[Common Tator]

Starting with Edward R. Murrow, continuing through Walter Cronkike and then Dan Rather, the Tifnany network had always succeeded in destroying their political enemies.

Murrow defended Alger Hiss the communist spy, and got his accuser Joe McCarthy destroyed.

Walter Cronkite with his able assistant Dan Rather destroyed Richard Nixon..

It was assumed that Daniel Rather would defeat George W. Bush.

Rather has to face something this time that he and his predecessors never faced.. internet sites like FR, Talk Radio and the FNC.

Rather tried fighting todays war with yesterdays weapons. He destroyed himself with his own weapon. they had never been caught.

[mrustow]

Murrow defended Alger Hiss the communist spy, and got his accuser Joe McCarthy destroyed.

Did Murrow really defend Hiss? Nixon, however, and not McCarthy, was Hiss's accuser (and prosecutor).