60 Minutes Hypes Tyson’s Superstar of the Universe Status

‘And I’m convinced that if everyone had a cosmic perspective, you wouldn’t have legions of armies waging war on other people because someone would say, ‘Stop — look at the universe’’

60 Minutes Hypes Neil deGrasse Tyson, But Skips Fake Quotes, Errors (NewsBusters)

On Sunday, 60 Minutes devoted 12 minutes towards fawning over celebrity scientist Neil deGrasse Tyson. Yet, the Charlie Rose-hosted segment never mentioned his repeated fake quotes, including a slam against George W. Bush that Tyson repeated for years. Instead,  Rose fawned that the TV personality has followed “Carl Sagan as the country's most captivating scientific communicator.” The CBS journalist gushed, “Here’s something you haven’t seen before, an astro-physicist on stage in a sold out auditorium. His following has grown as he’s mastered many mediums, including television, Twitter and radio.”  Clearly a fan, Rose cheered, “So, you've become a superstar of the universe.”

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