Pelley Bit the CBS Hand That Fed Him and Got Fired. A Republican Is Leading California's Governor Race — Yes Really. And Nobody Wants Bill P

About this episode

The episode discusses Scott Pelley's firing from CBS, the surprising lead of a Republican in California's governor race, and skepticism surrounding Bill Pulte's nomination as Director of National Intelligence.

Scott Pelley spent months fighting his CBS bosses on his own broadcast and learned the oldest lesson in professional life the hardest possible way — do not bite the hand that feeds you. CBS fired him. Meanwhile a Republican is in first place in the California governor's race and yes we checked the calendar and yes this is real. The years of homelessness, crime, wildfires, and sky high gas prices under Democratic rule have apparently finally moved the needle in the nation's biggest blue state. And Bill Pulte — the President's pick to replace Tulsi Gabbard as Director of National Intelligence — is drawing skepticism from virtually every direction. Republicans are quiet. Democrats are loud. The intelligence community is concerned. Is this really the person to lead seventeen spy agencies in the most dangerous intelligence environment in a generation? Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tom-sullivan-show--6632619/support .

People in this episode

Host: Tom Sullivan

Topics covered

• media criticism
• politics
• California governor race
• Republican candidates
• intelligence leadership
• current events

Keywords

• Scott Pelley
• CBS
• California governor race
• Bill Pulte
• intelligence community
• Republicans
• Democrats
• Tulsi Gabbard

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CBS, Republicans, Democrats, intelligence community

Places: California

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