CBS' Mary Mapes, in 'Vanity Fair,' Defends Role in 'RatherGate'

Editor and Publisher ^ | October 31, 2005 8:20 PM ET

[meandog]

He (Rather) signed off with a favorite expression of his: "FTA" for "---- them all."....

B.S. ... Rather's "FTA", (according to those who know) is for "F*ck the A**holes"!

[Steely Tom]

CBS' Mary Mapes, in 'Vanity Fair,' Defends Role in 'RatherGate'

Whatever.

[Psycho_Bunny]

"If I was an idiot,"

If?

[dirtboy]

If I was an idiot, it was for believing in a free press that is able to do its job without fear or favor.

Another liberal who believes freedom of the press infers freedom from criticism. Free speech for me but not for thee.

[HEY4QDEMS]

I thought it was FEA "eff - em - all"

[dirtboy]

Vanity Fair says Mapes sets out to "answer her critics."

Apparently by whining about having to be held to a modicum of journalistic standards.

[A Balrog of Morgoth]

I'm waiting for Sheehan-Mapes wedding.

Those two dames were made for each other.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Keep talking, Mary. We'll never forget (and CBS will never live down) FAKE BUT ACCURATE.

[Charles Henrickson]

Mapes ping.

[6SJ7]

The Left no longer controls the printing press; oh boo hoo.

[Zenith]

For all your info ::

Tim Russert's wife is a BIG WIG at Vanity Fair !

She got the Wilson (Plame ) cover and now Mapes !!

Spread the news !!

[Cyber Liberty]

"..I didn't know that the attack on our story was going to be as effective as a brilliantly run national political campaign, because that is what it was: a political campaign."

Hey, what do you expect when you run a story that is itself nothing more than "a political campaign?"

[tumblindice]

FOR SALE `Mary': used, leftist journalist; lots of miles; subject to breakdowns/complains a lot; `driven hard and put away wet'--AS IS
Inquire Within

[Lexington Green]

Who forged the documents, Mary?

[Michael.SF.]

I notice she does not address the issue: Were the documents fakes?

Maybe she does in the book, but if she uses the 'fake but accurate BS' then she has become a bigger laughing stock then Dan Blather.

[bilhosty]

How about really putting a scare in those CBS types? why don't us "far right" blogger types start talking about strengthening independent TV stations and giving them access to the same Hollywood programs that the networks have (and at the same cost). This would ensure less abuse of corporate power and bring more diversity etc. Then see how they like it!

[Atlas Sneezed]

He signed off with a favorite expression of his: "FTA"

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More "Fake than Accurate"?

[JewishRighter]

There should be an immediate investigation into who leaked Mapes' name to Vanity Fair!

[Oystir]

What is a Mary Mapes?

[TChad]

Tell us about the peripheral spacing again, Mary.