaires. That's what you are." It explains a huge part of the acquiescence we see from journalists and tv personalities.

shep2

Always been shocked by the deafening silence which greeted book-banning. Fucking book-banning.

lovttcd.bsky.social2

Many of them want to continue paying their mortgages and, if possible, send their kids to Harvard.

Brian Schefke2

Media are businesses, and it benefits these people not to.

Erinn4

I am loving this Bari Weiss smackdown. Stupid bint

Jessica Ellis3

Please, for the good of America…release the audio. We need SOMETHING to get us through the day.

The_DFO3

The MFers are destroying our country and want us to thank them for it. Go get em Scott!

Bats now use the term "Trumpshit Crazy"2

@cbsnews.com Y'all can 🖕 all the way off. You've destroyed a once highly respected institution.

Green Hombre7

The destruction of media necessary for a functioning democracy is Fascism 101. It's Putin/Orbanism. Who voted for this?

Fox & Owls7

This is fantastic! Scott Pelley!! Well Done!!

freelib.bsky.social6

Well Scott’s gone. These new folks do not want to hear opposing opinions.

Robster 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 🇹🇼 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿4

She’s a total loser. A typical scenario when people get over promoted because their face fits to the owner or to the top management tier.

klassmi.bsky.social3

#CBS is on a suicide mission 📺

Kelly3

Scott Pelley was the best anchor of the @cbseveningnews.bsky.social since @thedanrather.bsky.social. And what Bari's doing to @60minutes.bsky.social is criminal.

Ariella Layton3

She's poison and will always be poison.

Solde2

Scott Pelley is a rock star.

Lynn Schrader2

One of the few decent folks left at CBS News. I haven't watched a broadcast network evening news show since Scott Pelley was the nightly anchor.

CDK@CRM-114/AE-35/M56

Thinking that Mr. Pelley has "pulled the pin" from the grenade... “She is murdering ‘60 Minutes. She does not love this place. She was brought in to kill it, and she’s been doing exactly that.” --- Scott Pelley, describing CBS Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/b...

Mike4

I was right. 60 minutes is dying. I stopped watching the stink machine made in the USA after watching a Australian 60 Minutes which had no problems asking questions about trump doing kids.

MaKettle4

Ouch. Totally deserved. Worth it if they fire him.

jungkafka.bsky.social3

Scott Pelley, the hero we didn't know we needed.

Paul Reed3

Waiting for Bari Weiss' Nathan Thurm moment...

Chris12

"I'm Scott Pelley, these stories and my foot up your ass, tonight on 60 Minutes."

Steve Smith7

…how is that a downside?

Kinda low-key.5

“Weiss believes Pelley was being unprofessional and rude” That’s not how most of us would describe the fundamental principle of “Do not obey in advance”…

Russ DiBello3

Brian, you missed the meat of the story. I want you to imagine the iconic Walter Cronkite expressing his displeasure at a company gathering. Now I want you to imagine some corporate dweeb brought in from the WSJ telling him in front of everybody that he's "RUDE". Walt's response would be the story.

manleypeg.bsky.social2

If only the rest of the media would grow some balls