Exactly!! What we are still seeing is CBS COVERUP... I still think this is going to Blow Wide Open and there is going to be lots of fallout...
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.
Without favoritism?
Gimme a break, Danny!
What a load of Texas manure! If he knew then....which only means if he knew Buckhead and the others would be paying attention and catch him, he wouldn't have done it. He's a sidewinding snake trying to slither out of a bad situation instead of being a MAN and admitting that he knew they were fake and ran with them anyway!
SeeBS has no credibility left. Only firing him and rebuilding with less bias "new" blood will save their butts!
And you know what? So what if it was. (not that I think it was)
It would still prove CBS is a craphole full of lies and deception, so they can knock that off right now!
Dan aided our enemy. He caused our troops to be in harms way while trying to get a scoop that were not real!!!
I need to call (and hopefully others here) to demand Rather be Fired !
They (Rather Biased and CBS) are still hoping there are Kool-aid drinkers out there who believe the charges are accurate if not the documents.
If everybody believes Dan's statement, nobody has to fall on a sword.
Given that assumption, then by not admitting to the fraud, it doesn't appear to necessary to fire anybody.
Ingraham had a guy on from the American Enterprise Institue, talking about the legal issues.
The ones most injured by Dan & CBS are Bush, who's not going to sue, and the "people down in Texas" - the family of long
deceased Killian, the purported "author" of the memos.
I just went to their website and posted a message that they need to reveal who the perp is in order to maintain any credibility.
With the absolute hate I hear towards Pres. Bush coming out of SeeBS, I doubt they want to be the ones that shed any amount of truth on this kerfuffle....
SeeBS, or at the least Rather wants Kerry to win.
So how can they come out and destroy any chance Kerry would have to win?
Huh? It looks like Cleland is signaling Kerry's campaign that he will not fall on his sword quietly. Or no? What a tightrope CBS is walking in this to protect Kerry.
Why no comment on Ben Barnes and his proved lies?
The memos aren't the only lies in this 60 Minutes report.
The "working" the story in reality is the media engaging in plans of how to play the story and when the best timing for it is. That the dems created forgeries and CBS agreed to air them is what happened, and they threw out the "working on it" line to make it sound like she unearthed them due to journalistic digging when it was merely serving as a willing conduit for an attack on a sitting POTUS.
Just like clockwork, every time GWB runs for office, the media hauls out the service issue. No working being done, just plotting.
ABC radio news said Rather will issue an on-air apology tonight.
I won't be seeing or hearing it but will read about it here.
The kerry's are well versed in skull duggery, after all cameron kerry broke into a rivals campaign office for his bro.
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