[YaYa123]

CBS will burn Burkette in a heartbeat if there's anyway in hell they can prove they didn't know the documents were forgeries. (But to admit they didn't know is journalistic suicide, for it admits CBS is totally incompetent in judging the veracity of sources.

[Mo1]

I' have no doubt they'll try to dump this on Burkette

Problem is .. It's THEIR job not to let nut cases pass on bogus information

They either didn't do their job or they thought they could get away with it

[Steely Tom]

CBS will burn Burkette in a heartbeat if there's anyway in hell they can prove they didn't know the documents were forgeries. (But to admit they didn't know is journalistic suicide, for it admits CBS is totally incompetent in judging the veracity of sources.

I think we've got to cut CBS a break here.

Think of it like this. Suppose you're a producer at C.B.S. news, and you get a source who says that, say, Jim Jones (of the Peoples' Temple) was responsible for causing the death of a few more people than the he 900 or so he's already responsible for.

How much scrutiny do you subject this story to? I mean, really, is it that hard to believe?

As far as C.B.S. is concerned, George Bush, Republicans, and conservatives in general are every bit as reprehensible as was Jim Jones. Information that reflects badly on them is as beliveable as information stating that the sun will rise tomorrow. Does that statement need to be fact checked?

If you look at it that way it makes a lot more sense.

(steely)