Dan Rather's Disgraced Cohort On Book Tour

Accuarcy in Media (AIM) ^ | November 10, 2005 | By Cliff Kincaid and Roger Aronoff

[Jim Robinson]

It is apparent that CBS News producer Mary Mapes hasn't learned anything after being fired for using forged documents to smear President Bush. She calls White House official Karl Rove the "mastermind" of the attacks on her story but admits to the Washington Post that she has no proof of that. The Mapes performance, which is designed to sell her new book, can only diminish the reputation of journalism even more. Have we reached a point in journalism where the facts and evidence simply don't matter?

Her bizarre performance continued on CNN's Larry King Live, where she was asked if the Bush administration put pressure on CBS to retract or "suppress" the story. "I don't know. I have no evidence that they put direct pressure on," she said. But she went on to complain about the "thousands of e-mails from conservative bloggers," as if the White House had been behind them. So was this "indirect pressure" from the Bush Administration? That was the implication from Mapes—again without any proof.

This is reminiscent of former Democratic Vice President Al Gore's recent speech in which he falsely claimed that Dan Rather was "forced out of his anchor job after angering the White House…"

What we are seeing here is an attempt to rewrite history, to obscure the fact that CBS tried to subvert the President during the heat of a campaign using phony documents. The Mapes version is that the story was true and that CBS retracted under pressure from the White House or CBS parent Viacom. The only problem with the Mapes version is that there is absolutely no proof that it is true.

[potlatch]

Because I've 'talked' with people here for long periods thinking they were a certain gender and it is just strange when you find out differently.

[Victoria Delsoul]

You know what – you're right about that. It's just a different feeling.

[potlatch]

You know what – you're right about that. It's just a different feeling.

Yep, strange how the mind can play tricks on you, lol...

[ChadGore]

Did Mapes produce this ?

[Victoria Delsoul]

LOL! That's funny.

[hummingbird]

Have we reached a point in journalism where the facts and evidence simply don't matter?

For the most part, yes....that's where FreeRepublic comes in and takes up the slack.

[lmr]

What we are seeing here is an attempt to rewrite history, to obscure the fact that CBS tried to subvert the President during the heat of a campaign using phony documents.

When It looks like everything is starting to get to me: All of my MSM Brain-washed relatives, people I do business with and Bush-haters everywhere, I have been reminded of one of ther reasons why I am a Conservative. LIBERALS HAVE NO INTEGRITY, CANNOT BE TRUSTED, and will do or say anything to hold or regain their power.

[nutmeg]

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[nutmeg]

Queen of Denial ping...

[nutmeg]

Queen of Denial ping...

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[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping!

[beyond the sea]

I just saw a replay of M. Mapes on Spitball Chris Matthews' show.

She lamented, "I was a victim of a tremendous SWARMING blog attack."

LOL.

She also said on some other show (and I paraphrase) that it is not the STANDARD for the reporter and the news organization to make sure the report is factual, it is the standard for the citizens to prove their report wrong. Unbelievable!

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The old established/liberal/socialist media is America's most ruthless, relentless, and destructive enemy.

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[beyond the sea]

You are very correct.

[beyond the sea]

If this ever happens, and you have a little advance notice, please let us know. A lot of us would pay to watch you and this pyscho liar "discuss things"!:)

Ditto.

[beyond the sea]

Does anyone know how the book is doing??

12 or 13 sold ............

[beyond the sea]

It really puts into perspective just how much the left hates President Bush, and how they are driven to try to destroy him. It's become a religious crusade to many, like Mapes.

You're right. I wonder when they'll come right out and ask for a national holiday for themselves.

[beyond the sea]

This is exactly what the demoRats and the MSM are up to right now. --- you're right

They are using a flawed poll on the President's popularity in order to (1) casts a cloud over his leadership with the hope of stopping further Republican wins in the 2006 elections --- the bast*rds may be successful because most Americans are too uninformed, disinterested, oh well, genuinely ignorant. There is trouble ahead.

I saw G.W.'s full speech yesterday. It was one of his very best, certainly near the end of it. Yesterday I watched the news coverage of that great speech on CBS, NBC, ABC, CNN, MSNBC and on FoxNews, and that coverage was disgusting. Need I expand on that. I didn't think so.

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The old established/liberal/socialist media is America's most ruthless, relentless, and destructive enemy.

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[beyond the sea]

she still comes across as a nasty, bitter loon

LOL! I saw her on Spitball with The Spitter himself and visions of Vivian Vance(circa 1954) came into my mind ............ but Vivian Vance was more attractive way back when.

;-)

http://www.imdb.com/gallery/mptv/1364/Mptv/1364/0069_0712.jpg?path=pgallery&path_key=Vance,%20Vivian

[beyond the sea]

Here's a great one of Vivian Vance if you care. Quite illuminating.

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http://www.geocities.com/viv_vance/biography.html

:-)

[beyond the sea]

"Queen of Denial" ----

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ROFL!