Amazing. What helped make Rather become famous, was this lie. This lie is so similiar to the AP's gay maggot lie last year re GW fans cheering when GW announced the Clintoon had gone to a hospital.
The difference this time was Free Republic and the conservative bloggers who identified the gay maggot writer, Hays, and documented that lie. No one cheered and clapped when GW made the announcement.
A few months, Buckhead, Howlin and others document another lie by Rather, the famous forged TANG documents. Rather instead of leading an electronic coup to replace GW, gets canned as a result of that lie.
So he became famous due to a lie and infamous due to another lie.
Great point, Grampa.He should have been fired from CBS, but instead, he is allowed
to retire from the EveningNewsLies and allowed to stay on 60
Minutes II, where he told his lying story about Bush.