CBS Responds To The Growing Feherty Controversy

what a bunch of croc. He works for CBS and he represents CBS, whether sitting on a toilet at home or a microphone in his face at a game. It is not humorous to threaten a US elected official and a leader in Congress. CBS is now forever linked to protecting employees who promote the killing of elected officials in the US.

The CBS response is totally unacceptable. This nutcase Feherty must be fired at once. It's surprising he hasn't been approached by the Secret Service or any other legal authority after his despicable remarks.

This jerk seems to think he's a helluva lot funnier than he really is, but this didn't sound like Feherty trying to be funny. Sounded more like being stupid, without trying.

"wolf kotenberg" - Sir, my sentiments exactly. Well said. What an embarrasment for CBS. Edward R Morrow is spinning in his grave.

"Unacceptable attempt at humor" That description will go down in history in the Cover-Thy-A*s Hall of Fame.

Orwell be proud.

Go to the web site for the company that books Feherty's public appearances, and you'll see the caption under his publicity photo:

David Feherty

CBS Golf Analyst

Go to the Penguin Group's list of authors, look up Feherty, and you'll find this:

David Feherty is a mainstay on CBS Sports as an on-course personality and commentator throughout the PGA golf season.

Clearly Feherty can't separate himself from CBS when working on his other endeavors, the same way Randi Rhodes couldn't make mean and nasty comments in a public appearance and defend herself by saying it had nothing to do with her work as a radio show host. A public figure is a public figure, period.

CBS can't weasel out of this, and they need to do the right thing by firing Feherty.

If you fired people for misleading information, you'd have to fire the entire staff at FOX. That is if you'd have any left after firing all those who made individual insensitive comments.

I had never heard of Feherty as a humorist. I know why he is not popular. He better stick to his day job. I imagined Feherty would be packing up, for a much higher paying job at Fox News Sports. It may be the classic, fade him out after weeks of public outrage. Like minded people stick together. That is a problem.

How ridiculous listening to uptight folks opine about a very funny fellow who made a mistake...it would be easier to defend his comments if made live versus print, but it's ridiculous to cite a one liner as grounds for firing...lets get rid of all late night comics for all their irreverence....golfers love the guy and enjoy his work...maybe this call to get rid of Feherty are the same critics who thought it sensible to "move the Masters" ala Martha Burke....get a life....

Oh by the way did any of you critics hear our President at the correspondance dinner say former Vice President Chaney's new book is titled "he shoots his enemies and interogates his friends"....are we suppose to fire him too!