60 Minutes Has Used Bogus Memos In Past

The Washington Post ^ | 4/13/1999

[blogblogginaway]

For the second time in four months, CBS's "60 Minutes" has made an on-air apology regarding a report about drug smuggling. This time it's over a memo that turned out to be bogus.

Correspondent Lesley Stahl delivered the apology on Sunday's broadcast, as part of a settlement with a customs official who had sued the newsmagazine.

[blogblogginaway]

This article can be found in The Washington Post archives.....April 1999

[Prime Choice]

[GaltMeister]

SeeBS dosenm't report, they make the news.

[Jeff Chandler]

This sort of arrogant sloppiness is a result of excessive drug use among the jounalists of the 'Stonedest Generation'.

[Semper Paratus]

The "Tiffany" network is turning into a pawn shop.

[Huck]

LOL!

[Angelwood]

Great bumper sticker!

[need_a_screen_name]

bump

[Right_in_Virginia]

But that report, which was presented by Mike Wallace, cited a memo said to be written by Rudy Camacho

I really think Chris Wallace should recuse himself from any interview and discussion of CBS and their newest fraud.

[rolling_stone]

The documents used by CBS as well as their supposed vetting has been totally discredited..IMO their best bet is to retract and apologize to mitigate any possible damages...

yes I know dead people can't be defamed but it looks like a fraud on the family and the public to me as well as President Bush....Possibly the RNC could sue for loss of contributions...

Another possibility would be Unfair Business Practices, California has a liberal law against deceptive practices, Business & Profession Code Unfair Practices... anyone in the state has standing only need prove deception not fraud......probably easiest prove...

I would imagine Marcel Martel stating one thing in his "book" and then another on TV is deceptive...


interesting article on defaming the dead:
http://writ.news.findlaw.com/dean/20040312.html

[Pete98]

And just think...before Rush/Fox/Internet, all of these stories would have been accepted at face value.

[John Jorsett]

Good catch. Welcome to FR.

[libstripper]

I doubt the RNC will be able to sue for a loss of contributions, because there probably isn't any. Indeed, I strongly suspect that the RNC, like the Swiftvets, only grows richer when the DemonRats try to perpetrate frauds like this one.

[freestyle]

We don't report the news. We MAKE the news!

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You both nailed it!

[CyberAnt]

According to jmstein7, there are several federal laws which have been broken. This is really serious stuff, forging military documents.

[rolling_stone]

To: rolling_stone
According to jmstein7, there are several federal laws which have been broken. This is really serious stuff, forging military documents.


that may be true but the forger is one thing..unless you can prove conspiracy that lets Rather off the hook without some other cause of action..he needs to be visited by law enforcement and questioned..

['61 Libertarian]

FReepers,

Please keep up the posts. Also please support the websites that do the research to prove that these documents are frauds. We will win this. The MSM can't bury this. CBS will lose. Keep it up. Have faith. We will prevail!

[EllaMinnow]

Does it mention Mary Mapes? Was she possibly the producer of that story?

[wildbill]

I really think Chris Wallace should recuse himself from any interview and discussion of CBS and their newest fraud"

Naw--'cause that means we can't use Ben Barne's kid or the Kiillian family.

[Diddle E. Squat]

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