Dan Rather’s Revenge and the Battle for Free Speech

PJ Media ^ | October 17, 2014 | Scott Swett

[Interesting Times]

NEW YORK – Robert Redford will play Dan Rather in a film about the former CBS anchor’s disputed report about President George W. Bush’s National Guard service.

The film, titled Truth, will be adapted from the memoir Truth And Duty: The Press, the President, and the Privilege of Power by former CBS producer Mary Mapes, said the production company, Mythology Entertainment. Cate Blanchett is signed on to play Mapes.

If you followed the 2004 presidential campaign, you probably recall the “disputed” 60 Minutes report claiming that George W. Bush shirked his duties and failed to follow orders as a young Texas Air National Guard officer. The segment was discredited when the “military memos” on which it was based were exposed online as forgeries. CBS News received a well-deserved black eye, and long-time anchor Dan Rather, producer Mary Mapes and several others lost their jobs.

There is no need to review the technical evidence about the memos, except to note that 1970s-era typewriters lacked word processing features such as superscripts, kerning (adjusting the spaces between letters to improve readability), proportional spacing and mathematically centered titles. A detailed account of the scandal, which became famous as “RatherGate,” can be found here.

To many, the debunking of the 60 Minutes segment For the Record was a brilliantly effective exercise in free speech that prevented a slanted hit piece from influencing a national election. But to Mapes and Rather, it was a profound injustice that should never be allowed to happen again.

[beelzepug]

“Truth”

Anything but.

[Lakeshark]

I remember being on line when Buckhead posted, saw it live.

Quite the revelation.

[Brother Cracker]

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[celmak]

And I’m still waiting for the ABC miniseries “Path To 9/11” DVD to come out...

[Interesting Times]

I remember being on line when Buckhead posted, saw it live.

Quite the revelation.

Me too. The next morning, I was on a conference call with the leadership of the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth (I was running their website). Their media advisors thought the Swift Vets should stop their TV ads for two or three weeks until the National Guard story blew over.

I told them that wouldn't be necessary.

[Interesting Times]

Here is an overlay I made of one of the memos.

Probably just a coincidence. :)

[Vendome]

hat Dan Rather, who claimed to have been a two-tour Marine, had actually failed the physical requirements and been discharged after just four months.

[Carry_Okie]

For those who don't forget quickly.

[Lakeshark]

This movie will rehabilitate Rather in the eyes of the left, the fact that he was removed for an obvious play to spread a lie won't be remembered as such.

The left loves to rewrite history, it's one of their greatest accomplishments.

[Hostage]

I think Mark Levin should play Buckhead.

[Mears]

That was a big day in my life. I felt like part of the “in” crowd.

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[Interesting Times]

Nice.

[Interesting Times]

[celmak]

Anyone know where I can get a copy of the ABC miniseries “Path To 9/11”? All I have is a noisy VHS version I taped the day it came out.

[Interesting Times]

[LeonardFMason]

Can you say BOMB?

This movie proves Hollyweird doesn’t care about making money.

[Gargantua]

From the article:

"The U.S. State Department joined with the 57-member Organization of Islamic Cooperation at the United Nations to pass “Resolution 16/18 to Combat Intolerance based on Religion or Belief,” which advances the OIC’s goal of criminalizing free speech on topics related to Islam.

Muslim Brotherhood agents have been invited to help develop America’s national security policies, with the result that many federal agencies disallow any mention of Islamic terrorism. Our military has become so fearful of offending Muslims that Maj. Nidal Hasan, the Fort Hood jihadi mass-murderer, received plum assignments, glowing reviews and promotions from the Army, despite being both professionally incompetent and an obvious security threat."

This Government will either change course once we are rid of "Bath-house Barry", or there will be a changing of the guard. Americans have taken about all we're going to.

We'll either change course or the coming conflagration will consume us all. IMHO.

(P.S.) Love your screen name! (Interesting Times)

[reagandemocrat]

Blast from the past, Buckhead ‘splains hisself:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1526303/posts

[T-Bird45]

Agreed it was cool. If you haven’t already clicked to article, there is a direct link to the FR thread with the buckhead post up first. A short trip down Memory Lane...

[Mears]

bfl