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CBS Coos for Pro-Impeachment Dem, ‘Decency & Kindness’ Kansas Dem in Marathon Show

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CBS Coos for Pro-Impeachment Dem, ‘Decency & Kindness’ Kansas Dem in Marathon Show

CBS Coos for Pro-Impeachment Dem, 'Decency & Kindness' Kansas Dem in Marathon Show

Curtis Houck
November 4th, 2026 7:25 PM
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For some reason, Wednesday's CBS Mornings was live for an intolerable five hours to celebrate their party's sweep in the midterm elections, airing from 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Eastern, with plenty of interviews drooling over their new friends, celebrating other victories, and showing us they're unconcerned about appearing any different than the show has for years.

Our Nicholas Spinnato took a look at the first two and a half hours, which you can check out here. There, he dove into their absurdist interviews with Democrats Keisha Lance Bottoms of Georgia and James Talarico of Texas.

Airing at 10:30 a.m. Eastern for the West Coast CBS Mornings and nationally on CBS News 24/7, their interview with Democratic Senator-elect Adam Hamilton of Kansas rivaled the Lance Bottoms and Talarico kiss-ups.

Co-hosts Nate Burleson, Gayle King, and Norah O'Donnell illuminated open support for Hamilton as "a vessel for the Lord, and also...a bridge for the people" given his desire "to bring the biblical Gold Rule to D.C.," and ensure a Democrat-controlled Congress exhibits "decency and kindness" to thwart "crassness" and "vulgarity" (which was implied to define the GOP).

O'Donnell started with a predictable softball to get Hamilton warmed up: "You look at the $110 million that was spent on this race in Kansas. You are now the first Democrat elected in 94 years. What did you hear from voters that made them want to toss out a Republican, Senator-elect?"

An anecdote and series of bipartisan talking points later, O'Donnell enthused, "I know you have promised to bring the biblical Golden Rule to D.C., as you have said, 'Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.' Have you been to Washington? That place is pretty cutthroat. How are you going to do that?"

Hamilton responded with a lengthy answer about the need to become "best friend[s]" with Kansas's senior Senator, Jerry Moran, and "restore a sense of decency and bipartisanship in Washington," which they sure ate up off-camera.

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King delivered the clear-cut voice of support: "[S]o many people are really happy to hear you talk about decency and kindness, Pastor, because when we were talking to people, they said they're sick of...the vulgarity, the crassness, and you said that — people were very touched to hear yesterday that you start your day on your knees and you're in prayer."

Hamilton's answer sounded unifying and familiar to Christians, but it eventually took a partisan turn that drew positive interjections from the CBS crew as he implied congressional Republicans who claim to be Christ followers aren't truly in good standing with the Lord (click "expand"):

HAMILTON: Well, thanks for asking. So, I did it again this morning in my hotel. I'll do it in Washington. I get on my knees. I lift up my hands. I just say, "Here I am." I thank God for the day and for my life, and I consider all of life as a gift. And I'm like, thank you for everything. I thank God for my family. But then I offer myself to Christ. I'm like, "Here I am. Help me to follow you well. Help me to — I invite the Holy Spirit to lead me to see the people that need somebody to care for them, to guide and, you know, direct my path, and so I'm going to be praying that every day, when I'm in the United States Senate, I start my day reading scripture. I have my pocket Testament with me in my back pocket, and I start reading scripture at the Gospels and the Psalms, usually. And so, when I get to Washington, you know, — so, I see a lot of people claim to be Christians. And I wonder, what Gospels are you reading?

KING: Mmmm!

BURLESON: Mmmm!

O'DONNELL: Mmmm!

HAMILTON: Because what you do doesn't reflect Jesus in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, and, you know, I'm not going up there to be the chaplain of the Senate. I'm not even going up to be America's pastor. I'm just going to be a senator who's going to try to be decent, try to bring people together, and try to practice what's at the center of my life, and that's —

BURLESON: Yeah!

HAMILTON: — the defining story of loving your neighbor as you love yourself, and being compassionate and kind. And yeah. So anyway, yeah.

Burleson was moved, saying as much before asking the next question that drew chuckles from Hamilton and O'Donnell:

Senator-elect, that was beautiful — being a vessel for the Lord and also being a bridge for the people. Well, let's talk about it because it's time to get to work. So, I guess I'll ask you about the genesis of your work and then what the revelations will be later. [HAMILTON AND O'DONNELL LAUGH] Are you open to investigations and then also maybe even impeachments moving forward?

Once Hamilton said he "do[es] not want to spend the next two years in trials" and instead rattled off a host of policy views, King asked the penultimate question of whether he'd support Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's (D-NY) return to Majority Leader. 

Hamilton reiterated his campaign promise he wouldn't support him, which left Burleson to close by giving thanks: "Well, Senator-elect, thank you so much for joining us. I can tell you're a blessing to your friends, your family, and your church. We are looking forward to you being a blessing to this country. Adam Hamilton, thank you."

For her part, King made sure to tell him that it was "nice to meet you."

Going back to 8:30 a.m. Eastern, co-host Norah O'Donnell attributed the blue wave in Texas in part to data centers, alluding to what was a September 20 piece for 60 Minutes: "I was in Red Oak, Texas, interviewed a mother of five, Marine veteran, should be right in the Republican base, and she was angry about these data centers that were going to be in her backyard and was leaning Democrat because of that issue."

Showing again why they're the network that acts like it's been taken over by Bari Weiss (instead of CBS), NBC's Today brought up data centers as well, but they correctly noted most projects are negotiated at the local level and often are far enough along that the public has little recourse. But O'Donnell left that out as she had a narrative to peddle.

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Thankfully, the only extended balance in the entire two and a half hours came next from the great Erin McGuire:

The next block was pathetic, with a classic liberal, elitist media celebration of Democratic DEI, showing full well how journalists do, in fact, take sides and loathe (or hate) the other:

After running through all the winning candidates that checked boxes, O'Donnell touted her own book We the Women, and expressed "hope" that more women "will change" politics for the better.

"It's one of those days I say: I love being a girl. We will continue with that — who run the world? — girls," replied co-host, Democrat donor, and Obama family friend Gayle King.

At the top of the 9:00 a.m. Eastern hour, O'Donnell and fellow co-host Nate Burleson touted the "severe setback" and "repudiation of President Trump's agenda."

Moments later, the co-hosts delivered a pathetically soft interview of New York Congresswoman-elect Cait Conley, who defeated moderate Republican Mike Lawler, proving again that there's no such thing as a truly acceptable Republican to these people.

O'Donnell was hardcore fangirling. After asking what made the difference in her race, the co-host called her by her first name as though she were a personal hero: "Cait, I wanted to talk to you because you served 16 years as an active-duty Army officer, then served in special ops leadership. You deployed over six times — right — to combat zones, including Iraq and Afghanistan. What inspired you to get into politics?"

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Following a robotic answer, O'Donnell had enough open-ended softball: "And as a combat veteran, if you were to push for a seat on the House Armed Services Committee, what kind of changes would you like to see at the Pentagon?"

Burleson and featured co-host Vladimir Duthiers had the next three. In Burleson's case, he cued her up to show she's not entirely focused on the well-being of Americans, but rather impeaching Secretary of War Pete Hegseth (click "expand"):

DUTHIERS: Congresswoman-elect, congratulations on a historic win for Democrats. But I want to ask you, there's a big difference between voters rejecting Donald Trump and embracing the Democratic Party writ large, so what are you prepared to do? Day one, your first day in Congress, and what does your party need to do to earn the trust of perhaps people who might have voted for President Trump in 2024 and already have their eye on 2028, and they're going to judge that by what you do in Congress, with Democrats in Congress.

(....)

BURLESON: Congresswoman-elect, it's one thing to capture the House and the Senate. It's another thing to find proper alignment within your own party. Where do you stand when it comes to investigations? And also impeachments moving forward?

(....)

BURLESON: Congresswoman-elect, you mentioned his name, Pete Hegseth. Is there a message you want to send to him right now?

O'Donnell returned to deliver the final valentine: "And Cait, I know you have three Bronze Stars, top two percent of your class at West Point, an MBA from MIT, and I mentioned those combat tours. What are you hearing from fellow veterans about — about what's happening at the Pentagon?"

A few segments later, there was supposed to be a panel with outgoing Congresswomen Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) and Elise Stefanik (R-NY), but the co-hosts almost ignored the latter entirely.

It began with another mask-slipping moment as Crockett discussed with O'Donnell the hope of Governor-elect Gina Hinojosa (D) working to expand "access to the ballot box for Democratic-leaning voters" so that the "strategic realignment of Texas" remains indefinite, with Republicans kept from winning there again:

Stefanik made her only comment count when she argued Republicans' message of "common sense versus crazy" was "a theme," "not a policy agenda" to "address the affordability issues" or show that you've "deliver[ed] results."

Duthiers then took the rest of the time to strategize with Crockett, inviting her to "break...down" the Mississippi Senate race, and then whether the "incredibly intriguing" Senate campaign of Florida socialist Angie Nixon could have been victorious with more national money.

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Saturday co-host Kelly O'Grady had a look at the initial reactions from markets of the results. After noting markets generally accept divided government, oil prices and stocks of AI companies, SpaceX, Tesla, and the defense industry have cratered over fears of Democratic probes and pushback.

She noted that "clean energy stocks are having a fantastic day," but when it came to the falling bond yields and if mortgage rates could go down, O'Grady delivered a reality check: "I don't think so, because traditionally, Democrats don't rein in government spending. Neither party does."

Going to the final hour, King celebrated her party's "smashing victory — and smashing is the right word — in Tuesday's midterm elections," and O'Donnell boasted of the "remarkable projection — rejection, I should say, of President Trump and GOP."

Chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes gave the game away when she said "a top Senate Democrat" told her the top agenda items will involve Medicaid, defunding the military (for the Iran war), and "launch investigations into [Trump's] administration and his business ventures."

None of those things seemed to directly relate to the economy! 

Having at least in part helped kick off the mid-decade redistricting push by planting the idea in Trump's mind during a press Q&A, White House and campaign correspondent Ed O'Keefe touted the success of far-left California's gerrymandering (click "expand"):

O'KEEFE: And then, remember, we talked throughout the night about redistricting and how it was a failure for Republicans, but it appears to have been a success for Democrats.

O'DONNELL: Interesting.

O'KEEFE: Because remember, they put the measure up to a statewide referendum. The voters said they wanted to do it. And this is a good example of the kind of redrawn seat designed to benefit Democrats that may pay off. Randy Villegas is set to defeat Congressman David Valadao. This is someone Democrats have been after for several cycles. They redrew his lines, and they said, "This is our way to do it." When I interviewed him last year about the fact that he was being drawn into a new district, I said, "You know, Donald Trump started this. What do you say to Democrats who now want to do it in your state?" He said, "Two wrongs don't make a right." Either way, it looks like he's going to lose. And it's a good example of how a Democratic redraw works. They're going to net four more seats out in California based on the way they redrew the lines.

Speaking of O'Keefe, he and chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett warned in the following block that Democrats could indeed overreach if they went all-out on putting impeachments and investigations of Trump on the front burner instead of the economy (click "expand"):

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O'KEEFE: Look, in my conversations this year with James Talarico in Texas, Annie Andrews in South Carolina, Josh Turek in Iowa, and Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan, they said, "Oh, here's what I'm going to do when I get to Congress: We're going to repeal the tariffs. We're going to end the war with Iran. That's how we fix things." Guess who doesn't necessarily want to do that? The President. So, Democrats are going to want to hold those votes — up-or-down votes — and at least demonstrate, "We tried. The President may have stood in our way," or maybe they'll find a way to break through with him and cut a deal. But there will be pressure on these new Democrats, to Norah's point, to demonstrate quickly that they're doing whatever it is they promised to do to drive down costs.

BURLESON: And then what happens when the whispers of investigations and impeachments start coming up?

O'KEEFE: That's a good question, because that's going to be one of the biggest struggles for Democrats: To what extent do we try to do something affirmative, something new to help people, but also, what do we do to make sure that the check and balance of Congress actually kicks in and the investigations happen, and the potential for criminal referrals or impeachment kick in for Cabinet secretaries or for the President?

GARRETT: I mean, I think one way to look at this election, because statistically it doesn't make sense — it's so much more blue than even the most optimistic Democrat thought it might be 24 hours ago. So, that makes this election feel, to me at least, like a little bit of a primal scream. People are really hurting, and they are desperate for someone to take heed of what they're asking for. Democrats are going to be in a tough position if they spend too much time congratulating themselves, thinking about 2028. They have to create these contrasts, see if they can get some Republican buy-in on them, force the White House to move in their direction. And, if they can, they can be responsive. If they can't, this primal scream may shift in another direction come 2028.

To see the relevant CBS transcript from November 4 (including even more biased moments from their marathon show), click here.


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