Posted on 01/12/2005 1:00:01 AM PST by kattracks
This whole thing reminds me of an old saying: "If you're going to assassinate a king, make sure he dies" or something like that. Since CBS tried to "Kill" the President, but failed, what is the White House doing to punish CBS? It seems to me that President Bush is simply turning the other cheek. While I admire President Bush's Christian temperament, I do want to see him kick some a$$, Texas-style. Anyone know how the White House is treating this whole story, and what if anything they're doing in regard to CBS?
I don't know how the WH is treating this.
What I suspect is that CBS is going to have bigtime sponsor trouble.
Who wants their products associated with corrupt news?
Or maybe I'm just hoping...
Very good point and question! LOL
Is the FCC failing in their obligations to the American Public ?
Abu Ghraib broke the same day that the Swift Boat Vets made their first press conference, and they were relegated to no coverage. Whether that was to provide additional cover for the candidate of choice, that remains to be seen.....
--Boot Hill
Isn't it ironic that C-BS's logo is a "Black Eye"!
What are you putting in your coffee this morning?
I'd like some if it can make me believe corporations are going to protest the excuse for a news organization called CBS news.
Corporations don't protest based on a political agenda. They make decisions by where they spend their money, getting the best ROI, not what political agenda they favor.
As CBS slides into the tank, if they do, dollars will flow elswhere
Being a realist, the ratings of CBS are slipping, but with the continued influx of advertising dollars no matter what CBS's ethics are, the network will survive without much damage. The bottom-line-type corporations will continue to prop up CBS.
While we Freepers know every jot and tittle about Rathergate, the average viewer knows little or nada, or doesn't care one way or the other. The long-time, hard-core CBS viewers will continue to view.
Therefore, in my opinion, CBS will continue operations and may even thrive once again if they hire younger and more personable TV faces. I think Rather has paralyzed and suffocated CBS operations for years and he was allowed to get away with this. I believe the CBS heads know this, and he won't be hanging around for long.
He'll come down with sudden prostate, or something.
Leni
I think your idea is quite plausible.
The only reason, that I can think of, that the Rather team would pass off such a poor quality forgery, is because they've gotten away with it in the past. Perhaps they haven't done it since word processors became common and they just got lazy.
I think you've nailed a specific example. I'll bet there are other forgeries as well, but I can't think of specifics.
Nice work.
Nobody. But the rat John Dean, that's another story.
Being Nixon's WH Legal Council he had access to the stationary (naturally) and he orchestrated the Watergate burglary anyway to cover-up that his then GF "MO" was a hooker. (that's how I recall Liddy telling it)
I think you've got something here!Nixon was anything but a stupid man.He would NEVER create a "smoking gun"like a White House memo detailing criminal behavior and then sign it!!!!
Nobody will be "charged", because 'slander' is not a criminal offense.
And even in a civil matter (case) "slander" against a 'Public Figure' (Dubya) is almost impossible to 'prove'. i.e.; win. And with a politician its near impossible. It also has to be proved that irreparable harm was done by said "slander". And by Dubya winning the election, well that kind of shoots that down.
Don't misunderstand, I agree with your outrage, but Slander or Liable isn't an option. I'd think the forging of government documents would be the way to go but that would be that Burkett guy (probably). Legally Rather, Mapes and CBS are off the hook.
Who was the star reporter for CBS covering that White House scandal at the time? Dan Rather.
Holy cow. No wonder CommunistBullSh*t didn't fire Rather.
More than that, he is the face of the now recognized liberal media bias. He is the face on the headstone of the dying MSM.
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