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Live Thread: Rather's Latest Apologia on CBS Evening News
CBS Evening News - Dan Rather

Posted on 09/20/2004 2:31:16 PM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest

According to the CBS News web site, tonight's CBS Evening News will address the latest developments in Rathergate.

Let's pile on.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: blablablablather; cbsnews; danblather; danscam; napalminthemorning; pajamahadeen; pajamaratti; rathergate; rathernot; seebs; seebsnews; stainedbluememo
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Courtesan David Gergen seconding Rabinowitz's statement: this has more to do with Rather's desire to break big stories than any bias against Bush. Yeah, right.


381 posted on 09/20/2004 4:34:16 PM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
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To: spectre
And what if it IS traced back to Kerry himself? Then what?

Regardless of their political beliefs, the overwhelming majority of the electorate doesn't like cheating. Period. Only DNC hacks think it okay to cheat to win. Joe and Jane Sixpack don't care for it one bit. If this gets back to Kerry, he's finished, and he may take the entire DNC machine down with him.

382 posted on 09/20/2004 4:34:53 PM PDT by bootyist-monk (<--------------------- Republican Attack Machine)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Rabinowitz now claiming Rather would have run with the same story if it had been about Kerry. Sure.


383 posted on 09/20/2004 4:34:57 PM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
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To: GRRRRR

There was an article posted a couple of weeks ago about how that points program worked and GWB's accumulations, but it got pulled without explanation.

It was a good, informative article.

Other than that pulled article, I have yet to see any other article that explains the points or shows the accumulations. Some news-talk and posts have made reference to the points system.


384 posted on 09/20/2004 4:35:08 PM PDT by TomGuy (His VN crumbling, he says 'move on'. So now, John Kerry is running on Bob KerrEy's Senate record.)
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To: BlessedByLiberty

Seems to me that, at this point, PMSNBC (Chris Matthews) is going after this story harder than Fox is.


385 posted on 09/20/2004 4:35:25 PM PDT by Amore (Go, Swifties, go!)
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To: bootyist-monk

CBS have been working on this story for five years. During that time they probably came in contact with Burkett, who has been essentially saying (for the last five years) that Bush was AWOL and he, Burkett saw Bush's aides destroy TANG documents. Burkett was probably badgering CBS to run with the story and their response was, find us some hard evidence such as memos and we'll run with the story. Hence both Rather and Burkett can claim CBS pressured him for the docs. Both CBS and Burkett admit some culpability, but get to play the victim. The problem is they can't identify the victimizer or their flimsy story will be further discredited. My guess is that they will try to pin the blame on a fictitious Republican source. Watch your back Buckhead.


386 posted on 09/20/2004 4:36:16 PM PDT by Pres Raygun
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To: jimbo123
As an aside, every time I hear the 'fortunate son' crud I always think that the song is really about John Kennedy - who got us into Viet Nam.
387 posted on 09/20/2004 4:36:27 PM PDT by BlessedByLiberty (Respectfully submitted,)
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To: All

Washington Post media critic Tom Shales is the absolute worst. He's saying Rather is justified in being biased against Bush, because 41 was mean to him.

As an unfortunate aside, Shales looks as if he's been taking estrogen replacement therapy.


388 posted on 09/20/2004 4:37:16 PM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
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To: GRRRRR

More ANG details in:

Bush's Honorable Air National Guard Service
http://www.gopusa.com/commentary/guest/2004/jw_0920.shtml

Great article up top from a fellow AF officer, but in the addendum is an excellent point-by-point refutation of all the allegations against Lt Bush in TANG. Well worth the read but too long to post.


389 posted on 09/20/2004 4:37:56 PM PDT by plushaye (President Bush - Four more years! Thanks Swifties.)
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390 posted on 09/20/2004 4:38:27 PM PDT by NautiNurse (Bonnie, Charley, Frances, Ivan...painting curtains on the boarded windows)
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To: GRRRRR

What's interesting is that Byron York said that Dubya was full-time active duty for the first two years of his service while he went through flight training. Looks like Dubya spent more time active duty than 'Nam hero Kerry.


391 posted on 09/20/2004 4:38:37 PM PDT by bootyist-monk (<--------------------- Republican Attack Machine)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Now Shales is saying "I don't think Rather lied; I think Bush would."


392 posted on 09/20/2004 4:39:10 PM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
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To: bootyist-monk

I was thinking the same thing. Ain't that ironic?!


393 posted on 09/20/2004 4:39:35 PM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
On Hardboiled:

Shales blames "the system," rather than Rather, but "worth the risk." And that Rather "DIDN'T Lie"!! Fat POS.

Rabinowitz thinks Rather would have broken the same kind of story were is Kerry (yeah, right!)

Gergen's lesson to Rather and CBS: "get it first, but get it right." Wondering how "professionals" (not talking about Rather) don't get it right.

These three were a joke!

394 posted on 09/20/2004 4:40:02 PM PDT by F16Fighter
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To: Pres Raygun
guess is that they will try to pin the blame on a fictitious Republican source. Watch your back Buckhead

Tom Shales from the Washington Post is already saying he thinks it was a Republican.He is on with Chris Matthews right now saying that.

395 posted on 09/20/2004 4:40:03 PM PDT by tapatio (Society is always taken by surprise at any new example of common sense.)
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To: bray
Pray for W and Our Troops

I do daily...I've got 3 family members in the US Military...all Army all have been in Iraq.

396 posted on 09/20/2004 4:40:39 PM PDT by shield (The Greatest Scientific Discoveries of the Century Reveal God!!!! by Dr. H. Ross, Astrophysicist)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Tom Shales looks like Michael Moore with a shave and a shower.


397 posted on 09/20/2004 4:40:47 PM PDT by EllaMinnow (Dan would RATHER lie.)
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To: bitt

LOL!

done.


398 posted on 09/20/2004 4:40:50 PM PDT by Cosmo (Dan Rather is F@$#$ed : F@#$@ed like a horned toad under a moonlit Texas sky.)
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To: Amore

Yes, looks like we're back to the "good Chris, bad Chris" days!


399 posted on 09/20/2004 4:40:56 PM PDT by spectre (Spectre's wife)
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To: Grig

Hi!

Now that the Bloggers and the Kerry Spot has shown their powers, can't they verify if indeed Kerry visited a Botox clinic or whatever to administer Botox to his forehead?

The obvious reason that calls for such a revelation is that Kerry has 'sworn' that he has NOT HEARD OF BOTOX, and like Monica, it shows a pattern of leis and the inability to say the rtuth even on such simple non-damaging issues as Botox.


400 posted on 09/20/2004 4:41:11 PM PDT by Chusid_Shoiteh (With Rush leading in NY stations, why is NY still riding the Donkey?)
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