Obam-alike Assassinated for Ratings

1. Tasteless. CBS is desparate for ratings.

Posted at 1:28PM on Nov 28th 2008 by UGH

2. Who the hell watches cbs anyways?

Posted at 1:29PM on Nov 28th 2008 by McCainisinsane

3. How is this not fair game? Just because he is black doesnt mean he has to be treated more special. Everyone is equal and everyone is fair game.

Posted at 1:30PM on Nov 28th 2008 by Gail Pensacola

4. And you published the news under this appalling headline in order to get page views - how is TMZ any different from CBS? Post should be removed.

Posted at 2:42PM on Nov 28th 2008 by yeah right

5. Kind of like the movie Death of a President a year or two ago where GWB gets assassinated? Didn't see you say anything about that.

Posted at 1:36PM on Nov 28th 2008 by Tubal

6. I am so sick of crime shows pulling anything out of the media and making a story about it. What happened to originality? Are writers that stupid? They can't come up with a story line on their own?

Posted at 1:39PM on Nov 28th 2008 by Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha

7. It's tacky to assassinate the likeness of ANYONE.....Dubya, Obama, whoever. I see they have turned just as tasteless as Fox.

Posted at 1:42PM on Nov 28th 2008 by not2breckonedwith

8. So give us the email address and/or the phone #'s for the executives in charge at CBS so we can voice our opinions of NOT letting this cruel and tasteless show come on TV before some crazed idiots watch this and as you said get there cue from it BUT as Mccainisinsane said who watches CBS anyhow!

Posted at 1:48PM on Nov 28th 2008 by Cougar

9. Harvey, why would you ever permit one of your people to use the word assassination in any blog? This past election cycle proved that we still have far too many bigotted and hateful rednecks in our society. Whoever wrote this blog should be fired from your staff!

We need to protect this extraordinary President-elect, his family, staff, and Cabinet in many ways and that means the media must take the responsibility of never using this word or any related word that would entice the lunatics. For those of us who have lived through three (JFK, MLK, RFK) in America, we carry the wounding forever. As a 63-year-old, I do not want my 20-something son to witness senseless violence on our soil.

Posted at 1:52PM on Nov 28th 2008 by Cassie

10. While it may be in bad taste, as a public figure, he is fair game. After all, he is not even president yet, and they are already coming out with coins, DVD's, and naming schools after him.I am so over this Obama mania.

Posted at 2:03PM on Nov 28th 2008 by shameful

11. The only people left watching network TV and network news are whackjobs...

Posted at 2:02PM on Nov 28th 2008 by wrub

12. it is in bad taste regardless if you like Obama or not. I agree 100% with a previous post that mentioned originality..........it seems like those days of original plots are long over.

Posted at 2:06PM on Nov 28th 2008 by agree

13. Woah brian, that was rough, man.

Posted at 2:11PM on Nov 28th 2008 by Whatevah

14. tmz being a little hypocritical? it's ok to make "nailin Pailin" but this is out of the question.

Posted at 2:14PM on Nov 28th 2008 by E

15. It's no big deal to me. I need more info though. Cold Case goes back in time. How far are they going back on this one? If it goes back to the civil rights era it could make sense. Otherwise I can't imagine it being done well.

Posted at 2:24PM on Nov 28th 2008 by Mrs. Rance