Posted on 09/20/2004 8:54:24 AM PDT by TheGeezer
Edited on 09/20/2004 9:07:32 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
Update by moderator:
EXCLUSIVE
STATEMENT FROM DAN RATHER:
Last week, amid increasing questions about the authenticity of documents used in support of a 60 MINUTES WEDNESDAY story about President Bush's time in the Texas Air National Guard, CBS News vowed to re-examine the documents in question—and their source—vigorously. And we promised that we would let the American public know what this examination turned up, whatever the outcome.
Now, after extensive additional interviews, I no longer have the confidence in these documents that would allow us to continue vouching for them journalistically. I find we have been misled on the key question of how our source for the documents came into possession of these papers. That, combined with some of the questions that have been raised in public and in the press, leads me to a point where—if I knew then what I know now—I would not have gone ahead with the story as it was aired, and I certainly would not have used the documents in question.
But we did use the documents. We made a mistake in judgment, and for that I am sorry. It was an error that was made, however, in good faith and in the spirit of trying to carry on a CBS News tradition of investigative reporting without fear or favoritism.
Please know that nothing is more important to us than people's trust in our ability and our commitment to report fairly and truthfully.
Here we go!
Here is a summary: "It's W's fault."
"ANSWER THE QUESTIONS YOU REACIONARY REPUBLICAN CHAIN DOG". -- or some variation of this.
Bet it gets delayed and delayed again until the Evening News with Dan "Lying" Rather. It is their only hope of a decent rating night.
Rather is still going to make excuses and try to vouch for the authenticity of the story, not realizing that what America wants is a bonafide apology for using FORGED DOCUMENTS as the basis of a report, as well as an apology to the president.
Not until after Rush they won't!
And that would be on what frequency?
Dan is bringing Mrs. Knox back for a reprise.
DAN RATHER STATEMENT SET FOR RELEASE
Dan Rather Forget The Whole Thing
LMAO! 'Cammy jammies'-- CBS assault on my logical senses incoming..
Okay, CBS. Release it already.
Or not. Who cares what CBS says, anyway.
This will take a while. Mrs. Knox is typing it on her Underwood.
Wouldn't doubt it.
"We showed it to the WH and they didn't tell us the document was fake. They set us up!"
Maybe, just maybe that "Liberal Feminist Activist Producer"(her father's words, not mine)will be the one to take the heat and the fall!!
Not Dan, that's for sure!
Yeah, by 6pm we'll have the statement, where they say "we'r still looking into it."
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