CBS News Concludes It Was Misled on National Guard Memos, Network Officials Say

New York Times ^ | 9/20/04 | Jim Rutenberg

[Enterprise]

"Just WHAT were you thinking, Dan?"

I think it was more like:

"WTF were you thinking Dan?"

[patriciaruth]

I am not a GOP Lawyer

Doesn't matter. The only thing that matters is if you are in your pyjamas.

[YaYa123]

Hot Dang!

[bray]

Who forged the documents and the Dead Officer's signature??? I would think his family has a nice payday comin???

Pray for W and Our Troops

[Choose Ye This Day]

NA NA NA NA,

NA NA NA NA,

SAY AY AY

"GOOD BYE!!!"

[plangent]

Dear Dan, who is the 'unimpeachable source"?

You said you know, now 'fess up.

[PGalt]

CYA lawyerspeak. Ra^ther pa^thetic propagandists fallback position to live to lie another day.

The Muqtada al-Sadr of C^bs.

[woodb01]

Fact is, there are a LOT of VERY serious issues that should be pushed HARD about the documets.

1. The widow and son were IGNORED
2. Document experts were IGNORED
3. Hodges was MISLED
4. The old secretary was NOT INTERVIEWED until afterward
5. The opinions of the experts were MISREPRESENTED
6. The swift boat veterans were MALIGNED
7. George Bush's roomate DURING HIS GUARD YEARS, who AGREED TO SPEAK TO THEM WAS TURNED DOWN BECAUSE HE WAS TOO "PRO BUSH"...

And the list goes on. Fact is, this was a HIT PIECE ON BUSH. And just because dnCBS owns up to fake documents does NOT CLEAR THEIR PROPAGANDA / DNC REPORTING!!

If the documents were the ONLY ISSUE in this, without all of the other plainly propaganda driven results, it wouldn't be such an issue.

THE DOCUMENTS ARE JUST THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG! THE ICEBERG IS THE MANIPULATION AND DECEPTION OF THE PUBLIC!!

[scottybk]

Anyone who's read "A Reporter's Life" by Walter Cronkite knows that CBS news was/is a wholly owned subsidiary of the DNC. Cronkite spends nearly all his leisure time hangin' w/ Teddy out on Marth'a Vinyard, and Ed Murrow always thought Uncle Walt was a vapid dunce, a "mere benhwarmer" compared to the elite "Murrow's Boys" crew. Good riddins, Walt & Dan. The stopwatch clicks.....

[Inyokern]

His contract runs out in 2006.

Rather is not the issue. The issue is forgery and whether or not the DNC or the Kerry campaign is implicated.

[crushelits]

ARE THEY GOING TO GET A DOUBLE MIRORR?

[Redcoat LI]

We win.

[Rocky]

Looks like they are getting ready to hang Mapes out to dry. Is Dan going to skate on this one?

What about Heyward?

[ApesForEvolution]

No Comment. I'd be banned...

[TenaciousZ]

Mr. Rather and others at the network are said to still believe that the sentiment in the memos accurately reflected Mr. Killian's feelings

Yeah? Who cares. Unfrigging-believable.

[not2worry]

I believe Dan Rather would rather eat crow instead!

Ever since the row between W and Rather during GWHB campaign for re-election, Rather has been out to get President Bush.

Just MHO.....and I am not a lawyer, but I am a converted Democrat to the Republican Party!

[rolling_stone]

I guess Fox News was right, DAN RATHER WAS DUPED or was he doing the duping?

Happy Trails and a tip of the old Stetson to Dan


this story still has legs...