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3. Backfire - intransitive verb - to have the reverse of the desired or expected effect.

Wed Jun 3, 2026, 08:43 AM

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"New management has instructed me to inject falsehoods and bias" dalton99a 16 hrs ago #1

Thanks for the print I could read. KS Toronado 16 hrs ago #2

Well played by Scott Pelley. hadEnuf 16 hrs ago #4

At least someone in the media still has journalistic integrity. Multichromatic 16 hrs ago #5

Heck of a job Bari. OGBuzz 16 hrs ago #6

This all has the stench of trumptanyahu. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist 16 hrs ago #7

Scott Pelley embodies, class, honor and integrity Grim Chieftain 15 hrs ago #8

He is truly in the class with Murrow, Cronkite, Rather..... lastlib 10 hrs ago #21

great opportunity tymfinity46 15 hrs ago #10

Scott Pelley is burnin' down the house! FakeNoose 15 hrs ago #11

I've said this about Colbert and the same holds for 60 Minutes nuxvomica 15 hrs ago #12

I was Rebl2 15 hrs ago #13

I rather think he wanted to be fired to score the point. lastlib 10 hrs ago #22

I actually Rebl2 7 hrs ago #23

Perhaps popsdenver 14 hrs ago #14

CBS is now a propaganda arm for the Republican Party dlk 14 hrs ago #15

Cancel your Paramount+ TODAY. I did in Oct 2025. Bengus81 14 hrs ago #16

I wonder what else the cofounder of Jews for Shitler can destroy? paleotn 14 hrs ago #17

Its way past time for an M$M rebellion Blue Owl 14 hrs ago #18

Scott Pelley just issued a statement on Bari's remarks this morning: LetMyPeopleVote 12 hrs ago #19

"Contempt for what journaists do" is a rightwing hallmark. Beartracks 1 hr ago #25

OK, NBC/ABC; start up a Sunday night news show called "61 minutes" Callie1979 11 hrs ago #20