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Rather Still Insists Forged Documents Are Real!!! (Has he gone psychotic?)
Chicago Tribune ^ | Jeff Zeleny / John Cook

Posted on 09/21/2004 9:59:35 AM PDT by MindBender26

In an interview Monday evening, a repentant Rather conceded it had been a mistake to broadcast the documents. But even though he could not vouch for their authenticity, he said he still did not believe that they were fakes.

"Do I think they're forged? No," Rather said.

"But it's not good enough to use the documents on the air if we can't vouch for them, and we can't vouch for them."

What kind of reporter would I be if I put something on the air in which I believed, and as soon as it's attacked and under pressure, you run, you fold, you fade, you side-wind? That's not the kind of person I am, and it's not the kind of reporter I am."

(Excerpt) Read more at chicagotribune.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: cbsnews; napalminthemorning; rathergate
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To: RockAgainsttheLeft04

Rather is a certified nut. Just like every liberal. Just like John Kerry. This is actually very funny. I listened to Larua Ingram today and I laughed and laughed and laughed.


101 posted on 09/21/2004 11:58:42 AM PDT by Freekazoid
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To: MindBender26
But even though he could not vouch for their authenticity, he said he still did not believe that they were fakes.

"Do I think they're forged? No," Rather said.

CBS must take him at his word, then, and never trust his judgment or discernment or common sense again. CBS management, it's time to let him go.

102 posted on 09/21/2004 12:02:14 PM PDT by my_pointy_head_is_sharp (You're going along ... you're going along ... then **WAP!**)
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To: chs68

By jove, I do believe you're on to something there. Rather (no pun intended) quickly, my imagination fills the wall of his office with pictures. I'm seeing faces from the Senate, the House of Representatives, and several major newspapers.....no end of candidates. Is it any wonder he sailed over the edge?


103 posted on 09/21/2004 12:02:49 PM PDT by RedWireNut
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To: MindBender26
Before the story aired, Rather said he had interviewed Burkett about the documents and how he obtained them. Rather said his reporting on Burkett's background was one of the reasons for confidence in the story.

"When we talked to people in his home community in Texas," Rather said, "even those people that didn't like him said he's a truth-teller."

But Chris Matthews, Andrea Mitchell, the Boston Globe, Newsweek, etc. all have said that Burkett is *not* a reliable source, and has not told the truth. There is a reason why Burkett gave the documents to CBS, and not another media outlet -- because Dan Rather was the only media guy who didn't think Burkett was a lunatic!

104 posted on 09/21/2004 1:08:45 PM PDT by NYCVirago
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To: Uncle Hal

serious dementia


105 posted on 09/21/2004 1:13:33 PM PDT by kingattax (The Lead Dog always has the best view)
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To: Dog Gone
"He missed his last chance in his career to pay back the Bushes, and he just won't accept that. The thought of the VRWC taking HIM down is just not acceptable. It does not compute."

You said it so well!!

106 posted on 09/21/2004 1:41:54 PM PDT by DestroytheDemocrats
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To: GeorgiaYankee

Oh man, that was pathetic. The only good part of it is the fact that Dan is clearly miserable right now.


107 posted on 09/21/2004 2:19:12 PM PDT by Dog Gone
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To: zip

ping


108 posted on 09/21/2004 2:31:37 PM PDT by Mrs Zip
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To: MindBender26
Martin Kalb another Leftist sychophant is saying exactly the samething on FNC.

"IT is far more important to know what when on for the MISSING 6 months of GW's military career than it is know who forged some silly documents."

109 posted on 09/21/2004 2:35:28 PM PDT by PISANO (NEVER FORGET 911 !!!!)
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To: MindBender26

"Dan... you ignorant slut!!"


110 posted on 09/21/2004 2:36:16 PM PDT by badgerlandjim (Hillary Clinton is to politics as Helen Thomas is to beauty)
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To: MindBender26

Can Kool-aid cause permanent mental damage?


111 posted on 09/21/2004 2:37:36 PM PDT by ez (TERRORISTS FOR KERRY!!!)
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To: MindBender26

What do you mean by, "Has he gone psycotic?"

He has never been sane.


112 posted on 09/21/2004 2:38:45 PM PDT by sport
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To: MindBender26

Dan is obviously thinking he could outlast this. He thought the charges of forgery would just blow over, so he stood his ground. Never admit defeat, mentality. And he is still trying.

He continues to underestimate how much this hurts his credibility.


113 posted on 09/21/2004 2:40:27 PM PDT by DannyTN
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To: RockAgainsttheLeft04

Where was Dan Rather in 1971 when Kerry testified????I was surprised when I saw pics of Kerry and Ted Kennedy together in 1971-guess I forgot about their connection then.
Has Dan been waiting until now to Help Kerry or was he reporting on him in 1971 too??? I always wondered how Kerry got away with his testimony without being sent to prison for treason-Teddy protected him? and Dan moved the press?


114 posted on 09/21/2004 3:25:12 PM PDT by okokie (scumbags run naked (what ? no pajamas)with idiots who shove it)
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To: MindBender26

They are going to have to put him out to pasture. He's nuts.


115 posted on 09/21/2004 3:46:03 PM PDT by BunnySlippers ("F" Stands for FLIP-FLOP ...)
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To: MindBender26

Thank God for bugmenot.com. I didn't have to go thru the annoying registration process to read this article.


116 posted on 09/21/2004 3:51:32 PM PDT by PJ-Comix (What's the Forgery, Dan!!!???)
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To: MindBender26
"When we talked to people in his home community in Texas," Rather said, "even those people that didn't like him said he's a truth-teller."

As truthful as Barnes?

117 posted on 09/21/2004 3:54:47 PM PDT by PJ-Comix (What's the Forgery, Dan!!!???)
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