Posted on 09/13/2004 7:31:20 PM PDT by sargon
Fineman and Zelnick were highly critical of Rather's arrogant declaration to "Prove Us Wrong".
They said that is not a proper journalistic standard. Onus is on CBS to use authentic documents: originals.
They both encouraged Rather and CBS to reconsider their untenable position.
The criticism was significant, and it was from mainstream news personalities who were not wearing pajamas.
This story has legs, even in the MSM.
Rather will be doing some more backpedalling soon, I predict.
It was quite refreshing to realize this isn't an issue simply on the internet.
What originals?
Limbacher just plugged Free Republic :-)
Carl Limbacher of NewsMax just mentioned Free Republic.
Fineman and Zelnick are not in the VRWC, GOP etc. If CBS was smart they would have an independent investigation as Zelnick suggested. This thing is going to get worse for them otherwise, not that they don't deserve it.
Big shouts to FR!
I heard that!!
Carl Limbacher gives Freepers a plug in the discussion.
I guess the orginal would be on the 3-1/2" disk on Kerry's Lap-top.
Yeah, I caught that. WOO HOO!!!
Go Buckhead!!!
Limbacher is laying it on the line about bloggers and freepers!
Excellent coverage on the forged Bush gaurd memo's by Scarborough, his guests are really taking Rather and CBS to task. Very refreshing after O'Reilly's pitiful show on this issue on Fox tonight ("I've read everything and don't know what to make of it." Bill is not the brightest bulb in the chandelier).
This story has legs, even in the MSM.
The media smells the blood that CBS is hemorrhaging. There are a lot of reporters who would like nothing more than being seen as the one who brought down Dan Rather and SEE-BS.
Whoopie. He posts here frequently, so he's plugging himself.
The American people have seen the man behind the curtain, they didn't want us to see. The journalistic profession proclaims it their solemn duty to question everything, as long as a Republican is doing it, but will not allow any questioning of them. I hope we are seeing them throwing overboard, one of the biggest embarassments to their profession.
Credibility! That is what keeps popping up in this discussion. CBS has lost it!
By the time Blather stops digging that hole CBS will be known as Commie BS.
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