[MEG33]

It walks like a duck...It quacks like a duck.
Even Chris Matthews says it was political bias.
The CNN quick vote says 50% believe Rather should be fired..really big news in a CNN poll(always seem to lean way left)

[carumba]

"That's a pity, because the truth would have helped restore CBS' credibility."

Yes but you have to look at the nuanced gray shading in order to have the suave and sophisticated understanding required of all bohemian intellectuals.

[1FASTGLOCK45]

Dan gets to pass "GO and Collect 2,000,000 dollars"

[Route101]

Danny goes on collecting his millions...what a piece of crap!....

[RightOnline]

By not firing Rather, CBS just did themselves and the MSM in general a huge disservice.

The clear message that sent is this: Their "icons" are untouchable; beyond reproach. They can get away with journalistic murder and there isn't anything that will be done to them and they know it, truth or integrity be damned.

This is what chaps the hide of so many people today who get their info from other sources.

[orangelobster]

CBS successfully found some scapegoats to fire. As long as Heyward can continue, the problem is not fixed.

[1Old Pro]

EVERYONE, and I mean EVERYONE, knew that Mapes was a Left Wing activist and allowed this to influence her "productions".

Are we supposed to believe that EVERYONE knew this EXCEPT Dan and the CBS executives??

I don't think so, they embraced her, she got caught, they had to fire her, she'll be back at PBS or CNN.

[TheForceOfOne]

We pick up our story with CPO Danny Rather carelessly arranging the deck chairs on the SS CBS Titanic while whistling "Jimmy Crack Corn". In his quarters, Captain Andrew Hayward reflects back on the pre-election day logs and tries to calm the crew outside his door that seem to think the ship is sinking by declaring we didn't hit an iceberg and everything is fine, go back to your post. Captain Hayward informs the crew Lieutenant Mary Mapes somehow got washed overboard along with three other crewmen last night when the ship shook for unknown reasons. Finally, after being pressured to investigate this matter the Captain realizes the ship has been taking on water and sends up a distress signal which is picked up by the SS Fox News which rebroadcasts the distress signal and the pending demise of the SS CBS Titanic. Meanwhile for unknown reasons other ships close by such as the SS NBC, SS CNN, and the SS NY Times pick up the distress signal and fail to report it.

[IamConservative]

"and that of the mainstream media as a whole."

I know I always think of Dan as a whole - an arsewhole that is.