60 Minutes Skimped on Scalise Shooter’s Lefty Beliefs, But Hyped Gun Control

[See NewsBusters for more.] In the wake of the Las Vegas massacre, CBS This Morning’s Norah O’Donnell jumped on un-aired footage of her October 1st 60 Minutes interview with another shooting survivor, Congressman Steve Scalise. Declaring it timely, the co-host on Tuesday introduced her push for gun control: “The shooting here is reigniting calls to debate the nation's gun laws. Before the massacre, we spoke with Republican Congressman Steve Scalise about gun control.” Stating the obvious, she told him, “You're now a victim of gun violence.” In case her audience didn’t get the point of all this, O’Donnell clarified, “The reason we played part of that discussion is because being a victim of gun violence does it change... the debate now on Capitol Hill in Congress? Will they look at policy solutions?” In other words, why don’t you support gun control now, Mr. Scalise?