Posted on 09/10/2004 10:11:53 AM PDT by Pfesser
XXXXX DRUDGE REPORT XXXXX FRI SEPT 10, 2004 12:01:25 ET XXXXX
RATHER DIGS IN: THE DOCUMENTS ARE AUTHENTIC
CBSNEWS anchor and 60 MINUTES correspondent Dan Rather publicly defended his reporting Friday morning after questions were raised about the authenticity of newly unearthed memos aired on CBS which asserted that George W. Bush ignored a direct order from a superior officer in the Texas Air National Guard.
CNN TRANSCRIPT:
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
DAN RATHER, CBS NEWS ANCHOR: I know that this story is true. I believe that the witnesses and the documents are authentic. We wouldn't have gone to air if they would not have been. There isn't going to be -- there's no -- what you're saying apology?
QUESTION: Apology or any kind of retraction or...
RATHER: Not even discussed, nor should it be. I want to make clear to you, I want to make clear to you if I have not made clear to you, that this story is true, and that more important questions than how we got the story, which is where those who don't like the story like to put the emphasis, the more important question is what are the answers to the questions raised in the story, which I just gave you earlier.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
CBS NEWS executives on Thursday 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.
Developing...
Rather is certifiable. (Not that that's news.)
Hopefully this will finally bring about his end.
But Dan, if the documents are forgeries, then there are no questions to be answered, other than WHO PROVIDED THE FORGED DOCUMENTS!
What preponderance?! They consulted one alleged and nameless doc expert, and called some guy who knew Killian and read the memos over the phone to him. Oh, real investigative journalism there all right. NOT.
I heard the interview on Rush and Rather sounded like a Dem flack--"Bush needs to answer these questions.." and so forth. He has been totally exposed.
I believe CBS and Rather released the fake documents KNOWING they were probably fake, just to take the spotlight away from the POW Vietnam Vets, who released their documentary DVD this week showing Kerry's 1971 speech before the US Senate really did harm POWS in Vietnam.
That's the way things work.
This will be the official spin from CBS
"We don't know whether the documents are forged or not. We are still investigating. But we were wrong to release them without verifying completely and we are sorry for that".
This way, they don't accept responsibility and they can just hope for another story like a hurricane to divert our attention.
His opinion over Bush is letting him overlook anything else, what tunnel vision. They're FAKE DOCUMENTS Rather!
Too late.
The source may have already been exposed as of 12:06 AM Eastern time...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1211690/posts
"I know that this story is true. I believe that the witnesses and the documents are authentic."
"know" != "believe".
God, Dan Rather is an idiot!
Go check out drudge and look at the Headline on the Rather story. heheheheh Oh gawd, this is the most fun I've had since I ran naked with the hogs through church services.
Produce your "experts" Mr. Rather.
Or would you rather not?
Hey, Kenneth! Fish that swallow the hook usually die having it extracted.
Expect CBS to adopt the Tawanna Brawley defense, "what matters is that it could have happened."
What could be more important than the integrity of your research Dan?
The "how" is the story, moron...
In the long-run, it will demote the network to be on a par the WB and Paramount.
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