Live Thread: CBS Defense of Fraud Memos, 5pm EST

Free Republic ^ | 15 Sept 2004 | gobucks

[gobucks]

Howlin set a great example last sept 8th when he started a live thread for the 60 minutes II story.

Let's see how much squirmin we here ....

[OpusatFR]

""We established to our satisfaction that the memos were accurate or we would not have put them on television. There was a great deal of coroborating [sic] evidence from people in a position to know. Having said that, given all the questions about them, we believe we should redouble our efforts to answer those questions, so that's what we are doing."

OH....the lawyers must have been arguing over the wording and chose "memos were ACCURATE.." not that the memos were not fraudulent or fake, but that the content was ACCURATE..

So. cBS is all but admitting the memos are FAAAAAAAAAAAKE!!!!

[Darksheare]

I'll buy the evil twins seperated at birth theory.

[pilgrim]

Authentic or accurate?

Forged memos:  They are accurate (just not authentic?)

[GOPrincess]

I think CBS just added more fuel to the fire. First, this didn't "clarify" a thing, and second, they seem to have dug in for the long haul when Rather should be offering his resignation.

[gobucks]

Yep, they did, via thinly veiled implication. But since then, nothing else so far I think ...

[patriciaruth]

Yes, a nothing burger. Scroll up and puke.

[Leo Carpathian]

Hey, Jr. Powell
Isn't this enough to revoke SeeBS FCC license?

[Mike Fieschko]

CBS is paying its lawyers a gazillion dollars an hour to come up with lame excuses like this.

They tried to polish a turd, so that's what they got.

[Mo1]

'questions are being raised about the how the blogger raised questions so soon after the broadcast'

Because CBS put the documents up on THEIR website for ALL TO SEE THEM

[Peach]

Rather seems willing to try and save his skin at the expense of the network.

He just wrote their obituary.

[Tamzee]

Thanks :-)

[ColoCdn]

It begs the question: Was the father Karl Rove?

[sweetliberty]

"Are all the superhero bloggers wearing their pajamas?"

Uniformed and ready for action!

[gov_bean_ counter]

If I have to wear bunny slippers, I ain't reporting for duty.

[gopwhit]

That's a great point --- the use of the word "accurate" rather than "authentic" which is the word they've used all along. Very significant change.

[ColoCdn]

Sorry, should have included you on the last comment.

"It begs the question: Is the father Karl Rove?"

[JHENN22499]

I just had visions of Walter Cronkite on election night, never to be seen again on the evening news. Deja vu

[Raebie]

Statement by the President of CBS News, Andrew Heyward:

"We established to our satisfaction that the memos were accurate or we would not have put them on television. There was a great deal of coroborating [sic] evidence from people in a position to know. Having said that, given all the questions about them, we believe we should redouble our efforts to answer those questions, so that's what we are doing."

[tort_feasor]

No mention of Rathergate by Dan at the start of broadcast.