[Liz]

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.

Poor Dan's been on No-Doze for years.

[Qwinn]

It's Bush's fault.

I wish I was kidding. This is how the Left is playing this now. It was all Karl Rove's fault. He planted the memos.

The blogosphere is on fire about it already. Check Instapundit, Powerline, LGF, Wizbang. It's a big deal. Let's see if they can force the mainstream media to mention this one.

Qwinn

[Qwinn]

Sorry, I should've been more clear about what the blogosphere was on fire about:

A Democrat Congressman (Hinchey - D, NY) just made the claim that Rove was behind planting the memos, even claimed he had proof, then backtracked and said it's "his belief". Check it out.

Qwinn

[beyond the sea]

This was a watershed moment for the mainstream media in general, and for CBS in particular.

LOL. Remember this?

"It was amazing Thursday to watch the documents story go from FreeRepublic.com, a bastion of right-wing lunacy, to Drudge to the mainstream media in less than 12 hours," said Jim Jordan, a strategist for independent Democratic groups opposed to Bush.

"That's not to say the documents didn't deserve examination. But apparently the entire thing was cooked up by a couple of amateurs on Free Republic. The speed with which it moved was breathtaking."

[pepsionice]

I'm amazed that CBS didn't grasp the limited value of Dan Rather back in 1999/2000. His attitude and lack of common sense are obvious. CBS management left their wagon tied to this horse...until the horse was laying on the side of the road. They should have switched up several years ago. Even the number of viewers should have told that story. While Fox news kept building up and taking viewers...CBS tied itself to Dan and his obvious anti-Bush left lean. Fox has full control of the bulk of nightly viewers now...and it will take a huge move by any of the networks to trim Fox back down.

[thoughtomator]

It's a gift that keeps on giving!

[mewzilla]

Note to CBS' affiliates: Suckers.

[dennisw]

[Loyal Buckeye]

So, why are the three shysters still working at CBS? Why weren't they fired?

[martin_fierro]

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[Semper Paratus]

This is the difference between the Right and Left.

We poured our heart and soul into the Impeachment saga but when it was clear he was going to beat the rap in the Senate we conceded he would finish his term short of mass murder shown live.

The left, on the other hand, are still fighting the last 2 National elections while the rest of the country as MovedOn. We should encourage this paranoia until we get 60 Senate seats.

[bilhosty]

Now if the Swift Boat Veterans will just file a libel suit, that would be sweet.

[Cold Heat]

They've refused to quit and are readying lawsuits

I had a guy that tried that once. He kept showing up for work.

He got the message, only after payday.

[theDentist]

They've refused to quit...

To quote a red-headed toupeee wearing blowhard from another network: Just say "You're fired." Box their sh** up and put it in fron tof the building. Escort them out.

[TruthWillWin]

Good that the three are not rolling over and taking the fall.

Someone needs to start a "CBS", or "Ra^thergate" ping list.

[Grampa Dave]

[blitzgig]

This just keeps getting more and more fun!

Congratulations FreeRepublic! You put the CBS libs in the hot seat with a ribbon and bow attached! Thumbs up!

[longtermmemmory]

CBS is killing itself.

Remember "thereagans"? That was another fiasco about lying.

If they woudl just register as a 527 that would be finally telling the truth.

[<1/1,000,000th%]

I think they're still trying to get Windows '73 running on a computer there. It's pretty buggy and has a lot of DOS patches.

[Lancey Howard]

[Lancey Howard]

To be sure, any lawsuit will stay far away from any suggestion the network was motivated by political bias.

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.