Bob Schieffer Called ‘Too Old’ To Moderate Third Presidential Debate

He's not necessarily too old, but he's definitely too far left. Fortunately, it no longer matters.

maybe you're too far right. of course he's not old to you. You could be his mom.

dear crystal, we will see about your comment. Don't count your chickens before they hatch. that's an old cliche you can relate to.

I am a geriatric nurse and God Bless both commentators for still being up an "about town" God Bless them and may they live long and happy lives. Bob Schieffer writes a decent book and probably still can..with help. It was obvious that Jim Leher has slowed down with his verbal skills; I say that with great respect. I do not know as much about him; but I grew up with Bob Sheiffer and I am nearing 57. I am no longer 5; and he is no longer 35….
My thoughts are that age does and can make a difference as the mind works slower. Even Mike Wallace god bless him had to deal with that and his speech pattern was faster than these two gentlemen while he was stil "on the air" However My BIGGEST concern as a REGISTERED INDEPENDENT is Mr. Sheiffer's political leanings. He does not hide the fact that that he leans very left. Whether it be left or right the commentators should at the very least be unknown regarding their political affiliation. That shoiuld just be a rule. If not that then an unknown with a INDEPENDENT leaning. We do no want a Hannity or a Shieffer doing the debates as obviously they will no be fair. The commentators should keep time and not comment and that is it.

Lets see. Scheiffer is on the radio at 7AM every day (its not taped) and does news broadcasts during the day and an hour on Sunday….so he has and uses more brainpower than the writer obviously did writing this story. Go Bob!

bob schiffer isn't too old to moderate debate but he is too liberal…..wait a second…….I think I Just figured out why schiffer is hosting th efinal debate.

Good comeback, BF.

He cant be any worse than Crowley.

Bob is a bulldog. Go get them!

Maybe you should actually read my article and see that I made a grand total of 0 personal accusations against Mr. Schieffer and simply reported on the response to his selection.

Typical of the US news agencies, three debates and three radical lefties as moderators, just great.

What a joke.

Hell, no, they're not too old!

Brian Froberg, your comment is ridiculous. Everyone knows he's leans heavily to the left. Don't be a disgrace to Tennessee. It appears you are further to the left that he. As for this lady being his mother, by chance did you even have a mother.

The only thing "limber" about Crowley is her ability to lean way to the left and inject her ample self into the debate with false statements instead of being an impartial moderator.

why do we have only liberal media people moderating these debates.

touchy, aren't we dusten?

Sometimes

Bob is a lot sharper than everybody on fox news put together.

I have to believe that Scheiffer will be fair! If he is not then he and Crowley should be led out of town on the rail!

Maybe this would be a way to try to keep the right and the left happy. Have the questions read out by a randome person in the audience.

The caveat with this would be that each canidate will have a shock collar attached and willl be shocked for the following infractions.
Running over your alloted time for an answer – SHOCK.

Interupting your opponent – SHOCK.

Saying you spoke to a person who just happens to have asked you the same question that is being posed to you, obvious BS – SHOCK.

On the other hand, we in this country thinking that either one of these guys is going to deliver on anything they say – SHOCK.

Another Liberal lets keep it fair just like the other 2 Debates Apsolutley Pathetic!

His age doesn't bother me…his leftist leaning bias does. Moderates should be "moderate"….neither leaning to the left or the right. Why do all moderators in these presidential debates have to be left-leaning? Never mind…we all know the answer to that. Heaven forbid Obama doesn't have back-up on his finger-pointing and lies….not that he needs it, mind you….that's his best trait.

Lets see, he works hard, never misses a cue and they say he is too old. That is age discrimination. Even in the media there is age dicsrimination. So sad. He is a good media person and comentary person. Hope they get old and get spit on also. It is also disrespectful of an elder who is still on top of all the news also. Good for him. Good luck.

simply dustin it's better to have old than dumb some of the moderators in the past like some of the ones from fox either have dumb questions or were not asking the right questions.

What does age have to do with it?

I don't know who wrote this article, but to suggest Bob Scheiffer should not moderate due to age is simply ridiculous.
I know many people of far more advanced years who have brain power and agility that exceeds at least one of the Presidential candidates!

Four debates, four Liberals. The telling part is that, not only do the Libs think this is appropriate but wouldn't even admit that this is problematic and unfair. In each of the previous three, the Democrat has had more speaking time and bee interrupted less. Raddatz, and especially Crowley didn't even seem to try to hide their bias and lack of proper neutrality. If there was a Conservative moderator, there would be a cry of foul heard throughout the land of the blatant unfairness of the event. This however is perfectly O.K.

I feel Mr. Scheiffer is the PERFECT MODERATOR, for this DEBATE…EXPERIENCE…EXPERIENCE…EXPERIENCE…ENOUGH SAID…Go Get'em MR. SCHEIFFER.

No way Bob Schieffer is too old! Check out his work ethic at CBS!

I agree with you dlpfrench!!! I've seen him on Sunday mornings(-:

You're so correct!

You're absolutely correct!

I agree, age has nothing to do with it.

I couldn't have said it better(-:

You're so on the mark. Aren't there people governing this country older than him, if not, there was in the past.

Yes… Go Get'em MR. SCHEIFFER!

I am amazed at how many younger people have absolutely no respect or knowledge of us older folks. When I was a child we were taught to respect our elders, thier knowledge, experience and longevity. I expect Bob will do a fine job, he could not possibly be worse than both those ladies. Perhaps he will have enough grace, due to his age, to stay out of the middle and do his job, understand the facts and moderate, not insitgate, implicate and manipulate.

Oh, he's too old, he might mess it up? Alright what were the first two moderators excuse, Oh yeah they were liberal media hacks who were more interested in making themselves part of the story.

No, he's not to old,,& should do a good job,, I just hope he puts Romney in his place when he jumps in there & rudely interrupts the President & the moderator,,, that man is a liar & a bully,,,,

I try to watch Mr. Schieffer weekly. He's not too old – but too liberal leftist. He is another press agent working in the Obama Public Relations company. He will not be any worse than Maartha and Candy in re-directing Obama to make a point, ignoring the facts made by Romney, or interrupting Romney to prevent him from completing his thought. We all heard Cindy admit that she was wrong about the Rose Garden comment – and how did she just happen to have the transcript – but it's been ignored by the press. Candy cut Mitt off before he could continue his comments about women's groups sending him binders (notebooks) filled with resumes of qualified women looking for jobs. Oh, well.

dlpfrench it wasn't mr.carlson who made the comments about schieffer's age, it was tim noah. dunsten was reporting on the issue to encourage a dialog on noah's claims that age is a factor for debate moderators.

Brian Froberg and you use insults instead of verifiable facts (or even an educated opinion) to attack someone you don't agree with. that makes you a rude bully.

No wonder younger people cant find work when we have the old goats continue to work when they long past their prime. We should have a mandatory retirement age, say 67. It would open up 10s of thousands of good jobs for our younger generation. Of course Bob Scheiffer wouldn't know what end of a fishing pole to bait the hook…..LOL.

Bob Schieffer is great. I only wish I had I had his ability. He is articulate, well mannered, intelligent and will do a great job. Been a fan of his for a long time.

I don't think he is too old. I've seen a lot of sharp, quick witted people in my life. Hope he does a good job and keeps it fair. I didn't care too much for Crowley's actions.

I meant to say sharp, quick witted older people.

the joke is one the republicans that cry all the time

A very porcine remark, in my humble opinion. If you don't like the message, kill the messenger. What is scary in this election scenario is the lengths one side will go to convince itself that black is white, and white is black.

And Dusten is right…that is exactly what he did. So, Bob Sheiffer is on the radio at 7AM live every day….so? Some people are morning people. It doesn't change the fact the the mental agility of someone in their 60's or 50's has more mental agility than someone in their 80's, professional experience and ability being equal or better, especially at the end of the day. I'm going to go one step further: would a female journalist at almost 80 years of age be chosen to moderate a presidential debate? No.

No, it is not "age discrimination", just reality. It is no critique of Mr. Schieffer, but of the system. If anything, it is gender discrimination because no woman of that age would ever be considered. And I'm no spring chicken my dears….I'm 66 and I KNOW I don't have the mental agility that I had at 45. So please….stop arguing about nonsense.

There is another consideration: in this situation, which is an "adversarial" event, the war of words is not just between the debaters, as we have well seen in the preceding debates, but also between the moderator and the debaters. It has become a battle for the moderator to maintain control. That takes more than experience, professionalism, dedication, fairness etc etc. It takes the ability to react quickly and have information at the fingertips (memory recall, that is). This is not discrimination. I have total respect for these two men, but I question their ability to do that at their age, and it is a legitimate question.

Hi Kathy, I don't understand your age concern. This is an individual with impeccable credentials who has been selected by The Presidential Commission on Debates. He's the host of one of the longest running news interview shows in the nation, and questions leaders on a weekly basis. Is there some information ou have read about him specifically that gives you cause to question his ability?

Hi Kathy, Well what do you think? Was the moderator in control? Was his mind agile enough to ask the important questions and keep the candidates in line? I'd be curious what you think.