CBSNEWS LAUNCHES INTERNAL INVESTIGATION AFTER SUSPICIOUS BUSH DOCS AIRED (drudge Siren)

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[Keith in Iowa]

CBSNEWS LAUNCHES INTERNAL INVESTIGATION AFTER SUSPICIOUS BUSH DOCS AIRED

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XXXXX DRUDGE REPORT XXXXX THU SEPT 09, 2004 22:45:32 ET XXXXX

CBSNEWS LAUNCHES INTERNAL INVESTIGATION AFTER SUSPICIOUS BUSH DOCS AIRED

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CBS NEWS executives have launched an internal investigation into whether its premiere news program 60 MINUTES aired fabricated documents relating to Bush's National Guard service, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned.

"The reputation and integrity of the entire news division is at stake, if we are in error, it will be corrected," a top CBS source explained late Thursday.

The source, who asked not to be named, described CBSNEWS anchor and 60 MINUTES correspondent Dan Rather as being privately "shell-shocked" by the increasingly likelihood that the documents in question were fraudulent.

Rather, who anchored the segment presenting new information on the president's military service, will personally correct the record on-air, if need be, the source explained from New York.

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[plain talk]

Well the dems squandered a lot of political capital over what - Bush National Guard stuff. What a waste for them. If they were going to forge something you'd think it would be for a real scandal.

[Swanks]

Oh Danny Boy, the Feds the Feds are calling.....

Was thinking about this. A Fed. crime is committed by forging Fed. document(s). And should a criminal investigation take place without a doubt Dan will be called to testify. Which of course leads to the age old claim that the MSM is ammune from such annoying interference...

[OldPossum]

Even if they correct it, how much publicity will be given the correction? I can't see the other co-conspirators (ABC and the gang) doing anything with it. And the newspapers, if anything it will be buried as a small note deep in section A.

[TOUGH STOUGH]

"The source, who asked not to be named, described CBSNEWS anchor and 60 MINUTES correspondent Dan Rather as being privately "shell-shocked" by the increasingly likelihood that the documents in question were fraudulent."

They are SHELLSHOCKED by the increasing liklihood that they will become proven liars!

[serpentineshel]

I agree completely...the apology will be done (if at all) on Saturday, probably not by Dan Blather, but by the weekend anchor and in between a "lifestyles" and a "your health" story. And then it will be over. Sorry if I sound a little jaded, but what do we really expect?

[MeekOneGOP]

I would BET that Rather knew these documents were FAKE, but went ahead
anyway, because he hates Bush. Rather is a real jerk.

I hope that See BS fires Gunga Dan.

I'm not holding my breath, though.

[mrobison]

HEY HEY, HO HO, THAT LIAR DAN HAS GOT TO GO...

IF THIS ISN'T ALREADY WELL UNDER WAY, IT IS TIME TO ADVOCATE WITH GREAT GUSTO FOR THE DOWNFALL OF THE DANMEISTER.

MR. RATHER, YOUR TIME IS UP.

[null and void]

Thanks for the contact info.

I'm sending snail mail, harder to ignore/delete than e-mail:

Mr. Sumner RedstoneWhy can't I just hit the space bar??? September 10, 2004
Chairman Viacom International
1515 Broadway
New York, NY 10036

Dear Mr. Redstone,

My high school newspaper did a better job of checking facts.

Maybe, just maybe, it's time for Dan Rather to retire gracefully.

Regards,

Why can't I just hit multiple returns???

Why can't I just hit multiple returns???

(nully)

[SuziQ]

You have the exact plans that I have!!! We'll party!!!!

LOL! I'll meet you on the Live Election Results Thread!! We can get happily soused together along with a bunch of other Freeper friends!

[MeekOneGOP]

bump!

[longtermmemmory]

CBS will conclude they were right but the docuemnts lied.

[MeekOneGOP]

Rush played a short clip of Blather a little bit ago in which he said that
he knows the story is true otherwise they wouldn't have run it. Sheesh!

This from the man that said .....

Media Research Center:
Dan Rather on Bill Clinton:
"I think he’s an honest man."

   O’Reilly: "I want to ask you flat out, do you think President Clinton’s an honest man?"
    Rather: "Yes, I think he’s an honest man."
    O’Reilly: "Do you, really?"
    Rather: "I do."
    O’Reilly: "Even though he lied to Jim Lehrer’s face about the Lewinsky case?"
    Rather: "Who among us has not lied about something?"
    O’Reilly: "Well, I didn’t lie to anybody’s face on national television. I don’t think you have, have you?"
    Rather: "I don’t think I ever have. I hope I never have. But, look, it’s one thing-"
    O’Reilly, jumping in: "How can you say he’s an honest guy then?"
    Rather: "Well, because I think he is. I think at core he’s an honest person. I know that you have a different view. I know that you consider it sort of astonishing anybody would say so, but I think you can be an honest person and lie about any number of things."
    O’Reilly: "Really?!?"
    Rather: "Yeah, I do."
    O’Reilly: "See, I can’t. I want my government to be honest across-the-board. I don’t want people lying."

[EGPWS]

Chris Lehane on Nightline just suggested that the Bush people faked the documents.

LoL's! That's shocking, since THAT has never been tried before!

I hope they keep it up, for it will only bolster Bush in the polls! IMHO

[whadizit]

Rather is one angry white man. I think the "Panic Room" is full of the Rather-types and will do anything at this point! This is probably just the beginning.

[js1138]

Even if they correct it, how much publicity will be given the correction?

For one thing, MSNBC! has produced a former FBI document analyst who went on record as 100 percent certain of forgery.

Rather may survive for a few months, but the Guard issue now belongs to Bush.

[Eastbound]

"Rather, who anchored the segment presenting new information on the president's military service, will personally correct the record on-air, if need be, . . . "

' . . . the night before we put him out to pasture.'

[timestax]

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