CBS Hired Detective, Muzzled Rather

NewsMax ^ | 2/24/05 | Carl Limbacher

[wagglebee]

Hagan concluded: "But whatever breaches of journalistic procedure Ms. Mapes may have committed, CBS News still hasn't solved the mystery surrounding her fundamental news judgment: Was she the victim of a hoax or not?"

Hell no Mapes wasn't a VICTIM! She and Rather cooked-up the whole forgery, why is that so hard for CBS to understand.

[Utah Binger]

Ping

[Jeff Head]

It's not hard for them to understand. I believe they understand this very well. They are looking on how best to scapegoat it...but it is a very tangled web.

[Enterprise]

"Mapes' lawyer, Richard Hibey, told Hagan that Mapes was dismayed to learn that the ostensible investigation of the documents had turned into an inquiry into Mapes herself."

CBS doesn't want to admit that it was the victim of a hoax, but it is clear that the investigation into Mapes indicates who CBS is blaming.

[wagglebee]

I guess then that they are not aware that Mapes is not a sufficient scapegoat, and Rather's "retirement" isn't enough either. Had Fox News done something like this to Kerry, the left would be demanding prison for everyone involved. Case in point, Jeff Gannon's non-event is a far bigger concern to the left than Memogate is.

[ProudVet77]

just two more weeks and we'll be ratherless. such a lovely sign of the changing seasons :)

[jigsaw]

Paging Rep. Maurice Hinchey (Idiot, NY)

[wagglebee]

I'll believe it when I see it.

[CyberAnt]

"controlled interviews with the press to avoid questions"

I loved this statement. Evidently, CBS is concerned they will get the pants sued off them if Rather is allowed to continue to espouse an "accurate but fake" statement about the documents. I believe they know Mapes and Rather cooked this whole thing up. But .. the fact they thought they could get away with it shows how out of touch they are with what's going on in America.

ROTFLOL! These people get funnier every day. They brought all this angst upon themselves - so I don't feel a bit sorry for them.

[NavVet]

If CBS was a victim, it was a very willing victim.

[TUX]

Spin, spin, spin....who gets nailed when the spin the bottle game stops.

Still looking for criminal indictments from the forgery of official records, and the attempt to throw a presidential election.

[1FASTGLOCK45]

The CBS spokeswoman said "To this day, the basic questions about the documents have not been answered, but we remain hopeful that, one day, they will be."

--> This sentence goes to show the incompetance and lameness of CBS
They originally claimed they had a source of the documents. They should all get fired!

[Cold Heat]

I had this theory that Rather may well be the source of the docs.

I believe those docs were manufactured for a past Governor run that Bush had against "whatshername" and Rather had it tucked away.

He gave it to the nut, who set up the meet with Rather's staff. The rest is history.

[Ticonderoga34]

CBS should have muzzled Dan Rather about twenty five years ago.

[wagglebee]

Still looking for criminal indictments from the forgery of official records, and the attempt to throw a presidential election.

And also an indictment for Sandy the Burglar, another case which seems to have been "swept under the carpet."

[Imaverygooddriver]

[Howlin]

CBS never mentioned Rigler's investigation in the list of interviews and other matters in the independent panel's final report on Jan. 10, although the network had promised transparency in investigating the memo scandal.

Whitewash!!!

[cyncooper]

Hell no Mapes wasn't a VICTIM! She and Rather cooked-up the whole forgery, why is that so hard for CBS to understand.

Yup, except they do understand and they are trying to explain it all away. Maybe that's why all the personal info on Mapes. Nuts n Sluts? (kind of? lol)

And I regret to say Dick Thornburgh emerged tarnished. Not carved in stone, but so far he hasn't indicated a desire to acknowledge this was not a clean review.

[wagglebee]

[ThreePuttinDude]

"Paging Rep. Maurice Hinchey (Idiot, NY)"

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You called?