Posted on 09/21/2004 9:15:07 PM PDT by rwilson99
Edited on 09/21/2004 9:21:16 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
CBS DOC SOURCE SET TO SUE NETWORK FOR LIBEL
Wed Sep 22 2004 00:05:20 ET
Bill Burkett, the man identified yesterday by CBS as the source of the controversial documents used in its September 8 60 Minutes II report questioning President Bushs Air National Guard service, plans to sue the network, the NY SUN reports.
Burkett has had several meetings with lawyers to determine the best course of action. The planned lawsuit would center on defamation of character and libel.
Mr. Burkett told me everything about the process of his dealings with CBS and how he came into possession of the documents at the heart of the controversy, a lawyer close to Burkett said.
The lawyer said the CBS News producer, Mary Mapes, promised to protect Mr. Burkett with complete anonymity and CBS was to expend both time and money authenticating the memos.
Bill Burkett went with CBS News on this over ABC News, the New York Times, and the Washington Post because they promised to work the hardest to protect him and authenticate the documents. , Mr.Van Os told the Sun. Bill leveled with [CBS] about his doubts over the papers, and they promised him they would take their time. They spent all of three days, maybe less, on authentication.
Developing...
LMAO
The results will be about as surprising as a mob influenced boxing match. CBS will take a dive and Burkett will get his payment in a settlement.
Just providing everyone with the "Can't comment on ongoing litigation" excuse. The suit will be dropped in the first week of November.
we'll need a scorecard to keep all these shenanigans and counter-shenanigans in order
I think we need to get the draft lie posted at the Urban Legend web site, immediately!!!
Exactly. This doesn't pass the smell test. This enables Burkette to play the duped victim and allows SEE-BS to pay him off (and keep him from talking further) under the guise of a lawsuit "settlement."
This story is sorta like winning the lottery, then finding out that you don't have to pay taxes on it, then finding out that your winnings will be delivered to you by Jessica Simpson, then finding out that she is going to stay with you after giving you the money, then finding out that she is going to leave after a month when you're sick of her, then finding out that she's going to be replaced by Anna Kournikova, then finding out that Anna Kournikova will be giving you a lottery ticket when she gets there, then finding out that the second lottery ticket will be worth even more than the first one, then finding out that your second jackpot will be delivered to you by Shania Twain, then finding out that Shania Twain will be staying with you after she gives you your winnings, then finding out that Anna Kournikova won't be leaving after Shania arrives, then finding out that you've just replaced Sammy Hagar as the lead singer of Van Halen...
It's already there, though the site tends to lean a bit left.
http://www.snopes.com/politics/military/draft.asp
Of course it would be unethical if they had paid him for his interview.
Actually, I think Dan Rather should be nominated for a Darwin Award honorable mention!
This story is growing a slimey mold on top of the spider legs.
First of all, how can this guy claim the anonymous thing? FReepers started figuring out the Abilene/Kinkos fax source and one of us actually called the Kinkos to confirm that Burkett had an account there......
Thanks for the info...will pass this around to all the screaming memes!!!
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