"My solicitor will contact you in the morning."
"And my contact will solicit you in the morning."
I'm no fan of Mapes, but I'm happy she's not allowing herself to be the fall-girl for Dan Rather.
This book will not sell. If she wants a best-seller, tell the truth behind the memos and I will buy an advance copy. Will these people ever learn? Probably not!
Interesting that the thought IN ADVANCE he would need defending.
What a shock!
She claiming that she typed this book in 1973.
What a joke.
Dan Rather said "If she writes her book I would like to be the one that fact checks it."
Ah yes, just as I knew they would. SeeBS paid big money to these people to keep their mouths shut, lest anymore damage be done to the Tiffany network. Well, being that they were in a position to know that Dan Blather facilitated the entire 'story', at least they got rich, or at least should have gotten rich if they had any kind of brains at all. They were in a position to basically name their price within reason, and SeeBS had no option but to pay them. Had I been in the position, I would have let the SeeBS brass know that I would gladly leave when they made me independantly wealthy, or they'd get to read all about it in the book that would make me independantly wealthy. Their choice. SeeBS bought their silence.
"My solicitor will contact you in the morning."
"And my contact will solicit you in the morning."
One of Burkett’s cronies, a former officer in the Guard, Dennis Adams of Austin, did say that Burkett told him about the records being scrubbed in 1997. "I have no doubt he is telling the truth," Adams said. "Bill is one of my heroes. He was trying to take on certain rotten SOBs inside the Guard." Burkett and some of friends, Dennis Adams and Harvey Gough, have been involved in nasty disputes with the Texas National Guard and officers appointed by then Governor Bush.
Harvey Gough, acting as if blanket claims about malfeasance were behind his motivations, said he hired a private detective to delve into the life of General James’ personal life to dig up dirt. James has denied all of Burkett’s allegations through his spokesman. Burkett, Gough, Adams have waged an ugly feud with the Guard over what they said was fraud, waste and corruption. Burkett sued three officers in the Texas Guard in the late 1990s, claiming that they blocked him from receiving medical support after he went to Panama on a Guard-related mission and contracted a debilitating disease. Gough alleged in a lawsuit that he was subjected to anti-Semitic remarks from one of James' staffers, and when he complained, James retaliated by court-martialing him. Both lawsuits failed. Burkett also raised charges against James and others at Texas legislative hearings in the late 1990s. Rep. Bob Hunter, R-Abilene, conducted one of the hearings and said that there was no substance to Burkett's charges.
She'll blame Karl Rove...
"And now Mary Mapes, the producer fired for her involvement in the flawed segment, is preparing to shop a book proposal offering an inside account of what happened at CBS News during the memo scandal."
And this surprises who? I've yet to see a Liberal who, when smacked down, will not try to make a buck off of it.
So basically, the same people who forged the memo, vouch for the contents. Sweet.
May 22, 2003
THE WAR ACCORDING TO GOUGH
Looks like our pathological patriot Harvey Gough's recent trip to Baghdad caused quite a stir at CentCom. Harvey traveled the countryside looking for a statue despite the fact that General Tommy Franks turned down Harvey's travel orders. Gough sent back photos of himself in various Baghdad locations holding up "Hi Tommy" signs.
Burger-Joint Decor Causes a Bit of a Broil
March 16, 2004 Dallas
Texas Twisted reported in June on a new addition to Goff's Hamburgers in Dallas, the eatery famous for its incongruous statue of Vladimir Lenin.
The addition, a 10-foot Saddam Hussein banner, along with a photograph of the deposed dictator, now seems to be causing a stir. According to The Dallas Morning News, a few customers appear to be taking offense, and what's more, the restaurant's employees are reportedly egging them on.
Diners, apparently indifferent to the communist revolutionary out front, ask the staff for an explanation on the Hussein memorabilia. Apparently, the employees answer that owner Harvey Gough considers Saddam his hero.
Gough denies his staff would say such things, though its not unlikely they've been taking a jab at their notoriously acerbic boss behind his back.
The decorations, of course, are just more toppled-regime souvenirs. And Gough plans to expand the collection, hopeful that he can still get his hands on a Hussein statue.
Is the book authentic?
I would not believe one word in Mary Mapes' book. It will be a pack of lies to cover herself and nothing else.