Dan Rather To Bush: "Answer The Questions"

NY Observer ^

[hawaiian]

Dan Rather To Bush: ‘Answer The Questions’

"With respect: answer the questions," said Dan Rather, the CBS News anchor. He was asking a direct question to President George W. Bush, his re-election campaign and his political allies in the press and on the Web. "We’ve heard what you have to say about the documents and what you’ve said and what your surrogates have said, but for the moment, answer the questions.

"I say that with respect," he added. "They’d be a lot stronger in their campaign if they did do that."

On Tuesday, Sept. 14, Mr. Rather remained steadfast despite a brutal onslaught of criticism from Bush defenders—including Laura Bush—critics and competing news organizations over the authenticity of memos reportedly typed by Lt. Col. Jerry Killian, Mr. Bush’s squadron commander in the early 1970’s, which suggested that Killian felt pressure from his superior to "sugarcoat" negative evaluations of the future President’s performance.

Since 60 Minutes reported on those documents on Wednesday, Sept. 8, their veracity has been assaulted by Web critics, politicians and document experts who put the burden of proof on Mr. Rather, his producers and on CBS News, and say that the reputation of the news organization is at stake. Full Article

[Willie Green]

Good grief. Dan is only 5'1" ???
This is beginning to all make sense!

Short people got no reason
Short people got no reason
Short people got no reason to live

They got little hands
Little eyes
They walk around
Tellin' great big lies
They got little noses
Tiny little teeth
They wear platform shoes
On their nasty little feet

They got little baby legs
They stand so low
You got to pick 'em up
Just to say hello
They got little cars
That go beep, beep, beep
They got little voices
Goin' peep, peep, peep
They got grubby little fingers
And dirty little minds
They're gonna get you every time

Well, I don't want no short people
Don't want no short people
Don't want no short people' round here

[Tallguy]

I may not be the first person to notice this, but isn't there a similarity between CBS's reaction to the Forgeries and the Nixon Whitehouse's reaction to the collapse of the Watergate Conspiracy? Specifically, Rather's reaction to the accusations is rather 'Nixonian'.

I'm just lovin' it!

[Hildy]

Has Rather ever insisted Kerry release form 180? EVER EVER EVER?

[Puddleglum]

He did answer the questions - Kenneth was just on the wrong frequency.

[zeaal]

There are questions of Kerry that he refuses to answer. Answer the questions John, answer the questions.

[An American In Dairyland]

I've read that GWB did not sign Form 180 but as CIC he was able to order ALL of his records released and that is what he did. I hope someone can verify if this is correct.

[Vision Thing]

Dan Rather: Answer the questions.

Dubya: Why should I? If I recall correctly, someone else asked you a question several years ago, yet you still haven't answered it. So on behalf of the nation, I'll ask the question again: What is the frequency, Kenneth?

[MizSterious]

If the documents are false, then everything that comes from them is false. What is it about this very simple fact that escapes Dan and his liberal friends?

[gunnygail]

http://11thcavnam.com/danrather/rather.htm

I'm trying to get a hold of other info but this seems genuine. Opinions?

[siunevada]

And in this case, it’s change the subject from the truth of the information to the truth of the documents.

This comes up regularly in court: Forget the evidence, the allegation based on bad evidence is still true.

He's trying to bluff it with no cards. If this is the remaining level of sophistication of the Dem political operatives they might as well surrender now.

[Willie Green]

That's only 4'11", WG.
Where in heaven's name did YOU work? NASA???

[demlosers]

Hey Dumbo Dan. Why don't you ask Kerry about his Vietnam war atrocities?

Hey Dumbo Dan. Why don't you ask Kerry about his Paris trip to see the North Vietnamese Communists?

Hey Dumbo Dan. Why don't you ask Kerry about the VVAW vote to assassinate U.S. Senators?

How about it Dumbo Dan?

[Sicon]

Hey Dan, when did you stop beating your wife? When did you stop trafficking narcotics? When did you stop stealing lunch money from schoolchildren?

Answer ^the questions! Who cares if any of ^these ^things ever happened? It's not ^the nature of ^the evidence, it's ^the seriousness of ^the charge!

[longtermmemmory]

Rather wanted to be known as the reporter who brought down two presidents.

The fool. He PERSONALLY has become the new watergate scandal.

[Berthold]

er... 5'11" not 5'1"

[Sabatier]

Dan Rather has totally lost it. He's demanding the President of the United States answer to forged documents?
This has gone beyond embarrassing and on to harrassment. Really. Rather is as obsessed with this as Hinckley was with Jodie Foster.
Dan's got himself in a trap and watching him chew off his leg was a gross spectacle at best and now it's becoming scary.

[Tallguy]

Oooooh! You beat me to the Nixon-analogy! (see my Post #40) I like your post much better!

[tarator]

Conger up Bush Stuff

What's the sea eel have to do with all this?

[gunnygail]

Schadenfrude at it's best.

Secret Service is no doubt on alert for a lumpy old geezer, with a black eye, lurking about the WH grounds...

[Ciexyz]

Answer the question, Dan -- WHEN WILL YOU RESIGN?!