Posted on 02/21/2005 2:46:08 AM PST by Liz
The corporate suits over at CBS thought they were free and clear. Uh-uh.
Following last month's release of a scathing report by a blue-ribbon panel on their self-inflicted "60 Minutes" Memogate mess, the CBS execs hoped to get away without truly cleaning house.
True, the one-time Tiffany Network had to accept a public rebuke for the way its journalists had handled the phony document scam relating to President Bush's Vietnam-era military service.
But its two stars, news chief Andrew Heyward and anchorman Dan Rather, were spared the ax — unlike producer Mary Mapes, who was fired, and three others, who were asked to resign.
Those actions, CBS President Les Moonves said at the time, would allow the network "to put this crisis behind us."
Not so fast.
Those three other producers — including "60 Minutes" Executive Producer Josh Howard — aren't going quietly. They've refused to quit and are readying lawsuits — not only to defend their actions, but to charge that the network's report deliberately ignored evidence that implicates top CBS brass in the ongoing fiasco.
To which we say to the CBS Three: Go to it.
We think the public is entitled to know whether Heyward played a key role in CBS' obstinate public defense of the segment — long after it became clear the documents were deeply flawed and probably blatant forgeries.
We'd also like to know just how "overworked" poor Dan Rather was that both the report and the network held him blameless in the whole farce, reducing him to nothing more than a talking prop.
This was a watershed moment for the mainstream media in general, and for CBS in particular.
To be sure, any lawsuit will stay far away from any suggestion the network was motivated by political bias.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
Independent from what/whom?
What the heck does independent mean?
I'm sure it's a typo mewz...I think it meant to read "in Depends."
The whole purpose of the investigation and report from Thornburgh and that other clown was to give the appearance of really smacking down CBS ("scathing report", lol!) while downplaying or ignoring the two most critical elements of the whole fiasco - - the forged military documents and the blatant political bias. Which is exactly why the report was so quickly laughed off as a pathetic whitewash.
Maybe a few lawsuits will finally get to the bottom of these critical questions surrounding Rather's and CBS's attempt to fix a Presidential election using forged military documents. (By the way, why is nobody in freaking JAIL??)
That being said, since CBS apparently went to great lengths to cover their behinds by orchestrating the investigation and report to whitewash the questions of forgeries and political bias, then I predict that CBS will cough up tons 'o cash to make sure no lawsuit ever makes it to trial.
These three producers were very smart to get nasty. The inevitable settlements will make them very rich.
Democrat Congressman (Hinchey - D, NY) just made the claim that Rove was behind planting the memos, even claimed he had proof.
Well, Congressman Hinchey if you truly believe Rove is behind this PROVE IT. If not...JUST BE QUIET and stop talking about things you know nothing about. These people are so pathetic it's just mind boggling. Pathetic to the bone.
Hey! I've got platinum pajamas too!
Well, more like a yellowing straighjacket. Hard to type with my elbows.
I am so out of step in the new jammie power fashions.
I'm still way back in the dark ages of lace and satin nighties.
Where do I go to trade it all in for full coverage platinum and straightjackets?
Keep the nighties! That's the rule for Freeperettes.
So are pics. :-)
I wuz thinking the exact same. Let it bleed. Let the liberals whale away at each other via their attorneys.
For the record, this is the husband of Lara Jakes Jordan, unbiased AP reporter.
LOL....great photoshopping.
Thanks. :^)
If he had run that 60 min. without the documents he'd still be there.
If he had run that 60 min. without the documents he'd still be there.
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