Posted on 01/12/2005 9:17:30 AM PST by #1CTYankee
Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine:
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CBS News Anchor Dan Rather (search) says he has read yesterday's report on CBS' now-discredited Bush National Guard story and "My strongest reaction is one of sadness and concern for those [four] individuals" who lost their jobs. In a statement to CBS employees, Rather says, "It would be a shame if we let this matter, troubling as it is, obscure their dedication and good work over the years." But, he says,
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Credit Where Credit Is Due
Speaking of the CBS story, contributors to the Web site FreeRepublic.com (search) are pointing out that they actually sounded the earliest warnings that something was fishy about the story ... minutes after it aired. Correction coming?
USA Today (search) is weighing in with disappointment over CBS' conduct, saying in an editorial today, "Journalism, by its nature, puts two priorities at odds: The need to get a story to readers as soon as possible, and the [greater] need to get that story right. ... CBS News ... reversed those priorities." But USA Today never says in its editorial or even in its front-page story on the CBS report that it also went with the story, based on the same memos. USA Today has yet to issue a retraction or a correction for its own reporting, though it did cover the controversy over the CBS report in its news pages.
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Well, I'm just gratified you like my doodles sweet lady. One small item you might keep in mind, the Brit Hume graphic is a modified screen capture. I changed the text in the crawler at the bottom and added a Pajama Patrol badge to his lapel ;^) And FWIW, the pic won't load for me but I do get the full sized box where it should be. Hittin' the sack. You have yourself a fine evening.
oops! As I was posting this I reloaded your page and THERE IT WAS. Anywho, g'night.
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The report contained a finding that Bush in fact volunteered for pilot duty in Vietnam but was turned down due to inexperience. This implicates Rather, who was told of the finding by Mapes, but never mentioned it.
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