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Rather Files $70 Million Lawsuit Against CBS
New York Times ^ | September 19, 2007 | JACQUES STEINBERG

Posted on 09/19/2007 12:30:52 PM PDT by abb

Dan Rather, whose career at CBS News ground to an inglorious end 15 months ago over his role in an unsubstantiated report questioning President Bush’s Vietnam-era National Guard service, filed a $70 million lawsuit this afternoon against the network, its corporate parent and three of his former superiors.

Mr. Rather, 75, asserts that the network violated his contract by giving him insufficient airtime on “60 Minutes” after forcing him to step down as anchor of the “CBS Evening News” in March 2005. He also contends that the network committed fraud by commissioning a “biased” and incomplete investigation of the flawed Guard broadcast and, in the process, “seriously damaged his reputation.” As plaintiffs, the suit names CBS and its chief executive, Leslie Moonves; Viacom and its chief executive, Sumner Redstone; and Andrew Heyward, the former president of CBS News.

In the suit, filed this afternoon in State Supreme Court in Manhattan, Mr. Rather charges that CBS and its executives made him “a scapegoat” in an attempt “to pacify the White House,” though the formal complaint presents virtually no direct evidence to that effect. To buttress this claim, Mr. Rather quotes the executive who oversaw his regular segment on CBS Radio, telling Mr. Rather in November 2004 that he was losing that slot, effective immediately, because of “pressure from ‘the right wing.’ ”

He also continues to take vehement issue with the appointment by CBS of Richard Thornburgh, an attorney general in the administration of the elder President Bush, as one of the two outside panelists given the job of reviewing how the disputed broadcast had been prepared.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Business/Economy; News/Current Events
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To: abb

I’ll bet his lawyers are laughing at him behind his back.


61 posted on 09/19/2007 12:57:43 PM PDT by garyhope
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To: abb

All Hail the mighty Buckhead! (and others of course).


62 posted on 09/19/2007 12:58:49 PM PDT by Paradox (Politics: The art of convincing the populace that your delusions are superior to others.)
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To: abb
The three current (one former) CBS bigshots, Redstone, Monves and Heyward are among the most ruthless, vile scumbags in the country. They have a lock on a good chunk of our country's media over and above one network.

They certainly will try to pay Rather off rather than have investigations and scrutiny focused on their business and political practices and scruples.

I'd love to see this go to court, but I don't think Rather is that stupid. He'd be playing in the major dirty league, and he's not even close to being able to play in the league these three silk-suited thugs' control.

Leni

63 posted on 09/19/2007 12:59:56 PM PDT by MinuteGal (Three Cheers for the FRed, White and Blue !)
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To: pgyanke

Betcha Dan Rather was bellerin’ and bawlin’ like a newborn calf when he lost his job. His reports were as crooked as a dog’s hind leg.


64 posted on 09/19/2007 1:01:25 PM PDT by Greg F (Duncan Hunter is a good man.)
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To: Paleo Conservative

I have seen this popcorn pic way too often today. Now I gotta have some.


65 posted on 09/19/2007 1:01:39 PM PDT by Fawn (http://www.brightlion.com/InHope/InHope_en.aspx)
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To: Buckhead

To: Howlin

Howlin, every single one of these memos to file is in a proportionally spaced font, probably Palatino or Times New Roman.

In 1972 people used typewriters for this sort of thing, and typewriters used monospaced fonts.

The use of proportionally spaced fonts did not come into common use for office memos until the introduction of laser printers, word processing software, and personal computers. They were not widespread until the mid to late 90's. Before then, you needed typesetting equipment, and that wasn't used for personal memos to file. Even the Wang systems that were dominant in the mid 80's used monospaced fonts.

I am saying these documents are forgeries, run through a copier for 15 generations to make them look old.

This should be pursued aggressively.


47 posted on 09/08/2004 8:59:43 PM PDT by Buckhead

66 posted on 09/19/2007 1:03:00 PM PDT by StAnDeliver (The Post Heard Round The World)
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To: abb

If he’s suing for $70 million, I can’t imagine what Katie Couric will ask for when they finally can her.


67 posted on 09/19/2007 1:03:38 PM PDT by Deo volente
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To: abb

As I recall, the “internal investigation” that CBS ostensibly performed in response to the outing of Rather was very weak and lead to lame if any conclusions of wrong-doing on the part of Rather. Dan Rather was subsequently marginalized to be sure, but CBS had the opportunity to shed a little light on this cockroach in order to fend off this sort of thing and opted not to. In a way, CBS is getting what they deserve.

And I believe they’ll come to a settlement with Danny-boy to avoid a lawsuit in the public limelight.

IOW, CBS will wimp-out again.


68 posted on 09/19/2007 1:03:43 PM PDT by prairiebreeze (PUT AMERICA AHEAD! VOTE FOR FRED!!)
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To: Greg F

“He’s back up against the wall with his shirttail on fire and bill collectors at the door.”


69 posted on 09/19/2007 1:04:00 PM PDT by abb (The Dinosaur Media: A One-Way Medium in a Two-Way World)
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To: abb

Where oh where is my favorite cartoon posted here of a stick figured Dan Rather warrior(pointy hat, dented shield) defending himself against an onslaught FR Pajamadeen?
Someone please repost it!


70 posted on 09/19/2007 1:04:09 PM PDT by kik5150
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To: abb
Dan'll be paid off in "fake but accurate" currency...


71 posted on 09/19/2007 1:04:39 PM PDT by JennysCool (Don't taze me, Bro!)
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To: Enchante

Exactly.


72 posted on 09/19/2007 1:05:14 PM PDT by prairiebreeze (PUT AMERICA AHEAD! VOTE FOR FRED!!)
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To: MinuteGal

I have trouble envisioning Redstone paying off Rather and getting the repeat claims by every entertainer and propagandist in his vast network brought about by the view that he will cough-up when sued.


73 posted on 09/19/2007 1:05:15 PM PDT by KC Burke (Men of intemperate minds can never be free...their passions forge their fetters.)
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To: kik5150

This is hysterical. Funny news I’ve heard in a while. Dan should sue himself for being such an idiot. Let’s hope CBS countersues for having this nitwit as their lead anchor for all those years.


74 posted on 09/19/2007 1:05:50 PM PDT by teddyballgame (red man in a blue state)
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To: abb
Avast, there!

It's been announced that Walter Kronkite is coming back to TV.

Klinton and the libs must be jubilant. They just lost one but are gaining one back.

Those rides on Kronk's boat seems to have paid off for Billary.

FReeps Ahoy!

Leni (Bahama Mama)

75 posted on 09/19/2007 1:06:34 PM PDT by MinuteGal (Three Cheers for the FRed, White and Blue !)
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To: All

Dan who?


76 posted on 09/19/2007 1:06:55 PM PDT by newnhdad
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To: The South Texan
Who do we cheer for here?

I'm rooting for the lawyers here! Heres hoping that the lawyers for CBS, AND Rather as well, all come out $70 million ahead.

77 posted on 09/19/2007 1:07:08 PM PDT by C210N
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To: abb
Fraudrather refuses to admit he aired a fake report and now he wants CBS to give him $70 million for his failure to do his job? The network should tell him to go take a hike.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

78 posted on 09/19/2007 1:08:10 PM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: abb

This story will be hotter than an El Paso parking lot on an August afternoon.


79 posted on 09/19/2007 1:09:20 PM PDT by speedy
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To: abb

What’s the frequency, Kenneth?


80 posted on 09/19/2007 1:10:14 PM PDT by toddlintown (Five bullets and Lennon goes down. Yet not one hit Yoko. Discuss.)
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